Here is some advice to help you become good at a foreign language．
1．Spend the time!
The most important factor（要素）is how much time you spend with the language． The more time you spend， the faster you will learn． This doesn't mean sitting in class looking out of the windows， nor listening to other students who don't speak well． This means spending time on what you are learning﹣﹣and enjoying it．
2． ______？
Listen wherever you are． Read what you are listening to． Listen to and read things that you like， things that you can mostly understand， or even partly understand． If you keep listening and reading，you will get used to the language． One hour of listening or reading is more effective（有效的）than many hours of class time．
3．Focus on （关注）words and phrases！
Build up your vocabulary you'll need lots． Learn these words and phrases through your listening and reading． Read online， use online dictionaries， and make your own vocabulary lists for review． Soon you will see your new words and phrases elsewhere． Gradually（逐渐地），you will be able to use them．
4．Take responsibility for（对…负责任）your own learning!
Choose passages that you are interesting to you，that you want to listen to and read．Find the words and phrases that you need to understand your listening and reading．Discover the language by yourself，like a child growing up． Take when you feel like it．
5．Relax and enjoy yourself!
Do not worry about what you can't remember， or can't yet understand， or can't yet say． You are listening and improving． The language will gradually became clearer in your brain， but this will happen at a time that you cannot control．
（1）According to the writer， what does "Spend the time！"mean？
（2）What is the second advice about becoming good at a foreign language？
（3）How can we learn words and phrases？
（4）Who can decide our learning， we ourselves or teachers？
（5）If you can't yet say what you're learning． what are you advised to do？
（6）What can you learn from this passage？
Because of the COVID﹣19（新冠肺炎）， teachers are trying their best to come up with creative ways to connect with their students．
First﹣grade teacher Katie Ricca of Florida has been giving her math lessons every day on Zoom． At the same time， she has to take care of the studies of her five little ones． So when she spared no effort to help one of her students out， the child's mom couldn't stop singing her praises．
During one of her many Zoom calls， Katie noticed a girl named Hannah had shut down in the middle of the lesson． "Our class tried talking to her， but there's something wrong with her．" Katie said later． When Hannah left the lesson early， she became worried．
Once class was over， Katie texted Kelley Close， her mom， to check in and found out Hannah "was sad but didn't know why．" On hearing this， Katie asked if she could pay a short visit the next day． Kelley said yes．
"Today her teacher came over and hung out for some time．"Kelley wrote on Facebook．"They chatted，read books，and just talked．Though this woman has five kids at home，she kept social distancing（距离） with my daughter and sat in my driveway for an hour to make sure Hannah was okay．"
For Katie， spending time with Hannah wasn't a waste of time． "Seeing my student upset， I knew I had to show her I care for her，" the teacher explained． "She told me she couldn't understand the math lesson and that she felt bad about that． I just explained the lesson to her again and told her to do more math practice． I showed her 1 understood her feelings and that she wasn't alone．"
In the hour， Katie took away from homeschooling her own children that day． She gave a sweet memory to a little girl in need．
（1）How many children does Katie have？ （within 1 word）
（2）How did Katie feel when Hannah left the lesson early？ （within 1 word）
（3）What did Katie and Hannah do in the driveway？ （within 6 words）
（4）Why did Hannah shut down in the middle of the lesson？ （within 10 words）
（5）What do you think of Katie？ （within 3 words）
Marie Curie， a world famous woman scientist，was born into a teacher's family in Poland in 1867 and died in 1934．
When she was still a child， she was fond of study very much and had a dream of becoming a scientist，but that would not be easy． Her family became very poor， and at the age of18，Marie began to work in the government． She helped pay for her sister to study in Paris． Later， her sister helped Marie with her education． When she was 24，she went to study at Paris University， where she had a difficult time but still worked very hard． Together with her husband， Pierre， she discovered two new elements（元素）and studied the x﹣rays they emitted． She devoted（奉献） all her life to scientific research and her efforts were rewarded． In 1901，Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in physics and was honored with a second Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1911．
"Of all the famous people in the world， Marie Curie is the only one that was not spoiled（宠坏） by fame．" Einstein once said． Today， as a famous female， Marie Curie is still remembered by the whole world．People will remember her forever for her spirit of courage and devotion．
（1）How old was Marie when she died？
（2）What was Marie's dream in her childhood？
（3）Who helped Marie with her education？
（4）When did Marie win her first Nobel Prize？
（5）What will people remember Marie forever for？
An Interview with Andy Griffiths
Andy Griffiths is well known as a writer of children's books. Here are some interesting things you might not know about him.
