The best way of learning a language is using it .The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you’ll get your words mixed up ( 混合)and people will not understand you .Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can’t understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor (幽默感),you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make(你所犯的错误). Don’t be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes（错误）. It is better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you. because they don’t understand what you are saying .The most important thing for learning English is : “Don’t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes. ”
【小题1】The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is______.

A．writing

B．using it

C．listening

D．learning grammar

【小题2】What should you do in learning English?

A．Be careful not to make any mistakes .

B．Write as quickly as you can .

C．Speak English as much as you can.

D．Laugh more often .

【小题3】When people laugh at your mistakes, you should ___.

A．not mind

B．be angry

C．feel worried

D．be unhappy

【小题4】The story tells us :”__________”.

A．Only foolish ( 愚蠢的 )people make mistakes

B．Few people make mistakes

C．People never make mistakes

D．There is no one who doesn’t make mistakes

The weather is getting gotter. You are thirsty after playing basketball or riding home from School. A cold drink may be just the thing. But be careful of what you are drinking. Something that looks cool may not be good for our health. There are plenty of "energy drinks" on the market. Most of

them have beautiful colors and cool names. The lists on them tell you they are helpful to your health. Sounds great!

    But after a careful check you may find that most energy drinks have lots of caffeine (咖啡因) in them. These drinks are especially aimed at young people, students, busy people and sports players. Makers sometimes say their drinks make you better at sports and can keep you awake. But be careful not to drink too much.

    Caffeine makes your heart beat fast. Because of this, the International Olympic Committee has limited( 限制) its use. Caffeine in most energy drinks is at least as strong as that in a cup of coffee or tea. Possible health dangers have something to do with energy drinks. Just one box of energy drink can make you nervous, have difficulty sleeping and can even cause heart problems. Scientists say that teenagers should be discouraged from taking drinks with a lot of caffeine in them.

1.Many people like drinking energy drinks because of the following EXCEPT that ________.

A. they have beautiful colors and cool names

B. they have lots of caffeine

C. they can keep them awake and better at sports

D. they are said to be helpful to health

2.The main reason for people not to drink too much energy drinks is that they may cause _____.

A. heart problems    B. nervousness     C. sleeping difficulty     D. possible health dangers

3.Which of the following can take the place of the underlined word “discouraged”

A. encouraged       B. stopped        C. helped               D. disliked

4.From the passage we can know that _________.

A. advertisements are important in getting people to buy energy drinks

B. energy drinks are helpful to teenagers' study

C. sports players need to drink a lot of energy drinks

D. energy drinks are especially aimed at teenagers

5.The best title of the passage is ________.

A. Engergy Drinks Are Useful           B. Energy Drinks Help Teengagers

C. Energy Drinks--- Be careful           D. Energy Drinks---Good for Health

 

根据句意、首字母提示或汉语写出合适的单词。
1. —What’s your home a_____________?
— It’s No.8 Jiaotong Road, Jinsha Town.
2. It’s very important for us to be careful when we are walking a__________  the road.
3. Our government has done something to r       “white pollution”.
4. My brother often failed in Chinese exams in the            (过去).
5. Visiting Shanghai World Expo, we can learn a lot of ______________(知识) about other countries.
6. Today more and more people realize the ______________ (重要性) of health.
7. In the past few years, the city has developed at very high ___________(速度).

"Here's the advance payment(预期款) of 10,000 dollars. You will get the other half when we get those papers," the agent told Mike. "But sir, Mr. Smith has been very suspicious (怀疑) since last week," Mike replied.
"In that case, be careful and don't worry. You are very clever," the agent said." Take 5,000 dollars more," Mike looked around uneasily but took the money.
Mike was a clerk in a large company. A few years ago he started to get very worried because it was very hard for him to support his family. He wanted to give his child an excellent education and a bright future, but the future looked rather hopeless.
One day some agents called him. They were his company's competitors. At first he refused their offers. But when he thought his dream could come true, he agreed to their offers and began giving them information.
However, his spy work started to get more and more difficult because his owner had become suspicious, since a lot of important information was leaking out.
One night when Mike was on one of his spying tasks, he met Alim, the night watchman." What are you doing here, Mike?" shouted Alim.
"Oh, I had just forgotten some documents here, Alim, "Mike replied, trying to look comfortable." I just came to get them."
"Is that true?" Alim said." We’ll see what Mr. Smith says."
Alim called Mr. Smith and told him to come right away. Mr. Smith looked at Mike and said. "So you are the thief! I believed in you, Mike."
"Call the police, Alim. We have finally caught the spy," Mr. Smith said. "And by the way, Mike ,no man can serve two masters. You should have left if you did not work with us any longer."  
【小题1】Why did Mike take the job as a spy? Because ______________.

A．he didn't want to work for his company any longer.

B．some agents forced him to do so.

C．he wanted to give his child an excellent education and bright future.

D．Mr. Smith did not give treat him very well.

【小题2】What did the agents ask Mike to do?  

A．To give them some important information of his company.

B．To follow his boss secretly.

C．To serve his master very honestly.

D．To leave his company and join them.

【小题3】Mr. Smith thought Mike was______ before he knew that Mike was a spy.

A．kind

B．clever

C．honest

D．dishonest

【小题4】What's the meaning of the phrase "leak out" in the passage?___________.

A．land on

B．cross out

C．become known

D．come out

【小题5】What can you learn from the passage?______________.

A．We should be careful at work.	B．We should be honest at work.
C．We should work hard.	D．We should serve the masters.

A

The weather is getting hotter. You are thirsty playing basketball or riding home from school. A cold drink may be just the thing. But be careful what you are drinking. Something that looks cool may not be good for your health.

There are plenty of "energy drinks" on the market. Most of them have beautiful colors and cool names. The lists on them tell you they are helpful to your health. Sounds great!  

But after a careful check you may find that most energy drinks have lots of caffeine (咖啡因) in them. These drinks are especially aimed at young people, students, busy people and sports players. Makers sometimes say their drinks make you better at sports and can keep you awake. But be careful not to drink too much.

Caffeine makes your heart beat fast. Because of this, the International Olympic Committee has limited( 限制) its use. Caffeine in most energy drinks is at least as strong as that in a cup of coffee or tea. Possible health dangers have something to do with energy drinks. Just one box of energy drink can make you nervous, have difficulty sleeping and can even cause heart problems. Scientists say that teenagers should be discouraged from taking drinks with a lot of caffeine in them.

1.Many people like drinking energy drinks because of the following EXCEPT that ________.

A．they have beautiful colors and cool names

B．they have lots of caffeine

C．they can keep them awake and better at sports

D．they are said to be helpful to health

2.The main reason for people not to drink too much energy drinks is that they may cause _____.

A．heart problems                         B．nervousness

C．sleeping difficulty                       D．possible health dangers

3.The underlined word "discouraged" can be replaced(替换) with "________".

A．encouraged                           B．stopped

C．helped                               D．disliked

4.From the passage we can know that _________.

A．advertisements are important in getting people to buy energy drinks

B．energy drinks are helpful to teenagers' study

C．sports players need to drink a lot of energy drinks

D．energy drinks are especially aimed at teenagers

5.Which of the following can be the best title(标题) of the passage?

A．What's the Use of Energy Drinks?           B．Who Can Drink Energy Drinks

C．What's That in Energy Drinks?              D．Why Can't We Buy Energy Drinks?