任务型阅读 ，阅读下面短文，根据你读到的信息完成表格。Learning a new language isn"t easy. For many of us, speaking it is the hardest part! Here are some tips
(advice)to help you become more comfortable speaking English.
    Tip 1  When you study, make your mouth do what your mind is learning. If you read aloud, you make
your mouth and your mind work. This will help you with both speech and pronunciation(发音)
    Tip 2  Talk to yourself as much as possible. You need to be comfortable making sounds in English. All
over the day, talk to yourself in English! This will help you feel comfortable thinking in English. Then write
down what you are saying and read it aloud again.
    Tip 3  Have a "study buddy(partner)". Get together with him or her at least once a week and study
together. Speak as much English as you can whenever you meet. Then you can help each other.

                                                  Helping yourself talk in English

Tips	What to do	Why
1	If you 1. ______, you make your mouth do what your mind is learning.	Help you with speech and pronunciation.
2	Talk to yourself 2. ______ possible. And then write down what you are saying and read it aloud again.	Help you 3. ______ thinking in English.
3	Have a "study buddy". Get together with him or her at least once a week and study together.	4. ______
1. read aloud  2. as much as   3. feel comfortable  4. Help each other. 或(Then)You can help each other.
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Many animals do strange things before an earthquake. This news may be important. Earthquakes can kill people and knock down homes. The animals may help to save lives.      Some animals make a lot of noise before an earthquake. Farmers have told about this. Dogs that are usually quiet have started to howl(吠). Horses on farms have run around  in  circles. Mice  have left their holes and run away. Cows have given less milk.      In a town in Italy, cats raced down the street in a group. That happened only  a  few hours before an earthquake. In San Francisco, a man kept tiny(小的) pet frogs. One Sunday, the frogs  jumped  around more than ever. They made loud noises, like bigger frogs. That night, an  earthquake  struck(袭击)  the city.      People want to know when an earthquake is coming. Then  they  could  get away safely. Right  now, there is no sure way to know ahead of time. Maybe the best way is to watch the animals.
1. This story is mostly about ______________.
A. how animals act before an earthquake   B. how an earthquake starts C. home mice leave their homes         D. when an earthquake begins
2. Before an earthquake, quiet dogs ________________.
A.ran away   B. started to howl   C. climbed trees   D. became quiet
3. Before an earthquake, the frogs ________________.
A. sang     B. left their homes   C. jumped around a lot   D. became quiet
4. There have been earthquakes in __________.
A. most countries         B. Italy and San Francisco   C. Chicago and Spain       D. all the Western countries
5. People want to _______________.
A. be in earthquake         B. find out early about an earthquake C. run around in circles     D. get away from earthquakes
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There are seabirds as well as land-birds. The most ordinary seabird is the seagull. It has a white body, a white  head  and a yellow beak.   There is  a  very, very  spot  of  red  at  the  very  end  of  the  beak, underneath.   All  gulls have very strong wings so that they can fly far out to sea. If a gull flies out too far, so that it is too tired to fly back to the shore(岸边), it does not get frightened, for it can sit and rest upon the waves(波浪). A seagull"s  wings do not get wet because all its feathers have a kind of oil over them, so that when the water gets on to the feathers, it just runs off again. Gulls can even sleep upon the waves.     Sailors (水手) know a lot about seagulls and they never kill them. When the gulls fly a long way out to sea, sailors say that it means fine weather is coming. When the gulls stay  near the shore, sailors say that there will be much wind and rain, and perhaps a storm, for the gulls know  more about the weather than sailors do.
1. The seagull is a kind of ________.
A. fish   B. land-bird   C. seabird   D.animal
2. Every gull is able to fly far out to sea because it _________.
A. is very light           B. has very strong wings C. always flies high       D. is strong enough
3. A seagull does not get frightened even when it is far away from the shore and it is too tired to fly back because it can ____________.
