2023-2024學(xué)年八年級(jí)上學(xué)期12月月考英語(yǔ)試題2

2023-2024學(xué)年八年級(jí)上學(xué)期第三階段性英語(yǔ)練習(xí)（滿分140分）第Ⅰ卷(選擇題共80分)一、聽(tīng)力部分（共20小題；每小題1分，計(jì)20分）A)聽(tīng)下面10段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有1個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。（每段對(duì)話聽(tīng)兩遍）1.Whatanimalwillthespeakersgotoseefirst?A B C2.WhichsportdoesMikelikebest?A B C3.Wherearethespeakersnow? AB C4.HowwillMr.MottgotoBeijing? A B C5.Wherecanthewomanbe?Atalibrary.B.Atthedoctor’s. C.Atabookshop.6.HowoftendoesSteveworkonhisQQFarm? A.Never. B.Onceaweek. C.Everyday. 7.WherewasAnnlastnight?Athome. B.Atschool. C.Inthecinema.[來(lái)8.What’stherelationship(關(guān)系)betweenthetwospeakers?A.Teacherandstudent.B.Fatheranddaughter.C.Husbandandwife.9.WhendidWilliambegintoskateaccordingtotheconversation?A.fouryearsago.B.fiveyearsago.C.sixyearsago.10.Whydidn’tCindycometoLeila’sbirthdayparty?A.Becauseshewasill.B.BecauseLeiladidn’tinviteher.C.Becausesheforgotit.B)聽(tīng)對(duì)話和短文回答問(wèn)題。聽(tīng)一段對(duì)話，回答第11-12小題。聽(tīng)兩遍。11.Whichtripdoesthewomanthinkistiring?A.ThetriptoMountTai.B.ThetriptoHainan.C.ThetriptoHongKong.12.Whatdoesthewomanliketodobest?A.Swimming.B.Shopping.C.Skating.聽(tīng)第一篇短文，回答第13-15小題。聽(tīng)兩遍。SummerholidayinAmericaPlace:NewYorkTime:FromJuly5thto13.HewenttheretolearnEnglish.HelivedwithanAmericanfamily.Thecourse(課程)includes:listening,speaking,readingandwriting,mostly14.Americanclassesaredifferentfromourclassbecausethestudentsarevery15.13.A.Aug.5th B.Aug.15thC.Aug.25th 14.A.speaking B.WritingC.listening15.A.few B.FreeC.fun聽(tīng)第二篇短文，回答第16-20小題。聽(tīng)兩遍。16.Whatkindofpassageisit?A.Astory. B.Anadvertisement. C.Aplay.17.Whatkindofpeoplecanbecomeamemberofthatgroup?A.Peoplefrom12to18. B.Allyoungpeople.C.Peoplefrom12to80.18.Whatcanthosepeopledo?A.Helppatientsinhospitals.B.Helpchildreninschools.C.Helppeopleinmanyways.19.WhodoesSusanlookafter?A.Children.B.Oldpeople.C.Patients.20.Whatwillyoudoifyouwanttojointhegroup?A.Callthemorvisitthem.B.Callthemorvisittheirwebsite.C.Visittheirwebsiteorwritetothem.二、單項(xiàng)選擇(共15小題；每小題l分，計(jì)15分)在下列各題A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇一個(gè)能填入題干空白處的最佳答案。21.--What__________coldweatheritisinHarbin!--Yes.Wehave_______unusualtimebecauseweliveinahotplace.A.a,aB./,anC./,aD.a,an22.Ifyouwanttoknowfurtherinformation,youcanemailme______Tianmao@l63.com.orcallme_____A.on;at B.at;on C.in；at D.for；at23.Ihopeyou______goodresultsintheexam.A.togetB.cangetC.gettingD.got24.Isawanumberofpancakesintheplate,butnowthereis_______leftinit.A.none B.something C.nothing D.noone25.—Whatdoyouthinkofthequestion?—Ifinditquite.Icanfindouttheanswer__________. A.easy;easy B.easily;easily C.easily;easy D.easy;easily26_________animalsareindangerandtherewillbe_______spaceforthemifwedon’ttakeanyaction.A.Moreandmore;moreandmoreB.Lessandless;lessandlessC.Moreandmore;lessandlessD.Lessandless;moreandmore27.Ourgovernmentistryingtoprovidehomelesspeople______specialshelter______staypeacefully..A.with；to B.with；for C.for；to D.for；with28.AlotoffamousdoctorsgatheredinHarbin______save“China’smostbeautifulteacher”---MsZhang.A.sothatB.inordertoC.inorderthatD.asaresult29.________ofgiantpandasisgetting_________becausetheirlivingareasarebecomingfarmland.A.Thenumber,largerandlarger B.Anumber,largerandlarger C.Thenumber,smallerandsmaller D.Anumber,smallerandsmaller30.Withthehelpofhisclassmates,he___________thedifficultmathsproblemseasily.A.gaveout B.actedout C.putout D.workedout31.Hermotherlooked_________atthatmomentwhensheheardthegoodnews.A.happy B.happily C.unhappy D.unhappily32.Couldyoupleasespeakalittlemore？Ican'tfollowyou.A.quietly B.slowly C.loudly D.quickly33..—__________isthepriceofthetrip?—Tendollarsperperson.A.HowmuchB.Howmany C.What D.How34.You________playwiththeknife.You________hurtyourself.A.mustn’t;mayB.mustn’t;must C.shouldn’t;mustD.can’t;should35.—ImissedthebeginningofTheVoiceofChinayesterdayevening.