1 . 读短文，选出最恰当的词。

A. looking up        B. meaning        C. what        D. how        E. important

If you want to get the most out of the study of a language, you must also read for pleasure: novels, plays, travel books and so on. And in reading books of this kind the     1     thing is to get on with the reading, to try to grasp     2     the writer is going to tell you in the book as a whole. This is impossible if you stop and think over the     3     of every single word which happens to be unfamiliar. You cannot enjoy a story if you stop lots of times on every page for     4     words in the dictionary. You may even prevent yourself from understanding the story as a whole by doing this.

2 . Choose the best answer and complete the passage.(根据文章内容，选择最恰当的答案)

All students should have good study habits. When you have good study habits, you learn things ________.You also remember them easily.

Do you like to study in the living room? This is not a good place because it is usually too ________. You need a quiet place to study in, like your bedroom. A quiet place will help you only to think about one thing.

When you study, don’t think about ________ things at the same time. Only think about your homework. If you do so, you’ll do your homework more quickly, and you’ll make fewer mistakes.

Good study habits are very ________. If you don’t have them, try to learn them. If yours are already good, try to ________ them better.

1.

A．slowly

B．quickly

C．friendly

D．lovely

2.

A．noisy

B．quiet

C．good

D．silent

3.

A．others

B．other

C．another

D．the other.

4.

A．interesting

B．exciting

C．important

D．impolite

5.

A．ask

B．make

C．speak

D．talk

4 . Complete the following passage with the words or expressions in the box. Each can only be used once(将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次)

A. remembering     B. much     C. easily     D. little     E. the name of

Some people have very good memories, and can     1     learn long poems by heart. There are other people who can remember things when they have said them again and again.

The famous English writer, Charles Dickens, said that he could walk down long street in London and then tell you     2     every shop he had passed. Many of the great men of the world have good memories.

A good memory is a great help in learning language. Everybody learns his own language by     3     what he learns when he is a small child. Some children don’t live in their own country, and they seem to learn two languages almost as easily as one. At school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because students have so     4     time for it and they are busy with other lessons, too.

6 . 通过几年的英语学习，你一定积累了许多学习英语的经验，请把你的学习经验和大家分享一下，谈谈你对英语学习的建议。

内容提示： 1. 通过英文歌曲等学习英语
2. 尽可能地多说，不要害怕犯错误
3. 多读英文杂志和报纸
4. 背诵一些好的文章
可能用到的词汇：as…as possible 尽可能；recite 背诵； passage 文章，章节
要求：
1.语句通顺，意思连贯，书写工整。
2.词数80词左右。（开头已给出，不计入总词数）

How to Learn English Well

English is widely used in the world. It is important and useful to us. How can we learn it well? Here are my suggestions.

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7 . People often ask which is the most difficult language to learn, and it is not easy to answer because there are many factors (原因) to take into consideration.

A native speaker of Spanish, for example, will find Portuguese much easier to learn than a native speaker of Chinese, because Portuguese is very similar to Spanish, while Chinese is very different, so first language can affect learning a second language. The greater the differences between the second language and our first, the harder it will be for most people to learn. Many people answer that Chinese is the hardest language to learn, possibly influenced by the thought of learning the Chinese writing system, and the pronunciation of Chinese does appear to be very difficult for many foreign learners. However, for Japanese speakers, who already use Chinese characters in their own language, learning writing will be less difficult than speakers using the Roman alphabet.

Some people seem to learn languages readily, while others find it very difficult. Teachers and the circumstances in which the language is learned also play an important role, as well as each learner’s motivation (动力) for learning. If people learn a language because they need to use it professionally, they often learn it faster than people studying a language that has no direct use in their day to day life.

No language is easy to learn well. Learning a completely different writing system is a huge challenge. In the end, it is impossible to say that there is one language that is the most difficult language in the world.

1. According to the passage, which of the following languages will be easier for a native speaker of Spanish to learn?

A．Chinese,

B．Japanese.

C．Portuguese.

D．Korean.

2. What is very difficult for many foreign learners when learning Chinese?

A．Writing system.	B．Pronunciation.
C．Writing system and pronunciation.	D．None of the above is true.

