Many students of English think that learning ...

Many students of English think that learning a new language is very difficult. Now think how difficult it is to learn English when your brain is only the size of a bird's brain! That is what some birds can do.

Many different kinds of birds can copy the sounds of language. African grey parrots are the best known for this.

Every December in London, the National Cage and Aviary Bird Show tries to find the best "talking" bird in the world. One bird named Prudle stood out among the "talking birds". She won this prize for 12 years from 1965 to 1976.

Prudle was taken from her nest in Uganda in 1958. She was sold to Iris Frost in Seaford, England. Prudle knew almost 800 words in English. Prudle was also the oldest bird in the world that lived in a cage.

Another clever bird,named Puck,was tested(测试)in 1993.Pcople found that Puck knew even more words than Prudle. Puck knew more than 1,700 English words.In the 2003 Guinness(吉尼斯)Book of World Records,Puck was on the list because he knew more words than any other bird in the world.

1.What can African grey parrots do?

A.Speak like a person. B.Sing like a person.

C.Have a talk with a person. D.Copy the sounds of language.

2.How many times did Prudle win the prize for"talking" birds？

A.10 B.12 C.14 D.80

3.What does the underlined phrase“stood out"mean in Chinese?

A.挺身而出 B.站在外面 C.脱颖而出 D.随机应变

4.Who was Iris Frost?

A.A parrot B.A Ugandan woman C.Prudle's owner D.Puck's owner.

5.A good title for this reading passage is_____.

A.The Aviary'Bird Show B.The difficulties of learning English

C.Interesting pets D.Clever birds

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Many students write to Language Doctor to ________ advice about learning English.

A.look through B.ask for

C.give up D.worry about

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Some students think it difficult to learn English well. That’s because they don’t find the right way.　 I think reading is very important for students. The more you read, the better you’ll understand.　 Reading is helpful to listening, speaking and writing.

If you often read English aloud, you’ll improve(提高) your listening. On the other hand, listening a lot can help you to read better. Reading English everywhere when you are free. You can get a lot of knowledge（知识） when you read. Sometimes you need to express(表达) your ideas. You can either speak or write. That means you are using what you learned from reading.　 The same as Chinese, the more you read, the better you can write.　 If you want to remember something, you should read again and again.　 So from now on, you’d better do more reading. It’s a good way to learn English well.

1. Some students think it difficult to learn English well because ______.

A. they don’t work hard

B. they are afraid of English

C. they don’t find the right way

D. they aren’t clever

2.Reading is helpful to ______.

A. speaking　 B. listening　 C. writing　 D. all of the above

3.The writer thinks _____ is a good way to learn English well.

A. the better you write　　 B. doing more reading

C. the more you remember　 D. the more you write

4.In Chinese studying, the more you read, ______.

A. the better you speak　　 B. the better you write

C. the more you remember　 D. the more you write

5.The title of this passage may be _____.

A. English is important　 B. Reading is unhelpful

C. English is difficult　　 D. Reading is important

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Many students in China are learning English. Some of these students are small children  Others are teenagers(青少年). Many are adults(成年人). Some learn at school, others study by themselves. A few learn English language over the radio, on television or in films. One must work hard to learn another language.

Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question.  Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own(自己的) language, Maths and English. Some people learn English because it is useful(有用的) for their work. Many people often learn English for their further studies, because at college or university(大学) some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers and magazines in English

1.Many students in China ________ English

A. are learning     B. aren't learning         C. learning       D. learn

2. If one wants to learn another language well, he must ________.

A. learn at school             B. study by himself

C. work hard                 D. study on television

3. The underlined sentence '1t is difficult to answer that question, means '.'

A. That question is not difficult to answer

B. That question is not hard to answer

C. It is easy to answer that question

D. It is hard to answer that question

4. 'Their own language' means ________.

A. Chinese             B. English      C. French         D. Japanese

5.The underlined phrase 6study by themselves' means '________’ in Chinese.

A. 和他们一起学习     B. 自学      C. 向他们学习    D. 通过学习

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完形填空：（10分）

very year students in many countries learn English.　　　 of these students are children, the other students are young people. Why do all these people want to learn　　　　 ? It is 　　 to answer this question. There are different kinds of reasons. Many boys and girls learn English at school. It is one of their　　　　 . Many people learn English because it is 5__ for their work. Some young people learn English　　 their higher studies because some of their books are 　　 English. Other people learn English because they want to 8　　 newspapers in English. Some people learn English because they want to　　 in the USA, England or Australia. English is very 　　　 in our life.

