【正文】 er morning． D． A windy summer afternoon． 62． Which of the following words best describe the writer’s impression of the town? A． Cold and frightening． B． Dirty and crowded． C． Empty and dead． D． Unusual and unpleasant． 63． The underlined word “trickling” in the last paragraph means _____．． A． rushing out suddenly B． shining brightly C． flowing slowly in drops D． appearing slowly 64． Why didn’t the man raise his head when the writer came near? A． He was annoyed at being seen by the writer． B． He was angry at being disturbed by the writer． C． He was probably fast asleep． D． He was probably murdered． B What are the best ways to learn new words? Once you have learned new words, how can you remember them? If you want to learn new words, you have to take a couple of things into consideration． What is your reason for wanting to improve your vocabulary—for a purpose, like the SAT, or for fun and general selfimprovement? If you have a goal, it is good to read about different approaches toward achieving the goal． For example, there are books specifically written with methods for increasing one’s vocabulary for SAT testtaking． Also, you can examine how you learn best, especially wordbased information． Some people need to use what they learn in order for it to stick—as in conversation and writing． Others succeed by taking quizzes． Still others are good at memorizing． We tend to remember words more easily when we read about them in meaningful context, when we see that they are useful and worth remembering , and also when they have been fully explained． Knowing how to use a word is just as important as knowing its meaning． Most wordoftheday offerings supply the definition as well as an example sentence or two． Studies have shown that a new word will stay in your vocabulary if it is regularly reinforced (強(qiáng)化 )through use and reading． Taking word quizzes is a fun way to spend a few minutes learning words． It is great to have a quiz book with you when you have to wait in places like a dentist’s office． Keeping a quiz book in the car and on the bedside table is good, too． 65． What is the best title for this passage? A． Learning new words, increasing your vocabulary． B． Learning new words for test． C． Learning new words by taking quizzes． D． Knowing the meaning to help learn new words． 66． Which of the following way is NOT given by the author to help learn new words? A． Getting many kinds of methods towards your learning goal by reading． B． Knowing wordformation to see your wordlearning ability． C． Taking as many tests and quizzes as possible to help． D． Knowing new words’ meanings in one’s native language is in the first place． 67． How many ways in the last two paragraphs are mentioned?． A． 2． B． 3． C． 4． D． 5． 68． What does the author mainly deal with in Paragraph 3? A． Different ways of learning new words． B． Different goals of learning new words． C． Different types of people learning new words． D． Different types of learning new words． C As a child growing up, I have very few memories of the times when we gathered as a family to sit down and eat dinner together． I grew up in a home where both of my parents worked． My mother taught school, and my father worked during the night at a local chemical plant． There was not much time available for us to sit down to eat dinner together due to my parents’ conflicting work schedules and the extracurricular(課外的 ) activities in which my sister and I participated． It wasn’t until I got married and had two children of my own that I began to realize the importance of eating dinner together． In my family there are elements that take us away from each other, day in and day out, but as a mother I feel it is my responsibility to bring us all back together again at the end of the day． In my house, dinnertime, is a time of thanks． I give thanks for the food we share, but I am more thankful for the family I share it with． Dinnertime is a time for us to share our day, and exchange our thoughts． It is also a time when we learn about honesty, perseverance, courage, sympathy and friendship． Above all it is a time when my family are able to connect with the ones they love． As I look at the bread basket which sits on my kitchen table, I am reminded of how the basket’s tight weave resembles the tightly woven strands(股 ) of my family, I believe that through our family dinners, we will not only pass around the meat and potatoes, but we will also pass along virtues that will shape and mold us so that we can forever embrace one another just as the basket embraces the bread． 69． What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A． The family． B． The food． C． Dinnertime． D． My house． 70． According to the author, during dinnertime _____．