A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day.
At school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too. But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.
1. Some people can easily learn many things by heart because _______________.
A.they always sleep very well |
B.they often eat good food |
C.they read a lot of books |
D.they have very good memories |
A.at the age of six | B.when he is a small child |
C.after he goes to school | D.when he can read and write |
A.read and write | B.make sentences |
C.hear and remember the sounds | D.think hard |
A.they have no good memories |
B.they have too much time for it |
C.they have no recorders |
D.they are busy with other subjects |
A.if you have lots of good food |
B.if you do more and more exercises |
C.if you get up early |
D.if you do morning exercises every day |
First, you should build up confidence(建立自信). If you believe that you can, then you will learn. When you read or listen to something , you may not be able to understand it all. Don’t worry. You can use a dictionary to help you. You can ask your teacher or friends to help you. Do not be afraid of making mistakes. You can learn from mistakes.
Second, practice using English. For example, write a diary in English every day, and you will be able to write better. Speak English whenever you can. You may practice with your friends after class. Then you will be able to speak better.
Remember the famous saying, “Practice makes perfect.” The more you practice using English, the better you will learn it.
1. What is main idea of the passage?
A.It is very important and useful to learn a foreign language. |
B.Some people learn a foreign language more easily than others. |
C.There are different ways to help you learn a foreign language more easily. |
D.You should build up confidence before you learn a foreign language. |
2. What is the first way to help you learn English?
A.Try not to make any mistakes. |
B.Try to build up your confidence. |
C.Try not to ask others for help. |
D.Try to make English learning interesting. |
3. What is the second ways to help you learn English?
A.Practice using English. |
B.Practice writing English. |
C.Practice speaking English. |
D.Practice listening to English. |
4. What does “Practice makes perfect” mean?
A.The more you practice your English, the less you will enjoy it. |
B.The more you practice your English, the more mistakes you will make. |
C.The more you practice your English, the better you will learn it. |
D.Perfection is practice. |
5. What can you do when you meet some new words?
A.We can use a dictionary to help us. |
B.We can ask our teacher or friends for help. |
C.We need to be very afraid of making mistakes. |
D.Both A and B. |
The show is about growing up. Five fathers said that they grew up with their kids. They learned to take good care of (照顾好)their kids. The kids learned about teamwork and being independent.(独立)
For Kimi, a 4-year-old boy, need
根据短文内容,选择正确答案。
1. What did fathers and kids do in the show?
A.They went to other cities and made friends with others. |
B.They went to the countryside and helped the farmers. |
C.They went to strange places and finished interesting tasks. |
D.They went to the villages and traveled around. |
A.安慰 | B.鼓励 | C.代价 | D.自信 |
A.easy | B.hard | C.different | D.suitable |
A.At the beginning of the show, Kimi was a little shy. |
B.Jimmy Lin is Kimi’s father. |
C.Kimi never refused to accept the tasks. |
D.Kimi grew up and changed a lot. |
A.It’s about Kimi’s growing up. |
B.It’s about Kimi and his hobbies. |
C.It’s about all kinds of tasks. |
D.It’s about how to communicate with others. |
Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p.m. and end at about 11 p.m. Ask you hosts(主办人) what time you should arrive. It’s polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine(酒) as a gift.
Usually the evening starts with drinks and snacks. If you want to be very polite, say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember—It’s not polite to ask how much things cost.
In many families, the husband sits at one end of the table and the wife sits at the other end. They eat with their guests(客人).
You’ll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then you’ll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert followed by coffee. It’s polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it.
Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short “thank you” letter. British and American people like to say “thank you, thank you, thank you” all the time!
