第8练语言学习类（一）单词识记：materialpracticewrittencommunicateexpressionfaultfocusmasterovercomeperfectpractisespokenstandardtermtranslateacquirecompositiongraspmemorizeimitate短语扫描：put...intopractice将……付诸实践focusone’smind/attentiononsth.集中注意力于某物上payoff取得成功；取得好结果；还清(欠款等)teamupwith与……合作loseheart灰心findfault(with)找茬；挑剔translatesth.intosth.把……翻译成……advisesb.todosth.建议某人做某事asksb.foradvice征求某人的意见give/offersb.adviceon给某人关于……的建议[跟踪训练]Ⅰ.语境填词1．Thisadaptation________(perfect)graspsthespiritofKurtVonnegut’snovel.2．He________(集中)hisblueeyesonher.3．________(标准)aremoralprincipleswhichaffectpeople’sattitudesandbehavior.4．Weshouldtryourbesttomakeourideal________(翻译)intoreality.5．Ididn’tknowthatshe________(取得)solecontrolofthenewspaperin2014.Ⅱ.单项填空6．Sinceitiscommon________tocopyothers’designs，theCouncilofFashionDesignershasrecentlyurgedthegovernmenttopasslawstoprotectdesigners’rights.A．practiceB．standardC．senseD．activity7．—Dad，Idon’tthinkOlivertherightsortofpersonforthejob.—Isee.I’llgorightawayand________.(2014·江苏，30)A．payhimbackB．payhimoffC．puthimawayD．puthimoff8．Withsomanyessays________，hewon’thavetimetogoshoppingwithhisparentsthisafternoon.A．writingB．writtenC．towriteD．bewritten9．________herperformanceinstudy，noonecanmatchherinthegrade.However，learningtakesupallhertimeandshehasn’tdevelopedotherabilities，whichisagreatpity.A．OnbehalfofB．IntermsofC．AsaresultofD．Inchargeof10．—Putinisamanoffewwords，andseldomspeaksunless________to.—It’snowonderthathe’salwayssittinginthecornersilently.A．spokenB．speakingC．tospeakD．havingspokenⅠ.阅读理解(2017·广东揭西河婆中学月考)AtDullesHighschoolinSugarLand，Texas，theroster(候选名单)forAdvancedChinesebeginswithJasonChaoandendswithKathyZhang.Inbetweencomesanunexpectedname：ElizabethHoffman.Hoffman，nowa12thgrader，whobeganlearningChineseintheeighthgrade，hasspentasummerstudyinginNanjingandplanstoperfectherMandarinnextfall.WhenaskedbyherpeerswhysheislearningChinese，sherespondswithaquestion：“whyaren’tyou？”AsChinarushestowardsuperpowerstatus，America’sschoolsandgovernmentofficialsarerespondingtoHoffman’sopinion.EarlierthisyearRushHoltofNewJerseyintroducedlegislation(立法)callingforincreasedmoneyofprogramsforlesscommonlytaughtlanguages，“Forreasonsofeconomics，cultureandsecurity，weshouldhavemuchbetterfacilities(设备)withChineselanguagesanddialects，”hesaid.TheStateDepartmenthaspointedoutChineseisbecominga“criticallanguage”，butthemostrecentdatashowthatonly24,000studentsinGrade7toGrade12studyChinese.Still，thenumberisgrowing.InChicagopublicschools，enrollmentinChineseclasseshasskyrocketedfrom5,000studentsin2005tonearly35,000studentsthisyear.IntheSantaClaraCounty，California，enrollmenthasquadrupledduringthesameperiod.In2007，whentheCollegeBoardfirstintroducesadvanced-placementlanguageexamsinChineseandItalian,2,400highschoolplantoofferAPChinese—10timesthenumberofstudentsthatplantoofferAPItalian.MuchoftheinterestcanbeexplainedbyChina’sincreasingcompetitiveness.“Peoplearealwaystryingtojudgewhatlanguagesaregoingtobeusefulforthefuture，”saysMartyAbbot，thedirectorofeducationattheNationalCouncilontheTeachingofForeignLanguages.StephanieWong，astudentAtMontaVistaHighSchoolinCupertino，California，...
