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Li Haoqin is an 8th﹣grader in Mianyang，Sichuan．The 14﹣year﹣oldgirl studies hard in her English class．Every day，she listens carefully in class and does many exercises after class．However，she can't get good grades，so she is very sad．"Why doesn't my hard work pay off（回报）？"Li Haoqin asks．Lots of middle school students are now facing this problem：They try theirbest at something but can't _make it_．"They don't have effective（有效的）learning methods．This is the main reason of their difficulties，"says Bi

Qin．She is a well﹣known English teacher in Bejing No.4High School．Bi Qin thinks that hard work is not enough for middle schoolstudents．She says，"Students have more subjects now．They shouldlearn in many different ways．The more you use new words，the betteryou can remember them．For example，making sentences with newwords is an effective way to learn．"Chen Xiping，13，of Shandong，has his own ways of learningEnglish．"I study hard in school，and I also like watching CCTV﹣9．Onthis TV channel，I always see the English words from my textbook，"says Chen Xiping．"It's really useful．"Lin Pingyi，13，of Shanghai，has a habit of reading．"I like Englishnovels like The Old Man and the Sea（《老人与海》）．And I write notes inmy diary，"says Lin Pingyi．"In this way，I can remember more words，and make my reading and writing better．"

36．Li Haoqin studies hard at English but she can't get good gradesbecause she doesn't 　　．

A．	listen carefully in class
B．	have effective learning methods
C．	do many exercises
D．	play sports after class

37．Bi Qin is a 　　．

A．	writer
B．	student
C．	teacher
D．	reporter

38．The underlined phrase "make it"means" 　　"in Chinese．

A．	按时到达
B．	获得成功
C．	能够出席
D．	事倍功半

39．In Bi Qin's opinion，students should remember new words effectively by 　　．

A．	listening to them
B．	using them more
C．	writing them often
D．	reading them aloud

40．From the passage，we know that 　　．

A．	Li Haoqin is a student in Grade 9
B．	Bi Qin asks students to learn different subjects in the same way
C．	Chen Xiping doesn't like watching CCTV﹣9
D．	Lin Pingyi has a habit of reading English novels

School is a good place for us to study．Yet sometimes，it's easy focus to have accidents there．Experts suggest that right safety training could avoid 80% of these accidents．Here are parts of safety rules in some countries．In China，fire training at school is common to teach students to deal with emergencies（紧急情况）．During the training，students hurry to the playground with a wet cloth covering their mouth．Fire training is held each term．In Japan，public elementary schools hold earthquake training once a month．They teach students how to escape during an earthquake without pushing．Most US school buildings have fire escapes on each floor．A fire escape has platforms（露台）with ladders（梯子）．In many middle schools in the UK，students can choose to take a bicycle course．There，they learn how to ride to school safely．

31．　　countries are mentioned in this passage．

A．	Two
B．	Three
C．	Four
D．	Five

32．Students should receive right safety training because 　　．

A．	it is easy
B．	it could avoid most of these accidents
C．	it is interesting
D．	it is accepted by the teachers

33．If there is a fire，Chinese students should go to the playground hurriedly 　　．

A．	with a wet cloth covering their mouth
B．	by using ladders
C．	by bike
D．	by pushing each other

34．Public elementary schools in Japan hold earthquake training 　　．

A．	once a week
B．	once a month
C．	once a year
D．	every day

35．This passage mainly talks about 　　．

A．	how to escape from earthquakes
B．	how to put out the fire
C．	some school safety rules in some countries
D．	a bicycle course

How Can You Become a Successful Learner？

Everyone is born with the ability to learn． But whether or not you can do this well depends on your learning habits． Research shows that successful learners have some good habits in common．

Creating an interest in what they learn

Studies show that if you are interested in something， your brain（脑）is more active and it is also easier for you to pay attention to it for a long time． Good learners often connect what they need to learn with something interesting． For example， if they need to learn English and they like music or sports， they can listen to English songs or watch sports programs in English． This way they will not get bored．

Practicing and learning from mistakes

Good learners think about what they are good at and what they need to practice more． Remember， "Use it or lose it．" Even if you learn something well， you will forget it unless（除非）you use it． " Practice makes perfect．" Good learners will keep practicing what they have learned， and they are not afraid of making mistakes． Alexander Graham Bell did not invent the telephone overnight． He succeeded by trying many times and learning from his mistakes．

