九年級英語家庭作業閱讀短文回答問題練習題43道

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1.根據短文內容，回答問題。

Thecomputerisausefulmtichine.Itcanhelppeoplealotintheirdaily

life.Forexample,i:canhelppeopletosavemuchtimetodomuchwork,and

itcanhelppeopletoworkoutcomplicated（復雜的）problemsthatpeoplecan't

doeasily.What'smore,itmakesitmoreconvenient（方便）tosendandreceive

messages.Inthenewcentury,itseemsthatit,sverynecessaryforeveryone

tolearnhowtousecomputers,evenfortheoldpeople.Thecomputerisreally

animportanttoolinmodernlife.

Todaymoreandnorefamilieshavecomputers.Parentsbuycomputersfor

theirchildren.Theyhopecomputerscanhelptheirchildrenimprovetheirstudies

atschool.Yet,manyoftheirchildrenusecomputerstoplaygames,towatch

videos,orsingkaraoke,insteadofstudying.So,manyteachersandparents

complainthatcomputerscannothelpchildrentostudybutinsteadmakethemfall

behind.Becauseofthis,computersarelockedinboxesbyparents.

Insomeothercountries?evensomescientistshatecomputers.Theysay

computerscausemillionsofpeopletolosetheirjobsorcausethemalotof

trouble.

Whoknowswhatthecomputersoftomorrowwillbelike?Willtheyreally

make1ifebetter,orwi11theybringtroubletopeople?Thestudentstodaywi11

havetodecidehowtousethecomputersoftomorrow.

1.Whydoesthewritersaythecomputerisausefulmachine?Thewritersays

thisbecause.

2.Whydotheparentsbuytheirchildrencomputers?Theythink

computers.

3.Whatdosometeachersandparentscomplainabout?Theycomplain

that.

4.Docomputersonlymakeourlifebetter?No,they.

5.Cancomputersreallyhelpchildrentostudy?.

6.Someonesaidthatittsnecessaryforusmiddleschoolstudentstospendsome

timeoncomputerseveryday.Whatdoyouthinkofit?

2.根據短文內容，回答問題。

HankwasonholidtiytravellingthroughEuropebytrainwithhistwochildren,

TinaandMax.

Theirseatswereinthelastcarriageofthetrain.

Aftertheyhadeatentheirlunch,Hankgotup.Tmjustgoingdowntothedining

cartogetacoffee.I'11bebacksoon.Wewon5tgettothestationtill

fivethisafternoon.”

Thediningcarwasnearthefrontofthetrain.Asthetrainwastravellingfast

andmovingfromsidetoside,Hankdecidedtodrinkhiscoffeethereancnot

tocarryitbacktohisseat.Soonhegottalkingtoanotherpersonwhohappened

tobefromAmerica,too,Theyfoundthattheyhadalotincommonandgot

onwell.Therewasanannouncement（通知）inGermanwhenthetrainstarted

movingagain.ButHankpaidnoattention.

FinallytheysaidgoodbyetoeachotherandHankstartedtowalkthroughthe

carriageswhenhefoundhecouldn*tgoonfurther.Hewasinthelastcarriage!

Atthatmoment,hischildrenwereenjoyingtheirtrip.Theylookedoutofthe

windowandtalkedhappily.Theythoughttheirfatherwasonthesametrain.

Ataboutthreeo'clockTinadecidedtoseewhattheirdadwasupto.But

whenshowentthroughjustafewcarriages,shefoundherselfatthefront

ofthetrain.Finallyshediscoveredthetruth.Thetrainhaddivided（分

開）inthestaticnwheretheyhadstopped.Thefrontpartwasgoingto

FrankfortandtheotherpartwasgoingtoBonn.Thentheyknewtheyhadlost

thcirdad.

Atfiveo'clocktheirtrainstoppedinBonnStation.ButHankwasnotwiththem.

Wherewashe?

61.WherewereHankandhistwochildrentravellingto?

