1 . How can we think in English? I think the best way is to practice as what a football player does every day. During the practice, the football players pass the ball to his teammates over and over again, so they won’t have to think about passing the ball in the game, they will just do it. You can train yourself to think in English in this way. The first step is to think of the words that you use daily, simple everyday words like book, shoe or tree. For example, whenever you see a “book”, you should think of it in English, instead of in your language. After you have learned to think of words in English, you’d better go on to the next step — thinking of sentences in English.
Listening is very useful way to learn English. Listen first and don’t care too much about whether you fully understand what you’re hearing. Try to say what you hear as much as possible. The more you listen, the better you learn. After you reach a higher level, start having conversations with yourself in English. This will lead you to think in English.
1. What does the underlined words “do it” mean in the passage? (no more than 3 words)2. What is the second step to think in English? (no more than 5 words)
3. Will having conversations with others in English lead you to think in English? (no more than 3 words)
4. 请将文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。
5. 请给短文拟一个适当的英文题目。
2 . Can you understand the following words? “Long time no see.” “Good good study, day day up.” “I like your smile, but unlike you put your shoes on my face.”
Yes, we call these examples Chinglish, like “people mountain, people sea”.
Chinglish usually means English vocabulary with Chinese grammar on street signs or products.
However, many English speaking tourists love them. Tom has been living in Beijing for years. “I think many Chinese people dislike Chinglish. But I love it. It’s quite interesting. I think if the translations of English in China are all perfect, something will be lost from Chinese culture.” However, Chinglish will probably become a part of history in future. Beijing has made a plan to correct Chinglish within (在……之内) five years. “It is so funny to see Chinglish on the signs. And they are a kind of trouble for communication between the Chinese and foreigners.” a Beijinger said.
However, some people in China like Chinglish. They think that English has “borrowed” a lot from other languages such as German, French and Spanish in the past, and now it’s Chinese’s turn.
1. What is Chinglish according to the passage?| A．The English words easy to pronounce. |
| B．The Chinese words difficult to translate. |
| C．The English words with Chinese grammar. |
| A．There are many people. | B．Humans are powerful. | C．All the people are running. |
| A．It shows Chinese are popular. |
| B．It is hated by all foreign tourists. |
| C．It is also a part of Chinese culture. |
| A．put English words into Chinese | B．change English and Chinese | C．correct Chinglish in future |
| A．French | B．Chinese | C．Spanish | D．German |
Gabriel Garcia Márquez, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982, passed away at the age of 86 on April 17, 2014. The world paused to remember the cultural giant.
Garcia Márquez was born in Colombia, but he spent most of his adult life in Mexico City. As one of the most famous writers, he was widely regarded as "a giant of 20th-century literature". Garcia Márquez wrote in a style called "magical realism". In such works, people live a daily life in a certain period of time in history. But meanwhile, magical things happen to them.
Garcia Márquez is best known for his 1967 novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude, which has sold about 50 million copies. It tells the tale of the small and isolated town of Macondo which was separated from the outside world—of its founding and its troubled history over a hundred years. The story is a metaphor for the development of Colombia since the 19 century. As Colombian President Juan Manuel Santons said, Garcia Márquez wrote about "the very essence of the Latin American beings".
1. Garcia Márquez was born in the year ______.| A．1914 | B．1928 | C．1967 | D．1982 |
| A．was born in Mexico City | B．spent most of his adult life in Colombia |
| C．had a writing style called "magical realism" | D．was famous but lived a simple daily life |
| A．隔绝的 | B．安逸的 | C．喧嚣的 | D．繁华的 |
| A．He was the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982. |
| B．His novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was a great success. |
| C．He was widely known as "a giant of 20th-century literature". |
| D．Magical things happened to him during his stay in Mexico City. |
4 . Look, these are photos of my friends. In the first photo, there is a girl. She is Mary. She is happy because she got good marks. What’s the matter with the boy in the second photo? He is Tom. He is feeling sad. He lost his new ball. Is the girl feeling bored in the third photo? Yes, she is Kate. She has nothing to do now. In the last photo, the boy is smelling some nice noodle soup. He is Jack. He feels hungry.
1. There are________ photos of my friends.| A．one | B．three | C．four |
| A．Mary | B．Tom | C．Kate |
| A．No, he isn’t. | B．Yes, he is. | C．Yes, he does. |
| A．He is singing. |
| B．He is eating some noodles. |
| C．He is smelling some noodle soup. |
| A．The girl in the third photo. | B．The boy in the second photo. |
| C．The boy in the last photo. | |
Carrots are grown on farms and in small family gardens all over the world. They are easy to plant and easy to harvest（收获）. They have a good taste.
