2023年高一暑假话题阅读天天练：语言学习（含答案）

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EverydayIseeadvertisementsinthenewspapersandonthebusesclaimingthatitiseasytolearnEnglish.Accordingtothem,withlittleeffort,astudentwillbeabletospeakthelanguagefluentlyinthreemonthsoreventendays.WhenIseeadvertisementslikethis,Idon'tknowwhethertolaughorcry.Ifitwerethateasy,Iwouldhavetolookforanotherjob,becauseveryfewqualifiedteacherswouldbeneeded.Otherwisetheadvertisementswouldnotappear.

Itisnaturalforstudentstobeattractedtomethodsthatwillteachthemquicklyandefficiently.AnditisnousepretendingthatanyonehasdiscoveredaperfectwayofteachingEnglish.Someexpertsevenarguethattherearemanygoodmethodsofteachingalanguage.Nodoubtthisistruetoacertainextent,butitisnotveryhelpfultostudents.

OfcourseitisclearthatstudentswhogotoEngland,America,orAustraliatolearnEnglishhaveagreatadvantageoverothers.Butmanystudentscannotaffordtodoso.Otherstudentsgototheoppositeextreme.ButitiswrongtoassumethateachwordinEnglishhasaprecisewordinanotherlanguage.

Inmypersonalopinion,noonecaneverlearntospeakalanguageunlessheisinterestedinit.Humanbeings,unlikeanimals,donotlikemakingnoisesunlesstheyunderstandandcanrelatethemtotheirownlives.Itisworthrememberingthatlanguageisameansofcommunication.Itwillbehelpfulifwepractisetheunfamiliarformsinrealsituations,talkingtoeachotheraboutreallifeinreallanguage.

(1)

A．Weneedotherpeopletotalktoandlistento.

B．Theyteachthemselvesathomewithdictionaries.

C．Everyteacherisanindividualwithhisownpersonality.

D．Butalargenumberofpeoplemustbelievetheseridiculousclaims.

E．It'simpossibleforanytranslationmethodtoproducegoodpronunciation.

F．Butitisdifficultforanyonetoexplainwhyonemethodisbetterthananother.

G．Somestudentsbelievethattheonlywaytolearnalanguageistostayinthatcountry.

(2)

A．Weneedotherpeopletotalktoandlistento.

B．Theyteachthemselvesathomewithdictionaries.

C．Everyteacherisanindividualwithhisownpersonality.

D．Butalargenumberofpeoplemustbelievetheseridiculousclaims.

E．It'simpossibleforanytranslationmethodtoproducegoodpronunciation.

F．Butitisdifficultforanyonetoexplainwhyonemethodisbetterthananother.

G．Somestudentsbelievethattheonlywaytolearnalanguageistostayinthatcountry.

(3)

A．Weneedotherpeopletotalktoandlistento.

B．Theyteachthemselvesathomewithdictionaries.

C．Everyteacherisanindividualwithhisownpersonality.

D．Butalargenumberofpeoplemustbelievetheseridiculousclaims.

E．It'simpossibleforanytranslationmethodtoproducegoodpronunciation.

F．Butitisdifficultforanyonetoexplainwhyonemethodisbetterthananother.

G．Somestudentsbelievethattheonlywaytolearnalanguageistostayinthatcountry.

(4)

A．Weneedotherpeopletotalktoandlistento.

B．Theyteachthemselvesathomewithdictionaries.

C．Everyteacherisanindividualwithhisownpersonality.

D．Butalargenumberofpeoplemustbelievetheseridiculousclaims.

E．It'simpossibleforanytranslationmethodtoproducegoodpronunciation.

F．Butitisdifficultforanyonetoexplainwhyonemethodisbetterthananother.

G．Somestudentsbelievethattheonlywaytolearnalanguageistostayinthatcountry.

(5)

A．Weneedotherpeopletotalktoandlistento.

B．Theyteachthemselvesathomewithdictionaries.

C．Everyteacherisanindividualwithhisownpersonality.

D．Butalargenumberofpeoplemustbelievetheseridiculousclaims.

E．It'simpossibleforanytranslationmethodtoproducegoodpronunciation.

F．Butitisdifficultforanyonetoexplainwhyonemethodisbetterthananother.

