㈠ 如何帮助初中生学会英语阅读
一、 激励学生自主探究阅读
兴趣是最好的老师，要教会学生自主性探究阅读，首先要激发学生自主探究兴趣。传统的阅读教学模式大体是fast reading, intensive reading，然后配以questions,最后老师对一些语言点进行梳理解释。久而久之，就习惯于老师提问题,学生被动的回答问题，学生下课以后根本不知道老师讲了些什么问题。而实施自主探究式阅读，就是要学生在阅读课文中自己深入探究发现疑问，解疑释疑。这一变化，是让学生由原来的被动学习转变为主动学习，让学生成为阅读中的主体。所以上阅读起始课时，就有必要向学生讲明学习探究阅读的意义。我在初一刚一接班时，就跟学生说明了英语阅读的重要性，让学生懂得“学会学习”、“终身学习”的道理，懂得了道理，有了深刻的认识才能培养浓厚的兴趣，有了兴趣才能投入其中，仔细观察，深入思考；才能调动各种智力因素进行积极思维；才能增强克服困难的信心和决心。自主探究是一种重要的学习方法。学会自主探究阅读，对于拓展思维，培养良好的读书习惯、提高阅读能力是有很大帮助的。
二、在阅读教学中确立学生的主体地位
1、 教师更新观念：
要确立学生的主体地位，首先需要教师更新教育观念，把以"教"为重心逐渐转移到以"学"为重心，把以"研究教法"为重心逐渐转移到以"研究学法"为重心，并做好教与学的最佳结合。以"学"为重心，其基本精神就是使学生爱学习，学会学习，养成良好的学习习惯。让学生自主学习，成为学习的主人。
2、充分发挥学生的主体地位：
学生是学习的创造者，学生的变化是学习的主要目的，因此在英语阅读教学中，要充分发挥学生的主体地位，要引导学生明确英语学习的目的。学生们只有把英语学习的目的与自己全部生活的目标联系起来，才能把英语学习真正作为自己生活的一个组成部分，也才能真正增强自己的主体意识。有了强大的英语学习动力，才主动地投入到英语学习当中去。在阅读教学过程中，要鼓励学生大胆地对文章提出问题或是对内容质疑，学生提出的疑问可能仅是一些简单肤浅的问题，老师要鼓励学生把自己的问题写下来，让同学们大家分组讨论合作探究解决，教师及时给予支持鼓励，以增强学生学习的信心。
3、“授人以渔”保证学生主体地位的实现：
在英语阅读教学中，教师要时刻提醒自己：“授人以鱼，不如授人以渔”。除了学生讨论之外，教师还应该给予学生阅读技巧上的一些指导，让学生在阅读过程中，提高阅读效率，节省时间，以期更快，更有效地进行阅读。在日常的教学当中，始终贯穿培养学生英语阅读能力这一思想，有计划有目的地进行阅读的训练，增大阅读量，并持之以恒。例如，在平时的教学当中，我带的初171班，坚持要求学生每天都做一篇阅读理解或是完型填空，并且利用早自习的时间进行检查落实；而为了对比起见，我所带的初174班，我只要求学生每周做一次阅读理解和完型填空。一学期下来，在阅读竞赛中，171班的学生获奖人数比174班多了一倍。可见增大阅读量对阅读训练是很有好处的。所以加强阅读要从平时做起。
三、教给学生阅读中的一些解题技巧
学生在英语阅读当中，只是一味地强调数量，而忽视质量，也是非常不可取的。所以在阅读当中，还应该教给学生一些阅读理解当中解题的技巧。
1、两遍阅读法
在拿到英语文章时，要先通读全文，在通读全文时抓住文章的general idea，要学会抓住文章的关键性词语主题句或是结论性的句子。如果在这个过程中遇到不明白的句子或是生词，用笔划出来即可，只要不妨碍抓住文章的概略内容，可暂时不管。第二遍阅读要逐句细读，根据问题，找出能回答问题的关键词，对文章的生词要善于通过上下文的意思，和某些句子的语法结构进行分析，猜出其生词的含义。这种通读与细读相结合的方法是阅读中最普遍的方法。
2、 略读法 (skimming)
略读又称跳读(reading and skipping)或浏览(glancing)，是一种专门的，非常实用的快速阅读技能。所谓略读，是指以尽可能快的速读阅读，如同从飞机上鸟瞰(bird's eye view )地面上的明显标志一样，迅速获取文章大意或中心思想。换句话说，略读是要求有选择地进行阅读，可跳过某些细节，以求抓住文章的大概，从而加快阅读速度。据统计，训练有素的略读者(skimmer)的阅读速度可以达到每分钟3000到4000个词。在略读过程中，一般可运用以下技巧：以一般阅读速度，阅读文章开头的一、二段，力求抓住文章大意，背景情况，作者的文章风格，口吻或语气等；阅读段落的主题句和结论句。抓住主题句就掌握了段落大意，然后略去细节不读，以求得略读速度；根据文章的难易程度和这到的目的，不断灵活地调整阅读速度； 注意转折词和序列词。转折词如however, moreover, in addition等，序列词firstly, secondly等；根据文章的难易程度和要回答的问题，不断灵活地调整阅读速度； 若无需要，不必阅读细节。