Developing their study skills

It is not enough to just study hard． Good learners know the best way they can study． For example， they may take notes by writing down key words． They also look for ways to go over what they have learned． They may do this by reading their notes every day or by explaining the information to another student．

Asking questions

Good learners often ask questions during or after class．They even ask each other and try to find out the answers． Knowledge comes from questioning．

Learning is a lifelong journey because every day brings something new． Everything that you learn becomes a part of you and changes you， so learn wisely and learn well．

62．According to the passage， what can make you become a successful learner？　　

63．How can learners create an interest in what they learn？　　

64．Why is it important to practice using what you've learned？　　

65．What study skills does the writer talk about？　　

66．What is the last good learning habit in the passage？　　

67．Are you a successful learner？ Why or why not？　　

Habits in Russia

There is an old saying that says when in Rome， do as the Romans do． I learned the meaning of this when I stayed in Russia as a visiting scholar（学者）．

One day I invited some of my Chinese friends to a famous local restaurant in Moscow． My guests and I were excited about our meeting． We had a lively talk until the waiter told me that we were too loud． We lowered（降低）our voices．（38）　　The waiter came over to us two more times with the same message．

How bad an impression（印象）we must have left on the local people! In China，it's natural and important for a host（主人）to make a lively atmosphere（气氛）． However， in Russia and Western countries， having a meal in a public place means you must keep your voice low． You need to be polite to others．

I felt bad about this．（39）　　

（40）　　 My Russian friend Andrey always looks around and thinks for a while before leaving home． I asked him why he did this． "Aha，" Andrey said， "In Russia， people always spend about a minute going over things and plans in their minds before leaving home．（41）　　 "

Finding the differences between cultures is so much fun． I like to keep my eyes and mind open．

A．	But this didn't last long．
B．	Russians have their own special habits， too．
C．	Russian people are usually careful and polite．
D．	So they won't leave anything necessary behind．
E．	Luckily， people usually do not pay much attention to that in Russia．

F． Even though we tried our best， it's very difficult to fight against habits．

This morning I got an email from Roy． It seems that my boy really enjoys his new life at Harvard University．

The email made me think of the first day when we moved into this house．

Little Roy ran around the new house with great excitement and tried to move his own things into the house such as his toys， books and clothes． Suddenly his little hand knocked over a bottle of paint on the shelf． The paint made the tidy floor and white wall a terrible mess． "Oh，my God!" My wife rushed in angrily． I looked at my son， and his small face was filled with fear．

I smiled and held his hand， "Take it easy，Roy．Now let's do something to make it look nice．" I took out a brush．" You see， Dad is a magician． I can change it into a big tree．"

His mother soon joined us and helped paint some flowers on the wall．

We spent the whole afternoon painting and laughing． The wall became a beautiful forest with plants， birds and small animals． Blue sky and white clouds were also painted by Roy． On that day， everyone in the house knew something special happened．

The night before Roy left for Harvard， he asked me if I still remembered the day when he had knocked over the paint． "Since then I've never worried about making mistakes，" he continued， "I believe I can always find out ways to solve the problems．"

That's for sure． Mistakes are unavoidable． Making mistakes is part of life． When we make a mistake， what we shouldn't do is to run away from it． The mistake can be valuable if we can make full use of it． In fact， our attitudes （态度） towards them may make a difference．

33．When the bottle of paint was knocked over，　　．

A．	Roy felt down and hurt himself
B．	the whole family became a mess
C．	Roy's mother cleaned the floor at once
D．	Roy's father did something special to Roy

34．What did the father do with the paint？　　

A．	To give a magic show．
B．	To teach his son to draw．
C．	To draw a forest on the floor．
D．	To paint some pictures on the wall．

35．How did Roy feel that whole afternoon？　　

A．	Excited but tired．
B．	Busy but happy．
C．	Useless and bored．
D．	Afraid and worried．

36．From the passage，we know Roy 　　．

A．	learns a lot from his father
B．	will become braver to face difficulties
C．	will try to avoid making mistakes
D．	has a bad relationship with his mother

37．What does the writer mainly want to tell us in the passage？　　

A．	It is natural for a person to make mistakes．
B．	Everyone must learn to pay for their mistakes．
C．	We should never be afraid of making mistakes．
D．	One's attitude towards mistakes is very important．