62.WhydidHankleavehischildren?

63.WhatdidHankdowhenhegottothediningcar?

64.Whendidthetwochildrenrealizethattheyhadlosttheirdad?

65.WhichpartofthetrainwasgoingtoFrankfort?

3.根據短文內容，回答問題。

Passage6

Intheearlynineteenthcentury,peopledidnotusrstamps.Theyhadtopay

postage（郵費）whentheyreceivedletters.Sometimestheydicin'twanttoreceive

aletteratall,buttheyhadtopaymoneyforit.Theywereunhappyaboutthis.

Thepostagewashighatthattime,becausethepostofficeshadtosendmany

peopletogetthepostage.

RowlandHillwasaschoolteacherinEngland.Hewasthefirsttthinkof

usingstampsinthe1850s.Hethoughtitwouldbemucheasierforpeopletouse

stamps.Theycouldgotothepostofficetobuystampsandputthemonenvelopes（fs

封）beforetheysenttheletters.Thepostofficecouldjustputseals（卬記）

onthestampssothatpeoplecouldnotusethestampsagain.Inthisway,the

postofficedidnotneedtosendpostmentogetpostage.Itonlyneededfewer

postmentosendletters.

104.Didpeopleusestampsintheearlynineteenthcentury?

105>whatdidthepeoplehavetodowhentheyreceivedletters?

106.whywasthepostagehighatthattime?

107.WhendidRowlandHi11thinkofusingstamps?

108.Whatdidthepostofficeputsealsonthestampsfor?

4.根據短文內容，回答問題。

Sydneyisayoungcity.Itshistorygoesbackjustover200years.But

inAustralia,itistheoldestcity.Itisalsothecountry*slargest

city.SydneyisthecapitalofNewSouthWalesandthemostpopulouscity

ofAustralia.

Theclimate（氣候）ofSydneyisverygood.It'snottoocoldduringthewinter

andnottoohotduringthesummer.Theskyisblue,theairisfresh（清新的）,

birdssinginthegarden.PeoplewholiveinSydneyseemtohaveaneasylife

style.Theywilltellyou,"Don'lworry.”

ManypeoplethinkthatSydneyisoneofthemostattractivecitiesinthe

world.Ithasmanytallandmodernbuildings.Amongthem,CentrepointTower

isthetallest.Standingonthe305-metre（80storeys）tower,youwi11havea

greatview（視野）ofthecity.

Sydneyisfamousforitsdeepharbor（港口）.Theharborhasmanybays

（灣）andbeautifulsurfbeaches.Amongthem,Bondibeachisthemost

popular.SydneyHarborisnotonlybeautiful,italsoservesasalargeport.Ships

carrywool,wheatandmeatfromSydneytoothercountries.

PeoplelivinginSydneyliketocallthemselvesSydneysiders.Theyare

mostlyfriendlyandeasygoing.Whentheyarenotworking,theylovetohavea

goodtimeatthebeach,swimmingandsailing.

1.HowoldisSydney?

2.HowistheclimateofSydney?

3.HowtallisCentrepointTower?

4.WhatisSydneyfamousfor?

5.WhatdopeoplelivinginSydneylovetodowhentheyarenotworking?

5.根據短文內容，回答問題。

AfterTomfinishedhismiddleschool,hewenttoworkinapostoffice.He

wasglad（高興）togetthework,becausehecoulcsendthelettersonhisbike.

Ttwaseasyandinteresting.Onedayhetookalettertoahouse.Whenhegot

tothedoor,abigdogranfasttohim.Hewasafraidofitverymuchandquickly

threwtheletterontheground.Tohissurprise：令他驚奇的是），thedogdidn'

tcomeathim.Itstoppedbeforetheletterandpickeditupwithitsmouth.

Theitcarriedtheletterintothehouse.Tomsaidtohimself,“Itdoesthe

sameworkasme.”

1、WheredidTomwork?

Ina.

2、HowdidTomsendtheletter?

the.

