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1、2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列1（含解析）ALearningEnglishisoneofthefewthingsIhavebeendoingconsistentlyoverthepast16years.LikemostChinesestudents,IstartedlearningEnglishbecauseitwasacompulsory(必修的)courseinmymiddleschool.Moreimportantly,Englishwasacentralsubjectforthecollegeen
2、tranceexam.Atthattime,studyingEnglishwasnotapleasantexperienceforme.Therewasnofunintheprocessoflearning.ThefocusofourEnglisheducationwasgettingagoodmarkinexams.Andnobodytoldmethattherealmeaningofstudyingmotherlanguagewascommunication.WhenIbecameauniversitystu
3、dent,IspentnearlyhalfofmytimeonEnglish.Infact,morethan90percentofthejobofferadsinShanghailist“proficiency(精通)asamainrequirement”.HowdidIimprovemyEnglish?PeopletoldmethatTOEFLwasveryhelpfulanduseful.Asaresult,ItookaTOEFLtrainingcourseandstudiedlikemad.Aftersix
4、months’preparation,Itookpartintheexamandgotahighscore.Lateron,IhadachancetofurthermystudyinBritain.IsoondiscoveredthatallofmypastEnglishlearninghadbeenfutile(没用的).WhenIfirstwentshoppinginalocalsupermarket,Ireallycouldnotunderstandwhatthecashierwassayingatall.
5、ItwasthenthatIrealizedIhadtotallymissedthepoint.Insteadofjustpassingexams,themainfunctionoflearningEnglishoranyotherlanguageiscommunication.Whatismore,languagedoesnotexistindependentofculture.Hence,mechanicalmemorizationhelpsverylittleincommunication.That’swh
6、yIwasstillunabletofreelyexpressmyselfafterlearningEnglishformanyyears.BynomeansamItalentedinanyforeignlanguage.IamstilllearningEnglish.Why?Firstandforemost,myjobrequiresmetouseEnglisheveryday.Secondly,Englishhelpsmetohaveaccesstomoreinformation.Thirdly,asaboo
7、kworm,EnglishgivesmeachancetodiveintothehugepoolofinspiringEnglishbooks.Lastbutnotleast,itissuchagreatexperiencetowriteinanotherlanguage.Indeed,Englishhasbecomepartofmylife.1.HowdidthewriterfindEnglishwhenhewasastudent?A.Hewasinterestedinit.B.Hestudieditbecau
8、seitwascompulsorycourse.C.HethoughtitfunnytostudyEnglish.D.HeoftenrecitedsomethingwhenhestudiedEnglish.2.WhatisthepurposeofstudyingEnglishaccordingtothewriter’sidea?A.Togethighmarksinexam