—!Butyoucanwatchthere-playtonight.A.Hurryup B.Whatapity C.Tryyourbest D.Idon’tthinkso三、完形填空(共15小題；每小題l分，計(jì)15分)Doyouoftenthinkofyourparents?Youmaysay,‘‘Ofcourse,I36.I37agiftformymotheronMother’sDayandonFather’sDayIgivemyfather38,too.’’Butwhatabouttheotherdaysoftheyear?Inmyfamily,myparentslike39verymuchbecausemyauntandunclecomebackfromBeijingtoseethem.Allthefamilymembersgettogether.Theyarevery40.Intheevening,weeatmooncakesandwatchthe41Ihaveafriend.Herparents42inanothercity.Oneday,Igotoseeher,andwehaveanicetalk.Thenshewantsto43.Soshedials(撥打)thenumber,butthensheputsdownthephone.44about15minutes,shedialsthenumberagain.‘‘Hi,Mom….’’Later,Iask,‘‘Whydoyoudialthenumber45?’’Shesmiles,‘‘Myparentsareoldand46,sotheycan’tgetclosetothetelephonequickly.IalwaysdosowhenIcallthem.Ionlywanttogivethem47timetoanswerthetelephone.’’Myfriendisagoodgirl.Sheisalways48aboutherparents.Youalsowanttobea49child,right?Pleasealwaysrememberto50yourparentsatanytime,notjustonsomeimportantdays.()36.A.will B.do C.am D.did()37.A.buy B.sell C.take D.do()38.A.acake B.abook C.somemoney D.agift()39.A.Halloween B.ChineseNewYearC.Thanksgiving DayD.Mid-AutumnFestival()40..A.awful B.bored C.happy D.angry()41.A.moon B.sun C.TV D.film()42.A.live B.play C.travel D.eat()43.A.takeawalk B.gofishing C.makeacallD.havearest()44.A.After B.When C.Before D.For()45.A.once B.twice C.threetimes D.fourtimes()46.A.slow B.fast C.healthy D.strong()47.A.enough B.little C.any D.free()48.A.telling B.saying C.thinking D.waiting()49.A.well B.clever C.bad D.good()50.A.give B.love C.want D.hear四、閱讀理解(共l5小題；每小題2分，計(jì)30分)ATomwasafarmer.Heworkedonthefarmallday,butsometimeshewenttothetownmarkettosellfruitandvegetables.Oneday,aterriblesoundattractedhisattentioninthetownmarket.Hesawayoungbullforsale.Thebullwaswhiteandyellow.ItwaslookingatTominfear.Tomwalkedupandtoucheditsheadgently.Justatthattimetheybothseemedtohaveknowneachotherforalongtime.Howamazing!TomboughtitatonceandcalleditAmba.Fromthenon,TomandAmbagotonwellwitheachother.Butsomefriendstoldhimthatitwasdangeroustohavesuchacloserelationshipwithananimal.Oneafternoon,TomwaswalkingthroughtheforestwithAmba.Suddenly,AmbastoppedwalkingandkeptpushingTomwithitshead.Tomwasverysurprisedandlookedaround.Therewasabigsnakeinfrontofhim.Itwasbeautifulbutpoisonous.QuicklyAmbasteppedonthesnake’stailwithitsfootandatthesametimeTompickedupastickandhitthesnake’sheadheavily.Soonthesnakedied.TomwasverygratefulforAmba’shelp.Whenpeopleheardthis,theywereshockedatthebull’sexpressionofloveforTom.ButforTom,Ambawasnotabullbutamemberofhisfamily.51.Fromthepassage,weknowTomandAmba__________.A.hatedeachotherB.gotangrywitheachotherC.gotonwellwitheachotherD.dislikedeachother52.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Tomwenttothetownmarkettosellfruitandvegetables.B.Tom’sfriendsthoughtanimalsweresafe.C.Tomhitthesnake’sheadheavilywithastick..D.ForTom,Ambawasamemberofhisfamily.53.Thepassagemainlywantstotellus__________.A.thelovebetweenhumansandanimalsB.thefightbetweenabullandasnakeC.howtokeepananimalD.howtotrainananimalBWhatisyourfavouritetune?Isitfromthatfunnycartoon(卡通)？Songsarefuntolistenanddance,Shakeandjumpwhenyougeta.Playyourmusicrightafterschool,Itisnotabouttryingtobecool.Whenasuperfunsongentersyourear,Youwillgetsoexcited,suddenlyyouwillcheer.Goandpicksongsthatyoulikebest.Enjoyyourmusic,withsmilesandzest.Guessthemeaningoftheword“tune’A.食譜B.樂(lè)曲C.音樂(lè)劇D.音樂(lè)家55.Youwillfeelwhenasuppersongentersyourear.A.livelyB.interestedC.calmDexcited56.whichwordcanbeputintotheunderlinedplace?A.markB,pianoC,bookD.chance57.Whichisthebesttitleofthepoem?A.EnjoyyourschoolB.SinganddanceC.PlaymusicafterschoolD.EnjoymusicCWildanimalsareourfriends,butthenumberofthemisgettingsmallerandsmaller.Weshouldtrytoprotectthem.Thefouranimalsbelowarenowindanger.TibetanAntelopesTibetanantelopes(藏羚羊)aremedium-sizedanimals.Theymainlyfeedongrass.Theyareusuallyfoundingroupsofabout20.Theyarekilledfortheirwool,whichiswarm,softandfineandcanbemadeintoexpensiveclothes.Althoughpeoplecangetthewoolwithoutkillingtheanimals,peoplesimplykillthembeforetakingthewool.Thenumberofthemisdroppingyearbyyear.Therearelessthan75,000Tibetanantelopesleftintheworld,downfromamillion50yearsago.GoldenMonkeys

