61．What is most probably the writer’s purpose in writing the passage?

A．To improve your reading.　　　　 B．To improve your listening.

C．To improve your spoken English.　 D．To improve your vocabulary.

60. The writer suggests that ____.

A. children should ask their parents to teach them to read

B. children should not feel bored if given advanced reading material

C. children starting to read should ask specialists for help

D. children should be taught with patience, care and a sense of humour

答案: 56-60 CBACD　　　　　　

B

Although many Chinese students say that their knowledge of English grammar is good, most would admit that their spoken English is poor. Whenever I speak to a Chinese student they always say, “My spoken English is poor.” However, their spoken English does not have to remain “poor”! I would like to suggest that there may be some reasons for their problems with spoken English.

First, they fail to find suitable words to express themselves due to a limited vocabulary. Obviously the better answer is to expand their vocabulary. However, you can speak with a limited vocabulary, if your attitude is positive. Others will follow you as long as you use the words that you know.

Second, they are afraid of making mistakes. Sometimes they make mistakes when they are speaking because they are shy and nervous. Yet students should remember that their goal should be FLUENCY NOT ACCURACY. Your aim in writing is to be accurate following the rules for grammar and using the right words and spelling them correctly. However, in speaking your aim is fluency. You want to get your message across ,that is, to talk to someone in English ,as quickly and as well as you can ,even though sometimes you may use a wrong word or tense ,but it doesn’t matter because the person you are speaking to will understand you and make allowances for any mistakes he hears.

The third reason is that not enough attention is paid to listening. You have one mouth but two ears! All that hearing was necessary for you to start speaking.

Forth, most Chinese students are reactive rather than proactive language learners. Instead of actively seeking out opportunities to improve their spoken English they passively wait for speaking opportunities to come to them and wonder why their English always remains poor. If you have this proactive outlook, then you will see English opportunities wherever you go.

If you do not use your English beyond the classroom you will forget what English you know. Remember: USE IT OR LOSE IT! You can learn how to speak English better by speaking English more.

59. The purpose of labeling items in the room is to ____.

A. make it more colorful　　　　　　　 B. teach children to write neatly

C. help children recognize simple letters　 D. force children to develop the habit of reading

58. A three-year-old child who wants to read should ____.

A. be encouraged　　　　　　　　 B. go to an infant school

C. start from fun stories　　　　　　 D. join a class of non-readers

57. In the writer’s opinion, children start learning to read ____.

A. early and fast　　 B. at different times　 C. by a certain rule　　 D. from word games

56. This passage is mainly about ____.

A. what qualities people teaching children reading should have

B. different age groupings of children to be taught reading

C. when and how children should be taught reading

D. various problems of children who start learning to read

40. What do you need if you want to try to combine painting and poetry?

　　 A. Great creativity.　　　　 B. Good knowledge of poetry.

　　 C. Rich life experience.　　 D. Good skills of painting.　　

答案：36-40 ACBDA

广东省汕头金山中学10-11学年高二上学期期中考试

A

When should a child start learning to read and write? This is one of the questions I am most frequently asked. There is no hard and fast rule, for no two are alike, and it would be wrong to set a time when all should start being taught the intricacies(复杂)of reading letters to form words.

If a three-year-old wants to read(or even a two-year-old for that matter), the child has the right to be given every encouragement. The fact that he or she might later be “bored” when joining a class of non-readers at child school is the teacher’s affair. It is up to the teacher to see that such a child is given more advanced reading material.

Similarly, the child who still cannot read by the time he goes to junior school at the age of seven should be given every help by teachers and parents alike. They should make certain that he is not dyslexic(having difficulty in reading).

Although parents should be careful not to force youngsters aged two to five to learn to read( if badly done it could put them off reading for life ), there is no harm in preparing them for simple recognition of letters by labeling various items in their rooms. For instance, tie a nice piece of cardboard to their bed with BED written in neat, big letters.

Should the young child ask his parents to teach him to read, and if the parents are capable of doing so, such an attraction should not be ignored. But the task should never be made to look like a hard job and the child should never be forced to continue, or his interest should start to flag.

39. According to the passage, a poem usually has all of the following features EXCEPT ________.

　 A . not being too long　　　　　 B. being representative

　　 C. having deep meanings　　　 D. having fixed forms

38. What can be inferred from the passage about painting and poetry?

　 A. Painting and poetry are so alike that they can be united.

　 B. Poetry can inspire us to paint and the opposite is also true.

　 C. Painting and poetry have been recently combined together.

　 D. The author created the idea of combining painting and poetry.

37. The underlined word “canvas” in Paragraph 3 probably means ____.

　 A. a wall of a building　　 B. a piece of paper　 C. cloth for painting　　 D. the screen of a computer