Karl Marx was born in Germany on May 5th, 1818. 1 he was a child, he was forced to leave his country again and again. He lived in Belgium, England and some other 2 .
His mother tongue was German and at school he 3 French and English, but he felt his English was poor. So he 4 up his mind to improve his English. He began to work hard 5 it. He made so much progress 6 he could soon read English newspapers and write English articles.
However, there were 7 things that he thought were too difficult for him—the grammar and some of the idioms （习语） . He often encouraged himself by saying “ 8 I keep on trying, I’ll make even greater progress.” At the same time, his close friend, Engels, often wrote to 9 him for his hard work in learning English.
In one of Marx’s books, he gave people who were learning a foreign language some 10 on how to learn it well. He said a foreign language was necessary for a person to have a 11 future. He said a person should translate every word he heard into the foreign language he was learning. If he could do this, it would be 12 for him to use the language freely.
In April, 1841, he 13 his doctor’s degree. After that, he began to write articles for a newspaper. He wrote about the housing problems of poor people and their hard life. 14 he tried, he did his best.
During the 1840s, Marx and Engels wrote a book together. These words of theirs became very 15 : “Working people of all countries, unit ( 联合 )! ”
1 ． A ． When B ． Before C ． After D ． While
2 ． A ． farms B ． factories C ． schools D ． countries
3 ． A ． has learned B ． was learning C ． learns D ． learned
4 ． A ． has made B ． makes C ． made D ． was making
5 ． A ． on B ． at C ． in D ． for
6 ． A ． that B ． what C ． when D ． how
7 ． A ． one B ． two C ． three D ． four
8 ． A ． But B ． If C ． And D ． As
9 ． A ． praise B ． ask C ． help D ． call
10 ． A ． examples B ． meanings C ． money D ． advice
11 ． A ． good B ． better C ． well D ． worse
12 ． A ． probably B ． impossible C ． possible D ． perhaps
13 ． A ． gets B ． receives C ． has received D ． received
14 ． A ． Whoever B ． Whenever C ． Whatever D ． However
15 ． A ． humorous B ． understanding C ． similar D ． famous
1 ． A
2 ． D
3 ． D
4 ． C
5 ． B
6 ． A
7 ． B
8 ． B
9 ． A
10 ． D
11 ． B
12 ． C
13 ． D
14 ． C
15 ． D
【分析】
本文主要讲述了马克思因为英语比较薄弱而努力学习英语的故事，并把他学习语言的经验写在了书里，他获得了博士学位后，他开始写有关穷人居住和艰难生活的文章，无论他做什么，他都会尽自己最大的努力。
1 ．
句意：当他还是个孩子的时候，他被迫一次又一次地离开他的国家。
When 当 …… 时； Before 在 …… 之前； After 在 …… 之后； While 当 …… 时。根据 “he was a child, he was forced to leave his country again and again” 可知，在孩子时不断离开国家， force 是短暂性动词，用 when 引导的时间状语从句，故选 A 。
2 ．
句意：他住在比利时、英国和其他一些国家。
farms 农场； factories 工厂； schools 学校； countries 国家。根据 “Belgium, England” 可知，还住在一些其他的国家，故选 D 。
3 ．
句意：在学校他学了法语和英语。
has learned 现在完成时； was learning 过去进行时； learns 一般现在时； learned 动词过去式。根据 “was” 及 “felt” 可知，句子是一般过去时，动词用过去式，故选 D 。
4 ．
句意：所以他下定决心提高英语。
has made 现在完成时； makes 一般现在时； made 动词过去式； was making 过去进行时。整段用的都是一般过去时，故此空动词也用过去式，故选 C 。
5 ．
句意：他开始努力工作。
on 在 …… 上； at 在； in 在 …… 里； for 为了。固定搭配： work hard at“ 努力从事于 ” ，故选 B 。
6 ．
句意：他进步很大，很快就能读英文报纸和写英文文章了。
that 以至于； what 什么； when 何时； how 怎样。固定搭配： so…that 表示 “ 如此 …… 以至于 ” ，引导结果状语从句，故选 A 。
7 ．
句意：然而，他认为有两件事对他来说太难了 —— 语法和一些习语。
one 一； two 二； three 三； four 四。根据 “the grammar and some of the idioms” 可知，是有两件困难的事，故选 B 。
