1、英语阅读(一)自考题-16 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B第一部分 选择题/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)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 re
2、asons for this, some obvious, some perhaps not so obvious. But I suggest that the fundamental reason why people in general do not speak foreign languages very much better than they do their own languages is that they fail to grasp the true nature of the problems of learning to pronounce, and consequ
3、ently never set about tackling it in the right way. Far too many people fail to realize that pronouncing a foreign language is a skillone that needs careful 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
4、 recognizing the importance of a good accent, tend to neglect the branch of study concerned with speaking in their practical teaching. So, the first point I want to make here is that the teacher should be prepared to devote some of the lesson time to the teaching of English pronunciation. There shou
5、ld 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. But the first and most important part of a language teachers technique is h
7、is own performance, his ability to demonstrate the spoken language, in every detail of articulation (发音) as well as in fluent speaking, so that the students talent capacity for imitation is given the fullest scope and encouragement.（分数：10.00）(1).What does the author actually say about pronouncing fo
8、reign languages? A. Quite a few people are proficient. B. Few people are reasonably proficient. C. People realize the importance of pronouncing foreign languages. D. People tend to spend more time on pronouncing than spelling.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the author, pronouncing a foreign langua
9、ge is a skill that requires _. A. leaving it to take care of itself B. careful training of a special kind C. focusing on learners own performances D. obtaining much of the theoretical knowledge（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Regarding the teaching of English pronunciation, the author has made all the following
10、 suggestions EXCEPT _. A. to learn from a native speaker B. to devote some lesson time C. to demonstrate the spoken language D. to possess the necessary information（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).In the authors view, priority should sometimes be given to _ in the practical teaching. A. grammar B. spelling C. w
11、riting D. pronunciation（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The language teachers own oral performance is particularly important because _. A. the students may admire the teachers spoken language B. the students may have a high respect for the teachers authority C. the students vision can be widened to the fullest
12、scope D. the students speaking ability can be developed through imitation（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.三、B第二部分 非选择题/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、B(总题数：1，分数：20.00)The doctor thought it safe to allow Ellsworth to visit the Metropolitan Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, and other exhibitions with Swain. U U 1 /U /U. The old m
13、an showed a tremendous curiosity in the art galleries and in the painters who exhibited in them. How were the galleries run? Who selected the pictures for the exhibitions? U U 2 /U /U.When the late spring began to cover the fields and gardens with color, Ellsworth painted a simply horrible picture w
14、hich he called “Trees Dressed in White“. U U 3 /U /U. He was going to exhibit the picture in the summer show at the Lathrop Gallery.The summer show at the Lathrop Gallery was the biggest art exhibition of the yearin quality, if not in size. U U 4 /U /U. Among the paintings of this distinguished grou
15、p of artists, Ellsworth was now going to place his “Trees Dressed in White“, which resembled a handful of salad dressing thrown violently against the side of a house.“If the newspapers hear about this, everyone in town will be laughing at Mr. Ellsworth. Were got to stop him.“ said Koppel. “No,“ warn
16、ed the doctor. “U U 5 /U /U.“To the complete surprise of all threeand especially Swain“Trees Dressed in White“ was accepted for the Lathrop show. U U 6 /U /U.U U 7 /U /U.During the course of the exhibition, the old man kept on taking lessons, seldom mentioning his picture. U U 8 /U /U. Every time Sw
17、ain entered the room, he found Ellsworth laughing to himself. Maybe Koppel was right. U U 9 /U /U. U U 10 /U /U.A. Then he made a surprising announcementB. An idea was forming in his brainC. An entirely new world opened up its mysteries to himD. The lifetime dream of every important artist in the Un
18、ited States was a prize from this exhibitionE. But it seemed equally strange that the Lathrop Gallery committee should encourage his craziness by accepting his pictureF. Art was a complete cure for himG. He was unusually cheerfulH. Swain and Caswell were so surprised that they could not say a wordI.
19、 Fortunately, the painting was hung in an inconspicuous place, where it did not draw any special notice or commentJ. we cant interfere with him now and take a chance of running down all the good work which we have doneK. Not only was Mr. Ellsworth crazy, thought Koppel, but the Lathrop Gallery was c
20、razy, tooL. The old man was crazy（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_五、B(总题数：13，分数：15.00)1.(announce) He made an 1 to the public.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_2.(curious) She decided to call her ex-boyfriend out of 1.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_3.(size) It was not until the late 19
21、th century that any 1 group of people did actually attempt to speak and write an artificial language.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_4.(profession) My 1 training has taught me to look at things logically.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_5.(surprise) A professor at the University of Wisconsin has found another 1 shift.（分数：1.00）填空项 1
22、:_6.(suspicion) Old Ellsworth looked 1 over his eye glasses.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_7.(sound) The man slept well and 1, for he had run about a great deal during the day.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_8.(arrange) Swain began by 1 some paper and crayons on the table.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_9.(private) In the U.S., where there are m
23、illions and millions of 1 owned automobiles, it is not easy to go downtown in the rush hour.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_10.(paint) Fortunately, the 1 was hung in an unconscious precious place.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_11.(cover) The same project 1 the first and only birchbark (桦皮舟) document ever found in Moscow.（分数：1.00）
24、填空项 1:_12.(place) 1 of the treasures is quite significant since this wall had not previously been known to be connected with the pre-Mongolian era.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_13.(special) The German 1 Jan Betlem considered the current situation very severe.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_六、B(总题数：1，分数：20.00)with have many other
25、 inbegin permission which on admissioninclude sinceOn the north side of Trafalgar, famous for its Admiral Nelson, its fountains and its hordes of pigeons, there stands a long, low building in classic style. This is the National Gallery, U U 1 /U /Ucontains Britains best-known collection of pictures.
