If you have a problem with speaking, you can do several things. Listen to English as much as possible. You can learn a poem(诗) or a song by heart. You can also learn more dialogues（对话）. And practice speaking with your friends as much as you can.
Many people find it difficult to listen to English. The answer is to listen as much as you can. However, don’t do too much at one time. It is better to practice listening for five minutes every day. Don’t sit down and listen for an hour at a time. That’s too much! Do choose listening passages that are interesting and not too difficult. Choose（选择） tapes（磁带） on which the people speak clearly and not too fast. Take it easy， at first. Success with simple tapes at the beginning is the answer. Later on you can practice with tapes that are more difficult.
Finally, how can you learn to write well? How do you use little words like in, on, of and for? There are two answers to this. First, do some study with new words. Keep a list of verbs like look for, look after and so on. Second, read as much English as possible. There are many things that can’t be learnt. You must see them in books many times. Then you’ll be able to use them correctly(正确地) yourself. So, in order to write well, you must first learn to read much.
【小题1】This passage is about English ______ .

A．spelling, listening, grammar and reading

B．listening, speaking, reading and writing

C．taking exams, pronunciation, reading and writing

D．pronunciation, reading, listening and writing

【小题2】If you ______ , you can speak well.

A．learn more dialogues	B．learn a poem or a song by heart
C．practice speaking with your friends as much as you can	D．all above

【小题3】Which of the following is right according to the passage?

A．It’s better to listen to English for a long time every day.

B．At the beginning, you’d better choose the tapes on which the people speak quickly.

C．At first you should begin with simple tapes for listening.

D．Few people think it hard to listen to English.

【小题4】Which of the following ways can help you to improve（提高） your written English? 
A. Buy books of writing practice.        B. Read as much as possible.
C. Do some study with new words.      D. Both B and C.
【小题5】Which of the following is not right according to the passage?

A．Many people find it difficult to listen to English.

B．Sit down and listen for an hour at a time.

C．Learn a poem or a song by heart can improve your speaking.

D．To improve speaking, you can practice speaking with your friends as much as you can.

u A  LITTLE  PRINCESS Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett ￥18.3 (online) Motherless Sara Crewe was sent home from India to school at Miss Minchin’s. Her father was very rich and she lived a rich and comfortable life. Then her father died and Sara lost everything. She had to learn to do with her changed life. Her strong character made her able to fight successfully against her poverty(贫穷) and the scorn(嘲笑) of her fellows(伙伴). It’s an excellent book with 4 tapes(磁带) for children.
	u PETER  PAN Author: J.M Barrie ￥15 (in bookstores) ￥12 (online) It is a children’s story full of imagination and adventures(冒险), which is about Wendy, John, and Michael Darling’s adventures in Never-Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up. The children are happy and lovely. (with 2 tapes)
u UNCLE  TOM’S  CABIN(小屋) Author: Harriet Beecher Stowe ￥20 (in bookstores) The most famous novel in American history, Uncle Tom’s Cabin talked about the struggle between free states and slave(奴隶) states during the American Civil War(美国内战) and is as powerful today as when it first came out 150 years ago.
	u THE  SECRET  GARDEN Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett ￥35 (in bookstores) ￥30 (online) Mary Lennox, a sickly orphan(孤儿), finds herself in her uncle’s dark house. Why are so many rooms locked? Why is one of the gardens locked? And what is that crying she hears at night? Through the power of hope, friendship, and the magic of nature, the brave girl brings the house and a long-lost garden back to life.
	u GONE  WITH  THE  WIND(乱世佳人) Author: Margaret Mitchell ￥25 (in bookstores) ￥18 (online) Gone With the Wind is a best-seller, which tells a story that happened in the American Civil War. Scarlett O’Hara is a woman in the story who is full of energy. She is strong and saves her family but is very selfish at the same time.

根据短文内容，选最佳择答案, 并在答题卡上按要求作答。
【小题1】 All of the following books have children as their main characters except _____.

A．PETER PAN	B．GONE WITH THE WIND
C．A LITTLE PRINCESS	D．THE SECRET GARDEN

【小题2】 We can know from the passage that _________.

A．two of the above books are written by Frances Hodgson Burnett

B．we can buy 5 kinds of the above books in bookstores

C．there are only three books with tapes

D．THE SECRET GARDEN is ￥5 cheaper in bookstores than online

【小题3】 If you buy THE SECRET GARDEN and PETER PAN online, you have to pay _________.

