Getting English Language Learners to Put Down the Books and Have Some Fun
Even if there's so much about English that can be learned from a book or even in a traditional classroom setting，a lot of the language can still be learned best in more relaxing situations where students are having fun.Here are some suggestions.
★Communicate with strangers.If you live in an area filled with English speakers，get students out of the classroom.（1） .Students may not speak to strangers，but they'll hear conversations taking place and may begin to understand how the words learnt in the classroom are actually used in everyday speech.
★Let their guard down.One difficult thing for learners is confidence （自信）when they speak English.Fun activities，especially those outside of the classroom，give students a chance to feel relaxed.（2） .It may take a bit of time at the beginning，but once students get into it，they'll start to get confidence.
★Make use of English media （媒体）.Most recorded language instruction is pretty boring and it can get tiring hearing the same voice repeat the same phrases.（3） .They will hear common expressions and more everyday conversations in the movie.If they're not sure about something they hear，it can turn into a more formal lesson once back in the classroom.
★（4） .Casual （随意的）conversations give learners the chance to hear or use English in situations.They can talk all they want about expressions to use while dining out or informal words to use with friends，but it takes a trip to McDonald's or a picnic in the park for many of those expressions to truly set in.
| A． |
You can let students go to a movie in English. |
| B． |
Put them among other English speakers. |
| C． |
They may hate to speak English. |
| D． |
Hear or use English in situations. |
| E． |
They will speak more freely. |
（5）How do you learn English？ （回答不多于10个单词）
Are you afraid of going to the dentist（牙医）？ If so， you're not alone．
These fears could just be in our heads， however． According to a recent survey by Martin Tickle， a professor at Manchester University in the UK， the pain isn't felt most of the time in dental surgeries（牙科手术）． In fact． among the 451 interviewed patients，75% reported no pain at all during their visits， including situations when they had their teeth pulled out．
Could it be the sound of the drill（钻头）then？
"I found that the sound of drilling can evokedeep worry in dental patients． Actually they don't have any pain． " Hiroyuki Karibe， a scientist at Nippon Dental University in Tokyo， told the Guardian．
To find the reason why a drill might bring on a racing heart， Karibe divided the volunteers into low﹣fear and high﹣fear groups based on how much they feared a trip to the dentist． Volunteers were played the sound of a drill while their brain activities were watched by a machine．
What Karibe found in the low﹣fear group was increased activity in the areas of the brain relative to auditory processing（听觉处理）， which means， for these people， the sound of dental drills is no different from other sounds
In the high﹣fear group， however， the brain area that was activated（激活）was different． It was the area that carries out a number of duties， including learning， feelings and， most importantly， memory． This means that these volunteers not only heard the sound， but they remembered it﹣they made connections between the sound of a drill and the worry it produced in the past， causing their worry to return．
Understanding how brains reply to the sounds of dentists ' drills could help scientists find ways to make patients more relaxed， according to Karibe， because patients who worry about going to the dentist might keep putting off their visits． But the best way is to keep your teeth healthy．
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑．
（1）How does the writer explain that the pain isn't felt most of the time in dental surgeries？
| A． |
By showing facts with numbers． |
| B． |
By asking questions one by one． |
| C． |
By giving examples group by group． |
| D． |
By comparing results of patients． |
（2）According to the fourth paragraph， what does the word " evoke" mean in Chinese？
| A． |
减轻 |
| B． |
引起 |
| C． |
显示 |
| D． |
阻止 |
（3）How did the sound of drilling produce different results to the volunteers in the study？
| A． |
It produced some worry in the volunteers in the low﹣fear group |
| B． |
For the low﹣fear group， it activated the brain area dealing with learning， feelings and memory |
| C． |
For the high﹣fear group， it caused more activities in the brain area relative to auditory processing． |
| D． |
It made people in the high﹣fear group remember their past uncomfortable memories |
（4）What is the last paragraph mainly about？
| A． |
How the study might be useful． |
| B． |
Some new ways to treat teeth |
| C． |
The proper way to treat dental patients． |
| D． |
The importance of keeping our teeth healthy． |
（5）What's the purpose of the passage？
| A． |
To show us different areas of fear in brains． |
| B． |
To introduce us a recent survey by a scientist． |
| C． |
To help us have less fear of a trip to the dentist． |
| D． |
To make it clear that the sound of drilling is not terrible． |
One day， a man saw an old lady sitting inside her car at the side of the road． Though it was dark， he could see she needed help． So he stopped his car and walked towards her． The old lady was worried， even though she noticed the smile on his face． Was he going to hurt her？ "I'll help you start your car， madam． By the way， my name is Bryan Anderson， " he said．
While Anderson was fitting a spare tired（备胎） to her car， the lady began to talk to him． She thanked him much for coming to help．
Anderson just smiled as he put his tools away． The lady asked how much she should pay him． He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back， the next time she saw someone who needed help， she could give them the help theyneeded． He waited until she started her car and drove off．
A few miles down the road， the lady saw a small restaurant． She went in and a waitress came over with a sweet smile． The old lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant（怀孕的）， but she never let the pains and aches change her smile when she served her．
