【題目】 Watching American TV and movies is a surprisingly free way to learn English. You learn modern culture, commonly used slang(俚語), improve listening, and most of all, it’s super fun.

The language used in popular TV shows and movies actually represents real life. Sometimes native(母語的)speakers even use new phrases they learn from movies. The slang today is much different from the slang used by even my parents. Real spoken English changes quite quickly and it’s important to know what’s cool now and what sounds old and stupid.

Most people studying English by watching TV and movies make one or two MISTAKES however.

1.Watching with subtitles(譯文對白字幕)

This is a huge mistake because you learn a lot less than you think. Your eyes naturally go to the subtitles and often the translations aren’t great. It’s impossible to translate slang and jokes anyway. Another thing is that your brain is busy reading your own language. This really slows down the learning.

2.Watching stuff(素材資料)

Turning the subtitles off isn’t enough if you don’t understand 100% of the movie or TV show. It’s not enough to get the “general idea”. I’ve watched so many movies and TV shows with people who aren’t from English-speaking countries, and they always miss the real funny parts, because movies and TV shows are designed for English-speaking people. They don’t need anything explained to them but you do. If you are learning English you need to have these slang expressions and jokes explained to you. Then you will totally “get” everything and your English level will improve like crazy.

No matter what your level is, I’m sure you’ll learn something from this. Check it out.

1What’s super fun according to this passage?

A.Learning about modern culture.B.Learning to use common slang.

C.Improving listening.D.Watching American TV and movies.

2________represent the changes of real spoken English.

A.Popular TV shows and moviesB.Slang from popular TV shows and movies

C.Native speakersD.Slang used by my parents

3Why is it a huge mistake for English learners to watch TV or movies with subtitles?

Because ________.

A.the translation isn’t rightB.it slows down your reading

C.no slang or jokes can be translatedD.you learn much less than you think

4Which of the following is NOT right?

A.We should turn off the subtitles when watching TV shows and movies in English.

B.The stuff can help us understand the movies and TV shows totally.

C.We should get the general idea by watching the subtitles.

D.Because we are not English speakers, we need something explained to us.

5We will miss the real funny parts of the TV shows and movies if we ________.

A.don’t understand the English slang or the jokesB.watch the stuff about the shows and movies

C.improve our English like crazyD.have these slang expressions and jokes explained to us

【答案】

1D

2B

3D

4C

5A

【解析】

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1細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中的句子“Watching American TV and movies is a surprisingly free way to learn English. You learn modern culture, commonly used slang(俚語), improve listening, and most of all, it’s super fun.”可知句中的it指的就是“Watching American TV and movies”。故選D。

2細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中的句子“The language used in popular TV shows and movies actually represents real life. Sometimes native(母語的)speakers even use new phrases they learn from movies.”句意是:流行電視節(jié)目和電影中使用的語言實際上代表了現(xiàn)實生活。有時母語人士甚至使用他們從電影中學到的新短語?芍,流行電視節(jié)目和電影中的俚語代表真實英語口語的變化。故選B

3細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中的句子“This is a huge mistake because you learn a lot less than you think. 可得知原因,故選D。

4細節(jié)理解題。文中的句子“This is a huge mistake because you learn a lot less than you think. Your eyes naturally go to the subtitles and often the translations aren’t great. It’s impossible to translate slang and jokes anyway. Another thing is that your brain is busy reading your own language. This really slows down the learning.”不建議我們跟著字幕看電影或者電視節(jié)目。故選項C錯誤,而選項A正確;根據(jù)句子“It’s not enough to get the “general idea”可知,素材能幫助我們理解大意,所以選項B正確;根據(jù)文中的句子“because movies and TV shows are designed for English-speaking people. They don’t need anything explained to them but you do.”可知,因為不是說英語的人,所以需要有人解釋,選項D是正確的。故選C。

5細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中的句子“I’ve watched so many movies and TV shows with people who aren’t from English-speaking countries, and they always miss the real funny parts, because movies and TV shows are designed for English-speaking people. They don’t need anything explained to them but you do. If you are learning English you need to have these slang expressions and jokes explained to you. Then you will totally “get” everything and your English level will improve like crazy.”可知,作者認為會錯過電影或者電視節(jié)目中搞笑的部分人,是因為他們不理解電影中的那些俚語和笑話。故選A。

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