Many students ask for advice about improving (提高) their English. There are three basic(基本的) questions.

The first question is about real English. Li Hao from Hubei wrote, “I enjoy watching English films and listening to real English songs. But it takes a long time. What do you think?”

This is a great way to learn English! Talk about the film or song with your friends, and guess the meaning of the new words. Just enjoy yourself!

The second question is about speaking. Sam, from Suzhou wrote, “Our school has a foreign teacher. But I'm shy and can’t speak to her. What should I do?”

When I visit China, lots of people in the street say, “Hello! How are you? Where are you from? Do you like China?” These are good questions to start a talk. Many people are shy when they speak English, so before you begin, take a deep breath and smile! Smiling always helps.

The third question is about vocabulary. Oliver, from Anhui wrote, “I want to remember all the new words. I write them down, but I forget them quickly. What should I do?”

Try to remember eight or ten words a day. Write them on pieces of paper and place them in your bedroom. Say the words when you see them, and change them every day. And when you’re shopping, how about counting the English words, or saying the English names for everything you see?

1.How many basic questions do the students often ask?

A. Two. B. Three C. Four. D. Five.

2.What should you do if you are shy to speak English?

A. Watch English films.

B. Write down the words first.

C. Listen to real English songs.

D. Take a deep breath and smile before you begin.

3.What’s the best title of this passage?

A. How to learn English.

B. Talking about English films.

C. Advice about English writing.

D. The way of beginning an English talk.

4.Which isn’t a good way to learn English?

A. Listening to English songs.

B. Practising English with a foreigner in the street.

C. Sitting in your bedroom to remember words.

D. Saying the English names for everything you see.

Play is the basic business of childhood, and in recent years research has shown the great importance of play in the development of a human being. From earliest infancy（婴儿）, every child needs opportunity and right materials for play, and the main tools of play are toys. The main function of toys is to suggest, encourage and play. To succeed in this, they must be good toys, which children will play with often, and will come back again and again. Therefore, it is important to choose suitable toys for different stages of a child’s development.

In recent years, research on baby development has shown that the standard a child is likely to reach, within the range of his inherited（遗传的）abilities, is largely determined in the first three years of his life. So a baby’s ability to benefit from the right play materials should not be underestimated. A baby who is encouraged, talked to and shown things and played with, has the best chance of growing up successfully.

In the next stage, from three to five years old, curiosity knows no bounds. Every type of suitable toys should be made available to the child, for trying out, experimenting and learning, for discovering his own particular ability: Bricks and jigsaws（七巧板）and construction toys; painting, scribbling（涂鸦）and making things; sand and water play; toys for imaginative and pretending play—the first social games for learning to play and get on with others.

But at the third stage of play development—from five to seven or eight years old— the child is at school. But for a few more years play is still the best way of learning, at home or at school．It is easier to see which type of toys the child most enjoys.

Until the age of seven or eight, play and work mean much the same to a child．But once reading has been mastered, then books become the main source of learning. Toys are still interesting and valuable, which lead up to new hobbies, but their significance has changed to a child of nine or ten years old, toys and games mean, as to adults, relaxation and fun.

1. What does the writer want to tell us in the first paragraph?

A.    Children should choose toys by themselves.

B.    Children like playing, but they don’t need any toys.

C.    Children should be given different toys as they grow up.

D.    Children should be given the same toys as they grow up.

E.     58．According to the passage, we can give the child every kind of toys ________．

A．when he is two             B．when he is around four

C．when he is six              D．when he is eight

2.When a child is seven years old, what is the main source of learning?

A. Toys.      B. Books.    C. Jigsaws.   D. Paintings.

3. What is the article mainly about?

A．The importance of schooling.

B．The choice of toys for children.

   C．The importance of pre-school education.

D．The role of play in a child’s development.

Just as in face-to-face communication, there are some basic rules of behavior(行为) that should be followed on the Internet. The basic rule is simple: treat others in the same way you would want to be treated. Imagine how you’d feel if you were in the other person’s shoes.

For anything you’re about to send: ask yourself, “ Would I say that to the person’s face?” If the answer is no, rewrite and reread. If someone in the chat room is rude to you, you needn’t to fire back. You should either ignore(不理睬) the person, or use your chat software to block their messages. Remember to respect the beliefs and opinions of others in the chat room.

Everyone was new to the network once. Offer advice when asked by newcomers, as they may not be sure what to do or how to communicate. When someone makes a mistake, be kind about it. If you do decide to tell someone about the mistake, point it out politely. At the same time, if you find you are wrong, be sure to correct yourself and apologize to those that you have offended(冒犯). You’d better not ask others questions about their age, sex and families. Unless you know the person very well, and you are both comfortable with sharing personal information, or don’t ask such questions.

