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As the saying goes，"If at first you don't succeed，try，try again．"This is never truer than when you are trying to master English．Lai Shixiong，a respected English master from Taiwan，has a story to share．
Like many non-native speakers，Lai failed when he first started learning English．When he was in high school，he once got an unbelievably low mark of 7 out of 100 on an English test．He almost gave up on English，but then he entered a military school （军校），where he met a classmate who was good at English．
Amazed by his classmate's American accent，Lai decided to start learning English from the beginning．As he put it．"I saw myself as a baby who had just started to learn a language．"To correct his pronunciation，Lai practiced phonetic symbols（音标）hundreds of times every day using records．
When he was able to pronounce words，Lai said he began to practice dialogues．Not being able to find someone to praclice with，Lai created a learning atmosphere（氛围）on his own．"I just talked to myself as if I were in a dialogue．"he said．
Lai also thought of ways to improve his skills．He used English to describe everything he saw．He even translated speeches when he went to class meetings at the military school．He also read and listened to English news to learn new expressions．
"There is no shortcut to mastering a language．You have to practice，"Lai said．After all，Rome wasn't built in a day．

61．What should we do if we want to master English according to the passage？___
A．Keep trying．
B．Turn to a teacher．
C．Share your story with others．
D．Ask a classmate for help．
62．What's the main idea of the second paragraph？___
A．Lai met a classmate．
B．Lai entered a military school．
C．Lai used to be weak in English．
D．Lai learned English after school．
63．Whom did lai talk to when he practiced dialogues？___
A．Himself．
B．His brother．
C．A classmate．
D．An English teacher．
64．How did Lai improve his skills in English？___
A．By using an old dictionary．
B．By reading and listening to English news．
C．By pronouncing a new word a hundred times．
D．By describing what he saw in English and Chinese．
65．How do you like Lai Shixiong？___
A．Easy-going and wise．
B．Helpful and successful．
C．Kind-hearted and honest．
D．Patient and hard-working．

Answer 1

61．答案A 细节理解题 由文中 As the saying goes，"If at first you don't succeed，try，try again．"This is never truer than when you are trying to master English可知俗话说，"如果一开始你没有成功，尝试，再尝试．"这话没有比你尝试学英语时更正确的了，故选A
62．答案C 段落理解题 由文中 Like many non-native speakers，Lai failed when he first started learning English．When he was in high school，he once got an unbelievably low mark of 7 out of 100 on an English test．He almost gave up on English可知 像许多非母语一样，赖开始学习英语时也失败过．他在高中的时候，曾经在一次英语考试中有一个令人难以置信的低分，100满分他只得了7分．他几乎放弃了英语，第二段主要讲他在英语方面过去有多弱，故选C
63．答案A 细节理解题 由文中 Not being able to find someone to practice with，Lai created a learning atmosphere（氛围）on his own．"I just talked to myself as if I were in a dialogue．"he said可知 找不到人来实践，赖自己创造了一个学习的氛围．"我只是对自己说好像我在对话中，"他说，故选A
64．答案B 细节理解题 由文中 Lai also thought of ways to improve his skills．He used English to describe everything he saw．He even translated speeches when he went to class meetings at the military school．He also read and listened to English news to learn new expressions可知 赖也想到了提高技能的方法，他用英语来描述他所看到的一切，他甚至在军事学校的班级会议上翻译演讲，他还阅读和听英语新闻来学习新的表达方式，故选B
65．答案D 文章理解题 由文中 As the saying goes，"If at first you don't succeed，try，try again．"可知 俗话说，"如果一开始你没有成功，尝试，再尝试．""There is no shortcut to mastering a language．You have to practice，"Lai said．After all，Rome wasn't built in a day．"掌握一门语言并没有捷径可走，你必须练习，"赖说，毕竟罗马不是一天建成的．可以看出他是一个有耐心而且又努力的人，故选D