摘要： A. If you have more practice, you will speak English better. B. more you practice, the your spoken English will be.

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　　Q：

　　I’d like to know about fluency．What can I do to feel better when I’m talking to other people? Do you have some ways to learn it faster? Please help me!

——Roberto in Brazil

　　A：

　　Roberto wants to know how to become more fluent in English, and this is something you want to be able to do “fast”．

　　First, if you get to meet English speakers much, the important rule is to listen not just to native speakers of English, but aslo to very good users of English．If you don’t, then listen to the radio, TV or films in English．

　　The next step is to notice what it is that speakers of English do, which makes them sound fluent．The first trick(诀窍)is to probobly have confidence．Some people think they might make mistakes．Don’t worry about that．Your listeners will usually try hard to understand you---a few grammar mistakes aren’t going to worry them．

　　What you do need to worry about is pronunciation, especially stress(重音)．When you learn a new word or expression, learn it with its stress．Notice how a native speaker says it or look it up in a dictionary．

　　Another good thing that speakers of English do is to have a few tricks up their sleeves(袖子)for when they need to give themselves thinking time．Sometimes they use “filler sounds” like er, um, and so on．

　　It is also useful to know how to bring other speakers into your conversation so that you keep them interested---and this is often done by asking questions like “What do you think?” “How do you feel about this?” and so on．

　　So, to become a fluent speaker, you’ll need to put into practice all these kinds of things．And there’s the key：practisce, practise, practise．

——Susan Fearn

(1)

Roberto wants to know how to __________

[　　]

A．

learn English

B．

speak English fluently

C．

talk to other people

D．

become confident

(2)

When mentioning pronunciation, Susan pays special attention to __________

[　　]

A．

stress

B．

expressions

C．

dictionaries

D．

words

(3)

What do the underlined words “to have a few tricks up their sleeves” probably mean?

[　　]

A．

To wear a lot of clothes．

B．

To have a secret plan or idea．

C．

To hide some tricks into their sleeves．

D．

To have sleeves covering their whole arms．

(4)

What do we know from the passage?

[　　]

A．

One can only learn stress from dictionaries．

B．

Grammar mistakes worry one’s listeners a lot．

C．

Asking questions can make one’s conversation attractive．

D．

One can become fluent if one practises one of the suggestions．

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　　Nowadays everybody seems to think that they know English．Many people speak it but few speak it really well．Practice is necessary in speaking English well．

　　Reading is also one of the things that will help you to speak English better．Read whenever you can and whatever you like! Read papers and Internet sites that you like in English every day．Then, you will see that the number of known words is increasing and you are able to speak with more skills．Then you will have made the foundations(基础)and a good basis of English．It is not good to stop and get stuck there．

　　Going to England or an English－speaking country is a good choice, but many people cannot afford it．If you cannot go, reading and speaking with your friends will also help you to practice your English．However, I think it is very good to visit some English – speaking country to see and test your knowledge in everyday life．You will understand the everyday usage of the language in its natural environment．There your level of English is going to improve even faster．You ability to speak English is better．Nothing can match the excitement and happiness when a native speaker tells you that your English is very good!

　　Finally, in order to speak English well, you must be persistent(坚持的)and do it every day．It is like playing the piano．Pianists play it every day and so should you．Include English in your life and you will see where it is going．Practice, practice! Read, write and improve your language skills and you are on you way when you will be able to speak it with more and more confidence!

(1)

Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

[　　]

A．

How to Improve Your Language Skills

B．

How to Speak English Well

C．

Speaking English

D．

Practice, Practice!

(2)

What does the writer suggest about reading?

[　　]

A．

Trying to improve your vocabulary．

B．

Keeping on reading when you have time．

C．

Stopping when you have a good basis of English．

D．

Looking up every unknown word when reading．

(3)

In the writer’s eyes, the essential way to improve your speaking skills is ________．

[　　]

A．

practicing

B．

going abroad

C．

reading

D．

writing

(4)

The main idea of the last paragraph is that ________．

[　　]

A．

we should play the piano every day

B．

speaking English is fun and entertaining

C．

we should practice English every day to improve our speaking skills

D．

if we’ve learned to read and write, we’ll certainly be able to speak

(5)

According to the passage, what may make the author excited?

[　　]

A．

Reading papers and Internet sites．

B．

Having a good basis of English．

C．

Going to an English – speaking country．

D．

A native speaker’s praise．

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　　In the early 1950s, researchers found that people scored lower on intelligence tests if they spoke more than one language．Research in the sixties found the opposite．Bilingual people scored higher than monolinguals, people who speak only one language．So which is it?

