【推荐1】Do you think English is difficult? If so, you are not the only one. Many students feel it difficult to remember new words when they begin to study English. Now I will give you some advice.

(1) Do not waste time in learning a list of English words. It is the hardest way to remember English words. How do you learn to speak Chinese? You did it by listening carefully to the people talking to each other. You can find radio programs, TV programs and records, and listen to them carefully. The best way to learn all new words is through ear. As you listen to more and more dialogues, you will learn how English in pronounced in phrases and sentences. Of course, it is not enough to learn new words. You must learn how words are put together, and why some words in English are emphasized(重读).

(2) Some people have found that they can learn the names of everyday objects such as box, bottle, cup, desk and so on, in the following way. They write the names of objects on paper and put the paper on them, they say the words. Try this and see if this way works for you. If it does not, then go on to practice your dialogues.

1. Who gave the advice? Perhaps it was given by ________.

A．a mother from England	B．American parents
C．an English teacher	D．a student from German

2. The advice the writer gave us is mainly about how to ________.

A．learn English grammar	B．learn new words
C．put words together	D．practice dialogues

3. How do you learn to speak Chinese?

A．By learning a list of English words.	B．By listening carefully to the people talking to each other.
C．By learning the names of everyday objects.	D．By practicing dialogues.

4. The writer thinks that the best way to learn new words is ________.

A．to do more reading	B．to do more writing
C．to do more listening	D．to do more speaking

5. The way to write the names of objects on paper and put the paper on them works ________.

A．for everyone

B．for nobody

C．only for some people

D．for anybody

【推荐2】Some students think it difficult to learn English well. That’s because they don’t find the right way. I think reading is very important for students. The more you read, the better you’ll understand. Reading is helpful to listening, speaking and writing.

If you often read English aloud (朗读), you’ll improve (提高) your listening. On the other hand, listening a lot can help you to read better. Reading English everywhere when you are free. You can get a lot of knowledge (知识) when you read. Sometimes you need to express (表达) your ideas. You can either speak or write. That means you are using what you learned from reading. The same as Chinese, the more you read, the better you can write. If you want to remember something, you should read again and again. So from now on, you’d better do more reading. It’s a good way to learn English well.

1. Some students think it difficult to learn English well because ________.

A．they don’t work hard

B．they are afraid of English

C．they don’t find the right way

D．they aren’t clever

2. Reading is helpful to ________.

A．speaking

B．listening

C．writing

D．all of the above

3. The writer thinks ________ is a good way to learn English well.

A．doing more writing

B．doing more reading

C．remembering more

D．speaking more

4. In Chinese studying, the more you read, ________.

A．the better you speak

B．the better you write

C．the more you remember

D．the more you write

5. The title of this passage may be ________.

A．English is important

B．Reading is unhelpful

C．English is difficult

D．Reading is important

【推荐3】任务型阅读
阅读下面5段语言材料，从A—G中找出与它们相对应的标题，并将其标号填入语段前的括号内。其中有两个选项是多余的。
If you want to learn English well，you have to practice speaking English！Use these sentences to help you start interesting conversations in English．
1. We should try to do things independently(独立地)rather than wait for help．Do you think our schools stop us from thinking independently？How can we become more independent？Can we help our classmates to be more independent？How？
2. I find this to be true with my students．If they only recite without understanding，they cannot use English well．Have you ever tried to recite many English words？What is the result？Do you know anyone that only follows but never thinks？What is that person like？Do you know anyone who is a clear thinker？What is that person like？
3. How can laughter help us in our daily life？Do you think humor is helpful if we are really sick？Do you know anyone who laughs all the time？What is that person like？Do you know anyone who never laughs？Do you enjoy being around that person？
4. Do you have many friends or just a few very close friends？How did you meet your best friend？What advice would you give a newcomer to your school to help him or her meet new friends？What would you do to help your best friend？
5. How should we eat to stay healthy？What do you think is the healthiest food we can eat every day？Do you eat very healthy food？Or do you prefer delicious but not so healthy food？What food should we avoid eating？Besides eating well，what should we do for our health？

