Many students ask for advice about improving their English. There are three basic questions.
The first question is about real English. Li Hao from Hubei wrote, “I enjoy watching English films and listening to real English songs. But it takes a long time. What do you think?”
This is a great way to learn English! Talk about the film or song with your friends, and guess the meaning of the new words. Just enjoy yourself!
The second question is about speaking. Sam, from Suzhou wrote, “Our school has a foreign teacher. But I’m shy and can’t speak to her. What should I do?”
When I visit China, lots of people in the street say, “Hello! How are you? Where are you from? Do you like China?” These are good questions to start a conversation. Many people are shy when they speak English, so before you begin, take a deep breath and smile! Smiling always helps.
The third question is about vocabulary. Olive, from Anhui wrote, “I want to remember all the new words. I wrote them down, but I forget them quickly. What should I do?”
Try to remember eight or nine words a day. Write them on pieces of paper and place them in your bedroom. Say the words when you see them, and change them every day. And when you’re shopping, how about counting the English words, or saying the English names for everything you see?How many basic questions do the students often ask?
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
What should you do if you are shy to speak English?
| A．Watch English films. |
| B．Write down the words first. |
| C．Listen to real English songs. |
| D．Take a deep breath and smile before you begin? |
What is Oliver’s problem?
| A．He’s too shy to talk with others. |
| B．He’s not able to count English words. |
| C．He can’t remember new words. |
| D．He doesn’t know what real English is. |
What’s the best title of this passage?
| A．How to learn English |
| B．Talking about English films |
| C．Advice about English writing |
| D．The way of beginning an English conversation |
Do you want to serve as a volunteer for the Olympic Games? If your answer is “yes”, then “why” Why do you wan to be a volunteer? Here are some reasons: You’re willing to do something for the Games; you are looking for a job; you have a chance（机会） to meet sports stars; and you can watch the Games close.
Which one is your answer? You’d better not choose the last reason, because most of the volunteers will not be able to watch the Games. In fact, the volunteer work can make you tired and bored. Most of the volunteer will do things such as translating(翻译), guiding the traffic（交通）, and cleaning up.
If you want to be a volunteer for the Games, you should be honest(诚实) and kind-hearted, have a sense of responsibility(责任感) , and be healthy. As a volunteer for this project(项目), you should know not only Chinese culture and history but also some other countries’ traditions and habits. To get a better communication with the foreigners, the volunteer should be able to speak English.
What will you get from this work? You won’t get money, but you will get some other things. You can learn new things. You can make friends with people from different countries. You can have an unforgettable experience.
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The reality show(真人秀节目) "Where are we going, Dad?" becomes a hit show on TV these days. This TV show is about dads and children who are from five different families. They will complete some hard tasks without moms in three days and two nights. The five dads have to play the roles of "dad" and "mom" at the same time. All of the five dads are famous people and they must forget their popularity but do as a normal father. The cell and toys aren't allowed to use in the show. They have to live in a very tough environment. At first, all the five children cry. After all, they are just 4-6 years old. They never experience life in the countryside. But later they are all used to this kind of exciting life with their father.
Among the five star kids, four-year-old Kimi impresses people most. During the TV show, Kimi is well-behaved, never shouts at others and always listens to his father, Jimmy.
"The whole experience teaches him a lot," Jimmy says. "He now knows how to behave well in public and how to be patient."
Jimmy's soft parenting skills, Kimi's cute face and their warm interaction on the show win many viewers' hearts.
How many families are there in this TV show?
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
This TV show is about .
| A．the children | B．dads and children |
| C．dads and moms | D．moms and children |
aren't allowed to use in the show.
| A．Toys | B．The cell phones |
| C．The cell phones and toys | D．We don't know |
The children aren't used to this kind of exciting life later, are they?
| A．Yes, they are. | B．No, they are. |
| C．Yes, they aren't. | D．No, they aren't. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．They must remember their popularity. |
| B．At first, all the children are very happy. |
| C．They experienced life in the country with their father. |
| D．Among the five star kids, Kimi is well-behaved. |
Sometimes people call each other “scared-cat”. But have you ever thought about this expression? When a cat is frightened(害怕), its heart starts beating faster, its muscles get tense(紧张的) and there are changes in the chemicals(化学) in its bloodstream. Although the cat doesn’t realize(意识到) this, its body is getting ready for action. If the danger continues, the animal will do one of two things. It will protect(保护) itself, or it will run away as fast as it can.
