Students learn their lessons in class. In class teachers teach them. Students sit in the classroom listening to the teacher. This is a way of learning. Is this the only way for students to learn something? Of course not. There is another way to learn. That is students can teach themselves. For example ,if you can’t remember something when you are doing your homework, you can look at your book to find the answer .This is a way to teach yourself. And it is not a difficult thing. We can do this at any place and at any time.
How do you teach yourself? The first thing you must do is reading. Read something you are interested in, or you have to read .The second is that you must ask yourself questions. The question is something you don’t understand, or you want to know more about .You can write down these questions. A clever student is usually good at asking questions. The third is to answer the question yourself by thinking hard ,by reading the text of other books, and sometimes by asking other people .This is the way of teaching yourself .And you must do this all by yourself. If you keep doing like this for a long time, you are sure to succeed in your study.Listening to the teacher is ____for the students to learn something.
| A．not a way | B．the best way |
| C．the only way | D．not the only way |
Which of the following is right?
| A．Students can teach himself only in class. |
| B．It’s a bad way to learn from the teacher . |
| C．A student can learn to teach himself if he wants to. |
| D．Students know very well how to teach themselves. |
In teaching yourself, the first thing you must do is_____.
| A．writing | B．reading | C．asking | D．answering |
A clever student usually likes ____.
| A．asking questions | B．answering questions |
| C．finding questions | D．teaching others |
If you want to succeed,you’d better learn_______.
| A．how to teach others | B．how to teach yourself |
| C．to read and write carefully | D．how to ask questions |
Some students think it difficult to learn English well. That’s because they don’t find the right way. I think reading is very important for students. The more you read, the better you’ll understand. Reading is helpful to listening, speaking and writing.
If you often read English aloud, you’ll improve your listening. On the other hand, listening a lot can help you to read better. Reading English everywhere when you are free, if you wish. You can get a lot of knowledge when you read. Sometimes you need to express your ideas, you can either speak or write. That means you are using what you learned from reading. The same as Chinese, the more you read, the better you can write. If you want to remember something, you should read again and again. So from now on, you’d better do more reading. It’s a good way to learn English well.Some students think it difficult to learn English well because _________.
| A．they don’t work hard |
| B．they are afraid of English. |
| C．they don’t find the right way |
| D．they aren’t clever |
Reading is helpful to ________.
A. speaking B. listening
C. writing D. A. B & C The writer thinks ________ is a good way to learn English well.
| A．the better you write | B．doing more reading |
| C．the more you remember | D．the more you write |
In Chinese studying, the more you read , _________.
| A．the better you speak | B．the better you write |
| C．the more you remember | D．the more you write |
The title of this passage may be _________.
| A．English is important | B．Reading is helpful |
| C．English is difficult | D．Reading is important |
As a child , Alain Robert was afraid of heights. One day, when he was 12, he returned home from school. At the front door of his building, he looked for his keys. He didn’t have them. It was 3:30 pm and his parent worked until 6:00 pm. Alain looked at his apartment on the eighth floor.
He saw an open window. He closed his eyes and imagined himself climbing the building. When he opened his eyes , he told himself, “I can do it.” Fifteen minutes later, he was in his house and his fear of heights was gone.
Today, Alain still climbs buildings. In 2003, he climbed a building in London dressed as Spiderman to advertise the movie. In 2004, he climbed Taipei 101(one of the tallest buildings in the world). To reach the top of a building, Alain uses only his hands and special shoes. Alain climbs as a hobby. He also does it to make money for charity--- for children and the homeless. When he climbs, he wants to send a message to people. If you have a dream—something you really want to do – it can become real. But you must be brave and keep trying. If something bad happens, don’t give up. Close your eyes and tell yourself, “I can do it”.What was Alain Robert afraid of when he was a child ?
_______________________________________________________________Which floor did Alain live on ?
_______________________________________________________________Why did Alain climb a building in London dressed as Spiderman ?
_______________________________________________________________What does Alain use to reach the top of Taipei 101 ?
_______________________________________________________________What do you think of Alain Robert ?
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Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal(偷) the bell on his neighbour’s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of(抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.
Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbour, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbour came running out.
“Steal my bell? I’ll teach you a lesson(教训),” the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.
