三. 閱讀理解 ((本大題有20小題，31-45 每小題1分，46-50 每小題2分，共25分)

　　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.

　　( )31. Jokes can make our words 　　　.

　　A. bad B. colourful C. boring D. easy

　　( )32.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

　　( )33. 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

　　( )34.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.

　　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.

　　( )35. 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

　　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

　　四、信息歸納 (共5小題，每小題1分)

　　仔細(xì)閱讀以 下材料，并按信息表中的項(xiàng)目要求填寫信息。

　　Peter wanted to travel, especially (特別是) 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 (醒著的).

　　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 (數(shù)) 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、情景交際 (本題共5小題，每小題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 (目標(biāo)). (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.