题目内容
Can you swim? Do you like swimming? Yes? Well, how can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. I’m afraid you’ll never learn to swim just by reading books about swimming or looking at others’ swimming. It’s the same with the English study. We must practice, practice and practice.
Listening and speaking are very important for beginners. The children in English-speaking countries first listen to others. Then they try to imitate and speak. We can listen to English programs on the radio or watch them on TV. You may just understand a few words. It doesn’t matter. Just be relaxed, try to catch every word.
Somebody may be a good listener. But he doesn’t speak. He’s afraid of making mistakes. You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese. Don’t be afraid. We must be brave. If you really want to learn English well, you must try to speak with everyone so long as he knows English. Whether you know him or not is not important. When there’s nobody to talk with, you can talk to yourself in English. It’s interesting and also a good way to practice your spoken English. Remember, the more you speak, the fewer mistakes you’ll make.
Reading and writing are more important for senior school students. First we must choose the books we’re interested in. A lot of reading will improve your language sense. This is the most important.
Keep writing English diaries. We can also write English articles. You may even post them to English magazines. Don’t be afraid of failure. Failure is the mother of success.
Easier said than done. Well, let’s do more practice from now on. I’m sure you’ll learn English well in this way.
【小题1】You can learn to swim by_________.
A.reading books about it | B.looking at others’ swimming |
C.having lessons on it | D.going into the river to learn |
A.listening and speaking | B.reading and writing |
C. A and B | D.swimming |
A.Don’t make mistakes. | B.Study hard |
C.Try not to speak English | D.Don’t be afraid. |
A.Listening | B.Speaking | C.Reading and writing | D.Learning |
A.for beginners. | B.on the radio |
C.by writing English diaries | D.in English-speaking countries |
【小题1】D
【小题2】D
【小题3】D
【小题4】C
【小题5】B
解析试题分析:这篇短文主要学习语言和游泳一样,必须实践练习才能学会。语言学习不要怕犯错。听说读写都很重要。
【小题1】 细节理解题。根据第一段I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. I’m afraid you’ll never learn to swim just by reading books about swimming or looking at others’ swimming可知,读关于游泳的书和看别人游泳学不会游泳,进到水里学习才是最好的方法。故选D。
.【小题2】推理判断题。根据第二段Listening and speaking are very important for beginners.和第四段 Reading and writing are more important for senior school students.描述,可知听说读写对于初学者很重要。故选D。
【小题3】细节理解题。根据第三段You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese. Don’t be afraid. We must be brave.描述,当我们说汉语时也犯错,不要害怕,我们必须勇敢。
【小题4】细节理解题。根据第四段Reading and writing are more important for senior school students.描述,可知对于中学生读写更重要。故选C。
【小题5】细节理解题。根据第二段. We can listen to English programs on the radio or watch them on TV.可知,我们可以通过收音机或电视收听英语节目。
考点:教育类短文阅读。
Saying no starts small
'All right then-just one more piece…' Words every girl has said when they are faced with the delicious cheesecake. Of course, many of us know we may eat the whole thing in the end.
It isn't just girls. Most of us find it hard to say 'no' to something attractive, However, scientists now say that willpower is very important to success and a happy life.
Scientists in different countries have been studying the effects of willpower on people's lives for a long time. The results are similar, according to an article on February 7 in the Guardian, a famous British newspaper.
In one experiment, scientists told young children that they could either have a marshmallow(圆形软糖) now, or two marshmallows in 15 minutes. Waiting obviously needed more willpower. Scientists then continued studying the children as they grew up. They wanted to see if some children always had stronger willpower. They also wanted to see how having stronger willpower affected their lives.
Years later, scientists found that the children who had waited for two marshmallows were all healthier, happier and richer adults. Oppositely, the children who had shown weaker willpower at that young age were more likely to be in low-paid jobs, to be overweight, to have social problems.
But there is hope, Roy F Baumeister, an American social psychology(心理学) professor(教授) told the Guardian. Baumeister says we can train our willpower just like we train our muscles. Even a little practice can strengthen our overall self-control if we do it regularly.
You could start by making yourself stand up straight, speaking in complete sentences, or using a computer mouse with the other hand. Scientists have found that people who manage to change little habits often perform much better in laboratory willpower tests.
Like muscles, willpower can 'get tired'. Don't try to do too many things at the same time, or when you don't have enough energy, for example when you are ill. If you already feel tired, you can try to recharge(恢复) your willpower with a good night's sleep and by eating well.
