Question

I started learning English when I was 6 years old. For 8 years I have learned English in the way everybody else did—by going to English classes. It was useless. I did everything that the teachers told me to do. But I didn’t get any results. I mean, I was always one of the best students in class. However, it took me a long time to read English texts. I made lots of mistakes when writing, and my pronunciation was bad, and I could only speak English very slowly. After my eight years of studying hard, these were the results.

In 2003, I went to the best high school in Wroclaw. It was a special school with a lot of English classes. I owe(感激) a lot to the people I met there, both students and teachers. My first two years in high school were very important for my English. My English teacher, Mr Janusz Laskosz, gave me a lot of good advice, especially on pronunciation and vocabulary. My talented friends, Wojtek and Michael Ryszard, who are my partners now, were both fantastic English learners. What’s more, every time I heard them speak, they seemed to have a bigger vocabulary（词汇）. I wanted to be as good as them, so I studied harder. And my English improved. Wojtek and Michael also introduced me to SuperMemo, which has been very important in my life. And, of course, I could discuss the English language with them, which was a great thing.

1.The writer studied hard at English in the first eight years, _________.

A. but he was still not good at it

B. and then he could read English articles very quickly

C. so his pronunciation was quite good

D. and then he invented an effective way to learn it

2.The writer made great progress in learning English _________.

A. after he read many English texts

B. because he spoke English very slowly

C. even before he went to the high school in Wroclaw

D. because of his English teacher, his friends Wojtek and Michael

3.We can learn from the passage that _________ could help people learn English better.

A. good texts

B. beautiful environment

C. studying harder alone

D. good teachers and friends

4.The best title for the passage is “_________”.

A. How to make friends     B. How I learn English

C. My good English teacher D. My high school

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：这篇短文中作者主要讲述了自己在学习英语的过程中遇到问题，并详细介绍了自己提高英语水平的经历。

1.A细节理解题。根据短文第一段Reading English textbooks took me a long time.I make lots of mistakes when writing.My pronunciation was bad,and I could only speak English very slowly.（他看英语书花很长时间，书写犯很多错误，发音不准，英语说得慢），可知他还不擅长英语。所以选A。

2.D细节理解题。根据下文My talented (多才多艺的) friends, Wojtek and Michael Ryszard, --- were both fantastic English learners. ---- I wanted to be as good as them, so I studied harder. And my English improved. Wojtek and Michal also introduced me to SuperMemo, which has been very important in my life. ----（我多才多艺的朋友Wojtek and Michael Ryszard----都是非常棒的英语学者。----我想和他们一样棒，因此我更加努力学习，这样我的英语提高了。Wojtek and Michal还推荐我去 SuperMemo，这对我的人生很重要）可知作者提高英语是由于他的朋友Wojtek and Michal。因此选D。

3.D细节理解题。根据上下文，My English teacher,--- gave me a lot of good advice, ----My talented (多才多艺的) friends, ---were both fantastic English learners. (我的英语老师---给了我很多建议，---我多才多艺的朋友都是很棒的英语学者）可知好的老师和朋友可以帮助人们英语学得更好。所以选D。

4.因此选B。

考点：故事类阅读。