　　Researchers presented their newest studies last month at a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science．The latest evidence shows that being bilingual does not necessarily make people smarter．But researcher Ellen Bialystok says it probably does make you better at certain skills．

　　Ellen Bialystok said, “Imagine driving down the highway．There’re many things that could

　　capture your attention and you really need to be able to monitor all of them．Why would bilingualism make you any better at that? ”

　　And the answer, she says, is that bilingual people are often better at controlling their attention-a function called the executive control system．

　　Ms．Bialystok is a psychology professor at York University in Toronto, Canada．She says the best method to measure the executive control system is called the Stroop Test．A person is shown words in different colors．The person has to ignore the word but say the color．The．problem is that the words are all names of colors．

　　Ellen Bialystok said, “So you would have the word blue written in red, but you have to say red．But blue is so salient(显著的), it's just lighting up all these circuits(电路)in your brain, and you really want to say blue．So you need a mechanism(机制)to override that so that you can say red．That's the executive control system．”

　　Her work shows that bilingual people continually practice this function．They have to, because both languages are active in their brain at the same time．They need to suppress(抑制)one to be able to speak in the other．

　　This mental exercise might help in other ways, too．Researchers say bilingual children are better able to separate a word from its meaning, and more likely to have friends from different

　　cultures．Bilingual adults are often four to five years later than others in developing dementia or

　　Alzheimer's disease．

(1)

What's the best title of the text?

[　　]

A．

Bilingual People, Smarter

B．

Monolingual People, Smarter

C．

Bilingual People, Longer Lives

D．

Bilingual People, Better at Some Skills

(2)

The underlined word “override” in Paragraph 6 probably means ________．

[　　]

A．

pay attention to

B．

take no notice of

C．

take an interest in

D．

take care of

(3)

In the Stroop Test, supposing you have the word yellow written in white, you will have to say ________．

[　　]

A．

white

B．

yellow

C．

blue

D．

red

(4)

Which group of people can most likely pass the Stroop Test?

[　　]

A．

People who can speak only Chinese．

B．

People who can speak only Japanese．

C．

People who can speak more than one language．

D．

People who can speak only English．

(5)

Which of the following statements is FALSE according to the text?

[　　]

A．

A bilingual child is better at separating a word from its meaning．

B．

A bilingual child can more easily make friends with a foreign child．

C．

Bilingual people are more able to monitor several things at the same time．

D．

It's not possible for bilingual people to develop Alzheimer's disease．

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　　Very soon a computer will be able to teach you English. It will also be able to translate any language for you too. It's just one more incredible result of the development of microprocessors－those tiny parts of a computer commonly known as “silicon chips”. So give up going to classes, stop buying more textbooks and relax. In a couple of years you won't need the international language of English.

　　Already Texas Instruments in the United States is developing an electronic translation machine. Imagine a Spanish secretary, for example, who wants to type a letter from the boss to a businessman in Sweden. All he or she will have to do is this: first type the letter in Spanish. The letter will appear on a television screen. After a few seconds the translated letter will appear on another television screen in Stockholm in perfect Swedish. And that's not all. Soon a computer will be able to teach you English, if you really want to learn the language. You will sit in front of a television screen and practice endless structures. The computer will tell you when you are correct and when you are wrong. It will even talk to you be-cause the silicon chips can change electrical impulses into sounds. And clever programmers can predict the responses you, the learner, are likely to make.

　　So think of it. You will be able to teach yourself at your own pace. You will waste very little time, and you can work at home．And if after all that, you still can't speak English you can always use the translating machine. In a few years, therefore, perhaps there will be no need for BBC modern English, or BBC English by Radio programmes－no more textbooks or teachers of English. Instead of buying an exciting new textbook, the computer will ask you to replace it with microprocessor one thousand nine hundred and eighty-four. Fast, reliable and efficient language learning and translating facilities will be available to you. Think of that no more tears or embarrassing moments. One little problem is that a computer can't laugh yet－but the scientists are working on it．Happy learning!

1．According to the writer , “you won't need the international language of English” because ________.

[　　]

A．textbooks are no longer necessary

B．it's better to buy a computer than to go to classes

C．learning English will no longer be a difficult task

D．the computer will be able to translate any language for you

2．The writer wants to tell us that if you use a computer to learn the language, you will ________.

[　　]

A．do everything at your own pace

B．need no translating machine

C．waste much of your time

D．speak better English

3．This passage is mainly about ________.

[　　]

A．someone who learns English with the help of a computer

B．what language learning could be like when computerized

C．fast, reliable and efficient language learning

D．the computer teaching the language

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