Question

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 as 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.
小題1:You can learn to swim by_______.

A．reading books about it

B．looking at others swimming

C．having lessons on it

D．going into the river and learning

小題2:We should learn English by _______.

A．listening and speaking	B．reading and writing
C．both A and B	D．swimming

小題3:What will you do with mistakes when you speak?

A．Don’t make mistakes.

B．Study hard

C．Try not to speak English

D．Don’t be afraid.

小題4:What’s more important for senior school students?

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

小題5:We can listen to English ______, according to the passage.

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

Answer 1

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:B

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了如何學習英語的問題，并對如何學好英語提出了具體的建議。
小題1:根據how can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn.可知選D。
小題2:根據短文二三段的描述可知選C，學好英語就應該通過聽說和讀寫來進行。
小題3:根據He’s afraid of making mistakes. You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese. Don’t be afraid. We must be brave.可知選D。
小題4:根據Reading and writing are more important for senior school students. 可知選C。
小題5:根據We can listen to English programs on radio.可知選B。
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