Some of Paul’s schoolmates learn two languages—English and French. So does Paul. As an Englishman, Paul can also speak German and Spanish. So, do you think the British people are very good language learners? The fact is that they aren’t.

The survey done by the European Commission (欧盟委员会) showed that 62% of the British people only speak English. 38% speak at least one foreign language and 18% speak two or more. Compared with the British people, 56% of the people in other European countries speak at least one foreign language and 28% speak two or more. From this you can see that the British people are famous for not speaking foreign languages and that they are not good language learners in Europe.

And the survey also showed that English is the most widely-spoken foreign language. Many European people can have a conversation in English. That’s why British people don’t think it is necessary to learn a foreign language.

In Britain, students are not required to learn a foreign language. That means at school learning a foreign language is only an option. In UK schools it is common for children to start learning a foreign language at 11 and many of them give it up at 14. So why don’t students continue learning foreign languages at school? Because they think it is more difficult to get good results in languages than in other subjects such as science or history.

To solve this problem, the British government is looking for different ways to improve language learning at school. One way is to start learning it at a much younger age. Another one is to give school children more choices.

Changing the British attitude(态度) to learning foreign languages may be a hard task but the government decides to have a try!

1.Which country is Paul from?

A.France. B.Germany.

C.Spain. D.The United Kingdom.

2.According to the passage, students in Britain prefer to learn .

A.science or German B.history or science

C.French or history D.German or French

3.What does the underlined word “option” mean in Chinese in paragraph 4?

A.选修课 B.必修课 C.实验课 D.艺术课

4.Which of the following about the British people is TRUE?

A.They are good language learners.

B.They are famous for speaking foreign languages.

C.More than half of them only speak English.

D.56% of them speak at least one foreign language.

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A.English Speaking B.Young English Learners

C.Schools in England D.Language Learning in Britain

Success is very important. But it does not come to our doors so often, so easily. It takes time! It takes efforts! Are you thirsty for success?1.

First: start young! That’s what pop star Shakira did. She first performed in public aged four and for nine years, she wrote songs and sang for her friends. For the last 15 years, she has been one of the most successful pop singers in the world.

2. You can try to be confident(自信的).When Steven Spielberg didn’t get into film school, he pretended( 假 装 ) that he had a job at Universal Studios. 3. And he worked there for three months. For nearly 40 years, Spielberg has directed many famous Hollywood films.

It isn’t just confidence. Our third tip is: work very hard. The “10, 000-hour rule of success” says you need to practice for 10,000 hours.4. Microsoft founder Bill Gates is a good example; for about five years, when he was a teenager, he spent 10,000 hours working on a computer. His hard work gave him a big advantage over other people.

5. At the age of five, Novak Djokovic decided he wanted to be the best tennis player in the world. Djokovic modeled himself on his hero, champion(冠军) Pete Sampras—he tried to be better than Sampras and everyone else. In 2011, Djokovic, aged 24, won three major world championships and became the World Number One.

A. That’s about six hours a day for five years.

B. Still he walked confidently past the guards.

C. If you can’t start young, it doesn’t matter too much.

D. Follow our four secrets of success and you can succeed.

E. Others can also encourage you, so the next tip is: set your goals high

情景交际

1.当你想用“我们的梦想会实现的。”给大家打气，可以这样表达：

Let’s work hard,_____!

2.你的朋友要去北京旅游，你应该这样祝福他：

_____!

3.你想提醒对方一定记得关门，应该这样说：

_____ the door, please.

4.你想邀请新来的同学一起去散散步，可以这样说：

_____ with me?

5.当你的朋友Peter 非常担心他的考试时，可以这样说安慰他：

_____, Peter.

George and his wife had been looking around for a bigger house. The first place they saw was a bit 1./ fɑ? / from the office where they worked. The second place was large2.had no garden, in which the children could play. Then they visited a3.and a fourth place. Both were too dear. They 4. / ’n??l? / lost hope.

Yesterday they found a 5. (little) expensive house — a four-bedroomed house with a little lawn at the front. It was just what the children 6. (need). But some of the roofs and walls were7.(break). So, George had to have much money to repair the house.

Today George8./ ke?m / to visit Mr. Jackson and asked him to lend him money. Mr. Jackson wasn’t sure 9. his son would ever be able to return the money. He thought for a while, and then he said, “You grew up 10. a garden. I don’t think it’s a must for the children to play in a garden.”

假如你是李玲，和美国的 Peter 是笔友。在上次邮件中，他提到想了解中国的民间音乐，以及餐饮礼仪文化。现请你根据以下信息给Peter 回信，告诉他有关情况。

注意：

1. 邮件必须包括表格所有信息；

2. 词数: 80 左右，开头和结尾已给出(不计入总词数)。

Dear Peter,

It was a really nice surprise to get your email. I think it’s a great idea to keep writing to each other. You told me that you like country music.

If you come to China, you can learn more about Chinese manners. Look forward to receiving your letter.

Yours, Li Ling

Your dream won’t come true_____________you keep trying your best.

A.When B.whether C.unless D.because

—Lisa, how is your cousin?

— He is __________ now. Thank you.

A. more healthier B. much healthier C. very healthier D. healthiest

I don't know if Eric ________ this Sunday. If he ________ here，I'll call you at once.

A.will come；will come B.come；comes

C.comes；will come D.will come；comes

They arrived at the airport of Huangping ______the morning of June 6th.

A.in B.at C.by D.on

Some students don’t know the importance of knowledge _____they need to use it.

A.though B.as long as C.until D.if