Question

One of the speaking rules you need to know might sound strange to most ESL (English as a second language) students, but it is one of the most important rules. If you want to pass examinations, then study grammar. However, if you want to become fluent in English, then you should try to learn English without studying the grammar.

Studying grammar will only slow you down and confuse you. You will think about the rules when creating sentences instead of naturally saying a sentence like a native. Remember that only a small part of English speakers know more than 20% of all the grammar rules. Many ESL students know more grammar than native speakers. I can confidently say this with experience. I am a native English speaker, majored in English Literature, and have been teaching English for more than 10 years. However, many of my students know more details about English grammar than I do. When they sometimes ask me about grammar, I can easily look up the definition(定义) and apply it, but I can’t tell them the answer off the top of my head.

I often ask my native English friends some grammar questions, and only a few of them know the correct answer. However, they are fluent in English and can read, speak, listen, and communicate effectively.

Do you want to be able to recite the definition of a causative verb, or do you want to be able to speak English fluently?

1.According to the author, what opinion do most ESL students hold?

A．Grammar matters a lot only in speaking.

B．Grammar doesn’t matter much in speaking.

C．Grammar is very important in English learning.

D．Grammar is not important in English learning.

2.What is the author?

A．An ESL student.                         B．A teacher teaching English natives.

C．A native English student.                  D．A native English teacher.

3.The underlined part “off the top of my head” means         .

A．on purpose                            B．without consideration

C．after thinking                          D．with difficulty

4.Which of the following titles best suits the text?

A．Fluency or Grammar?                    B．Grammar Counts!

C．Exams or No Exams?                     D．No More Grammar!

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲的是要学语法还是要语言的流畅，大部分学英语的学生认为语法是很重要的，但作者认为如果想流利的说英语就要忽视语法。

1.细节题：从第一段的句子：If you want to pass examinations, then study grammar.可知大部分学英语的学生认为语法是很重要的，选 C

2.细节题：从第二段的句子：I am a native English speaker, majored in English Literature, and have been teaching English for more than 10 years.可知作者是英语是本族语的老师。选D

3.猜词题：从前面的句子：I can easily look up the definition(定义) and apply it,可知作者不能不用考虑就回答。选B

4.主旨题：从最后一段的句子：Do you want to be able to recite the definition of a causative verb, or do you want to be able to speak English fluently?可知这篇文章讲的是要学语法还是要语言的流畅，选A

考点：考查文化类短文

点评：本文所设试题主要考察细节查找，对于文章中的细节题，要注意文本内容的理解。关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查题支和原文的异同，常犯错误有：绝对化语言，范围扩大或缩小，以偏概全，张冠李戴等。带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读。