3、WhatdidTomseewhenhearrivedatthehouse?

He_______abig________.

4、DidthedogmakeanytroubleonTom?

__,it.

5^WhatdidthedogcometoTomtodo?

Itcameto_________________theletter.

6.根據短文內容，回答問題。

Johnwasinhospitaiforafewdays,andhiswifetoldhimthathisdogreally

missedhim."Hespendsthemightatthefrontdoorinwaitingforyoutoreturn.”

ShesaidtoJohn.

“Whatanexamploftruelove!”Johnanswered."Iwonderofyouwouldtake

careofmelikethat.w

“OfcourseTwould,“hiswifeanswered,“Ifyouarenotathomeal1the

night,andTdon*tknowwhereyouare,youcanbesureI'11waitforyouat

thefrontdoor.”

1WhywasJohninhospitai?

Maybehewas.

2^HowdidthedogshowloveforJohn?

HeforJohntocomeatthefrontdoor.

3、Whydidn'tJohn'swifestayatthedoorwaitingforhim?

BecauseshewhereJohnwasandneedtodothat.

4、HowlongwasJohninhospital?

__several_______.

5、Hiswifedoesn*tlovehim,doesshe?

,she

7.根據短文內容，回答問題。

Af'terTomfinishedhismiddleschool,hewenttowrkinapostoffice.Hewasglad

togetthework,becausehecouldsendthelettersonhisbike.Itwaseasyandinteresting.One

dayhetookalettertoahouse.Whenhegot.tothedoor,abigdogranfasttohimhewasafraid

ofitverymuchandquicklythrewtheletteronthegrounuTohissurprise（令他t京奇fl提），the

dogdicin'tcomeathim.I:stoppedbeforetheletterandpickeditupwithitsmouth.Thenit

carriedtheletterintothehouse.Tomsaidtohimself,“Ildoesthesameworkasme.”

1.WheredidTanwork?Ina.

2.HowdidTansendtheletter?the.

3.WhaldidToniseewhenhearrivedatthehouse?Heabig.

4.DidthedogmakeanytroubleonTom?,it

5.WhatdidthedogcometoTonitodo?Itcameto_________________theletter.

8.根據短文內容，回答問題。

Johnwasinhospitalforafewdays,andhiswifetoldhimthathisdogreallymissedhim.

“Hospendsthenightatthefrontdoorinwaitingforyoutoreturn."ShesaidtoJohn.

"hatanexanpleoftruelove!”Johnanswered."Iwonderifyouwouldtakecareofmelike

that.”

“OfcourseTwould,“hiswifeanswered,“Ifyouarenotathomeallthenight,andTdon,

tknowwhereyouare,youcanbesureI'11waitforyouatthefrontdoor.w

1、WhywasJohninhospital?Maybehewas.

2^HowdidthedogshowloveforJohn?HeforJohntocomeatthefrontdoor.

3、Hhydidn'tJohn'swifestayatthedoorwaitingforhim?

BecauseshewtiereJohnwasandneedtodothat.

4、HowlongwasJohninhospital?several.

5、Hiswifedoesn,tlovehim,doesshe?,she________.

9.根據短文內容，回答問題。

TheTciiwamWorkofficesaidtothepublicthcititwou1dease（放松）the

restriction（PR$0）ontouristvisitstoTaiwanlastweek.

But,becciusedirect（直接的）flightsarenotintheworks,a10-daytripwill

costaround10,000yuan.ThatmakesitalmostasexpensiveasaEuropeanjourney.

Butthecostcouldcomedownovertime,becausethedirectflightswould

open,expertshavesaid.Mainlandershaveshowngreatinterestintetripafter

theyaretobeallowedtotraveltoTaiwan.

Thetravelrestrictionahsbeeninplaceforthepast20years.

In2003,peopleinTaiwanmade2.4milliontripstothemailand.In2004,the

numberreached3.7million,thais35%upfromIhepreviousyear.But,only145,000

mainlandersvisitedTaiwanforbusinessduringthesameyear.

