When you are learning English, you find it not clever to put an English sentence word for word into your own language. Take the sentence “How do you do?” for example. If you look up each word in the dictionary, one at a time, what will be your translation? It must be a wrong sentence in your own language.
Languages don’t just have difference in sounds, they are different in many ways. It’s also important to master the rules for word order in the study of English. If the speakers put words in a wrong order, the listener will not understand the speaker’s sentence easily. Sometimes when the order of words in an English sentence is changed, the meaning of the sentence changes. However, sometimes the order is changed, the meaning of the sentence doesn’t change. Let’s see the difference between the two pairs of sentences. “She only likes apples.” “Only she likes apples!” “I have seen the film already.” “I have already seen the film.”
When you are learning English, you must do your best to get the spirit of the language and use it as the English speaker does.
1. We should put every word into our own language when we are learning English.2. The writer thinks it is important to master the rules for word order in learning English.
3. Sometimes different order of words has a different meaning.
4. “She only likes apples.” is different from “Only she likes apples.”
5. How to Learn English is the best title for this passage.
2 . China is the home of tea, which has more than 4000 years of history. Among the three main drinks—tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is drunk by the largest number of people in the world. Tea from China, along with silk and porcelain, began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago.
The words for “tea” in different languages came from the Chinese character “cha”. The English word, “tea”, sounds similar to the pronunciation of it in Xiamen. The Russians call it “chai’i”, which sounds like “chaye”(tea leaves). The Japanese character for tea is written exactly the same as it is in Chinese.
Tea leaves are produced mainly in the south of China because of the mild climate and rich soil there. Longiing, Pu’ er, Wulong and Tieguanyin are all famous tea. Over the past centuries, Chinese people have developed their unique tea culture. Tea is also a popular topic in dances, songs, poems and novels.
1. What kind of drink is drunk by the largest number of people in the world?| A．Coffee. | B．Cocoa. | C．Tea. | D．Milk. |
| A．4000 | B．3000 | C．2000 | D．1000 |
| A．America. | B．Russia. | C．Japan. | D．Britain. |
| A．The Chinese and Japanese characters for tea are the same. | B．Three kinds of tea are mentioned in the passage. |
| C．Tea leaves are produced mainly in the north of China. | D．Tea isn’t a popular topic in poems and novels. |
| A．The History of Tea | B．China’s Tea Culture | C．Tea Drinking in China | D．All Kinds of Tea in China |
3 . Several years ago, Ed’s teacher asked him to take part in a volunteer activity. It brought normal children and disabled children together. Each week Ed spent an hour in the special school helping the disabled children with their schoolwork, games and eating. Ed’s mother was a teacher, so he often met a lot of children. At first, Ed thought it would be scary to be with children who were so different, but later he found there was something special with those children.
Every Wednesday, Tom, Susan and Anna couldn’t wait to see Ed. Tom had to sit on the wheelchair. He was only able to say some simple words like yes or no. Susan, a deaf girl, always welcomed Ed with a big smile. As for Anna she was born with an illness, and it made her really small for her age. In a normal classroom, it would be common to stop children playing with something, speaking loudly or making noises. However, in that school, the teachers didn’t mind noises. They were signs of the children’s feelings.
Working with those children made Ed learn to notice others’ needs. One of Ed’s teachers said, “We should be part of something bigger than ourselves.” Ed never understood that until he worked with those children.
1. What did Ed NOT help the disabled children do?| A．Have meals. | B．Do their homework. |
| C．Play games. | D．Repair broken things. |
| A．He was deaf. | B．He was blind. |
| C．He couldn’t walk. | D．He couldn’t say anything. |
| A．Because the teachers tried to make their classes interesting. |
| B．Because it was a special way for the teachers to give classes. |
| C．Because the children showed their feelings in that way. |
| D．Because the teachers didn’t want to be angry with those disabled children. |
| A．Anna, Tom and Susan didn’t like Ed. |
| B．Ed’s mother was a teacher in that special school. |
| C．Ed was excited to go to that special school at first. |
| D．Ed understood his teacher’s words through the activity. |
| A．Try to be kind in life |
| B．Volunteer in a special school |
| C．Learn to work with other people |
| D．Give disabled children more care |
4 . My grandfather is an eighty-year-old man. He changed, and he often says that life used to be better.
Families aren’t families the way they used to be. A lot of families have broke down. If husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they no longer stay together. And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now everyone’s working. No one has time to look after children at home.
And the cars! No one walks any more: everyone drives. We used to walk five miles to school every day, even in winter. But now they don’t. And in schoo1, the children don’t have to think any more. In math class, for example, we used to add, subtract, multiply and divide in our heads. Kids don’t use their heads any more；instead, they use calculators(计算器).
Most families have computers now. In the past we didn’t have computers.We didn’t even have lights. My mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now nobody eats home-cooked food any more.
And people don’t talk to each other any more. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too, busy to think……
Life used to be simple, but it isn’t any more.
1. My grandfather thinks the life ________.| A．is better than it used to be | B．is worse than it used to be | C．is as good as it used to be | D．is as bad as it used to be |
| A．生活 | B．工作 | C．婚姻 | D．家庭 |
①There are lights at home.