What do you like to do after a long day of writing？
I go for long runs and bike rides beside the beach. An hour of exercise after a long day of writing gives me energy. Then I'm ready to write some more.
Do you write using a computer or by hand？
At first I write the stories by hand， and then I transfer（转录） them onto a computer. I like to write by hand when I travel. I find it very easy to lose myself in my diary when I am away from my usual activities.
What super power would you like to have？
X﹣ray vision（影像） if I can control it.
What is your favorite food？
I'm never happier than when I'm drinking banana milkshakes. And I love fish. But I don't like drinking fish milkshakes. Theyare just terrible!
What is your favorite book？
Alice in Wonderland. It has so many surprises and such silliness in it.
Do you write for adults too？
Only if I really have to. I much prefer the freedom and fun of writing for children.
What do you say to kids who say， "Why should I read？"
As Dr. Seuss says， "The more you read， the more things you will know. The more you learn，the more places you'll go."
（1）What's Andy's job？ （ no more than 5 words）
（2）What does Andy like to do after a long day of writing？ （ no more than 2 words）
（3）Which way does Andy choose to write when he travels？ （ no more than 2 words）
（4）What does the underlined word "They" refer to（指代）？ （ no more than 2 words）
（5）Is the article a job interview or a character interview？ （ no more than 3 words）
The seed vault（种子地窖）
A lot of countries need different kinds of seeds so that they can plant them again． There is an important reason for this， Sometimes plants can't grow in a country because of bad weather or disease， so farmers need new seeds．
You can keep seeds in a "seed vault"． It's a place at a special temperature． The seeds don't grow，but they can live for a long time． Norway has the biggest seed vault in the world ﹣the Svalbard Global Seed Vault﹣and it has seeds from a lot of different countries．
The vault is on the island of Spitsbergen． The island is about one thousand kilometers from the North Pole． It's a very cold place so it's good for seeds． Above the ground， the doorway is small， but inside， the building is huge． You walk down a long corridor （走廊）， which is one hundred and thirty meters inside a mountain．At the end of it， there are three large areas with seeds．
There are about half a million kinds of seeds inside the vault． For example， there are kinds of seeds for rice from Asia and Africa， 32 kinds of seeds for potatoes from Ireland and seeds for different tomatoes from the USA．
The seed vault has space for a lot more seeds． You can put about 2.2 billion（十亿）seeds inside． The seeds can live here for thousands of years because of the cold temperature of ﹣18℃． So in the future， humans can grow any seed they want． In other words， the seed vault is the difference between life and death．
（1）Why can' t plants grow in a country？ （within 6 words）
（2）Where is the biggest seed vault in the world？ （within 2 words）
（3）How far is the Svalbard Global Seed Vault from the North Pole？ （within 4 words）
（4）How many seeds can be put in the seed vault？ （within 3 words）
（5）What place is a seed vault？ （within 12 words）
Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17， 1706 in Boston．When he was 12， he began working at his brother's print shop， where he learned a lot about writing and printing．He even wrote some articles in the New England Courant．At the age of 17， he ran away from home and went to Philadelphia．
He also took an active role in the community．In 1736，he set up a volunteer fire company and also became the postmaster of the city the next year．
He traveled for five years starting from 1757 around Great Britain．He also made many more trips to France and Britain．
He returned to America in 1787， where he served as a delegate （代表） to the Constitutional Convention．He played a strong role here as an elder statesman， who shared his world view （ 观点）．He was very happy to see the United States become independent and take up the United States Constitution．Unfortunately， he died in 1790 at the age of 84， only three years after the Constitution was put into place．He was also famous ﹣ sill is， 200 some years after his death．
In his life， he did as he said，"Honesty and diligence （勤勉） should be your eternal partner"．
（1）Where was Benjamin Franklin born？