A．￥30

B．￥12

C．￥50

D．￥42

【小题4】Mary brings the house and a long-lost garden back to life with the help of ____.
a. the power of hope  b. friendship    c. her uncle      d. nature’s magic

A．a, b, c

B．a, c, d

C．a, b, d

D．all of the above

【小题5】.How many stories happened in the American Civil War?

A．One

B．Two

C．Three

D．Four

（二）天使（9分）
①小时候，我是一个捣蛋、不爱学习又极爱报复的孩子。无论在家里还是在学校，父母和老师、兄弟和同学都极其厌恶我，然而，在心里我渴望着大家的关爱，就像人们渴望上帝的福泽一样。我一个人独处的时候常常默默祈祷：上帝啊！给我善良、给我宽厚、给我聪明吧，我也想如卡尔列一样成为同学们的榜样。可是，上帝正患耳疾，我的祈祷没有一句应验。我依然是个令人生厌的坏孩子，甚至因为我，没有老师愿意带我们这个班。
②三年级的第一学期，学校里来了一位新老师，她就是年轻的玛利娅小姐。玛利娅小姐刚一站到讲台上，整个班里都沸腾了，她太漂亮啦！我带头吹口哨、飞吻、望空中扔书本，好多男生跟我学，我们的吵闹声几乎要把房顶掀开。
③玛利娅小姐没有像其他老师那样大声叫囔：“安静！安静！”她始终面带微笑地望着我们。奇怪，这样我反而感到无聊，于是我一个手势，大家立即停止了胡闹。玛利娅小姐开始自我介绍，当她转身想把自己的名字写到黑板上时，才发现讲桌上没有粉笔，我注意到她的眉头皱了一下，很快又舒展了。心想，糟了，她肯定识破了我们的把戏。但是，玛利娅小姐却转过身来问：“谁愿意替老师去拿盒粉笔？”刚刚平静下来的沸腾又开始了，怪声怪气的笑声再次淹没了整个教室，好多男生争着去干这件事。
④玛利娅小姐请大家不要争，她会挑一个最合适的人选。玛利娅走下讲台，仔细查看了每一个人，最后她说：“基恩，你去吧。”我说：“为什么是我？”“因为我看得出你热情、机灵又具有号召力，我相信你会把事情做得很好。”
⑤我热情？我机灵？我具有号召力？我竟然有这么多优点？玛利娅一眼就看出了我的优点！要知道，在此之前从未有人说过哪怕一点点的好处，甚至我自己都认为我是一个被上帝抛弃的孩子。
⑥我很快取回一盒粉笔，因为它就藏在教室后面的草丛里。当我正要把粉笔递给玛利娅小姐时，我发现我的手指缝里存满了污垢，衬衣袖口开了线，裤腿上溅满了泥点，更糟糕的是我五个脚趾全从破了的鞋子里露出了头。我很不好意思，可玛利娅小姐一点也不在意这些，她接粉笔的时候给了我一个天使般的微笑，那微笑是一朵百合花淡雅而美丽。玛利娅就是上帝派来的天使。
⑦从此，我决定做一个上进、体面的人，因为我知道天使正在注视着我。
【小题1】.用简洁的语言概括本文写了一件什么样的事情？（2分）
【小题2】.本文的“我”是一个怎样的人？（2分）
【小题3】.请从修辞手法的角度对下面的一句话作简要赏析。（3分）
她接粉笔的时候给了我一个天使般的微笑，那微笑是一朵百合花——淡雅而美丽。
【小题4】.文中说“玛利娅就是上帝派来的天使”，你觉得玛利娅是天使吗？请说明你的理由。（2分）