3、寻读法 (Scanning)
寻读又称查读，同略读一样，寻读也是一种快速阅读技巧。寻读是一种从大量的资料中迅速查找某一项具体事实或某一项特定信息，如人物、事件、时间、地点、数字等，而对其它无关部分则略去不读的快速阅读方法。运用这种方法，学生就能在最短的时间内掠过尽可能多的印刷材料，找到所需要的信息。节约时间，提高效率。例如，在车站寻找某次列车或汽车的运行时刻，在机场寻找某次班机的飞行时刻，在图书馆查找书刊的目录，在文献中查找某一日期、名字、数字或号码等，都可以运用这种方法。寻读既要求速度，又要求寻读的准确性。具体地说，寻读带有明确的目的性，有针对性地选择问题的答案。例如：在以下阅读理解中
( )1. If you go to Baker’s Coffee House and Cybercafe on Tuesday evening, you can .
A. listen to live music B. eat delicious homemade chips C. get poetry readings
本题只要求得知on Tuesday evening所能做的事情，别的信息我们可以忽略不记。按照寻读法的要求，我们只需要从文中获取这一个具体的信息点，其他的可以略去不读，所以我们从文中得知：poetry readings on Tuesday evening。所以答案选C。
4、标注记号法
在掌握了文章的大意后，再根据所提出的问题，进行仔细的细节阅读，要认真理解每个句子以及题目的含义，在理解句意基础上，对一些关键词、重要词组、或是一些比较重要的句子，适当地标注记号，以便解题时容易比较，对提高答题的速度和准确率也是很有帮助的。
5、比较分析法
这种方法是阅读理解中解题的关键所在。在理解全文的基础上，要善于将题目与原文中有关句子进行比较、分析，要善于找出相同点与不同点，尤其是不同点，这往往是答题的关键。有的时候有些题目是可以在原文中找到答案的。这种方法使用于说明、议论类的文体。
四、怎样对学生进行阅读方法的训练
以上的几种阅读方法，可根据阅读的题型和问题进行选择，要提高学生的阅读能力，还必须在平时多加练习。怎样在平时的训练中掌握以上的阅读方法呢？
1、 让学生平时养成泛读的习惯
大多数中学生由于学业压力等种种问题，往往只注重完成课堂上或是课本里老师所强调的内容，而对于课外阅读英语，大多数学生觉得是一个沉重的负担，殊不知课外的泛读对于学生来说至关重要。大多数中国学生生活在一个没有英语语境的环境中，如果在课外还不加强阅读的话，光靠学校里的几个小时，是远远不能达到英语学习的效果。这里讲的泛读是指学生在课外广泛阅读大量及不同领域的书籍、报刊、文章，要求读得快、理解和掌握书中的主要内容就可以了。除此之外，每学期教师要帮助学生精选一本课外读物，并确定一个明确的读书定额，定额要结合学生的实际，切实可行，可多可少。例如读一本小说，每天读4页，一个学期以20周计算，就可以读完一本中等厚度的书(每本书约80页)。教师也可以根据实际情况布置一些课外阅读。
2、 教学生带着问题阅读文章
一般的学生都是先阅读短文，再看问题，回头看短文，然后做选择答案。我指导学生的另一种做法是先看问题，后读短文，再做选择答案，这样使学生的阅读速度大大地提高了。在平时的阅读课训练当中，要有意识地培养学生的阅读技巧，根据文章的难易程度以及训练方向，精心设计课堂提问。如果是记叙类的文章，学会了解故事的人物(who)、地点(where)、时间(when)、原因(why)以及如何解决问题(how)。如果是议论类的文章，让学生了解作者的态度和观点以及中心论点，然后根据这些揣摩作者的写作目的。如果是科技或说明类的文章，要学生注意说明了事物的什么特征，据此答题。有了这些问题的帮助，学生在阅读中就可以依“题”而行，有目的地进行阅读。
3、 要让学生学会自己提问