GoldenmonkeysaremainlyfoundinSichuan,Gansu,ShanxiprovincesandShengnongjiamountainousareaofHubeiProvince.Goldenmonkeyshavegolden-orangefur.Theymovearoundinthedaytime,usuallyingroupsofasmanyas100to200heads,or20to30heads.Theyfeedonfruitsandyoungleavesofbamboos.Butpeoplearedestroyingtheenvironmentwheretheylive.Treesandbamboosaredisappearing,sogoldenmonkeyshavelessandlesstoeat.ElephantsElephantsareverybigandstrong.Theyarebiggerthananyotheranimalsonland.Theyaregreyandhavelongtrunksandtusks.Theyhavepooreyesight,butverygoodhearingandsmell.Theycanliftheavythingsandbreakdownbrancheswiththeirtrunks.Elephantsareveryfriendlytowardseachotherandtowardstheirneighbours.Normally,theyliveinagroupformanyyears.Youngmaleelephantsdonotleavethegroupuntiltheyareabout12yearsold.Now,thereareveryfewelephantsintheworld.Thenumberofthemisbecomingsmallerandsmallerbecausetheirlivingareasareusedforfarming.Also,peoplehuntthemfortheirtusks.WolvesWolvesarenotverybig.Theyhavegreyfur.Wolveshaveverygoodeyesight,hearingandsmell.Wolves’foodisvarious.Theyeatanimals,insectsandsnails.Theyarefriendlytoeachotherandneverattackpeople.Theydonotkillforfun.Wolvesareindanger,too.Theyarelosingtheirlivingareasbecausepeoplecutdownforests.Soontheywillhavenohomeorfood.58.Tibetanantelopesusuallyliveingroupsofabout_______.

