Here I'd like to tell you something about my aunt Mary. She is thirty years old. She has a lot of hobbies. She usually gets up early in the morning. And then she walks her dog near the river. She sometimes likes to chat with others near her home after work. She often goes fishing on Saturdays. She loves music. She always goes to the Singing Club on Sundays. She also likes going shopping. She goes to the parks on fine days. She doesn't like watching TV. She is a happy woman.When does Mary often go fishing?
| A．On Mondays. | B．On Sundays. |
| C．On Saturdays. | D．On Fridays. |
Which of the following(下面) doesn't Mary like doing?
| A．Going shopping. | B．Going to the parks. |
| C．Going fishing. | D．Watching TV. |
Which is the best title (标题) of the passage (文章)?
| A．Mary's Work | B．A Funny Woman |
| C．Mary's Hobbies | D．A Beautiful Woman |
B
My Plan for Learning English
Many students and teachers always ask this question“What’s the best way to learn English well？”Different people have different answers．Here is my plan for learning English．It is based on(根据)my own experience in learning languages．It helped me when I learned English．I hope that it can help you，too．
●Speak to Americans as much as possible．
●Write，write，write—letters，e-mails，notes，etc．
●Make phone calls to practise your English．
●Watch TV and movies．
●Listen to the radio．
●Read as much as possible．
It is important to believe that you will improve your English．Sometimes when you make plans，they seem very difficult．Progress comes little by little．Think about where you are today，and where you were last week or last month．Maybe it doesn’t seem you have come very far．But if you stop and think about where you were six months ago，or even a year ago，then you will see your progress．That progress gives you hope．Keep on studying，and you will reach your goal sooner or later！What do students and teachers often ask？
| A．How to speak English well． |
| B．How to write English well． |
| C．How to read English well． |
| D．How to learn English well． |
The plan for learning English is based on________．
| A．a student’s teaching story |
| B．a student’s learning story |
| C．an English teacher’s experience |
| D．the writer’s experience |
Which of the following is NOT true about the writer？
| A．He reads aloud in the morning． |
| B．He watches English movies． |
| C．He often writes English notes． |
| D．He sometimes speaks English with friends on the phone． |
What is important for an English learner？
| A．To study English every day． |
| B．To speak with Americans． |
| C．To listen to the radio． |
| D．To believe that you will improve your English． |
The underlined word“progress”probably means“________”in Chinese．
| A．经历 |
| B．错误 |
| C．进步 |
| D．失败 |
阅读理解
A
Join us for an English Summer Camp in English！
★Students between 13 and 18 are welcome to the English Summer Camp．
★It's a good chance to learn about British customs and improve your English．
★Eleven experienced English teachers will give you English classes 4 hours a day on weekdays．
★There are also weekend visits to London Eye，the Big Ben and London Bridge．
★It begins on August 9th and ends on August 26th，with the fees：￥23，000．
★If you are interested，please come to the Children's Palace to register(登记报名)．You can also register by calling Jane Parks at 555-2782．
★Please register before August 3rd．
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The English Summer Camp lasts________．
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There are________ways for you to register for the English Summer Camp．
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You can go to register on________．
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You can________by joining in the English Summer Camp．
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阅读理解
B
Wang Jiaming from Beijing Chenjinglun High School says he is a lucky boy．He’s happy that he’s sitting the senior high school entrance exam in 2014 instead of 2016．
On October 22，Beijing Municipal Commission of Education announced that，from 2016，the English scores in the senior high school entrance exam will be reduced from 120 to 100．Of the 100 points，the listening scores will increase to 50．Meanwhile，the points for Chinese will increase from 120 to 150．
“The change won’t affect me．I feel so lucky becauseEnglish is my strongest subject，”said Wang．Why such a change?“It places the importance on Chinese in our study and reduces students’pressure，”said Li Yi，a spokesman of the commission．
“The change will also push us to pay attention to the practical usage of English，”said Li．“Students will be encouraged to learn to understand English menus and read English news on mobile phones．”
There isn’t news that other cities will have the same change．But several places are making changes to English tests in the college entrance exams．
For example，Shandong is considering taking out the listening part of the English exam in its Gaokao．But，“being tested for less points doesn t mean the subject can be taken lightly，”Bai Ping wrote in China Daily．
English has long been the world’s most commonly used language．Wang Jiaming said he understood the change．
“Chinese，not English，is our mother tongue，”he said．“but still，I think English is both interesting and useful．”In the Beijing senior high school entrance exam of 2016，the English scores will be cut down to________．
| A．50 |
| B．100 |
| C．120 |
| D．150 |
Wang Jiaming feels lucky because________．
| A．the exam change from 2016 doesn’t affect him |
| B．he doesn’t need to take the important exam |
| C．Chinese is his strongest subject |
| D．he is not good at chemistry |
The sentence“being tested for less points doesn’t mean the subject can be taken lightly”in the passage means________．
| A．the students can spend less time on English |
| B．it’s harder for the students to get a high score |
| C．English is not as important and useful as before |
| D．studying English is still important for the students |
What is the main purpose of the change?
