网址：http://m.1010jiajiao.com/timu3_id_2462441[举报]
lack of confidence with speaking, and difficulty in understanding native speakers. Another problem
could be that a foreign language taught in schools can sound quite different to what native speakers
actually use.
There are a few English words and expressions that I'd never heard until I came to China. The
most common one in my experience is "How are you? I'm fine, thank you, and you?"
I appreciate that although this greeting is much too formal for everyday use - it's easy to learn
and helps build confidence. However, it can be a hard habit to break. I've seen many parents correct
their kids if they don't use that exact phrase, as if simply replying "I'm fine" would somehow be rude.
In fact I'm banning my students from saying that in the classroom, insisting a simple "I'm fine, thanks"
is good enough.
"Seldom" is another one that I find interesting. The first time a student told me "I seldom watch
TV", my initial reaction was a stupefied look, followed by "Huh?" I then realized the student used
"seldom" when it's more common for us to use "rarely."
I was just as confused when I first heard a toilet referred to as a WC (water closet), another
English term I'd never heard of back in Australia. Of course, my students know the other names
for it like bathroom, toilet, washroom etc. so to prefer that name is an interesting choice.
I don't mind that my students have substituted familiar English words with their own, far from it.
It reminds me how creative they can be with not only their language, but with mine as well. It's healthy
for English to evolve (进化) and change and I'm happy to add these new words to my vocabulary.
One important lesson I've learnt is that textbooks can only help you so much. For further
improvement you'd better practice with native speakers.
B. Native speakers are hard to understand.
C. Chinese-English has something different.
D. Chinese students are more creative.
B. not popular with native speakers
C. sometimes misunderstood
D. considered impolite by native speakers
B. the exact reply has been trained into a habit
C. some parents are not qualified to teach English
D. children don't always obey their teachers
B. rarely; washroom
C. seldom; WC
D. rarely; WC
B. He's angry.
C. He feels uncomfortable.
D. He pays no attention.
| 完形填空。 | ||||
| Even before my father left us, my mother had to go back to work to support our family. Once I came 1 the kitchen, complaining, "Mom, I can't peel (剥皮) potatoes. I have only one 2 " Mom never looked 3 from sewing. "You get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes." she told me. "And don't ever 4 that as an excuse for anything again!" In the second grade, our teacher lined up my class on the 5 and had each of us 6 across the monkey bars(单杠), swinging from one high steel rod (杆) to the next. When it was my 7 I shook my head. Some kids behind me laughed, and I went home 8 . That night I told Mom about it. She hugged me, and I saw her "we'll see about that" 9 . The next afternoon, she 10 me back to school. At the deserted playground, Mom looked 11 at the bars. "Now pull up with your right arm," she advised. She 12 as I struggled to 13 myself with my right hand 14 I could hook (钩住) the bar with my other elbow. Day after day we 15 , and she 16 me for every rung (横档) I 17 . I'll never forget the next time, 18 the rungs, I looked down at the 19 who were standing with their mouths 20 . | ||||
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||