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Last   week Lu visited England . He stayed with my grandmother⁽¹⁾ . He said it was a strange visit . " I don't   understand , but I frightened⁽²⁾ your grandmother⁽¹⁾ a lot . When I arrived , I gave her a purse⁽³⁾ from Suzhou , she looked in it and asked me to take   it back . Then I saw⁽⁴⁾ a red spider⁽⁵⁾ on the table so I killed it for her and she seemed   very unhappy⁽⁶⁾ . Do English people like spiders⁽⁵⁾ ?"

"   Later we went shopping⁽⁷⁾ . Someone was painting⁽⁸⁾ a shop front , so there was a ladder⁽⁹⁾ . Grandmother⁽¹⁾ stopped me from walking   under it and said I must walk around it . I liked the shops and bought some   lovely rose soap⁽¹⁰⁾ for   my mother , a smart umbrella⁽¹¹⁾ for   my father and some new shoes for myself . When we got back , I put the shoes   on the table and opened the umbrella⁽¹¹⁾ to   check if it was all right . Your grandmother⁽¹⁾ came in and screamed⁽¹²⁾ !"

"   Then I broke a small mirror in the bathroom⁽¹³⁾ .   Your grandmother's⁽¹⁾ face went white . I felt   very sorry . When I left I gave your grandmother⁽¹⁾ some flowers . She counted   and there were 13. She didn't like it . I think she was happy l was going   ." I explained to Lu , " My grandmother⁽¹⁾ follows the old customs⁽¹⁴⁾ . You must not give someone an empty purse⁽³⁾ or they will have no money . You must not kill a   'money spider' or the same will happen . Also it is very unlucky⁽¹⁵⁾ to walk under a ladder⁽⁹⁾ and to put new shoes on the   table . An open umbrella⁽¹¹⁾ in   a house means someone will die . Breaking a mirror brings seven years' bad   luck , and 13 is also a very unlucky⁽¹⁵⁾ number   . You were really making my grandmother⁽¹⁾ very afraid ."

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1.Why did Lu frighten the   writer's grandmother⁽¹⁾ ?   A. Because he could not speak English .   B. Because he did many unlucky⁽¹⁵⁾ things .   C. Because he understood⁽¹⁶⁾ British customs⁽¹⁴⁾ .   D. Because he went shopping⁽⁷⁾ in England .

2.What do many British   people think of spiders⁽⁵⁾ ?   A. They are afraid of them .   B. They keep spiders⁽⁵⁾ as pets .   C. They think some kinds of spiders⁽⁵⁾ are lucky .   D. They hope to see every kind of spiders⁽⁵⁾ in their houses .

3.What did the writer's grandmother⁽¹⁾ feel when she saw⁽⁴⁾ the umbrella⁽¹¹⁾ ?   A. Excited .   B. Angry .   C. Happy .   D. Afraid

4.Which of the following⁽¹⁷⁾ is NOT true according⁽¹⁸⁾ to the passage ?   A. Thirteen⁽¹⁹⁾ is an unlucky⁽¹⁵⁾ number in England   B. People never give purses⁽³⁾ as presents in England .   C. For most British people , breaking a mirror means bad luck   D. It is very unlucky⁽¹⁵⁾ to walk under a ladder⁽⁹⁾ or put new shoes on the table in England .

5.How many wrong things did   Lu do altogether⁽²⁰⁾ ?   A. 5   B. 7   C. 8   D. 10

1. grandmother 英[ˈgrænmʌðə(r)] 美[ˈɡrændˌmʌðɚ,   ˈɡræn-]   n. (外)祖母

2. frightened 英[ˈfraɪtnd]   adj. 受惊的, 害怕的

3. purse 英[pɜ:s] 美[pɜrs]   n. 钱包, 皮包

4. saw 英[sɔ:] 美[sɔ]   v;v. 锯

5. spider 英[ˈspaɪdə(r)] 美[ˈspaɪdər]   n. 蜘蛛

6. unhappy [ʌnˈhæpi]   adj. 不高兴的, 不快乐的

7. shopping 英[ˈʃɒpɪŋ] 美[ˈʃɑpɪŋ]   n. 买东西, 购物

8. painting 英[ˈpeɪntɪŋ] 美[ˈpentɪŋ]   n;n. 油画

9. ladder 英[ˈlædə(r)] 美[ˈlædɚ]   n. 梯子, 阶梯

10. soap 英[səʊp] 美[soʊp]   n. 肥皂, 擦肥皂

11. umbrella 英[ʌmˈbrelə] 美[ʌmˈbrɛlə]   n. 雨伞, 伞

12. screamed   scream的过去式、过去分词   scream 英 [skri:m] 美 [skrim]   v;n. 尖叫, 惊呼

13. bathroom 英[ˈbɑ:θru:m] 美[ˈbæθrum]   n. 浴室, 盥洗室

14. customs [ˈkʌstəmz]   n. 海关

15. unlucky [ʌnˈlʌki]   adj. 不幸的, 倒霉的

16. understood 英[ˌʌndərˈstʊd] 美[ˌʌndɚˈstʊd]了解

17. following 英[ˈfɒləʊɪŋ] 美[ˈfɑloʊɪŋ]   adj. 下列的, 接着的

18. according 英[əˈkɔ:dɪŋ] 美[əˈkɔdɪŋ]相符的, 相应的

19. Thirteen   thirteen的大小写变形   thirteen 英 [ˌθɜ:ˈti:n] 美 [ˌθɜrˈtin]   num;n. 十三

20. altogether 英[ˌɔ:ltəˈgeðə(r)] 美[ˌɔltəˈɡɛðɚ]   adv;adv. 总共

If   you want to become a fluent⁽²¹⁾ English   speaker , you should take some advice:[0] There are four skills in learning   English . They are reading , listening⁽²²⁾ , speaking⁽²³⁾ , and writing . The most important thing you must   remember is that if you want to improve your speaking⁽²³⁾ and writing skills , you should first master the   skills of reading and listening .

