Before you can start speaking and writing in English, your brain must get enough correct English sentences．This is obvious(显而易见的)．
There are two ways to get correct English sentences：listening and reading．Both are good, but reading is much easier than listening．With the help of a good dictionary, you will be able to understand English texts much more easily than movies．If you just read one book in English, you will see that your English has become much better．English phrases will just come to you without thinking when you are writing or speaking．
This is true for hundreds of words and grammar structures(结构)．If you read in English, you can forget about grammar rules．Throw away your grammar book! You needn't know the rules for the present perfect tense(现在完成时)．Instead, read a few books in English, and soon you will feel that “I have seen Paul yesterday” is wrong．The only difference between you and native speakers is that they have heard and read more English sentences than you have．
(1)
From the first paragraph, we know that ________．
[ ]
A．
English is difficult to learn
B．
if you have seen an English sentence, you can speak English
C．
before you use English, you must know some English
D．
everyone is a born English speaker
(2)
What is the best way to get correct English sentences according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
Speaking．
B．
Writing．
C．
Thinking．
D．
Reading and listening．
(3)
In the writer's opinion, we can grasp English grammar rules ________．
[ ]
A．
by reading English books
B．
by reading grammar books
C．
by writing and speaking
D．
by learning grammar rules
(4)
The only difference between you and native speakers is that native speakers ________．
[ ]
A．
have parents as their English teachers
B．
are born to know grammar rules and phrases
C．
read and hear more English than you
D．
have a gift in learning English
(5)
What's the main idea of the passage?
[ ]
A．
It is important for us to know English words．
B．
Reading is important for us to learn English．
C．
English grammar is not so important．
D．
The best way to learn English is going to England．
Hello, I am Tommy Smith．This is my room．Look! My backpack is on the desk．My English book is on the dresser．My baseball is under the sofa．And my CDs are in the drawer．
My name is Sally Hand．I’m a schoolgirl．I have eggs, oranges and bananas for breakfast．For lunch, I like hamburgers, cabbage and oranges．For dinner, I like chicken, salad and broccoli．
I’m a schoolboy．I’m Dave Clark．I like baseball．My friends and I play baseball every day．It’s interesting．
Hi, my name is Bill Hall．Where is my jacket? Please call me if you find it．My phone number is 547-3595．
(1)
Where is Tommy’s English book?
[ ]
A．
In the backpack．
B．
On the desk．
C．
On the dresser．
D．
In the drawer．
(2)
What does Sally like for breakfast?
[ ]
A．
Hamburgers, cabbage and oranges．
B．
Eggs, oranges and bananas．
C．
Eggs, cabbage and bananas．
D．
hamburgers, cabbage and eggs．
(3)
“cabbage” is a kind of ________．
[ ]
A．
club
B．
sport
C．
book
D．
food
(4)
What sport does David like?
[ ]
A．
Baseball．
B．
Basketball．
C．
Soccer．
D．
Ping-pong．
(5)
________ has a jacket．
[ ]
A．
Tommy
B．
Sally
C．
David
D．
Bill
阅读理解
Here are some tips(建议)on how to stay safe in earthquakes．
1．Stay inside and duck and cover．Get under a desk or table, or stand in a corner or under a doorway．Cover your head and neck with your arms．
2．Move against a wall if in a high building with no protective desk or table nearby．Cover your head and neck with your arms．
3．Try to get into an open area away from trees, buildings, walls, and power lines(电杆)if outdoors．
4．Pull over(停靠)to the side of the road away from overpasses(天桥)and power lines if driving．Stay in your car until the shaking ends．
5．Get away from shelves or other areas where objects may fall if in a crowded store or public area．Do not run for the door．Lower your body close to the ground and cover your head and neck with your hands and arms．
6．Stay in your seat if in a cinema or a theater．Get below the level of the back of the seat and cover your head and neck with your arms．
7．If you take cover(躲避)under a strong piece of furniture(家具), hold on to it and be prepared to move with it．
8．Try to stay away from kitchens, where there are often many objects that might fall or get burnt．
(1)
The best title(标题)of the passage is ________．
[ ]
A．
How to protect yourself in an earthquake
B．
Covering your head and neck with your arms can protect you in an earthquake
C．
Advice for dangerous situations
D．
How to stay calm(保持镇静)in an earthquake
(2)
The underlined word “ duck” in Tip 1 means ________．
[ ]
A．
a water bird with short legs
B．
some kind of meat for eating
C．
walk like a duck
D．
lower your head or body very quickly
(3)
Which is the correct way to act in an earthquake?
