I often hear some students say English is difficult, and it gives them a headache. But English is very easy for me. I’m good at it. I’m very glad to tell you something about how I study English.
First, I think an interest in English is very important. When I learned English first, it was fresh for me. I was interested in it, so I worked hard at it. Soon we had an English exam and I got a very good mark. How happy I was! After that, I learned English harder and harder. Our English teacher often teaches us English songs, and the songs sound nice. I often think how interesting English is!
Second, I think English is a foreign language. I should learn it well in the following ways: Listen to the teacher carefully, speak bravely, read aloud and have a good vocabulary. Then practice again and again, never be tired. And I also have a good habit: Asking whenever I have a question. I must make it clear by asking our English teacher. How happy I am when I understand!
Besides this, I often read English stories, jokes and easy novels. They help me understand a lot of things. So to do more reading is an important way to learn English well. And I also write English diaries. English has become a close friend of mine.Why do some students often “have a headache”？
| A．Because they are easy to catch a cold. |
| B．Because it’s often very cold |
| C．Because they think English is easy. |
| D．Because they don’t think English is easy. |
The writer tells us that we should be ________ in English if we want to learn it well.
| A．kind | B．interested | C．angry | D．strict |
The sentence “I got a very good mark” means ________.
| A．I got a good way |
| B．I had a good idea |
| C．I did badly in the exam |
| D．I did well in the exam |
The writer thinks English is interesting because ________.
| A．English is full of stories |
| B．English is full of jokes |
| C．his teacher often teaches them nice English songs |
| D．of nothing |
Which of the following is not the way the writer studies by?
| A．Speaking bravely. | B．Writing to foreign friends. |
| C．Reading aloud. | D．Writing English diaries. |
On a summer day， a man sitting under a tree on the bank of a river， watched a group of ducks on the river．
Soon a branch（树枝） with leaves came drifting（漂浮） among them， and they all flew away． After circling in the air for a little time， they landed again on their feeding ground．
Soon another branch came drifting down among them， and again they took flight from the river． But when they found the branch had drifted by and done them no harm， they flew down to the water as before．
After four or five branches had drifted by in this way， the ducks gave little attention to them． At last， they hardly tried to fly out of their way， even when the branches nearly touched them．
The man who was watching all this， now wanted to know who had drifted these branches． He
looked up the river， and noticed a fox slyly（偷偷地） watching the ducks．" What will he do next？" thought the man，
When the fox saw that the ducks were no longer afraid of the branches． he took a much larger branch， and hid himself behind it． Then he drifted himself with the larger branch． When he was right among the ducks， he caught two young ducks quickly and swam off with them． The rest of the ducks flew away in fright（惊吓）， and did not come back for a long time．
The fox must have enjoyed a fine dinner for what he had done．
（1）What did the man watch on the river at first？
| A． |
Ducks |
| B． |
Foxes |
| C． |
leaves |
| D． |
Branches |
（2）What did the ducks do as soon as the first branch came near them？
| A． |
They fed themselves． |
| B． |
They stayed still |
| C． |
They looked for food． |
| D． |
They flew away． |
（3）At last， even when the branches nearly touched the ducks， they ．
| A． |
tried to fly at once |
| B． |
swam off quickly |
| C． |
were no longer afraid |
| D． |
came back for a long time |
（4）Why did the fox drift the larger branch？
| A． |
To have fun |
| B． |
To catch the ducks． |
| C． |
To cross the river |
| D． |
To swim with ducks． |
（5）What do you think of the fox？
| A． |
Clever and patient |
| B． |
Kind and thankful |
| C． |
Interesting and outgoing |
| D． |
Lovely and friendly |
When Charley got up one morning， he looked out of the window and saw the ground deeply covered with snow． On the side of the house nearest the kitchen， the snow was deeper than Charley's head． Charley's father told him that they needed a path（小路） through the snow．"I would make one if I had time， "said his father， "but I have to go to work． Could you make a path， Charley？" "How could I do that？ " asked Charley in surprise． "The snow is higher than my head! "Little by little， " said Charley's father．
So Charley got the snow shovel （铲）and started working． He shoveled and shoveled as hard as he could， but it was very slow work．"I don't think I can do it， mother， "he said．"There is too much snow!"