A.20

B.30

C.100

D.20059.Whichofthefollowinganimalsarethebiggestonland?

A.Tibetanantelopes.

B.Goldenmonkeys.

C.Elephants.

D.Wolves60.Whichofthefollowingsentencesisright?

A.Therearelessthan7,500Tibetanantelopesleftintheworldnow.

B.Goldenmonkeysusuallymovearoundduringthenight.

C.Elephantshavegoodeyesight,butverypoorhearingandsmell.

D.Wolvesarefriendlytoeachotherandtheyneverattackpeople.61.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Wildanimalsindanger

B.Howtohuntwildanimals

C.Animalsinthezoo

D.HowtotraintheanimalsDAnimalshavetheabilitytomakepeopleunderstandthem,especially(尤其)whentheyareinseriousdangerandhopetogethelpfromman.Andtheyoftengotogethertohelponeanother.Oneday,IvisitedmyfriendJackonasheepfarminNorthAmerica.Suddenlyonesheepcametocryinfrontofus.Shemadethemostpainful(痛苦的)cries.Jacksaid,"Somethingmustbewrong.Comeon,Mike.Let'sfollowher."Togetherwefollowedthesheepbacktowhereshewasfeedingonthefarm.Sherushedforwardandkeptonlookingbacktoseeifwewerecoming.Shefinallytookustoanoldwell(井),andweheardthesadvoiceofheryoungbabythathadfallenintothewell.Asthewellhadnowaterandwasonlysixfeetdeep,wetookaladder(梯子）andclimbeddown.Afterafewminutes,thebabysheepwassaved.Themothersheeplookedhappywiththesuccessful(成功的)resultoftheaccident.Shecametotellushertroubleandgothelp.Howamazing!62.ThemothersheepcametoMikeandJackbecause_______.A.sheneededtheirhelpB.shehadnofoodC.shehadnowaterD.therewasahunter63.WhenMikeandJackwenttothewell,theyfounda_______init.A.manB.ladder C.sheep D.wolf64.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"accident"meaninChinese?A.機(jī)會(huì) B.演出 C.玩笑 D.事故65.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Therewasnowaterinthewell.B.Atlastthebabysheeplostitslife.C.ThestoryhappenedinNorthAmerica.D.Animalscanmakepeopleunderstandthem.第Ⅱ卷（非選擇題60分）五、詞匯運(yùn)用(共l0小題；每小題l分，計(jì)l0分)根據(jù)句子意思，用括號(hào)中所給漢語(yǔ)提示或英語(yǔ)單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。(每空一詞)66.Parentsoftenkeep_______(鼓勵(lì))ustoworkhardforabrightfuture.67,It’sfuntousecarrotsfor_____________(雪人)noses.68.Thelocal___________(政府)shouldtakeactiontoprotectwildanimalsatonce.69.It’seasyfor__________(tour)togetlostunlesstheyhaveamaporaguide.70.Whatisthe(重量)ofthebabywolf.71.Huntersare__________(welcome)innaturereserves.It’stimeforthemtodroptheirguns.72.—DidyouseeWuHuaherejustnow?—Yes,hewalkedaway________(sad)73.Themaninabluecoat___________(drop)hispurseonthegroundonhiswayhome.74.Wewon’tgoontheschooltripifitiseven___________(fog)tomorrow.75..OurEnglishteachertoldusthatagood________(開(kāi)始)ishalfdone.六、任務(wù)型閱讀(共l0空；每空l(shuí)分，計(jì)l0分)閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文中的信息完成文后表格。