will say things too quickly and you can' t understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor(幽默感)，you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don't be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It's better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you，because they don't understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is：“Don't be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”
1. The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is ____.
A. writing C. using it
B. listening
D. learning grammar
2. What should you do in learning English?
A. Be careful not to make any mistake. B. Write as quickly as you can. C. Laugh more often.
D. Speak English as much as you can.
3. When people laugh at your mistakes，you should ____.
A. not care C. feel worried
B. be happy D. be unhappy
4. When you make a mistake，you should ____.
A. keep quiet C. be kind
B. keep your sense of humor D. get angry
5. The story tells us：“_____”.
A. Only foolish(愚蠢的) people make mistakes B. Few people make mistakes C. People never make mistakes
D. There is no one who doesn't make mistakes
参考答案： 1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. D 讲解：
1. 第一句“The best way of learning a language is using it.”
2. 第二句“The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible.”。
3. 阅读全文可得此答案。 4. 阅读全文可得此答案。
5. 从最后一句The most important thing for learning English is：“Don't be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”可知。
阅读理解12
Do you know what the White House is? Perhaps some of you do，while others don't.
The White House is a house in Washington. The president of the U.S.A. lives in it. It's really white. But do you know why the White House is white? The story happened in 1812. That year England was at war with America. The British army got to Washington and set the president's house on fire. In 1814，in order to hide the marks of the fire，the stone walls of the president's house were
painted white and it has been the “White House”ever since. 1. White House is a house for ___________.
A. the American people. C. the presidents of U.S.A.
B. the soldiers of U.S.A. D. the patients of U.S.A.
2. England fought with America in ____________.
A. 1810 C. 1814
B. 1812 D. 1916
3. The house is called “White House” because ____________.
A. it's covered with snow B. the house is very clean
C. the stone walls of the house were painted white D. they like white colour
4. The White House was painted white because ____________.
A. the house is old
B. the house is new
C. it was once on fire and was with marks D. they have enough paint
5. “ever since” means ___________.
A. never
B. once
C. from then on
D. before
参考答案
1. C 第二段第二句。
2. B 参看第二段“The story happened in 1812.”
3. C 第二段提到：战后为了掩盖火烧的痕迹，所以把房子漆成白色。
“White House”也由此而来。 4. C 参看第三段的解释。
5. C 根据最后一句：从此它就成了“White House”。
阅读理解13
There would be a school party on Friday evening. The girls were talking about what they were going to wear.
“I'm going to wear a black dress，so everybody will notice(注意) me，”said Emily. “How about you，Linda?”
“I'm not sure. Maybe jeans(仔裤)，an old shirt，and a hat. People will notice me more than you!” Linda said.
“What are we going to do about the boys?”asked Jane. “Do you remember the last school party，last year? They just stood there，and we girls had to dance by ourselves!”
“I hear that some of the boys learned how to dance this summer. Maybe it'll be better this time，”said Mary.
The party was held on Friday evening. Groups of students arrived. The music began. The girls stood in a line on one side，and the boys on another side. Mr. Green，their teacher，tried to get them together，but failed. After a while，Tim said，“I don't want to stand here the whole time. The party is only for two hours. It'll be over soon.” He started to dance. All the others watched him. Then David asked Emily if she wanted to dance. Then Jack and Linda. Then， all
began to dance. Soon there were more dancers than watchers. 1. On Friday evening there would be __________.
A. a school party C. a sports meeting
B. a school meeting D. a birthday party
2. The girls were talking about ___________.
A. what the boys were going to wear at the party B. what they were going to wear at the party C. how to teach the boys to dance D. how to dance
3. What happened when the music began?
A. David asked Emily to dance. B. Groups of students arrived. C. The boys and girls began to dance
D. The girls stood on one side，and the boys on another side.
4. Who was the first one to dance?
A. David
B. Jack
C. Tim
D. Jane
参考答案
1. A 细节题。第一句：“There would be a school party on Friday evening.”
2. B 从文章开头和Linda的对话中得知她们在谈论晚会上她们要穿的衣服。
3. D 最后一段提到：音乐响起来的时候，女孩子站在一边，而男孩