Beforeanytripsbegin,thereisstillalongwaytogo.

71.WhatdidtheTaiwanWorkofficetellthepublic?

72.Whyisthe10-daytripsoexpensive?

73.WhatdomainlandersfeelaboutthetriptoTaiwan?

74.Whichyearis"thepreviousyearw?

75.HowmanymainlanderswenttoTaiwanforbusinessin2004?

10.根據短文內容，回答問題。

ThomasEdisonlostthefirstjob.Forthenextfiveyears,hewentaround

thecountryfromjobtojob.AtlastEdisonwenttoNewYork.Hehad

1ittlemoney.Hecouldnotbuyenoughfoodtoeat.Hehadnoplaceto

livein.

FormanydaysEdisonlookedforwork.Hewashungry.Atlasthefoundwork

-mendingmachines.Healsomadenewones.TheheadmanlikedEdison'snew

machines.HewasgoingtogiveEdison40,000dollarsforthem.Edisonwouldnow

havemoneytodowhathewanted.

ThomasEdisonwasthen23.HeusedthemoneytobuildashopINewJersey.

Hehadmanypeopleworkingforhim.Butheworkedmorethananyofthem.Herested

little.Soonhewasmakingmorethanfortynewthingsatonetime.

1.1.WhowasThomasEdison?

2.2.HowwasThomasEdisoninNewYorkbeforehefoundajob?

3.3.HownuchmoneydidEdisongetforhisnewmachines?

4.4.WhendidEdisonbuildhisownshop?

11.根據短文內容，回答問題。

Howdowechoosetheclotheswewear?Oftenwechooseclothesthatwillprotect

usfromtheweather.Incolddayswewearwarmclothesmadeofwooloranimal

skins.Inhotdayswewearlightclothesmadeofcotton.Whentheweatheris

veryhot,asitisindesert（沙漠），peoplewearlong,wideclothes.These

kindsofclothesgiveprotectionfromthehotsunandletairintohelpthe

peoplestaycool.

Peoplealsochoosetheirclothesforthejobstheydo.Thepolice,busdrivers

andsalesmenwearuniforms（制服）.Workersandminers（礦工）wearclothes

thatprotectthemwhi1etheydotheirwork.

Inthepast,mostpeoplemadetheirownclothes.Womenusedclothtomakeclothes

forthemselvesandtheirfamilies.Later,peoplesometimeswenttodressmakers.

Mostofthetime,richpeoplecopiedthestyles（樣式）ofkingsandqueensw

（國王和.王后）.Whenkingsorqueensworeanewstyle,peoplecopiedit.Travelers

gotideasfornewstylesfromothergroupsofpeopleduringtheirvisittosome

otherplaces.

Today,highfashiondesigns（時裝設計）fromEurope,andmorerecently（最

近地）fromJapan,aresoldinternationally（國際化地）.Fashioncenterssuch

asNewYork,Parisproducetheirowndesigns.Peoplenolongercopythestyles

ofkingsandqueens.Nowtheywanttolookliketheirfavoritemoviestarsand

singers.

Manystylestodayareinternational.Peopleinmanycountriesintheworldwear

bluejeans（牛仔月艮）andT-shirts.Leatherjacketsandkimonos（和月艮）migrate

fromoneculturetoanothertoo.Wewanttobuynewclothes.Peoplewillnot

buynewclothessooftenifthestylesdonotchangessomuch!

Thekindofclothesweweartellpeopleaboutus.Wewearonekindofclothes

towork.Wewearadifferentkindofclothestorelax（放松）athomeafterwork

ortogotoaparty.Whatkindofclothesdoyouwear?

21.Whatclothesdopeopleprefertowearincoldweather,woolenorcotton

clothes?

22.Accordingtothethirdparagraph,howdidpeoplegettheirclothes?

23.Whosestylesofclotheswerecopiedbyrichpeopleinthepast?

