閱讀下面的短文并從方框中的A—F中為每段文字選出最佳標(biāo)題，在答題卡上將對(duì)應(yīng)的選項(xiàng)涂黑。其中有一項(xiàng)選擇是多余的。

A．Take some time to speak English B．Join an English club C．Have a mirror on the wall D．Keep it short and simple E．Listen to good English speakers F．Practice with peers or family

Here are some tips to improve your spoken English.

61．

Whatever you have learnt or read in a day, practice in front of the mirror. For a start, you can read something from newspapers, English magazines, and books. Take a passage and read it aloud. After you think your accent has improved, try reciting a poem in front of the mirror. This will increase your confidence as well.

62．

Talk to your family members and friends in English. You can also organize debates and speeches on a low level, where everyone in your family or friend circle speaks on one topic for a few minutes. It will help you get over the fear of making mistakes, as you will be with your friends and family—your comfort zone.

63．

Listen to people who you think are good English speakers. It will help you catch the skill better. You can also watch their videos, listen to them online, or even in person. It can be anyone from Barack Obama to your teacher in school. Find every opportunity to speak English.

64．

You will meet people like you there and it will help you realize that you are not the only person who isn’t good at this subject. Also meeting different people will help you overcome your complex. You can also join coaching classes, which will provide you professional help in learning spoken English.

65．

Nothing is more beautiful than simplicity. So, instead of using an ambiguous（含糊不清的）language with tough words, go for simple words. Learning any new language is difficult and English is no exception. Start simple and go with the flow. With time, you would learn bigger words too.

The day after Thanksgiving has become America’s wildest shopping day．Closed all day on Thursday, chain stores all across the nation open early on Friday．Some stores open at 12:01 Friday morning, while others open at 4 a．m．From Friday to the day before Christmas, this is the season when businesses make as much as 25 percent of their yearly profits．This season puts many businesses “in the black”—that is, into profitability—for the year．

Reporters from local TV stations interview people who camp out in front of stores a day or two before the doors open on Friday．These people patiently wait in line to get products that are discounted 50 percent or more．

“Oh, we have fun,” said one camper．“We bring games to play, we watch TV and order lots of pizza, and we meet interesting people．And, most important of all, we save big money!” The catch, of course, is that only a very small number of products are available at the largest discounts．Regardless, each store has plenty of other items（商品） that are reduced from 10 to 50 percent—saving shoppers from $10 to $400 per item—to encourage Americans to shop．

Not all Americans appreciate this craze for shopping．William Graham, a churchman, wants to rename Black Friday．“We want to call it Remember God Friday．People should start the season with the right attitude．Christmastime has become a Season of Shopping．We want to make it a Season of Giving．And we don’t mean giving IPods, DVDs, and other rubbish．We mean giving your back, your mind, and your hands．Help an old lady clean up her house．Teach a kid how to read．Visit sick people in the hospital or in nursing homes．Celebrate Christmas by remembering God and forgetting Santa Claus．”

1．Why is the day after Thanksgiving called “Black Friday”?

       A．Because most stores are open when it’s still dark．

       B．Because people think of God on that Friday．

       C．Because many stores earn lots of money．

       D．Because shoppers don’t know what they can buy．

2．People camp in front of stores ________．

       A．to have a good time                             B．to meet interesting people

       C．to buy cheap items                               D．to buy their favorite things

3．The underlined word “catch” in Paragraph 3 means ________．

       A．a(chǎn) hidden difficulty                               B．a(chǎn)n easy approach

       C．some good news                                 D．a(chǎn) reasonable result

4．According to William Graham, it’s ________ to shop wildly in the season of Thanksgiving and Christmas．

       A．not proper          B．important            C．not interesting           B．traditional

The day after Thanksgiving has become America’s wildest shopping day. Closed all day on Thursday, chain stores all across the nation open early on Friday. Some stores open at 12:01 Friday morning, while others open at 4 a.m. From Friday to the day before Christmas, this is the season when businesses make as much as 25 percent of their yearly profits. This season puts many businesses “in the black”—that is, into profitability—for the year.

Reporters from local TV stations interview people who camp out in front of stores a day or two before the doors open on Friday. These people patiently wait in line to get products that are discounted 50 percent or more.

“Oh, we have fun,” said one camper. “We bring games to play, we watch TV and order lots of pizza, and we meet interesting people. And, most important of all, we save big money!” The catch, of course, is that only a very small number of products are available at the largest discounts. Regardless, each store has plenty of other items（商品） that are reduced from 10 to 50 percent—saving shoppers from $10 to $400 per item—to encourage Americans to shop.

Not all Americans appreciate this craze for shopping. William Graham, a churchman, wants to rename Black Friday. “We want to call it Remember God Friday. People should start the season with the right attitude. Christmastime has become a Season of Shopping. We want to make it a Season of Giving. And we don’t mean giving I Pods, DVDs, and other rubbish. We mean giving your back, your mind, and your hands. Help an old lady clean up her house. Teach a kid how to read. Visit sick people in the hospital or in nursing homes. Celebrate Christmas by remembering God and forgetting Santa Claus.”

1．Why is the day after Thanksgiving called “Black Friday”?

       A．Because most stores are open when it’s still dark.

       B．Because people think of God on that Friday.

