Many Chinese students who have learnt English for more than ten years are still unable to speak English very well when they meet a foreigner. They seem to have mastered the basic language structure(结构), but a conversation in English will make them feel uneasy. They are afraid that other people might find out their mistakes.

    It's uncommon that many students who are bad speakers of English can write English perfectly. This proves that they are unable to organize their idea in English. The center of the problem is that they lack practice and confidence ( 自信).

    Why should you be afraid? Do you fear those foreigners with whom you are speaking? Don't be shy, they will not laugh at you just for a little mistake you make. The best way to get rid of trouble is to learn to speak by speaking more. I am sure that constant practice will help you succeed.                    

1.What's the best topic for the passage?

A. How to Speak to Foreigners

B. How to Study English Well

C. How to Organize the Idea in English

D. Practise Speaking English All the Time

2. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. We can speak English fluently by doing more speaking.

B. If you can write English perfectly, you are able to organize your idea in English.

C. If you can write good English composition, you can speak English very well.

D.Any Chinese students can't speak English fluently because they are afraid of making mistakes.

The clothes you wear. The food you eat. The color of your bedroom walls. Where you go and how you get there. The people you hang around with. What time you go to bed. What do these things have in common? You’re asking. They’re just a few examples of many hundreds of things that your parents controlled for you when you were a child.

As a kid, you didn’t have a say in everything; your parents made decisions about everything from the cereal you ate in the morning to the pajamas you wore at night. And it’s a good thing, too—kids need this kind of protection on their own.

   But finally, kids grow up and become teens. And part of being a teen is developing your own identity—one that is separate from your parents’. But as you change and grow into this new person who makes his own decisions, your parents have a difficult time adjusting (调整).

   In most families, it is this adjustment that can cause a lot of fighting between teens and parents. And issues like the type of friends you have or your attitudes to partying can cause bigger arguments, because your parents still always want to protect you and keep you safe, no matter how old you are.

   The good news about fighting with your parents get more comfortable with the idea that their teens have a right to certain opinions. It can take several years for parents and teens to adjust to their new roles, though. In the meantime, focus on communicating with your parents.

   Sometimes this can feel impossible—like they just don’t see your point of view and never will. But talking and expressing your opinions can help you gain more respect from your parents.

   Keep in mind, too, that your parents were teens once and that in most cases, they can relate to what you’re going through.

1.In the first two paragraphs, the writer       .

A. complains that parents control kids too much

B. proves that kids have no right to give their opinions

C. describes how carefully parents look after kids

D. explains that it is necessary for parents to control kids

2.A lot of fighting breaks out between teens and parents because       .

A. parents aren’t used to losing control of kids

B. teens like to have everything decided

C. parents blame teens for not respecting them

D. teens are eager to develop their own identity

3.In the writer’s opinion, parents control teens in order to       .

A. prevent them from having their own ideas

B. protect them from being hurt

C. make them respect parents in the family

D. make sure that children have a good future

4.The underlined word “this” in paragraph 6 may refer to “      ”.

A. arguing with friends

B. fighting with your parents

C. communicating with parents

D. adjusting to new roles

5.What might be the most suitable title for the passage?

A. What do parents control their children for?

B. How parents take care of children?

C. How to get rid of your parents’ control?

D. Why do I fight with parents so much?

根据首字母或中文注释拼写单词：(10空，1空1分，共10分)

1.Why is everything my fault？ Can I d_____________ for myself?.

2.Bob! Shall I e______________ seats with you?

3.The huge windows of the hotel gave us a s________________ view of the beautiful park.

4.As a good g______________ from a key university,they had no difficulty in finding jobs.

5.How amazing! The boy is f________________ in both Japanese and English

6.The students in China usually return to school for the start of the new _________ (学业的)year.

7.The young man knows how to ______________(处理)his own problems.

8.After one year in hospital,he is back to his_______________（以前的）self again.

9.Last year he __________________（捐赠）much money to the research center.

10.My _________________ (一代) behaves differently from my father`s and grandfather`s.

用动词的正确形式填空：(10空，1空1分，共10分)

1.To everyone`s _______________ (satisfy), he was admitted into Beijing University.

2.John had an ________________ (enjoy) time when he was in the village.

3.She is a strong and _________________ (depend) woman who needs no help from others.

4.The job isn`t ____________ (challenge) enough for me . I want to do something more difficult.

5.He practises playing football everyday in ____________ (prepare) for the coming examination.

6.Mother`s ________________ (encourage) drove him to write better poems.

7.What are you going to do after _________________  (graduate)？

8.He has been teaching for twenty years.He is an ________________ (experience) teacher.

9.Excuse me ,where is the ______________ (enter) to the exhibition hall?

10.He gave me some _________________  (explain)of what he had seen .

句型转换：(20空，1空0.5分，共10分)

1.It took me seven hours to make such a nice kite.

I ____________ seven hours ___________ such a nice kite.

2.My father finds it hard that he finishes the work on time.

My father finds _______ ______________ __________ finish the work on time.

3.We got those flowers without having to pay for them

We got those flowers _____________ _______ ______________.

4. Eight more classrooms are able to be used for different classes.

Eight more classrooms _________ ______________ ___________ different classes.

5.I am in charge of the radio as the oldest student member.

I am older than __________ _____________ student member and the club is _____________________ ______________.                         .

6.It wasn`t quiet enough in the classroom and I couldn`t hear what the teacher said.

It was ________ noisy in the classroom ____________ I couldn`t hear what the teacher said.

7. The office is too dirty .It requires cleaning.

The office is too dirty . It requires _______ _______ __________.

完成句子：(20空，1空1分，共20分)

1.教授走进了大厅，其身后跟着两位助手。

The professor entered the hall, ______________  _____ two assistants .

2.杰克对足球很狂热，而艾米喜欢弹钢琴。

Jack is crazy about football,while Amy is                                  the piano.

3.尽管那个年轻人被打倒在地，但是他挣扎着站了起来。

Though the young man was beaten to the ground, he             to his feet.

4.你可能习惯了熬夜看电视或者上网。

You might                           staying up  late, watching  TV or                              .

5.我很遗憾地通知你，你被公司解雇了。

I                               you that you are fired by our company.

6. 他每天一到办公室就投身工作。

                   at the office, he                                work everyday.

Joe，who is ______ success as a writer，will give us ______ lecture on Dickens tomorrow.

A．a；a           B．a；不填                C．不填；a  D．不填；不填

Mrs Taylor has an 8­year­old daughter who has a(n) ______ for painting — she has won two national prizes.

A. ability     B. interest        C. present     D. gift

Mr Harris apologized ______ the children ______ the lady ______ what they had done.

A. for; to; to  B. to; to; for       C. for; to; for   D. to; for; for

In our country everyone can enjoy the same right_______religion, race or sex.

A. in case of      B. instead of

C. regardless of  D. in regard to