The lady finished her meal and paid with a hundred﹣dollar bill． The waitress quickly went to get change， but the old lady was gone when the waitress came back． The waitress wondered where the lady could be． Then she found there was a note on the napkin（餐巾）， "You don't need to give me anything back． Somebody once helped me out the way I'm helping you． If you really want to pay me back， here is what you do﹣do not let this chain（链子） of love end with you．"
Under the napkin were four more ＄100 bills．
（1）Why did Anderson tell his name to the old lady？
| A． |
Because he wanted to check if the lady knew him． |
| B． |
Because he hoped that may help relax the lady． |
| C． |
Because he thought he could be paid back one day． |
| D． |
Because he wanted to leave his name for doing good things． |
（2）What does the underlined word they refer to （指的是）？
| A． |
The old lady and Anderson． |
| B． |
The people who need help． |
| C． |
The old lady and the waitress． |
| D． |
The people who help others． |
（3）Which is the right order of the old lady's feelings？
①Thankful
②Happy
③Worried
④Helpless
⑤Willing and ready to help
| A． |
④③①⑤② |
| B． |
④①③②⑤ |
| C． |
③②①⑤④ |
| D． |
③①④⑤② |
（4）What can be inferred（推断） from the passage？
| A． |
The meal cost the old lady 400 dollars． |
| B． |
Anderson must be helped by someone before． |
| C． |
The old lady was able to fit a spare tire herself． |
| D． |
The waitress will probably help someone later． |
（5）What's the best title for the passage？
| A． |
The Help of Strangers |
| B． |
The Power of Smile |
| C． |
The Chain of Love |
| D． |
The Bill of Kindness |
AI（人工智能）makes our lives easier and better． Let's see the amazing AI．
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Cool driverless bus A bus door opens and you get on． Wait， where is the driver？ Here is a new kind of driverless bus called Apolong． It can seat 14 people and doesn't need a driver． The bus follows traffic rules． It stops every time it sees a stop light． |
Your close friend Hi， everyone． I'm Xiaoice， a chatbot（聊天机器人）． I speak like a 17﹣year﹣old girl． If you feel lonely， you can talk with me． I'm good at singing， writing poems and telling stories． I want to be your friend! |
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World's first AI anchor Hey， look! The famous Chinese anchor（ 主播） Qiu Hao is reporting the news for us． But， is "he" really Qiu Hao？ The answer is "no"． This is the world's first AI anchor． It looks and speaks just like a real person．It speaks both Chinese and English． It can work 24 hours without any mistakes． The AI anchor joins Xinhua's reporting team． You might see it on TV soon． |
Popular AI artist This beautiful painting was at an auction（拍卖） in 2018． It sold for about 3，000，000 yuan! But it is not a work by a famous painter， such as Vincent van Gogh． It was painted by an AI artist． Three Frenchmen created the AI． The AI artist studied over 15，000 paintings． In this way， it learned to paint． Now it is among the most popular artists in the world． |
据短文内容，选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑．
（1）The fact about Apolong is that ．
| A． |
There is a driver in it |
| B． |
the door is opened by the passenger |
| C． |
there are 24 seats in it |
| D． |
it stops every time it sees a stop light |
（2）Xiaoice CAN'T ．
| A． |
go out to play with you |
| B． |
talk with you if you feel lonely |
| C． |
be your friend |
| D． |
sing， write poems or tell stories |
（3）The painting is ．
| A． |
a work painted by Vincent Van Gogh |
| B． |
worth about 3，000，000 yuan at an auction |
| C． |
studied by three French artists over 15，000 times |
| D． |
among the most beautiful paintings in the world |
（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
| A． |
Xianice is a 17﹣year﹣old girl． |
| B． |
The AI anchor can only speak English． |
| C． |
The AI anchor can work 24 hours without mistakes． |
| D． |
The AI artist is one of the most popular artists in China． |
（5）We can probably see the passage in ．
| A． |
a guidebook |
| B． |
a notice |
| C． |
a novel |
| D． |
a newspaper |
Zak's grandfather， Stan was very famous． Why？ Because he had a very， very， very long white beard（胡子）．
One day， Zak asked his grandfather， "When you sleep， do you put your beard over or under the quilt（被子）？""I'm not sure． I never care about that，" said his grandfather， "I'll look tonight．"
Stan got into bed that night and pulled up the quilt． Then he remembered his grandson's question． Aha! His beard was under the quilt． But wait． Did that feel right？
He lift his beard from under the quilt and put it above it． This also didn't feel right． So he put the beard under the quilt again． But he soon felt it would be better if it were out． The beard went in and out﹣first under the quilt， then over it， under， over， all night long．
Stan spent a sleepless night． In the morning， he was so tired and unhappy that he cut his long beard right off!
Stan's wife was so happy． She advised Stan to cut that beard off many times， but he never did it． Now a simple question made him do that．
根据上述内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的在答题卡上将"T"涂黑，错误的在答题卡上将"F"涂黑．
（1）Stan was very famous for his long white beard．
（2）Stan never cared about Zak， his grandson．
（3）At the very beginning， Stan's beard was under the quilt．
（4）That night Stan was sleepless and tired because of the question．
（5）Stan listened to his wife's advice to cut the beard off．
A： Hi， excuse me．
B： Yes， what can I do for you？
A： Well， I'm new in town．（1） B ．
B： Yes， there is． It's on Zhongshan Street．
A：（2） F ．
B： No， it's only 600 meters from here． Just go along this street and turn left at the second crossing．（3） A ．
A： OK．（4） C ．
B： About 10 minutes．
A：I see． That's a short walk． By the way， when does the supermarket open？
B：（5） E
A： Thanks a lot．
B： You're welcome．
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A． Then you will find it． B． Is there a supermarket near here？ C． How long does it take？ D． How can I get there？ E． It opens at 9 o'clock． F． Is it far from here？ G． How far is it from here？ |