2 . 你将听到一篇提高写作技巧的演讲词。请根据所听内容填写下面的信息卡，并将答案写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。短文听两遍。

How to Improve Your Writing Skills Speaker: John White, a full-time writer who has written     1     books and three plays. Tips: ·    2     many different things. Notice the words and ideas and try to use them. ·Keep a     3    . Make some notes in it often. ·    4     what you heard on the news, or on TV talk shows, and express it in your own words. ·Check your writing     5     after completing it.

4 . Good study habits are important for all students. When you have good study habits, you will learn faster and have a good memory. It is useful to have a good memory. When someone says he has a good memory, it means that he keeps practicing by using it.

Do you usually study in the living room? This is not a good place for study because it is usually too noisy. You need to study in a quiet place, such as your bedroom. A quiet place will help you learn well. Before you begin to study, do not forget to clean your desk. I think it is necessary to put away your things. It helps you study well, too. Enough light is good for your study. You will feel tired easily if there is not enough light.

Of all the good study habits, one has developed: asking questions is the key. Just ask. No one knows everything, but we can always learn from others by asking questions. Another simple but helpful habit is to tell yourself what you are studying for. Put your dream grades on your desk. It means you will see and think about it every day.

When do you work best? Are you an early bird or a night owl (猫头鹰), or something in between? Find your most productive work time and then plan to study at the time. I believe you will make great progress in your study.

1. The living room is not a good place for study because ________.

A．it is too big

B．it is too small

C．it is too old

D．it is too noisy

2. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．When someone has a good memory, it means he can get good grades.

B．The bedroom is a good place for study.

C．You’d better put away your things on your desk before you begin to study.

D．Asking questions is the key way to study.

3. We should put our dream grades on the desk to ________.

A．make us happy	B．develop a good study habit
C．tell us what we are studying for	D．help us relax

4. The underlined word “productive” in the last paragraph means ________ in English.

A．effective

B．interesting

C．boring

D．difficult

5. What is the best title for this passage?

A．Study in the Bedroom	B．Good Study Habits Are Important
C．How to Study English	D．How to have a good memory

5 . 通读下面对话，根据对话内容，从文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。
Jack: Welcome to Everyday English. I’m Jack.     1    
Billie: No, it’s too hard to understand spoken English in them.
Jack:     2    
Billie: Yes, I do. It helps me write English every day.
Jack: Have you ever studied with a group?
Billie: Yes. I have learned a lot in that way.     3    
Jack: What about reading aloud to practice pronunciations?
Billie: I do that sometimes because I often need to look up new words in a dictionary.
Jack:     4    
Billie: I often watch English cartoon films.
Jack:     5     One of the best ways is to learn English in an interesting way.

A．Do you keep a diary to learn English?

B．It really improves my listening and speaking skills.

C．That’s great!

D．What else do you do to improve your English?

E．I like English very much.

F．Do you learn English by watching news videos?

6 . Homework should be done as soon as you get home from school. If you have after-school activities, the homework should be done first. At the same time, it is fine to allow for a snack (零食) break and also to allow for stretching (拉伸的) breaks.

Also, you should remember that it is your duty to do your homework. Next time, when you want to depend on Mom and Dad for help, please try to find the answer yourself, because you will learn much, much more that way.

When you have a question, especially something about a science or math, don’t always turn to your teacher! It is a good idea to try to find the answer yourself. If this doesn’t work, you can also look at the materials (材料) in the back of the book. They may guide you to the pages you should look at to help you understand the problem.

Finally, while doing homework, don’t think about or do other things. Keep working. Setting a time limit (制定限制) often helps with this. Different ages decide different amounts of time. 10—15 minutes is good for a child that’s aged 6—8. A time of 20—30 minutes is about eight for a child aged 9—12. Kids can keep studying for 30—45 minutes from the ages of 13 to 15. This, of course, depends on your abilities to pay attention and stay on tasks (任务).

1. According to the writer, you should ________ first after school.

A．take part in after-school activities	B．do your homework
C．have a a snack break	D．find the answer

2. In the second paragraph, the writer advises you to ________ while doing your homework.

A．remember your duty	B．depend on your parents for help
C．do your homework alone	D．have a snack break

3. The meaning of the underlined words is ________.

A．going to see your teacher	B．sharing with your teacher
C．finding the answer with your teacher	D．asking your teacher for help

4. While doing homework, you can’t ________.

A．have stretching breaks	B．consider or do other things
C．look at the materials to help you	D．set a time limit

5. According to the last part, as a junior high school student, you should keep studying for ______ minutes.

A．30—45

B．20—30

C．13 to 15

D．10—15

7 . 短文填空

Learning English is not an easy job. Almost every student sometimes asks questions like these: Can I really learn English well? Can I really learn it well     1     to talk with others?

