Try reading the following sentences as fast as you can. “ She sells seashells by
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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 in 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 picked peppers, Did Peter Piper pick a peck of picked peppers? If Peter Piper picked a peck of picked peppers, where’s the peck of picked peppers Peter 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.
小题1:Tongue twisters are helpful in improving ________ skills.| A．listening | B．writing | C．pronunciation | D．communication |
小题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 | | D．the sounds of “s” and “sh” are similar |
小题3:What does the “ability” mean in Paragraph 4?| A．Pronouncing words faster and more correctly. | | B．Pronouncing words faster | | C．Knowing the meaning of words. | | D．Picking out tongue twisters smoothly. |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A |
解析
试题分析：本文叙述了用你尽可能快的速度读绕口令，绕口令读起来不容易，如果你想要更流利的读单词，你最好找出一些绕口令并且经常练习。
小题1:细节理解题。根据文章第二段内容可知绕口令在提高发音技能上有所帮助，故选择C。
小题2:细节理解题。根据文章第一段内容的理解可知，第一个绕口令难是因为s和sh的发音相似，故选择D。
小题3:细节理解题。根据文章内容It is an exercise made up of sounds that are hard to pronounce in order to help people pronounce words faster and more correctly.可知“ability”的意思是更快更流利的的读单词，故选择A。 |
举一反三
If you are a visitor，you may look for the post office in a foreign country．Can you imagine (想像)how those people will tell you the way?
In the countryside of American Middle West，people will tell you，‘Go north three miles．Turn east，and then go another two miles.’
While in Los Angeles，California，the American people have no idea of the distance on the map．‘How far is the post office?’ you ask．‘oh,’ they answer，‘it is about ten minutes by taxi from here．’But in fact，they don"t know how far it is.
In Greece(希腊)，a Greek will often say，‘Follow me．’Then he"ll go with you through the streets of the city to the post office．
In many places, people usually say ‘Sorry，I don"t know’ when they can"t tell you the way．However，in Mexico(墨西哥)，the people think ‘I don"t know’ is not polite(有礼貌的)．They usually give an answer, often a wrong one．
So you must be careful of their habits (习惯) when you are asking the way in a foreign country．
小题1:In ，the people don"t tell you the direction but lead(引导) you to the post office．| A．Japan | B．America | C．Greece | D．Mexico |
小题2:You will often lose your way in because the people can"t give you the right direction． | A．Japan | B．America | C．Greece | D．Mexico |
小题3:The underlined word‘distance’means‘ ’ in Chinese． 小题4: countries are mentioned(提到) in the passage? | A．Two | B．Three | C．Four | D．Five |
小题5:What do people usually do in many places if they don"t know the way? | A．They lead you to the place． | B．They give you a wrong answer． | | C．They say nothing． | D．They say ‘Sorry，I don"t know．’ |
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A boy _Ling got a seed, too. He planted it . But the seed didn’t grow at all. A year later, Ling had to take his box to the palace . Others all brought beautiful plants there and Ling felt .
The king the palace and looked around. When he found there was nothing in Ling’s box. The king smiled and said to the others, “ One year ago, I gave everyone a seed couldn’t grow. But all of you, except Ling, have brought me plants and flowers. Ling was the only one the honesty(诚实) and courage(勇气)to bring a box. So he will be the new king.”
