AreyoulearningEnglishanddoyoun-优题课

Are you learning English and do you need help with grammar? Do you want to learn new vocabulary or slang (俚语)? Well, you can find help online with these top 5 free English as a Second Language websites.
Dave’s ESL Café
This is a complete website that can help you learn and practice English. You can read many stories and do a lot of exercises to test your self. You c an also post questions and answers onto the help center.
About.com
You can get free English courses from About.com and you’ll get regular e-mails that will help you learn English.
The Classroom by Voice of America
You can watch videos and listen to news stories to improve your listening and vocabulary skills. You can also hear English words and their meanings.
Heinle’s Newbury House Dictionary of American English
Do you need to find the definition of a word? Use this online dictionary to find simple and clear definitions, as well as example sentences and idioms (习语). You can also find different cultural facts.
Perso nal English Portal (门户网站) on YouTube
You can watch this series of videos on YouTube to develop your listening skills. You can also do a search for “learn English” on YouTube to find other videos. This is a good way to practice English and have fun.
If you want to do English exercises and test yourself, you can go to .

A．About.com	B．YouTube
C．Dave’s ESL Cafe	D．the Classroom by Voice of America

You can at the help center on the website Dave’s ESL Cafe.

A．watch videos and pictures

B．listen to news and music

C．watch movies and matches

D．read questions and answers

About.com often sends e-mails to its visitors to help them .

A．get relaxed	B．have fun
C．become famous	D．learn English

The underlined word “definition” means “ ” in Chinese.

A．来源	B．释义
C．意图	D．背景

From Heinle’s Newbury House Dictionary of American English, you can find .

A．cultural information	B．online libraries
C．interesting news	D．many storybooks

科目英语题型阅读理解难度较难

阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Many people may wonder what the three Chinese astronauts’ life was like when working in space. In fact, they did many of the things as we do on Earth.

They brush their teeth, wash their hair and go to the bathroom. However, because of the microgravity（失重）environment, they take care of themselves in different ways. They wash their hair by using the norinse shampoo to get it clean because there are no real showers in the spaceship.

Astronauts eat three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. But how much they eat depends on the astronauts. A small woman astronaut often needs only about 1,900 calories（卡路里）a day, while a large man requires about 3,200 calories. So there are many kinds of foods ready, such as fruits, nuts, chicken, beef and seafood. They can also drink coffee, tea and orange juice.

Astronauts can have much fun, too. They look out of the window, enjoying the wonderful sunsets and sunrises which happen every 45 minutes. Very often, they play with their food or even jokes on their workmates. Believe it or not, astronauts can even spend weekends, when they can watch movies, play music, read books and talk to their families.

After a long day at work, ________. Just like on Earth, an astronaut goes to bed at a certain time, then wakes up and prepares for work again. But there are a few differences. Astronauts have to sleep in sleeping bags in special cabins（柜子）. Generally, astronauts are planned to have eight hours of sleep. Like on Earth, they may wake up in the middle of their sleep to use the toilet. And astronauts also have dreams.

As for Wang Yaping, she had another experience—preparing for lessons for the Chinese students far down on Earth.

（1）The passage mainly talks about ________.

A．	how astronauts work in space	B．	what it is like inside a spaceship
C．	what kind of people can be astronauts	D．	astronauts’ daily life in the spaceship

（2）From the passage we can learn that astronauts ________.

A．	have to take showers every two days	B．	are not allowed to play jokes in space
C．	can have many kinds of foods for their meals	D．	seldom have dreams when they sleep in space

（3）Which of the following can be put in the ________ in Paragraph 5?

A．	it is time to make a phone call	B．	reading is what an astronaut needs
C．	listening to music sounds like a good idea	D．	nothing is better than a good night’s sleep

（4）What was Wang Yaping’s special experience in space?

A．	Making different kinds of foods.	B．	Taking care of the other astronauts.
C．	Writing a report about space travel.	D．	Giving a lesson to students on Earth.

阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Just a few days after his 18th birthday, Beijing 2022 gold medal winner Su Yiming received a surprise gift—a letter from Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China.

In the letter, Xi expressed his congratulations to Su and other sportsmen in ice and snow sports for their great achievements at the Beijing Winter Olympics, hoping what they had achieved would encourage young Chinese to aim(立目标) high.

When Su first stepped onto a snowboard at the age of four, a future as a world-class sportsman seemed to be “a dream too big” for him. Little did he know that he would not only compete for his country but also take home gold. With the great excitement of winning an Olympic gold medal still fresh in his mind, Su wrote a letter to the president, telling him how lucky he felt to have made his dream come true.

Su still remembers what Xi wrote in the reply, “The new era is the time for young people to realize their dreams.”

“I have always kept those words in my mind,” Su said.

“When I made up my mind to be a professional(职业的) snowboarder, I know there is a big gap between my performance(表现) and that of the top sportsmen in the world. But I have been working hard to realize my dream. Now my story shows the fact that hard work will pay off.” Su said.

Su believes the sky is the limit. “Find the thing you love, believe in yourself and do your very best. Finally, your dream will come true.”

