Question

One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking. People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary to do this in a foreign language, too. Here are some examples.

◆ “What’s the matter?” “I went to a party last night, so I…”

◆ “I feel so tired these days.” “I think you’d better…”

◆ “Of course, she never stops talking. She is one of the most…”

You can see from the above three examples that the context(上下文)helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about. So “guessing” is very important in understanding English, especially spoken English.

1. This passage tells us mainly about _______.

A. the importance of “guessing” in learning a foreign language

B. how to guess what one is going to talk about

C. some examples of right guessing

D. how important it is to guess all the time

2. Which of the following best finishes the sentence in EXAMPLE 3?

A. She is one of the most famous film stars.

B. She is one of the most beautiful women.

C. She is one of the most famous speakers.

D. She is one of the most talkative women.

3. From the passage we can infer(推断)that guessing is _______ in learning a foreign language.

A. the only way

B. more important in spoken English than in written English

C. more important than any other way

D. more important in written English than in spoken English

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：该文主要介绍了在一门外语学习中猜测的重要性。

1.A细节理解题。根据整篇文章内容可知整个文章讲的就是猜测guessing在外语学习中的重要性。所以选A。

2.D推理判断题。根据Of course, she never stops talking.可知她是一个最健谈的人之一，所以选D。

3.可知在外语学习时猜测在口语中比在书面语中更为重要，所以选B。

考点：教育类短文阅读。