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 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（模仿）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, try to catch every word.
Somebody may be a good listener. But he dare not（不敢）speak. He’s 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. 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 are 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（失败）. 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.
1. You can learn to swim by ________.| A．reading books about it | B．looking at others swimming |
| C．having lessons on it | D．going into the river and learning |
| A．listening and speaking | B．looking at others swimming |
| C．reading books about swimming | D．swimming |
| A．Don’t make mistakes. | B．Study hard. |
| C．Try not to speak English. | D．Don’t be afraid. |
| A．Listening. | B．Speaking. | C．Reading and writing. | D．Learning. |
| A．by train | B．on the radio | C．every minute | D．now and then |
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【推荐1】Do you want to improve your English? You may find the information you need here.
| Global English Centre Lessons to improve your English listening and speaking. 3-month（700 yuan）, 6-month（1,200 yuan）and one-year（2,000 yuan） Choice of morning or evening classes, 3 hours each day, Mon.— Fri. Teachers from the UK Close to the city centre and bus stops. Tel: 6765349 Add: 208 Zhongshan Road |
| The International House of English One-month English lesson for reading and writing at a very low price: 60 yuan for every week Choice of time: 9:00 am-12:00am, 2:00 pm-5:00 pm English teachers from the US For more information, please call 672308 |
| Modern Language School Lessons in English for business and travel. Small classes（12-16 students）on Sat. & Sun. from 2:00 pm-5:00 pm. English teachers from the US. 3-month（1,050 yuan）, 6-month（1,850 yuan）. Tel:6733019 Add: 431 Renmin Road |
1. We can see this passage in _________.
| A．a guidebook | B．a story book |
| C．a science magazine | D．an English newspaper |
| A．60 yuan | B．240 yuan | C．720 yuаn | D．1,050 уuаn |
| A．has American teachers | B．is on Zhongshan Road |
| C．gives lessons only on weekend | D．improves your reading and writing |
【推荐2】It’s widely believed that Chinese is one of the most difficult languages in the world. For one thing, Chinese has tens of thousands of characters. And its writing system is also one of the main challenges to all Chinese learners. More importantly, the language has different tones (声调), so how you speak a word can completely change its meaning. For example, “ma” with the first Chinese tone means “mom”, but with the third tone, “ma”, it means “horse”.
However, according to the Ministry of Education in China, the Chinese language learning is available in more than 180 countries and regions around the world. 76 countries have included the Chinese language in their national education systems and nearly 200 million people have received Chinese language training.
With so many interesting foreign languages to learn, why do they choose Chinese? For one, China plays an important role in the world events. Learning Chinese may help one find a good job. Also, China has a long history with rich culture and its culture and cooking styles have long influenced its neighbors and the West. Knowing the language also makes traveling around China easier and more enjoyable.
As for learning Chinese, there is no magic way. Just spend time practicing it. Listen and speak as often as possible. Listen to Chinese music and watch Chinese movies and shows. Try to speak with native Chinese speakers and encourage them to correct your mistakes. Or practice speaking on your own. Read traditional Chinese stories to understand its culture. Or try reading a Chinese newspaper. As for writing, practice by writing Chinese characters in a notebook. As you improve, create sentences with them. In all, you have to be patient, and you really have to push yourself hard.
1. How many reasons are given to show Chinese is difficult to learn?| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．可获得的 | B．可能的 | C．禁止的 | D．普遍的 |
| A．Less than 76 million people learn Chinese now. |
| B．Students from 180 countries must learn Chinese at school. |
| C．There are 200 foreign schools having Chinese language training. |
| D．Chinese language learning has drawn more and more foreigners’ attention. |
①China’s history ②China’s role in the world ③China’s places of interest ④China’s education system
| A．①② | B．③④ | C．①③ | D．②④ |
| A．Learning Chinese is magic. | B．It’s easy to start learning Chinese. |
| C．It takes hard work to learn Chinese. | D．Speaking is more important than writing. |
【推荐3】Normally you learn English by reading textbooks, listening to tapes and having conversations with partners. Have you ever tried any new ways? Now they can make your English learning more fun.
 | This iPhone app is great for training your listening skills, with all kinds of radio programs and talk shows at your finger tips. For example, if you are a basketball fan, you can find talk shows from US basketball experts on the app. Of course they speak great American English. Interest is the best teacher. You can find something you like on the app and have fun. |
 | Fun Dubbing includes videos like the hottest American TV shows, movies and songs. You can dub（配音）the videos to learn English. In this way you can improve your listening as well as your spoken English. At the same time, the app can translate some words you don’t know. You can increase your vocabulary（词汇）. The app increases the joy in learning a language. |
 | The app Baicizhan helps you divide the work into a daily task. For example, to learn all the words of junior high, you need to spend about 10 minutes memorizing 15 words a day for 3 months. Instead of showing the Chinese and English meaning of new words, you will learn words with pictures and sentences. Thus, memorizing the words becomes a pleasure. |
1. What can you find in PODCAST?
| A．Talk shows. | B．English videos. | C．Pictures and sentences. | D．English movies. |
| A．Listening, speaking and writing. | B．Grammar, writing and vocabulary. |
| C．Listening, grammar and reading. | D．Listening, speaking and vocabulary. |
| A．By dubbing the videos. |
| B．By helping you memorize words for a long time. |
| C．By letting you connect the word with the picture. |
| D．By showing you the Chinese and English meaning. |
| A．To share his ways of learning English with us. |
| B．To help us learn English in an interesting way. |
| C．To make these 3 apps popular among learners. |
| D．To make your English learning more boring. |
| A．In an English newspaper. | B．In a storybook. |
| C．In a science novel. | D．In a traveling diary. |
【推荐1】Life of Pi(《少年派的奇幻漂流》) is the first 3D film to open the New York film festival. This year’s New York film festival runs from September 28 to October 14.