"Little by little， Charley， "said his mother．"The snow fell in tiny flakes （薄片）， but see what a great pile（堆） it has made．" "Yes， I see， Mother． If I throw it away little by little， I can do it．"Charley went on working as hard as he could． When his father came home in the evening， he wasvery happy to see a nice and clear path． The next day he gave Charley a nice card． Written on the card were the words "little by little．"
（1）Why did Charley's father ask him to make a path？
| A． |
Because he was very busy． |
| B． |
Because it was too cold． |
| C． |
Because he didn't like snow． |
| D． |
Because there was little snow． |
（2）How did Charley feel when his father asked him to make a path？
| A． |
Excited |
| B． |
Tired |
| C． |
Surprised |
| D． |
Relaxed． |
| A． |
（3）The mother's words showed that ． |
| A． |
she was very angry with the boy |
| B． |
she wanted to encourage the boy |
| C． |
she wanted to work with the boy |
| D． |
she wanted the boy to have a rest |
（4）Why was Charley′s father happy when he got home？
| A． |
Because Charley gave him a nice card． |
| B． |
Because Charley was making a path alone． |
| C． |
Because Charley made a path with his efforts． |
| D． |
Because Charley wrote the words on the card． |
（5）From the passage， "little by little" probably means" "．
| A． |
Well begun is half done |
| B． |
Failure is the mother of success |
| C． |
Many hands make light work |
| D． |
A thousand journey takes every step |
DIY which means Do It Yourself， is quite popular in UK． Lots of stores and supermarkets sell DIY things． TV programs show people how to DIY．
English people like DIY． There is a saying in UK﹣﹣﹣"An Englishman's home is his castle"． Huge numbers of people spend their holidays making their homes beautiful "castles"． If there is anything that needs fixing around their homes， such as painting the walls or putting in a new shower， they will do the jobs themselves． They share DIY experience with their friends． More and more people have discovered the joy of DIY． Sometimes people also DIY for saving money． With the economy becoming worse at present， many people cannot afford a big house． They are looking at how they can make their house better with less money． It is not surprising that DIY is so popular．
DIY can be difficult． There is a huge market for DIY furniture． People need to get together pieces of furniture with a few basic tools． However， people often find it not easy to build a piece of furniture because they can't understand the instructions． Sometimes the instructions are very simple but the furniture itself is difficult to build． One thing is for sure， though most DIY projects are started with the best ideas， many of them may not get finished． DIY can also be dangerous． For example， anything electrical should be done by a professional worker． Unluckily， many people don't care about this warming and put themselves in danger． It is reported that in just one year over 230，000 people were hurt while doing DIY in UK， including 41，000 who fell off ladders．
Therefore， DIY can bring us fun and help us save money， but it is not always as easy as it is thought to be if we bite off more than we can chew． Maybe factories should make products that are easier and safer for us to DIY． All in all， it is a very good and suitable thing for many people．
（1）What are DIY things？
| A． |
Things that are done by yourself． |
| B． |
Things that are sold in the supermarket |
| C． |
Things that are shown on TV． |
| D． |
Things that are sold in the store． |
（2）Why do people in UK like DIY？
| A． |
DIY can bring them fun． |
B． | |
| C． |
DIY can help them save money． |
D． | |
| E． |
DIY can be difficult． |
F． | |
| G． |
Both A and |
H． |
（3）According to paragraph 3， which of the following is True？
| A． |
People can often understand the instructions easily to build a piece of furniture． |
| B． |
All DIY projects with the best ideas can get finished． |
| C． |
Less than 230，000 people were hurt while doing DIY in UK in just one year． |
| D． |
41，000 people fell off ladders while doing DIY in UK in just one year． |
（4）The passage does NOT mention of DIY．
| A． |
the advantages |
| B． |
the disadvantages |
| C． |
the inventor |
| D． |
the meaning |
（5）You may read the passage in the part of in a magazine．
| A． |
Life |
| B． |
Ad． |
| C． |
History． |
| D． |
Geography． |
Happiness is important for everyone． Most people want to be happy， but few know how to find happiness． Here is a story to help you．
Once a bird lived unhappily． So it traveled far away to look for its happiness．