3. According to the passage, which is the hardest language to learn?

A．Chinese.	B．Japanese.
C．Portuguese.	D．None of the above is true.

4. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the factor that can affect second language learning?

A．Teachers and circumstance.	B．Each learner’s motivation.
C．First language.	D．Being rich.

5. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．It is relatively easier for Japanese to learn Chinese because they already use Chinese characters in their own language.

B．It is hard to say that there is one language that is the most difficult language.

C．It is challenging to learn a completely different writing system.

D．People who don’t need to use the target language professionally often learn it faster.

8 .

Many students ask for advice about improving their English. There are three basic questions.

The first question is about real English. Li Hao from Hubei wrote, "I enjoy w    1     English films on TV and listening to real English songs. But it takes a long time. What do you think?"

This is a great way to learn English! Talk about the film or song with your friends, and guess the m    2     of the new words. Just enjoy yourself!

The second question is about speaking. Sam, from Suzhou wrote, "Our school has a f    3    teacher. But I'm shy and can't speak to her. What should I do?"

When I visit China, lots of people in the street say, "Hello! How are you? Where are you from? Do you like China?" These are good questions to s    4     a conversation. Many people are shy when they speak English, so before you begin, take a deep breath and smile! Smiling always helps.

The third question is about vocabulary. Olive, from Anhui wrote, "I want to remember all the new words. I wrote them down, but I forget them q    5    , What should I do?"

Try to remember eight or nine words a day. Write them on p    6     of paper and place them in your bedroom. Say the words when you see them, and change them every day.

And when you're shopping, h    7     about counting the English words, or saying the English names for everything you see?

Maybe it's a little difficult, but if you try your best to do it every day, you will be successful at last.

9 . The Vieira family moved to the United States in 1981. At that time, they decided to stop speaking Spanish at home and only communicate in English. This was because they were now living in an English-speaking country.

Now the Vieira children are adults, and they sometimes travel to Spain to ________ their family and friends. But they cannot communicate with them. Unfortunately this is common. When people move to new countries, they often leave their own customs and mother language behind. This is a ________ because there are many benefits to knowing more than one language.

One advantage of speaking more than one language is that you can communicate directly with more people around the world. You do not have to depend on others to talk for you, so you’re more ________. People who know only one language must use others to help them communicate.

________, speaking a second language also allows people to experience other cultures and customs more effectively. Local expressions, vocabulary and even jokes can have a powerful effect on a person’s understanding of another culture. So, knowing more than one language ________ your knowledge of other cultures.

Finally, having more multi-language speakers improves relationships between countries. If people from different countries can communicate well, the world can become closer. Countries will then have more respect for each other and better understand each other’s problems.

The benefits of knowing more than one language are clear. In fact, there are no disadvantages. It is very sad that many people don’t try to learn another language. It is even worse when people let themselves forget their ________.

1.

A．invite

B．visit

C．help

D．complain

2.

A．conclusion

B．change

C．gift

D．mistake

3.

A．independent

B．excited

C．bored

D．interested

4.

A．For example

B．In a word

C．What’s more

D．In this way

5.

A．affects

B．increases

C．proves

D．disturbs

6.

A．family members	B．happy childhood
C．close friends	D．mother language

10 .

A. hard                           B. way                     C. computer             D. twice E. performance               F. interesting              G. practice        H. capital

Final exams are just around the corner. Liu Haoxuan, 14, who studies at Beijing Dayu School, is quite busy. However, he had to find time to     1    his spoken English. That’s because all students who are taking senior high school entrance exams have to take an English listening and speaking test. The test is taken on a     2    . They can take the test     3    – once in December and again in March – to try to get the highest score possible.   

During the 30-minute test, students have to fill in blanks, answer questions and retell stories after listening to different materials. “It pushes us to speak. Though it was     4     at the beginning, it’s a good thing,” Liu said.

Liu Tianyou, 14, has his own     5     to get ready for the spoken English test. He uses apps every day. “The apps will score your     6     so that you can improve accordingly,” he said. “Also, the practice tests help me learn to grasp topic sentences and connection words.”