A. swim under the sea           B. stay under the sea C. rest and sleep upon the waves   D. jump into the sea
4. The water can"t make the seagull"s feathers wet because the feathers are __________.
A. thick     B. long     C. light     D. oily
5. If seagulls stay near the shore, it will be ___________.
A. windy, rainy or stormy     B. sunny and hot   C. fine and warm           D. freezing cold
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Lions are big and strong. They have bright eyes, sharp teeth and black points on their brown bodies. So they look beautiful.      Lions can run fast. They are good at catching other animals. Lions like living as a family until baby lions are 2 years old. A lion lives alone during most of its life.      Now, many hunters hurt lions for their fur and meat. They sell their meat to people for meals. They use their fur to make clothes and bags. We must stop this. It is wrong for people to kill lions. We can write to newspapers about the danger the lions are facing. We should tell the government and people about the problems. If we do nothing, soon there will be no lions in the world any more!
1. What are lions like? A. Big and strong B. Big and light C. Black and white D. Bright and Slim. 2. What colour is the lion’s points? A. Black B. Brown C. Blue D. White 3. When do baby lions begin to live alone? A. 20 years old B. 12 years old C. 2 years old D. 22 years old 4. What do people hunt tigers for? A. Fur B. Fur and leather bags C. Fur and meat D. Leather bags and bones 5. To save lions, what are NOT in the passage? A. Write to newspapers. B. Tell people about the problems. C. Do a lion count once a year. D. Ask the government to help.
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People usually hate mice, but people almost all over the world like one mouse--- the famous Mickey Mouse.Fifty years ago, most films had no sounds. A man called Walt Disney made a cartoon mouse. The cartoon mouse could talk in these films. He named his mouse became a good friend of both young people and old people. Children liked to see their lovely friend, because he brought happiness to them.      Mickey is a clean mouse right from the beginning. Maybe this is why people love Mickey Mouse very much. In his early life, Mickey did some wrong things. People were very angry. They wrote to Disney and said they didn’t want Mickey to do the wrong things. Because there were some things that Mickey could not do. Disney made a new animal called Donald Duck. He also made a dog, Pluto. This dog does some foolish(愚蠢) and wrong things whenever he goes. Now, our Mickey Mouse is more interesting as well. He is known as a star of beauty and wisdom(智慧).He has his friends in almost  every country.
1. Mickey Mouse first came out _______. A. on TV   B. in the film   C. in the play   D.in a picture-book 2. Children love Mickey Mouse because _______. A. it can speak   B. it is clean   C. it makes them happy   D. it is a mouse. 3. The dog, Pluto, is _______. A. a fool that often does something wrong B. a clever dog that can do everything well. C. a beautiful dog that people like very much. D. a famous dog as a star of beauty and wisdom. 4. The best title(标题) for the passage is _______. A. Pluto                     B. Donald Duck   C. Donald Duck and Pluto       D. Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck 5. Why did Disney make Duck?_______. A. Because Mickey Mouse are very lonely. B. Because there were some things that Mickey could not do . C. Because Mickey was able to do everything. D. Because people didn’t like Mickey Mouse any more.
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We each have memory (记忆力). That’s why we still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things in a shot time, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have surprising memories.       A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He learns the sounds, remember them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages easily because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the students have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.      But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.
1. Why can some people easily learn many things in a short time? A. They always sleep very well B. They often eat good food and fish. C. They read a lot of books. D. They have very good memories. 2. When does everyone learn his mother language? A. At the age of six. B. When he is a small child. C. After he goes to school. D. When he can read and write. 3. What does a child need to do before he can speak? A. He must read and write. B. He must chat with others. C. He must hear and remember the sounds. D. He must think hard and listen to much music. 4. What can you do if you want your memory become better? A. You must eat a lot of food, especially lots of fish. B. You must keep practicing it. C. You must say or do things only once. D. You must become a great man. 5. Why can a Chinese learn English easily if he is in England? A. Because he must speak English every day. B. Because he will have a good memory in England, not in China. C. Because his father is an English man. D. Because his English teacher is better in England.