下面是21世纪报中学生英语双语版 (Student Times )刊登的一封读者来信，请你以编辑Henry的身份给这位中学生写封回信。
Dear editor,
I am a new student in Xin Hua Middle School. I hardly talk to my classmates. Sometimes I do want to talk, but I don’t know what to talk about and how to begin a conversation. I feel so lonely. And I spend most of my time studying but I find it’s more difficult and tiring than before, especially spoken English.
Could you give me some advice?
Yours,
Tom
注意：回信的内容包括以下要点，可适当增减细节
1保持微笑，这在与人相处中很重要；
2与同学们友好相处，多交流相同爱好或相互讨论学习问题；
3英语越来越重要；学好语言需要有信心，多开口说；
4可以通过多种方式，如……，让校园生活丰富多彩。
词数120左右。信的开头已写好，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：自信的 confident adj.  
丰富多彩的  colorful  adj.
Dear Tom,
Your problem is a common one among middle school students. Maybe the following advice can help you………
                                                                 .
yours
Henry

In urban China，where English is almost the official second language，many Chinese people have learned to speak as professionally as native speakers. However they may have an accent and make a few minor grammatical mistakes.Years ago many people used a certain Chinese-English dictionary or a series of textbooks and accepted their teachings. Consequently，language learners developed a peculiar vocabulary. Some people call these word choices “Chinglish”. The words are not incorrect—native speakers still understand them—but they stand in the way of using standard English. Here are some common examples, both from written and spoken English:

Clever (adj.): Native speakers usually say “smart” instead. “Smart” is a broader and more common word. “Clever” suggests an ability to think your way out of a specific problem or take advantage of a specific situation. Being smart serves you for life.

Examination(n.): Use “exam”, the short form of it, or the more common word, “test”. (The verb for all three words is “take”.) Another word you may hear is “quiz”. It means a short and relatively unimportant test that the teacher often gives as a surprise.

Film: This is largely a technical word. The common term is “movie”. (Native speakers often say “short film for the movie”.)

House (n.): a stand-alone building with its own street entrance that is home to one family. A home in a building full of families is an “apartment” or a “flat”. When in doubt, just say “home”.

Puzzled (adj.): We use this word to describe mild reactions to difficult math problems, and not even very often for this purpose (we say “I’m stumped” or “I have no idea” instead). But when we’re addressing a life issue such as whether to pursue (从事) a graduate education or go straight to work, we say “confused”. This is a stronger word as well as a more common one.

49. The writer wrote this passage to______.

A. prove there are so many Chinese people learning English in a wrong way

B. teach us to choose correct and exact English words to express ourselves

C. tell people that if we want to speak English as well as native speakers we must memorize as many English words as possible

D. explain what Chinglish is

50. According to the passage, which of the following is more common?

A. Would you like to go to the film tonight?

B. He will take an examination next week.

C. Tom is cleverer than his brother.

D. He felt confused whether he would go abroad for further study.

51. This passage suggests that______.  

A. native speakers say “I’m puzzled with this math problem.” more often used than they say “I’m stumped with the math problem.”

B. the word “home” is much often used than the word “house” in spoken and written English

C. the word “examination” is more common than its short form“exam”

D. we can say “do a quiz”

52. We can infer from the passage that______.  

A. native speakers can understand “Chinglish”

B. saying “take a test” is more common

C. to English learners, developing more English vocabulary doesn’t mean speaking good English

D. it’s easy to learn English words well

下面是21世纪报中学生英语双语版 (Student Times )刊登的一封读者来信，请你以编辑Henry的身份给这位中学生写封回信。

Dear editor,

I am a new student in Xin Hua Middle School. I hardly talk to my classmates. Sometimes I do want to talk, but I don’t know what to talk about and how to begin a conversation. I feel so lonely. And I spend most of my time studying but I find it’s more difficult and tiring than before, especially spoken English.

Could you give me some advice?

Yours,

Tom

注意：回信的内容包括以下要点，可适当增减细节

1保持微笑，这在与人相处中很重要；

2与同学们友好相处，多交流相同爱好或相互讨论学习问题；

3英语越来越重要；学好语言需要有信心，多开口说；

4可以通过多种方式，如……，让校园生活丰富多彩。

词数120左右。信的开头已写好，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：自信的 confident  adj.  

丰富多彩的  colorful   adj.

Dear Tom,

Your problem is a common one among middle school students. Maybe the following advice can help you………

                                                                  .

yours

Henry

语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

1．swear

    A．heart    B．research C．nearly   D．bear

2．recently

    A．restaurant   B．secret   C．prefer   D．system

3．common

    A．company  B．across   C．bottom   D．collar

4．occur

    A．accept   B．access   C．according    D．accident

5．laughed

    A．noticed  B．studied  C．breathed D．learned （adj．)

下面是21世纪报中学生英语双语版 (Student Times )刊登的一封读者来信，请你以编辑Henry的身份给这位中学生写封回信。

Dear editor,

I am a new student in Xin Hua Middle School. I hardly talk to my classmates. Sometimes I do want to talk, but I don’t know what to talk about and how to begin a conversation. I feel so lonely. And I spend most of my time studying but I find it’s more difficult and tiring than before, especially spoken English.

Could you give me some advice?

Yours,

Tom

注意：回信的内容包括以下要点，可适当增减细节

1保持微笑，这在与人相处中很重要；

2与同学们友好相处，多交流相同爱好或相互讨论学习问题；

3英语越来越重要；学好语言需要有信心，多开口说；

4可以通过多种方式，如……，让校园生活丰富多彩。

词数120左右。信的开头已写好，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：自信的 confident  adj.  

丰富多彩的  colorful   adj.

Dear Tom,

Your problem is a common one among middle school students. Maybe the following advice can help you………

                                                                  .

yours

Henry