All students need to have good study habits. When you have good study habits, you learn things quickly. You also remember them easily.

    Do you like to study in the living room? This is not a good place because it is usually too noisy. You need to study in a quiet place, like your bedroom. A quiet place will help you only think about one thing, and you will learn better. Before you begin to study, do not forget to clean your desk. A good desk light is important, too. It’s good for your eyes if there is enough light.

  根据短文内容，选择最佳的答案。

1.To learn things quickly, you should ____________.

A. have good study habits      B. study in the living room

C. study in the bedroom        D. study with a good desk

2.Living room is not a good place to study because_________.

A. it is too small    B. it is too noisy   C. it is too big   D. it is very quiet

3.You’ll learn things quickly if the desk is ___________

A. high    B. low   C. clean   D. hard

4.__________ is important for students to study well.

A. A high desk   B. A noisy place  C. An expensive chair  D. Enough light

5.The best title(题目) of the passage is ___________.

A. How to learn well          B. Study in a quiet place 

C. Study with a good desk      D. Good study habits.

 

从下面方框中选择适当的选项填入短文中，使短文通顺、完整。选项中有两项是多余的。

A. but      B. gives      C. nobody       D. history       E. patient       F. everyone    G. tired     H. looks      I. cheers        J. teacher       K. always       L. millions of

In my life, I have a lot of friends,  【小题1】 there is a special one who I'm the most thankful to. I first knew him when I began to go to school. He has been with me ever since.
Though he   【小题2】 serious, he is really fun as you get close to him. He is very quiet, smart and knowledgeable.  He knows every language of the world, all the events of   【小题3】, all the
thoughts of great scientists and so on. He is admired(钦佩) by   【小题4】 who meets him.
To me, he has been a great 【小题5】 as well. He first taught me the secrets of my own language and then those of others. With these keys, he showed us how to unlock all the arts and sciences of man.
My friend is quite  【小题6】 . Although I am slow in understanding. I can return to him again and again, and he is   【小题7】 ready to teach me. When I am  【小题8】 , he makes me relaxed. When I am lonely, he stays with me silently. When I am sad,  he   【小题9】  me up. He is a friend not only to me, but also to  【小题10】 people around the world. Shall I tell you his name? His name is “Reading”.

My name is Chen Lan. My home is in Gulangyu. Do you know it? It is in Xiamen. It is near the sea(海). Gulangyu is a small place，but it is very nice and clean. There are no cars，no buses. People only walk. So it is very quiet.
Our house is in the middle of Gulangyu. Behind our house there is a big old tree. My grandfather tells me that the tree is very，very old. There are many birds in the tree. We call it a “bird tree”. Our house is near the sea. The sea is big and blue. There are a lot of fish in the sea. After school，I go there and catch(捉) fish with my friends. It is very interesting. I like fish and I like catching fish.
【小题1】Chen Lan is from _______.

A．Jiangsu

B．Zhejiang

C．Hunan

D．Xiamen

【小题2】What does Gulangyu have no in this passage?

A．The cars and buses.

B．The fish.

C．Her parents.

D．Her friends.

【小题3】What is behind our house?

A．a river

B．a sea

C．an old tree

D．fish

【小题4】How is the sea?

A．small

B．big

C．blue

D．B and C

【小题5】Why do they call the tree a “bird tree”?

A．Because it is like a bird.	B．Because it is very old.
C．Because there are many birds in it.	D．Because they like it.

---My house is very near a busy street.  

---It ________ be very quiet.  

A. can                            B. must                       C. mustn't                      D. can’t

 

Do you have any foreign friends? Do you know their characteristics(特征)?

The Germans are very quiet and they always keep calm. They don’t like to speak more words. They look very serious. They like different kinds of amusements. The Germans are very hard—working. They like tidiness, especially the women, who always keep their home clean.

In some ways, the Englishmen look the same as the Germans. They are very quiet and never talk too much with the strangers. They are really polite, so we often hear they say “Thank you.” Or “Sorry.” The gentlemen are also the Englishmen.

The French’s holidays are very long. They like traveling and usually spend their long time staying in other countries. The Frenchmen are more outgoing than the Germans. It is very easy to make friends with them.

Compared to the Frenchmen, the Americans are more outgoing. And they are even opener than all of the Europeans. They don’t like to depend on others. So it is very common that the students do part-time jobs in their free time. And in Americans’ eyes, success is an important part in their life.

1.According to the passage, ______are very quiet.

A. only the Germans         B. only the Englishmen

C. only the Frenchmen       D. both the Germans and the Englishmen

2. What does the underlined word “tidiness” mean in Chinese?

A.整洁      B.安静      C.时尚      D.随意

3.In the writer’s eyes, the gentlemen are______.

A. the Germans      B. the Frenchmen        C. the Englishmen       D. the Americans

4.What can we learn about the Frenchmen from the passage?

A. They are more outgoing than the Americans.

B. It is very easy to make friends with them.

C. They like traveling in their own country.

D. They look serious and are always hard-working.

5.Which is the best title of the passage?

A. Foreigners’ hobbies.

B. Who are more outgoing?

C. Characteristics of the foreigners.

D. Success is an important part in Americans’ life.