
Section A
1-2 Text A: An impressive English lesion
Pre-reading
①1.listening to the Beatles 2.can understand a lot better 3.reads science fiction books in English
②1• Yes, because the way to learn English is more interesting and enjoyable.
• Yes, because learners become more motivated when learning something they like.
• No, because it's like a street learning without formal instruction.
• No, because learners may often make grammatical mistakes when talking or speaking.
2.• Yes, I could speak and write more fluently with good grammar and vocabulary.
• Yes, I could better understand English native speakers after watching English movies and talk shows.
• Yes, as a result of surfing online in English, I'm able to read more quickly than before.
3.• Read English novels and magazines.
• Listen to radios and watch TV programs.
• Talk to English speakers whenever possible.
• Write every day such as emails and journals.
Reading comprehension
①1.Because he is tired of listening to his father and he is not interested in grammar rules.
2.The civilization of Greece and the glory of Roman architecture are so marvelous and remarkable that they should be described at least in a brief account; however, what the student could do was only one single utterance: "whoa!" without any specific comment.
3.Because the schools fail to set high standards of language proficiency. They only teach a little grammar and less advanced vocabulary. And the younger teachers themselves have little knowledge of the vital structures of language.
4.Because teaching grammar is not an easy job and most of the students will easily get bored if it's not properly dealt with.
5.He familiarized his son with different parts of speech in a sentence and discussed their specific grammatical functions including how to use adverbs to describe verbs.
6.Because the son had never heard about the various names and functions of words in an English sentence before.
7.The author uses "road map" and "car" to describe grammar and vocabulary. Here, "road map" is considered as grammar and "car" as vocabulary.
8.Since the subjunctive mood his son used is a fairly advanced grammar structure, the interjection "whoa!" reflects the tremendous pride the father had toward his son; it also reflects the author's humor in using the word because it was once used by his student, though in two different situations and with two different feelings.
②1.• Motivation.
• Family support.
• Peer pressure.
• Financial status.
• Future career goals.
2.English grammar helps a lot in the following:
• Order sentences correctly.
• Use words properly.
• Talk with other English speakers confidently.
English grammar is of little help:
• Only gives rules that are hard to remember
• Is not helpful in a real-life setting due to the limited time to think and recall the rules.
• Not always applicable to the real language, especially idioms.
3.• Use more communicative ways.
• Encourage a lot of interactions.
• Put sentences in meaningful contexts.
4.• Read more English from online sources.
• Watch English TV / listen to English radio / watch English online videos.
• Talk often with English speakers.
• Listen carefully and extensively.
• Use dictionaries to look up unfamiliar words.
• Use new words as often as possible.
5.• Read English newspapers, magazines, and books.
• Write English as often as possible.
• Write emails in English.
1-3 Text A: Language focus
Words in use
1.condense 2.exceed 3.deficit 4.exposure 5.asset 6.adequate 7.competent 8.adjusting 9.precisely 10.beneficial
Word building: Practice
①1.managerial 2.editorial 3.substance 4.survival 5.tradition 6.margin 7.consistency 8.accuracy 9.effcient 10.recovery 11.ministry 12.assembly
②1.editorial 2.recovery 3.accuracy 4.substance 5.managerial 6.margin 7.assembly 8.Ministry 9.surival 10.tradition 11.consistency 12.efficient
Banked cloze
1.obliged 2.tedious 3.beneficial 4.abundant 5.adjusted 6.bulk 7.evidently 8.functions 9.efficiently 10.distress
Expression
1.feel obliged to 2.be serious about 3.run into 4.distinguish between 5.thrust upon 6.was allergic to 7.get lost 8.be attracted to 9.make sense 10.looked upon as
1-4 Structure analysis & writing
Structured writing: Practice
Some bookworms in my dormitory often spend hours reading their "Bible", Practical English Grammar, and do a lot of exercises in that book, but I don't care about it at all. My assumption is since I have never learned Chinese grammar, what's the sense of learning English grammar? In fact, English grammar has always been a big headache to me.
