“Learning a language is easy. Even a child can do it!”

       Most adults who are  36  a second language would not agree with this. For them, learning is a very difficult task. They need much time to study and practice, and even sometimes they don’t get good results. But learning a language is __37 _for children.

   Language teachers often offer __38__ to language learners:“ Read as __39 _as you can”“ Practice __40___the language every day”

       But what does a _41__language learner do? Language learning research shows that successful language learners are similar__42___ some ways.

       Successful language learners are learners with purpose. They will try any way to communicate. They are __43__in language learning because they know __44__why they learn a language . They try every chance __45__more, speak more, read more and write more.

       Are you successful in language learning? If it is less successful, you should do well to try the above ways.

1.A. learn       B. learned      C. learning         D. to learning

2.A. easily      B. easy         C. more easy       D. easilier

3.A. advices     B. advice       C. suggest         D. suggestion

4.A. many      B. much        C. more           D. most

5.A. saying     B. telling        C. speaking       D. speak

6.A. succeed    B. success       C. successfully     D. successful

7.A. on         B. to           C. in             D. by

8.A. energy     B. energetic      C. lazy           D. careful

9.A. clear       B. clearly        C. nothing        D. hard

10.A. listening   B. to listen        C. listen          D. listened

A man bought a donkey at the market one day and took him home. Now the man owned several donkeys already and he knew each one’s character very well. One of the donkeys was very strong and brave. Another always wanted to make people happy by working quickly but soon got tired. One donkey was very lazy. He hated going to work in the morning and he did as little as he       possibly could all day long. When the other animals were being loaded up(装载), he always tried to be the last so that he would get the lightest load.

        The man led the new donkey into the yard. For a moment the new donkey stood sniffing(闻，嗅) at his new friends. Then, without hesitation, he came up to the lazy donkey and began eating comfortably at his side.

        Though it was late in the day, the man immediately led the new donkey out of the yard, straight back to the market.

       “You can’t have given him a fair trial yet,” said the seller, “It is only ten minutes since you bought him.”

       “I don’t need to try him any more,” replied the man, “I know just what he is like from the friend he chose for himself. Take him away and give me my money back. I can do without donkeys like him.”

1.Why did the man buy a new donkey in the market?

A. Because he liked it.

B. Because he knew the donkey very well.

C. Because he needed another donkey to help him with his work.

D. Because the new donkey wasn’t lazy at all.

2.The man led the new donkey to the yard in order to _______.

A. see if he is lazy          

B. let him choose a new friend  

C. let the new donkey eat something    

D. let him work

3.What’s the meaning of the underline phrase　“without hesitation” ?

A.没有吃饭       B.未经许可       C.毫不犹豫地  D.　很不乐意地

4.How did the man know the character of the new donkey?

A. By letting him work       

B. By watching how he chose his new friend

C. By leading him to the yard  

D. by pleasing people

5.What’s the best title of the story?

A. How To Buy Donkeys        B.　The Owner and The Donkeys

C.　The lazy Donkey            D.   The Man and The Donkey

Don’t  you  want to go to school? You could tell your parents you’re ill. But last Monday, students from Shanghai and Zhejiang had an even better excuse: a typhoon(台风)!

        Typhoon Khanun hit East China on September 11. In Shanghai, all the school were closed the next day, Monday.

        It was the first time that Shanghai had to close schools because of  bad weather.

        But some students still came to school that day. “ I didn’t get the notice that the school was closing,” said Shen Sheng, a Junior 2 student from Shanghai Aiguo School. “ But it was nice that we could play in school rather than study.”

       The school kept Shen and other 20 students safe inside and let them play sports like table tennis.

        But the storm wasn’t all fun games. Typhoon Khanun killed 14 people. In Zhejiang, it damaged about 8,000 houses. More than one million people had to be taken to safer places.

        Every year, typhoons hit different places around the world. Most happen in July, August and September. This year 15 typhoons hit China. Khanun was the strongest. Typhoons bring strong winds and rains. The winds can blow away houses and cars. The rains are bad for farmers’ fields.

       Typhoon also kills people. Earlier this month, Typhoon Talim hit East and Central China. It killed at least 124 people.