It flew and flew． Suddenly it saw a spider climbing up a wall． The spider fell off the wall halfway． But it kept climbing again and fell off again． Even so， the spider didn't give up． The little bird asked the spider in surprise． "Why don' t you have pain but happiness on your face though you fail again and again？"
"Because I keep making my efforts． I'm happy．" said the spider．
Then the little bird saw it happiness is a will in the heart．
The bird continued flying and saw a lame duck help a little duck who got lost to find the way back home． Although it was disabled， it had a smiling face．
"I'm happy because I can help others．" said the lame duck．
So the bird saw it happiness is a love in the heart．
The bird went on flying and suddenly saw a little dying flower， whose face was full of smile． The bird didn't know the reason． So it asked the little flower， "You're going to die． Why are you still so happy？"
"Because my dream will come true，" said the little flower．
"What is your dream？"
"To produce sweet fruit．"
The little bird saw it： happiness is a hope in the heart．
So the little bird no more looked for happiness because it had seen the truth happiness is not in the faraway place but in your own heart． You are the maker of your own happiness．
（1）Who never gave up though it failed again and again in this passage？
| A． |
The bird． |
| B． |
The spider． |
| C． |
The flower． |
| D． |
The duck． |
（2）Why is the little dying flower still so happy？
| A． |
Because it often helps others． |
| B． |
Because it'll produce sour fruit． |
| C． |
Because it has a hope in the heart． |
| D． |
Because it keeps climbing up a wall． |
（3）What can we know from the story？
| A． |
The bird found happiness in its own heart． |
| B． |
The bird found happiness in the faraway place． |
| C． |
The bird didn't know where happiness was at last． |
| D． |
The lame duck wasn't happy because it had to help others． |
（4）Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？
| A． |
Happiness is important for everyone． |
| B． |
Many people know how to find happiness． |
| C． |
We make happiness by ourselves． |
| D． |
The way to happiness is to have a dream， to help others and not to give up． |
（5）The passage is mainly about ．
| A． |
will |
| B． |
hope |
| C． |
love |
| D． |
happiness |
Last week， I visited my friend Pete in his new home， where he lives with his wife and daughter． Pete used to spend his holidays traveling around the world ﹣ visiting the pyramids in Egypt or scuba diving （水肺潜水） in the Caribbean． Nowadays， he prefers to spend his holidays and weekends making his house look more beautiful． Like hundreds of thousands of other British people， he's found the joy of DIY （do it yourself） home repairs． This means that if there's anything that needs fixing around the house， he will try to do the job himself．
Pete showed me his new kitchen， which he put together himself， and his newly﹣painted walls． I asked him where he got the idea to do these things． He told me that his favourite source （来源） of ideas is a DIY program on TV．
This got me thinking about how popular DIY programs are in the UK． Each main channel （频道） has at least one home or garden makeovershow． There are even channels totally on the subject．
I suppose it's not really surprising that DIY programs are so popular． There are two common sayings in Britain ﹣ "an Englishman's home is his castle （城堡）" and "there's no place like home" ﹣ which show how important our houses are to us． With the social changes of the last ten years or so， many people can't afford to buy bigger houses． So they are looking at how they can make their house better without spending a lot of money． DIY， clearly， is the perfect choice．
（1）Pete usually spent his holidays in the past．
| A． |
traveling round the world |
| B． |
visiting Egypt |
| C． |
diving in the Caribbean |
| D． |
building a new house |
（2）What do most British people enjoy doing nowadays？
| A． |
Finishing their work at home． |
| B． |
Doing everything on their own． |
| C． |
Spending their spare time at home． |
| D． |
Doing the home repairs themselves． |
（3）How did Pete manage to make his house more beautiful？
| A． |
He asked house builders for advice． |
| B． |
He got help from a DIY TV program． |
| C． |
He called some of his friends for help． |
| D． |
He paid workers to do the house work． |
（4）What does the underlined word " makeover" in Paragraph 3probably means？
| A． |
修建 |
| B． |
交换 |
| C． |
修饰 |
| D． |
化妆 |
（5）DIY programs have become popular because ．
| A． |
other programs are too boring to watch |
| B． |
people are spending more time watching TV |
| C． |
people can't afford new houses any more |
| D． |
people are spending more time fixing their houses |