One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking.People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary(必要的)to do this in a foreign language, too.Here are some examples.
1."What's the matter?" "I went to a party last night, so I…"
2."I feel so tired these days."" I think you'd better…"
3."Of course, she never stops talking.She is one of the most…"
You can see from the above three examples that the context(上下文)helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about.So "guessing "is very important in understanding English, especially(尤其)spoken English.
(1)
This passage tells us mainly about ________.
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A.
the importance of "guessing " in learning a foreign language
B.
how to guess what one is going to talk about
C.
some examples of right guessing
D.
how important it is to guess all the time
(2)
from the context, we can see maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE I is ________.
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A.
"… so I didn't have a good time."
B.
"…so I went to bed very late."
C.
"…So I felt unhappy."
D.
"…so I got up very early."
(3)
Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 2 is ________.
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A.
"I think you'd better have a good rest and take good care of yourself."
B.
"I think you'd better have something to drink."
C.
"I think you'd better get some help from your friends."
D.
"I think you'd better be more careful."
(4)
Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 3 is ________.
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A.
"…she is one of the most famous film stars."
B.
"…she is one of the most beautiful women."
C.
"…she is one of the most famous speakers."
D.
"…she is one of the most talkative women."
(5)
From the passage we can infer(推断)that guessing is ________in learning a foreign language.
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A.
the only way
B.
more important in spoken English than in written English
C.
more important than any other way
D.
more important in written English than in spoken English
You will have a lot of reading to do in this grade this year.You can do more of it in less time if you learn to read rapidly.
Perhaps you have been told about some habits (习惯) which keep a person from reading fast and have been strongly asked to break those habits which you might have.
Do you still have any of these bad habits?Check yourself by answering“yes”or“no”to these questions.
(1) Do you move your lips (嘴唇) when reading silently?
(2) Do you point to words with your finger as you read?
(3)Do you move your head from side to side as you read?
(4)Do you read one word at a time?
If you answer“yes”to any of these questions,start at once to break the habit.If you move your tips,hold your fingers over them,or hold a piece of paper be-tween your lips while you are reading.Then if your lips move,your will know it and can stop them.
If you point to words,hold the two sides of your book,one side with your left hand,the other side with your right hand.Then you won't have a free finger to use in pointing while reading.If you move your head,place your chin (下巴) in one hand and hold your head still (静止不动的).
If you read no more than one or two or three words at a time,you need to work very hard in learning to take in (吸收) more words at each glance (一瞥) as your eyes travel across the lines of words.
Even if you do rather fast now,you can learn to read even faster.As you probably have been told,the secret of fast reading is to take in whole groups of words as each glance.Read in through groups and force (迫使) your eyes along the lines of words as fast as you can to make them go.Anyone who practices doing these things will he able to read faster.
(1)
You may hold your fingers over your lips while reading so as ______.
A.to tell others to be silent
B.to feel whether your lips move or not
C.to hold a piece of paper between them
D.to keep yourself from talking to others
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(2)
When you read,______.
A.don't keep your head still
B.don't hold your books with your hands
C.don't stand up near a desk
D.don't use your finger to point to words
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(3)
If you learn to read fast,______.
A.you can read more in less time
B.you can write faster
C.you can understand better
D.you can read less in more time
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(4)
You must _______ those habits that we are talking about in this reading.