1. —— can we become good learners?
——By working hard and asking the teachers for help.

A．How

B．Where

C．When

2. — What do you often do when you meet a new word in your reading?
— I will                  it                  in a dictionary when I can’t guess its meaning.

A．look; up

B．look; through

C．look; over

D．look; out

3. _________ this test was not hard, I still made quite a few mistakes.

A．If

B．Though

C．Until

D．Because

4. Remember ________ on time. People in Switzerland don’t like to be kept ________.

A．to be; waiting	B．to be; to wait
C．being; waiting	D．being; to wait

5.                  the bad weather, we had to stop                  football.

A．Because; playing	B．Because of; playing
C．As; to play	D．As for; to play

6. I’m sorry to keep you                  for so long.

A．wait

B．waits

C．to wait

D．waiting

7. As I grow older, I find ______ more and more difficult to make my own decisions.

A．them

B．it

C．that

D．this

8. As we all know, the Silk Road _______ China to the west in ancient times.

A．connects

B．connected

C．will connect

D．is connecting

9. —The air pollution is terrible.
—It will be worse ________ we take action to protect the environment.

A．if

B．unless

C．until

D．when

10. The number of foreign students in China ______ increased.

A．has

B．have

C．is

D．are

11. —Mr Li, I can’t understand everything in class.
—Don’t worry! I’ll _______ the main points at the end.

A．record	B．review
C．require	D．remember

12. ________ trees we plant,   ________ our Mother Earth will become.

A．The more; the more beautifully

B．The fewer; the more beautiful

C．The less; the more beautifully

D．The more; the more beautiful

13. — Will you come to join us in the party this weekend?
— _______ . I am studying for the model test next week.

A．I hope not	B．I agree
C．I don’t think so	D．I’m afraid not

14. I think Linda is ______ to look after patients. She won this year’s Nightingale Prize on May 12.

A．enough patient	B．enough impatient
C．patient enough	D．impatient enough

15. — How about watching a film this afternoon?
— ________ , but I have to look after my sick brother.

A．That’s all right	B．That’s right
C．I can’t	D．Sounds great

In learning English, one should first pay attention to listening and speaking. It is the groundwork of reading and writing. You’d better _______ your best to speak while you do much listening. Don’t be _______ of making mistakes. But be careful not to let them stop you from improving your _______. While you are doing this, a good _______ is to write—keep a diary, write notes or letters. Then if you can, ask some others to go through _______ you have written and tell you where it is wrong. Many mistakes in your speaking will be _______ found when you write. Through correcting mistakes, you can do better in learning English.

If you are slow in speaking, don’t _______ about it. One of the helpful ways is reading, either aloud or to yourself. The important thing is to choose _______ interesting to read. It mustn’t be too difficult for you. When you are reading _______ this way, don’t stop to ________ the new words if you can guess their meanings when they have nothing to do with the sentences. You can do that some other time.

16.

A．have

B．send

C．make

D．try

17.

A．sure

B．afraid

C．proud

D．tired

18.

A．English

B．Chinese

C．Japanese

D．French

19.

A．start

B．idea

C．way

D．manner

20.

A．how

B．when

C．why

D．what

21.

A．happily

B．easily

C．really

D．slowly

22.

A．talk

B．fear

C．worry

D．hurry

23.

A．something

B．everything

C．anything

D．nothing

24.

A．by

B．on

C．at

D．in

25.

A．look at

B．look for

C．look up

D．look over

C
Why are you study habits different from those of your friends? Why do you seem to learn faster in some classes while more slowly in others? One reason you may not know is that people have different types. Scientists say there are three different learning types: Visual(视觉型)，Auditory(听觉型)，and Kinesthetic (动觉型)。
Visual learners learn best by seeing. If you seem to easily remember information from pictures, graphs(图表)，and videos, you are probably a visual learner. You’re not good at copying down what the teacher says in class. Never mind. You can draw graphs or pictures instead, if you find that works better for you.
Auditory learners learn best by hearing. If you seem to easily remember things by hearing them, then you are probably an auditory learner. You must listen carefully while the teacher is speaking because it’s the easiest way for you to learn . Sometimes you may find that taking notes tops you from listening carefully. After class, you can write down what you remember or borrow your friend’s notes to copy.
Kinesthetic learners learn best by doing. If you seem to learn best by working with your hands, you are probably a kinesthetic learner. Taking notes by writing can make you pay close attention to information as you receive it. Of course, you can learn best by making full use of labs or other class activities.
Hope you learn better by knowing what your personal learning type is.
26. There are____________ different learning types according to the passage.

