When you are learning English,listening,speaking and writing are important,but reading can also be very helpful.When you read,you can not only learn some new words,but also learn how to use these English words.When you read,it gives you a good example for writing.
Good reading tips (建议):
Try to read at the right level (水平).Read something that you can (more or less)understand.If you need to stop every three words to use a dictionary,it is not interesting.
Try to increase the number of your new words.If there are four or five new words on a page,write them in your notebook.But you don't have to write them while you read.Instead try to guess their meaning as you read;mark them with a pen.Then come back when you have finished reading to look them up in a dictionary and write them in your own vocabulary (词汇) book.Then try to remember them.
Try to read regularly (定期).For example,read for a short time once a day.Fifteen minutes every day is better than two hours every Sunday.Fix (固定) a time to read and keep to it.For example,you could read for fifteen minutes when you go to bed,or when you get up or you are at lunchtime.
Read what interests you.Choose a book or a magazine about a subject that you like,because you are going to spend time and money to read it.So choose an interesting book.You can also read newspapers.There are many English newspapers in China.For example,21st Century Teens.It's easy enough for you to understand.There is something interesting in it.
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How many reading tips does the writer give us?
A.Six. B.Three. C.Five. D.Four.
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(2)
Which of the following is right?
A.When you read,you can only learn some new words.
B.It's interesting for you to stop every three words to use a dictionary.
C.Reading a lot can help write better.
D.Try to read something that you can't understand to make your English better.
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(3)
If you meet a few words on a page while reading,______.
A.write them down at once
B.guess the meaning at first
C.give up reading
D.don't mark them with a pen
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(4)
To make your reading better,______.
A.only read a magazine about a subject that you like
B.reading English for tWO hours everySunday is much better than for a short time once a day
C.you should read something that you like for a short time once a day at least
D.it's enough for you to read 21st Century Teens
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(5)
The best title is ______.
A.Reading is Very Helpful
B.When to Read
C.What to Read
D.How to Make Reading Better
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完形填空
Everyone needs friends.We all like to 1 ndline close to someone.2 ndline is nice to have a friend to talk,laugh,and do things with.3 ndline,sometimes we need to be alone.We don't always want people 4 ndline.But we would feel lonely if we 5 ndline had a friend.
No two people are 6 ndline.Friends 7 ndline don't get on well.That doesn't mean 8 ndline they no longer like each other.Most of the time they will make up (言归于好) and become 9 ndline again.Sometimes friends move away.Then we feel very 10 ndline.We miss them very much,but we can 11 ndline them and write to them.It could he that we would even see them again.And we can 12 ndline new friends.It is surprising to find 13 ndline we like new people when we get to know them.
There's more good news for people who have friends.They live longer than people who don't.Why? It could be that they are 14 ndline.Being happy helps you stay well,or it could be knowing that someone cares.If someone cares about you,you take 15 ndline care of yourself.
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A.look B.watch C.feel D.see
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A.It B.He C.There D.Someone
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(3)
A.Hardly B.Nearly C.Suddenly D.Certainly
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A.alone B.away C.all over D.around
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A.ever B.never C.just D.really
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(6)
A.friendly B.kind C.just the same D.quite different
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(7)
A.always B.sometimes C.often D.usually
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(8)
A.that B.whether you C.how D.why
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A.friendly B.good C.pleased D.friends
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A.angry B.sad C.happy D.alone
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A.call B.ask C.tell D.talk with
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(12)
A.look for B.find C.make D.know
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(13)
A.how often B.how long C.how many D.how much
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A.happier B.stronger C.kinder D.richer
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A.less B.better C.little D.no
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阅读理解
Advice on Doing Your Homework
Never try to work when you are very hungry.If you want to do your home-work right after school,you may want to eat something before getting to work.Al-ways do your homework before you get too tired.Don't wait until late in the evening, or the assignment will seem much harder than it really is.
Divide your time into a few parts if you have more than an hour's work.Relax yourself after an hour.However,don't divide it up so much that you can't get any-thing done.You should be able to work at least half an hour at a time without stopping.
Don't put off(推迟)until the last minute.If you put off doing your home-work,you will have it on your mind and you won't enjoy your free time.If you put off until the end of the week or until right before a test,you will have too much to do.A little bit each night,enough to keep up with what is happening each day in school,will take the fear out of tests and keep you on top of it.
Do your homework at the same time every day.This will help you make it a habit梡art of your daily work.It will make it easier to do,and it will make your free time more enjoyable as well.
(1)
When someone is hungry,he'd better ______.
A.not work at all B.work harder
C.not work too hard D.work as usual
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(2)
The underlined word “assignment”in the article may mean“______”
A.time B.test C.homework D.school
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(3)
If you put off doing your homework,______.
A.it will be kept on your mind B.it will be much easier to do
C.it will make you happy D.it doesn't matter much
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(4)
To do your homework at the same time every day ______.
A.will make it more difficult
B.will make your free time less pleasant
C.will help you have a good habit
D.will help you live longer
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阅读理解
In the cities,cars,buses and airplanes,as well as factories and buildings may cause air pollution.In the country,smoke from wood and crop fire may cause air pollution.
These days,lots of people are worried about air pollution and whether it will do harm to our health.Most of the time,the pollution levels(水平)are low and if you are in good health,then it is unlikely to have any serious short term effect(影响)on you.
Think back to the days of 50 years ago, factories used large amounts of coal(煤),and we could see snoke everywhere .The air then was far more dangerous than it is today.
