These people are studying English. However, they are now facing some problems.
I am Pablo. I work 50 hours a week as a taxi driver, so I talk to people all day. They understand me, but I know I make a lot of mistakes. No one corrects me. My vocabulary is strong. Grammar is my problem. I'm trying to change little by little. For example, I don't use the past tense (时态). I always say, “I drive him to the office this morning” instead of “I drove him to the office this morning”. |
My name is Maria Luisa. I'm teaching myself English, and I'm good at grammar. However, it's really difficult to find ways to practice English. I live in an area where everyone speaks my language. My neighbors and friends speak Spanish. I can speak Spanish in the supermarket and at the post office. |
I am Li Ping. I understand the grammar and the readings in my class and I think my writing is good, but I'm very nervous when I speak English. I don't want to make any mistakes because I'm afraid people will think that I'm stupid. Also, my pronunciation isn't good. When I speak, people often say, “What? Say that again”. |
I am Yoshi. I have been in the United States for one year. I'm studying hard and I know grammar well, but the vocabulary is very difficult. When I listen, I don't understand many of the words. When I try to read, there are three or four new words in every sentence. I feel discouraged. |
1.Who may say, “I go to bed late last night”?
A. Pablo. B. Maria Luisa.
C. Li Ping. D. Yoshi.
2.What would be the best advice for Maria Luisa?
A. Try to have a wide vocabulary.
B. Develop a good knowledge of grammar.
C. Read as many English books as possible.
D. Make friends with English-speaking people.
3.Why do people find it hard to understand Li Ping's English?
A. She can't pronounce words in English correctly.
B. She speaks at a very fast speed.
C. Her grammar is terrible.
D. Her voice is very low.
4.What can we learn about Yoshi?
A. He was born in the United States.
B. He has a very small vocabulary.
C. He has learned English for years.
D. He is very good at listening.
课文语法填空
China is 1. (wide) known for its ancient civilisation, which has continued all the way until now. One of the main 2. (factor) is the Chinese writing system.
At the beginning, written Chinese 3. (base) on picture language, which dates back several thousand years. Ancient Chinese people carved symbols on animal bones and shells.
By the Shang Dynasty, these symbols 4. (become) a well-developed writing system. At that time, people lived in different places, 5. (lead) to many varieties of dialects and characters.
Emperor Qinshihuang united the seven major states into one country 6. the Chinese writing system began to develop in one direction. The writing system played 7. important part in uniting the Chinese people and culture. Now, people can still communicate in writing.
Written Chinese has also become an important means by which China’s present is connected with its past. People in modern times can read classic works which were 8. (write) by Chinese in ancient times. The Chinese writing system has developed into Chinese calligraphy, 9. is an important part of Chinese culture. Today, the Chinese writing system plays a greater role in 10. (globe) affairs.
单词拼写
1.She spoke not only her ______ (本国的) language, Chinese, but also English.
2.He also deleted files from the computer ______ (系统).
3.Physical activity is an important ______ (因素) in keeping fit.
4.______ (尽管) applying for hundreds of jobs, he is still out of work.
5.This fish has a lot of ______ (骨头) in it.
6.The dove is a ______ (象征) of peace.
7.The Tang ______ (朝代) was the golden age of classical Chinese poetry.
8.Chinese ______ (汉字) are becoming more and more popular around the world.
9.The newspapers reported the whole ______ (事件) in detail.
10.The money was collected for a ______ (具体的) purpose.
假定你是李华，暑期在英国旅游时得到当地导游Mr. Smith的悉心照顾,回国后给他写一封邮件表达谢意。
主要内容：1.回忆旅行中美好时光; 2.遇到的困难和帮助；3.邀请他来中国旅游。
注意：1）词数100 左右（开头已给，不计入总词数）；
2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Smith,
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处中加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Last summer, I got a part-time job as a waiter. I worked hard and very helpful. Everyone in a restaurant including some regular customer liked me. One day, a foreign couple in their fifties entered into the restaurant. I was happy to have a chance to practise their spoken English. I went up to greet them warm. After I took their order, I told them their food will be served quickly because we Chinese respected the elderly. Heard my words, a look of displeasure appeared on the wife’s face. Seeing my confusing look, her husband explained to me the westerners disliked the description “old”. I apologized to them but realized the importance of knowing cultural differences.
We love letters. Just as John Donne, a poet, _________ it, “Letters, to me and my friends mean _________ greetings; they get souls together. Thanks to letters, friends who are _________ speak.” He wrote these words nearly 400 years ago. Today, in the age of instant text message, social media, and email, they _________ ring truer than ever, because writing or receiving a letter has become such a _________ event.
A UK-wide survey undertaken by Sunday Times suggests that one in four of us has not _________ a letter for at least 10 years. That’s ten years without the bitter-sweet _________ of pacing the floor waiting for the _________; ten years without recognizing the handwriting on the envelope and eagerly _________ the letter to read its content.
We ____________ not get them any more, but we still love handwritten letters. In the same survey, one third of ____________ people interviewed say that they ____________ the content of sentimental (充满情感的) letters. Shouldn’t we make ____________ to give our friends and families what they will treasure forever? Ann Bickley went online in 2013 and offered to handwrite a letter to anyone who ____________ her. Her website received 50,000 ____________ in its first three months. Five years later, she is still the main ____________ behind one-million-lovely-letter.com and has personally written 4,000 letters offering hope and ____________ to strangers.
The thought behind a letter ____________ as much as its contents. “I never tell anyone that ____________ is going to be OK,” Ann Bickley says, “I am letting someone know that there is someone in the world who ____________ them.”
Who wouldn’t love to receive a letter like that? Let’s get writing!
1.A.made B.put C.helped D.managed
2.A.rather than B.less than C.more than D.other than
3.A.absent B.active C.amused D.admirable
4.A.also B.yet C.already D.still
5.A.popular B.common C.rare D.simple
6.A.received B.sent C.written D.rejected
7.A.success B.pleasure C.concern D.calmness
8.A.engineer B.doctor C.police D.postman
9.A.seizing B.tearing C.hiding D.carrying
10.A.can B.must C.may D.shall
11.A.American B.Chinese C.Australian D.British
12.A.forget B.change C.remember D.notice
13.A.money B.room C.history D.time
14.A.contacted B.interviewed C.consulted D.admired
15.A.guests B.visitors C.friends D.partners
16.A.force B.strength C.source D.energy
17.A.effort B.comfort C.surprise D.experience
18.A.educates B.guides C.matters D.rewards
19.A.nothing B.anything C.something D.everything
20.A.looks after B.cares about C.struggles for D.agrees with