（2）What did he learn at his brother's print shop？
（3）How old was he as a postmaster？
（4）How did he feel when the United States became independent？
（5）What can we learn from his word？
阅读下面的短文，然后根据文章内容简要回答问题．
Stephen Hawking was born in England in 1942．He's one of the most famous scientists on space and time in the world． He is called the King of the Universe．
He studied math and science at Oxford University，then he became seriously ill，which made him unable to speak or breathe without the help of machines．
He went on to study at Cambridge University after graduating from Oxford University．In 1965，he got a Doctor's Degree of philosophy（哲学）．Because of his serious illness，it was difficult for him to draw diagrams or to write．So he started to think in pictures．With this new way of thinking，he is respected by people in the world．Then in 1988，he wrote his first important book，A Brief History of Time．It was sold more than 5.5 million copies in over 33 different languages．He was once invited to China to give lectures（做演讲）．His self﹣confidence and humorous conversations impressed us deeply．
（1）Was Hawking born in England？ （no more than 3 words）
（2）What did Hawking study at Oxford University？ （no more than 3 words）
（3）When did Hawking get his Doctor's Degree of philosophy？ （no more than 2 words）．
（4）What's the name of Hawking's first important book？ （no more than 5 word）
（5）Where was Hawking once invited to give lectures？ （1 word）
Snowy was a little cat． He lived with a little old lady who loved Snowy very much． Sometimes the old lady would sit in her rocking chair， rocking backwards and forwards until she fell asleep or sometimes she would play little tunes（曲子） on her piano．
One sunny day， Snowy jumped up on the window sill（窗台）． Snowy wanted to go out and play with the pretty butterflies， but the window was shut and the old lady had fallen asleep in her rocking chair．
He ran to the door but that was shut， too． He sat down near the old lady's feet and said， "Miaou？" That was his way of saying， "May I go out to play， please？" The old lady didn't hear him but stayed fast asleep．
He rubbed his soft head against the old lady's legs． Still the old lady slept． So Snowy sat down and thought hard． Then he had an idea． He would jump up on the piano and play a tune． That might wake her up． So Snowy jumped up onto the piano and was a little scared of the loud， big， deep drum sound he made as he landed．
He took another little step． It wasn't quite such a loud note（调子）． Up and down the notes he walked until he reached the very high notes which sounded like lots of bells． But still the old lady slept． Snowy kept dancing about on them and made quite a pretty tune． At last the old lady woke up．
"What are you doing， Snowy？" She asked but she wasn't angry． "Miaou，" said Snowy， running to the closed door． "How clever you are to wake me up by playing the piano!" said the old lady as she let Snowy out into the sunshine．
（1）Where did the old lady often fall asleep？ （within 4 words）
（2）What did Snowy want to do by jumping onto the window sill？ （within 10 words）
（3）What did Snowy jump on the piano to do？ （within 10 words）
（4）How did Snowy feel when he landed on the piano？ （within 5 words）
（5）What did the old lady do in the end？ （within 10 words）
It was a sunny Saturday in Oklahoma City． A proud father Bobby Lewis was taking his two boys to visit a museum． He walked up to the penson at the ticket office and said， "How much is it to gei in？"
The person replied， "3.00 for you and 3.00 for any kid who is older than six． We will let them in free if they are six or younger ，How old are they？"
Bobby replied， "One is three and the other is seven， so I guess I owe （应给）you ＄6.00. "
The person at the ticket office said，"Hey，sir，did you just win the lottery(彩票) or something? You could have saved yourself ＄3.00． I wouldn't have known the difference．" Bobby replied．" Yes， that may be true， but the kids would have known the difference．"
As Ralph Waldo Emerson said， "Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying．" In challenging times when ethics （伦理） are more important than ever before， make sure you set a good example for everyone you work and live with．
（1）Which place did the father with his children want to visit？
（2）What′s the price of a ticket？
（3）How old should a kid be if he or she can get in free？