（每空一詞)Theworldisdividedintotwoimportantparts.Onehalfoftheworldisrichandtheotherhalfispoor.Inthepoorpart,alotofpeoplenevergetenoughtoeat.Intherichpart,manypeopleeattoomuch.Inonepart,childrenarehungryandintheother,alotofpeoplearefatterandfatterandhavetogoondietsordosomeexercise.Forexample,adogoracatinNorthAmericaeatsbetterthanachildinthepoorercountries.Thepoorcountrieshavesomedifficultproblems.Sometimesthelandistoopoortogrowanythingon.Thelandcangetbetter,butpeoplehavetodoalotofthingsfirst.Theyshouldlearnhowtoenrichtheirlandandhowtofindwater.Butrichcountrieshaveproblems,too.Sometimestheairistoodirtytobreatheandtheriversaretoodirtytoswiminortotakewater.Theroadsandthestreetsarefullofpeopleandbuses.Carsusuallymoveveryslowly.Noiseisterrible.Alotofpeopledonothavehousestolivein.Peoplemustdosomethingabouttheseproblems.Weshoulddosomethingtomaketheairandtheriverscleanandbuildmorehouses.Butitwilltakealongtime.Title:Two76intheworldPeopleinpoorcountriesonlyhavea77foodtoeat.Peoplein78countrieseattoomuch.Childrenarehungry.Manypeoplehaveto79weightbygoingondietsor80.Thelandistoopoorforplantsto81.Theairandtheriversarenot82.Thereis83trafficandmanypeopleintheroadsandthestreets.Peopleshouldlearnhowtomaketheir84richandfindthewater.Peopleshouldspendalongtime85theairandtherivercleanandbuildingmorehouses.七、缺詞填空(共10空；每空l(shuí)分，計(jì)l0分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和首字母提示，在下文空格處填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~使短文完整。(每空一詞)Asweallknow,lifeisf___86____ofdreamsandhavingagooddreamisofgreatimportanceinourdailylife.Withoutagooddream,peoplecan’tmakeprogress(進(jìn)步);w87agooddream,countriescan’tdevelop(發(fā)展);withoutagooddream,theworldcan’tbecomesob88!AndIbelievethateveryone,whetherheisoldoryoung,poororrich,doeshaveagooddream!Afterall,dreamingiscertainlyap89ofourlife,andwishingforgoodthings,however,costsnothing!What’smore,itisimportanttoflyourd90,especiallyforthosewhoarestudents.Itishightimeforthemtoflytheirdreams.Iftheycan’tlettheirdreamsfly,thedreamwouldjustd91!Therefore,itisnowonderthatsomanypeoplehaveadreams92theirchildhood.Withanicedream,Chinah___93___the29thOlympicGamessuccessfullyin2008;withanicedream,HongKongcamebacktothemotherlandpeacefullyin1997;withanicedream,IcanstandonthisstagetotakepartinthefinalEnglishspeechcompetition.Andinordertoachieve(獲得)s__94______,Imustdothebest!Somygoodfriends,ifyouwanttorealize(實(shí)現(xiàn))yourdream,pleasedonotbea95infaceofdifficulties(困難).Youmustkeepgoingforwardbravely!Justflyyourdreamhighlyabovethesky!八、書(shū)面表達(dá)(計(jì)30分)A.根據(jù)所給漢語(yǔ)完成下列句子。(共5小題；每題2分，計(jì)10分)96.直到15歲的時(shí)候他才明白學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)的重要性。那個(gè)工廠覆蓋了10,000平方米的面積。98.對(duì)于熊貓而言，在野外生存很困難。99.我們應(yīng)該采取措施來(lái)保護(hù)我們的母親河100.昨天大雨導(dǎo)致了很多車(chē)禍。B.寫(xiě)作(計(jì)20分)今年國(guó)慶節(jié)，我和家人一起去鳳凰島濕地公園游玩，在那兒玩得很開(kāi)心?；貋?lái)后寫(xiě)了一篇關(guān)于鳳凰島濕地公園的作文。要點(diǎn)如下：1.鳳凰島濕地公園地處揚(yáng)州市東部，是我國(guó)重要的濕地公園之一，是各種鳥(niǎo)類(lèi)的理想的棲息地。2.人們最喜歡春天去那兒…………3.他們喜歡在那里拍照、野餐......4.我們可以研究那兒的動(dòng)物、植物。希望人們明白保護(hù)濕地的重要性。具體要求：1.語(yǔ)句通順，意思連貫，條理清楚，字跡工整；2.必須包含所有相關(guān)信息，并作適當(dāng)發(fā)揮。3.開(kāi)頭已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù),100詞左右。FenghuangWetlandParkMyfamilyandIvisitedFenghuangWetlandParkthisNationalDay.Weenjoyedourselvesthere._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

