Many language teachers know the value of using music and singing. Hua Zhuying, a teacher at a Chinese language school in Washington
D.C.depends heavily on songs in teaching Chinese. She says, “I use music all the time to teach children Chinese. For little kids usually we use English songs but teach them the Chinese lyrics. So it's easy for them to start because they know the music. Not only does it work, but it is fun for the kids.”“Sometimes, I think if I were taught English that way, maybe I would speak much better English than now,” Hua Zhuying adds.
Our brain likes music, especially for remembering. So, if you're still struggling in learning a language, why not try singing it out?
31. According to the passage, the best way to remember a foreign language is to______.
A. read and write more B.listen to the teacher carefully C.copy the words many times D.remember words in a song
32. The underlined word “catchy” probably means “______”.
A.晦涩难懂的B.悦耳易记的 C.枯燥乏味的D.震耳欲聋的
33. Dr. Ludke believes that foreign language learning can be supported by______.
A. using the listen-and-repeat singingmethod B.listening to all kinds of famous music C.writing songs with the language D.reading the lyrics again and again
34. From the passage, we know that Hua Zhuying ______.
A. is interested in writing English songs B.teaches children English by usingmusic C.teaches Chinese in an American school D.is a researcher in a language school
35. The passage mainly tells us that______.
A. many researchers realize the importance of language studying B.your brain remembers a language better if you sing it C.many language teachers know the value of famous music D.you will never learn a language well unless you can sing 四、任务型阅读(每小题3分,共15分)
Nanotechnology is a new type of science that will be widely used in many fields. Do you want to know more about it?
Imagine: a television screen has the size and thickness of a piece of paper. You carry it around in your pocket and take it out when you want to watch a
show.(36)A__guitar__is__so__tiny__that__you__can't__see__it__with__the__human__eyes,__but you can hear sound when its strings are pulled.
(37)Nanotechnology__is__the__science;__this__kind__of__science__can__deal__with__things__in__a__very__small__way,__and it is being studied and developed all over the world. Many scientists say nanotechnology will produce the next industrial revolution(工业革命).
(38)也许纳米技术对医学将有最大的影响。Imagine nanobots in medicine. Thousands or even millions of tiny machines can be sent into the human body with specific tasks. For example, (39)__they can be designed to find and destroy cancer cells or viruses(病毒). Other machines may stay in the human body forever to help organs(器官)that are not working properly.
When could all of these happen? Scientists predict that most of these are possible in the next 30 years. Thousands of scientists around the world are working on these micro-machines. Nanotechnology is just around the corner. 任务一:将36处翻译成中文。
_______________________________________________________________________ 任务二:将37处改成复合句。
_______________________________________________________________________ 任务三:将38处翻译成英文。
_______________________________________________________________________ 任务四:写出39处“they”指代的内容。
_______________________________________________________________________ 任务五:40.找出该文段的中心句。
_______________________________________________________________________ 五、词汇题(每小题2分,共10分)
41.Reading ______ (大声地)every morning is a good way to improve English. 42.The more you read,the ______ (快)you'll be. 43.You have to pay a______ to your pronunciation.
44.She was so n______ about her first speech that she couldn't sleep. 45.She believes that she can ______(成功)as others. 六、补全对话(每小题2分,共10分) A:Hello, Linda. You look upset. ________46
B:I don't know how to improve English. My grades are becoming worse and worse.
______47
A:Yes, sure. What trouble do you have when you learn English? B: _______________________________________________________________48 A:You can write the new words in a notebook and often review them. B:______49 I'll try it. And sometimes I can't understand what people are saying. A:______50 Your listening can improve by listening to the conversations in English movies.
B:That sounds like a fun way to practice listening. Do you often watch English movies?
A:Yes. I've learned a lot that way. 七、书面表达(25分)
关于“说英语”问题,李华和他的英语老师Miss Wang持不同的意见,请你仔细阅读下面图中的对话内容,从中选择一个角色,按照所给的要求写一篇短文。
要求:(1)用“Li Hua” 或“Miss Wang” 补全短文首句; (2)写出所选角色的观点,并续写理由; (3)短文中不得出现真实的人名、校名和地名; (4)词数120左右(开头已给出,不计入总词数)。 参考词汇:shy,make a mistake,believe in
I am _________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
Unit 1过关测试
一、1. B 点拨:考查方式的表达。by +doing... 表示“通过做……”。 2. D 3. A 4. A
5. A 点拨:用词义辨析法解题。Although虽然;Because因为;If,如果;So因此。根
据句中信息she's wrong,it's not a big deal可知是转折关系,although引导让步状语从句,意为“虽然,尽管”;故选A。句意:虽然她错了,但这没什么大不了的。 6. C 点拨:用语境法解题。根据语境I'm not sure ______the road to the mountains will
be closed.可知说话人不确定通往大山的道路是否会关闭,所以应该用whether“是否”,故选C。句意: ——今天下午你要去野营吗?——一场台风要来了。我不确定
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