在阅读教学中，也要注重创新能力培养。一般都是教师根据课文或文段举例提出问题，让学生回答。在我进行阅读教学中，我先示范提出一两个有关文章的问题，并阐述提出问题的依据和方法，说明这些题目的设置是作为阅读效果的检查题，然后指导学生按此方法来相互提出问题。让学生进一步了解到提问的方向和依据。开始学生提出的问题可能较为肤浅，教师应给予鼓励和认可，让学生增强信心，为以后提出更加适合的问题打下基础。这样培养了学生的发散性思维，鼓励学生朝不同的方向思考，用开阔的思路提出疑问，并能达到阅读效果，学生课堂上的阅读积极性也更高了。
4、 指导学生形成自己的阅读方式
要在阅读实践中，指导学生摸索出适合自己的阅读方式。让学生在练习中摸索出各种题型的解题技巧和方法，善于从文章当中的某些词、句子做出推理和判断，因为每篇短文都有作者自己表达意思的内涵。如果遇到难以决定的句子和单词，要从文章的另一方面提出问题，作者为什么要这样写，文章的话为什么要这样表达，从而推出文章的中心思想和意思，以此来辅助答题。
5、 培养学生使用工具书的习惯
平时的阅读当中，学生要有目的地进行阅读训练，如果遇到不认得的生词或短语，要自己通过查找工具书或字典来弄明白，并且用一个小本子将他们记下来。大家知道，语言的学习是靠积累的，只有在平时的学习中认真阅读，积累丰富的课外知识和解题技巧，才能在阅读的应试中以不变应万变。
阅读理解的核心是理解，在弄懂文章大意的前提下，一定要明确文中所说的事实和细节，并且做出合理的判断，并且要细心地审题。当然，不同的学生适应不同的学习方法，我们还有很多途径可以提高阅读成效，来帮助学生提高阅读能力，还需要我们和学生一起多思考、多分析、多探讨、多交流，了解学生的阅读心理和阅读习惯，寻找最适合学生自己的阅读方式和方法，从而让学生从英语阅读中获得乐趣，使学生“想读”、“乐读”、“巧读”。这样，才能真正有效地提高学生的阅读能力，培养学生的综合素质，让学生得到高效地全面地发展。
㈡ 适合初中生阅读的英语短文
建议你买《新东方中学生》这本书，该书将娱乐与学习和做人等方面都版进行了融合，权是比较适合中学生阅读的。 娱乐：常会收录一下著名的电视剧话电影，当然都是外国的，在看这些的同时，又增长了学习的能力，收获了课外知识。 学习:该书常收录一下学习方法的篇章或者一些解题的技巧等，而且不枯燥。 做人：该书还常含有励志的问题，及学习安排等方面，与生活相联系，让人感觉真实。 可能有些地方会看不懂，但可以查字典，不过该书更适合高中生浏览，但如果初中生的话，如果水平好一点的话，也是可以的。
㈢ 适合初中生阅读的英语故事小短文
Bertrand Russell
Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love ,the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. These passions, like great winds, have blown me hither and thither, in a wayward course, over a deep ocean of anguish, reaching to the very verge of despair.
I have sought love, first, because it brings ecstasy -- ecstasy so great that I would often have sacrificed all the rest of life for a few hours of this joy. I have sought it , next, because it relieves loneliness-- that terrible loneliness in which one shivering consciousness looks over the rim of the world , into the cold unfathomable lifeless abyss. I have sought it, finally, because in the union of love I have seen, in a mystic miniature, the prefiguring vision of the heaven that saints and poets have imagined. This is what I sought, and though it might seem too good for human life, this is what -- at last -- I have found.