八年級(jí)英語(yǔ)練習(xí)聽(tīng)力材料聽(tīng)力部分（共20小題；每小題1分，計(jì)20分）I．聽(tīng)對(duì)話回答問(wèn)題。本部分共有10道小題，每小題你將聽(tīng)到一段對(duì)話，每段對(duì)話聽(tīng)兩遍。在聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話前，你將有5秒鐘的時(shí)間閱讀題目；聽(tīng)完后，你還有5秒鐘的時(shí)間在屏幕上點(diǎn)擊你認(rèn)為最合適的備選答案。在聽(tīng)到“嘀”的信號(hào)后，進(jìn)入下一小題。1.W:Whatanimalsshouldwegotoseefirst?M:Let’sgotoseethepandasfirst.Theyareinteresting.2.W:WhichsportdoesMikelikebest?M:Helikesswimming.Heisgoodatit.3.W:Whereisyourhome?M:It’sverynear.I’llgetoffatthenextbusstop.4.W:WhyisMr.Mottinahurry?M:Becausehehastogettotheairport.Theplanewilltakeoffinanhour.5.W:HowshallItakethismedicine?M:Threetimesaday.I’msureyou’llbeallrightsoon.6.W:Steve,QQFarmissopopularthesedays.Whatdoyouthinkofit?M:Wonderful.Iworkonmyfarmeveryday.7.M:Ann,Icalledyoulastnight,buttherewasnoreply.W:Oh,Iwenttoamoviewithmyparents.Thatwasfantastic.8.W:I’msorry,Mr.Zhang.Iforgotmyhomeworkathome.M:Itdoesn’tmatter.Pleasebringitheretomorrow.9.W:William,howwonderfullyyouareskating!M:Thanks.Butittakesmefiveyearstodoso.10.M:Cindy,Ididn’tseeyouatLeila’sbirthdayparty.What’sup?W:Oh,Ireallywantedtogo,butIhadabadcoldthen.II．聽(tīng)對(duì)話和短文回答問(wèn)題。你將聽(tīng)到兩段對(duì)話和一篇短文，各聽(tīng)兩遍。在聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話或短文前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀相關(guān)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽(tīng)完后，你仍有5秒鐘的時(shí)間在屏幕上點(diǎn)擊你認(rèn)為最合適的備選答案。聽(tīng)第一段對(duì)話，回答第11~12小題。答題完畢，請(qǐng)等待“嘀”的信號(hào)，進(jìn)入下一段對(duì)話。M:Hi,LiuYing.HowaboutyourvisittoMountTai?W:No.It'stootiring.M:WhataboutatriptoHarbin?Youcanskatenowinwinter.W:No.Idon'tlikecoldweather.M:Thenwouldyouliketogosomewherewarm?IthinkHainanisagoodplaceforswimming.W:ButIcan'tswim.M:Okay.HowaboutHongKong?Youcandoalotofshoppingthere.W:That'sgood.Iloveshopping.聽(tīng)一篇短文，回答第13~15題。請(qǐng)根據(jù)內(nèi)容從A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇正確的選項(xiàng)，完成信息記錄表。TomwenttotheUSAduringthesummerholiday.HetookasummercourseinEnglish.HewentthereonJuly5thandcamebackonAugust25th.WhenhewasinNewYork,helivedwithanAmericanfamily.Thecoursewasalsoverygood.Theteacherstaughtthemtolisten,speak,readandwriteinEnglish.Butit