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For many years， women could only be seen on the seat behind the men operating （操作） the two-wheeled motorcycle. Now more and more women are taking the front seat. More than twenty million people in the United States ride motorcycles.

Since 1998 the number of female bikers has risen sharply. Lady Sport Riders began in 1999 in Washington. The women formed the organization to share their love of motorcycle riding. But later it wanted to be more than just an organization for women to get together and ride motorcycles， so it started to organize events that help national health organizations and womens shelters. It also permits women to share a strong sisterhood， and gives financial prizes to poor students. Like other motorcycle clubs， the members of Lady Sport Riders also help their community.

Different from male riders， female riders ride for more than fun. This sport gives women a sense of freedom and control. Female riders have helped change motorcycle culture. More than five years ago producers began making equipment especially for women. Some bikes now have smaller， softer seats and controls that are easier to reach. Modern clothes for riding now look good and still provide protection. In the past， women rode motorcycles that traveled at a moderate （中等的） speed. Now theirs are as powerful as the ones men ride. Safety is very important when riding because the risk of injury is high. So the women wear protective clothing and equipment at all times， especially for the head.

Lady Sport Riders believes women have earned their place in the sport of motorcycle riding. When speaking of male motorcyclists， the members of the club say， “They Made the Game. We Came to Play！”

1. What can we learn from Paragraph 1？

A. The number of female motorcyclists is now larger than male riders.

B. Female motorcyclists are more skilled at riding than male riders.

C. Motorcycle riding used to be considered a male sport.

D. More and more women have an adventurous spirit.

2. In the beginning， Lady Sport Riders was organized to ___ .

A. supply financial help to poor students

B. allow women to take up motorcycling

C. offer help to national health organizations

D. share their great interest in the sport of motorcycling

3. Whats the authors purpose in writing this passage？

A. To introduce a female motorcycle club to readers.

B. To talk about the development of motorcycle riding.

C. To discuss the characteristics of the sport of motorcycling.

D. To discuss the role women have played in motorcycle riding.

B

Here is a passage about learning a foreign language.Outside of class， the most natural way of finding out if you are making mistakes is from other peoples responses. If the mistakes are too serious， your listeners will be asking you all the time what you mean. If they are not so serious， then people may be asking you whether you said such and such. That will tell you how close you are to speaking “correctly”.

Of course， there are other times when it is important to have errors （錯誤） pointed out. Your class assignments （作業(yè)）are probably marked in this way， in which case you need to spend time going over them to take advantage of the individual feedback. In some classes the teacher gets better and better at grammar because she does all the corrections， but the students make slow progress if， when an assignment is returned， they quickly stuff it into their school bags without looking.

You are the person who should be correcting your errors， even if the marker has signaled them. When you look at them， there are some steps to work through. One distinction that has been made about learners language is this. You make mistakes about rules that you already know but you make errors about points you havent learned yet. In other words， you can find your own mistakes， but not your errors. First， make sure you understand what you have written or said， or your correction will simply be another stab （嘗試） at the right answer. Next， decide on the best way of practicing the correct form. Would it help you to write out the sentence once more？ Can you make up another similar sentence？ Then you could test yourself in a few days time to see whether you have remembered the right form. Anyone can get it right immediately after being told. The challenge is to remember it and apply it later.