The answer is yes. From some studies, we know that almost anyone can learn a foreign language     2     if he or she wants to. Some people might learn it faster and some might learn it more     3     . Some might learn it     4     and some with difficulty. But anyone can learn it well if he or she has the right ways.

Many students have their own special ways in learning English. The following are some examples.

Han Ying gets up     5     than any of her family every morning and the first thing she does is to listen to an English radio program. This has     6     helped improve her English in listening.

Lin Tao often practices speaking English in class. At first, he was very nervous when he was asked to speak. After trying several times, he found it was not as difficult as he thought. He is     7     active and now he speaks English best of all his classmates.

Wang Bin likes to watch American movies. He will watch it many times if it is a good film. And he     8     likes to read English aloud.

9 . 阅读短文及文后 A-E 选项, 选出可以填入 1 至 5 各题空白处的最佳选项。

You’ve been learning words since you were a tiny baby. At first, you learned them only by hearing other people talk. Now that you’re a reader, you have another way to learn words. What should you do when you come to a word and you think you don’t know what it means?     1    

Say it

First sound it out. Then say it to yourself.     2     . Sometimes you know a word in your head but you don’t know what it looks like in print. So if you match up what you know and what you read-you have the word!

Use context

If this doesn’t work, take the next step: look at the context—the other words and sentences around it. Read this sentence: When it rained, the dog looked for shelter in the doorway.     3     . Rain and in the doorway might give you helpful information.

    4    

If the context doesn’t help, look at the parts of the word. Does it have any parts you know? These can help you understand what it means. If you don’t know the meaning of miner, try looking at parts of the word. You might know that a mine is a place underground where people get coal and other valuable things. A lot of times, -er at the end of a word means “a person who does something”. So a miner might be someone who works in a mine.

Look it up

If the three steps above don’t work, you can look it up—     5     —either a book or online.

Nobody knows the meaning of every word, but good readers know how to understand words they don’t know.

A．Use word parts

B．It might sound like a word you know

C．You can find the word in a dictionary

D．Following some easy steps can help you

E．If the word shelter doesn’t look familiar, look at the words around it

10 . Why short stories are best for English learning?

You get more time _______ on words. When a text is short, you can have more time to learn how every single word is used and what importance it has in _______ text. This is more useful for those _______ are beginners of English.

You can read a whole story at a time. Attention length is very important for _______. And the ability to finish story gives you more time _______ it. Short stories are written to give you _______ information with less effort.

It is best for consistency (一致性). It is much easier _______ one story every day than trying to read a big novel that never _______ to end.

You can share them _______ in a group. Since short stories can _______ in any place, they are perfect for book clubs and learning circles. Most of the time these groups do not work because members have no time to read. Short stories are perfect way for ________.

You can focus more on ideas. Language is _______ about words and more about the meanings behind them. If you spend all your time   _______ vocabulary and grammar, you will never be able to speak a language _______ because you will have little to talk about. Short stories give you the chance to understand big ideas in a short text.

In a word, short stories will not only improve your English reading comprehension (理解力) _______ also open your mind to different worlds.

1.

A．focus

B．to focus

C．focusing

D．to focusing

2.

A．a

B．an

C．the

D．/

3.

A．who

B．what

C．which

D．whose

4.

A．learn

B．to learn

C．learns

D．learning

5.

A．understand

B．to understand

C．understanding

D．understands

6.

A．many

B．much

C．most

D．more

7.

A．to read

B．reading

C．to reading

D．read

8.

A．seem

B．seems

C．seemed

D．has seemed

9.

A．easy

B．easier

C．more easily

D．easily

10.

A．read

B．be read

C．be reading

D．reading

11.

A．they

B．their

C．theirs

D．them

12.

A．little

B．less

C．least

D．the least

13.

A．learn

B．to learn

C．learning

D．learns

14.

A．smoothly

B．smooth

C．more smoothly

D．smoother

15.

A．and

B．so

C．but

D．because