定时训练 19

定时训练(19)专题特训(阅读简答)Although many Chinese students say that their knowledge of English grammar is good，most would admit that their spoken English is poor.Whenever I speak to Chinese students they always say，“My spoken English is poor.” However，their spoken English does not have to remain “poor”I would like to suggest that there may be some reasons for their problems with spoken English.First，they fail to find suitable words to express themselves due to a limited vocabulary.Obviously the better answer is to expand their vocabulary.However，you can speak with a limited vocabulary，if your attitude is positive.Others will follow you as long as you use the words that you know.Second，they are afraid of making mistakes.Sometimes they make mistakes when they are speaking because they are shy and nervous.Yet students should remember that their goal should be FLUENCY NOT ACCURACY.Your aim in writing is to be accurate following the rules for grammar and using the right words and spelling them correctly.However，in speaking，your aim is fluency.You want to get your message across，to talk to someone in English as quickly and well as you can even though sometimes you may use a wrong word or tense.But it doesnt matter because the person you are speaking to will understand you and make allowances for any mistakes he hears.The third reason is that not enough attention is paid to listening.You have one mouth but two ears! All that hearing is necessary for you to start speaking.Fourth，most Chinese students are reactive rather than proactive language learners.Instead of actively seeking out opportunities to improve their spoken English they passively wait for speaking opportunities to come to them and wonder why their English always remains poor.If you have this proactive outlook，then you will see English opportunities wherever you go.If you do not use your English beyond the classroom you will forget that English you know.Remember: USE IT OR LOSE IT! You can learn how to speak English better by speaking English more. 1.According to the passage，what do many Chinese students think of their English？(No more than 12 words)_答案They think their grammar is good，while spoken English is poor. 2.Why cant some Chinese students find suitable words to express themselves? (No more than 6 words)_答案Because of/Due to a limited vocabulary. 3.According to the writer，what should be the goal when you talk with others in English? (No more than 1 word)_答案Fluency. 4.By “proactive language learners”，what does the writer mean? (No more than 12 words)_答案Students actively seeking out opportunities to improve their spoken English./A student should actively seek out opportunities to improve his spoken English.You may ride on your bicycle in a rush to get to school every morning.You may fight to get a bit of space on a bus or on the subway.You may also watch taxis crawl their way through traffic jams.No matter where you are，all big cities around the world have traffic jams these days.Although they all have their problems，many cities also have a type of transportation that has become a cultural icon.In London，to avoid the traffic above ground，people use the “underground”，also called the “tube”The city has the oldest and most complicated underground railway system in the world and it is the pride of many Londoners.With 12 lines and 275 stations across the city，the tube is normally the quickest and easiest way of getting around London.In London，you are never far from a tube station.New York is famous for its yellow cabs(出租车)They serve as a quick and easy way of getting across Manhattan，where the subway doesnt take you everywhere.Stopping a cab is easy；just stick out your arm like you do in any city.But，with over 12，000 yellow cabs in the Big Apple(纽约别称)they also cause traffic jams.Since 1873 when the first cable car started public service，the slow and noisy vehicle has been a symbol of San Francisco.Although once damaged by a serious earthquake and challenged by cars，it is never caught in traffic jams and provides better views than the subway.But there are no such symbols in Los Angeles.If you visit youd better rent a car.The citys public transportation is terrible.It can take hours to get across town by bus.The subway covers just a small part of the city centre.The light rail line only runs between the Long Beach hotel area and the city centre.Thats why people in Los Angeles love their private cars more than any other people in the world.1Why are Londoners proud of the tube？(No more than 15 words)_答案Because it is the oldest and most complicated underground railway system in the world.2Whats the problem with the yellow cabs in New York？(No more than 5 words)_答案They cause traffic jams.3How can people travel across town easily in Los Angeles？(No more than 6 words)_答案By renting a car.4What is the main topic of the passage？(No more than 13 words)_答案Many cities have a type of transportation that has become a cultural icon.(CNN)Nollywood，Nigerias(尼日利亚)growing film industry，has developed in recent years into a powerful movie？making machine，attracting audiences with its universal themes and strong narratives of urban culture.The giant industry，one of Nigerias biggest employers，has been dismissed as a factory rushing more than 1，000 typically low？budget films a year，producing a wide range of stories with themes from romance and drama to comedy and witchcraft.It is now the thirdlargest producer of feature films(故事片)in the world，ranking behind only Hollywood in the US and Indias Nollywood revenue(收入)And lately，instead of relying on modest budgets，many Nollywood movies are attracting funding of a few million dollars，benefiting from the films growing popularity.But while the industry gets bigger，insiders say Nollywood has remained true to its key to successits connection with the audience.Nigerian director Lancelot Imasuen，who is now working on a $2 million film called “Invasion 1987，” says Nollywood movies are made for Nigerians and the rest of the continent.“People get in touch with Nollywoods direct realism，” says Imasuen.“People are getting more and more interested，more and more involved in(参与)our productions be cause they can feel the pains，they can feel the excitement and its so real to them.” Imasuen，a pioneering filmmaker with more than 10 years of experience，says that Nollywoods themes make the audience feel very familiar with the stories by getting them to feel part of the stories.And that，he says，is the industrys big advantage compared to the competition posed by Hollywood productions.“For us in Africa，we just get entertained by American films，” says Imasuen.“When Im watching Spiderman or Batman and all that，its just for spectacle(壮观的场面)Im just having fun because I know its not realistic for the guy just to fly here and therethere is nothing that relates to us as Nigerians or Africans.”1What is the secret of Nollywoods success？(No more than 5 words)_答案Its connection with the audience.2Who are the supposed audiences of Nollywood movies，according to Lancelot Imasuen？(No more than 8 words.)_答案Nigerians and the rest of the continent.3How do Nollywood films feel to Nigerians？(No more than 1 word)_答案Real/Familiar.4Why do Nigerians watch American films？(No more than 3 words)_答案To get entertained./For the spectacle./To have fun.Two influential thinkers of the twentieth century have died.John Kenneth Galbraith，the economist，died on April twentyninth at the age of 97.Jane Jacobs，a defender of cities，died on April twentyfifth at the age of 89.Jane Jacobs believed in the value of natural city growth.She opposed the kind of city planning that involves big development and renewal projects that tear down old communities.She is best known for her book The Death and Life of Great American Cities.Another book was The Nature of Economies.Yet she never finished college.Jane Jacobs was an activist in New York City.Her work defeated a road plan to build a big highway through the Greenwich Village area.She was also against wars.She had sons almost old enough to be called for military service in the Vietnam War.In nineteen sixtyeight the family moved to Canada，where his children didnt have to be involved in the war.But she remained a community activist.Soon she was fighting a road plan in Toronto.John Kenneth Galbraith was born in Canada but lived and died in the United States.Among his best？known books is The Affluent Society，from nineteen fiftyeight.He wrote that American society did not have enough social services.He warned about widening divisions between the rich and the poor.John Kenneth Galbraith believed in the power of government to improve lives.He believed in a system of progressive taxes，and public support for the arts and government involvement in education.He also sup