Most students try to learn English grammar using grammar textbooks. They study grammar rules and take grammar tests. They use an analytical（分析的） approach, attempting to memorize, and then apply, a great number of rules.
However, research has proved this method inefficient and ineffective. The truth is, the human brain simply cannot consciously remember process and use hundreds of or thousands of grammar rules. Real speech is too fast.
Native speakers do not learn grammar in this way, but rather intuitively (凭直觉地) and unconsciously. They learn in a complete way, not by attempting to memorize individual grammar rules. As a result, native speakers use correct grammar fluently and easily.
Fortunately, it is possible for English learners to learn grammar this way. Language teacher Blaine Ray has developed a unique "intuitive" approach to teach English grammar. Her system uses "point of view" stories to teach the patterns of English grammar, allowing students unconsciously to acquire correct grammar without ever studying grammar rules.
In this system, the teacher first tells a simple story from one point of view. It may be told about the past, then repeated, but beginning with "since he was a child"; then repeated again, but this time about the future.
Listening to these stories allows students intuitively and effortlessly to learn English grammar and makes them be able to use it correctly when they speak.
Point of View Stories is a creative new way to study English grammar, and offers hope to millions of frustrated English learners.
1.Which of the following ways is approved by the author?
A. Remembering grammar rules.
B. Taking grammar tests.
C. Analyzing grammatical structure.
D. Applying language to situations.
2.What does the underlined part "this way" in the fourth paragraph refer to?
A. Talking to native speakers when learning.
B. Learning English grammar in a complete way.
C. Using correct English grammar.
D. Learning English grammar from a teacher.
3.From this passage we learn that ______.
A. native speakers learn English grammar by listening to stories
B. Blaine Ray’s method gets students to grasp correct grammar unconsciously
C. Blaine Ray teaches grammar rules by asking students to tell stories
D. it’s hard for students to speak correct English in the new system
4.This passage wants to ______.
A. criticize the traditional way of learning grammar
B. introduce a new way to study English grammar
C. ask students to learn English grammar by listening to stories
D. tell us how the native speakers learn English grammar
5.Why shouldn’t the English learners use an analytical approach?
A. because the analytical approach can let them learn English grammar effortlessly
B. because the analytical approach makes them be able to use English correctly when they speak.
C. because the analytical approach can’t let them memorize and then apply a great number of rules.
D. because Real speech is too fast.
Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
There are two faces of nature. One is good while the other is bad. It all depends on 1.you look at it. I believe that nature is man’s friend and we should treat it2.a great deal of respect.3.trip to the mountains on the weekend will give you a glimpse at how beautiful nature is or4.be.
Unfortunately, due to our busy lives, many of us take this beauty for granted. We keep spoiling our environment instead of protecting 5. . Polluting the air, cutting down trees, and building more and more factories are just a few examples showing how6.damage we have done to our earth. Because of the harm caused by humans, nature has turned on(attacked suddenly) us.7.a result, storms and landslides are taking place more than before. If we don’t take the time to protect our environment ,nature will no longer be our friend, 8.our biggest enemy.
I was feeling a little blue because my mother had been laid off from her job. I_______the college bus and heard piano music and_______rising above the noise of the people and the traffic. I walked a little slower so that I could find out where it was coming from. Through the crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a_______next to her.
She was singing songs about love: keeping on trying, and not understanding the power within yourself. The way she was singing_______me a bit. I thought that it must take_______to perform on your own in the middle of a crowded New York bus station.
So I stood there listening. She must have felt my presence because she would _______look in my direction. I walked over and put some money in her box and she said, “Thank you,” Instead of _______my way home, I said to her, “I have been going through a rough time lately, but you’ve made me _______again.”
“I’m happy that I could help,” she replied. ” Why are you so sad?”
“Well, my mom had got _______,and I’m not so sure what to do…”
“You see, here’s the problem,” she added, ”The way you were walking. Don’t look________because the chance comes in different ways and if your head is down you might never see it. Lift your head up.” I smiled slightly, amazed by how she was encouraging me. So I asked her, ”Why are you playing the piano in the middle of a crowded place?
She________to me that she saw a lot of negative people in the world and she wanted to reduce the pain and bring more ________by sharing motivational(激励性的) music.
1.A.got on B.got off C.got through D.got around
2.A.talking B.laughing C.shouting D.singing
3.A.bag B.box C.case D.bowl
4.A.comforted B.changed C.confused D.shocked
5.A.time B.courage C.money D.energy
6.A.particularly B.occasionally C.carefully D.gradually
7.A.continuing B.missing C.fighting D.blocking
8.A.thoughtful B.watchful C.hopeful D.thankful
9.A.raised B.fired C.lost D.paid
10.A.separated B.defeated C.satisfied D.frightened
11.A.explained B.responded C.suggested D.complained
12.A.advantage B.challenge C.positivity D.knowledge
—What does this modern-day dinosaur look like?
—The tongue of this animal can be extended _____ of its body.
A. more than twice the length B. twice more than the length
C. more than the length twice D. more twice than the length
I’m sorry, but I would rather the specialist as well as the assistants _____and ______the project again.
A.seated , discuss about B.were seated ,discussed
C.are seated, discuss D.seats ,are discussing
_______as a great discoverer, he has made a good number of experiments on the mice.
A.To honor B.To be honored C.Honoring D.Having honored