| 小题1: | | A．each | B．neither | C．both | D．every |
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| 小题2: | | A．and | B．but | C．although | D．so |
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| 小题3: | | A．liked | B．helped | C．named | D．asked |
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| 小题4: | | A．careful | B．carefully | C．careless | D．carelessly |
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| 小题5: | | A．full | B．empty | C．beautiful | D．broken |
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| 小题6: | | A．sad | B．excited | C．happy | D．lucky |
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| 小题7: | | A．got | B．arrived | C．went | D．arrived at |
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阅读下面表格，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Name
| Personal Information
| Norman
Bethune
| Born in 1890，a doctor Canada，died in 1939 in China，came to China in 1938．
| Celine
Dion
| Born in Montreal，Canada，a singing star，in 1997 sang My heart Will Go on for film Titanic．
| Thomas
Edison
| Born in 1847，Kentucky，the U．S．made over 1,000 inventions，died in 1931．
| Mark
Twain
| Born in 1835 in the U．S，a writer in the U．S，died in 1910，wrote The Adventure of Tom Sawyer．
| Bill
Gates
| Born in 1955 in the U．S，wrote Business@the Speed of Thought，owns Microsoft Corporation．
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小题1:___________ is from Canada.| A．Bill Gates | B．Mark Twain | C．Thomas Edison | D．Celine Dion |
小题2:The ________ was born in 1835.| A．inventor | B．singer | C．doctor | D．writer |
小题3:My Heart Will Go On is the name of ___________.| A．book | B．song | C．story | D．film |
小题4:Doctor Bethune worked in China about _______ years.小题5:Which of the following is true?| A．Mark Twain wrote Business@the Speed of Thought | | B．Bill Gates started working for Microsoft Company in 1995 | | C．Thomas Edison made over 1,000 inventions. | | D．Celine Dion stopped singing in 1997 |
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Name
| Confederation of European Baseball
| Asian Hockey Federation
| Volleyball Federation
| African Football
| Logo
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| Formation
| 1953
| 1963
| 1946
| 1957
| Leadquarters
| Lausanne, Switzerland
| Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| Cairo, Egypt
| Region
| Europe
| Asia
| South America
| Africa
| Members
| 38
| 30
| 12
| 56
| Official Languages
| English, Spanish,
French, German, Italian, Dutch
| English, Chinese, Indian
| Spanish, Portuguese
| English, French, Arabic
| Website
| www.baseball europe.com
| www.asiahockey.org
| www.voleysur.org
| www.cafonline.com
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小题1:When was Asian Hockey Federation set up?| A．In 1953 | B．In 1963 | C．In 1946 | D．In 1957 |
小题2:Which organization has the most members?小题3:In how many organizations can English be spoken as an official language?小题4:If you are from China, which sport can you probably take part in?| A．Baseball. | B．Hockey | C．Volleyball | D．Football |
小题5:If you want to know something about volleyball, you can go to .| A．www.baseballeurope.com | B．www.asiahockey.org | | C．www.voleysur.org | D．www.cafonline.com |
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Do you have a headache? Take an aspirin or eat bird brains. Do you want beautiful skin? Use skin cream or eat pearls. Is your hair turning gray? Color your hair or eat black rice.
“Eat bird brains, pearls, and black rice?” some people ask. “How strange!” But for many Chinese people, bird brains, pearls, and black rice are not strange things to eat. Instead, they are good medicines.
Food that people use for medicines is called medical(药用的) food. The Chinese have eaten medicinal food and spices(香辛料) for centuries. Ginger, for example, is a common spice in Chinese cooking. Ginger gives food a nice flavor. The Chinese began to use ginger many years ago. They used ginger not because it tasted good. They used ginger because it was medicinal. Ginger, they thought, was good for the digestion. It also helped people who had colds. Pepper and garlic, too, were probably medicines a long time ago.
Some people don’t believe that food and spices are good medicines. They want to buy their medicine in drugstores, not in supermarkets. Other people want to try medicinal food. They say, “Maybe medicinal food can’t help me. But it can’t hurt me, either.”
People can try medicinal food at a Chinese restaurant in San Francisco, California. The restaurant serves medicinal food. The menus at the restaurant have a list of dinners. Next to each dinner there is information about the food. The information helps people order “Queen’s Secret,” for example, is one dinner at the restaurant. This dinner has meat from chickens with black feathers. It is for women who want to look young.
小题1:All of the followings are common spices in Chinese cooking EXCEPT .| A．ginger | B．pepper | C．garlic | D．pearls |
小题2:What do you know about medicinal food?| A．The Chinese have eaten medicinal food for a long time. | | B．Many Chinese believe medicinal food tastes good. | | C．Medicinal food may be bad for your health. | | D．Medicinal food is served all over the world. |
小题3:Why did the Chinese begin to use ginger many years ago?| A．Because it gave food different flavors. | | B．Because it made food more delicious. | | C．Because it was good for people’s health. | | D．Because it made people feel cold. |
小题4:Which answer to the following questions can be found out from the passage?| A．When did the Chinese start to eat bird brains? | | B．Why do women like “Queen’s Secret”? | | C．What is the advantage of using pepper? | | D．How do Chinese people stop a toothache? |
小题5:What can we infer (推测) according to the passage?| A．More foreigners will learn more about medicinal food. | | B．All the Chinese will believe black rice stops hair turning gray. | | C．Ginger will be more and more popular in China. | | D．Medicinal food will be sold in drugstores and supermarkets. |
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