26、 The collection was U U 2 /U /Uin 1824, with the purchase of thirty-eight pictures that U U 3 /U /UHorgarths satirical series and Titians “Venus and Adonis“.The National Gallery is rich U U 4 /U /Upaintings by Italian masters such as Raphael and Veronese, and it contains pictures representative of a
27、ll European schools of art. Many visitors are especially attracted to Leonardo da Vincis “Virgin of the Rocks“.On sunny days, students and U U 5 /U /Uyoung people are often to be seen U U 6 /U /Ua sandwich lunch on the portico (门廊) of the Gallery overlooking Trafalgar Square. U U 7 /U /Uto the Galle
28、ry is free, as is the case U U 8 /U /Uother British national galleries and museums, which are maintained by money voted by Parliament. Bequests of pictures have been made to the galleries, at times U U 9 /U /Ua generous scale, by private individuals.Just behind the National Gallery stands the Nation
29、al Portrait Gallery, in which the visitors can see portraits of British monarchs U U 10 /U /Uthe reign of Richards II (13771399), and of historical celebrities such as Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Cromwell. Many of the pictures are by well-known artists.（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项
30、1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_七、B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)The following 2 questions are based on the passage. Read the passage carefully again and answer the questions briefly by referring the passage.Pronouncing a language is a skill. Every normal person is expert in the skill of pronouncing his own langua
31、ge; but few people are even moderately proficient at pronouncing foreign languages. Now there are many reasons for this, some obvious, some perhaps not so obvious. But I suggest that the fundamental reason why people in general do not speak foreign languages very much better than they do their own l
32、anguages is that they fail to grasp the true nature of the problems of learning to pronounce, and consequently never set about tackling it in the right way. Far too many people fail to realize that pronouncing a foreign language is a skillone that needs careful training of a special kind, and one th
33、at 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 the branch of study concerned with speaking in their practical teaching. So, the first point I want to make here is that the teacher
34、should be prepared to devote some of the lesson time to the teaching of English pronunciation. There should 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
35、two other requirements for the teacher: the first, knowledge; the second, technique.It is important that 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
36、call general phonetic theory. But the first and most important part of a language teachers technique is his own performance, his ability to demonstrate the spoken language, in every detail of articulation (发音) as well as in fluent speaking, so that the students talent capacity for imitation is given
37、 the fullest scope and encouragement.（分数：10.00）(1).According to the author, why do people generally not speak foreign languages very much better than their own languages?（分数：5.00）_(2).What are the three basic requirements for the foreign language teacher in teaching pronunciation?（分数：5.00）_八、B(总题数：1
38、，分数：25.00)Actually, he did like something, his business. U U 1 /U /UUThe problem was that while he was still a fabulously wealthy man, he had recently begun to make big mistakes./U U U 2 /U /UUHe insisted on buying companies at very high prices, only to watch them fail or go bankrupt./UEllsworth was
39、 in pretty good shape for a 76-year-old, but his business failures were ruinous to his health. U U 3 /U /UUHe had suffered his last heart attack after his disastrous purchase of a small railroad in Iowa./U U U 4 /U /UUThe health problem he suffered before that came about because of excitement over t
40、he failure of a chain of grocery stores, stores which he had purchased at an inflated price./U It seemed that all his recent purchases had to be liquidated at a great sacrifice to both his pocketbook and his health. U U 5 /U /UUThey were beginning to have serious effects./U（分数：25.00）_英语阅读(一)自考题-16 答
41、案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B第一部分 选择题/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)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,
42、some obvious, some perhaps not so obvious. But I suggest that the fundamental reason why people in general do not speak foreign languages very much better than they do their own languages is that they fail to grasp the true nature of the problems of learning to pronounce, and consequently never set
43、about tackling it in the right way. Far too many people fail to realize that pronouncing a foreign language is a skillone that needs careful 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
44、 importance of a good accent, tend to neglect the branch of study concerned with speaking in their practical teaching. So, the first point I want to make here is that the teacher should be prepared to devote some of the lesson time to the teaching of English pronunciation. There should be occasions when other aspects of English
