B

Everyone has a hobby. My hobby is keeping a diary in English.

When I was nine years old, I began to have my hobby. At first it seemed hard for me, but now it is easy. I know it’s possible to learn English well. After school I often go to the school library to read English stories or articles. Sometimes my English teacher introduces some interesting things to me. I collect information for my diary by doing these.

After I finish my diary every day, I always try to correct mistakes with the help of the dictionary. Now my English is very good.

I love my hobby. It helps me a lot to learn English well.

36. I began to keep a diary_______.

A. when I was nine years old B. b efore I wa s nine

C. when I was eight years old D. for nine years

37. _______it was not easy for me to keep a diary in English.

A. Now B. Usually C. At last D. At first

38. From the pas sage we know_______ is one of the best ways to learn English well.

A. keeping a diary B. more reading C. more speaking D. more listening

39. How do I collect information for my diary?

A. I often read English stories or articles.

B. My teacher sometimes introduces some interesting things to me.　C. I often go to the cinema.

D. Both A and B.

40. From the passage we can say it ’s_______ for us to have a good hobby.

A. bad B. useless C. helpful D. careless

C

“I want to know how to speak English well. What can I do?” Bill asks this question like many students do. I ask him, “How do you learn English?” He answers, “Only in the English lessons.” The first thing I will say is, “That is not enough!”

If you want to speak English well, you have to practice. Speak to friends, classmates, people online or in stores. Speaking is the best way to learn a language.

In my lessons I usually ask my students how they feel about speaking English, and they often say “nervous,” “scared,” or some words like this. The second advice I can give is to relax. Don’t worry about making mistakes. If you can ’t think of the right word to use, don’t worry about it, just say what you want to say.

Speaking English well isn’t just about practicing your speaking. It is also important to listen to English. Listen to the English movies and English TV.

41. How does Bill learn English?

A. He learns English by himself. B. He learns English with people online.

C. He learns English at home. D. He learns English only in English lessons.

42. What’s the best way to learn English from the passage?

A. Listening . B. Writing. C. Speaking. D. Reading.

43. Why do the students feel nervous when they speak English?

A. Because they don’t like English. B. Because they are too shy to speak.

C. Because they are students. D. Because they worry about making mistakes.

44. What isn’t mentioned (提到) about how to speak English well in the passage?

A. Speaking English as often as you can. B. Relaxing yourself when you speak English.

C. Listening to English as more as you can. D. Living in England for some time.

45. Which of the following is TURE?

A. The writer is an Englishman. B. The writer knows little about English.

C. The writer is an English teacher. D. The writer is Bill’s father.

D

信息归纳 (共5小题，每小题1分)

仔细阅读以 下材料，并按信息表中的项目要求填写信息。

Peter wanted to travel, especially (特别是) to English-speaking countries such as America and Australia. But he knew that he had to improve his English, so he went to Green Language School to take English lessons. Peter worked very hard at his English. From morning to evening he was busy with his English and he had little time to relax. At last, he became ill. Every evening he went to bed, closed his eyes but he stayed awake (醒着的).

Peter was worried so he went to see the doctor. “I can’t go to sleep at night. What should I do, Doctor?”

“I have a piece of advice,” said the doctor. “Try to count (数) numbers. When you count up to 1,000, you’ll be asleep. I’m sure of it.”

T he next day Peter returned to the doctor’s office. “Did you try my advice? And are you better today?” asked the doctor.

Peter wasn’t happy. “Er, I tried counting from one, two… up to four hundred an d twenty-one, and I felt sleepy (困乏的). Then I got up and drank some coffee. Then I went on counting up to 1,000. But I still couldn’t be asleep.”

Information Card

★ Peter went to Green Language School to

(46)　　　　.

★ Peter couldn’t go to sleep because he

(47)　　　　 and became ill.

★ The doctor asked Peter to (48)　　　　 when he was in bed.

★ The next day Peter went to see the doctor again because he still couldn’t (49)　　　　.

★ Peter didn’t (50)　　　　 the doctor’s advice.　四、情景交际 (本题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分)

A: Good morning, Miss Lee.

B: Good morning, Wang Xing.

A: (51)

B: Of course you can. What is it?

A: How do you learn English so well? (52)

B: Well, English is just a language, so don’t be afraid of it. (53)

A: Yes, I do. I study just for the exams.

B: I think you should know your goal (目标). (54)

A: I know your meaning, Miss Lee.

B: I think the best way to learn English is to use it every day.

A: (55)　　　　 Thank you, Miss Lee.

B: Yo u’re welcome.

A. Please help me translate the sentence.

B. I’ll try to use it as much as possible.

C. Do you learn English for exams?

D. May I ask you a question?

E. I learn English for communicating (交流) with others.

F. Don’t be shy.

G. I think learning English well is very hard.

五、 词汇运用 (本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

A. 单词拼写：根据句子意思及所给的中文提示完成单词。每空只能填一词。

56. Mary often helps me 　　　　(改正) the mistakes.

57. Gao Li has a poor v　　　　.

58. I can’t u　　　　 what you said.

59. What’s the 　　　　(主要的) problem?

60. Linda often makes a c　　　　 in English with her friend.

B.根据音标完成单词

Do you want to (61)　　　　[im'pru:v] your English? First, try to speak English as much as (62)　　　　_________['pɔsəbl]. Don’t be shy and afraid to make (63)　　　　[mi'steiks]. Second, read more English books. Don’t (64)　　　　[fə'get] to write down the key words in your notebook. Third, listen to the (65)　　　　['reidiəu]. Listening to the English news or music is good for your pronunciation.