②People like to eat home.cooked food.
③Lots of families have computers.
④Lots of couples live apart because of some prob1ems.
| A．①②④ | B．②③④ | C．①②③ | D．①③④ |
| A．People have too much time to talk with each other. |
| B．Life now is very simple. |
| C．Many families have broken down because of problems between husbands and wives. |
| D．Mothers stay at home and look after their children. |
| A．How life used to be | B．The better life | C．The changes in our life | D．Hard-working students |
5 . The history of women in space began 60 years ago. Since then, 57 women astronauts from nine different countries have flown into space.
 | Russian astronaut Valentina Tereshkova made history by becoming the first woman in space. She flew into space on June 16, 1963, and stayed there for three days. |
 | Sally Ride became the first American woman astronaut to travel into space. She flew into space on June 18, 1983. She returned on June 25. |
 | US woman astronaut Karen Nyberg began to work on the International Space Station on May 29, 2013. She returned in November, 2013. |
 | Wang Yaping, the second Chinese woman astronaut, flew into space on June 11, 2013. She stayed in space for 15 days and became the first Chinese teacher in space. |
1. The first woman in space is from ________.
| A．Russia | B．America | C．France | D．China |
| A．June 11, 2013 | B．May 29, 2013 | C．June 18, 1983 | D．June 16, 1963 |
| A．Valentina Tereshkova | B．Sally Ride | C．Karen Nyberg | D．Wang Yaping |
| A．2nd | B．4th | C．50th | D．57th |
| A．The History of Women | B．The International Space Station | C．Women Teachers in Space | D．Women Astronauts |
6 . John was a boy of 15. His parents were busy with work far away from home and spent little time with him. He was often late for school, slept in class and did badly in his school work. His teachers didn't like him and his classmates never played with him. No one cared（关心）about him and he just wanted to give himself up.
One day, Miss Green, a new teacher, came to John's class. She was friendly and beautiful. John liked her and he tried to listen to her class. But still he didn't do well in his exams（考试）. It was Miss Green's class. She was asking a question. "I'd like the smartest boy to answer my question," Then she said, "John, please!" John was surprised and didn't say anything, "just try it! I am sure you can!" Miss Green said. After school, Miss Green had a long talk with John. She told him that he was a good boy and she was worried about his study. John thought a lot that evening. From then on he got to school on time every day. Miss Green helped him with his homework in the afternoon. She also cooked delicious food for him. She told John that he could do well in his study if he worked hard in it. Later, Miss Green gave another exam. John tried his best to finish it and he was very excited to find that he did it well. Now John got a great change and he knew that he could not only learn, but also do it well.
You see, a nice teacher saved a boy.
1. What can we learn about John from the first paragraph?| A．He was busy at school. |
| B．He made a lot of friends at school. |
| C．He liked his teachers and classmates. |
| D．He wasn’t good at study. |
| A．was kind |
| B．didn't like John |
| C．taught John to cook |
| D．helped John with his homework in the evening |
a. John did well in the exam.
b. Miss Green had a talk with him.
c. Miss Green helped John with his homework.
d. John liked Miss Green and tried to listen to her class.
e. Miss Green asked John to answer a question in the class.
| A．e-b-d-c-a | B．d-e-b-c-a | C．e-b-c-d-a | D．d-c-e-b-a |
| A．Parents and Children. |
| B．A Strict Teacher. |
| C．A Boy’s Change. |
| D．Making Friends at School. |
7 . Middle school students like joining clubs. Joining clubs in middle school can help you make new friends. It can help you know a lot of things. Students need to know something about the clubs.
School clubs take time
Joining a school club isn’t just about having fun, and kids must know that being in a club needs time and needs to do a lot of things.
Many students like to meet new friends in the clubs. Lindsay Moore from No. 8 Middle School says, “In the music club, I meet Jane. She likes music and she can play the piano very well. I like music too, and I can play the guitar. So Jane can help me play the piano. I can help her play the guitar. It’s so great.”
What club to join
There are many clubs in schools. Join a club that you like. If you like drawing, you can join the art club. If you like basketball, you can join the sports club. But what club you want to join is up to (取决于) you. If your school doesn’t have clubs, you can start a club.
They’re fun
Joining a club can be a lot of fun, so students like the clubs.
1. Joining a club can make you ________.| A．free | B．right | C．busy | D．healthy |
| A．When to join the club. | B．Why to join the club. |
| C．How to join the club. | D．Where to join the club. |
| A．She can play the piano. | B．She can play the guitar. |
| C．She can play basketball. | D．She can sing and dance. |
| A．art | B．music | C．sports | D．game |
| A．Middle School Students | B．School Clubs Are Fun |
| C．Join a Middle School Club | D．Clubs in Schools |
8 . Hobbies are also a way of making friends. Starting a new school term is always exciting. It is a chance to see your friends again. But the most exciting of all is that the new term is a chance to take up new hobbies. It is common in Britain for students to take up new hobbies after the Christmas holidays.