[ ]
A．
Run downstairs and cover your head and neck with your arms．
B．
Drive your car quickly through the overpass and get out of it．
C．
When you stay under a strong piece of furniture, you should hold on to it and be prepared to move with it．
D．
Climb over the back of the seat and cover your head and neck with your arms．
(4)
________ should be the most important part(s)to be protected in an earthquake,
[ ]
A．
Your head and arms
B．
Your arms
C．
Your neck and arms
D．
Your head and neck
(5)
Tip 3 and Tip 4 give you some advice(建议)on what you should do when you are ________．
[ ]
A．
inside a building
B．
outside a building
C．
in your house
D．
in a store
阅读理解
Reading is a good habit, but the problem is, there's too much to read these days, and too little time to read every word of it．There are hundreds of skills to help you read more in less time．Here are two skills that I think are especially good．
Preview--if it's long and hard．Previewing is especially useful for getting a general idea of heavy reading like long magazine articles and business reports．
Here's how to preview．
●Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully．
●Then read only the first sentence of the other paragraphs．
Previewing doesn't give you all the details．It keeps you from spending time on things you don't really want--or need--to read．
Skim--if it's short and simple．Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading --like popular magazines or the sports and entertainment of your daily paper．
Here's how to skim．
●Get your eyes to move fast．Sweep them across each line．
●Pick up only a few key words in each line．
Everybody skims differently．You and I may not pick up the same words when we skim the same piece, but we'll get a similar idea of what it's all about．
(1)
This passage maybe belong to _______．
[ ]
A．
ad．
B．
story
C．
magzine
D．
poster．
(2)
How many skills are recommended in this passage?
[ ]
A．
One．
B．
Two．
C．
Three．
D．
Four．
(3)
What does the underlined word "preview" mean in Chinese?
[ ]
A．
精读
B．
默读
C．
朗读
D．
略读
(4)
What should we NOT do when we read sports news in a daily paper according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
Read the last two paragraphs carefully．
B．
Get our eyes to move fast．
C．
Sweep our eyes across each line．
D．
Pick up only a few key words in each line．
(5)
What is the best title for this passage?
[ ]
A．
How to read faster
B．
What to read
C．
When to read
D．
Why we should read
阅读理解
(1)
How many soccer cards does Joey have?
[ ]
A．
Twenty．
B．
Twenty-three．
C．
Twenty-five．
D．
Twenty-seven．
(2)
Who likes volleyball?
[ ]
A．
Joey Wilson．
B．
Susie and her father．
C．
Mario and Joey．
D．
Susie and Mario．
(3)
What doesn’t Susie like?
[ ]
A．
Computer games．
B．
Tennis．
C．
Soccer．
D．
Volleyball．
(4)
What does Mario sometimes do with his father?
[ ]
A．
Play volleyball．
B．
Watch volleyball games．
C．
Buy volleyballs from the Chinese team．
D．
Go to the volleyball club．
(5)
When does Susie play sports?
