English is very important in the modern world. Many people want to learn it well. Here are some things that I want to say about learning it.

To learn English well, you need two things---passion and good learning methods(方法). Passion is the more important one. Why? Because passion makes you want to learn English. Learning methods only tell you how to do it better and faster.

If you love learning English, you will do it regularly(有规律地) and spend more time on it. It will also be easy for you to remember new words and grammar rules. __________ For example, some people like history and know a lot about World WarⅡ. If you ask a person who doesn’t like history to memorize all the facts, he probably can’t do it.

When you want to learn English, you can do the following things:

First, imagine(想象) that you can talk to native(本土的) speakers just as you talk in your mother language. Imagine yourself to be a manager(经理) in a foreign company(公司). Imagine you are living in an English-speaking country.

Second, use English as much as possible. This is very important. The more you use English, the better you will learn it. English is very popular, so you can use it everywhere. You can watch American cartoons, sing English songs, and read interesting books written in English as well.

1. The underlined word “passion” means “_______” in Chinese.

A. 热情 B. 态度 C. 步骤 D. 情感

2.The missing(空白的) part in the third paragraph can be __________.

A. You can’t memorize everywhere in learning English

B. You will find it hard to learn English

C. Everyone likes to learn what they like most

D. That’s because you can easily remember what you like

3.What can you do if you want to learn English according to the passage?

A. Stop learning it for some time.

B. Read interesting English books.

C. Listen to music or play sports.

D. Go to English-speaking countries.

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the writer?

A. Learning methods are more important than passion.

B. You need two things if you want to learn English well.

C. It’s easy for you to remember new words or grammar rules if you are an English lover.

D. It’s difficult for a person to know a lot about World WarⅡif he isn’t interested in history.

5.The main idea of this passage is about _______.

A. the importance of learning English

B. English around the modern world

C. some advice on how to learn English

D. how to write e-mails to other people

任务型阅读(本题有5小题,每小题1分;共计5分)

Chris Jones 刚刚结束了一次不寻常的印度之旅,记者就此对他进行了采访。以下是采访的部分内容:

Reporter:

Chris: Well, it all started two years ago when I was having a trip to India. I visited a photographic(摄影)exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only way to travel around India was on an elephant.

Reporter: What did you do next?

Chris: I flew to New Delhi and started looking for an elephant. I needed an elephant trained to carry people. I asked an expert for help. He taught me how to ride an elephant. He also helped me find an elephant.

Reporter:

Chris: Not too long, I bought a female(母的)elephant called Tara for about USD 6000.

Reporter:

Chris: Tara and I set off from New Delhi a week later. We were heading to Sonepur in northern India. And what a ride! Elephants can travel at about 6 miles an hour and Sonepur was more than 1200 km away. It took us 64 days to complete the journey.

Reporter:

Chris: Yes, a few. But nothing serious.On the third day, Tara hurt her foot. But that got better quickly. Also, there was a lot of heavy rain during the first week and we got very wet!

请根据Chris Jones的回答,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择恰当的问题填入第1—4四个空格中。

1.

2.

3.

4.

A. How long did it take to find a suitable elephant?

B. What gave you the idea to travel around India on an elephant?

C. Did you have any problems on your journey?

D. Can you tell me the journey?

5.Which is the best title for the trip?

A. A fast journey B. An unusual journey

C. A sad journey D. An unusual elephant

Last weekend, our family went to have Christmas dinner in a restaurant.We were the only family with a baby in the restaurant.Suddenly, my baby Erik became excited when we were enjoying our meal.I looked around and saw an old man with old clothes and dirty old shoes.His hair was unwashed.He was smiling at my Erik.

“He might hurt my Erik,” I thought.Everyone in the restaurant looked at us and the old man.Then we decided to leave.The old man sat between the door and us.

As I walked closer to the man, I turned my back.Suddenly, Erik leaned(倾斜) over my arms, reaching with both arms in a baby’s pick-me-up position(姿势).Before I could stop him, Erik had escaped(逃跑) from my arms to the man’s.Soon the very old smelly man and my young baby developed a kind of friendship.

Erik put his little hand on the man’s face, and I saw the old man closed his eyes and tears running down his face.His aged hands held my baby so gently(温柔地).A moment later, the old man opened his eyes, passed me my baby and said, “Thank you, Madam.You’ve given me the best Christmas gift.”

I cried, with my face burning hot.A child saw a soul(灵魂), but a mother saw only a kind of clothes.

1.At first, the writer thought the old man was ______ .

A.terrible B.friendly

C.impossible D.wise

2.The family decided to leave the restaurant because they ______.

A.had finished the meal already

B.had some important things to do

C.thought the food there was bad

D.worried about their baby’s safety

3.We can learn from the passage that Erik _______.

A.showed kindness to the old man

B.had seen the old man before

C.was popular in the restaurant

D.was hurt by the old man

4.Why did the old man thank the writer?

A.Because the writer bought food for him

B.Because the writer said Merry Christmas to him

C.Because staying with the baby made him feel happy

D.Because the writer asked him to play with her baby

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A.A special restaurant

B.A lovely baby

C.Soul and clothes

D.Parents’ influence on babies

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