1.The Chinese meaning of the sentence “ treat others in the same way you would want to be treated”

A．以牙还牙         B．以己度人          C．治病救人         D．殊途同归

2.You should point out someone’s mistake __________.

A．politely           B．rudely            C．patiently          D．seriously

3.If you don’t know the person very well, you’d better not to ask_______.

A．their age          B．their sex          C．their weight        D．both A and B

4.This passage is mainly about ____

A．how to communicate

B．sharing personal information

C．basic rules of behavior on the Internet.

D．respecting others in the chat room.

We had one class for computers when I was in school, which was also introduced new in school and all the students did not attend it. I took it because I had free period and was interested in taking it. In those days we could not image that computers will become so important in our lives otherwise most of the students would have joined the computer class.

Computers are beneficial for almost anyone and the present generation is growing in an atmosphere(氛围) where you need the computers for doing almost everything .If they are not made computer literate(精通) they will lag behind in all the activities. Nowadays almost all schools have some kind of computer courses for the students so that they learn the fundamentals of the computer. It will not be possible to do it if they don’t have computer classes. Most of the homes have personal computers now and most children are already aware of the basics before they join school.

Computing courses are also good for adults who are not familiar with the computer as most of the jobs which are available today have the use of computer in some way or the other. Adults who have not used the computer before are generally quite anxious, but an easy computing course will be able to change the way they think in a few weeks.

If you are interested, you can join a computing course which is longer and teaches you more than the basics, but you may have to spend more time in the completing course. They are very useful courses as it teaches you ways to use the fundamental programs which are typically used in various jobs.

It is also possible you may like to do the computing course for enjoyment as some of the classes are also free .There are courses which charge a fee for skills like graphic design and photo editing . They are a lot of fun too and may also be useful when you do a job , depending on the kind of career ，someone you choose or have . You will find these courses in the colleges, as well as online, if you already are familiar with the use of computer.

1.Most of the students didn’t attend the computer course probably because         .

A．they were not interested in computer

B．they were busy with their homework

C．they thought computers were useless

D．they didn’t have computers at all

2.Which of the following is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A．The number of the computers is larger than before.

B．The computers are very important in our daily life.

C．The students are forced to learn computer at school.

D．Everyone has a personal computer at home.

3.According to this passage most of the jobs can be done by    .

A．attending computing courses

B．changing the way people think

C．learning all aspects of the computer

D．using the computer

4.The underlined pronoun “it” (in paragraph 4) refers to        .

A．the computer course                    B．the usage of word

C．the basic program                       D．the word processing

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the last paragraph?

A．It costs some money to learn skills of computer.

B．All the classes for enjoyment are free online.

C．Photo editing is always useful to your job.

D．It is difficult to look for computer courses.

Two Chinese spacecrafts successfully completed China’s first space docking early November 3, 2011, which has taken the country a step closer to building its own space station.

Nearly two days after its launch, the unmanned spacecraft Shenzhou VIII docked with the space lab module Tiangong I more than 343 km above the earth surface. Shenzhou VIII and Tiangong I took apart after flying together for 12 days. On the 14th of November, the two spacecrafts finished the second docking. Then Shenzhou VIII parted from Tiangong I again and returned to the earth safely on the 17th. Tiangong I is still traveling around the earth in the space, waiting for the arrival of Shenzhou IX and X and so on in the near future.

That marked another great leap for China’s space program and made China the third country in the world, after the United States and Russia, to master the space docking technique (空间对接技术).

The world’s first space docking was achieved in 1966, when the manned U.S, spacecraft Gemini 8 (双子星8号) docked with an unmanned Agena Target Vehicle (阿金纳目标飞行器). Space docking is necessary to explore space beyond Earth’s orbit. “The capability increases China’s ability to act independently in space, as well as its ability to work together with others,” said Gregory Kulacki, a U.S. space scientist and senior analyst.

“With the success of its first space docking, China is now equipped with the basic technology and ability required for the construction of a space station,” said Zhou Jianping, chief designer of China’s manned space program.” The country is on its way to building a permanent manned space station around 2020.”

1.What did the success of the first space docking mean to China?

      A. China has caught up with the United States in the space exploration field.

      B. China took a step closer to building its own space station.

      C. China became the first country to master the space docking technique.

      D. China has the ability to build a permanent manned space station right now.

2.What does the underlined word “That” in the third paragraph refer to?

A. Shenzhou VIII.

B. Tiangong I

C. The Space Station

D. The success of China’s first space docking

3.What can we learn from the passage? 

A. Tiangong I will fly in the space for 12 days.

B. The first space docking of the world was achieved in 1966, by Russians.

C. Without space docking technique people can’t explore space beyond Earth’s orbit.

D. The U.S.A helped China achieve the first space docking.

4.What’s the best title of this passage?

A. The first space docking of China.

B. The history of space docking.

C. The first space docking of the world.

D. The space docking technique