Something like this also happens to people. When we are excited, angry or scared by other feelings, our bodies go through many physical changes. Our hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tense. All of these changes make us more alert(警醒) and ready to react(反应). We, too, get ready to defend（防御；保护） ourselves or run.
Human beings, however, have a problem that animals never face. If we give way to our feelings and let them take over, we can get into trouble. Have you ever said something in anger or hit somebody and regretted(后悔) it later? Have you ever shouted at a teacher, told somebody you were lonely, or said you were in love, and then wished later you had kept your mouth shut? It isn’t always clever to express your feelings freely.
Does this mean that it’s smarter always to hide(藏) our feelings? No! If you keep feelings of anger, sadness hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays tense. Physical illness can develop. It can actually be bad for your health.( It isn’t good to keep pleasant feelings inside either; all feeling need to be expressed (表达) .)
Feeling that you keep all bottled up inside don’t just go away. It’s as if you bought some bananas and put them in a cupboard. You might not be able to see them, but before long you’d smell them. And if you opened the cupboard, chances are you’d see little fruit flies flying all over them. They are bad.
You can try to treat feelings as if they were bananas in the cupboard. You can hide them and you can pretend(假装) they don’t exist（存在）, but they’ll still be around. And at last you’ll have to deal with them, just like those bananas.The best title for this article is_______.
| A．Feelings Affect (影响)Our Bodies |
| B．What Happens to a Frightened Cat |
| C．What Happens to an Excited Person |
| D．Feelings that People Have |
What does the underlined word” muscle” mean in the first sentence?.
| A．皮肤 | B．心情 | C．肌肉 | D．身体 |
According to the passage, we may conclude(总结) that we human beings________
| A．have fewer problems than animals |
| B．have the same problems as animals |
| C．have more problems than animals |
| D．have cleverer problems than animals |
If you hide your feeling,__________.
A. they’ll disappear (消失) B. they won’t exist any more
C they will fly all over D. your body stays tenseThe author wrote this article in order to___________.
| A．tell us that it isn’t good to keep feelings inside |
| B．give us some advice on how to express our feelings |
| C．make us face the problem that we have to deal with feelings |
| D．make us know that it isn’t always wise to express our feelings freely |
We each have memory(记忆力).That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.
A good memory is a good help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remember them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not easy to learn a foreign language because the students have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too. But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercise.Some people can easily learn many things by heart because____________.
| A．they always sleep very well |
| B．they often eat good food. |
| C．they read a lot of books |
| D．they have very good memories |
Everybody learns his mother language_________.
| A．at the age of six |
| B．when he is a small child |
| C．after he goes to school |
| D．when he can read and write |
Before a child can speak, he must_____________.
| A．read and write | B．make sentences |
| C．hear and remember | D．think hard |
Your memory will become better and better____________.
| A．if you have lots of good food |
| B．if you do more and more exercise |
| C．if you do morning exercises every day |
| D．if you get up early |
Which of the following is the title for the passage?
| A．Memory | B．Exercise |
| C．Language | D．Mother language |
Once there was a boy in New York. His name is Sam. He started painting at the age of four, and when he was five, he was already very good at it. He painted many beautiful pictures, and a lot of people bought his pictures.Sam’s pictures were different from other people’s ，because he never painted on all of paper. He painted on half of it, and the other half was always empty.
“That’s very clever,” everybody said, “No other painters have ever done that!” One day somebody asked him,” Please tell me this, Sam .Why do you paint on the bottom（底部） half of your pictures , but not on the top half ?”
“Because I’m short,” Sam said, “and my brushes can’t reach very high.”Which country did Sam live in ?_____________
Was Sam good at painting when he was five?_________
What did Sam do with his pictures?_________________
Were Sam’s pictures the same as others’?______________
Why didn’t Sam paint on all of the paper?_____________
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