The foolish thief did not know how the neighbour found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered(感到疑惑).The thief was trying to get .
| A．his neighbour | B．his neighbour’s doorbell |
| C．some cotton | D．a door with a bell on it |
The thief put some cotton in his ears. He thought it would befor him to steal the doorbell.
| A．safe | B．difficult |
| C．dangerous | D．easy |
The neighbour ran out probably(很可能) because .
| A．He knew his doorbell was being stolen |
| B．He thought someone was eager(渴望的)to visit him |
| C．He realized(意识到)something strange happened |
| D．Both B and C |
The neighbour hit the thief to .
| A．give him lessons |
| B．punish (惩罚) him for stealing |
| C．help him with the bell |
| D．be his teacher |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The thief understood why he was hit on the nose. |
| B．The thief knew why the neighbour came out. |
| C．The thief thought the neighbour could not hear the bell. |
| D．The thief didn’t want to know why the neighbour ran out just at the time he stole the doorbell. |
The children in the village wear dirty, cheap clothes. They sleep beside cows and sheep in small houses. They have no school. But they can write 26 English letters, and some know a few English words.
How did it happen? It was because a U.S. group called One Computer Every Child offered them 20 computers.
Can children teach themselves to read when they have no schools or teachers but have the help of today’s new technology(技术)? The goal(目的) of the group is to find out the answer. And the results are exciting.
“The children are learning more than they would in one year of school,” said Matt Keller, who organized the programme.
The fastest learner was an eight-year-old boy called Kelbesa Negusse. He said that he himself was like a lion.
Keller said, “Seven months ago he didn’t know any English. But now he has known many words. I think if you give them food and water they will never leave the computer room. They will spend day and night there.”
Kelbesa said, “I like the computer because I can learn things with it.” He added, “I know many English words, like dog, monkey, horse, sheep, cow, pig and cat.”
Keller said that One Computer Every Child was planning a programme for children who couldn’t go to school.From the first paragraph, we can learn that the people in the village are _____________.
| A．easy | B．poor | C．rich | D．bored |
How can the children in the village learn English words?
| A．They go to school every day. |
| B．They have good teachers. |
| C．One Computer Every Child gave them computers. |
| D．They can learn from books. |
What is the goal of One Computer Every Child?
| A．To teach children how to use today’s new technology. |
| B．To help children to spend their free time. |
| C．To help children out of their hard life. |
| D．To help children teach themselves to read through new technology. |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．Kelbesa is in Grade2 now. |
| B．The computers help the children a lot. |
| C．Keller is the teacher of those children. |
| D．Kelbesa doesn’t like the computer. |
What is the best title for the passage?
| A．Learning with the help of computers |
| B．The development of One Computer Every Child |
| C．Computers are better than teachers |
| D．How to learn by yourself |
If you want to watch and know something about birds, you must find a good place near the bird nest（巢）.
Birds sit on eggs and take care of their babies from April to June. Because the baby birds are too young to leave the nest, parents often go to look for food and come back in several minutes. So it is good to watch birds. When we watch birds, we’d better hide ourselves in a close place to the nest, and it’s better to use binoculars(双筒望远镜).
But how to make a bird nest? A good bird nest must be very fine, strong, thick and comfortable. If you want to make one, please follow these:
a) Each nest must have six boards（木板）. Don’t make the boards too slippery（滑）.
b) Dig a small hole in the front of the nest as a “door”. The “door” is big enough so birds can fly in or out easily.
c) Make sure the rainwater can’t go into the nest.
d) One piece of the board should be easy to open.
e) Don’t forget to colour the nest.The most important thing in watching birds is to .
| A．look for a place near the bird nest |
| B．climb up to the trees |
| C．catch a bird |
| D．kill a bird |
We have to hide ourselves to , when we’re watching birds.
| A．take better care of them | B．use the binoculars |
| C．make them do everything as usual | D．kill them at last. |
If we make the nest too slippery, .
| A．it won’t be very beautiful |
| B．it won’t be easy to make |
| C．it won’t be strong |
| D．it’s very difficult for birds to hold or stand on it |
We should leave a hole in the front of the nest so that easily.
| A．we can clean the nest |
| B．birds can fly in or out |
| C．we can hang（挂） |
| D．we can make it |
What’s the best title of this passage?
| A．Birds are man’s friends |
| B．How to catch birds |
| C．Watching birds and making bird nests |
| D．How to keep birds |