First, you should build up confidence（建立自信）. If you believe that you can, then you will learn. When you read or listen to something , you may not be able to understand it all. Don’t worry. You can use a dictionary to help you. You can ask your teacher or friends to help you. Do not be afraid of making mistakes. You can learn from mistakes.

Second, practice using English. For example, write a diary in English every day, and you will be able to write better. Speak English whenever you can. You may practice with your friends after class. Then you will be able to speak better.

Remember the famous saying, “Practice makes perfect.” The more you practice using English, the better you will learn it.

【1】What is main idea of the passage?

A. It is very important and useful to learn a foreign language.

B. Some people learn a foreign language more easily than others.

C. There are different ways to help you learn a foreign language more easily.

D. You should build up confidence before you learn a foreign language.

【2】What is the first way to help you learn English?

A. Try not to make any mistakes.

B. Try to build up your confidence.

C. Try not to ask others for help.

D. Try to make English learning interesting.

【3】What is the second ways to help you learn English?

A. Practice using English.

B. Practice writing English.

C. Practice speaking English.

D. Practice listening to English.

【4】What does “Practice makes perfect” mean?

A. The more you practice your English, the less you will enjoy it.

B. The more you practice your English, the more mistakes you will make.

C. The more you practice your English, the better you will learn it.

D. Perfection is practice.

【5】What can you do when you meet some new words?

A. We can use a dictionary to help us.

B. We can ask our teacher or friends for help.

C. We need to be very afraid of making mistakes.

D. Both A and B.

根据对话内容，从右边方框中的六个选项中，选出五个合适的句子补全对话，并将所选句子的字母标号在答题上上涂黑。

Bob: Hello.

Sally: __【1】__

Bob: What’s your name, please?

Sally: ___【2】__

Bob: Can you spell it, please?

Sally: ___【3】___

Bob: My name is Bob.

Sally: ___【4】__

Bob: B-O-B, Bob.

Sally: __【5】__

Bob: Nice to meet your, too.

【1】Who is Zeus?

A. The god of light. B. The god of law.

C. The god of music. D. The god of animals.

【2】What's the relationship between Zeus and Hermes?2·com

A. Father and son. B. Mother and daughter.

C. Husband and wife. D. Brother and sister.

【3】What does Artemis like?

A. She likes singing. B. She likes writing poems.

C. She likes keeping pets. D. She likes outdoor activities.

【4】What is Apollo like in artwork?

A. A middle－aged man with beard.

B. A young man without hair.

C. A young man with long hair.

D. An old man in a short dress.

【5】What can we learn from the text?

A. Zeus loves his father a lot.

B. Hermes used to be a common person.

C. Artemis dislikes being married.

D. Apollo has a lot of wives.

Hello, my name is Bai Ling. I’m a Chinese girl. Mary is my English name. I’m thirteen years old. My birthday is on October 1st. I sing very well. And I can sing many English songs. I like Tuesday because I have music on that day. I like my music teacher, Miss Green. (A)I like music best. And I want to be a music teacher like Miss Green.

Hi, I’m Bai Li. I’m Bai Ling’s sister. I’m fourteen years old. My favorite day is Friday because I have P. E. on Friday. I like my P. E. teacher, Mr. Miller, because he is fun. I play ping-pong very well. I like the ping-pong player Zhang Jike. His birthday is on February 16th. Zhang Jike likes playing soccer and I also like playing soccer.

(C)I don’t like math because it’s very difficult.

根据短文内容完成下列任务。

【1】写出(A)处画线部分的同义句。

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【2】将(C)处画线部分译为汉语。

____________________________________________________________________

【3】When is Zhang Jike’s birthday?

____________________________________________________________________

【4】How old is Mary?

____________________________________________________________________

【5】根据短文内容判断下列句子正(T)误(F)。

( )(1)Mary’s sister is Bai Ling.

( )(2)Bai Li doesn’t like math.

Notice

No better season than spring, so let’s enjoy ourselves in the best time of the year!

Grade Date Destination

Junior 1 May 5th Fantawild, Zhuzhou

Junior 2 May 6th Fantawild, Zhuzhou

Junior 3 May 5th Baile Land, Wangcheng（in the northwest of Changsha）

Price: RMB￥205(Baile Land) / RMB￥ 245 (Fantawild)

Parking Place: Coaches for Wangcheng Southern Gate

Coaches for Zhuzhou Northern Gate

【1】Where should the students in Grade 8 gather?

A. Southern Gate

B. Northern Gate

C. Zhuzhou

【2】 It's true that ________.

A. the whole school will take a trip on different days.

B. Fantawild must be much more interesting than Baile Land.

C. the students in Grade 9 won’t go out of Changsha.

How are you? I’m glad to get your e-mail. You say you want to know about our school’s courses(课程). Here is my timetable.

Yours,

Kitty

【1】文中画线单词“timetable”的汉语意思是 “ ”。

A. 简介 B. 邮件 C. 课程表 D. 计划表

【2】Kitty has every day.

A. English B. music C. Chinese D. science

【3】The art lesson finishes at on Tuesday.

A. 9: 40 a. m. B. 10: 35 a. m.

C. 2: 45 p. m. D. 3: 40 p. m.

【4】Kitty has P. E. lessons in a week.

A. two B. three C. Four D. five

【5】Which of the following is RIGHT(正确的)?

A. Kitty has seven lessons a day.

B. Kitty can have a break at 2: 10 p. m. .

C. Kitty has no P. E. lesson on Friday.

D. Kitty has two math lessons on Thursday.

【1】 What kind of ticket is the cheapest every day?

A. VIP B. VVIP C.Online Booking

【2】What time might you exactly finish watching Fast & Furious 7 ?

A. At 11:30 am.

B. At 1:00 am.

C. At 12:00 pm.

【3】A couple decide to see the film together with an 8-year-old daughter this Sunday. How much will they have to pay at least if booking on the Internet ?

A. 180 yuan. B. 120 yuan. C. 170 yuan.

A.用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每空一词，每词限用一次（每空一词）。

【1】When I fall ， I always have a dream.

【2】You’d better tell us the . Don’t tell a lie.

【3】Please call me as soon as the VIP guest ________ to the hotel.

【4】 ______they live in one house with their parents， everyone should do their part in keeping it clean and tidy.

【5】He sat ________ the wall in the dark room in silence.

【1】If you’re good with children, you can go to .

A. Sunnyview Children’s Hospital B. Home Love

C. Blue Water Beach D. All the above

【2】You like repairing things, so you could call at .

A. 555-9879 B. 555-6669

C. 555-6668 D. 555-4663

【3】What can you do on Blue Water Beach?

A. Cheer up sick children. B. Clean up the beach.

C. Play games with others. D. Fix up old buildings.

这是初中英语选修教材Reading for Enjoyment的目录(contents)。请仔细阅读该目录。完成对教材内容的介绍。

Contents

Here's a contents table from Reading for Enjoyment. There are ___【1】__ modules in this books. Each module has three parts — ___【2】__ ,Reading and Culture. The topics are Friendship, Wild world, Healthy living and __【3】_. The Reading part provides lots of fresh reading passages, which help students improve their ___【4】__ skills such as finding facts, and bring them great enjoyment as well. The __【5】__ part provides rich cultural background through short stories. The book helps open up students’ eyes and improve their comprehension abilities.