| A．To encourage students to learn how to order meals in English． |
| B．To make students learn to read English news on mobile phones． |
| C．To ask students to prepare for the college entrance exam． |
| D．To make students pay more attention to learning Chinese． |
阅读理解
A
The high school years are a key period．The things we learn during this time really shape our lives．Liu Changming，principal of Beijing No.4 High School made 18 suggestions for students just starting high school on how to get the best out of high school．Here are ten of them．
1)Read 50 books．But choose them from ten different fields．
2)Help a person．Look for a classmate，an elderly person，in fact anyone who could benefit(获益)from your help．You’ll find you benefit too!
3)Research．Research a particular area，such as science，history or art．
4)Make a foreign friend．Try to befriend someone from a foreign country．It’s an ideal way to learn about a foreign country．
5)Publish(出版)an article．Whether it appears in a newspaper，your school magazine or in your own blog，an article will be something to look back on in pride in later years．
6)Take up a new sport．Choose one you’ve never played before．If you find you like it．you’ll have a hobby for life．
7)Join a club．Working hard in a club or other activities will give you a life outside your studies．
8)Find a part-time job．Try and do the job for at least a month．
9)Find a person to learn from．Choose someone with unusual experience or special talent．Try to learn all you can from him or her．
10)Learn to cook four Chinese dishes．Learning how to cook is not only a practical skill but a way of building a bridge to other people．According to the passage，by making a foreign friend you can________．
| A．learn about another culture |
| B．practice spoken English |
| C．discuss the international situation |
| D．share your happiness and sadness |
Beside learning a practical skill，another purpose of learning to cook is________．
| A．to help your parents with housework |
| B．to kill time |
| C．to have communication with others |
| D．to make friends |
Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?
| A．You should read fifty books of the same field． |
| B．Do a part-time job for less than a month． |
| C．Try to publish an article to make you famous． |
| D．You can benefit a lot by helping others． |
The principal made the suggestions in order for the students to________．
| A．make contributions to society |
| B．achieve greet progress in high school |
| C．love high school life |
| D．finish high school |
We people have homes．Animals have homes，too．
Some animals live under the ground．The woodchuck（土拨鼠）lives in the holes（洞穴）under the ground．His home has two doors．If someone comes in through one door，he will go out through the other door．Some birds live in the holes in the trees．They come out for food during the day and go back to sleep at night．But most birds live iust in the trees．It’s very interesting that turtles（海龟）usually carry their homes on their backs．Bees always work hard to make their homes．Cats，dogs and some other pets live in people’s homes．And we can see many kinds of animals in the zoo，so the zoo is also a big home for animals．The woodchucks live________under the ground．
| A．in the sand |
| B．in the holes |
| C．in the wood（木头） |
| D．in the grass |
The woodchuck’s home usually has________door（s） under the ground．
| A．one |
| B．two |
| C．three |
| D．four |
According to the passage，most birds________．
| A．live in the holes in the trees |
| B．come out for food during the day and at night |
| C．live just in the trees |
| D．live under the ground |
The turtles’homes are________．
| A．under the sand |
| B．in the sea |
| C．in the grass |
| D．on their backs |
According to the passage，which is WRONG？
| A．Most animals have their own homes． |
| B．The woodchuck’s home often has two doors． |
| C．Bees usually live in the trees． |
| D．Cats，dogs and other pet animals live in people’s homes． |
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