English grammar is very complicated because, unlike Chinese, there are many verb tenses. Even stranger than verb tenses, English grammar also contains something very confusing. For example, I don't remember how many times my middle school teacher tried to "impose" the differences between used to and be used to on us. Sometimes he would go on with the explanation for 20 minutes or so. He even summarized the differences by listing three or four points for us to memorize. However, they could never stay in my head. I don't remember how many times I got it wrong with the sentences containing used to or be used to on my exams. I was really confused with these two phrases, and I can never get them right.
In brief, I'm allergic to learning English grammar. Curiously, I just wonder if the native speakers of English have a microcomputer in their brain to help them utter the two phrases promptly with just a click of their brain mouse!
1-5 Translation
Translation
①人们普遍认为英语是一种世界语言,经常被许多不以英语为第一语言的国家使用。与其他语言一样,英语也发生了很大的变化。英语的历史可以分为三个主要阶段:古英语,中古英语和现代英语。英语起源于公元5世纪,当时三个日耳曼部落入侵英国,他们对英语语言的形成起了很大的作用。在中世纪和现代社会初期,英语的影响遍及不列颠群岛。从17世纪初,它的影响力开始在世界各地显现。欧洲几百年的探险和殖民过程导致了英语的重大变化。今天,由于美国电影、电视、音乐、贸易和技术、包括互联网的大受欢迎,美国英语的影响力尤其显著。
②Chinese calligraphy is a unique art and the unique art treasure in the world. The formation and development of the Chinese calligraphy is closely related to the emergence and evolution of Chinese characters. In this long evolutionary process, Chinese characters have not only played an important role in exchanging ideas and transmitting culture but also developed into a unique art form. Calligraphic works well reflect calligraphers' personal feelings, knowledge, self-cultivation, personality, and so forth, thus there is an expression that "seeing the calligrapher's handwriting is like seeing the person". As one of the treasures of Chinese culture, Chinese calligraphy shines splendidly in the world's treasure house of culture and art.
Section B
1-6 Reading skills
Practice
1. He found he couldn't communicate well.
2. He was amazed at how closely related the words seemed.
3. Malcolm X kept thinking what he had learned.
4. Malcolm X found he was improving gradually.
5. He joined the world community of thoughts and actions.
1-7 Text B: The great journey of learning
Reading comprehension
①1.D 2.A 3.C 4.A 5.C 6.B 7.C 8.D
②1. • Effort counts.
• No pains, no gains.
• Where there is a will, there is a way.
2. • Perseverance.
• Determination.
• Motivation.
3. • More time commitment.
• More learning strategies.
• More perseverance.
4. • Probably not since it's too tedious and will drive me crazy.
• Probably will if it could work out perfectly.
5. • Yes. One's knowledge is expanded and accumulated through learning a language, thus language learning is changing and shaping one's mind gradually.
• No. Language is just language and it has nothing to do with the shaping of one's mind; the mindset has more to do with one's nature, personality, and the way of one's thinking.
1-8 Text B: Language focus
Words in use
1.mysterious 2.desperate 3.devise 4.negotiate 5.recalled 6.specifically 7.depict 8.ignorance 9.expand 10.confusion
Expressions in use
1.apply to 2.in a bid to 3.end up 4.Spesking of 5.get hold of 6.appealed to 7.Leaving…behind 8.focus on
Sentence structure
①1. Even though it is important for the students to have a deep understanding of the texts, it doesn't make any sense to read texts word for word from the beginning to the end.
2. As it is a matter of little importance to us, it doesn't make much sense to argue out which is wrong or right or which is better or worse.
3. It makes no sense to compel children to obey their parents; instead, we should try to tell them what is right and what is wrong.
②1. I might as well have stayed at home
2. we might as well have taken the train home
3. so he might as well have told me all about it
1-9 Collocation
①1.I 2.G 3.E 4.F 5.H 6.D 7.A 8.B 9.C
②1.essential 2.framework 3.proper 4.vocabulary 5.excellent 6.control 7.language 8.deficit 9.high 10.standards 11.language 12.proficiency 13.acquire 14.konwledge 15.competent 16.communication
