UNIT-9LearningLesson-4Review七選五、閱讀、寫作綜合訓練七選五（共10小題）AHowtoImproveEnglishSpeakingSkillsWiththedevelopmentofsociety,theworldhasbecomeaglobalvillage.It'snecessarytoImproveyourEnglishspeakingskillstocommunicatewithpeoplearoundtheworld.ThenhowcanyouimproveyourEnglishspeakingskills?1．●Talkwithnativespeakers,TalkingwithnativespeakersisthebestwaytoimproveyourEnglishspeakingskills.2．●Slowdown.Ifyouwanttobeunderstood,slowdown.3．Themoreclearlyyouspeak,thebetteryourlistenerscanunderstandyou.●SpeakEnglishathome.4．YoucantalktoyourselfinEnglish.Youcanalsodescribewhatyouaredoing.Whileyou'rewashingthedishes,saywhatyou'redoing.thinking,orfeeling.ItkeepsyourbrainthinkinginEnglish.●Takepartinspeakingactivities.It'sgoodforyoutotakepartindifferentEnglishspeakingactivities.Forexample,youcangototheEnglishCorner.YoucanalsotakeEnglishspeechtrainingclassesandsoon.●5．RecordingyourselfisagoodwaytoimproveyourEnglishspeakingskills.Thoughyouhearyourselfallthetime,youdon'tquiteknowwhatyousoundlike.SorecordyourselfWhataretheweakandstrongpointsyouhearinyourspeech.Youmightfindthemifyoulistentoyourrecording.A．Recordyourself.B．Dosportsregularly.C．HerearesomesuggestionsforyouD．Whenyouslowdown,youwillspeakclearlyE.YoucandoyourhistoryexercisesatschoolF.You'dbetterspeakEnglishathomeasoftenaspossibleG.Practicewithnativespeakers,andyou'llmakeprogress【答案與解析】1-5CGDFA1．空前一句是問句，提出問題“如何提高你的英語口語能力呢？”；選項C意為：下面是給你的一些建議。下文是關于如何提高口語能力的具體建議，選項C是承上啟下。故選C項。2．此題線索是詞匯復現。該段的首句即是該段的主題句“與說本土語的人交談”；選項G意為：與說本土語的人一起練習，你就會取得進步。選項G中“Practicewithnativespeakers”和主題句“Talkwithnativespeakers”意思一致。故選G項。3．此題線索是詞匯復現。該段主題句“說慢點”；選項D意為：當你放慢速度時，你就會說清楚?！皊lowdown”在空前一句中重復出現。故選D項。4．此題線索是詞匯復現。該段首句“在家說英語”；選項F意為：你最好盡可能經常在家說英語，與首句的意思相符。故選F項。5．分析文章結構，每一小段的首句即是該段的主題句?？蘸笠痪涮岬健白龊米晕矣涗浭翘岣哂⒄Z口語能力的好方法”，在下文中談到如何做好自我記錄。選項A意為“自我記錄”，概括本段的主題。故選A項。BSomepeoplelearnasecondlanguageeasily.Otherpeoplehavetroublelearninganewlanguage.Howcanyouhelpyourselflearnanewlanguage,suchasEnglish?6．◆Bepatient.Youdonothavetounderstandeverythingallatonce.7．Wecanlearnfromourmistakes.◆PracticeyourEnglish.Forexample,writeinajournaleveryday.YouwillgetusedtowritinginEnglish,andyouwillfeelcomfortableexpressingyourideasinEnglish.Afterseveralweeks,youwillseethatyourwritingisimproving.8．Youcanpracticewithyourclassmatesoutsideclass.Youwillallmakemistakes,butgraduallyyouwillbecomecomfortablecommunicatinginEnglish.◆9．Ifyoubelievethatyoucanlearn,youwilllearn.◆Keeparecordofyourlanguagelearning.Aftereachclass,thinkaboutwhatyoudid.Didyouansweraquestioncorrectly?Didyouunderstandsomethingtheteacherexplained?Perhapsthelessonwasdifficult,butyoutriedtounderstandit.10．◆BepositiveaboutlearningEnglishandbelievethatyoucandoit.Itisimportanttopracticeeverydayandmakearecordofyourachievements.YouwillenjoylearningEnglish,andyouwillhavemoreconfidenceinyourself.A．Writetheseachievementsinyourjournal.B．Besides,youmustspeakEnglisheveryday.C．Youmightbeafraidofmakingmistakes.D．