1. If your English friend doesn’t invite you to dinner at home, it doesn’t mean he or she .
A.doesn’t like you | B.likes you |
C.can’t afford to do so | D.is too busy |
A.for a guest to ask about the price of a certain thing |
B.for a guest to have drinks and snacks before the evening |
C.to take something with you when you are invited to dinner |
D.for a guest to eat up everything on his or her plate |
A.soup | B.coffee |
C.meat or fish | D.dessert |
A.ask what time you should arrive |
B.take your wife with you |
C.drink as much as possible |
D.eat as many snacks as yon can |
A.The hosts like the people who sit closer to them. |
B.The hosts like the people who ask them time, price, age and so on. |
C.The husband and the wife usually sit together. |
D.You can call you host the next day or write a letter of thanks after that. |
One dad doesn’t know how to do his daughter’s hair, so some people try to help him. Another one must
Why is Where Are We Going, Dad? so popular? Because it is about how Chinese parents look after their kids. The show makes modern parents think about what they should do with their kids. “In traditional Chinese culture, the father is strict and the mother is kind. But on the show, we see fathers who are much gentler(温和的) on their kids and more involved(参与) in their upbringing(培养)” said Li Minyi, a professor of early childhood education.
In the past, children were taught to obey their parents’ wishes and look after them in their old age. But today Chinese parents increasingly realize that respecting their children’s choices may be a better way to prepare them for modern society. As they raise their children, parents are growing up at the same time.
根据短文内容,选择正确选项。
1. How many fathers and their children are mainly mentioned on Where Are We Going, Dad?
A.Two. | B.Three. | C.Four. | D.Five. |
A.it teaches fathers how to cook |
B.it tells us how to survive in the desert |
C.it is about how Chinese parents look after their kids |
D.it shows us how to ride camels through the western deserts |
A.The show makes modern parents think about what to do with their parents. |
B.In traditional Chinese culture, the father is strict and the mother is kind. |
C.In the past, children were taught to obey their own wishes. |
D.From the passage we know that Li Minyi is a writer of early childhood education. |
A.生存 | B.服务 | C.料想 | D.蔓延 |
A.fishing on the east coast is really interesting |
B.children should learn to look after their parents when they are old |
C.today Chinese children should respect their parents’ choices |
D.as they raise their children, parents are growing up at the same time |
Levi Strauss was born in Germany in the mid 1800’s and immigrated(移居) to the United States as a young man. He lived in New York City and learned the dry-goods business for several years. In 1853 he took his knowledge and his dreams to San Francisco (California, USA). His dream to succeed came true over the next 20 years as he became a very successful businessman.
Many of Levi Strauss’ customers were cowboys and miners. They needed clothing that was strong and lasting. Strauss found a special cloth from France that was comfortable and lasted a long time. It was called “serge and mines” which was later shortened to the word “denim(粗棉布)”.
Another man named Jacob Davis bought large amounts of the denim cloth from Levi Strauss. He was a tailor who made pants for hard-working men. One of his customers was continually tearing the pockets off his pants. So Jacob Davis decided to put rivets(铆钉)on certain parts of the pants to make them stronger. The customer loved the new pants so much that he told all his friends, and soon Jacob Davis was busy making lots of pants with rivets.
Jacob Davis soon realized that using rivets was a great business idea, and he didn’t want anybody to steal that idea. He decided that he would need to get a patent. But being a poor tailor, he didn’t have money to pay for the patent. After thinking it over, he went to the businessman Levi Strauss and told him his idea. He said, “If you agree to pay for the patent, we will share the profits from the riveted pants.” Levi Strauss did agree, and the new riveted pant business was called Levi Strauss and Company. Today Levi’s jeans are more popular than ever, and Levi’s name continues to live in.
