Question

Try reading the following sentences as fast as you can. “She sells seashells by the seashore. The shells she sells are surely seashells. So if she sells shells on the seashore, I’m sure she sells seashore shells.”

Not very easy, was it? What you’ve just read is called a tongue twister (绕口令). It is an exercise made up of sounds that are hard to pronounce in order to help people pronounce words faster and more correctly. Try the next example.

“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper. Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers? If Pete Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?”

Tongue twisters usually do not have much meaning. They are just designed to improve people’s ability (能力) to pronounce words. Although they may be very difficult, these exercises are very important to people who are trying to speak English correctly. This is because tongue twisters help people to tell the differences between similar sounds.

So if you wish to pronounce words more smoothly, you’d better try picking out some tongue twisters and practicing them.

1.Tongue twisters are helpful in improving              skills.

A.listening  B.pronunciation  

C.writing    D.communication

2.The first tongue twister is hard because              .

A.it is very boring to read       B.it teaches us a lot of knowledge

C.we don’t know who “she” is   C.the sounds of “s” and “sh” are similar

3.The passage is probably taken from             in a school newsaper.

A.Story Time   B.Latest News   

C.Study Garden    D.Lost and Found

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了绕口令是一个锻炼很难发音的练习,以帮助人们更快更正确地读单词，绕口令很难，是因为能帮助人们区分之间类似的声音的差别。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段，It is an exercise made up of sounds that are hard to pronounce in order to help people pronounce words faster and more correctly. 这是一个锻炼很难发音的练习,以帮助人们更快更正确地读单词。可知选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第四段，This is because tongue twisters help people to tell the differences between similar sounds.这是因为绕口令帮助人们区分之间类似的声音的差别。可知应选D。

3.细节理解题。根据全文，这篇短文可能来自学习园地。故选C。

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