题目内容
13.Students inC hina spend a lot of time learning English.B ut most of them cannot use it to communicate.Some experts think the reason lies in the testing system,because the current English testing system inC hina puts too much pressure on students to get high marks and pay no attention to the development of their overall(全面的) language abilities.C onsidering this,recently many experts are calling for reforms(改革) of the English language testing system to make it more effectively to develop actual language abilities.They say changes are necessary for the development of the national English education system.写作要求:
1.用30个词左右概括上述话题的主要内容;
2.用约100个词就这一话题发表自己的看法,并包括如下要点:
(1)你是否赞成英语考试的改革.
(2)你赞同或反对的理由(至少两条).
(3)对"How to develop overall language abilities"谈谈你的看法.
Recently,the topic of whether English test system should be changed has caused a heated discussion.Many people think the current testing system prevents students from developing overall language abilities and therefore argue for a reform.
Personally,I am against reforming the current testing system.The following are my reasons.Firstly,I don't think it prevents the cultivation of our overall languge abilities.As far as I know,many students are good at all the four skills of using English.Moreover,it is generally the fairest way for students to get selected for college study.Nobody can be sure a new testing method will do better.
As for the development of comprehensive language abilities,I think the only way is to practice more,either listening and reading or speaking and writing.Only in this way can we learn the English language well..
分析 写好这类作文要注意几个步骤:1. 认真审题,找准提示语中的关键词或句,确定中心思想.2. 依据关键句,草拟提纲,梳理文章的脉络3. 准确定位人称、时态.注意使用高级词汇和高级句型使文章显得更有档次.4.最后还要认真查验是否有漏写情况,有无拼写错误及标点误用等
高分句型一:
Many people think the current testing system prevents students from developing overall language abilities and therefore argue for a reform.
许多人认为现行的考试制度阻碍了学生语言能力的全面发展,因此需要改革.
高分句型二:
As for the development of comprehensive language abilities,I think the only way is to practice more,either listening and reading or speaking and writing.Only in this way can we learn the English language well.
关于综合语言能力的培养,我认为唯一的办法就是多练习,多听、多读、多说、多写,这样才能学好英语.
解答 Recently,the topic of whether English test system should be changed has caused a heated discussion.Many people think the current testing system prevents students from developing overall language abilities and therefore argue for a reform(高分句型一).
Personally,I am against reforming the current testing system.The following are my reasons.Firstly,I don't think it prevents the cultivation of our overall languge abilities.As far as I know,many students are good at all the four skills of using English.Moreover,it is generally the fairest way for students to get selected for college study.Nobody can be sure a new testing method will do better.
As for the development of comprehensive language abilities,I think the only way is to practice more,either listening and reading or speaking and writing.Only in this way can we learn the English language well(高分句型二).
点评 开放性作文给出一定的写作主题,并此为基础进行思维和联想,自由发挥.不仅考查学生在内容、结构安排、语言运用和组织方面的能力,而且对学生的想像力、发散思维、归纳判断能力也有很高的要求.
That evening,we were a bit (22)C for time.So instead of having dinner at home,we had fast food near the movie theater Oscar.There went the (23)B of eight movie tickets.
Then I met up with a friend and we sat around (24)D for a while,and another movie ticket went into a cup of coffee.After that,we figured we might as well (25)A around until the movie ended to pick up the boys.To help (26)D the time,I bought snacks.However,the (27)B went for an hour longer than expected.To watch the free movie,we always have to (28)B an hour of ads.
Oh,did I (29)Cparking and fighting my way through the (30)Dto get to the right theater?I could have sent the (31)Cto a movie theater in walking distance and had enough (32)D left over to watch ten more movies!
Next time I'm offered something free,I'll (33)A refuse it.
I should have known better.(34)D in 2004,I built my own business.One of my marketing strategies is that I often offer free gifts.I said"probably"because"free"is just the most irresistible (35)A in your marketing language.And it always (36)C.
