What’s language for?Some people seem to think it’s for practicing grammar rules(规则) and learning lists of words --the longer the lists, the better. That’s wrong. Language is for the exchange of ideas and information. It’s meaningless if you can’t use it freely. Many students I have met know hundreds of grammar rules, but they can’t speak correctly or fluently(流利地). They are afraid of making mistakes. One shouldn’t be afraid of making mistakes when speaking a foreign language. Native(本土的) speakers make mistakes and break rules, too. Bernard Saw once wrote, “Foreigners often speak English too correctly.” But the mistakes that native speakers make are different from those that Chinese students make. They’re English mistakes in the English language. And if enough native speakers break a rule, it is no longer a rule. What used to be wrong becomes right. So Chinese students should pay attention to grammar, but they shouldn’t overdo(做过头)it. They should put communication(交际)first.
【小题1】 Language is used to __________ .

A.express oneself
B.practise grammar rules.
C.talk with foreigners only
D.learn lists of words
【小题2】 If too many native speakers break a rule,________ .
A.what they use will become right.
B.they are against the law
C.they should say sorry to others.
D.they will become heroes
【小题3】 When we speak a foreign language, we should________ .
A.speak in Chinese way
B.speak by the rules
C.speak to native speakers
D.not be afraid of making mistakes
【小题4】What should Chinese students put first?
A.LanguageB.CommunicationC.RulesD.Grammar

What’s language for?Some people seem to think it’s for practicing grammar rules(规则) and learning lists of words --the longer the lists, the better. That’s wrong. Language is for the exchange of ideas and information. It’s meaningless if you can’t use it freely. Many students I have met know hundreds of grammar rules, but they can’t speak correctly or fluently(流利地). They are afraid of making mistakes. One shouldn’t be afraid of making mistakes when speaking a foreign language. Native(本土的) speakers make mistakes and break rules, too. Bernard Saw once wrote, “Foreigners often speak English too correctly.” But the mistakes that native speakers make are different from those that Chinese students make. They’re English mistakes in the English language. And if enough native speakers break a rule, it is no longer a rule. What used to be wrong becomes right. So Chinese students should pay attention to grammar, but they shouldn’t overdo(做过头)it. They should put communication(交际)first.

1. Language is used to __________ .

A.express oneself

B.practise grammar rules.

C.talk with foreigners only

D.learn lists of words

2. If too many native speakers break a rule,________ .

A.what they use will become right.

B.they are against the law

C.they should say sorry to others.

D.they will become heroes

3. When we speak a foreign language, we should________ .

A.speak in Chinese way

B.speak by the rules

C.speak to native speakers

D.not be afraid of making mistakes

4.What should Chinese students put first?

A.Language         B.Communication     C.Rules             D.Grammar

 

阅读理解。
     (1) Although we may not realize it, when we talk with others we   make ourselves understood not 
just by words. 
 We send messages to the   people around us also by body movements. A smile and 
handshake(握手)show welcome.  Waving one's hand is to say "Goodbye".  Nodding   the head  
means agreement, while shaking it means disagreement. In China and some English-speaking countries,
 these body movements have the same meanings.       
     But not all body languages mean the same things in different countries.  For example,  nodding the head in some Asian countries means not "Yes" but "No".       
     When we speak a foreign language,  (2) to know the meanings of the body movements is important 
in the foreign countries.
  In Russia, France and some of South American countries men kiss (吻) each 
other when they meet.  Men don't kiss each other in China or English-speaking countries. In England, 
older people usually shake hands when they meet someone for the first time. However, young people 
don't shake hands.  (3) In France, people shake hands in the office every morning.  French people kiss
 each other more often than English people when they meet or leave.
1. 将(1)处译成汉语。
    ______________________________________________________
2. 将(2)处改写句子,句意不变。
    ______________________________________________________
3. 将(3)处改为被动语态。
    ______________________________________________________
4. Do all body languages mean the same things in different countries?
    ______________________________________________________
5. Who kiss each other more often when they meet or leave, French people or English people?
    ______________________________________________________
阅读理解。
     (1) Although we may not realize it, when we talk with others we make ourselves understood not just
by words
. We send messages to the people around us also by body movements. A smile and handshake
(握手) show welcome. Waving one's hand is to say "Goodbye." Nodding the head means agreement, while
shaking it means disagreement. In China and some English-speaking countries, these body movements have
the same meanings.
     But not all body languages mean the same things in different countries. For example, nodding the head in
some Asian countries means not "Yes." but "No:"
     When we speak a foreign language, (2) to know the meanings of the body movements is important in-the
foreign countries.
In Russia, France and some of South American countries men kiss (吻) each other when
they meet. Men don't kiss each other in China or English-speaking countries. In England, older people usually
shake hands when they meet someone for the first time, however, young people don't shake hands. (3) In
France, people shake hands in the office every morning.
French people kiss each other more often than English
people when they meet or leave.
1. 将 (1) 处译成汉语。
    ____________________________________________________
2. 将 (2) 处改写句子,句意不变。 
    ____________________________________________________
3. 将 (3) 处改为被动语态。 
   ____________________________________________________
4. Do all body languages mean the same things in different countries? 
     ____________________________________________________
5. Do they kiss each other more often when they meet or leave, French people or English people? 
     ____________________________________________________
阅读理解。
     Although we may not realize it, when we talk with others we make ourselves understood not just by
words. We send messages to the people around us also by body movements. A smile and handshake (握手)
show welcome. Waving one's hand is to say "Goodbye." Nodding (点头) the head means agreement, while
shaking it means disagreement. In China and some English-speaking countries, these body movements have
the same meanings.   
     But not all body languages mean the same things in different countries. For example, nodding the head in
some Asian countries means not "Yes.", but "No."   
     When we speak a foreign language, it's important to know the meanings of the body movements in the
foreign countries. In Russia, France and some of South American countries men kiss (吻) each other when
they meet. Men don't kiss each other in China or English-speaking countries. In England, older people usually
shake hands when they meet someone for the first time, however, young people don't shake hands. In France,
people shake hands in the office every morning. French people kiss each other more often than English people
when they meet or leave.
根据短文内容,判断正(T)误(F)。
(     )1. We talk with other people just by words.   
(     )2. Nodding the head doesn't mean "Yes." in some Asian countries.   
(     )3. From this passage, we can know that men in Brazil usually kiss each other when they meet.   
(     )4. In France, men just kiss each other when they meet.   
(     )5. In China and some English-speaking countries, all the body movements have the same meanings.

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