ThereareseveralwaystomakelearningEnglishalittleeasierandmoreinteresting.E.Shareyourachievementwithyourparentsandfriends.F.FeelconfidentaboutlearningEnglish.G.Itisnaturalforyoutomakemistakeswhenyoulearnsomethingnew.【答案與解析】6-10DGBFA6．前文“你怎么自學一門新語言，比如英語？”承接前文，D項“有幾種辦法使學英語變得容易一些，也更有趣一些”切題。故選D項。7．下文“我們能從我們的錯誤中學習”，承接前文，G項“在你學習新東西的時候犯錯誤是自然的”切題。且選項中的makemistakes與后文的ourmistakes呼應。故選G項。8．前文“每天寫日記?！背薪忧拔模珺項“除此以外，你必須每天說英語”切題，都是“PracticeyourEnglish.”該做的。故選B項。9．下文“如果你相信，你就能學會”承接下文，F項“對學英語充滿信心”切題。下文的youbelievethatyoucanlearn與選項中Feelconfident呼應。故選F項。10．前文小標題“記錄你的語言學習”，承接前文?！霸谌沼浝飳懴履愕某煽儭鼻蓄}。且選項中Writeinyourjournal與小標題Keeparecord呼應。故選A項。閱讀理解（共8小題）AAnyforeignerwhohastriedtolearnChinesecantellhowharditistomasterthetonesrequiredtospeakandunderstand.Andanyonewhohastriedtolearntoplaytheviolinorotherinstrumentscanreportsimilarchallenges.NowresearchershavefoundthatpeoplewithmusicaltraininghaveaneasiertimelearningChinese.WritingintheonlineeditionofNatureNeuroscience，researchersfromNorthwesternUniversitysaythatbothskillsdrawonthesamepartsofthebrainthathelppeoplediscoverchangesinpitch(音調).Oneofthestudy'sauthors，NinaKraus，saidthefindingssuggestedthatstudyingmusic“actuallytunesoursensorysystem”.Thismeansthatschoolsthatwantchildrentodowellinlanguagesshouldhesitatebeforecuttingmusicprograms，Dr.Kraussaid.Shesaidmusictrainingmightalsohelpchildrenwithlanguageproblems.Mandarin(普通話)speakershavebeenshowntohaveamorecomplexencoding(編碼)ofpitchpatternsintheirbrainsthanEnglishspeakersdo.ThisisbecauseinMandarinandotherAsianlanguages，pitchplaysacentralrole.Asingle-syllablewordcanhaveseveralmeaningsdependingonhowitisintoned.Forthisstudy，theresearcherslookedat20non-Chinesespeakingvolunteers，halfwithnomusicalbackgroundandhalfwhohavestudiedaninstrumentforatleastsixyears.Astheywereshownamovie，thevolunteersalsoheardanaudiotapeoftheMandarinword“mi”inthreeofitsmeanings:squint，bewilderandrice.Theresearchersrecordedactivitiesintheirbrainstemstoseehowwelltheywereprocessingthesounds.ThosewithamusicbackgroundshowedmuchmorebrainactivitiesinresponsetotheChinesesounds.Theleadauthorofthestudy，PatrickC．M.Wong，saiditmightworkbothways.Itappearsthatnativespeakersoftonallanguagesmaydobetteratlearninginstruments.1．WhenlearningChinese，aforeignerwillfind________.A．hehasadifficulttimelearningmusicatthesametimeB．hehasaneasiertimelearningmusicatthesametimeC．itishardtomasterthetonesrequiredtospeakandunderstandD．itiseasytousethebraintohelphimdiscoverchangesinpitch2．WhydoesChineselearninghavesomethingtodowithmusictraining?A．BecausethereisthesamedifficultyinlearningChineseandmusic.B．Becauseskillstolearnthetwomakeuseofthesamepartsofthebrain.C．Becausemusictrainingmighthelppeoplewithlanguagestudy.D．BecausepeoplewhodowellinChinesestudydowellinmusic.3．Theunderlinedword“intoned”inthefourthparagraphcanbereplacedbytheword“____”.A．created B．spelled C．seemed D．pronounced4．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．