A．A friend in need is a friend indeed． B．Learning without thinking is a dangerous thing． C．He who laughs last laughs best． D．God helps those who help themselves． E．Laughter is the best medicine． F．Two heads are better than one． G．An apple a day keeps the doctor away．

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“A drizzling rain falls like tears on the Mourning Day/The mourner’s heart is going to break on his way”, it is from a poem about Tomb Sweeping Day, also known as the Qingming Festival. It falls on the 4th or 5th of April each year. It’s the traditional Chinese festival to remember the dead. Chinese people all come home to visit the tombs (墓) of their parents, grandparents and ancestors (祖先). They will sweep the tombs and clean away the grass around them. Then they burn paper money and put flowers and fruit in front of the tombs. They hope the dead can enjoy them and bring the family good luck.

However, not only Chinese remember the dead. People in other countries also have festivals for the dead.

In Japan, O-Bon Festival (盂兰盆节) is one of the most important festivals. It is held from August 13 to 16. It is also a holiday that serves as a family reunion（相聚）. During O-Bon, Japanese people return to their hometown and visit their ancestors’ spirits return home to be reunited with their family. People perform a “bon odori” dance (盆舞) to welcome the spirits. On the last day of O-Bon, they put paper lanterns in a river to send off the spirits.

In Russia, people remember their ancestors on the Day of Rejoicing (欣喜). It’s usually in late April or early May. The name of this festival means birth and happiness. Russians believe that people shouldn’t feel sad for the dead because death means birth in another world. On the Day of Rejoicing, Russian people draw beautiful pictures on eggs and put them in front of tombs. After that they have a picnic together. They hope for a good life for both the living and the dead.

1. What do we know about Tomb Sweeping Day and O-Bon Festival?

A．Japanese people welcome the spirits with paper lanterns.

B．Chinese people grow grass beside the tombs that day.

C．The two festivals last four days.

D．The two festivals both make people come together.

2. What do Russian people think of death?

A．It’s a sad thing.	B．It means birth in another world.
C．They hope for it.	D．It means a good life for the dead.

3. What does the story mainly talk about?

A．Meanings of remembering the dead.	B．Importance of remembering the dead.
C．Festivals to remember the dead.	D．Meanings of death in different countries.

【推荐2】阅读B篇，根据短文内容判断下列句子的正(A) 误(B)。请将答案按编号涂卡。

Many students have kept practising English hand-writing for nearly three years. Now a lot of students’ English hand-writings are getting better and better. That makes our teachers feel happy. Is your English hand-writing beautiful? If not, here are four steps that really work!

◆Use paper that has lines

When you write English words or sentences, you can use paper with lines. That will make your handwriting straight. Those lines on the paper can help you to write words in the right size. Be sure to fill the lined space completely. And make sure those capital letters(大写字母) are written properly.

◆Slow down

If your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. For some kids, going slower makes the handwriting clear. If you write too fast, it’s hard for you to stop where you should, and even worse, you may make more mistakes.

◆ Hold your pen right

When you hold your pen the correct way, writing is much easier. Some kids press(按，压) down really hard when they write. That makes the handwriting not nice. Try to relax yourself and don’t hold the pen so hard. Let your writing appear nice and clean. If you do so, people will guess you are a student with a good habit.

◆Draw more pictures

Drawing can improve your handwriting. You need to use the skills to control your pencil better when you are drawing pictures. Even though you have no chance to draw at school, you can practice by yourself at home.

Handwriting is very important. The English saying says “The style(字体) is the man.” Imagine you are a world-famous movie star or a well-known sports player, what do you do when your fans run up to you? Give them your autographs (亲笔签名), of course!

1. Not all the students’ English hand-writings are getting better and better.
2. If you want to make English hand-writing beautiful, you’d better use paper with lines.
3. The more slowly you write, the more mistakes you will make.
4. Holding your pen too hard while writing can make your handwriting nice and clean.
5. The English saying means handwriting can determine (测定) a man and his personality.