Question

For those who are conditioned to think that learning only happens in a classroom, the world of self-learning can be a little daunting. How do we best take   1   of these new opportunities?

Your interest in the subject is the essential driver of success. You can’t learn what you do not want to learn. Emotion is an important part of the learning   2   . If you are even moderately interested in a subject, give yourself  a chance. The key is to get started. If you can create some pleasurable   3  , you may find that the subject grows on you.

Don’t expect to understand things, much less remember them, the first time you study them. Trust that things will get clearer   4   your brain comes to grips with new information. It is like a cross-word puzzle. As you start to put the pieces together, or string the words together, the full picture becomes clearer. The brain learns all the time, but    5    its own schedule. Learning does not take place according to a schedule laid down by a curriculum or teacher. Some things are easier to learn than others. Some things just take    6   to click in. Keep at it, and you will gradually find that things that seem difficult at first , will become easy with time.

Your brain is struggling to form patterns to    7    new input from your learning activities. Sometimes, no matter how long you focus on one subject, your brain is not going to pick it up. If you are stuck, move   8   . Then cover the same general information from a different source, a different book, or a podcast, or an online lecture or a video. Try to become a  grazing learner, roaming the countryside,     9   a feedlot learner, just standing there in one spot. The broader your base, the easier it is to learn. Just as the “rich get richer”, the more you know,     10   you can learn.

Take full advantage of the Internet, iTunes, and     11   mobile devices, not to mention good old-fashioned books and magazines. Learn during “dead time”. Listen in your car, on the train, or   12   jogging. Have your learning with you while waiting in the doctor’s office, or listen while checking out at the supermarket. Anytime is     13  time. Remember, you are learning through exposure, not by nailing things down. It is more like moisture accumulation in a    14   , rather than building a brick wall.

The more varied your learning content, and the more varied the ways in which you learn, the       15 the puzzle will become. Different learning activities suit different people, at different times of the day. Vary your activities in order to keep your interest level   16    . Even if listening and reading work best for you, treat yourself to the odd video lecture, or get-together with other learners. This will renew your batteries.

The “loneliness of the distance learner” is a thing of the   17  . Join a learning community on the web, where members share their knowledge and experience. Search for the communities that suit your interests and learning style. You will find encouragement, advice and stimulus from fellow learners,        18    from tutors, teachers and coaches. In these communities, you can measure your progress against your own goals, or compare your experience     19    that of other learners. You can even teach and help others, which is a great way to learn.

Never has it been easier nor more exciting to be a learner. Let constant learning be a major part of your life-style. The   20        will be constant, personally, socially, and professionally.

(   ) 1. A. advantage    B. place               C. possession        D. example

(   ) 2. A. progress      B. process             C. pressure            D. proposal

(   ) 3. A. roads          B. streets              C. routines            D. building

(   ) 4. A. with           B. if                     C. unless               D. as

(   ) 5. A. on                  B. to                    C. with                 D. for

(   ) 6. A. shorter               B. sooner              C. longer              D. lower

(   ) 7. A. take with     B. com with          C. go with            D. cope with

(   ) 8. A. down          B. on                    C. away               D. off

(   ) 9. A. more than   B. less than           C. rather than               D. other than

(   ) 10. A. less           B. quicker             C. lower                      D. more

(   ) 11. A. same        B. similar             C. familiar            D. various

(   ) 12. A. while               B. before              C. after                 D. if

(   ) 13. A. playing     B. learning            C. talking             D. speaking

(   ) 14. A. cloud               B. sky                  C. earth               D. sea

(   ) 15. A. cleaner      B. clearer              C. harder              D. lower

(   ) 16. A. down               B. up                    C. in                    D. out

(   ) 17. A. present      B. day                  C. past                  D. night

(   ) 18. A. as long as B. as far as            C. as well as          D. as soon as

(   ) 19. A. without     B. with                 C. to                    D. beyond

(   ) 20. A. awards      B. words               C. remarks            D. rewards

Answer 1

1--20    ABCDA   CDBCD   DABAB   BCCBD  

解析:

本文介紹了具備成為終身學習者的6個細節。完成本文要結合自己學習的實際。

1. A 我們該如何利用這些新的機會，其中的利用，也就是take advantage of :利用，take place:發生，take possession of:占領，take an example of:拿當例子，明顯不合適。

2. B 情緒是學習過程中的一項重要部分，其中的過程就是process，而不是進展：progress，壓力：pressure和提議：proposal。

3. C 如果你能創造一些能帶來樂趣的具體做法，你就會發現就會有進展，其中的具體做法就是routines，而不是大路：roads街道：streets和建筑物：building。

4. D 隨著你的大腦漸漸的掌握了這些信息，事情自然變得清晰，其中的隨著，就是連詞as，而不是介詞with：隨著，又不是如果：if和否則：unless。

5. A 大腦一直都在學習，但是是按自己的節奏：on one’s schedule，最具有迷惑性的是with，但是它表示隨著……，to:對于……， for：為了……,都不能和schedule搭配表示按……..之意。

6. C 前一句的意思是：一些東西比別的容易學，這一句就應該是：一些東西難學，也就是要花更長的時間去學，更長：longer，更多：shorter，時間更快：sooner和更低：lower，顯得不合適。

7. D 你的大腦一直盡力形成某種方式來應對來自你學來的新輸入的東西，其中的應對就是cope with，而不是和…….一起來：com with，和…….一起走：go with，把……帶走：take with

8. B 如果你有困難，請繼續向前。繼續就是on，而不是向下：down，遠去：away和離去：off。

9. C 盡力成為多角度的學習者，而不是單一的學習者。而不是就是：rather than，少于：less than，多于：more than除了：other than，都不合適。

10. D 知道的越多，學得就越多。這兒是the more……，the more…….句型，用more表示多，而不是越少：less，越快：quicker，和越低：lower。

11. D 各種各樣的移動設施。各種各樣也就是：various，而不是相同：same，相似：similar，熟悉：familiar。

12. A 邊散步邊聽，while：一邊……一邊…..，而不是在……之前：before，在…..之后：after，和如果：if。

13. B 如何時間都是學習時間：learning，而不是玩的時間：playing，談話的時間：talking和說話的時間speaking：。

14. A 這就像云中的水汽積累，而不像砌磚墻。云就是：cloud，而不是天空：sky，地球：earth和大海：sea。

15. B 你學習的方式越多，難題就越清晰，也就是clearer，而不是越干凈：cleaner，越難：harder，和越低：lower。

16. B 為了保持你高昂的興趣，要是你的學習行為多樣化，keep up：使……高漲，keep dwon:使……..降低，keep in保持……..在里面，keep out把……..擋在外面。

17. C 遠程學習的孤獨那是過去的事，是過去：past，而不是現在：present，白天：day和夜晚：night。

18. C 也可以從輔導員、教師和教練那兒找到鼓勵、建議和動力。也：as well as，而只要：as long as，就而論：as far as，盡快：as soon as，都不合適。

19. B 或者和別的學習者對比彼此的經驗，和……就是with，而不是沒有：without，對于：to，超出：beyond。

20. D 這樣一來帶來的回報，無論是個性，社交還是職業上，將是長期的。回報就是rewards，而不是獎品：awards，單詞：words和言語：remarks。