To master a language one must be able to speak and understand the spoken language as well as to read and write．Lenin and his wife translated a long English book into Russian but when they went to England in 1902, English people couldn't understand a word Lenin and his wife said, and Lenin and his wife couldn't understand what was said to them．This shows the importance of spoken language．
Speaking, of course can't go without listening．If you want to pronounce a word correctly, first you must hear it correctly．The sounds of Chinese and English languages are not exactly the same．If you don't listen carefully, you'll find it difficult or even impossible to understand the native speakers．
Well, what about writing﹖ Like speaking, it's to exchange ideas．People usually use shorter words and shorter sentences in their writing．
The important thing is to make your idea clear in your mind and then to write it in a clear lively language．
Chinese students read too slowly．If you read fast, you understand better．If you read too slowly by the time you have reached to the end of a page you have forgotten what the beginning is about．When you meet with new words don't look them up in the dictionary．Guess the meaning to form the context. You may not guess quite correctly the first time but as new words appear again and again in different context their meaning will become clearer and clearer. If you look up every word you'll never finish a book．
Students of a foreign language need a particular knowledge, the knowledge of the life, history and geography of the people whose language they're studying. They should study those subjects in the foreign language not only in translation．In this way one can kill two birds with one stone: learn a foreign language and get some knowledge of the foreign country at the same time．
小题1:In England Lenin ．
A．could be understood by Englishmen
B．could understand Englishmen
C．and Englishmen couldn't understand each other
D．and Englishmen could understand each other小题2:In the first paragraph the writer told us ．
A．how to speak English
B．how to read and write
C．why English people couldn't understand the Lenins
D．spoken English is important小题3:In the fifth paragraph the writer advised us on ．
A．how to guess the meaning of the words
B．how to read fast
C．how to look up new words in the dictionary
D．how to read carefully小题4:“Kill two birds with one stone” means ．
A．to get some particular knowledge
B．to get more than what one pays
C．the stone is very useful
D．the birds are blind enough小题5:In the last paragraph the writer advised us ．
A．to kill two birds with one stone
B．to learn two languages at the same time
C．to study all the subjects in a foreign language
D．to get some knowledge of the foreign country whose language we are studying
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:B
小题5:A
题目分析：这篇文章主要介绍了在学习外语时，说、写、听以及快速阅读的技能都是很重要的，还要掌握所学语言的文化以及历史背景。
小题1:根据T but when they went to England in 1902, English people couldn't understand a word Lenin and his wife said, and Lenin and his wife couldn't understand what was said to them．故选C。
小题2:根据This shows the importance of spoken language.故答案应为D。
小题3:根据When you meet with new words don't look them up in the dictionary．Guess the meaning to form the context. You may not guess quite correctly the first time but as new words appear again and again in different context their meaning will become clearer and clearer. If you look up every word you'll never finish a book．故选B。
小题4:根据In this way one can kill two birds with one stone: learn a foreign language and get some knowledge of the foreign country at the same time，故选B。
小题5:根据In this way one can kill two birds with one stone: learn a foreign language and get some knowledge of the foreign country at the same time，故选A。
点评：本题型考查了对文章段落或某一板块的理解概括能力。先阅读问题，然后带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读。在词义与句义理解的基础上，结合上下文总结归纳某一段或几段的大意，对于把握文章主旨，分析全文结构都是至关重要的。纵观历年高考试题，阅读理解试题一般有以下几种题型：一是直接回答who, whom, which, what, where, when, why, how等疑问词引起的细节问题；二是猜测词义题；三是推理判断题；四是综合概括题。在做阅读理解题时，一定要仔细看完，看清楚试题要求再作答，特别要注意NOT，TRUE，EXCEPT等词。有时，要先看题，后阅读文章，带着问题去读短文，可缩短阅读时间，效果也许会更好。