（4）How much should the father pay in fact？
（5）What should we set for everyone around us？
Once upon a time there was a blackbird that lived in a cherry （樱桃）tree outside my window． Every day the blackbird would sing and sing． When I ate my breakfast， the blackbird ate his breakfast． When I ate my lunch， the blackbird ate his lunch． When I ate my dinner， the blackbird ate his dinner． The blackbird always ate the cherries off the cherry tree outside my window．
One day， Mother was gong to make a cherry pie． We picked all the cherries off the cherry tree． When it was baked， she put the pie by the window to cool off． While I was eating my breakfast， I saw the blackbird fly around the tree． But there were no cherries on the tree． He flew in through the window to sit by me then over to the window by the pie． I smiled． The blackbird looked at me and smiled， too． He said " I 'll have my pie without ice cream! " And with that， the blackbird took the pie under his wing and flew out of the window． I rushed out of the house and saw the blackbird eating the pie! Soon ， the whole pie was gone． We looked at each other and smiled．
76． Where did the blackbird live？ （ No more than 8words）
77．What did the blackbird have for his meal？（No more than 2words）
78．What did the writer and his/her mother do before making a pie？ ？（No more than 5words）
79．Why did the writer's mother put the pie by the window？ （No more than 4words）
80．Who ate the whole pie？ （No more than 2words）
阅读下列短文，按照每题后的单词要求数量回答问题．
Harland Sanders was born in the USA in 1890， but his childhood was not a happy one． His father died when he was only six， so his mother needed to find a job． She went to Shirt factory and Harland stayed at home to look after his younger brother． That was when he first learned to cook．
He left home when he was twelve and worked on a nearby farm． After that he had a lot of different jobs and in 1930he became a service station manager in Corbin， Kentucky． He started cooking meals for hungry travelers who stopped at the service station， and soon people came only for the food． Harland moved to a 142﹣seat restaurant across the street where he could serve all his customers． Over the next nine years， he developed the secret chicken recipe（ 配方） that made him famous．
In the early 1950s， he closed the restaurant and decided to sell his recipe to other businesses． The first official（正式的） Kentucky fried chicken （ KFC） restaurant did not open until 1952． By 1964 ， there were more than 600KFCs in North America． That year Sanders sold the company （公司） for 2million dollars， but he continued to work as KFC' s public spokesman and visited restaurants all over the world． He travelled 250 ，000miles every year until died in 1980aged 90． Six years later， PepsiCo bought KFC for 480million dollars．
There are now KFC restaurants in more than 80countries and they sell 2． 5billion chicken dinners every year and the recipe is still a secret．
71． What did Harland Sanders have to do when he was 6？ （within 9words）
72． How long did it take him to develop his secret chicken recipe？ （within 5words）
73． When did the first official KFC restaurant open？ （within 2words）
74． What did Harland Sanders do after he sold the KFC business？ （within 8words）
75． How is Harland Sanders' chicken recipe now？ （ within 7words）
A young officer was teaching some old soldiers （士兵）．They had been in the army for many years and did not like officers， young or old．
They did，not think this young officer could tell them anything about how to fight in a war．
Jones was nearly sixty years old and had fought in many wars．
"Imagine you are in a war，the young officer said to him． "You see seven hundred enemy soldiers coming towards you． What do you do？"
Jones thought for a short time，then he said，"I shoot them all with my rifle （步枪）"，
"Now imagine there are seven hundred enemy soldiers coming towards you from the left， the young officer said， uand seven hundred enemy soldiers coming to you from the right． What do you do？""I shoot them wth my rifle，" Jones told him．
" OK" the young officer went on， trying to get the answer he wanted． "But if there are a thousand enemy soldiers coming at you from the right， a thousand coming at you from the left， and another thousand coming straight towards you． What do you do now？"
"I shoot them with my rifle" Jones replied．