Now Su has his strong wish to win all the competitions in his sporting field.

（1）What was the surprise gift Su Yiming got after his birthday?

A letter.

A gold medal.

A birthday cake.

A snowboard.

（2）Su wrote a letter to the president to ________.

A．	invite young Chinese to try snow sports
B．	encourage young Chinese to make big plans
C．	express his excitement of realizing his dream
D．	congratulate Chinese sportsmen on their achievements

（3）The underlined word “gap” in Paragraph 6 probably means ________.

agreement

difference

fight

relationship

（4）Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．	Ice and snow sports	B．	Aim high and win big
C．	The secret to success	D．	Fight for a bright future

阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

What is your dream job, a pilot or a policeman? What do you hope your job is like? Read the following stories and find more at www.cambridge.org/aw/cambridgeenglish.

The sweetest job

Harry is only 12, but he is working for a sweet company. His job is probably the best in the company—the sweet tester. When a new sweet is invented, Harry eats it, writes a report about it and sends his report to the factory. And then a decision is made about whether to make the sweet or not. As a child, he’s too young to work for money. But he gets free sweets!

Desert Island Blogger

Do you wish to live on an island and get paid? Ben got such a job, but it was hard work! He had to live alone in a house（with a swimming pool）on Hamilton Island and spend every day swimming, exploring and relaxing. Then he had to write a blog to show his findings and feelings.

Sleeping on the job

Usually, sleeping on the job is a big problem—if you fall asleep, you’ll lose the job! But Roisin was paid to sleep on the job. She slept in designer beds eight hours a day, every day for a month, and tested them to see what makes “a good night’s sleep”. In the end, Roisin had to write a report about the beds.

（1）What is the passage mainly about?

Interesting jobs.

Wonderful places.

Kinds of factories.

Life on an island.

（2）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．	The writer wishes to be a pilot.	B．	Harry gets paid for testing sweets.
C．	Ben lived alone on Hamilton Island.	D．	Roisin swims eight hours every day.

（3）Where can we most probably read the passage?

At a website.

In a diary.

On a postcard.

In a story book.

阅读短文，根据其内容，从所给的七个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文内容连贯、完整。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Every year, when the Dragon Boat Festival comes, Chinese people often hang a kind of plant on the door. It is called wormwood (艾草). ___（1）___ On the other hand, its special smell can also keep annoying insects away from rooms.

In fact, wormwood tastes bitter but smells very pleasant. ___（2）___ So it can be seen in Compendium of Materia Medica (《本草纲目》). This book is widely believed to be the classic of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The writer of the book is Li Shizhen. ____（3）____

Wormwood is well-known for its ability to treat a great number of illnesses. Hundreds of years later, in Qichun, Hubei Province, it is still serving local people. Recently, Qichun has been busy preparing for the World Wormwood Industry Show. ___（4）___ And it will be good for the popularity of TCM and the traditional Chinese culture.

Wormwood has become the main industry in this area. ___（5）___ At the same time, wormwood is gradually known around the world as a kind of traditional Chinese medicine.

A．	Wormwood can be eaten in many ways.
B．	You can try this plant.
C．	Hundreds of years ago, Chinese people began to use wormwood as a kind of medicine.
D．	It will take place during the Dragon Boat Festival.
E．	The life of local people is getting better and better by growing wormwood.
F．	He was a very famous TCM expert during the Ming Dynasty.
G．	On the one hand, people believe that wormwood can drive out evil spirits or bad luck.

阅读短文，根据其内容从文后A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳选项。

Martina’s Grandpa Peter lived with the family after Grandma’s death.

One day, Mom Susan decided to do the spring cleaning. They cleaned the house until everything was clean. Then Mom pointed to Grandpa’s sofa and said, “That old sofa has got to go. We’ll buy Grandpa a new one.”

But as they moved the sofa, Grandpa stopped them and shouted, “You can’t take my sofa! I don’t want a new one.” Mom had to say, “We will talk about it tonight when John gets home.” John, Martina’s dad, was still at work.

“Grandpa, why don’t you let us take away the sofa?” Martina asked at supper. Grandpa shook his head, “I sat in this sofa, with your grandma, when I asked her to marry me. It was so long ago, but when I sit in this sofa and close my eyes, she seems to be near.”

“It’s surprising!” Martina thought, “How Grandpa can remember things from the past. These days he forgets almost everything.”

Grandpa smiled to Martina, “The night your father was born, I sat in this sofa. I was nervous when they placed the little baby into my arms.”

“Many years later,” Grandpa continued, “I sat in this sofa when the doctor told me your grandma was ill. I was lost without her, but the sofa gave me the comfort.”

“I do see now.” Martina looked at Grandpa. “This is not just an old sofa. It is more like a friend.” “Yes.” Grandpa added, “We’ve got through a lot together.”

The whole family agreed that the house would be boring without the old sofa.

（1）What was Grandpa like these days?

Forgetful.

Impatient.

Angry.

Careless.

（2）Who does the underlined phrase “the little baby” in Paragraph 7 refer to（指的是）?

A．