Miyoke, 13

Do you want to know where I come from? Oh, please guess(猜)！ I can speak good Japanese(日语), but I can’t speak English or Chinese at all. I like white a lot, so you can see me in a white shirt at school.

Grace, 12

Am I very cool? I have long hair with two big eyes. I have an e-friend from China, but she lives in London with me now. She studies English here. I often help her study English.

Maria, 12

I like little animals very much. Dogs are my favorite. So I have two dogs at home, but my mom doesn’t like them at all. I often give some eggs and cakes to them. They like me, too, and they can help me.

Tian Jun, 13

Chinese is my mother language(语言), but I study English at school. Now I can speak a little English. I often have some emails from my friend in the USA. He tells me how to study English in his e-mails. He says he likes Beijing. He wants to visit the Great Wall very much.

1.Miyoke is from      .

2.Grace has        .

A．long hair with two small eyes

B．an e-friend from London

C．a Chinese e-friend

D．short hair with two big eyes

3.     doesn’t like dogs at her home at all.

A．Miyoke’s mom

B．Maria’s mom

C．Maria’s e-friend

D．Tian Jun’s friend

4.Tian Jun can        now.

A．only speak Chinese

B．speak Japanese

C．speak Chinese and English

D．speak Chinese and Japanese

5.Which is RIGHT according to the passage?

A．Miyoke is often in a brown shirt at school.

B．Grace lives with her e-friend in Beijing now.

C．Tian Jun’s friend wants to visit Beijing a lot.

D．Maria doesn’t have a dog at her home.

 

In order to know a foreign language thoroughly, four things are necessary. Firstly, we must be able to understand the language when we hear it spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves, correctly, with confidence and without hesitation. Thirdly, we must be able to read the language and fourthly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to compose（组成）sentences that are grammatically correct. We must know how to arrange sentences in paragraphs, so as to write a good letter or composition.

There is no easy way to succeed in language learning. A good memory is of great help, but it is not enough simply to memorize rules from a grammar book. It is not much use learning by heart long lists of words and their meaning. We learn words not by ourselves, but in sentences. We must learn by using the language. “Learn through use” is a good piece of advice for those who are studying a new language. Practice is very important. We must practice speaking and writing the language whenever we can.

1.The word “confidence” here probably means _____.

A．use              B．eyes             C．need             D．feeling sure of ourselves

2.The writer advises us to _______.

A．speak more and write more

B．read more

C．speak more

D．use a dictionary

3.The first step in learning a language is ______.

A．reading           B．speaking          C．writing            D．listening

4.Words should be learned _____.

A．from a dictionary                        B．from a textbook

C．in sentences                           D．from a good grammar book

5.“Learn through use “is to say that ______.

A．we must practise speaking and writing

B．we must learn by using the language

C．we must learn everything by language

D．we must remember grammar rules as many as possible

 

阅读理解

The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you’ll get your words mixed up（混合）and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can’ t understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor（幽默感）, you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don’ t be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It’ s better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you , because they don’ t understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is, “Don’ t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”

1.The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is__________.

A．writing

B．using it

C．listening

D．learning grammar

2. What should you do in learning English?

A．Be careful not to make any mistake	B．Write as quickly as you can.
C．Speak English as much as you can.	D．Laugh more often.

3. When people laugh at your mistakes，you should___________.

A．not care（介意）

B．be happy

C．feel worried

D．be unhappy

4. When you make a mistake，you should__________.

A．keep quiet

B．get angry

C．be kind

D．keep your sense of humor

5. The story tells us “_________” .

A．Only foolish people make mistakes	B．Few people make mistakes
C．People never make mistakes	D．There is no one who doesn’ t make mistakes

 

Teachers should _____ their students to practice _____ English as much as possible.

A.encourage; speaking      B.let; speak      

C.make; speak  D.keep;speaking

 

You can      your English teacher      advice about improving your English.

A．ask; for           B．talk; about         C．speak; to          D．tell; in