Carrots should be grown in sandy soil that does not hold water for a long time. The earth also should not be too hard. To prepare your carrot garden, dig up the earth and turn it over.
Weather, soil, condition and time affect the taste of carrots. Warm days and cool nights are the best time to grow great delicious carrots.
The best way to decide if a carrot is ready to be harvested is by its color. Usually, the brighter the color is, the better the taste is.
Most people do not know that carrots can be grown during the winter months. If the winter is not cold enough to freeze the ground, you can grow and harvest carrots the same way as you do during the summer months.
Carrots are prepared and eaten in many different ways. They are cut into thin pieces and cooked with other vegetables or meat. They are also washed and eaten just as they come out of the ground.
1. Carrots are easy to plant but hard to harvest.2. Carrots should be grown in a field without water for a long time.
3. The best way to decide if a carrot is ready to be harvested is by its size.
4. Everyone knows that carrots can be grown during the winter months.
Many animals migrate—they move over long distances, often at the same time and to the same place each year. They move to places where conditions are better—where the weather is warmer, where there is more food and water, or where their young will be safer. Here are three amazing examples of migration:
One of the largest animal migrations happens on the Serengeti plains in Africa. More than one million wildebeest（牛羚）migrate in a big group. As the seasons change they follow the rain, looking for better grass to eat and water to drink. They stay in one place while the grass and water are good, and then they move on. They return to the same places each year. Thousands of zebras and other animals travel with the wildebeest.
Out of all migrating animals, Arctic terns（北极燕鸥）travel the longest distance. These seabirds lay their eggs and raise their chicks in summer in the north of Europe, Asia and North America. Each year around August, they fly south over the oceans. They spend about five months near Antarctica, while it is warmer there. Then after the southern summer ends, they fly north again. Arctic terns travel more than 70, 000 kilometers in a year!
Salmon（鲑鱼）live most of their lives in the ocean. But when it is time for them to lay their eggs, they return to the rivers where they were born. They move up rivers and streams to find the right place. Scientists think that the fish remember the unique smell of their river, and this is how they find their way. Salmon can swim strongly up hills, and will jump high to get over waterfalls.
1. From Paragraph 1, one of the reasons why animals migrate is that ________.| A．they like living in the same place each year | B．they really need much colder weather |
| C．they need good places to raise their young | D．they don’t need food and water anymore |
| A．离开 | B．迁徙 | C．冬眠 | D．冒险 |
| A．Wildebeest migrate in a small group with the changeable seasons. |
| B．Thousands of zebras and other animals travel with Arctic terns. |
| C．Arctic terns are able to travel over 60,000 kilometers each year. |
| D．Salmon will go back to the rivers from the ocean to lay their eggs. |
| A．The unique smell of the river. | B．The sound of the river. |
| C．The temperature of the river. | D．The color of the river. |
| A．Animals. | B．Business. | C．Movies. | D．Music. |
7 . How Can You Become a Successful Learner?
Everyone is born with the ability to learn. But whether or not you can do this well depends on your learning habits. Research shows that successful learners have some good habits in common.
Creating an interest in what they learn
Studies show that if you are interested in something, your brain is more active and it is also easier for you to pay attention to it for a long time. Good learners often connect what they need to learn with something interesting. For example, if they need to learn English and they like music or sports, they can listen to English songs or watch sports programs in English. This way they will not get bored.
Practicing and learning from mistakes
Good learners think about what they are good at and what they need to practice more. Remember, “Use it or lose it”! Even if you learn something well, you will forget it unless you use it. “Practice makes perfect”. Good learns will keep practicing what they have learned, and they are not afraid of to make mistakes. Alexander Graham Bell didn’t invent the telephone overnight. He succeeded by trying many times and learning from his mistakes.
Developing their study skills
It is not enough to just study hard. Good learners know the best way they can study. For example, they may take notes by writing down key words or by drawing mind maps. They also look for ways to review what they have learned. They may do this by reading their notes every day or by explaining the information to another student.
Asking questions
Good learners often ask questions during or after class. They even ask each other and try to find out the answers. Knowledge comes from questioning.
Learning is a lifelong journey because every day brings something new. Everything that you learn becomes a part of you and changes you, so learn wisely and learn well.
