My teachers suggested that I see a speech specialist (专家) in school.
I never really gave much thought to my speech. If other people understood what I was saying, then that was good enough. I didn’t mind repeating myself many times.
Before testing me, the speech specialist asked me what I thought of having good speech. I told her I thought it was not important.
“Well, when you are in an interview for a job, and they don’t know what you are saying, what are they going to say to you? Nice meeting you, bye,” she said.
Maybe good speech was important. I took part in 20-minute classes each week with the specialist.
After she tested me, she told me that I spoke too fast, and didn’t give enough eye contact (眼神交流). I learned that when I made eye contact with someone, it meant that I was talking to that person, and I could also see what he or she thought about what I was saying.
When my first speech class started, I found that I had been speaking too fast to be understood. Every time I spoke too fast, the specialist stopped me and told me to start again. At first, I got stopped after almost every other sentence. After a while, I felt my speech slow down. I wasn’t sure if people could understand me better, but my friends stopped asking me to repeat myself.
Speech is an important skill to have. If you do have good speech, that’s a good thing, but if you don’t have it, it is never too late to improve. The article is probably taken from .
| A．a newspaper | B．an advertisement | C．a detective story | D．a science book |
What did the writer think of having good speech before the classes?
| A．It was very useful. |
| B．It was nothing important. |
| C．It was impossible. |
| D．It was good for interviewing. |
What were the writer’s problems when he was speaking?
a. He spoke too quickly. b. He never stopped once he started talking.
c. He seldom kept eye contact with people. d. He didn’t give others time to ask questions.
| A．a, b | B．b, c | C．a, c | D．b, d |
From the sentence “but my friends stopped asking me to repeat myself,” we know that _____.
| A．the writer’s friends couldn’t understand him |
| B．the writer still couldn’t make eye contact |
| C．the writer improved a lot |
| D．the writer didn’t slow down |
Through the passage, the writer wants to tell us that _____.
| A．seeing a speech specialist is necessary |
| B．speech is an important skill to have |
| C．good speech can help you make friends |
| D．good speech gets good affect |
根据短文内容判断所给句子正（T）误（F）．
Shaoyang is in the southwest of Hunan province． It covers an area of 20，876 square kilometers and has a population of about 8.3 million． Shaoyang has a history of over 2，500 years and remains an important city in Hunan．
There is lots of beautiful scenery（风景） all over Shaoyang． Mount Nanshan with large green hills， grassland and clear water won high praise from Tao Yuanming． Mount Langshan has different kinds of stones and its peaks（山峰） are in strange shapes and different sizes． Mount Yunshan is well﹣known for it's mysterious fairyland（神秘的仙境）．Huangsang has a well﹣kept forest with unusual birds and animals， which is worth a visit．
Many famous people in Chinese history such as Wei Yuan and Cai E left their footprints in Shaoyang． Wei Yuan was famous for his HaiguoTuzhi and Cai E was best known for his role in fighting against Yuan Shikai．
Now the transportation in Shaoyang is very convenient． Welcome to Shaoyang．
（1）Shaoyang is in the northwest of Hunan province．
（2）Shaoyang has a history of over 2，500 years．
（3）The peaks in Mount Langshan are in different shapes and sizes．
（4）Huangsang has many unusual birds and animals．
（5）Wei Yuan was famous for fighting against Yuan Shikai．
In the world， more and more people are studying Chinese as a second language． Chinese is too hard to learn， right？ Really， written Chinese is difficult to learn! However， the spoken language is quite different． Many famous people in the world ask their children to learn how to speak Chinese at first． When the US President Donald Trump visited China in November last year， his granddaughter Arabella sang Chinese songs and recited Chinese poems in a sweet voice in the video． President Xi Jingping praised her in public． Actually， Arabella has been learning the Chinese langunge since she was only eighteen months old．
Why do many famous people begin to pay more attention to learning Chinese？ The first reason is that Chinese is the language spoken by the largest number of people in the world． Learn to speak Chinese and you can speak with millions of people around the world． Second， with thousands of years of history， Chinese culture is very fascinating． Learning Chinese well will help you understand Chinese culture better． Of course， there are still other reasons， such as travel， business and so on．
All in all， it is more convenient for you to develop all kinds of relationships with China if you can learn Chinese well．
（1）According to the passage， which of the following is TRUE？
A． Written Chinese is easier to learn than spoken Chinese．
B． Arabella began to learn Chinese when she was two years old．
C． Chinese is spoken by the largest number of people in the world．
