Mary likes to invent things. She creates a new language and teaches it to her friend, Jean. Mary and Jean like to talk to each other in their own language because they think no one understands them and it is funny. When they go shopping, they say things like: “Look! He is fat.” “This CD is awful.” “I want to eat free hamburgers.” A clerk comes but he can’t understand what they say. He asked them: “May I help you?” Mary and Jean just laugh. What fun it is to create something new. Which is Mary’s invention?
| A．Teaching her friend. |
| B．A new language. |
| C．Go shopping. |
| D．Making hamburgers. |
Why does Mary like speaking her new language with her friend Jean?
| A．Because they can talk but no one knows what they say. |
| B．Because it’s easy to speak new language. |
| C．Because her friend Jean likes it. |
| D．Because she wants free hamburgers. |
What do they do in the store?
| A．They buy some things. |
| B．They talk with the clerk. |
| C．They want to understand what people say. |
| D．They use their new language and talk about people and things. |
The clerk may think that ________, so he comes to help them.
| A．maybe they need help |
| B．they talk about him |
| C．they laugh at him |
| D．they invent things |
According to the passage, creating something new is _____.
| A．boring |
| B．interesting |
| C．hard |
| D．easy |
Some children wish to be writers some day. They want to write stories or books for people to read. That’s good! It’s good to write something for people t read! But they should know that they need to be good readers first before they are really good writers. They should read a lot of books, instead of watching TV and spending a lot of time playing games when they are free.
There is more fun in reading, you want to look for more books to read.
Before you decide to be a good writer, you’d better say to yourself, “I must read more and more!”This article mainly tells us that _______.
A. some children wish to be writers some day
B. it is good to write something for people to read
C. reading can be helpful for us to become a good writerSome children want to be writers _______.
A. because they want to be good readers.
B. to write stories or books for people to read
C. to find good work some dayIt’s good for children ________.
A. to do a lot of reading
B. to watch TV in the evening
C. to have wishes onlyReading can _______.
A. help you to be a good player
B. help you write well
C. make you work wellFrom the passage we know that _______.
A. all children like to be writers
B. people like to read for children
C. children need to read more and more books
Many students feel it is difficult to remember new words when they begin to study English. Now I will give you some advice.
Do not waste time in learning the word list. It is not a good way to remember new words. The best way to learn new words is through listening. You can find radio programmes or TV programmes. And listen to them carefully. When you listen to the conversations, you will learn the pronunciation easily. Of course, it is not enough; you have to remember their spellings.
Some people find that they can learn the names of everyday objects such as box, bottle, cup, desk and so on, in the following way. They write the names of things on paper, and then they read the words on the paper. Try this and see if this way works for you. If it does not work, then go on to practise listening to the conversations.
根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。To remember new words is not easy for many students.
Learning the word list is a good way to remember new words.
The best way to learn new words is to listen to radio and TV programmes.
Listening to radio and TV is enough.
If you write the names of things on paper, it will help you learn new words.
There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But only a few of them are very important. English is one of them. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the USA, but also in other parts of the world. About 200,000,000 people speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a foreign language. Many millions of people are trying to do so. Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different answers. Have you ever noticed ads(广告) of this kind in the newspapers or magazines? “Learn English in six weeks, or give your money back…” “Easy and funny…” “Our records and tapes help you master English in a month”. Of course, it never happened quite like that.
The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should remember that we all learned our own language well when we were children. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. Think of what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears.
So it is hard to say that learning English is easy. We must do a lot of practice. And practice needs great efforts and takes much time. Good teachers, record, tapes, books, and dictionaries will be helpful, but they cannot do the student’s work for him.How many languages are very important in the world?
| A．A few | B．Few | C．About 1500 | D．Many |
If we want to learn English well, what shall we do?
| A．We should study it without any help. |
| B．We must do a lot of practice. |
| C．We need to get much money back. |
| D．We must live in England or America. |
How does the writer like the ads in the newspapers or magazines?
| A．He thinks the ads very expensive. |
| B．He thinks the ads are true. |
| C．It never happened quite like what the ads said. |
| D．He believes” Learn English in six weeks, or give your money back”. |
Which language is easy to learn?
| A．English | B．Chinese |
| C．Japanese | D．The mother language |
Which countries use English as the mother tongue?
| A．China and France | B．Japan and Italy |
| C．England the America | D．Germany and France |
Jane is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university. But her family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. 1 So she spends a lot of time on her QQ. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made lots of friends.
Last years Jane made a very special friend on QQ. 2 He and Jane were both interested in rock music. So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. 3 He was a tall, good-looking young with a big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends.
4 Jane asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. But when David finally stood before her, she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old named Jim!
| A. David sent a picture of himself. B. In fact, Jane is quite lonely. C. One day Jane’s father was going on a business trip to San Francisco. D. His name was David and he lived in San Francisco. |
5 Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Jane is in a rich family but she feels lonely.
B. Jane and David chatted on QQ happily and became good friends.
C. Jane went to see David on her business trip to San Francisco.
D. Jane didn’t know David was only twelve until she visited him.
Angela Chang(张韶涵) didn’t know it would be so hard to turn singing into a career(失业). She went to many different record companies. But she was always turned down for looking too young and small.
“I’d never had such difficulties before,” Chang said. But Chang’s talent was finally accepted in 2002. When she got a piece of work, she cried.
She soon became a star. Her first album Over the Rainbow sold very well. She won many awards.
“You wouldn’t believe such a beautiful voice could come from such a small body,” said one musician after hearing Chang sing. “She has a special voice. You can’t forget it.”
But the 25-year-old girl has other talents too. Chang is also an actress. She has played a role in the popular TV plays, My MVP Valentine and At Dolphin Bay. Many people remember her common-girl parts in the plays. But acting is difficult. Chang once acted so badly that she was nearly fired(解雇). Another time it took her 27 tries to get a scene(一场戏) right.
“I cried when I got back home,” Chang said. “But I knew that I wouldn’t always fail. You only fail when you give up.”
Now with four albums behind her - Over the Rainbow, Aurora, Pandora and Flower in the Wonderland, it’s clear that Chang and music were made for each other. As she sings in one song, “I have a pair of invisible wings(隐形的翅膀). They fly me to the skies and give me hope.” The phrase “turned down” in the first paragraph means “________________”.
| A．承认 | B．拒绝 | C．开除 | D．雇用 |
Many record companies refused to co-operate(合作) with her because ______________.
| A．she looks very common | B．she is too young |
| C．she doesn’t sing very well | D．she looks young and small |
Which of the following is NOT right?
| A．She won many awards for the album Over the Rainbow. |
| B．She has made four films. |
| C．One musician spoke highly of(赞扬) her. |
| D．She is not only a singer but an actress. |
Although acting is difficult for her, she never gives up because ______________.
| A．she is strong-minded |
| B．people like her films |
| C．she is interested in acting |
| D．she acted in the popular TV plays |
Which do you think is the best title of the passage?
| A．The Small Girl. | B．Four Albums. |
| C．I have a Pair of Invisible Wings. | D．A Poor Actress. |
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