One is not born able to speak a language. One is born able to make a noise. I have heard babies cry in America and in China. I can't tell any difference. But when I hear someone from America speak English and hear someone speak Chinese, I can tell you there are a lot of differences.
I believe a common problem with Chinese students' learning English is that they were not taught to think in English. They have an idea spoken in English and want to translate the idea into Chinese, then they think in Chinese of the proper reply and translate it into English. After a long period of speaking the language, one begins to think in the foreign language naturally. You will learn faster if you begin to think in English at the very beginning of your study. Many students ask me: What can I do to improve my spoken English? My reply is : The more English you speak, the better English you will speak. There are many things you can do to improve your spoken English. Of course, the best way is to live where English is spoken as a language of the country.
1.The cries of American and Chinese babies are ________.
A. different B. the same
C. not like each other D. like each other
2.According to the article, which of the following is TRUE?
A. You must think in English all the time.
B. If you translate a sentence into Chinese, you should think about the meaning of the sentence in Chinese carefully first.
C. After speaking English for a long time, you may probably think in English language naturally.
D. The best way of learning English is to live in America.
3.The article mainly tells us __________ .
A. American English and Chinese
B. the differences between English and Chinese
C. the English language
D. how to learn English well
A couple had a son eleven years after they married. They were a loving couple and the boy was the apple of their eye. When the boy was around four years old, one day the father was very tired after work so he asked his wife to pick up their son. The mother, who was very busy in the kitchen, totally forgot about it.
Later the boy lost his way on the street. When the son was found missing, the mother hurried to look for him, but she didn’t find him. The mother felt very sad and didn’t know how to face her husband.
When the father went to the police station after hearing that the son was missing, he looked at his wife and said just four words. What do you think the four words were? The husband just said "I love you, darling."
The son was missing. If he had picked him up earlier, this would not have happened. There is no point in blaming (责备) anyone. His wife had also lost her only child. What his wife needed at that moment was comfort and understanding from her husband. That is what the husband gave his wife. Several weeks later, with the help of the police, the couple finally found their lost son. The family’s relationship became stronger over that time.
Sometimes we spend lots of time asking who is to blame. We miss many chances to give each other support and let each other feel the warmth of human relationships. Get rid of all your unwillingness to forgive, selfishness, and fears and you will find the world is much more wonderful.
1.What is the meaning of the underlined phrase "the apple of their eye”?
A. A person who always has a sweet smile.
B. A person who is as pretty as an apple.
C. A person who is loved more than anyone else.
D. A person who looks like an apple.
2.Why didn’t the father pick the boy up himself?
A. He was very lazy.
B. He thought the mother had picked him up.
C. He forgot to pick him up.
D. He was too tired to do it.
3.What can we learn from this passage?
A. Be careful in everything you do.
B. Love is the most important thing.
C. Learn to forgive others
D. Everyone can make mistakes.
4. what do you think of the husband?
A. Warm-hearted. B. Careful.
C. Hard-working. D. Broad-minded
Friends play a very important part in everyone’s life. Friendship usually develops during childhood. New friends are made when you progress through school. Those friends that you make as a student can usually last long. Friends influence your development, maturity (成熟) and sense of responsibility (责任). A familiar expression is “you can tell a lot about a person by knowing who his friends are.”. Friendship is based on common interests. If you like sports, most of your friends are likely to be athletic (竞技的). If you enjoy reading and shopping, most of your friends do the same.
Some people call you their friends for the wrong reason. These people are not really friends. They are superficial (表面的) only “friends” on the outside, not the inside where it counts. Superficial friends only want to be your friends if it is to their advantage. True friends are there if you are rich or poor. It is easy to have many so-called “friends” if you are rich. By this time you should be able to separate your friends into the real or the “phoney”.
True friends are most special. They are also difficult to find. You can consider yourself very lucky if you have one true friend. This friend is eager to help you whenever necessary. He or she knows you would do the same for them. A true friend is someone you can talk to about any subject or problem. You and your true friend have good understanding of each other. True friends support you, take your side, and build up your confidence.
1.“So-called” friends refer to .
A．real friends
B．those who want to help you
C. the friends who are on the surface only
D. the friends who are honest
2.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. You should tell true friends from phoneys.
B. True friendship is too difficult to find.
C. You can share your joys and sorrows with a true friend.
D. A true friend will stand by you whatever happens.
3.The proper title for this article may be “ ”.
A. Friendliness B. What friends like
C. True Friends D. So-called Friends
现在越来越多的学生骑电动车(motor bicycle)上学，请结合所给内容谈谈自己的看法。
内容要点：1、有很多优点，如方便省时；
2、但是价格比自行车贵得多，骑的太快还会造成事故；
3、应该尽量步行或骑自行车上学。 与骑电动自行车相比，更有助于省钱，安全，保持健康，还有益于保护环境。
注意：1.不要逐词逐句地翻译。2.为使语句连贯，可以适当增加细节。
3.词数80左右。开头已给出，不计入总数。
请在答题卡上作答
Nowadays, more and more students go to school by motor bicycle.……
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假如英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的一篇作文。文中共有10处语言错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在其下面写上该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2．只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不记分。
Dear editor,
Some years ago, my hometown was used to be a beautiful place. Thick trees and grass can be seen all over the hills. As time going by, people destroyed almost the whole forest grow more crops. To make matters worse, people let their cattles eat up the grass. So you can only see wasteland instead green forests now. As a result of, when it rains, the soil is washed down the hills and into the rivers. Strongly winds also blow away the valuable soil lie on the top of the fields.
I do hope all the people will take good care of the forests but plant more trees to improve our living conditions.
Timmy: Oh, you’re finally here.__ 1.___ are you so late?
Susan: My car broke down halfway.
Timmy: Bad luck! But in that case you should give me a_2.__.
Susan: I’m sorry. I tried to call you, but your phone seemed 3.__ (be) disconnected.
Timmy: My phone?
Susan: Yes. An automatic message said your phone was not in service.
Timmy: Really? I have no idea. Let me check. Oh, yes, it is__4.__ (die).
Susan: So I__5.__ get through.
Timmy: But this is terrible. I’m waiting for 6.___ important call
Susan: About what?
Timmy: Our school will have a football match against No.3 Middle School. Our captain Peter is supposed_7.__ (call) me to inform me of the starting time.
Susan: Well, why not _8.___(use) my mobile phone to call Peter?
Timmy: Good idea !
(Susan gives Timmy her mobile phone. )
Timmy: Oh, your mobile phone is so new. When did you buy9.___?
Susan: It is a birthday present from my sister. 10.____ I like it very much.
Timmy: Oh! How I wish could have a sister like yours!