【小题1】The example of a girl eating cheesecake is used to_______.
A.prove that girls have weak willpower |
B.introduce the topic of willpower to the readers |
C.show that cheesecake is especially attractive to girls |
D.show the connection between willpower and success |
A.The scientists had already known the results before the experiment. |
B.It showed that willpower is the most important to success and a happy life. |
C.The children who chose to wait were more likely to be successful in their lives. |
D.The children who chose only one marshmallow at first had stronger willpower. |
A.You should have a goal every day. |
B.Good rest and proper diet can help. |
C.Willpower needs to be exercised regularly. |
D.Keep willpower from being used too much. |
A.How willpower and muscles are similar and how they can be trained. |
B.How willpower affects people's lives and how it is similar to muscles. |
C.How willpower is important to success and how we can make it stronger. |
D.How willpower is connected with success and how they affect each other. |
Zhou Yan, a Junior 3 student, wishes he never got a mobile phone. Last week, he went to see a doctor because his arms and fingers were injured. The doctor told him that he had “mobile phone disease”. A growing number of teenagers are getting “mobile phone disease” because more of them are using mobile phones.
Zhou got his mobile phone five months ago. He sent messages to his friends with it all the time, even when going to bed. Zhou started to do badly in the exams because he spent so much time playing with his mobile phone. His mother got very angry with him. He didn’t stop playing with the mobile phone until his arms got injured.
Yang Ling,a doctor, says that if someone uses his mobile phone too much, like Zhou Yan, he might get “mobile phone disease’. If teenagers find their arms or fingers hurt, they should go to see a doctor as soon as possible. Yang Ling said students should try to use their mobile phones less,especially at school.
【小题1】Zhou Yan wishes he never got a mobile phone because____.
A.it is useless to him | B.it doesn’t work well |
C.it made his arms hurt | D.his mother got angry with him |
A.he didn’t like studying |
B.he was ill and didn’t go to school |
C.he was afraid of exams |
D.he spent much time on the mobile phone |
A.the mobile phone brought him a disease |
B.something is wrong with his mobile phone |
C.he can’t live without the mobile phone |
D.he hates the mobile phone very much |
A.go to see a doctor very often |
B.use mobile phones more when they are out of school. |
C.use mobile phones less. |
D.not use mobile phones anymore |
A.using mobile phones too much is bad for our study and health |
B.only a few teenagers have mobile phones |
C.mobile phones can help students get out of trouble |
D.people shouldn’t use mobile phones |
Learning English grammar and English vocabulary can be hard enough, but trying to understand English sayings can be more difficult. Some are just hard to figure out and others don’t make any sense at all. Here are four funny English sayings that you can use every day.
I’m happy as a clam(蛤).
Think of a clam. It doesn’t have to do anything. It just sits on a beach or on the bottom of the ocean all day doing nothing. It never has to work. That sounds like happiness, doesn’t it? If someone asks, “How are you today?” you can answer “I am happy as a clam” to let him or her know what a great mood you are in.
I wouldn’t touch that (or him/her) with a ten-foot pole.
Maybe there is a person who you don’t want to be friends with or even talk to. Well, this saying means that you dislike him or her so much that you don’t want to touch or go near him or her, even within ten feet!
You don’t have a leg to stand on.
This saying doesn’t mean that the person you’re talking to has no legs. It means that his or her argument is incorrect. He or she doesn’t have a leg to stand on because he or she has no facts to support what he or she is saying. This saying is a good way to tell people that you think they’re wrong.
Break a leg!
This saying actually means the opposite of what it sounds like. If you tell this to a person, you’re wishing him or her good luck!The saying comes from a superstition(迷信) that whatever you say aloud, the opposite will come true.
【小题1】The first paragraph mainly tells us____________________.
A.learning English grammar is hard |
B.learning English vocabulary is hard |
C.we should use English sayings every day |
D.it can be harder to understand English sayings |
A.It can be used to show happiness. | B.It needs to do many things. |
C.It needs to eat a lot. | D.It can only live on the beach. |
A.I hate him. | B.I want him to be my friend. |
C.I like him. | D.I want to argue with him. |
A.the saying “You don’t have a leg to stand on” means someone loses his legs |
B.the saying “Break a leg” means someone hurts his or her leg |
C.if we say “Break a leg” to someone, we give him or her a good wish |
D.if we say “I am ill” aloud, we will become healthy |
Many people go to school for education. School education is very important and useful, but no one can learn everything from school. A teacher, no matter how much he knows, can't teach his student everything. His work is to show his students how to learn .He teaches them how to read and how to think. So much more is to be learned outside school by students themselves.