However,that doesn't mean we shouldn't care about the air around us.People who already have health problems and very young or very old people should be more careful.
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Which of the following can cause air pollution in the cities?
A.Trees. B.Crops. C.Wood. D.Cars
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(2)
If the air pollution level is low,it may not have serious short term effects on ____ people.
A.kind hearted B.cold blooded
C.healthy D.unhealthy
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(3)
50 years ago,the air was ____ than now.
A.better B.warmer C.worse D.cleaner
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(4)
Which of the following is TRUE?
A.All kinds of gases can pollute the air.
B.The air in the country is always good.
C.Air pollution will not affect healthy people.
D.Air pollution affects old people more easily.
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(5)
What does the passage mainly talk about?
A.Air pollution. B.Water pollution.
C.Sound pollution. D.Light pollution.
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完形填空
In today's world,almost everyone knows that air pollution and water pollution are bad for people.1 not all the people know the noise is also a kind of pollution and it is bad for 2 ,too.
People who work and live under 3 conditions usually become deaf.Today,however,scientists believe that 10%of workers in Britain are being deafened by the noise 4 they work.Many of the workers who print newspapers and books, and who weave(织)cloth become deaf.5 people living near airports also become deaf.Recently it 6 that many teenagers in America could hear 7 than 65 year old people,because these 8 like to listen to“pop”music and most of the"pop"music is a kind of noise.Besides,noise produced by planes or machines will make people's life difficult and 9 ndline.or even make people ill or 10 them mad.
A.young people B.old people C.teachers . D.scientists
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A.appreciate B.unpleasant C.guilty D.inspiration
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A.have B.take C.carry D.drive
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完形填空
Many people like to keep dogs as their pets.But do you know dogs were wild(野生的)animals long,long ago?
The 1 ndline wild dogs were trained by 2 ndline in Europe about 10,000 years ago.These first“dogs”were not like 3 ndline we have now.They may have been small wolves.These dogs often came near humans to 4 ndline some food.Some of the young dogs were adopted(收养)by people and grew up with them.
Humans believed the 5 ndline were a help to them in many ways.The dog helped them to hunt(狩猎).They could smell and hear danger 6 ndline people could.They helped keep people 7 ndline on cold nights.So it was 8 ndline to raise the dogs.
Now,there are many different kinds of dogs 9 ndline they may look quite different from each other.Dog trainers think there are more than 400 different kinds in the world.The number keeps increasing with new kinds.
Since those early days,humans and dogs have always been together.We should 10 ndline them from now on because they are really our friends.
“If you want to see a thing well,reach out and touch it!”
That may seem a strange thing to say.But touching things can held you to see them better.Your eyes can tel you that a glass ball is round.But by holding it in your hands,you can feel bow smooth (光滑)and cool the ball is.You can feel how heavy the glass ball is.When you feel all these about the ball,you really see it.With your skin,you can feel better.For example,your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your pocket.You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand,too.
All children soon learn what“Don't touch!”means.They hear it often.Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up.In shops,we touch things as we might buy:food,clothes.To see something well,we have to touch it.
There are ways of learning to see well by feeling.One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin.Feel the shoes on your feet,the clothes on your body,the air on your skin.At first,it is not easy to feel these things. You are too used to (习惯于) them!
Most museums are just for looking.But today some museums have some things to touch.Their signs say,“Do touch!”There you can feel everything on show.If we want to see better,reach out and touch.Then you will really see!
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By touching things,_______.
A.you will have a strange feeling
B.you will learn how to reach out your hand
C.you can tell the difference of the things
D.you can tell what colours they are
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(2)
When people buy things in shops,they often _______.
A.try them on first
B.keep their right hands on them
C.ask about them
D.feel and touch them
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(3)
Why does it say“At first,it is not easy to feel these things”? Because _____.
A.the things are used by people,too
B.people feel the things too often
C.people know how to use the things
D.the things are easy to feel
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(4)
Which of the following is true?
A.Touching is more important than seeing.
B.Our feet,fingers,hands and skin can help us buy food.
C.People have to learn to see by feeling as they grow up.
D.Visitors can feel the things on show in some museums.
Popular music in America is what every student likes.Students carry small radios and listen to music before class,after class,and at lunch.Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street.
Adult(成年人)drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports,the weather,and the life of American people.Most of the radio programmes are music.
Pop or popular music singers make much money.They make a CD or a tape which radio stations use in many places.Once the popular singer is heard all over the country,young people buy his or her tapes.Some of the money from these tapes goes to the singer.Wherever the singer goes,all the young people want to meet him or her.Now the singer has become a famous star.
There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans.One is called folk music.It tells stories about the common(普通的)life of Americans.Another is called western or country music.This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching.Today,any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.
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______ kinds of music are mentioned in this passage.
A.Two B.Four C.Three D.Five
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(2)
When pop singers ______,they will become famous stars.
A.make much money B.are loved by all over the young people
C.make a CD or a tape D.are wanted to sing on the radio
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(3)
From the passage we know that country music is about the ______.
A.common life of American B.scountry life and love stories of cowboys
C.life of cowboys D.school life in America
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(4)
Which of the following is true according to this passage?
A.All the students in America like popular music.
B.Most of the radio programmes in America are popular music.
C.Adult drivers in America listen to music all the time while driving.
D.Everyone in America wants to meet pop singers wherever they go.