MandarinSpeakersAreSmarterthanEnglishSpeakersB．SkilledEarforMusicMayHelpLanguageStudyC．PitchPlaysaCentralRoleinChineseLearningD．SchoolsNeedtoDevelopMusicPrograms【答案與解析】1-4CBDB1．細節理解題。由第一段“AnyforeignerwhohastriedtolearnChinesecantellhowharditistomasterthetonesrequiredtospeakandunderstand”.可知，任何一個學過漢語的外國人都知道掌握說話和理解所需要的聲調有多難。故選C項。2．細節理解題。由第二段researchersfromNorthwesternUniversitysaythatbothskillsdrawonthesamepartsofthebrainthathelppeoplediscoverchangesinpitch可知，學習漢語和音樂訓練用到的是都是大腦相同的部位。這些部位有助于幫助人們發現音調中的變化。故學習漢語和音樂訓練有關系。所以為什么中文學習與音樂訓練有關是因為學習兩種技能需要用到大腦相同的部位。故選B項。3．詞義猜測題。由第四段“ThisisbecauseinMandarinandotherAsianlanguages，pitchplaysacentralrole.Asingle-syllablewordcanhaveseveralmeaningsdependingonhowitisintoned.”可知，在普通話和其他亞洲語言中，音調起著中心作用。對一個單音節詞而言，當人們對這個詞發出不同的音調時，那么，這個詞就表達出不同的意思。在第六段中以“mi”為例，這個詞不同的音調就代表著不同的意思。故劃線單詞表達的應是人們對一個單音節詞的“發音”。故選D項。4．主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，研究表明，經過音樂訓練的人，在學漢語方面會更加容易。音樂訓練和漢語學習均用到了大腦相同的部位。該部位可以幫助人們更好地發現語調的變化，有助于人們學習語言。所以短文的最佳標題是“熟練的音樂聽覺有助于語言學習”故選B項。BLanguagelearningappsareverypopularnowandofferopportunitiestolearnvocabularyandpracticegrammar.Buttherehasbeenadiscussionaboutjusthoweffectivesuchappscanbe.AmongthemostpopularappsareDuolingoandBusuu.Apreviousresearchfoundpositiveresultsontheuseofthem.Butitmainlyconcentratesonstudieswithlearnerswhohadsignedupforlanguagecoursesandtheseappsworkedasanafter-classsupport,sotheresultswerenotalwaysreliable.Arecentstudyof4,095Busuuusershasbeencarriedouttofindoutifuserscanactuallylearnalanguagewithanapp.Busuuprovideslearningmaterialsfor12differentlanguages.Itoffersspecialmodelswheresomecontentsareavailableforfreewhilesomecontentsarenot,Wefindthatitsusersareanevenmixofmenandwomen.Morethanhalfconsiderthemselvestobeatthebeginnerlevelasthereisadecreaseinusersastheirlanguagelevelsgoup.Mostpeopleusetheappbecauseofpersonalinterest,orbecausetheywanttostudyorliveabroad.Femalestendtouseitlessoftenbutforlongerperiodsoftimethanmaleusers.GettinganyfeedbackonBusuudependsonwhetheryouransweriscorrectornot.Whileitishelpful,thisisnotthesortoffeedbacklanguageteachersprefer,asitdoesnotexplainwhytheanswerisrightorwrong.Inspiteofthis,feedbackintheappisveryhighlyrated.Morethan92%ofthepeoplestatethattheapphasmettheirexpectationsand86%considertheappasverygoodorgood.Infact,morethan80%oftheuserssurveyedstronglyagreethatusingtheapphashelpedthemimprovetheirknowledgeofthelanguagetheyarelearning.Besides,languagelearningappsalsocreateanenvironmentwheremistakesareonlyknowntotheusers,andthiscanaddresstheperformanceanxietythatmanylearnerssufferfromwhenaskedtospeakaforeignlanguage.Solanguageteachersshouldencouragetheirstudentstousethemtodothegrammarwork,leavingpreciousclasstimeformorelanguagecommunication.5．Whyweren’ttheresultsoftheformerresearchalwaysdependable?A．Becauseitusedout-of-datemethods.B．Becauseitjustfocusedonpositiveresults.C．Becauseitwasonlycarriedoutbeforeclass.D．