Question

Years ago, I went to a special English class because it was the only school subject that I wasn’t good at. I got excellent marks because of my fine memory (记忆力). I could read and translate any text that I heard once but I couldn’t make my own (自己的) sentences. My face usually turned red when my teacher wanted me to answer questions in English. A few months later, I had to pass an exam. I couldn’t retell the novel with my own words, so I decided to learn the book by heart. I told my teacher 10 pages of the book. When the teacher understood what was happening, she stopped me and said, “Gagik, you have a fine memory, but it’s much easier to speak English.”

That day on my way home, I met a foreigner. He couldn’t find the way to his hotel. To my surprise, I spoke to him in English and helped him find his hotel. I found speaking English was not so difficult if I didn’t think too much about making mistakes. I thought that was the secret of learning to speak English. How happy I was!

1.Why did the writer go to the English class?

A. He liked English very much.

B. He thought English was important.

C. He had no other school subjects.

D. He wanted to become good at English.

2. What was the writer’s problem in learning English?

A. He couldn’t read any text.

B. He couldn’t translate any text.

C. He couldn’t make his own sentences.

D. He couldn’t learn the book by heart.

3.What does the underlined word, “retell” mean in Chinese?

A. 朗诵           B. 复述

C. 创作           D. 编写

4. The writer felt happy that day because ________.

A. he told his teacher 10 pages of the book

B. he made friends with a foreigner

C. he found the secret of learning to speak English

D. he helped the foreigner find his hotel

5.What is the passage about?

A. One of the writer’s best English teachers.

B. One of the happiest days in the writer’s life.

C. How the writer helped a foreigner find his hotel.

D. How the writer learned to speak English.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了作者因为自己的英语不好，于是上了特殊的英语培训班，在一次偶然的机会作者帮助了一位外国人找到自己的旅馆，这时作者发现了学习英语的秘密。

1.细节理解题。根据I went to a special English class because it was the only school subject that I wasn’t good at.因为作者想提高自己的英语水平，故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据I couldn’t make my own (自己的) sentences.可知作者自己不会造句子，故选 C。

3.词义猜测题。根据with my own words 可知用自己的语言来复述小说，故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据I thought that was the secret of learning to speak English. How happy I was!可知作者知道了学习英语的秘密，作者感到很高兴，故选C。

5.主旨大意题。根据这篇短文可知这是一篇关于如何学习英语的短文，故选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读。