1.A. Eac　　　　 B. Lot C. Some D. Much

2.A. English B. Chinese C. maths D. Japanese

3.A. hard B. easy C. good D. nice

4.A. books B. classes C. schools D. subjects

5.A. useful B. fine C. bad D.happy

6.A. for　　 B. of C. to D. from

7.A. in B. with C. at D. of

8.A. look B. see C. look at D. read

9.A. go 　 　 B. work C. like D. come

10.A. help B. helping　　 C. helpful D. helps

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完形填空（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）

Every year students in many countries learn English. Some of these students are children, __　 students are young people. Why do all these people want to learn____? It is not___to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school. It is one of their 　 __. Many people learn English because it is___in their work. Some young people learn English___their higher studies because some of their books are____English. Other people learn English because they want to ___newspapers in English. Some people learn English because they want to 　 _ in the USA, England or Australia. English is very___in our life (生活).

1.A. all 　　　　 B. the other 　　　 C. both 　　　 D. other

2.A. English 　 B. Chinese　 　　 C. maths　　 D. Japanese

3.A. hard 　　 B. easy 　　　　　 C. good 　　　 D. nice

4.A. books 　 B. classes 　　　　 C. schools 　　 D. subjects (科目)

5.A. good 　　 B. useful (有用的) C. fine 　　　　 D. pleased

6.A. for 　　 B. of 　　　　　　　 C. to 　　　　　 D. from

7.A. in 　　　 B. with 　　　　　　 C. at 　　　　　 D. of

8.A. look 　　 B. see 　　　　　　 C. look at　　 D. read

9.A. go　　　 B. work　　　　　 C. like 　　　　 D. come

10.A. help　 B. helping 　　　　 C. helps 　　　 D. helpful

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Many Chinese students think science subjects are _________ foreign languages.

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The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you’ll get your words mixed up(混淆) and people will not understand you. Sometimes people 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 your 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 things 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 in it　　　 B. using it

C. listening to it　　 D. learning its grammar

2.What should you do in learning English?

A. We should be careful not to ma ke any mistakes.

B. We should write as quickly as we can.

C. We should speak English as much as we can.

D. we should　 laugh more often.

3.When people laugh at your mistakes, you should_____.

A. not care　　　 　　 B. be happy

C. feel worried　　　 D. be unhappy

4.When you make a mistake, you should_____.

A. keep quiet　　 B. get angry

C. be kind　　　　 D. keep your sense　 of humor

5. The story tells us that_____.

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

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The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is to speak it as much as you can. Sometimes you’ll get your words mixed up (混合) and people will not understand you. Sometimes people 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(错误). 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　　 B. listening　　

C. using it　　 D. learning grammar

2.What should you do to learn English well?

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　　　　 　　 B. be angry　　　

C. feel worried　　 D. be unhappy

4.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

七年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Almost all the students at school in China are learning a foreign language(外语). And millions of adults(成年人) are learning a certain foreign language, too. How ______ the adults do it? Some people try to learn _____ at home; others go to evening classes. If they use the language only ______ a week, the learning will take a long time, like us students learning a language _____. A few _____ try to learn a language fast by(通过) studying six or more hours a day. However, most people can’t afford(负担得起) this, and for ______ people it is not necessary(必要). They need the language in order to(为了) do their work ____. Whether(是否) the language is learnt quickly or slowly, it is hard _____. Machines and good books will _____, but they can’t do the student’s job _______ them.

1.A. does　　　　　　 　　 B. do　　　　　　　　 　　 C. is　　　　　　　 　　　 D. are

2.A. work　　　　　　 　　 B. them　　　　　　 　　 C. it　　　　　　　 　　　 D. language

3.A. two or three times B. two and three times　 C. two or three time　　 D. two or three

4.A. at home　　　　 　　 B. here　　　　　　　 　　 C. there　　　　　 　　　 D. at school

5.A. girls　　　　　　 　 B. boys　　　　　　 　　　　 C. students　　　　 　　 D. people

6.A. many　　　　　　 　 B. much　　　　　　 　　　 C. a lot　　　　　　 　　 D. few

7.A. better　　　　　　 　 B. good　　　　　　 　　　 C. nice　　　　　　 　　　 D. worse

8.A. job　　　　　　　 　 B. language　　　　 　　　 C. work　　　　　 　　　 D. things

9.A. need　　　　　　 　 B. help　　　　　　　 　　 C. do　　　　　　 　　　 D. teach

10.A. for　　　　　　　　 B. at　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. with　　　　　 　　　 D. to

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