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

27. Jude can remember the words of a song quickly by listening to it once or twice. She might be a /an ____________ according to the passage.

A．auditory learner	B．visual learner
C．strange leaner	D．usual learner

28. Kinesthetic learners learn best by   ____________

A．Remembering information from videos	B．listening teachers in class
C．drawing graphs or pictures	D．doing things with their hands

29. The best title of this passage may be “____________”

A．Study Habits	B．Ways to study
C．Learning types	D．Reasons to learn

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 who are 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 the radio. You may just understand a few words. It doesn’t matter. Just be relaxed, and try to catch every word.
          Somebody may be a good listener. But he or she dare not speak. He or she is 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.
30. You can learn to swim by                 .

A．reading books about it

B．looking at others who are swimming

C．having lessons on it

D．going into the water and learning

31. We can listen to English                 , according to the passage.

A．by train

B．on the radio

C．every minute

D．now and then

32. What should 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.

33. We should learn English by                 .

A．listening and speaking	B．reading and writing
C．A and B	D．making mistakes

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

A．Listening.	B．Speaking.
C．Reading and writing.	D．Learning.

35. The boy knows the p________________ of the word, but he can’t spell it.

36. We must be p________ with children when they do something wrong.

37. Reading a________________ every morning is a good way to improve your English.

38. I felt very n________ when I first made a speech in public.

39. Brenda spent all day ____________ (准备) the meal.

40. The population of this town has ________________(增长) in recent years.

阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的。

How can we practice our spoken English?

The first and the most     41     thing is to believe yourself. You should always be full of confidence, or you will never be able to improve your spoken English. You should often encourage     42    , “Come on, don’t be afraid.”

You should never lose heart and never     43     up.

Maybe you are afraid of     44     face, but you should think since we are students and we are learning, there is no need to worry about     45    . You must always be active in practice. There is no doubt that your pronunciation and intonation（语调）can’t be as good as the native people because we are     46     , and we don’t have chances to live in foreign countries and talk with the people there. But you must know that the main aim to study English is to make ourselves understood and     47     other people. You should believe that native speaker will not laugh at you.

    48    , they will encourage you. So if you are brave     49    , you will certainly make rapid progress in your spoken English.

Don’t be shy or afraid! Just have     50     try.

Reading for pleasure is the easiest way to become a better reader in English. It is the most important way.

Some students say that they don’t want to read for pleasure. They say they want to use their time to learn the rules of the language and new words. They say that pleasure reading is too easy.

Many experts say that pleasure reading is very important for English learners. Dr. Stephen Krashen, a famous expert on learning languages, says that pleasure reading helps you learn many important things about English. ③Students learn more grammar and more words when they read for pleasure. They also learn more about good writing.

Dr. Krashen tells us that pleasure reading helps each student in a different way. Each student needs to learn something different. Pleasure reading makes it possible for each student to learn what he or she needs.

④Reading for pleasure is not the same as studying. When you read for pleasure, you choose your own books, and you don’t have to remember everything. There are no tests for your pleasure reading. Pleasure reading will help you:

● learn how English speakers use English

● find examples of good writing in English

● learn about the cultures of English speakers

● read faster in English

● learn new words

根据短文内容，完成下列小题。
51. How can we become better readers?
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52. What do some students think of pleasure reading?
________________________________________________________________________________
53. 将短文划线处③译成汉语。
③________________________________________________________________________________
54. 将短文划线处④译成汉语。
④________________________________________________________________________________
55. 给短文拟一个合适的题目。
________________________________________________________________________________

56. 阅读是学习英语的好方法。
Reading is a good ________________ ________________ ________________ English.

57. 你做作业时越仔细，出的错误就越少。
The more carefully you do your homework, ________________ ________________ ________________ you will make.

58. 他与那起犯罪毫无关联。
There was nothing to ________________ him ________________ the crime.

59. 在语言学习中，我们必须注意发音。
We should ________________ ________________ ________________ the ________________ in learning a language.

60. 这个叫王艺卓的小姑娘似乎天生具有唱歌的能力。
The girl called Wang Yizhuo seems to ________________ ________________ ________________ singing ________________.

61. 最近，你随机调查了你校50名同学的课外英语学习现状（结果见下面图表）。请你就此用英语写一篇短文，在英语课上进行汇报，并谈谈你的看法和建议。

注意：
       1. 文章必须包括图表中四项内容，可适当增加细节；
       2. 看法和建议至少两条；
       3. 文章开头已给出，不计入总词数，你只需接着写；
       4. 词数：80-100。
参考词汇：背诵 recite

I have recently done a survey about how students learn English out of class.

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