Question

Can you swim? Do you like swimming? Yes? Well, how can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. I’m afraid you’ll never learn to swim just by reading books about swimming or looking at others swimming. It’s the same with the English study. We must practice, practice and practice.
Listening and speaking are very important for beginners. The children in English-speaking countries first listen to others. Then they try to imitate and speak. We can listen to English programs on radio. You may just understand a few words. It doesn’t matter. Just be relaxed, try to catch every word. Somebody may be a good listener. But he dare not speak. He’s afraid of making mistakes. You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese. Don’t be afraid. We must be brave. If you really want to learn English well, you must try to speak with everyone as long as he knows English. Whether you know him or not is not important, when there’s nobody to talk with, you can talk to yourself in English. It’s interesting and also a good way to practice your spoken English. Remember, the more you speak, the fewer mistakes you’ll make.
Reading and writing are more important for senior school students. First we must choose the books we’re interested in. A lot of reading will improve your language sense. This is the most important.
Keep writing English diaries. We can also write English articles. You may even post them to English magazines. Don’t be afraid of failure. Failure is the mother of success.
Easier said than done. Well, let’s do more practice from now on. I’m sure you’ll learn English well in this way.
小题1:You can learn to swim by_______.

A．reading books about it

B．looking at others swimming

C．having lessons on it

D．going into the river and learning

小题2:We should learn English by _______.

A．listening and speaking	B．reading and writing
C．both A and B	D．swimming

小题3:What will you do with mistakes when you speak?

A．Don’t make mistakes.

B．Study hard

C．Try not to speak English

D．Don’t be afraid.

小题4:What’s more important for senior school students?

A．listening	B．speaking
C．reading and writing	D．learning

小题5:We can listen to English ______, according to the passage.

A．by train	B．on the radio
C．every minute	D．now and then

Answer 1

小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:B

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了如何学习英语的问题，并对如何学好英语提出了具体的建议。
小题1:根据how can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn.可知选D。
小题2:根据短文二三段的描述可知选C，学好英语就应该通过听说和读写来进行。
小题3:根据He’s afraid of making mistakes. You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese. Don’t be afraid. We must be brave.可知选D。
小题4:根据Reading and writing are more important for senior school students. 可知选C。
小题5:根据We can listen to English programs on radio.可知选B。
点评：本文中长句较多，一时很难读懂句子含义，注意多读几遍，不要强求非得理解一词一句的含义，能把握文章大意就行。然后带着问题阅读短文，一般就能顺利找出答题依据。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文，根据短文中心总结出正确答案。