With equal passion I have sought knowledge. I have wished to understand the hearts of men. I have wished to know why the stars shine. And I have tried to apprehend the Pythagorean power by which number holds sway above the flux. A little of this, but not much I have achieved.
Love and knowlidge , so far as they were possible, led upward toward the heavens. But always pity brought me back to earth. Echoes of cries of pain reverberate in my heart. Children in famine, victims tortured by oppressors, helpless old people a hated burden to their sons, and the whole world of lonelines, poverty, and pain make a mockery of what human life should be. I long to alleviate the evil, but I cannot, and I too suffer.
This has been my life. I have found it worth living, and would gladly live it again if the chance were offered me.
我为什么活着
罗素
三股简单而非凡强烈的激情一直控制着我的一生：对爱的渴望，对知识的追求和对人类苦难不堪忍受的怜悯。这三股激情，象阵阵巨风，把我在痛苦的海洋的路途中吹得任意东西，变动无常，直吹到了绝望的边缘。
我寻求爱，首先是因为它带来了欣喜若狂之情——欣喜若狂使人如此心醉神迷，我常常愿意牺牲我的全部余生来换取几小时这样的欢乐。我寻求爱，其次是因为它能解除寂寞——那种可怕的寂寞，如同一个人毛发悚然地从这世界的边缘探望令人战栗的死气沉沉的无底深渊。我寻求爱，最后是因为在爱的结合中我看到了圣徒们和诗人们所想象的预言中的天堂景象的神秘雏型。这就是我所寻求的东西，虽然它也许似乎是人生所难以得到的美好事物，但这就是——最后——我终于找到的东西。
我怀着同样的激情寻求知识。我希望理解人们的心。我希望知道星星为什么发光。我力图领悟毕达哥拉斯的才能，他的才能使数字支配着不断变动的事物。在这方面，我只达到了一小部分，并不很多。
爱和知识，尽其可能，远远地把人引向九天之上。倡怜悯总是把我带回到地面上来。痛苦的呼号的回声在我心里回荡。受饥挨饿的儿童，在压迫者折磨下受苦受难的人们，无依无靠而成为自己子女嫌恶的负担的老人，以及整个孤苦寂寞的世界，穷困与痛苦都在嘲弄着人生，使人们不能过应有的美好生活。我渴望减轻灾难祸害，但是我力不从心，我自己也在受苦。
这就是我的一生。我觉得我的一生过得很值得。如果我还有机会的话，我将乐意再度过这样的一生。
这篇文章 是标准的英语专业四级作文范文，英语专业必备，所有的精美英文收集书中都有这一篇。
英语专业八级 ，希望能够帮到你。
㈣ 中学生如何阅读英语文章 英文作文
How to Do Reading
In my opinion, when it comes to reading English articles, I think it's necessary to look through all paragraphs, so that we can get the main ideas of the article.
If you don't have enough time to go through it, then just get the main idea of each paragraph. Basically, there would be a hint at the beginning of the article, which will tell us what this article is all about. And in the following paragraphs, the key idea usually exists in the beginning or at the end of the paragraph. Then, run to the conclusion part to get the writer's opinion on this.
