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【題目】Speaking is different among the four skills in learning English.The other three you can do alone on your own，but you can't really speak alone.Speaking to yourself can be “dangerous” because men in white coats may come and take you away! Then how can you practice speaking？Where can you find people to speak English with?

At school—If you pay to go to a language school，you should use the chance to speak.If your teacher asks you to speak in pairs with other students，try to say as much as possible.Don't worry about your mistakes.Just speak!

Cafes and bars—There are American，British，Irish and Australian bars in many big cities.If you can find one，you will probably meet many people speaking English as their first or second language.

Songs and videos—Repeat the words of an English song，singing with the music until it becomes automatic (不假思索的)．It's good practice for your memory and for the mouth muscles (肌肉) that you need for English.

Language is all around you—Everywhere you go，you will find language.Shop names，notices，and car numbers…When you walk down the street，practice reading the words and numbers that you see.Say them to yourself.It's not exactly a conversation，but it will help you to “think” in English.

【1】The purpose of this passage is to ________.

A. tell us that you can speak English alone

B. tell us that English is all around you

C. give us some advice on how to practice speaking

D. tell us speaking is the easiest of the four skills in learning English

【2】What does the writer mean by saying “Speaking to yourself can be dangerous”？

A. The writer is joking—perhaps a doctor will come and take you to the hospital.

B. It's dangerous to practice speaking with foreigners.

C. When you speak alone，you have to put on a white coat.

D. Men in white coats will cause an accident.

【3】The writer advises you to go to cafes and bars because ________.

A. you can enjoy yourself there

B. you can listen to English songs there

C. it will not be dangerous if you speak to yourself there

D. you will meet many English speakers there

【4】Why does the writer give the advice “Songs and videos”？

A. It's good practice for your memory.

B. It's good for the mouth muscles that you need for English.

C. It's good for you to sing well.

D. Both A and B.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】D

【解析】

本文作者主要說了在學(xué)英語，聽說讀寫四個方面的能力中，說和其它三個是不同的，“聽讀寫”都可以自己獨立完成，但是“說”卻不能，并針對如何練習(xí)說提出了建議。

【1】主旨大意題。文章第一段尤其是最后一句話Then how can you practice speaking？Where can you find people to speak English with? 可知本篇文章主要是說我們應(yīng)該怎么樣練習(xí)口語，在哪里找可以練習(xí)口語的搭檔。故選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章Speaking to yourself can be “dangerous” because men in white coats may come and take you away!作者之所以說自言自語是危險的，是因為如果自言自語的話，醫(yī)生會以為你有精神病，會把你拉到醫(yī)院看病，其實這只是作者開個玩笑而已，故選A。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章If you can find one，you will probably meet many people speaking English as their first or second language.可知作者建議去咖啡館和酒吧的原因是在那里可以見到很多說英語的人。故選D。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)本段It's good practice for your memory and for the mouth muscles (肌肉) that you need for English.可知通過模仿英語歌可以鍛煉你的記憶和你嘴上的肌肉，這正是說英語所需要的，故選D。

本文文章結(jié)構(gòu)簡單，層次分明，快速瀏覽文章，注意文章的首尾段，及每個小段的第一句即心句。通常一篇文章的主旨會直接出現(xiàn)在首尾段，或通過首尾段的關(guān)鍵語句體現(xiàn)出來，例如本文第1小題，通過文第一段尤其是最后一句話Then how can you practice speaking？Where can you find people to speak English with? 可知本篇文章主要是說明我們應(yīng)該怎么樣練習(xí)口語，在哪里找可以練習(xí)口語的搭檔。故選C。