（2）What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word in the passage？
A．背诵
B．默写
C．编写
（3）There are reasons to explain why many famous people begin to pay more attention to learning Chinese．
A． two
B． four
C． over four
（4）We can infer （推测） from the passage that ．
A． President Xi Jingping praised Arabella in public．
B． learning Chinese well will help you understand Chinese culture better．
C． it is easier for people who can speak Chinese to travel or do business in China．
（5）What does the passage mainly talk about？
A． Chinese learning．
B． Chinese culture．
C． Famous people．
During my second month of the nursing school， our teacher gave us a test． I was a hard﹣working student and I did well in all the subjects． I finished the questions successfully and easily until I read the last one． "What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school？
What a surprising question! I saw the cleaning woman almost every day． She was short， about 60 years old and had black hair， but how would I know her name？ I handed in my paper， leaving the last question empty， so did my classmates．
Just before class ended， one student asked if the last question would influence our test grade．
"Of course，" said the teacher． "In your life， you will meet many people． All people are important and all jobs are important． They deserve （值得） your attention and care， even if all that you do is to smile and say hello to them．"
I've never forgotten that lesson． Actually， that was the most important lesson in my life． I also learned her name was Dorothy．
（1）How did the writer feel when she first saw the last question？
A． Angry．
B． Surprised．
C． Excited．
（2）What did the cleaning woman look like？
A． She was not tall．
B． She was young．
C． She had white hair．
（3）According to the passage， which of the following is NOT true？
A． All people and jobs are important．
B． Only a few students got full marks in the test．
C． The writer worked hard and did well in her study．
（4）What can we learn from this passage？
A． We should learn all the subjects well．
B． We should get high grades in every test．
C． We should care and pay attention to all people around us．
（5）What is the best title of this passage？
A． A Woman Cleaner．
B． A Hard﹣working Student．
C． An Unforgettable Lesson．
Are you interested in Chinese traditional arts？ Do you want to learn how to make them by hand？ If so， come and join our clubs this weekend in our school．
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Sky Lantern Club Introduction： Sky Lanterns are made of bamboo and covered with paper． They were first used to ask for help when people were in trouble． Today， they are used to show happiness and good wishes． Time： Saturday 8：30 am﹣10：30 a．m Place： Building 3 Room 501 |
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Paper Cutting Club Introduction： Paper Cutting turns a simple thing like a piece of paper into a beautiful piece of art． Pictures about flowers， animals and so on are put on windows， doors and walls as symbols of good wishes and good luck． Time： Saturday 9： 00 a．m﹣11：00 a．m Place： Building 3 Room 502 |
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Chinese Knot Club Introduction： Chinese Knots are usually made of red and yellow ropes． They are used to express good wishes， including happiness， love， peace and so on． Time： Sunday 2：30 p．m﹣4：30 p．m Place： Building 3 Room 603 |
（1）Sky Lanterns are made of ．
A． clay and paper
B． bamboo and paper
C． red and yellow ropes
（2）If you want to learn Paper Cutting， you can go to ．
A． Building 3 Room 501
B． Building 3 Room 502
C． Building 3 Room 603
（3）If you are busy on this Sunday afternoon， you can't go to ．
A． Sky Lantern Club
B． Paper Cutting Club
C． Chinese Knot Club
（4）This passage is probably ．
A． a notice
B． a story
C． a piece of news
（5）What do these Chinese traditional arts have in common？
A． They are all made by machine．
B． They are all used to ask for help．
C． They are all symbols of good wishes．
Many people are trying to save the earth with special days like "Meatout Day"， "Earth day" and "Buy Nothing Day"．
"Meatout Day" is on March 20th． Many people around the world don't eat any meat for one day． In this way， they'll get healthier and reduce greenhouse gases（减少温室气体）．
"Earth Day" is on April 22nd． Many people all over the world try to do something green on this Day． In Italy， people don't use plastic bags． In Canada and Norway， people ride bicycles and don't use their cars． In the USA， people dress up like plants and animals to dance in Times Square， New York．
"Buy Nothing Day" is usually on the fourth Friday in November． On this day many people don't buy anything． "Buy nothing" means "make no rubbish"． When you make less rubbish， you can make a cleaner earth．
Do you want to join them？ Then you can remember these special days and do something green．
（1）Many people don't eat any meat on "Meatout Day"．
（2）Many people do something to protect the environment on "Earth Day"．
（3）In Italy， people ride bicycles and don't use their cars on April 22nd．
（4）All people buy and sell nothing on "Buy Nothing Day"．
（5）According to the passage， people have these special days to save the earth．