Most schools offer different kinds of hobby classes. Students take them in their free periods or after school. You have to pay for some classes and other classes are free. For example, I once took a free Wednesday evening gymnastics class my school offered. But when I learnt how to play the drums, my parents had to pay for the lessons.
The most popular extra classes at my school were piano lessons and drama club. Both classes offered exams that students could take. Students with many hobbies sometimes felt more stressed than those without any. But the students with hobbies left school with many extra skills.
I haven't continued any of the hobbies I began at school. But I have never regretted taking them. My best friend today is someone I met in my gymnastics class.
1. For the UK kids, the new term is a chance to ________.| A．make a New Year's decision | B．take up new hobbies |
| C．relax and have fun | D．start a new year |
| A．From morning to afternoon. | B．In their school time. |
| C．In their spare time. | D．On Wednesday evening. |
| A．it is helpful for you to learn extra skills | B．it is not good for you to learn extra skills |
| C．you're the best if you take hobby classes | D．the more hobbies you have, the better you are |
| A．paid for her gymnastics classes | B．regrets taking hobby lessons |
| C．continues with her childhood hobbies today | D．met her best friend in hobby classes |
| A．Never give up your hobbies | B．Everyone should have a hobby |
| C．Hobbies play an important role in our life | D．Taking up new hobbies is also a way to make friends |
The impression you make at the beginning of an interview is very important. Some interviewers decide to give someone a job just in the first three minutes of the interview. They watch your appearance, attitude and gesture.
A friendly smile is important when you walk into the room. A smile shows a confident and positive attitude. When you introduce yourself, make eye contact with the interviewer. Some interviewers offer a hand-shake. Others don't.
Try to be as natural as possible. But take a look at your body language. The way you sit, walk, use your voice and show feelings on your face are all parts of your body language. It makes the interviewer know how you feel about yourself. Are you feeling confident in yourself? Your abilities? Your interest in the job?
Speak clearly and loud enough. Show interest in your voice. When you speak, look at the interviewer. Also don't say bad things about yourself or the company you worked for before.
Listen to questions carefully. If you don't understand a question, ask the interviewer to say it again. "I am sorry, but I didn't catch that." "I am not sure what you mean."
Almost everyone is nervous in a job interview. Interviewers know that. But they want you to try to control your nervousness. They want you to show confidence in your ability to do the job.
At the end of the interview, thank the interviewer for his or her time. It's a good idea to send a short thank-you letter right after the interview, or send it by hand. Phone the company if you have not heard anything after one week. Ask if they have made a decision about the job.
Good luck!
1. The interviewer will NOT care too much about _______ in the interview.| A．your appearance | B．your attitude |
| C．your gestured | D．your nervousness |
| A．积极的 | B．模糊的 | C．明确的 | D．消极的 |
| A．it can show our feelings on the face. |
| B．it can help us leave a good impression on the interviewer. |
| C．it can help us know more about ourselves and the interviewer. |
| D．it can help us control our nervousness. |
| A．You can talk about bad things of your former company in an interview. |
| B．It’s good to thank the interviewer at the end of the interview. |
| C．An interview usually lasts for minutes. |
| D．You should talk in a low voice to the interviewer. |
| A．Show Interest in the Interview |
| B．Be confident in an Interview |
| C．Make a Good Impression in an Interview |
| D．A Friendly Smile Makes You Succeed |
10 . There's much to see under the sea, but you need to remember that light behaves differently in water than in air. The objects appear closer to you than they exactly are. You might find yourself reaching out to touch something and completely missing it.
Objects underwater will appear larger than they would on the surface, too. Be careful not to tell any stories about the big fish that got away. That fish might not be so big after all! It's just because sometimes things can seem to be as much as about 33 percent bigger in water!
What's more, in deeper water, colors just don't seem as bright. In fact, it looks as if some colors are missing. Remember the color of an object results from the wavelengths (波长) of light that are reflected(反射) from its surface. And light is taken in as it moves down through the water.
Swimmers wear wet suits to keep warm underwater. Let's take a bright red, yellow, and blue wet suit as an example. These colors are hard to miss on the surface of water. Watch carefully the changes in color as you descend in the water. The red part now looks almost black because the red light wavelengths, the longest among these three colors, are missing. As you go down deeper, the same thing will happen to the yellow part and in the end to the blue part. Even at a place of about 6 to 9 meters underwater, you will look terrible, like a ghost(鬼怪)! And you have to wait for your return to the surface to enjoy the bright colors again.
1. You miss the object under water when you want to touch it because ______.| A．your eyesight is quite poor | B．you are not quick enough |
| C．it is not as close as it seems | D．it disappears very quickly |
| A．the size | B．the color | C．the position | D．the weight |
| A．上升 | B．增加 | C．屏息 | D．下潜 |
| A．A four-meter-long fish looks three meters long underwater. |
| B．The wavelengths of red light are longer than those of blue light. |
| C．Much water will be taken in by the swimmer deep in the wave. |
| D．You will see a ghost if you go as deep as 6 to 9 meters into the sea. |
| A．The standard of color underwater | B．The direction of light underwater |
| C．The brightness of color underwater | D．The behavior of light underwater |
