阅读速度的贵在坚持做题练习。我们都知道，在托福考试中，阅读很费时，我们不可能精读每一篇文章。要想自己的阅读能力，就只能通过平时的练习，达到熟能生巧，锻炼出对重点的敏感度了。北京新航道给大家提供托福培训的相关资料，帮助大家来解决各部分的问题。小编给大家整理出一些阅读文章以供练习，其中，本文是关于“快去报名参加才艺大赛”的阅读，让我们一起来看看这是怎么样的一篇文章，怎么样的一个故事呢。你是否也经历过这样的情境。

　　Part I：极速词法

　　1、talent show 才艺大赛; 2、enter for 参与，参加(比赛);

　　3、shout v. 喊叫，吼叫; 4、play the piano 弹钢琴;

　　5、start to do sth. 开始做某事; 6、practice v. 练习;

　　7、live upstairs 住在楼上; 8、apartment n.(单元)房;

　　9、right above就在上面; 10、smell v. 闻起来;

　　11、it depends on这样看，这取决于; 12、basic adj. 基础的;

　　13、disturb vt. 打扰，打搅; 14、I was just wondering…我刚刚在想

　　15、can’t seem to似乎不; 16、probably adv.可能;

　　17、recording n. 录音; 18、prize n. 奖品;

　　19、a man of many talents多才多艺的人;20、live upstairs住在楼上;

　　21、live in the apartment right above yours就在你上面的房子里住;

　　22、gee (表示喜欢或不喜欢的语气叹词)唉;

　　23、lose vt. 输，失去，丢掉; 24、figure out琢磨出，推导出;

　　25、as the saying goes正如那句话说的;

　　26、Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同

　　Part II：极速句法

　　对话1

　　Kathy:Oh, look. There’s a talent show on next Friday evening. Let’s enter for it.

　　Susan:But I can’t enter for a talent show. I don’t think I have any talent.

　　Kathy:Come on. You can sing really well.

　　Susan:Oh, thanks. But you can, too.

　　Kathy:Well, no. I can’t sing at all—I shout! But I can play the piano.

　　Susan:So maybe we can enter for the show.

　　Kathy:Sure. Why not?

　　Susan:OK. Let’s start to practice tomorrow.来源：北京新航道托福培训

　　对话2

　　Joan:Hi! My name’s Joan Lee. I’m Carol’s friend.

　　Jack:Oh, hi, Joan. I’m Jack Sun. You live upstairs, right?

　　Joan:That’s right, in the apartment right above yours….Oh, something smells delicious. Are you cooking?

　　Jack:Well, it depends on what you call cooking…very basic. Uh, would you like to come in?

　　Joan:No, thanks. I don’t want to disturb you. I was just wondering if you knew Carol’s new phone number. I can’t seem to find it.

　　Jack:Uh, no, I don’t. But if you call the old number, there’ll probably be a recording telling you the new one.

　　Joan:Oh, yes, you’re right. Why didn’t I think of that?

　　精美语句

　　1.There’ll be a talent show at our school next month.

　　2.I entered for a talent show yesterday and won a little prize.

　　3.Sam is a man of many talents.

　　4.We’ll start to practice speaking English tomorrow.

　　5.Do you live upstairs? –Yes, I live in the apartment right above yours.

　　6.Gee! I smell chicken! It’s delicious! Are you cooking chicken, Mom?

　　7.Win or lose, it depends on you!

　　8.It depends on whether you like it or not.

　　9.I can speak some very basic English.

　　10.I’m sorry to disturb you.

　　11.I was just wondering if you would like to come and join us.

　　12.I can’t seem to remember his new address.

　　13.I can’t seem to figure out how to work this camera.

　　14.When you call my old number, there will be a recording telling you my new one.

　　15.I didn’t think of that.

　　16.That’s a great idea! Why didn’t I think of that?

　　17.Well, I’ve also thought of that! As the saying goes—Great minds think alike.

　　快去报名参加才艺大赛，读了这一片文章之后不知道大家有何感悟和体会。相信既能从中学到一些知识和技巧，同时又锻炼了自己的阅读速度和能力，两全其美。希望大家都能坚持下去，天天练习，最终能取得好成绩的。

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