Read   as much as you can . But your reading must be active . It means that you must   think about the meaning⁽²⁴⁾ of   the sentence , the meanings⁽²⁴⁾ of   the unfamiliar⁽²⁵⁾ words   , etc⁽²⁶⁾ . There is no need for you to pay much attention to   grammars or try to understand all the unfamiliar⁽²⁵⁾ words   you come across , but the fact that you see them for the first time and   recognize them whenever⁽²⁷⁾ you   see them , for example in other passages or books , is enough . It would be   better to prepare yourself a notebook so you can write down the important   words or sentences in it .

As   for listening , there are two choices:[0] besides reading , you can listen   every day for about 30 minutes . You can only pay attention to your reading   and become skillful⁽²⁸⁾ at   your reading , then you can catch up on your listening . Since you   have lots of inputs⁽²⁹⁾ in   your mind , you can easily guess what the speaker is going to say . This   never means that you should not practice listening .

For   listening , you can listen to cartoons⁽³⁰⁾ or   some movies that are specially⁽³¹⁾ made   for children . Their languages are easy . Or if you are good at listening ,   you can listen to VOA or BBC programs⁽³²⁾ every   day . Again , the thing to remember is being active in listening and preferably⁽³³⁾ taking some notes .

If   you follow these pieces of advice , your speaking and writing will improve automatically⁽³⁴⁾ ,   and you can be sure that with a little effort they will become perfect .

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6. According⁽³⁵⁾ to the author⁽³⁶⁾ , which should you improve   first among the four skills ?   A. Reading and listening .   B. Reading and writing .   C. Writing and speaking .   D. Speaking and listening .

7.The phrase⁽³⁷⁾ " come across "   in Paragraph⁽³⁸⁾ 2 can probably be replaced by " ____ ".   A. meet by accident   B. discover   C. find on purpose   D. look for

8.The author⁽³⁶⁾ seems to agree with the   view that ____ .   A. everyone should listen to VOA or BBC programs⁽³²⁾ every day   B. you needn’t practice listening if you keep on reading every day   C. being good at reading⁽³⁹⁾ is helpful in improving your listening   D. you should take notes of whatever you are hearing

9.The passage is mainly   about how to ____ .   A. choose suitable⁽⁴⁰⁾ listening materials   B. deal with new words in reading⁽³⁹⁾   C. improve your English as quickly as possible   D. become fluent⁽²¹⁾ in speaking and writing English

21. fluent 英[ˈflu:ənt] 美[ˈfluːənt]   adj. 流利的, 流畅的

22. listening [ˈlɪsənɪŋ]收听的, 收听无线电广播的

23. speaking 英[ˈspi:kɪŋ] 美[ˈspikɪŋ]谈话, 演讲

24. meaning 英[ˈmi:nɪŋ] 美[ˈminɪŋ]   n. 含义, 意思, 意义

25. unfamiliar 英[ˌʌnfəˈmɪliə(r)] 美[ˌʌnfəˈmɪljɚ]不熟悉的, 陌生的

26. etc 英[ɪtˈsetərə] 美[ˌetˈsetərə]等等, 诸如此类

27. whenever 英[wenˈevə(r)] 美[hwɛnˈɛvɚ]   conj. 无论何时, 随时

28. skillful 英[ˈskɪlfʊl] 美[ˈskɪlfəl]   adj. 灵巧的, 熟练的

29. inputs   input的复数、第三人称单数   input 英 [ˈɪnpʊt] 美 [ˈɪnˌpʊt]   v;n. 输入, 投入

30. cartoons   cartoon的复数   cartoon 英 [kɑ:ˈtu:n] 美 [kɑrˈtun]   n. 卡通片, 动画片, 漫画

31. specially [ˈspeʃəli]   adv. 特别地

32. programs   program的复数、第三人称单数   program 英 [ˈprəʊgræm] 美 [ˈproʊgræm]   n;n. 节目

33. preferably 英[ˈprefrəblɪ] 美[ˈprɛfərəblɪ]更可取地, 更好地, 宁可

34. automatically 英[ˌɔ:təˈmætɪklɪ] 美[ˌɔtəˈmætɪklɪ]默认. 自动地, 机械地

35. According 英[əˈkɔ:d] 美[əˈkɔrd]   v;n. 一致, 符合

36. author 英[ˈɔ:θə(r)] 美[ˈɔθɚ]   n. 作家, 创造者

37. phrase 英[freɪz] 美[frez]   n. 短语, 习惯用语

38. Paragraph   paragraph的大小写变形   paragraph 英 [ˈpærəgrɑ:f] 美 [ˈpærəgræf]   n. 段落

39. reading 英[ˈri:dɪŋ] 美[ˈridɪŋ]   n;n;n. 读物, （仪器的）读数

40. suitable 英[ˈsu:təbl] 美[ˈsutəbəl]   adj. 合适的, 适宜的