G．Somestudentsbelievethattheonlywaytolearnalanguageistostayinthatcountry.

DifferencesBetweenAmericanandBritishEnglish

Whiletherearecertainlypreferencesinuse,itisgenerallyagreedthatAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglishareboth"correct".ThedifferencesbetweenAmericanandBritishEnglishincludegrammar,vocabularyandspelling.

MinorGrammarDifferences

TheUseofthePresentPerfect

InBritishEnglish,thepresentperfectisusedtoexpressanactionthathasoccurredintherecentpastthathasaneffectonthepresentmoment.Forexample:I'velostmykey.Canyouhelpmelookforit

InAmericanEnglish,thefollowingisalsopossible:Ilostmykey.Canyouhelpmelookforit

InBritishEnglish,theabovewouldbeconsideredincorrect.However,bothformsaregenerallyacceptedinstandardAmericanEnglish.Otherdifferencesincludealready,justandyet.

BritishEnglish:I'vejusthadlunch./I'vealreadyseenthatfilm./Haveyoufinishedyourhomeworkyet

AmericanEnglish:Ijusthadlunch./I'vejusthadlunch./I'vealreadyseenthatfilm./Ialreadysawthatfilm./Haveyoufinishedyourhomeworkyet/Didyoufinishyourhomeworkyet

TwoFormstoExpressPossession

TherearetwoformstoexpresspossessioninEnglish:haveorhavegot.

Shehasabeautifulnewhome.

She'sgotabeautifulnewhome.

Whilebothformsarecorrect,havegotisgenerallythepreferredforminBritishEnglish,whilemostspeakersofAmericanEnglishusehave(doyouhave,hedoesn'thave,etc.)

TheVerbGet

ThepastparticipleoftheverbgetisgotteninAmericanEnglish.

AmericanEnglish:He'sgottenmuchbetteratplayingtennis.

BritishEnglish:He'sgotmuchbetteratplayingtennis.

"Havegot"isusedpredominatelyinBritishEnglishtoindicate"have"inthesenseofpossession.Strangely,Americanswillalsouse"havegotto"tomean"haveto".

Vocabulary

ThelargestdifferencebetweenBritishandAmericanEnglishliesinthechoiceofvocabulary.Somewordsmeandifferentthingsinthetwovarieties.Forexample:

AmericanEnglish:Don'tbesomeantoyoursister!(=badhumored)

BritishEnglish:She'ssomeanthatshewon'tevenpayforacupoftea.(=notgenerous).

Manyvocabularyitemsarealsousedinoneformandnotintheother.Forexample:

AmericanEnglish—truck

BritishEnglish—lorry

Spelling

SomegeneraldifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanspellingsarewiththeendings.Typicalexamplesare"color,realize"(AmericanEnglish)and"colour,realise"(BritishEnglish).

(1)ThedifferencesbetweenAmericanandBritishEnglishliein_____accordingtothepassage.

A．vocabulary,spellingandgrammar

B．grammar,verbformsandvocabulary

C．sentencepatterns,spellingandsomeverbforms

D．smalldifferencesinspelling,soundsandsentences

(2)WhichofthefollowingisNOTAmericanEnglish

A．HaveyougotacarB．I'vegottogo.

C．Ialreadyhadlunch.D．color

(3)WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage

A．AmericanEnglishandBritishEnglisharetheonlytwotypesofEnglishtaughtintheworld.

B．LanguageusersareencouragedtofreelyusethetwovarietiesofEnglish.

C．GoodusersofEnglishwriteoneofthevarietiesofEnglishconsistently.

D．Sometimesthereisonlyonecorrectuse,eitherAmericanEnglishorBritishEnglish.

Readingisaverygoodwaytolearnanewlanguageandculture.

Firstly,it'simportanttochooseabookwhichistherightlevelforyou.IfyouarejuststartingoutwithEnglish,don'ttrytoreada600classicnovel!Sostartwithsomethingatyourownlevel.Themoreyoureadatyourlevelthebetteryouwillget,andoneday,youwillbereadyforsomethingmoredifficult!

Secondly,althoughit'susefultohaveadictionaryathandtolookupwords,Iwouldsuggesttryingnottotranslateeverythingwordforword.Youwillsoongetboredoflookingthroughthedictionary!Andacceptthatyouarenotgoingtounderstandeveryword.Itwilloftenbethecasethatthewordsyoudon'trecogniseareuncommonwordsthatyouwillneveruseinyourlife!