㈤ 适合初中生阅读的英语课外阅读书
不知道你上初几了，其实英语书的课文里就穿插了几部不错的，比如说《汤姆索亚版历险记》，《爱丽权丝漫游奇境记》都很适合7，8年级读，当然，如果你的词汇量大，觉得太简单的话还可以看看<金银岛>,〈小妇人〉，〈父与子〉，这些很适合初三毕业后闲暇时候去读，如果想继续提高一个英文水平的话也可以试试〈雾都孤儿〉不过这一般到高三或大学才能够流利阅读哒。呵呵，至于具体选哪一本，就看你的情况而定咯。不过我觉得读名著最重要的不是应付差事，细细品味其中的文字才是最好的效果，同时你的英语水平也会在不知不觉中提高许多呢！
㈥ 如何提高初中生英语阅读
我们学习英语都离不开阅读。阅读能力的强弱直接影响英语学习成绩。英语阅读能力实际上是思维能力、理解能力、概括阅读能力与判断能力的综合。英语新课标反复强调"中学阶段，尤其高年级侧重培养学生的阅读能力"，这是非常重要的。学生英语阅读理解能力的提高是一个艰辛漫长的过程，只有在经过老师有计划地、科学地训练培养才能提高。那么如何才能做到科学、高效呢?下面就如何培养中学生的阅读能力谈谈实际教学中的一些体会。
一、中学生提高英语阅读能力需要有概括阅读能力
阅读文章时，要注意引导学生找出每段的主题。可先从辨认主题句开始，没有主题句的段落就引导学生依靠段落中的衔接、句际关系来分析、推断和概括段落的大意。对所学文章要点，教师提出要求，学生阅读，寻找答案、引导学生阅读时注意抓住全文的主旨;要求学生从每篇标题，到各个部分都进行概括、以归纳出要点，这样就能了解全文的概貌。作了这样的概括阅读，文章更易理解。概括阅读要注意上下段结构上的衔接，语义上的连贯，注意段与段之间的关系。概括阅读还有助于学生把握上下文之间的意义联系，培养学生的综合概括能力。
二、中学生提高英语阅读能力需要有辨词能力
阅读应采取快速阅读法，这种阅读并不是简单地浏览，而应讲求实效，力求做到理解与速度并进。因此，快速准确地辨别单词词性和理解词义是阅读的必要条件。理解是学生掌握阅读技能最主要的标志，培养学生辨别单词的能力，帮助学生建立单词的音、形、义之间的联系，能读懂词、句、段、篇，才能逐步理解全文。
1.通过构词法分析，掌握构词的特点，前缀，后缀和词根意义，帮助学生理解上下文中的单词的意义转换。如：careful，unhappy，kindness，dishonest....等单词，ful(形容词后缀)，un(否定前缀)，ness(名词后缀)，dis(否定前缀)。
2.在我们学过的单词中，有些词义不只一个，这就需要视具体情况来具体判定。比如：.在这个句子中，little这个单词我们学过的意思有两个，分别是"一点儿"和"小的"，而根据句子的含义可以推断出它是"小的"的意思。所以培养学生猜词的能力是我们在外语教学中十分重要而有意义的一个环节。
三、中学生提高英语阅读能力需要有复述能力
复述是有效地提高学生阅读能力的主要手段。读过每篇文章后，用自己的话去概括，摘录其中的重点句子，复述其内容。在复述的过程中，学生常常会经过三个阶段：
第一，当教师要求复述整篇课文(或某一重要段落)时，有的学生就不知所措，力不从心。不是整篇整段地照抄照搬，就是无话可述的冷场现象。第二，学生在经过第一阶段的阅读之后，心中逐渐地掌握了句子之间的内在逻辑联系，通过正确的文法表达，就可以大致地把课文复述出来，这时的复述意境是"似会非会，说不会，还能讲出许多段子里的只言片语"。第三，是在前两个阶段的基础上，学生自己比较准确地缩短原文。具有创造性地改写原文，用自己的语言叙述，能够发展学生的想象能力和思维能力，并促进学生书面语言和口头语言的发展，特别是对写作能力的提高有着不可估量的作用。
四、中学生提高英语阅读能力需要有质疑能力
古语云："学则须疑"，在英语阅读教学中，要通过文章的内容，引导学生思维，分析问题，获得知识。有疑是深入学习的起点，有疑才有问，才有研，有疑才意味着有学习的主动性和积极性。怎样在英语阅读教学中，培养质疑能力?如：，andtogointotheiroffices，，carorbus.当学生基本理解这句话的意思，然后教师提出问题，启发学生回答。听学生回答问题的过程中就能搞清学生的薄弱环节在哪里。这样阅读时，就能有的放矢，既不浪费时间，又能吸引学生的注意力。当学生理解了，就启发学生，"质疑"来发现问题。此句prefer怎么不接doing(动名词)呢?学生的回答欠严密，教师作必要的补充。学生在解答问题的同时，阅读能力和口语能力都得到了锻炼。这样也提高了学生的逻辑思维能力和运用能力。
总之，英语阅读能力的培养在英语教学中有着非常重要的地位，教师应该根据教学实际和学生情况，采取灵活、多样的方法手段，对学生进行系统的、科学的训练。同时要求学生课外自己还要多读、多练，保证一定的阅读量。经过师生双方配合，共同努力，学生的英语阅读能力一定会得到大幅度地提高，取得令人满意的成绩。
㈦ 谁帮我找10篇适合初中生阅读的英语文章
1
A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office，a street urchin was walking around the shining car．“ this your car，Paul？”he asked．
Paul answered，“Yes，my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised．“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you nothing？Boy，I wish…” He hesitated．
Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for．He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.
