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Jack was a pupil.One day his teacher g　1　each of them a seed（种子） and ask them to plant it.So Jack went to his g　2　and wanted to dig a hole f　3　the seed.He dug and dug.After a while he f　4　a coin.He was very g　5　and put it in his pocket.A minute l　6　，he found another coin,he put it in his pocket again.The same thing happened several t　7.Jack was so happy that he thought he should c　8　how many coins he had got.He put his h　9　in his pocket.To his s　10　,he found a hole in his pocket.

 

　　How many languages are there in the world? There are about fifteen hundred. English is one of them. It is used not only in England and America, but also in some other parts of the world.

　　What is the best way to learn a language well? We could learn our language well when we were children. If we could learn a second language in the same way, we would not feel so difficult. Let's think of what a small child does:he listens to what people say, and he tries to copy what he hears. When he wants something,he has to ask for it. He is using the language, talking in it and thinking in it all the time. If a second language is used all the time, it will soon be learned.

　　It is also important to remember that we learn our own language by hearing people speak it, not by seeing what they write. We copy what we hear. In school, you learn to read and write as well as to hear and speak, but it is best to learn all the new words through the ears then say them and you can read them, spell them and write them later.

　　You should remember that listening and speaking come first and then reading and writing follow.

(1) There are about ________ languages in the world.

[　　]

A．15

B．150

C．1 500

D．15 100

(2) We can find people speaking English in ________.

[　　]

A．England	B．America
C．many other countries	D．A,B and C

(3) We all learned our own language well ________.

[　　]

A．after we go to school	B．at school
C．from our parents	D．when we were children

(4) Children learn a language by ________.

[　　]

A．thinking it	B．trying to copy what they hear
C．asking for something	D．listening, speaking and using it

(5) We'll feel the language easier to learn if ________ all the time.

[　　]

A．we use it	B．we think in it
C．we talk in it	D．we write in it

阅读理解

　　“You're just in time, Joe. We're going to play Cowboys(牛仔) and Indians, and you can be the Indians,” one of my cousins (堂兄弟)said.

　　“How many Indians?” I asked.

　　“Oh, about a thousand,” he answered, and before I could say no, I was pushed out into the night and became a thousand Indians. Two minutes later I was running in the fields with a group of cowboys behind. The shouts of “After them. Let's catch the killers!” and other such TV-play language came into my ears as I ran round a corner and hurried into my Grandpa's car.

　　“We've got him, boys. Let's go and catch him !”

　　But no one wanted to come to get me. All of my cousins except one were always very friendly with me. It was quiet outside. And I went out of the car to have a look.

　　Just then I heard a shout, “Bring the rope (绳子), and we can burn him.”

  “Only Indians burn people. Cowboys...” I stopped just in time. I had almost said, “Cowboys hang (绞死) people.”

　　I was tied to a tree, and the cowboys were looking for some wood when my dear mother called, “We're leaving now.”

　　“Untie me,” I shouted. “We're going.”

　　“Why did Bobby want matches (火柴) ?” Mum asked when we were in the car. “He was asking Dad whether he had any.”

　　“Oh, he was just going to--matches? MATCHES? Are you sure he wanted matches?”

　　Mother was quite sure, and I didn't say any more.

(1) How many children played the Indians?

[　　]

A. One thousand.	B. One hundred.
C. One group.	D. One.

(2) Why did Joe's cousin say that Joe was just in time? Because ________.

[　　]

A. there were not enough children for the game

B. the game was just going to start

C. none of his cousins wanted to be the Indians

D. they were waiting for Joe

(3) Joe didn't say “Cowboys hang people.” out because ________.

[　　]

A. he was tied to a tree

B. that would make things worse

C. he was caught by the cowboys

D. that would make the cowboys angry

(4) Which of the following is TRUE?

[　　]

A. One of Joe's cousins was looking for matches.

B. Dad didn't want to give the children any matches.

C. Bobby wanted to get some matches from his father.

D. Mum didn't think children should play with matches.

(5) The name of the story should be“________”.

[　　]

A. Joe and his cousins

B. Who knows what danger is waiting there

C. Cowboys-and-Indians is a favorite children's game .

D. How cowboys and Indians fought in the past