1.When was the first time that Shanghai had to close all the schools?

       A. In August    B. In July   C. On Sep.11.    D. On Sep.12.

2.Shanghai had to close all the schools that day because of _____.

       A. bad traffic   B. heavy rain   C. Typhoon Khanun   D. Typhoon Talim

3.What did Shanghai Aiguo School do with Shen Sheng and some other students when they still came to school that day?

 A.  They were kept safe inside and played sports like table tennis.

     B.  They were asked to go back home as quickly as possible.

     C.  They were sent back home by their teachers at once.

     D.  They still had classed in the classroom as usual.

4.What does the word “damage” in Paragraph 6 mean?

      A.建造   　　 B.损毁　　    C.伤害　　    D.装饰

5.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A.  If a typhoon hits, many students shouldn’t go to school or go out.

B.  More than one million people were killed in Zhejiang that day.

C.  Every year, 15 typhoons hit different places around the world.

D.  Typhoons do a lot of harm to farmers’ fields and human beings.

1.After reading this chart, we know it is ______.

A.  a teaching plan of Lucy

B.  a studying plan of Martin

C.  a school report of Martin

D.  a working plan of Lucy

2.Which of the following subjects is not mentioned(提及) in the chart?

      A. Chinese   B. Music   C. Maths   D. Art

3.Martin’s best subject is _____.

      A. Science   B. English    C. Music    D. Spanish

4.Martin is not so good at_____.

A.  Art and  maths.

B.  Spanish and Geography

C.  History and Science

D.  English and music

5.According to the form, in how many days will the school open again?

      A. 59   B. 85   C. 90   D. 100

Today almost everyone knows computers and the Internet. If I ask you “what is the most important in your life?” maybe you will say “Computers and the Internet.”

  The first computer was made in 1946. It was very big but it worked slowly. Today computers are getting smaller and smaller. But they work faster and faster, What can computers do? A writer has said, “People can’t live without computers today.”

  The Internet came a little later than computers. It is about twenty-five years later than computers. But now it can be found almost everywhere. We can use it to read books, write letters, do shopping, play games or make friends.

  Many students like the Internet very much. They often go into the Internet as soon as they are free. They make friends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends. They don’t know their real names, ages, and even sex（性别）. They are so interested in making the “unreal friends “that they can’t put their hearts into study. Many of them can’t catch up with others in many subjects because of that.

  We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. But at the same time, we should remember that not all the things can be done by computers and the Internet.

1.The Internet can not be used for______.

A.  studying

B.  shopping

C.  thinking

D.  playing

2.When the computer was invented, it was______.

A.  large and worked quickly

B.  small and worked slowly

C.  large but worked slowly

D.  small but worked quickly

3.The Internet was born in about______.

A.1960    B. 1970     C. 1980     D.1985

4.Which of the following is true ?

A.  Few students like going into the Internet.

B.  Students use the Internet to make “unreal friends.”

C.  These “unreal friends” often meet each other.

D.  Students know the friends on the Internet very well.

5.What does the writer think of the Internet?

A.  It is wonderful.

B.  It can make students study harder.

C.  It is not good for students.

D.  It is helpful, but we can’t do everything on it.

在每个空格填入一个适当的句子，使对话完整，通顺。

T: Teacher         S: student

T: You look worried, Jim.  76____________________?

S: I have some problems, I need your help. 77_____________?

T: Sure. What are your problems?

S: Well, I want to study English well. But I always can’t do that. What should I do?

T:  78________________________.

S: That sounds like a good idea. I’ll try. I have another problem. 79________last year , but now I am heavy. What should I do?

T: Why don’t you do more exercise to keep fit ?

S: Good. I will run every morning. I feel better now. Thank you very much.

T: 80_____________________________.

世界在变化，每个人也在不停地变化。请你写一篇短文，介绍一下你和你的朋友Li Mei近几年在外貌、性格、喜好的学科、运动、学习态度等方面的变化。

要求：要点全面，时态正确，语句通顺，结构完整。　字数：８０词左右。

The underlined part in the word “succeeded” is pronounced as ______.

______ he became seriously ill, he still went on working.

I can’t afford ______ the white car, it’s too expensive.