English is an excellent language to learn. It is important for study, business and travel. Read the information below and learn more about listening and reading skills.
Listen to English radio.
One of the best ways to improve your English listening is to listen to English radio on your mobile phone.
•You should listen to the radio shows for more than 30 minutes every day.
•Try to understand what is said. Don’t just let the English wash over you. If you find the listening too fast, try to pick out the key words to get a general idea of it.
•You can also make a note of any words or phrases(短语) that you don’t understand. Look them up in the dictionary later. Then listen to the show again.
Watch English movies and TV shows.
Another fun way to improve your listening is to watch English movies and TV shows.
•Try to choose movies or TV shows that you will enjoy. This will make the listening more interesting. When you like the movie or TV show, you may forget your task is to practice listening. You just enjoy it.
•However, you should not watch movies or TV shows with Chinese translations(翻译) on the screen. It will be difficult for you to focus on English.
Read an English book, newspaper or magazine(杂志).
Reading is an important part of learning a language, so don’t forget to practice!
•Choose a book that you are really interested in. It can be an English novel or a magazine. Then start working your way through it. If you find it boring, it’s difficult for you to finish reading it.
•Again, try to understand what you’re reading. Pick out any words or phrases that you don’t understand. Then look them up in the dictionary.
Learning any language requires hard work and skills, so find good methods and work hard.
If the listening is too fast, you should try to .
| A．listen more than 30 minutes |
| B．get a general idea of it |
| C．make a note of the phrases |
| D．use an English dictionary |
When you enjoy a movie, you may .
| A．need more interesting exercises |
| B．forget you are practicing listening |
| C．write down the Chinese translations |
| D．focus on new words and phrases |
When you choose a book, you’d better make sure .
| A．you are interested in it |
| B．it is famous in the world |
| C．you can finish it quickly |
| D．there are many new words in it |
What is the passage mainly about?
| A．When to practice listening and reading. |
| B．What is needed for listening and reading. |
| C．Why listening and reading are important. |
| D．How to improve listening and reading skills. |
A squirrel（松鼠） that was nearly killed nine years ago continues to visit the family that saved，raised and later sent her into the wild．
In October 2009， a four﹣week﹣old squirrel was almost killed by an owl（猫头鹰）． Luckily， a wildlife rescue group saved her and left her in the care of Brantley Harrison and her family in South Carolina． The Harrisons often look after wild animals and later send them back into the wild．
The Harrisons named her Bella． With three other squirrels， Bella stayed in Brantley's care until spring． During her stay Bella acted similarly to the other squirrels． In April 2010，the squirrels were sent back into the wild． Bella， however， wasn't ready to leave her human family． Within days of being released， she started visiting them， looking for treats． Brantley said that the other squirrels also came back over the first few days， but within a week they stopped coming by and began to avoid people．
"Bella usually sits at the front door， waiting for someone to notice her． She comes almost every day，" said Brantley． Her husband John often brings Bella nuts as she is usually waiting by the door for him． Actually Bella has become a member of the family．
For nine years， she continues to visit them． Brantley said， "If Bella can teach at least one person to care for all living things， no matter how big or how small， then we have done what we have set out to．"
（1）From the passage， we know that the Harrisons ．
A． don't like wild animals
B． saved an owl in 2009
C． are very kind to animals
D． cannot help Bella out
（2）The underlined part "being released" means " "．
A． getting hurt
B． dropping by
C． being saved
D． being sent into the wild
（3）What does Paragraph 4 mainly tell us？
A． Bella wants to get more attention．
B． Bella becomes a member of the family．
C． Nuts are Bella's favorite food．
D． It's not easy for the Harrisons to find Bella．
（4）What's the best title for the passage？
A． To Save Squirrels
B． Ways of Volunteering
C． The Harrisons and Their Pets
D． A Squirrel and Her Human Family
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My very First Christmas Book Lois Rock and Alec Ayliffe A big， bright book， which tells the story simply and happily for very young children． Ages 0﹣3； 12 pages； Tel： 07459 40560 |
The Little white house Elizabeth Goudge A fairy tale and winner of the Carnegie Medal． Ages 8﹣12；240 pages； Tel：07459 45783 |
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Star of Wonder Pat Alexander A wonderful collection of Christmas stories and poems filled with lively pages to read and enjoy． Ages 7﹣12； 224 pages； Tel：07459 39323 |
First Festival： Christmas Lois Rock An all﹣in﹣one book to help grown﹣ups and children prepare their Christmas celebration together． Presents， activities and customs． Ages 5﹣8； 48 pages； Tel：07459 39074 |
（1）If you want to make a Christmas plan together with your children， which book do you prefer？
A． Star of Wonder．
B． The Little White House．
C． First Festival： Christmas．
D． My Very First Christmas Book．
（2）Which number will you call if you want to order a book for your 2﹣year﹣old child？
A.07459 40560．
B.07459 39323．
C.07459 45783．
D.07459 39074．
（3）If your child wants to read fairy tales， whose book will you choose？