“I wish,” the boy went on，“that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car？”
“Oh yes，I'd love that．”
After a short ride，the boy turned and with his eyes shining，said，“Paul，would you mind driving in front of my house？”
Paul smiled a little．He thought he knew what the boy wanted．He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are？” the boy asked．
He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.
“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent. And some day I'm going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I've been trying to tell you about.”
Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.
注：urchin 顽童 hesitate 犹豫 neighbour 邻居 crippled 残疾 cent 美分
1．The street urchin was very surprised when ________．
A．Paul received an expensive car
B．Paul told him about the car
C．he saw the shining car
D．he was walking around the car
2．From the story we can see the urchin ________．
A．wished to give his brother a car
B．wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car
C．wished he could have a brother like Paul's
D．wished Paul could be a brother like that
3．The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ________．
A．to show his neighbours the big car
B．to show he had a rich friend
C．to let his brother ride in the car
D．to tell his brother about his wish
4．We can infer（推断）from the story that ________．
A．Paul couldn't understand the urchin
B．the urchin had a deep love for his brother
C．the urchin wished to have a rich brother
D．the urchin's wish came true in the end
5．The best name of the name story is _________．
A．A Christmas Present
B．A Street Urchin
C．A Brother Like That
D．An Unforgettable Holiday Ride
KEY: 1．B 2．A 3．D 4．B 5．C
2
“Cool”is a word with many meanings．Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold．As the world has changed，the word has had many different meaning．
“Cool”can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything．
When you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say，“It's cool．”You may think，“He's so cool，”when you see your favourite footballer．
We all maximize（扩大） the meaning of“cool”．You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”．Here's an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used．A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall（瀑布）they had visited．On one student's paper was Just the one sentence，“It's so cool．Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt．
But the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of words．Without “cool”，some people have no words to show the same meaning．So it is quite important to keep some credibility（可信性）．Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”？ I can．And I think they are also very cool．
1．We know that the word "cool" has had ________.
A．only one meaning B．no meanings
C．many different meanings D．the same meaning
2．In the passage，the word“express”means“________”.
A．see B．show C．know D．feel
3．If you are _______ something，you may say，“It’s cool.”
A．interested in B．angry about
C．afraid of D．unhappy with
4．The writer takes an example to show he is ________ the way the word is used．
A．pleased with B．strange to
C．worried about D．careful with
5．In the passage，the writer suggests（暗示）that the word “cool”________．
A．can be used instead of many words
B．usually means something interesting
C．can make your life colourful
D．may not be as cool as it seems
KEY: 1．C 2．B 3．A 4．C 5．D
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The students were having their chemistry（化学）class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students, “What's water?”No one spoke for a few minutes．Miss Li asked again，“Why don't you answer my question？Didn't I tell you what water is like？”
Just then a boy put up his hand and said，“Miss Li，you told us that water has no colour and no smell．But where to find such kind of water？The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell．”Most of the children agreed With him．
“I'm sorry，children．”said the teacher，“Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier．That's a problem．
1．The students were having their _______ class．
A．English B．Chinese C．chemistry D．maths
2．Miss Li was telling the children what ______ was like．
A．water B．air C．earth D．weather
3．A boy said，“The water in the river behind my house is always _______．”
A．white B．black C．clean D．clear
4．Most of the children _______ the boy．
A．agreed with B．wrote to
C．heard from D．sent for
5．The water in the river has colour and smell because it is getting _______．
A．more and more B．less and less
C．cleaner and cleaner D．dirtier and dirtier
KEY: 1．C 2．A 3．B 4．A 5．D
4
In 1620, about half the USA was covered by forests． Today the forests have almost gone． A lot of good land has gone with them, leaving only sand． China doesn't want to the USA's example． We're planting more and more trees． We've built the " Great Green Wall" of trees across northern part of our country．The Great Green Wall is 7,000 kilometres long, and between 400 and 1,700 kilometres wide． It will stop the wind from blowing the earth away． It will stop the sand from moving towards the rich farmland in the south． More "Great Green Walls" are needed． Trees must be grown all over the world． Great Green Walls will make the world better．
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1．In 1620, about ______ the USA was covered by forests．
A．a third B．half C．two thirds D．a fourth
2．A lot of good land has gone with ______．
A．sand B．water C．wind D．forests
3．The Great Green Wall in China is ______ long．
A．7,000 kilometers B．1,700 kilometers
C．7,000 meters D．400 kilometers
4．Trees must be grown in ______.