24.Whichcitiesarefashioncentersaccordingtothepassage?

25.Whenwillpeoplebuyclothesaccordingto:hepassage?

12.根據短文內容，回答問題。

Tomwasonlysevenyearsold,sowhenhewenttocamp（里于營）withalotof

othersmal1boysinsummer,hismotherthoughtthathemightnotbehappyand

askedhisaunts,hisgrandmotherandal1hisotherrelatives（親戚）towrite

tohim.Hismotherhopedthathewou1dgetalettereverydaywhi1ehewasat

thecamp.

Ofcourse,Tomgetalettereverydaywhilehewasatthecampbuthewrote

tonobody.Afewdayslater,whenhecamebackhome,hismothersawhimlooking

atsomepapersandaskedhimwhathewasdoing.〃0h〃，hesaid,“Theyareletters.

1gottheseletterswhi1e1wasatthecamp.1didnothavetimemetolockat

themwhen1wasthere.”

(1)WhatseasondidTomgotothecamp?

(2)Whomdidhegotothecampwith?

(3)Whatdidhismotherhope?

(4)Tomdidn，twritetoanybody,didhe?

(5)Whydidn'tTonilookattheseletters?

13.根據短文內容，回答問題。

JanMelaisn”tlikemostkids.Twoyearsago,helostanarmandaleg.But

thatdidn“tstophim.

OnSaturday,the15-year-oldboyfromPoland(波蘭)walkedtotheNorthPole

(北極)withoutanyhelp.

“IfIcandoit,otherpeoplecandogreatthings,too."Melasaidbeforehe

went.

PolishnewspaperssaidMelaistheyoungestpersonandthefirsthandicapped

(殘疾的)persontowalktotheNorthPole.

HowdidMelaloseanarmandaleg?Hehadanelectrical(電的)accident.Now,

hewalkswiththehelpofa62,000—yuanman-madeleg.

Aftertheaccident,Melafeltsadforhimself.Buthedidn“tlosehope.One

day,hemetMarekKaminski,aPolishexplorer.Eightyearsago,Kaminskiwent

totheNorthPoleandtheSouthPoleinthesameyear.Melawantedtoseethe

NorthPole,too.SoMelaaskedKaminskiiftheycouldgotogethernexttime.

Kaminskisaidyes!

IttookMela21daystogettotheNorthPole.Thelastthreeorfourdayswere

reallyhardbecauseofbadweather.ButMelakeptgoing.

“Ididn“tthinkwewouldmakeit,“hesaid,“Then,thingsgotbetter.

71.WhathappenedtoMelatwoyearsago?

72.WhydidPolishnewspapersreportthetraveltotheNorthPole?

73.HowdoesMelawalkaftertheaccident?

74.WheredidKaminskigoeightyearsago?

75.WhydidMelamakethetravel?

14.根據短文內容，回答問題。

Differentpeoplehavedifferentcolorskin.Somehaveblackskin,some

haveyellowskin,andsomehavewhiteskin.OncetherewasawomaninAlaska.

Herskinwasanorangecolor.Itwasalmostthecoloroforangejuice.Howdid

thewomanbecomeorange?Sheatelotsoftomatoes,carrotsandsquashes.She

atesomanyorangethings.Thiswaswhyherskinturnedorange.

Whydidsheeatsomanyorangethings?ShethoughtsheneededmoreSUE.SO

sheatesunnythings.

Thewomandidn'twanttobeorange.Shewenttothedoctor.Thedoctor

said,“Stopeatingorangethings.Trysomegreenthings."Thewomandidso.And

shewasn*torangeanymore.

1.Whatcolorwasthewoman*sskincolorinAlaska?

2.Whydidherskinturnorange?

3.Whydidshegotothedoctor?

4.Whatdidthedoctoradvisehertodo?

5.Tfyoucanchooseyourskin'scolor,wha*colorwouldyoulike?Why?

