Can you swim? Do you like swimming? Yes? Well, how can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. I’m afraid you’ll never learn to swim just by reading books about swimming or looking at others swimming. It’s the same with the English study. We must practice, practice and practice.
Listening and speaking are very important for beginners. The children in English-speaking countries first listen to others. Then they try to imitate and speak. We can listen to English programs on radio. You may just understand a few words. It doesn’t matter. Just be relaxed, try to catch every word. Somebody may be a good listener. But he dare not speak. He’s afraid of making mistakes. You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese. Don’t be afraid. We must be brave. If you really want to learn English well, you must try to speak with everyone as long as he knows English. Whether you know him or not is not important, when there’s nobody to talk with, you can talk to yourself in English. It’s interesting and also a good way to practice your spoken English. Remember, the more you speak, the fewer mistakes you’ll make.
Reading and writing are more important for senior school students. First we must choose the books we’re interested in. A lot of reading will improve your language sense. This is the most important.
Keep writing English diaries. We can also write English articles. You may even post them to English magazines. Don’t be afraid of failure. Failure is the mother of success.
Easier said than done. Well, let’s do more practice from now on. I’m sure you’ll learn English well in this way.
1.You can learn to swim by_______.
A．reading books about it
B．looking at others swimming
C．having lessons on it
D．going into the river and learning
2.We should learn English by _______.
A．listening and speaking B．reading and writing
C．both A and B D．swimming
3.What will you do with mistakes when you speak?
A．Don’t make mistakes.
B．Study hard
C．Try not to speak English
D．Don’t be afraid.
4.What’s more important for senior school students?
A．listening B．speaking
C．reading and writing D．learning
5.We can listen to English ______, according to the passage.
A．by train B．on the radio
C．every minute D．now and then
Mr. Read was born in a small village with high mountains all around it．He has few fields and he can’t get enough food for his family．He’s often worried about it．So he works harder and harder and tries his best to get more money．
One afternoon，Mr. Read went out to look for some grass for his cows．It was very hot and he had to have a swim．Suddenly he saw a big tortoise(乌龟) in the water．He swam there and caught it．The next morning he went to the town to sell it in the market．When he was walking in the street．a car hit him down and he was hurt．He was sent to hospital at once．The doctors looked him over and had an operation off him．Two weeks later he felt much better．The doctors were satisfied with the operation and said．“You’ll be fully recovered in a week．We’re sure you can write when you leave hospital．”
“It’s really a miracle(奇迹)!” shouted Mr. Read，“I could neither read nor write before!”
1.Mr. Read’s ___________ was hurt in the traffic accident
A．head B．1eg C．right hand D．foot
2.Which is true according to the article?
A．Mr. Read has a few fields．
B．One afternoon，he went out for some rice
C．That day he caught a rabbit
D．Mr. Read can’t read or write at all．
3.How was the operation?
A．Very successful． B．Not very good．
C．Rather bad． D．Terrible．
4.In Chinese the phrase “be fully recovered ” means _______．
A．完全覆盖 B．全部找回 C．恢复疲劳 D．恢复健康
5.What the doctor said meant that __________．
A．he did a very successful operation
B．the farmer was lucky enough to write after the operation
C．the accident helped the farmer to write
D．he taught the farmer to write while he was staying in hospital
Peter is a sixth-grader at Woodland Primary School. He is only 12 years old but has been smoking for three years. John, 15, is a Junior 2 student at Woodland Secondary School. He began smoking four years ago. “Smoking is part of my life,” John said. Peter and John 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 or earlier.
A study of 8,000 London students shows that smoking is a problem for many British kids. More than 21% of middle school students and 6 % of primary school pupils said they smoked. “If young people start smoking early, it will be very hard for them 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 ten 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” 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 British students
B．there are more and more smokers in England
C．some student smokers are having fun smoking
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．more and more people die because of smoking every year
C．WHO asks young people to give up smoking
D．we needn’t worry about the student smokers
5.As middle school students, what should we do from now on?
A．We should start smoking after middle school.
B．We should ask others to smoke outside.
C．We should laugh at smokers.
D．We should say no to smoking.
完形填空（本题有10小题， 每小题1分，共10分）
Problems in the neighborhood
Good morning，ladies and gentlemen，
Today，I am very happy to have a meeting with you．At the meeting we will talk about the __1__ we have these days．We all know the problems of __2__ and the objects failing from windows are getting worse．We have received lots of letters about such problems．So __3__ is time for possible ways to work out these problems．
Some dog—owners don’t take care of their dogs well enough，and they let their dogs make mess on the roads and in gardens、This makes the environment __4__．I would like to tell the dog—owners __5__ their behavior is too bad，and at the same time they are making people feel unhappy．We should keep the environment __6__．
It is reported that some people __7__ rubbish out of the windows．It is dangerous because falling objects __8__ hurt others．It is against the law．We should put up a notice to teach people not to do so．If it is found，we will record the names and address of those people who throw objects．Then，a warning will be given and __9__ will be punished by law．
A safe and comfortable living environment is important to us．__10__ we try our best to carefor our community，it will be a good place to live in．Thank you for your coming．
1. A．lessons B．problems C．classes D．films
2. A．dogs B．birds C．cats D．snakes
3. A．that B．it C．this D．here
4. A．noisy B．quiet C．tidy D．dirty
5. A．what B．that C．where D．when
6. A．pleasant B．important C．useful D．famous
7. A．pull B．put C．throw D．take
8. A．may B．need C．have to D．should
9. A．we B．you C．they D．he
10. A．If B．Because． C．Before D．Unless
He is not ________to do his homework., which makes his parent worried
A．careful enough B．enough careful
C．carefully enough D．enough carefully
–Jim likes listening to pop music.
-- .
A．So does Helen. B．Also is Helen
C．Helen likes also D．So Helen does