A．China B．the USA
C．some countries D．every part of the world
5．______ will make the world better．
A．The Great Wall B．Tall buildings
C．Great Green Walls D．Flowers and grass
KEY: 1．B 2．D 3．A 4．D 5．C
5
The English people like take-away food． The most popular food is fish and chips．They usually go to a fish and chip shop．They put the food in paper bags, and take it home, or to their work place． At lunch time, many people eat take-away food in the park． Chinese takeaways are also very popular in England． People in the USA and Australia like Chinese take-away food, too． But the most popular food in the USA is fried chicken．
根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）。
1．People in England like fish and chips．
2．Fish and chips are the most popular food in China．
3．The English people often go to a fish and chip shop．
4．They put the food in paper bags．
5．They take the food only to their work place．
6．They never eat take-away food in the park．
7．Chinese takeaways are popular in England．
8．People in Australia don't like Chinese take-away food．
9．The most popular food in Australia is fried chicken．
10． Fried chicken is the most popular food in the USA．
根据短文内容，用Ⅱ栏中适当的词语完成Ⅰ栏的内容。
Ⅰ
11．Fish and chips are
12．The English people go to a fish and chip shop
13．People eat take-away food
14．People take the food home
15．The American people also like
Ⅱ
A．in the park at lunch time．
B．Chinese take-away food．
C．the most popular take-away food in England．
D．or to their work place
E．to buy take-away food．
KEY:
1．T 2．F 3．T 4．T 5．F 6．F 7．T 8．F 9．F 10．T
11．C 12．E 13．A 14．D 15．B
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Once Einstein gave a lecture in many places in America． His driver always listened to him and knew the lecture so well that he was sure be could give it himself． So Einstein agreed that the driver gave the lecture him．
As nobody knew Einstein there, the driver gave the lecture for Einstein that evening． At first he was a bit afraid, but Einstein's smile made him feel better． He gave a good lecture and the people were quite pleased．
Then the driver started to leave and Einstein followed him without a word． When they got to the door, a man asked the driver a difficult question．
The driver said that the question was very easy, and told the man to ask his driver behind to answer it．
根据短文内容填空，每空限填一词。
Einstein gave the (1) ______ lecture again and again． His driver (2) ______ to his lecture so many times (3) ______ he wanted to give it (4) ______． When Einstein knew it, he let the driver (5) ______ the lecture for him that night． The driver gave a (6) ______ lecture and the great scientist was quite pleased．
When they were (7) ______ the lecture room, a man asked the driver a question． To show (8) ______ easy the question was, the driver asked Einstein who followed him (9) ______ to answer it (10) ______ of him．
KEY:
1．same 2．listened 3．that 4．himself 5．give
6．good 7．leaving 8．how 9．quietly(behind) 10．instead
7
Fei Xiang, whose English name is Kris phillips, is a Chinese American. He is nearly two meters tall, with blue eyes, looking like an Asian. Though he was born in Taiwan, he grew up speaking Chinese to his mother and English to his father and students at Stanford University in California. Later he returned from abroad to Taiwan and become a singer.
In 1986, Fei Xiang visited the mainland（中国大陆）and turned into a pop star there. He was well know among the young people and his songs were widely accepted, such as “Five in the Winter”, “Clouds of My Homeland”and so on.
He left the mainland for New York four years later. There he worked as a lowly member. He lived a quiet life in New York, for only a few people know his name. Now phillips is panning to end his six—year stay in the USA and return to the mainland and his recording career（生涯）. His new project is to introce
（介绍）the mainland to the music of the Broadway stage（白老汇戏剧艺术）, including（包括）the song “Maria” from “West Side Story”.
1. Kris phillip’s mother is _________and his father is________.
A. Chinese, American B. Chinese, Chinese C. American, Chinese D. English, American
2 .Mr Kris phillips became famous as big pop star________.