15.根據短文內容，回答問題。

AftersupperMr.Jacksonturnedonthetelevision.Hetriedtofindafootball

gameonit.Atthattimethetelephonerangandhewenttoanswerit.

“Hell。，”hesaid,“7465487872135.”

“It”sBettyspeaking,Msaidawoman.“Henryisill.AndIhavetotakehim

tothehospital.ButLucyistooyoung…”

“Don”tworry.I"11goandlookafterher.ButwhereMsJames?”

“He”sgonetoLondon.H。"11bebackattwotomorrowmorning.”

Mrs.JacksonwasondutyinthehospitalthatnightandMr.Jacksonhadtogo

tohelphissister.Lucywasonlyfour.Shebegcintocrywhenhermotherleft.

Mr.Jacksontoldhersomestories,taughtherasongandshowedhersomenice

pictures.Hedidn“tstopuntilthelittlegirlwenttosleep.

Mr.JacksonwenthomeafterJamescameback.Hewasasleepsoonafterhewent

tobed.Hiswifecameintothebedroomanditwokehimup.Hehadalookatthe

clockonthewallandfounditwashalfpasteight.Uejumpedoffthebedand

rantothegaragewithhisbag.Hiswifetriedtosaysomething,buthecalled

back,“Iwasneverlateforwork,youknow.ButI“mlatethismorning.w

“No,youaren"t,"saidMrs.Jackson."Il"sSaturday.M

21.WhydidBettytelephoneMr.Jackson?

22.WhatdidMr.JacksondotomakeLucystopcrying?

23.WhydidMr.Jacksonruntothegaragewhenhewokeup?

24.OnwhatdaydidBettycal1Mr.Jackson?

25.Howmanypeoplehavebeenmentioned（提至U）inthispassage?

16.根據短文內容，回答問題。

Lastyear,1wenttoFranceforsummerholidays.AfterIleftasmallvillage

calledFarmlandofFrance,Idroveontothenextvillage.Onthewaytoita

youngmanaskedforalift（搭便車）.Whenhegotintomycar,1saidgoodmorning

tohiminFrenchandhecinsweredinthesamelanguage.IknewalittleFrench.

Sowedidn,tspeakafterthat.Whenwereachedthevillage,theyoungmanasked

meveryslowly,“DoyouspeakEnglish?”Iknewatoncethatheisalsoan

Englishman.HowdisappointedIfelt!WhynottalktohiminEnglish?

Answerthefollowingquestions:

86.What'sthenameofthefirstvillage?

87.WhydidthewritergotoFrance?

88.IstheyoungmanEnglish?

89.Theytalkedalotontheway,dicin'tthey?

90.Whydidthewriterfeeldisappointed?

17.根據短文內容,回答問題。

Thelargewolf（狼）ran,andthesixwolvesinthegroupfollowed.Sheheard

thesoundofabigbird.Shewastryingtotakethegrouptothesafetyofthe

treesacrossthefield.

Soonthewolfcouldnotrunanymore,andshefelltotheground.Shedidnot

knowaboutthedart（鏢，箭）inherside.Itwasfilledwithmedicinetomake

hersleep.

Whenthewolfawoke,shewasconfused（困惑）bythestrangesoundsandthe

darkness.Suddenly,Shesawanotherwolf.Itwashergrowndaughter!Thetwo

wolveswerehappytoseeeachother.

Foralong,longtime,thetwowolveslaytogetherinthisdarkplace.Theground

wasrockingunderthem.Therockingstoppedandsuddenlysunlightappeared.Two

strangepeoplewerestandingbeforethem.Thewolveshadneverseenpeoplebefore.

Thelargewolfshowedherteethandshoutedatthem.

Forashorttimethetwowolveslivedinsideafenced（柵欄）area.Meatwasbrought

forthemtoeat,andtheyhadeachotherforcompany.Frominsidethefencethe

wolvessawtreesandsnow.Soontheygotused二。thisnewplace.