（二）天使（9分）
①小时候，我是一个捣蛋、不爱学习又极爱报复的孩子。无论在家里还是在学校，父母和老师、兄弟和同学都极其厌恶我，然而，在心里我渴望着大家的关爱，就像人们渴望上帝的福泽一样。我一个人独处的时候常常默默祈祷：上帝啊！给我善良、给我宽厚、给我聪明吧，我也想如卡尔列一样成为同学们的榜样。可是，上帝正患耳疾，我的祈祷没有一句应验。我依然是个令人生厌的坏孩子，甚至因为我，没有老师愿意带我们这个班。
②三年级的第一学期，学校里来了一位新老师，她就是年轻的玛利娅小姐。玛利娅小姐刚一站到讲台上，整个班里都沸腾了，她太漂亮啦！我带头吹口哨、飞吻、望空中扔书本，好多男生跟我学，我们的吵闹声几乎要把房顶掀开。
③玛利娅小姐没有像其他老师那样大声叫囔：“安静！安静！”她始终面带微笑地望着我们。奇怪，这样我反而感到无聊，于是我一个手势，大家立即停止了胡闹。玛利娅小姐开始自我介绍，当她转身想把自己的名字写到黑板上时，才发现讲桌上没有粉笔，我注意到她的眉头皱了一下，很快又舒展了。心想，糟了，她肯定识破了我们的把戏。但是，玛利娅小姐却转过身来问：“谁愿意替老师去拿盒粉笔？”刚刚平静下来的沸腾又开始了，怪声怪气的笑声再次淹没了整个教室，好多男生争着去干这件事。
④玛利娅小姐请大家不要争，她会挑一个最合适的人选。玛利娅走下讲台，仔细查看了每一个人，最后她说：“基恩，你去吧。”我说：“为什么是我？”“因为我看得出你热情、机灵又具有号召力，我相信你会把事情做得很好。”
⑤我热情？我机灵？我具有号召力？我竟然有这么多优点？玛利娅一眼就看出了我的优点！要知道，在此之前从未有人说过哪怕一点点的好处，甚至我自己都认为我是一个被上帝抛弃的孩子。
⑥我很快取回一盒粉笔，因为它就藏在教室后面的草丛里。当我正要把粉笔递给玛利娅小姐时，我发现我的手指缝里存满了污垢，衬衣袖口开了线，裤腿上溅满了泥点，更糟糕的是我五个脚趾全从破了的鞋子里露出了头。我很不好意思，可玛利娅小姐一点也不在意这些，她接粉笔的时候给了我一个天使般的微笑，那微笑是一朵百合花淡雅而美丽。玛利娅就是上帝派来的天使。
⑦从此，我决定做一个上进、体面的人，因为我知道天使正在注视着我。
【小题1】.用简洁的语言概括本文写了一件什么样的事情？（2分）
【小题2】.本文的“我”是一个怎样的人？（2分）
【小题3】.请从修辞手法的角度对下面的一句话作简要赏析。（3分）
她接粉笔的时候给了我一个天使般的微笑，那微笑是一朵百合花——淡雅而美丽。
【小题4】.文中说“玛利娅就是上帝派来的天使”，你觉得玛利娅是天使吗？请说明你的理由。（2分）

Zach Linsky, 11, watches TV for 3 and a half hours a day and plays video games every other day. Zach, a sixth grader in Washington, D. C., is an American. But unlike many kids, he doesn’t have a TV, VCR, or computer in his bedroom. He only has a boom box (手提录音机).
The survey of 3,155 kids, aged 2 to 18, shows that they spend 5 hours and 29 minutes on average(平均的) a day using some types of media outside of school, including 2 hours and 46 minutes watching TV, 21 minutes on the computer, 20 minutes playing video games, and 8 minutes on the Internet. The good news: The total includes 44 minutes spent reading.
The survey also shows that those aged 2 to 7 spend 3 hours and 9 minutes watching TV every day and shows that 32 percent in that age group have TV sets in their rooms. Among those aged 8 to 18, 21 percent have computers in their rooms, 65 percent have TV sets, and 61 percent say their parents don’t stop them from watching TV. Nearly 1 in 4 say they watch more than 5 hours a day.
“Kids are living much more lonely lives than ever before,” says Kay S. Hytnowitz. “They just disappear into their rooms and spend all of their time with these media.”
【小题1】At what age do children in America spend about five and a half hours on the media a day?

A．Aged 2 to 7.

B．Aged 2 to 18.

C．Aged 8 to 18.

D．Aged 2 to 11.

【小题2】How long do kids aged 2 to 18 spend reading?

A．46 minutes.

B．21 minutes.

C．20 minutes.

D．44 minutes.

【小题3】How many kids aged 2 to 7 have TV sets in their rooms?

A．32%.

B．21%.

C．61%.

D．40%.

【小题4】Why do the children spend all of their time with these media? Because _______.

A．they have too much free time

B．they feel very lonely

C．they like these media

D．they want to find out something

【小题5】What’s the problem of the kids in America according to the passage?

A．There are too many media now.

B．Kids spend too much time on the media.

C．Kids are too fat.

D．Kids would rather be with friends than the TV.