8 ．
句意：如果我继续努力，我会取得更大的进步。
But 但是； If 如果； And 和； As 由于。 “I keep on trying” 与 “I’ll make even greater progress” 是条件关系，用 if 引导条件状语从句，故选 B 。
9 ．
句意：同时，他的好朋友 Engels 经常写信赞扬他努力学习英语。
praise 表扬； ask 询问； help 帮助； call 打电话。根据 “for his hard work in learning English” 可知，因为他努力学习英语而表扬他，故选 A 。
10 ．
句意：在 Marx 的一本书中，他对正在学习外语的人提出了一些如何学好外语的建议。
examples 例子； meanings 意思； money 钱； advice 建议。根据 “on how to learn it well” 可知，是给了一些如何学好外语的建议，故选 D 。
11 ．
句意：他说一门外语对于一个人有一个更好的未来是必要的。
good 好的； better 更好； well 好地； worse 更差。根据 “a foreign language was necessary for a person to have a … future” 可知，这有利于一个人有一个更好的未来，故选 B 。
12 ．
句意：如果他能做到这一点，他就有可能自由地使用这种语言。
probably 可能地； impossible 不可能的； possible 可能的； perhaps 或许。 be 动词后接形容词作表语，排除 A 选项。如何能把听到的每个单词都翻译成自己正在学的语言，那自由地使用这种语言是很有可能的，故选 C 。
13 ．
句意： 1841 年 4 月，他获得了博士学位。
gets 得到； receives 收到，动词三单形式； has received 收到，现在完成时； received 收到，动词过去式。时间状语 “In April, 1841” 是一般过去时的标志词，动词用过去式，故选 D 。
14 ．
句意：无论他做什么，他都尽力了。
Whoever 无论谁； Whenever 无论何时； Whatever 无论什么； However 无论怎样。此空要做动词 tried 的宾语，用 whatever 表示 “ 无论做了什么 ” ，故选 C 。
15 ．
句意：他们的这些话变得非常有名。
humorous 幽默的； understanding 有理解力的； similar 相似的； famous 出名的。根据 “These words of theirs became very” 及常识可知，马克思和恩格斯之前说的一些话在如今变得很出名，故选 D 。
Marco Polo was born in Italy in 1254. When he was 17, he travelled along the Silk Road with his father, who wanted to do trade with the Chinese. Finally, they arrived in Beijing. They were guests at the Emperor’s Palace. Although Marco was young, he was very clever and could speak four languages. The Emperor was impressed by him and they became friends. The Emperor asked Marco to help him and sent him to do many important jobs all over the country.
Marco was amazed by how great China was. He was impressed by the Emperor’s Palace which he described as “The greatest palace that I’ve ever seen”. The walls were covered with gold and silver and the hall was so large.
Marco was also attracted by lots of strange things in China. Marco was surprised to see Chinese people using paper money in the markets. In Europe, people paid for goods with gold and silver. He could not understand how people paid for food and valuable things with paper! He was also puzzled by the black stones people used to burn to produce heat. The black stones were coal, but Marco had never seen coal before!
After he served the Emperor for 17 years, in 1291, Marco returned to Italy. He had a lot of money then. A writer wrote down all the stories that Marco told him in a book called The Description of the World , which became one of the best-selling books in Europe.
阅读短文，填表格，每空一词。
| Marco Polo and China | |
| Before 1 ． in China | He was born in Italy in 1254. At the age of 17, he travelled to China along the Silk Road with his father. |
| During his living in China | He made friends with the Chinese Emperor. He helped the Emperor do many 2 ． jobs around China. The beauty of China 3 ． him. He described the Summer Palace as the greatest palace that he had ever seen. Some things which he never saw before attracted him. Paper money was used in the markets. The Chinese used coal to produce heat. |
| After returning to Italy | He became very 4 ． . A book was 5 ． about his travelling experiences. |