A． Pat Alexander's．
B． Alec Ayliffe's．
C． Lois Rock's．
D． Elizabeth Goudge's．
（4）From the information above we can learn that these four books are all for ．
A． adults
B． children
C． teens
D． parents
My holiday is coming． Yesterday I asked my friends about the best way to travel in the USA． They said the best way was to go by bus and told me the reasons．
To fly， of course， is the fastest way， but you can't see anything during your stay in the air but the blue sky and white clouds． So it's not very interesting to you． And the cost is very high．
To travel by train is relaxing， because you can walk and buy food and drinks on it． You can also see cities and the countryside through the windows． But sometimes it's crowded on the train． And it's hard to buy train tickets during holidays．
To travel by bus is easy， cheap and convenient， though not so fast as travelling by plane or so comfortable as by train． You can find buses almost in every city， big or small． That makes travel easy．
I took their advice． So I decided to take a bus to the south coast for an interesting trip．
（1）How many ways to travel are mentioned in the passage？
A． Two．
B． Three．
C． Four．
D． Five．
（2）To travel by train is relaxing because ．
A． you can buy food and drinks on it
B． you can walk everywhere on it
C． You can buy tickets easily
D． you can talk loudly on it
（3）At last the writer decided to travel to the USA for the interesting trip．
A． by air
B． by train
C． by bus
D． by ship
（4）Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？
A． You can't see anything during your stay in the air．
B． The fastest way to travel is by plane．
C． You can enjoy beautiful sights（风景）through the windows by train．
D． Travelling by bus is not so comfortable as by train．
阅读下面材料，根据要求完成1～5题．
Do you ever wish you were as thin as a model（模特） or as strong as your favourite football player？ Maybe you wish you were taller or just thinner a little． Those thoughts are a natural part of growing up．
But learning what you can and can't change about your body is part of growing up， too． It can be hard to do． But when people accept the way they look， they often feel happier．
Some children worry that they're not growing and developing as fast as their friends． It's important to know that puberty（青春期） doesn't happen at the same time for every child． And there are no special medicines that can make it happen sooner!
Eating healthy foods and exercising more can make all children feel better． Why？ Because they will help you feel energetic （精力充沛的） and keep your body working just the way it should be．
Watching TV and playing computer games can be fun， but they don't do much for your body because you sit when you do them．
But when you move your body﹣by playing， dancing， taking part in sports， or even cleaning your room﹣you exercise your muscles（肌肉）． When you exercise the muscle， it gets stronger． And when you have strong muscles， you can do whatever you want to do!
根据短文内容，回答问题（1﹣4），英译汉（5）．
（1）When do people often feel happier about their bodies according to the passage？
（2）What do some children worry about in the third paragraph？
（3）Why do not watching TV and playing computers do much for your body？
（4）How does your muscle become when you exercise it？ （仅用一词回答）
（5）将划线句子翻译成汉语．
The first Chinese actor captured （征服） the hearts of many Chinese in the USA． He read a letter by Zhuge Liang（181～ 234）to the emperor of Shuhan during the Three Kingdoms（220～280）period in the new season of Growling Tiger and Roaring Dragon（《虎啸龙吟》）
The letter has been read by so many students． We would never have thought that the text written in old Chinese could be so beautifully read in another language． As a result， foreigners begin to show interest in Rommance of the Three Kingdoms， translated bt C．H． Brewitt﹣Tailor and Robert E． Hegel．
Earlier in November 1979， pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program called Monkey． Most of them were hearing the story for the first time． However， the story of the Monkey King isn't new to Chinese Children in the traditional Chinese book Journey to the West．
As soon as the TV programme came out more than 30years ago， western children became interested in reading this story because the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never gives up．
Chinese scholars（学者） should do a better job of introducing Chinese literature（文学） to the rest of the world． At the same time， we could encourage western schools to try something different．
Reading international literature is an effective way of understand other people in the world． And the more we understand each other， the more beautiful the world will be．
（1）The letter by Zhuge Liang （181～234）to the emperor of Shuhan（20～280）was read so beautifully in another language ．
A． in China
B． in Canada
C． in the USA
D． in England
（2） most of the pupils in England were hearing the story of Monkey King in November，1979．
A． For the first time
B． For the second time
C． Again and again
D． For several times
（3）The underlined word "effective" might mean ．
A． 有意义的
B． 有效果的
C． 有理想的
D． 有情怀的
（4）According to the passage， which of the following is NOT true？
A． Western children are interested in reading Journey to the West．
B． Reading international literature can help understand people in the world．
C． The Monkey King never give up in order to help the weak．
D． Chinese scholars have done best in introducing Chinese literature to the world．
（5）The best title for the passage may be ．
A． How to read world literature
B．Romance of the Three Kingdoms， a traditional Chinese book
C． The traditional Chinese literature goes to the world．
D． More and more foreigners read traditional Chinese books