4. How can you know that you are making fewer mistakes when speaking a foreign language？

A. From the teachers attitude to you.

B. By following the suggestions the writer put forward.

C. By practicing the correct forms.

D. From your listeners responses.

5. Why do some students make slow progress according to the author？

A. They have remembered the right form.

B. They understand what they have written or said.

C. They hardly pay attention to their marked assignments.

D. They decide on the best way of practicing the correct form.

6. Which of the following might be the most important to work through your mistakes？

A. Correcting your mistakes and writing down the teachers words.

B. Keeping the right form in mind and using it later.

C. Writing out the sentence once more.

D. Learning your mistakes by heart.

7. What can we learn from the passage in learning a foreign language？

A. Making mistakes about rules can always be avoided.

B. Speaking is the only way to correct mistakes.

C. Getting and using responses is important.

D. Errors can be easily corrected.

從下列方框里10個單詞中選擇8個適當單詞的正確形式填入下列各句中，使其句意完整。每個單詞只使用一次。

apologise aware factual function hospitable

imagine purpose secret success violate

1. The reporter gave a ____ account of the accident which took place yesterday.

2. A ____ person is the one who does not tell other people anything if he can avoid it.

3. As time went on， people came to be ____ of the seriousness of Chinas population.

4. The ____ of the heart is to send blood round the body.

5. A ____ company must keep up with the pace of tech-nological change.

6. We never ____ that men would land on the moon.

7. A special class meeting was held for the ____ of exchanging our studying methods.

8. Lily is ____ to Lucy for having kept her waiting so long.

下列各句有1個錯誤。

1. Presently she become aware with footsteps after her because it is not safe any more here. ____

2. Imagine stand at the top of the hill and what a wonderful view you will see. ____

3. Of course， he neednt to violate your professional knowledge. ____

4. No matter how you read it， his sentence just doesnt make sense—the most important words have left out. ____

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2. 難怪我打不通電話，我在電話號碼中漏掉了兩個數(shù)字。

3. 作為公司的負責人，她主動帶頭執(zhí)行這項任務。

4. 一有人走進屋子，孩子們就開始炫耀起來。

1. I was so familiar with her that I recognized her ___ I heard her footsteps.

A. after B. before

C. while D. the moment

2. The manager is kept in the dark and is not ___ that the company is losing money.

A. known B. aware

C. known about D. aware of

3. Victor apologised for ___ to inform me of the change in the plan.

A. his not being able B. him not to be able

C. his being not able D. him to be not able

4. You should try to get a good nights sleep ___ much work you have to do.

A. although B. however

C. no matter D. whatever

5. The hotel itself can receive 80 guests and， ___ ， there are two apartments that provide you with the equipment to cook your own meal.

A. in all B. in advance

C. in total D. in addition

6. Because she checked her composition carefully， there was not a comma ___ .

A. left alone B. left off

C. left out D. left in

7. She was very angry because she felt that her privacy had been ___ as a singer.

A. killed B. caused

C. stressed D. violated

8. It was very kind of you to do the washing-up， but you ___ it.

A. mustnt have done B. didnt have to do

C. might not have done D. neednt have done

Tim Becker and his neighbors are doing something to make their neighborhood a trouble-free area.

When Tim Becker gets into his car to go shopping， he doesnt ? ?1 ? ?drive to a store and back home. He always looks

2 ? ?up and down the streets of his neighborhood. He looks for anything ? ?3 ? ?such as strange cars， loud noises， broken windows， or people ? ?4 ? ?on street corners.

Tim ? ?5 ? ?to a neighborhood watch group in Stoneville， Indians， USA. The neighborhood watch group ? ?6 ? ?on the third Wednesday of every month. Thats ? ?7 ? ?Tim gets together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community

8 ? . Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police ? ?9 ? ?their homes， streets， and families safe.

Tim Stedman， president of their neighborhood watch group， ? ?10 ? ?with Tim. “People seem to think that crime happens to other people ? ?11 ? ?not to themselves. Well， it has never happened to me.” He says， “but I dont think anyone has the ? ?12 ? ?to steal from other people or to make them feel ? ?13 ? ?living in their own homes.”

Alex， a member of the group， says that all the neighbors

14 ? ?out for one another. “We ? ?15 ? ?each others homes. We keep watching on the neighborhood at night and on weekends. Usually a ? ?16 ? ?of four or five of us goes out together. If something doesnt look right， then we call the ? ?17 ? . For example， if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for ? ?18 ? ， or someone destroying property （財產(chǎn)）， we ? ?19 ? ?to the police.”

Alex feels the neighborhood watch group ? ?20 ? ?a lot in keeping crime down. Her husband Jim agrees， “Police are good people， but they cant do everything.”

1. A. yet B. still C. just D. rather

2. A. carefully B. curiously C. nervously D. seriously

3. A. familiar B. unusual C. expensive D. interesting

4. A. waiting B. pointing C. resting D. gathering

5. A. attends B. belongs C. goes D. turns

6. A. meets B. acts C. practices D. searches

7. A. where B. why C. when D. how

8. A. politics B. wealth C. health D. safety

9. A. keep B. hold C. build D. protect

10. A. speaks B. fights C. agrees D. lives

11. A. though B. or C. and D. but

12. A. right B. chance C. courage D. mind

13. A. unlucky B. unsafe C. disappointed D. discouraged

14. A. set B. let C. held D. looked

15. A. care B enter C. watch D manage

16. A. group B. set C. number D. crowd

17. A. judges B. police C. firemen D. doctors

18. A. work B. money C. service D. trouble

19. A. bring B. give C. shout D. report

20. A. needs B. helps C. finds D. gets