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. 1.

    From the first paragraph, we know that ________.

    1. A.
      English is difficult to learn
    2. B.
      if you have seen an English sentence, you can speak English
    3. C.
      before you use English, you must know some English
    4. D.
      everyone is a born English speaker
  2. 2.

    What is the best way to get correct English sentences according to the passage?

    1. A.
      Speaking.
    2. B.
      Writing.
    3. C.
      Thinking.
    4. D.
      Reading and listening.
  3. 3.

    In the writer’s opinion, we can grasp English grammar rules _______.

    1. A.
      by reading English books
    2. B.
      by reading grammar books
    3. C.
      by writing and speaking
    4. D.
      by learning grammar rules
  4. 4.

    The only difference between you and native speakers is that native speakers _______.

    1. A.
      have parents as their English teachers
    2. B.
      are born to know grammar rules and phrases
    3. C.
      read and hear more English than you
    4. D.
      have a gift in learning English
  5. 5.

    What’s the main idea of the passage?

    1. A.
      It is important for us to know English words.
    2. B.
      Reading is important for us to learn English.
    3. C.
      English grammar is not so important.
    4. D.
      The best way to learn English is going to England.

What’s the coolest kind of transportation(交通) for middle school students back from winter holidays? A racing bike? A car? No, it’s a special kind of shoes called Heelys(暴走鞋). Heelys look just like common sports shoes, but they have a wheel(轮子) hidden(藏) in the heel(鞋跟). So instead of walking, kids can “fly” around in them.
“Wearing Heelys is fun and cool!” said Wu Peng, a boy who wore them on his first day back at No. 6 Middle School in Beijing. Wu Peng said he loves the shoes so much that he wears them to go here and there. Sometimes he even follows his parents’ car to the supermarket in his Heelys!
Other students also think they are very cool, but some aren’t so lucky with their Heelys. It’s said that some children fell down and got hurt while wearing these shoes.
“Heelys wheels are in the heels of the shoes, so it’s easy to fall,” said Liu Rui, a doctor at the Hong Kong International Medical Clinic, Beijing. Even worse, Liu said, “Wearing Heelys for a long time could stop young people from developing their legs. ”

  1. 1.

    What’s the coolest kind of transportation according to the passage?

    1. A.
      A car.
    2. B.
      A racing bike.
    3. C.
      A pair of Heelys.
    4. D.
      A pair of common sports shoes.
  2. 2.

    Why do kids like Heelys when they wear them?

    1. A.
      Because they can fly in space.
    2. B.
      Because they can walk fast.
    3. C.
      Because they are fun and cool.
    4. D.
      Because they can skate.
  3. 3.

    Heelys are common shoes with ____ the heel.

    1. A.
      a wheel hidden in
    2. B.
      a wheel in front of
    3. C.
      an arm hidden in
    4. D.
      a leg hidden in
  4. 4.

    Not all the kids are lucky because some of them ____.

    1. A.
      have no money to buy them
    2. B.
      are afraid of falling down
    3. C.
      are not allowed(不被允许) to wear them
    4. D.
      fell down and got hurt
  5. 5.

    What does the doctor think of Heelys?

    1. A.
      They are too expensive to buy.
    2. B.
      They are too fast to go.
    3. C.
      They are bad for kids’ health.
    4. D.
      They are good for training.

The marathon(马拉松) in my town usually takes place in hot weather. My job was to follow the runners to help those who needed medical help. “We should stay behind the last runner, so take it slowly,” I said to the driver, Doug.
As it began, the front runners started to disappear(消失). Then I noticed a woman in blue running shorts and a white T-shirt. “ Doug, look!” We knew we were watching our “last runner”. Her feet turned in , yet her left knee turned out. Her legs were so crippled(畸形的) that it seemed impossible for her to be able to walk. How could she run a marathon?
We watched in silence as she slowly moved forward. We would move forward a little bit, then stop and wait for her. Then we would slowly move forward a little bit more. As I watched her try to put one foot in front of the other, I found myself breathing for her. I wanted her to stop, and at the same time, I hoped that she wouldn’t. Finally, she was the only runner left in sight. When the finishing line came into sight, we found the cheering people had all gone home. She slowly crossed through the line and lifted her hands, full of happiness.
I do not know the woman’s name, but since that day she has become a part of my life. For her, it was about finishing what she had set out to do, no matter what. When I think things are too difficult and want to say “I just can’t do it”, I think of the last runner. Then I realize how easy the task before me really is.

  1. 1.

    When does the marathon usually take place in the writer’s town?

    1. A.
      In spring.
    2. B.
      In summer.
    3. C.
      In autumn.
    4. D.
      In winter.
  2. 2.

    The last runner had problems with her      .

    1. A.
      head
    2. B.
      back
    3. C.
      legs
    4. D.
      arms
  3. 3.

    Why did the woman take part in the marathon?

    1. A.
      To win a good prize
    2. B.
      To beat the other runners
    3. C.
      To make friends with others
    4. D.
      To finish what she had decided to do
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