If you want to become a fluent English speaker you should take some advice. There are four skills in learning English. They are reading, listening, speaking, and writing. The most important thing you must remember is that if you want to improve your speaking and writing skills, you should first master the skills of reading and listening.
Read as much as you can. But your reading must be active. It means that you must think about the meaning of the sentence, the meaning of the unfamiliar(不熟悉) words, etc. There is no need for you to pay much attention to grammars or try to understand all the unfamiliar words you come across, but the fact that you see them for the first time and recognize them whenever you see them, for example, in other passages or books, is enough. It would be better to prepare yourself a notebook so you can write down the important words or sentences in it.
As for listening, there are two choices: besides reading, you can listen every day for about 30 minutes. You can only pay attention to your reading and become skillful at your reading, then you can catch up on your listening. Since you have lots of inputs in your mind, you can easily guess what the speaker is going to say. This never means that you should not practice listening.
For listening you can listen to cartoons or some movies that are specially made for children. Their languages are easy. Or if you are good at listening you can listen to VOA or BBC programs every day. Again the thing to remember is being active in listening and preferably taking some notes.
If you follow these pieces of advice, your speaking and writing will improve quickly, and you can be a fluent English speaker one day.
1.According to the writer, which should you improve first among the four skills?
A.Reading and listening. B.Reading and writing
C.Writing and speaking. D.Speaking and listening.
2.To improve your reading, when you read you should ______.
A.look up all the new words in the dictionary
B.think about what you are reading actively
C.spend more time studying grammars
D.copy as many words and sentences as possible
3.The underlined phrase “come across” in Paragraph 2 can probably be replaced by “______”.
A.hear B.discover C.meet by accident D.look for
4.The passage is mainly about how to ______.
A.choose suitable listening materials
B.deal with new words in reading
C.become fluent in speaking and writing English
D.improve your reading ability as quickly as possible
5.The author seems to agree with the view that____.
A.everyone should listen to VOA or BBC programs every day
B.you needn’t practice listening if you keep on reading every day.
C.you should take notes of whatever you are hearing.
D.being good at reading is helpful in improving your listening.
Qiao is a sixth grader at Yuhui Primary School.He is only 12 years old but has been smoking for three years.Liu,15，is a Junior 2 student at Chicheng No.2 Middle School.He began smoking four years ago.“Smoking is part of my life，” Liu said.Qiao and Liu are not those boys' real names.But their problem，smoking，is a very real problem.In many countries，smoking is becoming a bigger problem for young people.Most smokers start in their teens (years of a person's age from 13 to 19) or earlier.
A study of 8,000 Beijing students last May told us that smoking is a problem for many Chinese kids.More than 21% of middle school students and 6% of primary school pupils said they smoked.
“If young people start smoking early，they will probably get addicted to nicotine.And it will be very hard to give up later on，” said a professor.
Every year，about four million people die because of smoking.And if people keep smoking，that number will go up to about 10 million a year by 2030，the World Health Organization (WHO) says.So we have to learn and tell others about the dangers of smoking.
1.The sentence “Smoking is part of my life” in paragraph 1 probably means “________”．
A.I don't smoke very often
B.Smoking is very important to me
C.I don't smoke at all
D.I'm going to give up smoking
2.What will probably happen if a person starts smoking early?
A.He will surely die early. B.He cannot stop smoking.
C.It will be difficult for him to give up smoking. D.He will become lazy soon.
3.The study in the passage shows that ______.
A.smoking is a serious problem among Chinese students
B.there are more and more smokers in China
C.some student smokers have already been seriously addicted
D.most of smokers are young students
4.The main idea of this passage is that ______.
A.smoking is becoming a bigger problem for young people
B.many people die because of smoking every year
C.WHO asks young people to give up smoking
D.nicotine makes people addicted
Lillian Hanson, a college student, expects to graduate in about two years. What makes Mrs Hanson different from her classmates is her age-----73 years. She has been studying at college, a few courses at a time, for 27 years.
When Lillian Hanson graduated from high school, she went to the bank to borrow money for further education. The banker gave her no encouragement. He didn't think that a country girl should borrow money to go to college. He thought she should be at home doing work in the house or around the farm. So Lillian Hanson went home and raised a family of nine children instead of going to college. Mrs Hanson never forgot her dream of getting a higher education. When her children were grown, she tried again.