If you don't believe me,next time when you do a promotion,(37)Athis test:one with and one without the free (38)B.You will be amazed by how many people will (39)D hundreds of dollars to get something for (40)C
21.A.for | B.or | C.so | D.but |
22.A.grateful | B.prepared | C.rushed | D.thankful |
23.A.time | B.price | C.chance | D.length |
24.A.singing | B.judging | C.bargaining | D.chatting |
25.A.wander | B.turn | C.look | D.gather |
26.A.save | B.waste | C.record | D.kill |
27.A.meeting | B.movie | C.walk | D.coffee |
28.A.break down | B.sit through | C.cut down | D.look through |
29.A.forget | B.continue | C.mention | D.stop |
30.A.race | B.park | C.gate | D.traffic |
31.A.employees | B.customers | C.boys | D.friends |
32.A.food | B.patience | C.room | D.money |
33.A.probably | B.angrily | C.definitely | D.repeatedly |
34.A.Ending | B.Writing | C.Reporting | D.Starting |
35.A.word | B.reason | C.letter | D.desire |
36.A.fails | B.cheats | C.works | D.loses |
37.A.try | B.study | C.face | D.attend |
38.A.help | B.gift | C.advice | D.market |
39.A.gain | B.bank | C.receive | D.pay |
40.A.something | B.everything | C.nothing | D.anything |
Researchers tested how long participants needed to(41)A from one cognitive (认知)task to another,something that's known to(42)D longer for older adults,said lead researcher,Brain Gold,an expert at the University of Kentucky,"It has great effects these days because our population is
(43)B gradually,"Gold said."Seniors are(44)C longer,and that's a good thing,but it's only a good thing(45)D a certain degree that their brains are(46)B."
Gold's team compared task-switching of younger and older(47)A,knowing they would find slower speeds in the(48)C population because of previous studies.(49)D,they found that older adults who spoke two languages were able to switch mental gear (齿轮)(50)A than those who didn't.
First,Gold and his team(51)B 30 people,who were either bilingual (双语的)(52)C monolingual (单语的),to look at a series of colored shapes and(53)D with the name of each shape by pushing a button.Then,they(54)A the participants with a similar series of colored shapes and asked them to respond with what(55)Cthe shapes were by pushing a button.The bilingual people had the(56)Bto respond faster to the shifting prompts (提示).
Researchers then gathered 80 more people for a second(57)A; 40bilinguals and 40monolinguals.This time,researchers used FMRI machines to(58)D brain activity during the same shape-and color-identifying(59)C.Gold and his team found that bilingual people had different brain activity than their monolingual peers.
"Learning a second language in childhood was thought of as(60)A,"Gold said."Actually,it's beneficial."
41.A.switch | B.perform | C.jump | D.transport |
42.A.hold | B.spend | C.last | D.take |
43.A.increasing | B.aging | C.growing | D.exploding |
44.A.surviving | B.staying | C.living | D.expecting |
45.A.with | B.in | C.at | D.to |
46.A.powerful | B.healthy | C.sensitive | D.special |
47.A.adults | B.researchers | C.leaders | D.seniors |
48.A.random | B.ordinary | C.older | D.younger |
49.A.Thus | B.Otherwise | C.Besides | D.However |
50.A.faster | B.slower | C.longer | D.better |
51.A.paid | B.asked | C.promised | D.forced |
52.A.yet | B.nor | C.or | D.and |
53.A.remember | B.realize | C.recall | D.reply |
54.A.presented | B.rewarded | C.assisted | D.treated |
55.A.forms | B.types | C.colors | D.sizes |
56.A.right | B.ability | C.opportunity | D.determination |
57.A.experiment | B.conclusion | C.lesson | D.task |
58.A.recognize | B.improve | C.make | D.record |
59.A.tools | B.scores | C.tasks | D.games |
60.A.useless | B.reasonable | C.simple | D.interesting |