A. in the United Stares B. in the place where he was born C. in the mainland D. at Stanford University
3. What’s the order in which phillips did the following things?
a.made a decision to return to PRC(中国)
b.learned Chinese from his mother and English from his father
c.was widely welcomed by the young people
d.worked as a lowly member
A. b e c d a B. e b d c a C. d e b a c D. c a b e d
4. Fei Xiang is best known China for_______.
A.his plan to interoce the mainland to the music of Broad way stage
B.“West side story” C. his perfoemace(演出) D. his special nationlity(国籍)
5. Which of the following is true?
A.Fei Xiang’s parents are both teachers. B. Fei Xiang lived in the mainland for four years.
C. Fei Xing is regarded as a big pop star both in America and China.
D. Fei Xiang returned to the mainland in 1896.
KEY: DBACB
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A friend of mine was fond of drawing horse. He drew the horses very well,but he always began the tail. Now it is the Western rule to begin at the head of the horse, that is why I was surprised. It struck me that it could not really make any difference whether the artist begins at the head or the tail or the belly（肚子） or the foot of the horse, if he really knows his business. And most great artists who really know their business do not follow other people's rule.They make their own rules. Every one of them does his work in a way peculiar(奇特的) to himself; and the peculiarity means only that he finds it more easy
to work in that way.
Now the very same thing is true to literature(文学). And the question, "How shall I begin?" only means that you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail or somewhere else. That is, you are not yet experienced(有经验的) enough to trust to your own powers. When you become more experienced you will
never ask the question, and I think that you will often begin at the tail --that is to say, you will write the end of the story before you have even thought of the beginning.
1. A friend of the writer's drew the horses ____.
A. very well
B. in the way of western rule
C. in the way of his own rule
D. all of the above
2. The writer was surprised because ____.
A. the artist began to draw at the head of the horse
B. the artist began to draw at the tail of the horse
C. the artist made his own rule
D. the artist did not follow other people's rule
3. You are not yet experienced because ____.
A. you don't know where to begin
B. you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail
C. you always asked question
D. you do not trust to your own powers
4. When you become more experienced you will ____.
A. never ask question
B. often begin at the tail
C. should write the end of the story
D. should think of the beginning
5. The topic of the passage is ______.
A. How to draw a horse
B. How to write a story
C. How to make your own rules
D. Trust to your own powers
Key: CDDCD
㈧ 如何指导中学生进行英语课外阅读
栏目主持：徐克容教授 答：课外英语阅读是一项非常有效的英语学习手段，它通过耳濡目染、潜移默化的方式让学生在阅读书籍的过程中逐渐扩大词汇量、提高阅读理解力并不断加深自己对英语的感性认识。可以说，课外阅读是英语学习不可或缺的手段。 学生可以自由地选择自己喜爱的读物，教师也可以对学生进行适当地指导，比如，向他们提供一些好的阅读方法或是推荐一些适合他们的英文书目。此外，教师还应当分清课外阅读与课堂教学的关系， 切莫让课外阅读演变为成课堂的延续。在此，笔者提出几点建议，仅供参考。 教师须让学生明白：（1）课外阅读不像课文学习，学生可以放松和随意。课外阅读的目的是获取信息，读完一本简易读物之后，不要问自己记住了多少单词，而应问自己是否了解了大意。（2）尽量不要查词典，学会根据上下文猜出生词在特定语境中的含义， 阅读时应尽力理解整个句子的意思，无需将句子细分成一个个单独的词组。（3）不必过于注重细节。（4）保持一定的阅读速度，不能读得太慢。（5）不要一味追求立竿见影的效果，应认识到阅读能力的提高是一个长期的、渐进的过程，只要持之以恒就能产生良好的效果。 教师推荐书目时应注意以下几点标准：（1）文字浅易，所用词汇在2000字以内。（2）内容健康但趣味性强、知识性强。（3）读物应包含各种不同的题材，比如故事、笑话、对话、日记、短剧、小品文、诗歌、科普读物、游记、人物传记等，此外，也可推荐一些知识性较强的英文报纸，例如《21世纪中学生英文报》。（4）为检测自身的阅读水平，可让中学生做一些阅读测试题以测试阅读效果，或由教师向学生推荐一些质量高的阅读测试题。 徐克容：北京外国语大学英语教授。主要从事基础阶段的英语教学以及教材编写和研究工作。已主编全国自学高考英语专业《综合英语》（一）、（二）等。