It’s always more important to know how to learn by oneself than to learn some facts or formulas(公式) by heart. It’s quite easy to learn some facts in history or a formula in maths, but it’s very difficult to use them. Edison and Einstein didn’t get everything from school, but they were all successful. They invented so many things. The reason for their success is that they knew how to study. They read many books outside school. They worked hard all their lives, wasting not a single moment. The most important thing is that they know how to use their brains(大脑).
【小题1】Students can’t learn everything in school because _____________.
A.the teacher doesn’t know much |
B.the teacher can only teach them how to read and write |
C.the teacher would not like to teach |
D.there are still many things for the students to learn outside |
A.to teach all subjects | B.to teach everything |
C.to teach the students how to read and think | D.to work hard |
A.work out maths problems | B.remember all the facts |
C.study science | D.study |
A.they knew how to study |
B.they remembered all the formulas |
C.they didn’t get everything from school |
D.they didn’t know how to use their brains |
A.Outside school study is as important as school study |
B.It’s more important to know how to learn than only remember some facts and formulas. |
C.It’s very easy to use a formula in working out a maths problem. |
D.It’s helpful to read more books outside school |
Every school has notice boards. Let's see what is on the notice board of an American school.
【小题1】From , parents can get information on the parents’ meeting.
A.School Policy | B.Report Card |
C.Class Announcement | D.After-school Program |
A.certain school rules | B.after-school activities |
C.plans for classes and tests | D.children's school life and work. |
A.1 | B.2 | C.3 | D.4 |
A.from 3:30 to 4:30 | B.from 3:30 to 6:00 . |
C.from 4:30 to 6:00 | D.from 6:00 to 7:00 |
A.hand in a note | B.call at 524-9752 |
C.check in at the office | D.telephone the school |
All students need to have good study habits. When you have good study habits, you learn things quickly. You also remember them easily.
Do you like to study in the living room? This is not a good place because it is usually too noisy. You need to study in a quiet place, like your bedroom. A quiet place will help you only think about one thing, and you will learn better. Before you begin to study, do not forget to clean your desk. A good desk light is important, too. It’s good for your eyes if there is enough light.
根据短文内容,选择最佳的答案。
【小题1】To learn things quickly, you should ____________.
A.have good study habits | B.study in the living room |
C.study in the bedroom | D.study with a good desk |
A.it is too small | B.it is too noisy | C.it is too big | D.it is very quiet |
A.high | B.low | C.clean | D.hard |
A.A high desk | B.A noisy place | C.An expensive chair | D.Enough light |
A.How to learn well | B.Study in a quiet place |
C.Study with a good desk | D.Good study habits. |
One day I got into a taxi and we took off for the airport.
We were driving in the right way when suddenly a black jeep jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver had to stop the car at once, and missed the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car started shouting at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy, and I mean, he was really friendly.
So I asked, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost destroyed your car and sent us to the hospital!” This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, “The Law of the Garbage Truck(垃圾车).”
He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of anger(愤怒). As their garbage gets more, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they’ll dump it on you. Don’t take it seriously. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don’t take their garbage and pass it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.
Life’s too short , so...【小题1】
Which is the correct order of the events that took place in the story?
a. I took a taxi to the airport.
b. The driver of the other car shouted at us.
c. A black jeep suddenly jumped right in front of us.
d. Our taxi nearly crashed into the other car.
e. My taxi driver taught me the law.
f. My taxi driver smiled and waved.
A.a-e-b-d-f-c | B.b-a-e-d-c-f |
C.a-c-d-b-f-e | D.f-e-a-c-d-b |
【小题2】
The writer’s purpose in writing the story is to______.A.share the terrible ride with us |
B.tell us how to drive safely |
C.show us how great the taxi driver is |
D.show us how to deal with life more wisely |
【小题3】
The paragraph following the passage will be about .A.the writer will never forget the taxi driver |
B.the writer will become a good and friendly taxi driver, too |
C.the writer will be better at dealing with anger in his life |
D.the writer will be always friendly to others |