1. What does studying well depend on?2. Do good learners have anything in common?
3. What are the good habits?
4. Is it important to develop the studying skills?
5. Why is learning a lifelong journey?
8 . As China’s influence grows, many students in the US are working hard to learn Chinese. Parents and education experts（专家）in the US think Chinese speakers may have greater chances.
The number of schools that teach Chinese has grown. Ten years ago, only about 300 schools in the US had Chinese lessons. Today, about 1, 600 schools teach Chinese.
Lomond Elementary School in Ohio is one of them. Each week, all students in grades one to five have a one-hour Chinese class. They learn the language through songs, games and lots of talking.
“We’re trying to make students interested in the language,” teacher James told Times for Kids. “We think it’s really important that all children receive these lessons,” he says. “We’d like to do even more.”
“Schools are looking to the future,” says Nancy, a US education expert. “China is becoming a really powerful country. Young people should not only know the language, but also understand the culture. Students may not be thinking about the future, but they think learning Chinese language and culture is fun.”
“We wish we could go to China one day,” said Karl and his classmate, Walt, from Miami.
More than 40 million foreigners around the world are studying Chinese. About 50,000 people in the US are learning the language. Chinese has become the second most spoken foreign language in the US after Spanish.
1. At present, many American students are learning Chinese because_____________.| A．China is becoming a powerful country |
| B．they would like to travel all over China |
| C．it is the most useful language in the world |
| D．they wish to work in China |
| A．All students have a Chinese class every day. |
| B．Chinese culture is not taught in school. |
| C．Teachers think interest is important in learning Chinese. |
| D．Only the students in the fifth grade can learn Chinese. |
| A．James | B．Walt | C．Karl | D．Nancy |
| A．students are looking to the future |
| B．Chinese is becoming popular in the US |
| C．there are more Spanish people than Chinese in the US |
| D．Chinese is the most popular foreign language in the US |
| A．US Kids Learn Chinese |
| B．Foreigners Study Chinese |
| C．Learning Chinese Is Fun |
| D．Chinese Speakers Have Greater Chances |
9 . Our factories and homes burn coal and oil. Every year we have forest fires somewhere. Many scientists believe that the weather is changing.
The earth will perhaps be warmed by about 7℃ at the South Pole（极）and the North Pole. The ice will be melt（融化）, The sea level will rise by about 7 meters. As a result, water will cover cities like London, Tokyo and New York. Some ports（港口）and towns along the coasts will disappear under water.
Some other scientists think that the dust, smoke and pollution from coal, wood and oil fires will block out（封闭）the ultraviolet rays（紫外线）. Then the earth will become colder and great sheets of ice will cover Europe and North America.
When chemicals in the air mix with rain, we have acid（酸）rain. Acid rain can bring us great harm. It destroys（破坏）forests and kills life in lakes and rivers.
1. Some scientists believe that we can find oil in our forests.| A．Right. | B．Wrong |
| A．Right | B．Wrong |
| A．Right. | B．Wrong. |
| A．Right. | B．Wrong |
| A．Right. | B．Wrong. |
10 . Steve Jobs was one of the fathers of the personal computing time and the founder(创建者) of Apple. He was also one of the great persons of the information age. Here are some of his greatest contributions.
 Apple II Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computer Company in 1976.A year later, the apple II was invented. This was the world's first personal computer. |  The iMac Under Jobs' leadership, Apple introduced the iMac 90 computer in 1998. The iMac became the first machine, which offered a CD-ROM slot.(插口) |
 The iPad By 2010, Steve Jobs was sure the world was ready to have a computer that would be great for watching movies and playing games. The touch-sensitive iPad is a great success. |  iPhone 4s It came out on October 4, 2011 in America. It looks like iPhone4.It has a larger and wider screen and a slimmer but wider case. It has a better camera and faster data transfer(文件处理) speeds. |
1. Which one was the oldest?
| A．The Apple II. | B．The iMac. | C．The iPad. | D．The iPhone 4s. |
| A．has a better camera | B．is the first personal computer |
| C．has a CD-ROM slot | D．is great for watching movies |
| A．iPhone 4s'screen is the same size as iPhone 4. |
| B．iPhone 4s has a larger and slimmer case than iPhone 4. |
| C．iPhone 4s uses less time to transfer data than iPhone 4 |
| D．iPhone 4s with an improved camera is cheaper than iPhone 4. |
