English is spoken as a first language by about 375 million people and as a foreign language by around 750 million people. It is being learned by about a billion people. These numbers alone make English to learn. If you are not fluent (流利的) in English, it may be good for you to know the advantages of learning the language.

In many countries, English is used as a working language. In the United States, English speakers make more money than those who don’t speak English at all. Learning . English can increase the chance of getting a good job.

If you visit a country, you can easily find someone who can speak at least a little English. So if 'you know English, you have a chance to communicate almost anywhere you travel.

Its not easy for parents who don’t understand English to raise children in an English -speaking country. For example; if they send their children to school and the teacher does not speak their mother language, parents are likely to have difficulty communicating with the teacher. And if the children have homework they do not understand, parents cannot help them.

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根据材料内容选择最佳答案,并将其标号填人题前括号内。

1. According to the first paragraph, about million people speak English as a

first language. .

A.375 B.750 C.1,125 D. 1,500

2.Which of the following can be put in ?

A. hopeless B. difficult C. Boring D. important

3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the reading?

A. English is helpful in finding a job.

B. English is helpful in traveling to other places.

C. Children who learn English well can receive more attention.

D. Parents who know English well have no trouble helping kids with homework

4.Who is this passage written for?

A. People who learn English as a first language.

B. People who are not good at English.

D. People who love traveling.

5.Where can you probably find the above reading?

A. In a museum. B. In a magazine.

C. In a newspaper. D. On the Internet.

The teacher stood before his class of 30 students and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “I know how hard you have all worked to get ready for this test.” he said. “And because I know you are all able to understand these questions. I am ready to offer a B to anyone who would prefer not to take the test.”

A number of students jumped up to thank the teacher and left the classroom. The teacher looked at the rest students and said. “Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last chance.” Two more students decided to go. Seven students stayed. The teacher then handed out the papers. There were only three sentences on the paper: Congratulations! You have received an A in this class. Keep believing in yourself.

I never had a teacher who gave a test like that, but I think that it is a test that any teacher could and should give. Students who do not have confidence in what they have learned are B students at most. The same is true for students in real life. The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have learned from both successes and failures. They have learned life’s lessons whether from school education or from events in their lives, and have become better people. Scientists say that by the age of eight,80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed. You are a big kid now and you realize that you have some limits (局限).

However, there is nothing you can’t do or learn to be. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma (珠穆朗玛峰) said, “We do not conquer (征服) the mountain, but ourselves.”

根据短文内容, 选择最佳答案, 并在答题卡上按要求作答。

1.How many students left the classroom after their teacher offered a B to them?

A. 30 B. 20 C. 23 D. 7

2.What was the teacher going to do after she came into the classroom?

A. She was going to have a lesson.

B. She was going to tell a story.

C. She was going to play a game.

D. She was going to hand out the final exam papers.

3.Why did the teacher give A to the students who stayed in the classroom at last?

A. Because the teacher loves them more.

B. Because they got higher marks.

C. Because they have confidence in themselves in what they have learned.

D. Because they stayed in the classroom to ask their teacher for an A.

4. “We do not conquer the mountain, but ourselves.” What does it mean in the passage?

A. We didn’t climb the mountain, so we didn’t succeed.

B. We climbed the mountain and we succeeded.

C. We can do everything if we climb up the mountain.

D. Everything is possible if we believe in ourselves.

5. What’s the best title of the passage?

A. How to get A or B. B. How to be a good student.

C. To be confident. D. Conquer the mountain.

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