Question

【题目】One is not born able to speak a language. One is born able to make a noise. I have heard babies cry in America and in China. I can’t tell any difference. But when I hear someone from America speak English and hear someone speak Chinese, I can tell you there are a lot of differences.

I believe a common(普遍的) problem with Chinese students’ learning English is that they were not taught to think in English. They have an idea spoken in English and want to translate the idea into Chinese, then they think in Chinese of the proper reply and translate it into English. After along period of speaking the language, one begins to think in the foreign language naturally. You will learn faster if you begin to think in English at the very beginning of your study. Many students ask me: What can I do to improve my spoken English?

My reply is: The more English you speak, the better English you will speak. There are many things you can do to improve your spoken English. Of course, the best way is to live where English is spoken as a language of the country.

【1】The cries of American and Chinese babies are _______.

A. different B. not like each other

C. the same D. like each other

【2】The underlined sentence (in Paragraph 2) means that______.

A. teachers never gave the students the way of learning English

B. some teachers didn’t teach students to think in English

C. students didn’t remember the way teachers taught them

D. teachers didn’t want their students to think in English

【3】The underlined word “they” (in Paragraph 2) refers to “_____”.

A. English students B. Chinese teachers

C. Chinese students D. English teachers

【4】According to the article, which of the following is TRUE?

A. You must think in English all the time.

B. After speaking English for a long time, you may probably think in English naturally(自然地).

C. You should always translate English into Chinese.

D. The best way of learning English is to live in America.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

试题分析: 本文首先指出很多中国学生学习英语的不恰当方法，然后介绍一种学习英语的方法--不断说这种语言以培养用英语思考的能力。

【1】C细节理解题。根据第一段“I have heard babies cry in America and in China. I can’t tell any difference. ”可知美国孩子和中国孩子的哭声是没有什么区别的。故选C。

【2】B 句意理解题。第二段画线的句意：我认为中国学生学英语的普遍问题是他们并不被教用英语思考。言下之意，一些老师并不教学生用英语思考，顾璇B。

【3】C 句意理解题。根据第二段“They have an idea spoken in English and want to translate the idea into Chinese, then they think in Chinese of the proper reply and translate it into English. ”他们有了英语的想法会想把它翻译成汉语，然后他们想到合适的回答再把它翻译成英语。由句意可知画线单词they指代的是中国学生，故选C。

【4】B 推理判断题。文中第二段“After along period of speaking the language, one begins to think in the foreign language naturally. ”可看出在说了很长时间这种语言之后，一个人会开始自然地用这种语言思考。故B正确。