Question

Swimming and English Learning

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 so 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.We should learn English by _______.

A. listening and speaking    B. reading and writing

C. A and B    D. swimming

2.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.

3.What’s more important for senior school students?

A. listening    B. speaking

C. reading and writing    D. learning

4.We can listen to English ______, according to the passage.

A. by train    B. on the radio

C. every minute    D. now and then

Answer

1. C

2. D

3. C

4. B

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了如何学好英语的问题，并对如何学好英语提出了具体的建议。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第二四段的描述“Listening and speaking are very important for beginners. …Reading and writing are more important for senior school students.”学好英语就应该通过听说和读写来进行。可知C项正确。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段前五句“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.”可知当我们面对错误的时候，不要害怕，故D项正确。

3.细节理解题。根据第四段第一句“Reading and writing are more important for senior school students.”可知阅读和写作对senior学生来说更为重要。故C项正确。

4.细节理解题。根据第二段第四句We can listen to English programs on radio.可知我们可以通过收音机听英语节目，故B项正确。