1. What is Levi Strauss?
A.A tailor. | B.A miner. |
C.A cowboy. | D.A businessman. |
A.办法 | B.利益 | C.专利 | D.公司 |
A.he must get the help of Levi Strauss. |
B.his idea is good and he can do it easily. |
C.Levi Strauss can’t share his profits. |
D.all the persons all over the world like the jeans very much. |
A.Jacob Davis sewed pants in his business. |
B.Levi Strauss didn’t want to pay for Jacob Davis’ patent. |
C.Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis became business partners. |
D.Jacob Davis put rivets in pants because they looked good. |
A.How were the jeans invented? |
B.How does Levi Strauss succeed? |
C.Jacob Davis was a clever man. |
D.How to earn more money? |
From the report we can see that in 1990, forty percent of people stayed at
A.time | B.ways | C.places | D.cities |
A.Between | B.Around | C.Among | D.With |
A.home | B.villages | C.the seaside | D.places of interest |
A.away | B.from | C.to | D.of |
A.stopped | B.hoped | C.enjoyed | D.disliked |
A.when | B.where | C.while | D.as |
A.What | B.Why | C.How | D.When |
A.cost | B.save | C.afford | D.spend |
A.attitudes | B.rules | C.replies | D.solutions |
A.little | B.lots of | C.few | D.no |
根据短文内容,完成任务。
任务一:
1. 写出①句的同义句。
任务二:
根据②句的意思, 请把它补充完整。
A.The boy is Jhon. | B.The boy name is Jone |
C.The boy are John | D.The boy isn’t John |
任务三:
A.is white | B.are white |
C.is black | D.are black |
任务四:请把④句变成否定句。
A.双胞胎 | B.兄妹 | C.儿子 | D.同班同学 |
任务五:下列说法正确的是 。
A.They don’t have good freinds in the school |
B.They isn’t have good friends in the school |
C.They aren’t have good friends in the school |
D.They has good friends in the school |
A.The two girls are in the same dress. |
B.The two girls look the same. |
C.John and his sister are in the same school. |
D.John’s mom is not a teacher. |
9 . In order to know a foreign language thoroughly(完全地), four things are necessary. Firstly, we must be able to understand the language when we hear it. Secondly, we must be able to speak it correctly with confidence and without hesitation(犹豫). Thirdly, we must be able to compose(创作) sentences that are grammatically(语法地) correct. Fourthly, we must know how to put sentences into paragraphs, so as to write a good letter or composition.
There is no easy way to success in language learning. A good memory(记忆力) is of great help but it is not simply enough to memorize rules from a grammar book. It is not much use learning long lists of words and their meanings by heart. We must learn words not by themselves but in sentences. We must learn by using the language. “Learn through use.” is a good piece of advice for those who are studying a new language. Practice is very important. We must practice speaking and writing the language whenever we can.
根据短文内容,判断正(T)误(F)。
1. The passage is mainly about how to learn a foreign language.
2. When we try to speak a foreign language, we must believe ourselves.
3. The writer advises us to use a dictionary whenever we can.
4. The first step of learning a language is reading.
5. “Learn through use.” is a good piece of advice for those who are studying a newlanguage.
It’s germs that makes us ill. There are germs everywhere, They are very small and you can’t find them with your own eyes, but you can see them with a microscope(显微镜)They are very small and there may be hundreds of them on a very small thing, Germs can always be found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope, we shall see them in it. Germs can also be found in air and dust(灰尘). If you cut your finger, some of the dust from the floor may go into it, and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes the germs will go into all of your body, and you will have pain everywhere.
To keep us healthy, we should try to our best to make our environment become cleaner and tidier. This needs us to act together.
1. The writer tell us that________.
A.we like working when we are ill |
B.germs can’t live in the water. |
C.we can’t feel ill if the environment is bad. |
D.we feel well when the environment is good. |
A.very small things that you can’t see with your eyes. |
B.the things that don’t effect people. |
C.the things that you can find with your eyes. |
D.the things that are very big. |
A.on the small thing | B.in air and dust |
C.only in dirty water | D.everywhere |
A.I will feel nothing. | B.I won’t mind. |
C.I will feel tense. | D.I will feel painful. |
A.environment doesn’t affect our life |
B.we don’t need to improve our environment |
C.germs may make us ill |
D.if the environment is better, germs will be more. |