三、阅读理解(共13小题;每小题2分，满分26分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Do you like telling jokes in your English study? Jokes can make your words colourful and interesting. If (如果) you make people laugh, you can know that people are interested in your topic.

In order to get jokes, you can watch comedies or talk shows on TV. When you hear David Letterman’s jokes in his programme, you’d better write them down. Then you can have more jokes to tell when you talk with others. If your English is good enough, you can also write your own jokes to tell at a party or to break the ice before a speech.

How to make your jokes more interesting? Not all the English words sound funny. Some English words sound funny by themselves, while others can get a laugh only in phrases and sentences. You have to choose. Different people may have different feelings on a joke. So don’t be sad if others don’t laugh after you tell a joke. After all, telling English jokes is just a way to help you with your English study.

(   ) 21.If people laughed after you told a joke, they might be 　　　 your topic.

A. bored with    B. sad about      C. interested in  D. good at

(   ) 22. From the passage, we can guess that David Letterman may be a(n) 　　　.

A. movie actor  B. English writer  C. language learner  D. host (主持人) of a talk show

(   ) 23.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Almost all the English words sound funny.

B. Your words can’t be interesting without jokes.【版权所

C. You can write your own jokes to get a laugh.

D. People always like the same jokes when they listen to a talk show.

(   ) 24. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Colouring Your Life.              B. Making Friends at Parties.

C. Famous English Jokes.            D. Learning English by Telling Jokes.

B

English is one of the important subjects. And there are many ways for us to learn it well. But I think it is not easy to do so. We must try our best.

Everyone wants to remember all the vocabularies. We also want to use them correctly. Of course, we cannot expect to do this in a few months. We must read and write every day. We must study grammar. And we must practice more. The more you speak, the better your English will become.

Everyone can make mistakes when speaking. We should keep humorous when someone laughs at our mistakes. What we can do is just to speak more. As the old saying goes,”Practice makes perfect.”

Keep trying and working hard to improve your English. Because I believe where there is a will, there is a way.

(   ) 25. Which of the follow is TRUE?

A. English is one of the most important subjects in our studies.

B. English is too difficult to learn.

C. English is not important.

D. We can remember all the new words in a few months.

(   )26. ____ can learn English well if he doesn’t study hard enough.

A. Nobody     B. Somebody    C. Anybody   D. Everybody

(   )27. To learn English well, we must_____.

A. remember all the vocabularies .         B. read and write every day.

C. study grammar and practice more .      D. all of the above.

(   ) 28. What should you do when some laughs at your mistakes?

A. We should get angry.    B .We should keep humorous.

C. We should get excited.   D. We should get happy.

(   ) 29.The main idea of this passage is that______

A. English is important and we should work hard on it.

B. We can’t expect to learn English well.

C. you needn’t worry when you make some mistakes.

D. the more you speak, the fewer mistakes you will make.

C

Can you swim? Do you like swimming? Yes? Well, how can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. I’m afraid you’ll never learn to swim just by reading books about swimming or looking at others swimming. It’s the same with the English study. We must practice, practice and practice.

Listening and speaking are very important for beginners. The children in English-speaking countries first listen to others. Then they try to imitate and speak. We can listen to English programs on radio. You may just understand a few words. It doesn’t matter. Just be relaxed, try to catch every word.

Somebody may be a good listener. But he dare not speak. He’s afraid of making mistakes. You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese. Don’t be afraid. We must be brave. If you really want to learn English well, you must try to speak with everyone so long as he knows English. Whether you know him or not is not important when there’s nobody to talk with, you can talk to yourself in English. It’s interesting and also a good way to practice your spoken English. Remember, the more you speak, the fewer mistakes you’ll make.

Reading and writing are more important for senior school students. First we must choose the books we’re interested in. A lot of reading will improve your language sense. This is the most important.

Keep writing English diaries. We can also write English articles. You may even post them to English magazines. Don’t be afraid of failure. Failure is the mother of success.

Easier said than done. Well, let’s do more practice from now on. I’m sure you’ll learn English well in this way.

(   ) 30.You can learn to swim by_______.

A. reading books about       B. looking at others swimming

C. having lessons on it       D. going into the river and learning

(   ) 31. We should learn English by _______.

A. listening and speaking           B. reading and writing

C. A and B                      D. swimming

(   ) 32. What’s more important for senior school students?

A. listening    B. speaking    C. reading and writing   D. learning

(   ) 33. We can listen to English ______, according to the passage.

A. by train     B. on the radio   C. every minute   D. now and then