The director of this movie is Ang Lee, an American Chinese. The movie speaks of the relationship between humans and nature. Indian boy Priscine Patel is troubled by his first name. And his classmates laugh at him. So he decides to change his name to “Pi”.
Pi’s father has a zoo and he decides to move to Canada. The family, together with all the zoo animals, sail across the pacific(太平洋). One day, a huge storm hits the ship. The next morning, Pi finds his family have sunk(沉没) with the ship. He is the only person still alive. He finds himself on a lifeboat with several animals, one of which is a tiger called Richard Parker. Soon, all the animals are killed by the tiger. And Pi is left alone with the tiger.
As the tiger becomes hungry, Pi starts to fish to feed him. If not, he himself will become the food. The boy and the tiger develop an amazing relationship on the sea. Although he feels hopeless, Pi never gives up. After 227 days, the lifeboat finally lands on a beach in Mexico, but Richard Parker runs away into the forest. The ship company finds Pi and asks him what happened. Pi tells them about Richard Parker, but the company doesn’t believe him. Pi then tells another story in which is no tiger.
Is there really another story? If so, which one is true? Maybe you will have your answer after watching the Life of Pi.
1. From the article, Life of Pi is ________.| A．a movie about a Chinese boy and a tiger | B．a movie about an Indian boy and a tiger |
| C．a book about a Chinese boy and a tiger | D．a book about an Indian boy and a tiger |
| A．The ship has sunk because of a huge storm. | B．He is the only person still alive. |
| C．Pi feeds the tiger with fish. | D．The lifeboat lands on a beach in Canada. |
| A．The tiger kills Pi. | B．Pi and the tiger live in the forest. |
| C．The tiger runs away into the forest. | D．The ship company catch the tiger. |
| A．to introduce a film | B．to introduce an Indian boy |
| C．to show his love of this film | D．to introduce the hard life of a boy. |
【推荐2】My school has a big library. We all like to visit it.
It’s on the first floor of the school building. There are thousands of books in it. It has books of all subjects. It has a lot of storybooks and newspapers, too. Our classrooms are on the second to fifth floor. In the library, there are many tables and chairs. They all look very clean. And books are kept in good orders（有秩序放好）. It’s easy for students to find the books.
Students of all classes and all the teachers can visit the library. We all have library cards. Before going into the library, we must show our cards. So we have to take it every day. We can take one book at a time from the school library. We must return（归还）the book in seven days.
Our library teacher is a nice woman. She is friendly to all students. She always helps us find books. Sometimes we will ask her something about books. She is always happy to talk with us.
I love to visit my school library. It’s a good place to read and study.
1. How many floors are classrooms in in the school?| A．One | B．Two | C．Four | D．Five |
| A．Only school teachers. | B．The students in Grade 9. |
| C．The students and the teachers with cards. | D．Only students with money. |
| A．My Library Teacher | B．The Rules in the Library |
| C．How to Get into the Library | D．My School Library |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
【推荐3】As we all know, Chinese has a history of thousands of years. But few people know that Pinyin doesn’t. It is very necessary and important for everyone who learns Chinese because it tells people how to pronounce Chinese characters（汉字）. This year, Pinyin becomes 63 years old.
In 1958, Chinese 52-year-old linguist （语言学家） Zhou Youguang and his team made Pinyin. Before that, Chinese people used many other ways to show how to pronounce Chinese characters. But these ways are not as easy to use as Pinyin. Because of Pinyin, more people learn how to pronounce.
Pinyin is a big part of our daily life. We learn to speak Putonghua with the help of Pinyin. We write Chinese characters on computers by using Pinyin.
Pinyin is young. But it is now very popular outside China. It is becoming a bridge between China and the world. Many people around the world start to learn Chinese by learning Pinyin. You might say “nihao” to mean “hello” to a foreign friend.
People are using Pinyin more often than before. For example, fewer foreigners use “dumplings”. They like to use “jiaozi”. And “mantou” is for “steamed bun”. The Oxford English Dictionary（《牛津英语词典》）has more than 100 Chinese words in Pinyin, such as zhongguomeng for “Chinese dream”, and “wanggou” for “online shopping”.
1. When did Chinese people begin to use Pinyin?| A．Hundreds of years age. | B．Thousands of years ago. |
| C．63 years ago. | D．52 years ago. |
| A．why people started writing Pinyin | B．how people started using Pinyin |
| C．what people use Pinyin for | D．what will happen to Pinyin |
| A．helps foreigners learn Pinyin | B．is more popular in China |
| C．has more Chinese words than before | D．has more Pinyin than before |
| A．Pinyin helps foreigners learn Chinese. | B．Pinyin has hundreds of English words. |
| C．Pinyin is as old as Chinese characters. | D．Pinyin is easier than English words. |