       C．Because many stores earn lots of money.

       D．Because shoppers don’t know what they can buy.

2．People camp in front of stores ________.

       A．to have a good time                              B．to meet interesting people

       C．to buy cheap items                               D．to buy their favorite things

3．The underlined word “catch” in Paragraph 3 means ________.

A．a(chǎn) hidden difficulty                              B．a(chǎn)n easy approach

C．some good news                                D．a(chǎn) reasonable result

4．According to William Graham, it’s ________ to shop wildly in the season of Thanksgiving and Christmas.

       A．not proper           B．important             C．not interesting      B．traditional

　　I've been writing for most of my life. The book Writing Without Teachers introduced me to one difference and one practice that have greatly helped my writing processes. The difference is between the creative mind and the critical mind. While you need to use both of the creative mind and the critical mind to reach a finished result，they cannot work in parallel no matter how much we might like to think so.

　　Trying to criticize writing on the fly is possible the single greatest trouble with writing that most of us meet. If you are listening to a 5th grade English teacher correcting your grammar while you are trying to capture a fleeting（稍縱即逝的）thought, the thought will die. If you catch the fleeting thought and simply share it with the world in raw form, no one is likely to understand. You must learn to create first and then criticize if you want to make writing the tool for thinking as it is.

　　The practice that can help you overcome your learned bad habits of trying to edit as you write is what Elbow calls“free writing”. In free writing, the goal is to get words down on paper non-stop，usually for 15—20 minutes. No stopping, no going back, no criticizing. The aim is to get the words flowing. As the words begin to flow，the ideas will come from the shadows and let themselves be captured on your notepad or your screen.

　　Now you have raw materials that you can begin to work with using the critical mind that you’ve persuaded to sit on the side and watch quietly. Most likely，you will believe that this will take more time than you actually have and you will end up staring blankly at the pages as the deadlines draws near.

　　Instead of staring at a blank start and filling it with words no matter how bad they could be，stop halfway through your available time and rework your raw writing into something closer to the finished product. Move back and forth until you run out of time and the final result will most likely be far better than your current practices.

67．When the author says the creative mind and the critical mind“cannot work in parallel”in the writing process，he means_____.

A．no one can be both creative and critical

B．they can’t be regarded as equally important

C．they are in constant conflict with each other

D．one cannot use them at the same time

68．What usually prevents people from writing on is_____.

A．putting their ideas in raw form

B．a(chǎn)ttempting to edit as they’re writing

C．ignoring grammatical problems

D．trying to capture their fleeting thoughts

69．What is the chief purpose of the first stage of writing？

A．To organize one’s thoughts logically.

B．To choose an appropriate topic.

C．To get one’s ideas down quickly.

D．To collect many more raw materials.

70．In what way does the critical mind help the writer in the writing process？

A．It refines his writing into a better shape.

B．It helps him to come up with new ideas.

C．It saves the writing time available to him.

D．It allows him to sit on the side and observe.

　　I've been writing for most of my life. The book Writing Without Teachers introduced me to one difference and one practice that have greatly helped my writing processes. The difference is between the creative mind and the critical mind. While you need to use both of the creative mind and the critical mind to reach a finished result，they cannot work in parallel no matter how much we might like to think so.

　　Trying to criticize writing on the fly is possible the single greatest trouble with writing that most of us meet. If you are listening to a 5th grade English teacher correcting your grammar while you are trying to capture a fleeting（稍縱即逝的）thought, the thought will die. If you catch the fleeting thought and simply share it with the world in raw form, no one is likely to understand. You must learn to create first and then criticize if you want to make writing the tool for thinking as it is.

　　The practice that can help you overcome your learned bad habits of trying to edit as you write is what Elbow calls“free writing”. In free writing, the goal is to get words down on paper non-stop，usually for 15—20 minutes. No stopping, no going back, no criticizing. The aim is to get the words flowing. As the words begin to flow，the ideas will come from the shadows and let themselves be captured on your notepad or your screen.

　　Now you have raw materials that you can begin to work with using the critical mind that you’ve persuaded to sit on the side and watch quietly. Most likely，you will believe that this will take more time than you actually have and you will end up staring blankly at the pages as the deadlines draws near.

　　Instead of staring at a blank start and filling it with words no matter how bad they could be，stop halfway through your available time and rework your raw writing into something closer to the finished product. Move back and forth until you run out of time and the final result will most likely be far better than your current practices.

67．When the author says the creative mind and the critical mind“cannot work in parallel”in the writing process，he means_____.

A．no one can be both creative and critical

B．they can’t be regarded as equally important

C．they are in constant conflict with each other

D．one cannot use them at the same time

68．What usually prevents people from writing on is_____.

A．putting their ideas in raw form

B．a(chǎn)ttempting to edit as they’re writing

C．ignoring grammatical problems

D．trying to capture their fleeting thoughts

69．What is the chief purpose of the first stage of writing？

A．To organize one’s thoughts logically.

B．To choose an appropriate topic.

C．To get one’s ideas down quickly.

D．To collect many more raw materials.

70．In what way does the critical mind help the writer in the writing process？

A．It refines his writing into a better shape.

B．It helps him to come up with new ideas.

C．It saves the writing time available to him.

D．It allows him to sit on the side and observe.