[自考类试卷]全国自考(英语阅读一)模拟试卷1及答案与解析.doc
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1、全国自考(英语阅读一)模拟试卷 1 及答案与解析一、CAREFUL READING0 Pronouncing a language is a skill. Every normal person is expert in the skill of pronouncing his own language ; but few people are even moderately proficient at pronouncing foreign languages. Now there are many reasons for this, some obvious, some perhaps n
2、ot so obvious. But I suggest that the fundamental reason why people in general do not speak foreign languages very much better than they do is that they fail to grasp the true nature of the problem of learning to pronounce, and consequently pronouncing a foreign language is a skill one that needs ca
3、reful training of a special kind,and one that cannot be acquired by just leaving it to take care of itself, I think even teachers of language while recognizing the importance of a good accent, tend to neglect, in their practical teaching, the branch of study concerned with speaking the language. So
4、the first point I want to make is that English pronunciation must be taught; the teacher should be prepared to devote some of the lesson time to this, and by his whole attitude to the subject should get the student to feel, that here is a matter worthy of receiving his close attention. So, there sho
5、uld be occasions, when other aspects of English, such as grammar or spelling, are allowed for the moment to take second place.Apart from this question of the time given to pronunciation,there are two other requirements for the teacher: the first, knowledge; the second, technique.It is important that
6、 the teacher should be in possession of the necessary information. This can generally be obtained from books. It is possible to get from books some idea of the mechanics of speech, and of what we call general phonetic theory. It is also possible in this way to get a clear mental picture of the relat
7、ionship between the sounds of different languages, between the speech habits of English people and those, say, of your students. Unless the teacher has such a picture, any comments he may make on his students pronunciation are unlikely to be of much use, and lesson time spent on pronunciation may we
8、ll be time wasted.But it does not follow that you can teach pronunciation successfully as soon as you have read the necessary books. It depends after that what use you make of your knowledge; and this is a matter of technique.1 What does the writer actually say about pronouncing foreign languages? (
9、 )(A)Only a few people are really proficient.(B) No one is really an expert in the skill.(C) There arent many people who are even fairly good.(D)There are even some people who are moderately proficient.2 The best way of learning to speak a foreign language he suggests is by_. ( )(A)picking it up nat
10、urally as a child(B) learning from a native speaker(C) not concentrating on pronunciation as such(D)undertaking systematic work3 What is it that teachers are said to be inclined to forget? ( )(A)The practical teaching of languages.(B) The importance of a good accent.(C) The principles of phonetic th
11、eory.(D)The teaching of pronunciation in the classroom.4 The value the student puts on correct speech habits depends upon_. ( )(A)how closely he attends to the matter(B) whether it is English that is being taught(C) his teachers approach to pronunciation(D)the importance normally given to grammar an
12、d spelling5 How might the teacher find himself wasting lesson time? ( )(A)By spending lesson time on pronunciation.(B) By making ill-informed comments upon pronunciation.(C) By not using books on phonetics in the classroom.(D)By not giving students a clear mental picture of the difference between so
13、unds.5 On days when there is work, I talk to the other guys. Some of them tell me that the harvest season is coming in northern California, and they say that one can earn good money there. Things havent gone so badly in the car wash, but one afternoon I give the manager my thanks for having hired an
14、d promoted me, and with a little suitcase that night I board a Greyhound headed north. My ticket is made out for San Francisco, but I dont plan to go that far. I plan to ride until I had a place where people are harvesting, and to get off the bus there.I sleep on the bus for a few hours that night,a
15、nd in the morning, when I awake,I don t know where we are. I get up from my seat and walk down the bus aisle, looking for a Mexican or Chicano to tell me our location, but oddly enough I dont see any among the passengers, who are all white-skinned. I pay attention to the road signs we pass, but they
16、 are not of much help. I can read the town names, but I dont know where the towns lie. A map would help me, and I decide to buy one at our next stop. Lots of things are for sale at the bus stops gift shop, but there are no maps. I direct myself towards the shops operator, but I run into the language
17、 barrier. The operator is an Anglo, and when I speak to him in Spanish, he says that he doesn t understand. I try to practice my very precarious English with him, but its of no use. I have a rough idea of the sound of the words that I want to say, but I cant pronounce them right. I make signs, signa
18、ling a big piece of paper and say “from California“, but he turns into a question mark,with eyes wide open, arms raised and hands extended. “Map,“ I say, but I dont pronounce the word very well. “Freeways, streets,“I add, but he still doesnt understand. He points out chewing gum, candies, pieces of
19、cake, sandwiches ,soft drinks,and cigarettes,trying to guess what I m asking for. But he doesnt show me any maps. Finally, I back out of the store, and as 1 leave I hear him say, “Im sorry. “A little before the bus leaves, I run into a Mexican-American in a hallway and I immediately ask him to help
20、me find a map of California. We go back to the store. The Chicano asks for a map. “Ahh! Ahaaa!“ the operator exclaims. Then he goes to a corner of his shelves and takes out what Ive been asking for. While I am paying him, he talks to the Chicano in a joyful tone. With the map in my hands,I give the
21、Chicano my thanks, and he explains that the store keeper thinks that I am asking if he needs anybody to clean the floor or “mop“.6 The writer decided to leave his job and go to northern California because_ . ( )(A)his boss didnt like him(B) things were going badly in the car wash(C) he thought he co
22、uld earn more money(D)there wasn t always work7 The writer wanted a map in order to _. ( )(A)find the way to San Francisco(B) help him with the road signs(C) know where he was in relation to the entire trip(D)find his way back to his workplace8 From the passage, we can infer that_ . ( )(A)the owner
23、of the shop did not want to sell the writer a map(B) the writer was fired from the car wash(C) the writer was a migrant farm worker(D)the writer was traveling with a friend who could speak English9 The writer tries to make himself understood by all the following except _. ( )(A)gestures(B) words or
24、phrases(C) pronunciations(D)spelling the word10 We can learn from the story that_ . ( )(A)incorrect pronunciations may result in misunderstanding(B) immigrants usually have a hard time in the foreign countries(C) a foreign language can be learned through conversations(D)traveling alone brings unexpe
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