Becauseitonlyconsideredusersofalimitedtype.6．WhatcanwelearnabouttheappBusuufromthetext?A．Allthecontentsarefreetouse. B．It’susedbymoreadvancedlearners.C．Mostusersconsideritsatisfying. D．It’smorepopularwithfemalelearners.7．Whichofthefollowingcanprobablyreplacetheunderlinedwordaddress?A．Dealwith. B．Writedown. C．Turnto. D．Speakof.8．Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Studentswon’tsufferanxietyinlearninglanguagesbyusingBusuu.B．Languagelearningappsareeffectiveandsatisfactorytolanguagelearners.C．Languagelearningappsareverypopularwithmostlanguageteachers.D．Studentsshouldberequiredtouseappsforhomeworkafterclass.【答案與解析】5-8DCAB5．細節理解題。根據文章第二自然段中的“Butitmainlyconcentratesonstudieswithlearnerswhohadsignedupforlanguagecoursesandtheseappsworkedasanafter-classsupport,sotheresultswerenotalwaysreliable.”（但是，軟件指關注注冊語言學習的學習者，并且只是作為課后的一種輔助，因此結果并不總是可靠的。）可知，結果不總是可靠，是因為關注的人群只是一少部分。故選D項。6．推理判斷題。根據文章第五自然“Morethan92%ofthepeoplestatethattheapphasmettheirexpectationsand86%considertheappasverygoodorgood.Infact,morethan80%oftheuserssurveyedstronglyagreethatusingtheapphashelpedthemimprovetheirknowledgeofthelanguagetheyarelearning.”提供的數據可知，大多數人都認為這個軟件非常不錯。C.Mostusersconsideritsatisfying.（大多數使用者認為它是令人滿意地）符合以上數據綜合的結果。故選C項。7．詞義猜測題。根據第四段Besides,languagelearningappsalsocreateanenvironmentwheremistakesareonlyknowntotheusers,andthiscanaddresstheperformanceanxietythatmanylearnerssufferfromwhenaskedtospeakaforeignlanguage.可知，此外，語言學習軟件創造了一個只有用戶知道自己錯誤的環境，這樣就可以緩解語言學者說語言時候的焦慮。所以通過上下文的語境可以判斷出，dealwith“接受并控制”最可能取代劃線詞的意思。故選A項。8．主旨大意題。根據文章第一段的Languagelearningappsareverypopularnowandofferopportunitiestolearnvocabularyandpracticegrammar.（語言學習app目前很受歡迎，它們可以提供學習詞匯和練習語法的機會）倒數第二段的Morethan92%ofthepeoplestatethattheapphasmettheirexpectationsand86%considertheappasverygoodorgood.Infact,morethan80%oftheuserssurveyedstronglyagreethatusingtheapphashelpedthemimprovetheirknowledgeofthelanguagetheyarelearning.（超過92%的人說這個app滿足他們的期待，86%的人認為它好或者很好。事實上超過80%的被調查都很贊同使用app幫助他們提高了所學語言的知識）可知，本文主要講了語言學習app很受歡迎，并且大多數使用者都對這種app感到滿意。B.Languagelearningappsareeffectiveandsatisfactorytolanguagelearners.（對于語言學習者來說，語言學習app是有效且令人滿意的）可以概括全文。故選B項。應用文寫作（共1小題）StudentsinChinaspendalotoftimelearningEnglish.Butmostofthemcannotuseittocommunicate.Someexpertsthinkthereasonliesinthetestingsystem,becausethecurrentEnglishtestingsysteminChinaputstoomuchpressureonstudentstogethighmarksandpaynoattentiontothedevelopmentoftheiroverall(全面的)languageabilities.Consideringthis,recentlymanyexpertsarecallingforreforms(改革)oftheEnglishlanguagetestingsystemtomakeitmoreeffectivelytodevelopactuallanguageabilities.TheysaychangesarenecessaryforthedevelopmentofthenationalEnglisheducationsystem.寫作要求：1.用30個詞左右概括上述話題的主要內容；2.用約100個詞就這一話題發表自己的看法，并包括如下要點：(1)你是否贊成英語考試的改革。(2)你贊同或反對的理由（至少兩條）。(3)對“Howtodevelopoveralllanguageabilities”談談你的看法。____________________________________________________________________________________