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【题目】 Grammarphobia is the fear of grammar. This fear attacks almost everybody at one time or another, and it's most likely to strike during English or language arts classes. Even people who love reading and writing have been known to get feverish and insecure when they are aware of the possibility of turning in homework with grammar or spelling mistakes. Though writing may be enjoyable, being corrected is definitely not!

Grammarphobes, it's time to put your fears behind you. Grammar isn't that dreadful (可怕的). Here's why.

Let's assume you like hearing and telling stories and that you enjoy joking with friends. You probably also like emailing and instantmessaging. Well, what do you think makes all these possible? Grammar!

Grammar is simply the art of putting words together to make sentences. Whenever you use words to express yourself, you're using grammar. You do this all the time without even thinking.

So why think about it? Because good grammar helps you convey the ideas you intend. If your words aren't right, or if they are not in the right order, the person you are talking to might get the wrong idea. This can have embarrassing results.

Grammar helps us understand each other. It's like a manual (手册) for assembling the words in your head. You have to put your words together the right way if you want them to make sense. They can't do what you want if they aren't put together correctly.

What if everybody you know had a different manual? How would you agree on what others' words mean? People with different grammar manuals might be speaking different languages.

Communicating is similar to playing cards. To make sense, we have to play the same game, by the same rules. What are the rules for playing the game of English? You already know most of them without having to open a book.

【1】Grammarphobes refer to people who ________.

A. consider grammar to be boring

B. are afraid of making grammar mistakes

C. mind grammar too much in writing

D. are worried about grammar homework

【2】 The underlined word “assembling” in Paragraph 6 may mean ________.

A. directing B. remembering

C. looking for D. bringing together

【3】What does playing cards have in common with communicating?

A. Both can be learned easily.

B. Both can be interesting games.

C. Both need standards.

D. Both can make sense for our life.

【4】What might be the main idea of the passage?

A. Grammar is not horrible.

B. Forgetting grammar when writing.

C. Improving grammar through writing.

D. What is grammarphobia?

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

试题分析: 本文是一篇说明文，介绍了学生为之色变的语法。患有语法恐惧症的人，要认识到语法就像游戏规则一样是必须存在的，它可以帮助我们平时的交流和学习，所以没有必要对此感到恐惧。

【1】B细节理解题。第一段介绍grammarphobia是对语法的恐惧，第二段提出grammarphobes不要害怕语法，由此可知，grammarphobes是指那些害怕语法的人，选B。

【2】D词义推测题。根据后句“You have to put your words together the right way”及下一句中的“…if they aren’t put together correctly”可知，语法就像帮助人们把头脑中的词汇结合在一起的操作指南，选D。

【3】C细节理解题。根据文章末段内容可知作者认为它们相似的原因是无论打扑克还是交流都必须遵循一定的规则，没有规则的话，就达不到沟通或娱乐的目的，选C。

【4】A主旨大意题。本文开头提到人们害怕语法，害怕出现语法错误，而作者认为语法的存在是合理的，我们学习语言必须遵循一定的规则，所以没有必要对语法感到恐惧，选A。

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