Finally,perseverance(坚持)isimportant.Atfirstitmayseemthatreadinghasbecomeaboringtask.Thefeelingoffinishingabookinadifferentlanguageisverysatisfying.Ifyoufinishonebook,don'tstopthere!Themoreyoureadthemorevocabularyyouwilllearnandthemoreyouwillstarttobecomefamiliarwithsentencestructures(结构).

(1)

A．It'sbettertouseanonlinedictionary.

B．Itwillmakeyoufeelsadaboutyourownlevel.

C．Ifyoulearnanewword,trytouseitinasentence.

D．Ifyouenjoyreading,whynotuseittohelpyoulearnEnglish

E．ThiswillgiveyoumoreconfidencetocarryonlearningEnglish.

F．Onceyougetintothestory,youwillnotbeabletostopreading!

G．Lookupthewordsthatareimportantforyoutounderstandthetext.

(2)

A．It'sbettertouseanonlinedictionary.

B．Itwillmakeyoufeelsadaboutyourownlevel.

C．Ifyoulearnanewword,trytouseitinasentence.

D．Ifyouenjoyreading,whynotuseittohelpyoulearnEnglish

E．ThiswillgiveyoumoreconfidencetocarryonlearningEnglish.

F．Onceyougetintothestory,youwillnotbeabletostopreading!

G．Lookupthewordsthatareimportantforyoutounderstandthetext.

(3)

A．It'sbettertouseanonlinedictionary.

B．Itwillmakeyoufeelsadaboutyourownlevel.

C．Ifyoulearnanewword,trytouseitinasentence.

D．Ifyouenjoyreading,whynotuseittohelpyoulearnEnglish

E．ThiswillgiveyoumoreconfidencetocarryonlearningEnglish.

F．Onceyougetintothestory,youwillnotbeabletostopreading!

G．Lookupthewordsthatareimportantforyoutounderstandthetext.

(4)

A．It'sbettertouseanonlinedictionary.

B．Itwillmakeyoufeelsadaboutyourownlevel.

C．Ifyoulearnanewword,trytouseitinasentence.

D．Ifyouenjoyreading,whynotuseittohelpyoulearnEnglish

E．ThiswillgiveyoumoreconfidencetocarryonlearningEnglish.

F．Onceyougetintothestory,youwillnotbeabletostopreading!

G．Lookupthewordsthatareimportantforyoutounderstandthetext.

(5)

A．It'sbettertouseanonlinedictionary.

B．Itwillmakeyoufeelsadaboutyourownlevel.

C．Ifyoulearnanewword,trytouseitinasentence.

D．Ifyouenjoyreading,whynotuseittohelpyoulearnEnglish

E．ThiswillgiveyoumoreconfidencetocarryonlearningEnglish.

F．Onceyougetintothestory,youwillnotbeabletostopreading!

G．Lookupthewordsthatareimportantforyoutounderstandthetext.

TheScottishislandofLewis,inaremotepartoftheBritishIsles,hastwolanguages:EnglishandthelocallanguageofGaclic.InthevillagepostofficeofSkigersta,littleisspokenthatisn'tinGaelic.There'sGaelicsmalltalk,andeventhebusinessistransacted(办理)inGaelic—asweettongue.

Butwhileolderresidents(居民)clingtoGaelic,eachofthegreetingcardsinthepostofficeisinEnglish."HappyAnniversary,"theywriteand"Welldone!You'vepassedyourexams"ForGaelicisanendangeredlanguage,oftenthreatenedbyEnglish.

Jayne,a19-year-oldgirl,says,"Gaeliciscertainlydyingout.Itseemstohaveanimageproblemamongtheyouthandit'sconsidereduncoolandold-fashionedtospeakit."

Jayne,unlikemanyofherfriends,haschosentoremainonLewisandstudyforaBAinGaeliclanguageandculture.Inhersparetime,sheorganizestraditionaldancingclasses,andshehastakenpartinaprojecttorecordthememoriesofolderresidents.ShealsohostsaradioprogrammeinGaelic.