[ ]
A．
On weekends．
B．
Every morning．
C．
Every day after school．
D．
Every Friday．
阅读理解：
Like schools in China, American schools begin in September after a long summer vacation．There are two terms in a school year．The first term is from September to January and the second is from February to June．Usually American children begin to go to school when they are five years old．Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school．
But unlike middle school students in China, high school students in America take only four or five subjects each term．They usually go to the same classes every day and have homework for every class．After class they do all kinds of interesting things．
After high school, many students go to college．They may go to a small or a large one．They usually have to pay a lot for their higher education．So lots of students work after school to make money for their studies．
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案：
(1)
In America, summer vacation lasts ________．
[ ]
A．
one month
B．
two months
C．
three months
D．
more than three months
(2)
Students only stay at school for about ________ years before they go to college．
[ ]
A．
five
B．
six
C．
twelve
D．
fourteen
(3)
The underline word “vacation” means ________ in Chinese．
[ ]
A．
休闲
B．
假期
C．
时光
D．
生活
(4)
Many American students work after class, because they ________．
[ ]
A．
want to see interesting things
B．
have to help the other people
C．
want to make more friends
D．
have to get money for their studies
(5)
The article is mainly about ________．
[ ]
A．
the differences between schools in China and in America．
B．
schools in China．
C．
schools in America．
D．
American students' school life．
阅读理解。
My name is George．I'm in No．2 Junior High School．I'm in Class 1, Grade 8．Li Lin is in my class．We are good friends．My English teacher is Mr．Gao．Li Lin's mom is a teacher, too．They are good teachers．
(1)
George is in ________．
[ ]
A．
No．1 Junior High School
B．
No．2 Junior High School
C．
No．3 Junior High School
(2)
Li Lin is in ________．
[ ]
A．
He's in Class 2, Grade 8．
B．
He's in Class 1, Grade 8．
C．
He is in Class 3, Grade 8．
(3)
________ is George's English teacher．
[ ]
A．
His mom．
B．
Li Lin's mom．
C．
Mr．Gao．
(4)
________ are good friends．
[ ]
A．
George and Li Lin．
B．
George and his teacher
C．
Li Lin and her mom
(5)
________ are good teachers．
[ ]
A．
Mr．Gao．
B．
Mr．Gao and Li Lin's mom
C．
Li Lin's mom
阅读理解
Miss Wang：Good morning, boys and girls! I’m Wang Li．And I’m your(你们的)English teacher(教师)．
Boys and girls：Good morning, Miss Wang!
Miss Wang：This is Helen．She is English(英国人)．
Helen：I’m Helen．Nice to meet you．
Miss Wang：Are you Dale?
Frank：No．I’m Frank．
Miss Wang：OK．Now, Frank, what’s this in English?
Frank：It’s a ruler, Miss Wang．
Miss Wang：What color is it?
Frank：White．
Miss Wang：Right．And what color is this pen?
Frank：It’s blue．I like(喜欢)blue, because(因为)I like the sky(天空)．
Helen：No．The pen is green．And I like green．Look! My jacket is green．
Miss Wang：Great!
(1)
________ is the English teacher．
[ ]
A．
Helen
B．
Frank
C．
Miss Wang
(2)
The boy is ________．
[ ]
A．
Frank
B．
Dale
C．
White
(3)
The ruler is ________．
[ ]
A．
blue
B．
green
C．
white
(4)
The jacket is ________．
[ ]
A．
white
B．
green
C．
blue
(5)
The ________ is blue．
[ ]
A．
ruler
B．
sky
C．
pen
阅读下面短文，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
Many young people want to become pop－stars．It is their great ambition(雄心)in life．They think pop－stars earn a lot of money, they lead interesting and exciting lives, thousands of fans love them, and they become famous!
Yes, but first they must become stars．Most performers star life with a group．This is the pattern nowadays．But there are many groups and competitions are hard．Groups appear and disappear almost overnight．Only a small number survive．Almost without exception they have to work very hard before they reach the top．
And very few reach the top and stay there．In England there are perhaps thirty or so groups at the top．Most of these do not earn so much money, perhaps 500 pounds each time they perform．What's more, they have quite a lot of expenses(开销)．They have to pay a manager, for example．He is the key person in their lives and takes about 20％ of their earnings－perhaps more．Then there are their clothes, their instruments and their van．Sometimes they are still playing for the last two items．
And don't forget, they have to travel a great deal－sometimes 2, 000 miles in one week．At times they even sleep in their van instead of a hotel, just to save money．
So now, what do you think? Are pop－stars so rich? And do they have such exciting lives?
(1)
Which of the following is the reason that many young people want to become pop－stars?
[ ]
A．
Living an exciting life．
B．
Becoming a rich man．
C．
Being loved by thousands of fans．
D．
All of the above．
(2)
Why is the group's manager well paid? Because ________．
[ ]
A．
he runs this group
B．
he looks after them
C．
he is important to them
D．
he buys them clothes and instruments
(3)
The writer makes us believe ________．
[ ]
A．
it is pleasant to become a pop－star
B．
if you work very hard in pop groups, you will reach the top
