“It is never too late and you are never to

题目内容：

“It is never too late and you are never too old to start something new!” says Englishtown Ellen Rema. Ellen began to learn English at the age of 50, and in just a few years, she has made progress!

Ellen chose to study at Englishtown because no evening classes were in the German countryside where she lives. At Englishtown, she joins classes online and speaks with live native English-speaking teacher.

In 2010, Ellen began with the first level of Englishtown and quickly. “I spent hours and hours studying,” she said “Maybe I wanted too much in a short time. I finished all my after 2 years and studying English isn’t all about hard work. It should also be ! I really like the online conversation classrooms, in which I can learn so much about other cultures and traditions. I am open for all .”

Ellen has been able to her English to use by visiting England five times! “I am very thankful to Englishtown because most of the English I know now was learned here,” Ellen says. “My life has with Englishtown.”

小题1:

A．professor

B．friend

C．student

D．reporter小题2:

A．amazing

B．challenging

C．discouraging

D．disturbing小题3:

A．satisfied

B．offered

C．attended

D．represented小题4:

A．conversation

B．composition

C．listening

D．reading小题5:

A．dropped

B．brushed

C．awarded

D．progressed小题6:

A．channels

B．schedules

C．courses

D．papers小题7:

A．fun

B．waster

C．weakness

D．wonder小题8:

A．measures

B．topics

C．timetables

D．fashions小题9:

A．take

B．set

C．make

D．put小题10:

A．ruined

B．started

C．changed

D．Turned

最佳答案：

小题1:C

小题2:A

小题3:B

小题4:A

小题5:D

小题6:C

小题7:A

小题8:B

小题9:D

小题10:C

答案解析：

本文讲述了一个有志者，事竟成的故事。一位50岁才开始学习英语的老人，凭借顽强的毅力，取得了可喜的成绩。

小题1:考查名词。Professor教授；friend朋友；student学生；reporter记者。由第二段的第一句可知她是Englishtown的一名“学生”，故选C。

小题2:考查形容词。 Amazing令人吃惊的；challenging挑战性的；discouraging令人气馁的；disturbing烦扰的。句意是：她50岁开始学英语，仅仅几年后，就取得了“惊人的”进步，故选A。

小题3:考查动词。 Satisfied使满意；offered被提供；attended被参加；represented被代表。句意是：在她居住的德国乡村没有“提供”夜校课程，所以她选择了网络学习方式。故选B。

小题4:考查名词。Conversation交谈，会话；composition作文，作品；listening倾听；reading阅读。根据本句后半句中的内容可知她参加的是在线“会话”课程。故选A。

小题5:考查动词。 Dropped下降；brushed刷；awarded授予；progressed进步。句意是：她从第一级开始学习，并且很快“取得进步”，故选D。

小题6:考查名词。Channels频道，通道；schedules时间表； courses课程；papers论文数。句意是：她在两年后学完了所有的“课程”。故选C。

小题7:考查名词。Fun乐趣； waster浪费者；weakness弱点；wonder惊奇。结合本句前后两居中的内容可知学习英语也应该是“很有趣”。故选A。

小题8:考查名词。 Measures措施；topics论题；timetables时间表；fashions时尚。句意是：她对所有的“话题”都感兴趣。B选项与语境相符，故选B

小题9:考查词组。句意是：通过五次参观英国，她已经能够“使用”英语。Put...to use是固定搭配，表示“利用，使用”，故选D。

小题10:考查动词。ruined毁灭；started出发；changed改变；Turned转动。

句意是：Englishtown使她的生活发生了“改变”。故选D。

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。