( B )

　　　 Students often want to practice their English outside class. One of the best ways to practice your English is to speak to a foreigner. This week’s question comes from a student who is eager to start a conversation with the foreigners he sees every day. One student asks, “Is it Okay to try to talk to foreigners I see in the street?”

　　　 The answer is yes or no, but probably no! If you see a foreigner who looks lost, it is polite to ask him,“May I help you?” But, otherwise, you should probably let them get on with their business. Situations, however, do exist(存在) where it is quite all right to talk to foreigners. If a foreigner enters your school, office, shop or restaurant, for instance(例如), feel free to ask him (for example):

　　　 - What is your name?

　　　 - Where do you come from?

　　　 - What do you think of Beijing?

　　　 - How long will you stay in Beijing?

　　　 There are also situations where it’s Okay to talk to foreigners in public places. If you see a foreigner alone in a restaurant, bar or coffee shop, it may be appropriate(合适的) to ask him or her:

　　　 - Is this seat free?

　　　 - Do you mind if I talk to you in English?

　　　 You can probably help them if they are new to China and if they are alone. You may be able to make them feel more welcome.

　　　 After a few such questions, you should know whether this person wants to talk to you or not. If they ask you similar questions, or if they give long, informative answers, you’re in luck. If not, then give them their privacy(独处). Talking to strangers is fun if you choose the right time and place.

(　 ) 36. It is the best way to practice your spoken English with _____.

　　　　　　　 A. Japanese　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Americans

　　　　　　　 C. your classmates　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. French people

(　 ) 37. From the second paragraph, we can get to know that _____.

　　　　　　　 A. it is polite to stop a foreigner to talk with him in the street

　　　　　　　 B. it is polite to interrupt foreigners in a conversation

　　　　　　　 C. it is impolite to interrupt a foreigner when he or she is on business

　　　　　　　 D. it is impolite to help a foreigner find his way

(　 ) 38. When you first meet a foreigner, you should say “_____”

　　　　　　　 A. Where are you going?

　　　　　　　 B. Have you eaten your dinner?

　　　　　　　 C. Can you help me with my English?

　　　　　　　 D. Nice to meet you.

(　 ) 39. The writer suggests us that we should _____.

　　　　　　　 A. follow the foreigners when we meet them in the street

　　　　　　　 B. talk with foreigners in an accepted way

　　　　　　　 C. have a meal with foreigners in a restaurant

　　　　　　　 D. move to a place where a foreigner lives

(　 ) 40. This passage comes from a newspaper in column _____.

　　　　　　　 A. Sports　　　　　　　 B. Health　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Language　　　　 D. Business

( A )

Some people have very good memories, and can easily learn quite long poems by heart, while there are people who can only remember things when they have said them over and over.

Charles Dickens, the famous English author, said that he could walk down any long street in London and then tell you the name of every shop he had passed. Many great men in the world have had wonderful memories.

A good memory is great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his own language by remembering what he hears when he is a small child. Some children-like boys and girls who live in foreign countries with their parents-seem to learn two languages almost as easily as one. In schools it is not easy to learn a second language because the pupils have so little time to practice it, and they are busy with other subjects as well.

The human mind is rather like a camera, but it takes photographs not only of what we see but of what we feel, hear, smell and taste.

Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us.

根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。

(　 ) 31. All the humans have good memories.

(　 ) 32. Charles Dickens, the famous American writer, could remember things well.

(　 ) 33. A good memory is of importance in your learning a language.

(　 ) 34. Sometimes we can learn a second language without going to school.

(　 ) 35. The human mind is a good camera.

Ⅱ. 情景交际。(5分)

从方框中选出适当的句子补全对话，其中有两项是多余的。

A: What’s wrong, Jim? You look unhappy.

B: I’m not. I feel a little worried about my English.

A: 　　16　

B: I’m not getting along well with it.

A: 　　17　

B: Well, I seldom have chances to meet English people.

A: 　　18　

B: Where should I go?

A: 　　19　

B: But ... it seems English people never speak to me.

A: Ah! You should speak first.

B: 　　20　

A: The weather! English people are always interested in weather.

15. They agreed with him, but it didn’t mean to _____ him.

A. believe in　　　　　 B. believe　　　　　　　　　 C. believing in　　　　　　 D. believes

14. I thought Mr. Li _____ not come to help me with my English today.

A. can　　　　　　　　　 B. may　　　　　　　　　　　 C. might　　　　　　　　　　 D. must

13. My English is poor, but _____ students laugh _____ me.

A. a little; at　　　　　 B. a few; at　　　　　　　　 C. few; at　　　　　　　　　 D. little; in

12. Because I’m afraid of Mr. Wolf in the class, I _____ not answer any question.

A. can’t　　　　　　　　 B. dare　　　　　　　　　　　 C. could　　　　　　　　　　 D. will

11. You can go out to play football after _____ your homework.

A. finish　　　　　　　　 B. finishing　　　　　　　　 C. finishes　　　　　　　　　 D. finished

10. We should have _____ in ourselves. We will make it if we try our best.

A. success　　　　　　　 B. confidence　　　　　　　 C. progress　　　　　　　　 D. knowledge