题目内容
My topic today is the Internet. It was prompted(引出)by the first letter, which I am unable to answer fully for the reasons given!
Dear David,
I’m a middle school student. Now I am preparing for a writing competition. Could you please check the mistakes in my article about using the Internet and
Give me some advice? No name David writes: I’m very sorry to say that I think it would be very unfair for me to help you win a competition--- unfair to the other competitors!
But I’ll say that your article is very interesting and I wish you good luck.
Dear David,
I’m now learning English by myself. Can you introduce some useful websites where I can make friends with foreigners? Please help me.
Moonlight
David writes: Well, dear moonlight, I think you made a good choice by using the Net in your self-studies. Two very good websites I’d suggest to you are:
www.britishcouncil.org.cn and www.britishcouncil.org.cn/learn.
By the way, for those readers interested in the teaching of English, there is an Internet discussion group called ELTCSChi-L (English Language Teaching Contacts Scheme China List).
And also, a healthy warning to all my readers: If over-used, the Internet can be a WOMBAT—A Waste of Money, Brains and Time!
1. David is probably a ________.
A. language expert B. computer expert
C. college student D. club chairman
2. What is the reason why the first letter is unable to be fully answered?
A. David is unable to think out good advice.
B. David thinks it is expected to play fair in the competition.
C. David is going to talk on another topic-Internet.
D. David finds no mistakes in that article.
3.“www.britishcouncil.org.cn” is a (an)________.
A. English newspaper for students and language teachers.
B. website where one can join a discussion group.
C. newspaper column for answering readers’ questions .
D. website where one can make foreign friends.
1.A
2.B
3.D
【解析】略
The speaker, a teacher from a community college, addressed a sympathetic(赞同的) audience. Heads nodded in agreement when he said, “High school English teachers are not doing their jobs.” He described the inadequacies of his students, all high school graduates who can use language only at a grade 9 level. I was unable to determine from his answers to my questions how this grade 9 level had been established.
My topic is not standards nor its decline(降低). What the speaker was really saying is that he is no longer young; he has been teaching for sixteen years, and is able to think and speak like a mature adult.
My point is that the frequent complaint of one generation about the one immediately following it is inevitable. It is also human nature to look for the reasons for our dissatisfaction. Before English became a school subject in the late nineteenth century, it was difficult to find the target of the blame for language deficiencies (缺陷). But since then, English teachers have been under constant attack.
The complainers think they have hit upon an original idea. As their own command of the language improves, they notice that young people do not have this same ability. Unaware that their own ability has developed through the years, they assume the new generation of young people must be hopeless in this respect. To the eyes and ears of sensitive adults the language of the young always seems inadequate.
Since this concern about the decline and fall of the English language is not perceived(察觉) as a generational phenomenon but rather as something new and peculiar(特有的) to today’s young people, it naturally follows that today’s English teachers cannot be doing their jobs. Otherwise, young people would not commit offenses against the language.
【小题1】 The speaker the author mentioned in the passage believed that _____.
A.the language of the younger generation is usually inferior(差的) to that of the older generation |
B.the students had a poor command of English because they didn’t work hard enough |
C.he was an excellent language teacher because he had been teaching English for sixteen years |
D.English teachers should be held responsible for the students’ poor command of English |
A.gave a correct judgment of the English level of the students |
B.had exaggerated(夸大) the language problems of the students |
C.was right in saying that English teachers were not doing their jobs |
D.could think and speak intelligently |
A.neutral | B.positive | C.critical | D.compromising |
A.it is justifiable(有理由的) to include English as a school subject |
B.the author disagrees with the speaker over the standard of English at Grade 9 level |
C.English language teaching is by no means an easy job |
D.language improvement needs time and effort |
A.it is unfair to blame the English teachers for the language deficiencies of the students |
B.young people would not commit offences against the language if the teachers did their jobs properly |
C.to eliminate(消除) language deficiencies one must have sensitive eyes and ears |
D.to improve the standard of English requires the effort of several generations |
The speaker, a teacher from a community college, addressed a sympathetic(赞同的) audience. Heads nodded in agreement when he said, “High school English teachers are not doing their jobs.” He described the inadequacies of his students, all high school graduates who can use language only at a grade 9 level. I was unable to determine from his answers to my questions how this grade 9 level had been established.
My topic is not standards nor its decline(降低). What the speaker was really saying is that he is no longer young; he has been teaching for sixteen years, and is able to think and speak like a mature adult.
My point is that the frequent complaint of one generation about the one immediately following it is inevitable. It is also human nature to look for the reasons for our dissatisfaction. Before English became a school subject in the late nineteenth century, it was difficult to find the target of the blame for language deficiencies (缺陷). But since then, English teachers have been under constant attack.
The complainers think they have hit upon an original idea. As their own command of the language improves, they notice that young people do not have this same ability. Unaware that their own ability has developed through the years, they assume the new generation of young people must be hopeless in this respect. To the eyes and ears of sensitive adults the language of the young always seems inadequate.
Since this concern about the decline and fall of the English language is not perceived(察觉) as a generational phenomenon but rather as something new and peculiar(特有的) to today’s young people, it naturally follows that today’s English teachers cannot be doing their jobs. Otherwise, young people would not commit offenses against the language.
1. The speaker the author mentioned in the passage believed that _____.
A.the language of the younger generation is usually inferior(差的) to that of the older generation |
B.the students had a poor command of English because they didn’t work hard enough |
C.he was an excellent language teacher because he had been teaching English for sixteen years |
D.English teachers should be held responsible for the students’ poor command of English |
2. In the author’s opinion, the speaker ______.
A.gave a correct judgment of the English level of the students |
B.had exaggerated(夸大) the language problems of the students |
C.was right in saying that English teachers were not doing their jobs |
D.could think and speak intelligently |
3.The author’s attitude towards the speaker’s remarks is ______.
A.neutral |
B.positive |
C.critical |
D.compromising |
4.It can be concluded from the passage that ______.
A.it is justifiable(有理由的) to include English as a school subject |
B.the author disagrees with the speaker over the standard of English at Grade 9 level |
C.English language teaching is by no means an easy job |
D.language improvement needs time and effort |
5.In the passage the author argues that ______.
A.it is unfair to blame the English teachers for the language deficiencies of the students |
B.young people would not commit offences against the language if the teachers did their jobs properly |
C.to eliminate(消除) language deficiencies one must have sensitive eyes and ears |
D.to improve the standard of English requires the effort of several generations |