She finds that it is the hardest part of going back to school at her age to sit in class for long periods of time. Because she is not as quick as she used to be, Mrs Hanson often gets up and walks around classes to keep from getting stiff(不灵活). At the beginning of a course in using the computer, the other students all stood up to give her a warm welcome when she introduced herself and explained why she was there and what her aims were.
1.Mrs Hanson couldn’t go to college immediately after she graduated from high school because _____.
A.she hadn't got enough money
B.she was a country girl
C.the banker ordered her not to borrow any money
D.the banker thought she should raise a family of nine children
2.The computer students welcomed Mrs Hanson warmly because ______.
A.she had got an excellent result in the exam
B.she was good at telling funny stories
C.they wanted to get her help in their studies
D.they were deeply moved by her spirit
3.Mrs Hanson is the sort of person who ________.
A.cares for study very much
B.likes to borrow money from the bank
C.never misses a chance to talk
D.tries to save any money for her family
I will always remember my mother's last few days in this world.
On February 14th,2000，my class went on a field trip to the beach.I had so much fun.When we returned to school，my teacher told me to go to the headmaster's office.When I got into the office，I saw a police officer.Suddenly I realized something was wrong.The police officer told me what had happened and we went to pick my sister up.After that，we went to the hospital and waited.Time went slowly.Finally，we got to see our mother.It was terrible.
The next day，the headmaster came and told my two teachers what had happened.I was taking a test that day.I knew it had something to do with my mother.I kept thinking that she either died or had gotten better.How I wished that she had gotten better.When my teacher took me outside，my sister ran up to me.she started crying，“She's gone，Teresa，mommy's gone.She's dead.”I couldn't believe it.We jumped into the car and drove straight to the hospital.Most of my family were there.The silence was terrible.I knew I had to say goodbye.
Today when I look back，I still miss my mother very much，but I know that I will live.My mother was a strong mother，who had the biggest heart.My mother was an angel walking on the earth.I will always remember her as living.When someone is asked who their hero(英雄)is，they usually say someone famous，like Michael Jordan or Britney Spears.When someone asks me who my hero is，I tell them，my mother.My mother lives every day.That is what makes her a true hero.
1.Where was the writer when she learned her mother was very ill?
A.On the beach. B.At the hospital.
C.At school. D.At home.
2.Who brought the writer the bad news that her mother was ill?
A.Her sister. B.The headmaster.
C.Her teacher. D.The police officer.
3.What did the headmaster tell the two teachers the next day?
A.Her mother had been very ill.
B.Her mother had been dead.
C.Her mother had gotten better.
D.Her sister came to see her.
假定你是李华，你们学校计划本周星期六组织学生到红山农场参加劳动。请你根据以下信息，给你校的交换生Peter写封邮件邀请他参加。
活动内容 | 种菜、浇花、锄草。 |
活动对Peter的意义 | 1.亲近自然、体验快乐； 2.提高汉语口语水平； 3.结交朋友； |
注意：1.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
2.文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称；
3.词数：100词左右（不包括开头、结尾部分）；
4.参考词汇：锄草get rid of weeds；体验快乐experience pleasure
Dear Peter,
I’m writing to invite you to take part in an activity organized by our school.
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Looking forward to your early reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
根据下列句子的意思及所给汉语提示，在横线上写出各单词的正确形式。（每空限填一词）
1.Lei Feng is a __________ (伟大的) soldier who set a good example to all of us.
2.We ought to protect the earth because it is also the home to millions of __________ (动物).
3.We should __________ (种植) more trees to make the environment better.
4.Drivers must drive __________ (慢慢地) when they are passing by a school.
5.Mr. Smith often tells __________ (他的) son not to depend on anybody but himself.
6.David is such a kind man that he is always ready to __________ (帮助) people in trouble.
7.In China, many families would like to have a __________ (第二个) child because of the two-child policy.
8.Let’s search for more information about HUAWEI Mate X __________ (在……上) the Internet.
9.There will be an art exhibition on Chinese paper- cutting in Beijing __________ (下一个的) month,
10.It is necessary for us to form the habit of never putting off anything __________ (今天) till tomorrow.
