When you are reading something in English, you may often meet with a new word. What’s the best way to know it?

You may look it up in the English-Chinese dictionary. It will tell you a lot about the word: the pronunciation, the Chinese meaning and how to use the word. But how can you know where the word is thousands of English words? How to find it in the dictionary both quickly and correctly?

First, all the English words are arranged(安排) in the letter order. In the dictionary you can first see the words beginning with letter A, then B, C, D…. That means, if there are two words “desert” and “pull”, “desert” will be certainly before “pull”. Then if there are two words both beginning with the same letter, you may look at the second letter. Then the third, the fourth… For example, “pardon” is before “plough”, “judge” before “just”, etc.

Do you understand how to look up in the dictionary?

The dictionary will be your good friend. I hope you’ll use it as often as possible in your English study.

1.This passage is about______.

A. new words in writing

B. different dictionaries

C. the best way of reading

D. using an English-Chinese dictionary

2.In the dictionary you may not find_______.

A. how to pronounce the word

B. the spelling of the word

C. who used the word first

D. how to use the word

3.In an English-Chinese dictionary, the last word______.

A. begins with Z B. begins with A

C. is a short one D. is not often used

4.Which group of words is in the right order in an English-Chinese dictionary?

A. perhaps, produce, plenty

B. straight, subject, surprise

C. century, center, business

D. foreign, entrance, headache

5.In the passage the writer tries to tell us that_______.

A. we have to use a dictionary when we read something in English

B. an English-Chinese dictionary can tell us everything about a word

C. an English-Chinese dictionary can help us a lot in our English study

D. all English-Chinese dictionary are the same

Not only kids of Tiger Moms go to Harvard.

Dawn Loggins of Lawndale, N.C. is on her way to Harvard, one of the eight world-famous universities in the eastern US. Nobody encouraged her to study or paid for her special classes. This girl created her own future.

The teen was abandoned by her family last summer, when her parents and two sisters moved to Tennessee. She found herself homeless and had to spend the night on friend's sofas.

The school bus driver learned about Dawn's situation and invited Dawn to move in with her family. Soon, Dawn had a job at Burns High School. She worked from 6 a.m. to 7:40 a.m. before the first school bell rang. she swept floors and picked up trash again in the afternoons, before diving(跳水)into her studies in the evenings.

Dawn's hard work paid off. she finished school with a 3.9 GPA and scored 2,110 on the SAT.

"There were times when I felt like it would be easiest if I gave up," the 18-year-old said."But it was never in me to give up, because I realized that I was never going to be successful unless I got an education."

Even before Dawn's family left her, she led a difficult life. Her family was poor and cups of noodles were often the only food. Dawn "studied by candlelight" because her parents couldn't afford to pay the electricity bill(电费).

Dawn has now reconnected with her family. They are proud of her accomplishments(成就) and are attending her high school graduation.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

1.Why didn't Dawn give up her studies?

A. To reconnect with her family.

B. To thank those who had helped her.

C. To get an education to be successful.

D. To realize her dream of going to Harvard.

2.Who helped Dawn when she found herself homeless?

A. Her teachers. B. Her neighbors. C. A Tiger Mom. D. A school bus driver.

3.What does the underlined word " abandoned " mean in Chinese?

A. 宠爱 B. 抛弃 C. 鼓励 D. 虐待

4.Which of the following words describes Dawn?

A. Open-minded. B. Good-natured. C. Strong-willed. D. Warm-hearted

5.What is the best title for the text?

A. Another Harvard girl. B. A girl in candlelight.

C. From homeless to Harvard. D. The role of Tiger Moms.

Can you swim? Do you like swimming? Yes? Well, how can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. I'm afraid you'll never learn to swim just by reading books about swimming or looking at others swimming. 66 You must practice, practice and practice.

Listening and speaking are very important for beginners. The children in English-speaking countries first listen to others. Then they try to imitate and speak. But as a foreigner, you can listen to English programs on the computer. 67 It doesn't matter. Just be relaxed, try to catch every word.

Somebody may be a good listener. But he dare not speak. He's afraid of making mistakes. 68 Don't be afraid. You must be brave. If you really want to learn English well, you must try to speak with everyone as long as he knows English. Whether you know him or not is not important, when there's nobody to talk with, you can talk to yourself in English. It's interesting and also a good way to practice your spoken English. 69

Reading and writing are more important for senior school students. First you must choose the books you're interested in. A lot of reading will improve your language sense. This is the most important.Keep writing English diaries. You can also write English articles.70 Don't be afraid of failure. Failure is the mother of success.

Easier said than done. Well, let's do more practice from now on. I'm sure you'll learn English well in this way.

根据材料内容，将A-E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整、正确，并将其标号填写在下面题号后的横线上。

A.You may just understand a few words.

B. You may even post them to English magazines.

C.Remember, the more you speak, the fewer mistakes you'll make. 

D.It’s the same with the English study.

E. You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese.

1._______

2.________

3.________

4._________

5._________

书面表达

根据提示，内容写一篇题为“How to be a good learner”的作文。

要求：1.根据提示内容，可适当发挥，语句通顺，书写规范。；

2.词数80左右。

3.提示词：habit，way，get ready, listen, go over, homework, study in groups, help each other, work hard

How to be a good learner

根据短文内容，用括号内单词的恰当形式填空。

I works in a city school now. Ten years ago, I left my home town to come here. The city is 1. (busy) than my home town. The population of it is also much 2. (large). There are a lot of big supermarkets here and people can buy all kinds of food. But I still miss my home town. Because the weather in the city is3. (cold) than that in my home town. And the air in the city isn’t as 4. (fresh) as my home town. The water in my home town is much5. (clean). I’d like to go back to my home town to live one day.

选用适当的句子补全对话。

(Zhang Di—Z; Tilly—T)

Z: Hi, Tilly. Where is your hometown?

T: 1.

Z: 2.

T: It’s more than fifty thousand.

Z: Oh, it’s larger than the population of my home town.

T: 3.

Z: No, sometimes.

T: 4.

Z: The streets are wider and the traffic is busier.

T: What else?

Z: 5. I think people will have a newer life in the future.

A. What’s it like now?

B. It’s in the west of America.

C. The government (政府) is building new countryside.

D. How many people work there?

E. Do you often go back to your home town?

F. What is your home town famous for?

G. What’s the population of it?

A. What’s it like now?

B. It’s in the west of America.

C. The government (政府) is building new countryside.

D. How many people work there?

E. Do you often go back to your home town?

F. What is your home town famous for?

G. What’s the population of it?

That’s a photo _____ Alice’s family.

A. in B. to C. of

Here _____ three photos of my family.

A. am B. is C. are

（题文）— Are Mr. And Mrs. Smith your friends?

— No, _____.

A. I’m not B. you aren’t C. they aren’t

Jim and Tim are good _____.

A. brother B. friend C. friends