"But where are you getting all the bullets （子弹）from？" the young officer asked in a loud voice， Jones smiled， From the same place you are getting all those enemy soldiers．
66． What was tlie young officer doing？
67． Why didn't the old soldiery like officers？
68．How old was Jones？
69． What did Jones do when all the enemy soldiers came towards him？
70． Where was Jones getting the bullets from？
Nicole is seven years old． Last week， her parents gave her a guitar． She practiced playing the guitar in her bedroom．
She played the guitar all the time because she liked playing the guitar very much． She played it day and night． Her parents told her not to play it any more． It was too noisy． She promised not to play it at night． In fact， she still played it all the time．
Her parents complained（抱怨）， her sister complained and the neighbors complained． "OK， OK!" Nicole said， "I will be a good girl． I will do it more quietly．" But this didn't help much． No one could work， no one could rest， and no one could sleep．
One day， Nicole came home and found her parents and her sisters were waiting for her． She saw a violin and a piano in the living room． Nicole was very surprised! "Wow!" she said， "What are these？" "Well，" her father answered， "we see that we can't beat you， so we decide to join you．"
（1）When did Nicole get her guitar？ （no more than 2words）
（2）Where did Nicole practise playing the guitar？ （no more than 8words）
（3）Why did Nicole practise playing the guitar all the time？ （no more than 8words）
（4）Did Nicole stop playing the guitar at night？ （no more than 3words）
（5）What did Nicole see in the living room？ （no more than 11words）
A man stopped at a flower shop to order some flowers to be posted to his mother，who lived two hundred miles away．
As he got out of his car，he noticed a young girl standing on the road sobbing（哭泣）．He asked her what was wrong and she replied，"I want to buy a red rose for my mother and I don't have enough money．"The man smiled and said，"Come with me，I'll buy you a rose．"He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother's flowers．
As they were leaving he offered the girl a ride home．She said，"Yes，please!You can take me to my mother．"She asked him to take her to a new grave （墓地），where she placed the rose．
The man returned to the flower shop，canceled（取消）the post order，picked up the flowers and drove the two hundred miles to his mother's house．
76．Where did the man's mother live？（No more than 6 words）
77．Why did the girl sob？（No more than 10 words）
78．Who bought the rose for the girl？（No more than 2 words）
79．Where did the girl put the rose？（No more than 4 words）
80．How did the man give the flowers to his mother at last？（No more than 9 words） ．
An Australian dog called Maggie has passed away his week，and her owner thinks she may jus be the world's oldest dog．
Maggie lived on Brian McLaren's dairy farm（奶牛场） in Woolsthorpe，in southern Victoria，Australia．"We got her when she was only a little pup，just 8 week old．We believe she was 29 year old，"Mr．McLaren said．The McLaren said．The McLaren family brought Maggie home before their son started attending school．He is now 34．
"When the kids were growing up，they'd get of he school bus at 4：10 pm and if they were late，she'd be there barking（叫）at4：15，"Mr．McLaren said．
Maggie worked on the farm bringing Cow together un6il about 12 years ago．"She wasn't pampered（ 娇惯） but she was well looked after．She always had milk﹣but not too much of it．She loved her milk，"Mr．McLaren said．
"She loved running after the farm motorbike．When she was younger she would want to run along beside it，so the faster you went，the more quickly she would run．She had the greatest life．
Mr．McLaren said Maggie passed away peacefully．She died in her sleep on Sunday night．
"The last couple of weeks I was sad. I was going to have to put her down，and that was going to break my heart，"he said．"I'm so pleased she went the way she did．"
According to the Guinness World Records，the oldest age recorded for a dog is 29 years and five months﹣for another Australian working dog named Bluey．
71．How old was Mr McLaren's son when he brought Maggie home？（within 6 words）
72．What time did the school bus usually get the children home？（within 3 words）
73．What was Maggie's job？（within 4 words）
74．What two things did Maggie love？（within 9 words）
75．How did Maggie die？（within 5 words）
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