Inallofthis,herinspirationcomesfromhergrandmother,whosewealthofmemoriesfascinatesandmotivatesher.ThisclosecontactwiththepasthasmadeJaynerealisehowmuchwillbelostifGaelicdiesout."Itissoexpressive,"shesays."Therearesayingsandphrasesthatjustcan'tbetranslatedintoEnglish.Butit'snotjustthat.Thelanguageandculturegohandinhandanditmakesmesadtoseethemslippingaway.It'spartofmyroots—partofmyancestry(祖先)."

Thedegreetowhichlanguagesareunderthreatisestimated(估计)bylookingattrendsinlanguageuse.If30percentofthechildreninacommunitynolongerlearnalanguage,thenexpertsconsiderittobeendangered.Around3000languagesacrosstheglobe—halftheworld'slanguages—arethoughttobeindanger.

(1)Theunderlinedpart"clingto"inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto"_____".

A．giveupB．stickto

C．can'tspeakD．don'tunderstand

(2)Howarethefirsttwoparagraphsmainlydeveloped

A．Byusingfigures.B．Bytellingstories.

C．Bymakingcomparisons.D．Byfollowingthetimeorder.

(3)WecanlearnfromthetextthatJayne_____.

A．canspeakseveralforeignlanguages

B．isstronglyinfluencedbyhermother

C．hasgotaBAinGaeliclanguageandculture

D．makesanefforttoprotecttheGaeliclanguage

(4)Jayne'swordsinParagraph5implythat_____.

A．shevaluestheGaeliclanguagegreatly

B．sheisworriedaboutthefutureofEnglish

C．languageandcultureareequallyimportant

D．theGaeliclanguageshouldbewidelyused

(5)What'sthebesttitleforthetext

A．Languagesacrosstheglobe.B．Savinganendangeredlanguage.

C．Wealthofmemories.D．Trendsinlanguageuse.

EsperantowasonceapopularforeignlanguageinChina,butnowfewpeoplearestilllearningandusingit,withsomeofthemworryingthecommunitywilldisappearinthefuture.

ThelanguagewascreatedbyLudwigZamenhof,aPolishophthalmologist(眼科医师).OnJuly26,1887,hepublishedDr.Esperanto'sInternationalLanguage,aguidetohiscreatedlanguage,andhopedtobringtheworldclosertopeacebybridgingthecommunicationgapbetweenpeople.

InChina,Esperantowasoncetaughtinuniversitiesandwasmadeanoptionontheforeignlanguageexaminations.SomeofChina'smostfamouswritersandintellectualswereearlysupportersofthelanguage,mostnotablyLuXun,whodiedin1936.

Backinthe1980s,EsperantowasapopularforeignlanguagebecauseofitssimplicitycomparedtoEnglish.TheBeijingAssociationforEsperanto(BAE)estimated300,000to400,000Chinesespeakersbackthen.

ChenJiisthedirectoroftheElPopolaCinio,China'sfirstEsperantomagazineandoneofthethreeoutletsinChinathatpublishinthelanguage.ShesaidthenumberofEsperantospeakershasdeclinedsincethe1970sand1980swhenChina'sreformsledtoariseofinterestinforeignlanguages.

However,shedoesnotbelievethismeansadecreaseinEsperanto'spopularity.ShesaysChina'sEsperantocommunityhasbolstereditselfinotherways,suchasitspresenceattheCongress.

"ManyEsperantistsaresenttotheCongresseveryyear,andtheygetinvolvedinthediscussionsinmanyaspects.TheyalsoorganizeactivitiesaboutChinaduringtheevent,"Jisaid.

Butnoteveryoneisoptimisticaboutthefuture.HiroyukiUsui,aneditoratElPopolaCinio,isfromJapanandbeganlearningthelanguagewhenhewas13.

"Theideawasthatoursocietyandhumankindwouldprogressandalsoourlanguagemustprogress;thatideaiswhatmadeEsperantopopularbefore.Nowwedon'thavesomuchofabeliefthatthiswillhappen,soEsperantistscannotprovideanotherperspective,"Hiroyukisaid.

"StillIamworkingforEsperanto.MyidentitycannotbeseparatedfromEsperanto.IfIleaveEsperanto,maybethere'snothingthere—aboutme.Iatleasthopethiscommunityof