Onespringdaythestrangersarrivedtoopenthegate.Thelargewolfcareful1y

wentneartheopeningandthenrushedout.Shecal1ed,andherdaughterfollowed.

Theyranlikethewind.Theywerefree!

/，MaytheyhavelongandhappyliveshereinYellowstoneNationalPark!”said

thehopefulvoiceoftheparkranger.

1.Howmanywolveswerecaughtbypeople?

2.Whatdidthestrangersdowiththewolves?

3.Howdidthewolvesfeelwhentheyfirstseethestrangepeople?

4.Whatdidthewolvesseefromthefence?

5.Whydidtheparkrangeropenthegate?

18.根據短文內容，回答問題。

Computersareusefulirachines.Theycanhelppeoplealotintheirdailylife.

Forexample,theycanhelppeopletosavemuchtimedomuchwork,andtheycan

helppeopletoworkoutmanyproblemstheycan,Idoeasily.Ourcountryasks

everyonetoletmtousecomputersbeforethetwenty-firstcentury,exceptthe

oldpeople.

Todaymoreandmorefamiliesowncomputers.Parentsbuycomputersfortheir

children.Theyhopecomputerscanhelpthemimprovetheirstudiesinschool.

Yet,manyoftheirchildrenusecomputerstoplaygames,towatchvideosorto

singkaraoke,insteadofstudying.So,manyteachersandparentscomplainthat

computerscannothelpchildrentostudybutmakethemfallbehind.Socomputers

arelockedinboxesbyparents.

Insomeothercountries,evensomescientistsalsohatecomputers.Theysay

computersletmillionsofpeoplelosetheirjobsorbringthemalotoftrouble.

Willcomputersreallybringtroubletopeopleorcantheybringpeoplehappiness?

Itwillbedecidedbytoday,sstudentsthemselves!

1.Whydowesaythecomputerisausefulmachine?

2.Whydoparentsbuycomputersfortheirchildren?

3.Whatdomanyteachersandparentscomplainabout?

4.Infact,whatdomanychildrenusecomputerstodo?

5.Whatdoyouthinkofcomputers?Whatdotheybringyou?

19.根據短文內容，回答問題。

Somepeoplelearnasecondlanguageeasily.Otherpeoplehavetroublelearning

anewlanguage.Howcanyouhelpyourselflearnanewlanguage,suchasEnglish?

ThereareseveralwaystomakelearningEnglishalittleeasierandmore

interesting.

ThefirststepistofeelpositiveaboutlearningEnglish.Ifyoubclicvcthat

youcanlearn,youwilllearn.Bepatient.Youdonothavetounderstand

everythingal1atonce.Itisnaturaltomakemistakeswhenyoulearnsomething

new.Wecanlearnfromourmistakes.Inotherwords,donotworryabouttaking

risks.

ThesecondstepistopracticeyourEnglish.Forexample,writeinajournal

ordiaryeveryday.TrytoformthehabitofwritinginEnglish,andyouwill

feelcomfortableexpressingyourideasinEnglish.Afterseveralweeks,youwill

seethatyourwritingisimproving（提高）.YoumustspeakEnglisheveryday.

Youcanpracticewithyourclassmatesoutsideclass.Youwillallmakemistakes,

butyouwillbecomecomfortabletalkinginEnglish.

Thethirdstepistokeeparecordofyourlanguagelearning.Youcanwritethis

inyourjournal.Aftereachclass,thinkabout'.vhatyoudid.Didyouanswera

questioncorrectly?Didyouunderstandsomethingtheteacherexplained（解

釋）?Perhapsthelessonwasdifficult,butyoutriedtounderstandit.Write

theseinyourjournal.

16.Caneveryonelearnanewlanguageeasily?

17.Doesthewritergiveusthreeorfoursuggestions（建議）?

18.Whatdotheunderlinedwordsmeaninthesecondparagraph?

19.Whichisthemostimportantstepmentionedinthe