When you are learning English, you find it not clever to put an English sentence, word for word, into your own language. Take the sentence “How do you do？”as an example. If you look up each word in the dictionary, one at a time, what is your translation? It must be a wrong sentence in your own language.

Languages do not just have different sounds; they are different in many ways. It’s important to master（掌握）the rules for word order in the study of English, too. If the speaker puts words in a wrong order, the listener can’t understand the speaker’s sentence easily. Sometimes when the order of words in an English sentence is changed, the meaning of the sentence changes. But sometimes the order is changed, the meaning of the sentence doesn’t change. Let’s see the difference between the two pairs of sentences.

“She only likes apples.”

“Only she likes apples.”

“I have seen the film already.”

“I already have seen the film.”

When you are learning English, you must do your best to get the spirit of the language and use it as the English speaker does.

1.From the passage we know that____ when we are learning English.

A. we shouldn’t put every word into our own language.

B. we should look up every word in the dictionary.

C. we need to put every word into our own language.

D. we must read word for word.

2.The writer thinks it is_____ in learning English.

A. difficult to understand different sounds

B. possible to remember the word order rules

C. important to master the rules in different ways

D. easy to master the rules for word order

3.We can learn from the passage that______.

A. the meaning of an English sentence always changes with the order of the words

B. the order of words can never change the meaning of an English sentence

C. sometimes different order of words has a different meaning

D. if the order of words is different, the meaning of the sentence must be different

4.“She only likes apples.”_______

A. is the same as “Only she likes apples.”

B. is different from “Only she likes apples.”

C. means “She likes fruit except apples.”

D. means “She doesn’t like apples.”

5.Which is the best title for this passage?

A. Different Orders, Different Meanings

B. How to Speak English

C. How to Put English into Our Own Language

D. How to Learn English

Think of life as a game in which you are playing with five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit and you keep all of them in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber(橡胶) ball. If you drop it, it will bounce( 反弹 )back.

But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit, are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be broken. They will never be the same. You must understand that and try to have balance in your life. How?

Don’t look down on your worth(价值) by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different and each of us is special.

Don’t let other people set goals for you. Only you know what is best to yourself.

Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.

Don’t be afraid of difficulties. Be brave!

Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you have been, but also where you are going.

Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is a treasure(宝藏) you can always carry easily.

Don’t use time or words carelessly. You can’t get them back. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is mystery(秘密), and today is a gift; that’s why we call it “ the present”. Life is not a competition, but a trip ,step by step.

1.The passage tells us not to______ because everyone is special.

A. be afraid of difficulties

B. compare yourself with others to look down on yourself

C. run through life so fast

D. be afraid to learn

2.The sentence “Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.” means that___________

A. if we don’t give up, there is always hope

B. you should set goals for yourself

C. you should learn to give up

D. although you try, nothing will change

3.Why can’t we use time carelessly？

A. Because time is expensive.

B. Because time will get back.

C. Because we are too poor.

D. Because time never returns.

4.If you run through life so fast, you will____________.

A. lose your own treasure that you can always carry easily

B. forget not only where you have been, but also where you are going.

C. look down on your worth

D. not be afraid of difficulties.

5.According to the passage, which is the best title?

A. Nothing is impossible.

B. Glass balls are easy to be broken.

C. treat your life in a right way.

D. Things you can’t do.

Woodland School Picnic Notice

Dear parents，

The school is a picnic planning for Grade 2 students. They will have an exciting experience on a nearby farm. Six experienced teachers will be there to take care of the children. Parents need to pay $20 for the picnic. Let us know if you want your children to go for the picnic by 24th November 2014.

After Monday,24th November 2014,the confirmation will not be accepted.

Important information:

1.Where will the picnic take place?

A. In a park B. In a zoo

C. On a farm D. On a mountain

2.What does the underlined word “confirmation” mean in Chinese?

A. 入学 B.住宿 C.陪同 D.确认

3.How long will the picnic take?

A.4 hours B.6 hours C.8 hours D.10 hours

4.What should children take with them for the picnic?

A.A lunch box B. A water bottle

C. Sports clothes D. Hot water

5.What can we learn from the material?

A. No teacher will go for the picnic

B. Parents don’t need to pay for the picnic.

C. Children will have a class after the picnic.

D. Children will go for the picnic on weekends

根据句意及首字母提示补全单词。（每小题1分，共5分）

1.I’m new here. So I’m a s to them.

2.Chinese people use (筷子) to have meals.

3.Please keep (安静)when you are in the library.

4.Parents should be p with their children.

5.In autumn, many l turn yellow.

根据所给词的适当形式填空。（每小题1分，共5分）

1.He suggested (take) a walk after dinner.

2.The tea (plant)by farmers.

3.I (change)a lot since I became a middle school student.

4.Did you make a (decide) to help them.

5.I have some trouble (pronounce) this new word。

任务性阅读。（每小题2分，共10分）

Now the idea of “ car sharing” has become popular in Europe and the United Stated. That’s to say, people share one car, not each person has one.(A)As we know, most cars are parked in garages（车库） for much time. In fact, we drive our own cars as long as one or two hours a day on average(平均). When we don’t use them, we have to pay for parking and other things. (B)We spend too much money on that. If we share a car, we’ll only pay when we use it .(C)Because some people want to save money, they come up with the idea of “car sharing”. Now many people are starting to do car sharing. In Switzerland, almost 40000 people have joined it. Japan is also trying to make “car sharing” popular around the country.(D)car, is, of, new, sharing, transportation, beginning, a, idea, the, in. (E) This is also very easy for us to travel here and there without buying cars. Do you love to share a car with others?

1.请将（A）处的句子翻译成汉语。

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2.在下面的空白处填上一个适当的单词，使句意与（B）处相同。

That us too much money.

3.对（C）出的画线部分提问。

4.请将（D）处的单词组合成一个完整的句子。

5.（E）处有一处错误，请找出错误并改在下面的横线上。（可用文字叙述）。

短文填空。（每空1分，共5分）

用方框中词的适当形式完成短文。（每小题1分，共5分）

My favorite TV program is a reality show called Survivor(幸存者)。 It isn’t on TV at the moment, but it was on last year.

In the show, two teams of people are taken to a(an)___ 1.____. All of them have to sleep__2.__because there aren’t any houses or hotels. They usually choose something really useful like a toothbrush since they can only take one thing with them. The people also have to find food and they spend a lot of time finishing and collecting fruit from the trees. Every week one people has to__3._____. At the end, there are only two people on the island and one of them is chosen 4.____the winner.

I really like Survivor because it’s very exciting and the people have to do things like hunting for food. I really _5._____myself when I watch it. I don’t want to be on the show, however, I like living in a house!

书面表达： 假如你是张军，几年来，你有了很大的变化，不仅从外貌，性格有变化，而且你在老师和同学们的帮助下，由一个“问题学生”变成一名深受老师和同学们喜欢的学生，请根据表格提供的信息，描述你的变化，可适当发挥。80字左右。

How I’ve changed!

My name is Zhang Jun.. My life has changed a lot in the last few years.

In the following words, which underlined letter has a different sound from the others?

A. attitude B. athlete C. attractive

Which of the following words has the same sound as the underlined letter of the word

“belief” ?

A. before B. best C. benefit