School BBS （校园论坛）
Topics（话题）: Ask for help

Lily	I’m shy. I want to talk to my classmates, but I am afraid they will laugh at me. What should I do?
Simon	There are so many net bars(网吧) around us. I spend too much time and money in playing computer games. I can’t pass the exams. My parents are angry with me. What should I do?
Tom	Father’s Day is coming. My father is good at playing basketball. He also likes to watch films. What present should I give to my father?
Jim	I like Chinese. I am good at Chinese. I often win the writing competition(竞赛). But my English is not good. I can’t speak English well. What should I do to learn English well?

【小题1】The topic of the BBS is             .

A．how to learn English

B．to ask for help

C．how to make friends

D．Don’t play computer games.

【小题2】If you want to help Simon, what should he do ?

A．Don’t play computer games any more, and spend more time on lessons.

B．Go on playing computer games.

C．Don’t play computer games in the net bars, just play games at home.

D．Pay no attention to (不在意) parents and teachers.

【小题3】Which is the best present for Tom’s father?

A．A coat.	B．A pair of sports shoes.
C．Some flowers.	D．Some story books.

【小题4】Which is Jim’s favourite subject?

A．English

B．Chinese

C．Maths

D．PE

【小题5】If you have problems, what will you do?

A．Don’t tell anyone about your problems.

B．Have a talk to your classmates and ask them to help you.

C．Pay no attention to (不在意) them.

D．B and C

School BBS （校园论坛）

Topics（话题）: Ask for help

Lily	I’m shy. I want to talk to my classmates, but I am afraid they will laugh at me. What should I do?
Simon	There are so many net bars(网吧) around us. I spend too much time and money in playing computer games. I can’t pass the exams. My parents are angry with me. What should I do?
Tom	Father’s Day is coming. My father is good at playing basketball. He also likes to watch films. What present should I give to my father?
Jim	I like Chinese. I am good at Chinese. I often win the writing competition(竞赛). But my English is not good. I can’t speak English well. What should I do to learn English well?

1.The topic of the BBS is             .

A．how to learn English

B．to ask for help

C．how to make friends

D．Don’t play computer games.

2.If you want to help Simon, what should he do ?

A．Don’t play computer games any more, and spend more time on lessons.

B．Go on playing computer games.

C．Don’t play computer games in the net bars, just play games at home.

D．Pay no attention to (不在意) parents and teachers.

3.Which is the best present for Tom’s father?

A．A coat.                               B．A pair of sports shoes.

C．Some flowers.                          D．Some story books.

4.Which is Jim’s favourite subject?

A．English           B．Chinese           C．Maths            D．PE

5.If you have problems, what will you do?

A．Don’t tell anyone about your problems.

B．Have a talk to your classmates and ask them to help you.

C．Pay no attention to (不在意) them.

D．B and C

 

        do you have a face-to-face talk with your parent(s)?

A．How often

B．How soon

C．How many

D．How much

Is learning a foreign language ever easy? Yes. If you are five and move to another country, you will quickly pick up the language. But what about for the rest of us who are no longer five, and need to be polite when traveling for business or for pleasure? I think that answer is also yes. Language learning can be easy if you don’t want or need to learn too much.
The key to successful language learning in my mind is not to set the goal too high. It is rather like running. Even if you run twice a week, you don’t necessarily want to be able to run a marathon (马拉松). You might just want to keep a level of fitness. I think the same can be true for language learning.
Let’s get back to the goal. If you decide to learn ten words in a foreign language before visiting the country, you know that you will be sure to do this. However, if you decide to talk to people with great fluency (流利), unless you are quite a talented person, you will probably fail and give up in half-way.
It is also far easier to start learning a foreign language than to finish. In other words, the better you are, the slower it can be to improve, because you will not be able to move further because of grammar, making sentences, learning less common words, etc. If you are only trying to learn a few foreign words and sentences, you will enjoy faster progress, have more fun, and won’t have to spend too much time.
The idea of learning only a few hundred words in a language, and then stopping, isn’t the usual way to language learning, but it can be a very meaningful and enjoyable activity.
【小题1】In the writer’s opinion, it is easy for adults to learn English if _______.

A．they are especially talented people

B．they don’t want or need to learn too much

C．they have to spend a lot of time on it

D．they have a chance to go abroad

【小题2】The writer believes that if you want to be good at a foreign language, you will probably _______.

A．forget your own goals

B．become a talented language learner

C．get tired of learning it

D．reach your learning goal

【小题3】The best title of this passage would be _______.

A．Easy Language Learning	B．Hard Language Learning
C．Fluency in a Foreign Language	D．A way of Language Learning

He is quiet and shy. He likes to hide his eyes behind his hair. He doesn't smile very often. However, if you talk to him about music, he'll have a lot to say.
This is Jay Chou, the 24-year-old Taiwanese pop king. His fans are so excited because he will sing songs in Beijing on September 12. Those songs are from his album(唱片), "Ye Huimei", and the album was released(发行) in July and was named after his mother.
Chou grew up just with his mother. He did not talk much and did badly in many
school subjects.
His mother noticed the boy's special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old. He loved it and kept on practicing.
Chou is not very handsome. He does not speak clearly when he sings or talks. But the singer has huge crowds of fans. "He is really good at music, it makes him attractive(有魅力的) to me." said Liu Jiajun, a Junior 2 student in No. 101 Middle School in Beijing.
"He is true to himself. He never follows others." said Zhang Yujie, a Junior 1 girl at Huaibei Middle School in Sihong, Jiangsu Province.
6. From this passage, we know that Jay Chou       .
A. is very handsome            B. has a bright smile
C. often makes too much noise      D. is a pop music star
7. His fans are so excited because       .
A. he released a new album in July 
B. he will sing new songs in Beijing
C. he can play the piano very well
D. his new album was named after his mother
8. When he was a little child, he       .
A. talked a lot every day            B. did well in his study at school
C. started to like music             D. had huge crowds of fans
9. According to one of his fans, Jay         .
A. is a good student               B. has long and beautiful hair
C. is a well-known pianist          D. is very attractive to them
10. The sentence "He never follows others" in the last paragraph means       .
A. he always has his own style
B. he likes to walk alone
C. he doesn't like other people's songs at all
D. no one can catch up with him