Reading for pleasure is the easiest way to become a better reader in English. It is also the most important .Some students say they don't want to read for
.They want to use their time to learn the rules of the language and new words. Many experts say pleasure reading is very important for English learning. Dr. Stephn Krashen, a famous
on language learning, says that pleasure reading
you learn many important things about English. Students learn more grammar and more words
they read for pleasure. They
learn more about good writing. Dr. Krashen tells us that pleasure reading helps each student in a
way. Each student needs to learn something different. Pleasure reading makes
possible for each student to learn what he or she needs.
Reading for pleasure is not the same as studying. When you read for pleasure, you choose your own books, and you have to remember everything. There are no tests on your pleasure reading books. Pleasure reading will help you:.
· learnEnglish speakers use English
· read faster in English
· find examples of good writing in English
· learn new words
· learn about the cultures of English speakers
"How are you?" is a nice question. It's a friendly way that people in the USA greet each other. But "How are you?" is also a very unusual question. It's a question that often doesn't need an answer. The person who asks "How are you?" hopes to hear the answer "Fine", even if the person's friend isn't fine. The reason is that "How are you?" isn't really a question and "Fine" isn't really an answer.They are simply other ways of saying "Hello" or "Hi".
Sometimes, people don't say exactly what they mean. For example, when someone asks "Do you agree?", the other person might think, "No, Idisagree. I think you're wrong..."But it isn't very polite to disagree so strongly,so the other person might say "I'm not sure." It's a nicer way to say that you don'tagree with someone.
People don't say exactly what they are thinking when they want to finish talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone finish when one personsays "I've to go now."Often, the person who wants to hang up gives anexcuse:"Someone's at the door.""Something is burning on the stove."The excuses might be real, or not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn'twant to talk any more, but it isn't polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't hurt the other person.
Whether they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, or finishing atalk, people don't say exactly what they are thinking. It's an important way thatpeople try to be nice to each other, and it's part of the game of language. When a person in America asks "How are you?", he or she wants to hear"________"
| A．How are you? |
| B．Hello. |
| C．I don't know. |
| D．Fine. |
When a person disagrees with someone, it is polite to say"_________"
| A．You are wrong. I disagree. |
| B．I'm not sure. |
| C．I'm sure I disagree. |
| D．I don’t agree with you. |
A polite way to finish a talk is to say"__________"
| A．You have to go now. |
| B．I want to hang up. |
| C．I have to go now. |
| D．I don't want to talk any more. |
When a person says "I've got to go now. Someone's at the door.", the person may be_______.
| A．giving an excuse |
| B．hurting someone's feelings |
| C．talking to a person at the door |
| D．going to another place |
The rule of the game of language is probably____________.
| A．"Always say what you mean" |
| B．"Don't disagree with people." |
| C．"Never say exactly what you're thinking." |
| D．"Be polite." |
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The earth is changing. Tomorrow it will be different. All the living things on the earth are changing. Even people are changing, and tomorrow you will be different.
There are many kinds of change , and many different things that cause change. People need to realize the changes, to learn to see them, and to learn what causes change.
Human beings must solve many problems so that they can continue to live successfully. War is one of these problems. Disease and natural disaster are problems. Having enough food and energy for the growing number to people in the world is a problem. Most problems can be solved, but some are impossible to solve. The way in which people solve problems affects how long and how well they can live.
As people solve their problems, they change things, and changes often cause new problems for people and for their living things on the earth. Sometimes the new problems seem even worse than the old ones. Human beings will probably never stop having problems to solve. Can you use your imagination to describe a world that has no problems at all?The reason why everything is changing as that _________.
A. people want them to be changing
B. there are many different things that cause them to change
C. the living things are changing.
D the world is too smallPeople need to solve problems because _____.
| A．there will be more and more new problems if they don’t solve the old ones |
| B．The problems are difficult to solve |
| C．they have to go on living |
| D．there are so many things that are changing . |
New problems appear________.
A. because old problems aren’t solved
B. because people don’t solve them
C. because some people are foolish .
D when people are solving old onesWhich of the following is wrong according to the passage?
| A．Disaster and war are two of the problems people have to solve. |
| B．People need to solve all the problems at the same time. |
| C．The way people solve problems has much to do with their life. |
| D．People can’t solve all the problems at one time. |
The underlined word “disaster” in the passage probably means “_____” in Chinese.
| A．灾难 | B．资源 | C．条件 | D．环境 |
“Who needs a shopping mall if you have Taobao?”says Wang Wei, 28, a writer in Beijing.
Taobao, China’s largest online shopping site, has become an important part of Wang Lin’s life. She spends lots of money on Taobao.
A growing number of Chinese Internet users like Wang have found the joys of online shopping. Most online shoppers are students or young workers. More women shop on line than men. Clothing and home –use products are the most popular on line.
It was reported that 250 billion yuan was spent on line shopping last year, eighty percent through Taobao.
Taobao means “looking for treasure” in Chinese. People can find almost everything they need on Taobao, from clothes to books, from candies to DVD players.
You may question the security of online shopping Wang said, “ It’s very safe and convenient. Unless you receive the products from the sellers and are satisfied with them, the shop owner will not get the money. You can also get your money back if you want to return the product”Wang wei _________________.
| A．is a writer in Nanjing |
| B．is a popular man |
| C．spends much money on Taobao |
| D．thinks it is unsafe to shop online |
The underlined word “security” in the passage probably means“_________”.
| A．quality | B．safety | C．joys | D．convenience |
More than ____ billion yuan was spent shopping on Taotao last year.
| A．80 | B．100 | C．200 | D．250 |
Most people shopping on line are ___________.
| A．young | B．students | C．babies | D．men |
The best title for this passage is __________.
| A．Wang Wei’s Life | B．Online Shopping in China |
| C．Where to Shop | D．The Safest Shopping |
Here is some information about homes in the United States and the people who live in them.
In the early 1990s, there were more than 91 million homes, or households(家庭) in the US. About 64% of the people in the US own their homes. The rest(其余的) rent(租) their homes. The rented homes are usually apartments(公寓).
74%of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities. 26% live in the country(乡下). Dogs live in about 40% of all homes in the US and about half that number have cats.
Families in the US are becoming smaller. On the average(平均), 2.64 people lived in a home in the early 1990s. In 1960, the average was 3.5.
Half of the teenagers (青少年) in the US have their own bedrooms.
An American moves(搬家), on the average, twelve times in his or her life. In Japan a person moves about five times, and in England a person moves eight times.Where do most Americans live?
| A．Around the country. | B．In or around cities. | C．In the country. | D．In cities. |
How many American families own a cat?
| A．40% | B．64% | C．20% | D．74% |
Families in the US are .
| A．becoming bigger . | B．becoming smaller |
| C．becoming happy. | D．not sure |
Which of the following is TURE?
| A．Americans move more often than the English. |
| B．The average number in a family now is getting bigger than that in the 1960s. |
| C．The Japanese move . more often than the British. |
| D．Most young people of the US have no bedrooms of their own. |
The best title for the passage is about.
| A．Americans moving homes all the time |
| B．Pets in American families. |
| C．City families & country families. |
| D．Americans families. |