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Most students try to learn English grammar using grammar textbooks. They study grammar rules and take grammar tests. They use an analytical 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.
小题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.

小题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 4from a teacher.

小题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

小题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

小题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.

答案

小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:B
小题5:D

解析

试题分析：本文介绍了一种新的学习英语语法的方法叫"point of view"教师首先从一个观点出发来讲一个简单的故事。这个故事从过去开始讲起接着让学生重复，然后讲到未来，让学生不断地重复，这样就在不知不觉中领会了语法的使用。
小题1:细节理解题。根据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. 把语言运用到实际的生活中，故选D。
小题2:词义猜测题。根据上文They learn in a complete way, 这种方式指的是学英语语法是以一种完全不同的方式，故选B。
小题3:细节理解题。根据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. Blaine Ray是让学生无意识地不知不觉中能够学到语法，故选B。
小题4:写作意图题。根据短文的内容给我们介绍了一种新的学习英语语法的方法，故选B。
小题5:细节理解题。根据Real speech is too fast.因为在实际讲英语的过程中英语是很快的，故选D。
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As soon as I saw her, I understood I was in trouble. The tiny 10-year-old girl was staring at me with that specific facial expression which probably only dentists have to enjoy all day long!
Whatever question I asked, whatever activity I suggested, her reaction was pretty much the same — she was frozen with horror. She was sent to our private language school after having been the worst in English at her key school with a pretty strict ELT syllabus(教学大纲), with her peers teasing her for her mistakes in English. Moreover, her state school teacher called her name. To make things worse, she was under pressure from her family for getting bad marks in English. She was definitely expecting me to carry on the same way with her.
I have to admit that I had been staring at her with probably the same expression for a while before eventually she handed in an absolutely incredible composition which I had previously asked the class to write. It was written in perfect handwriting, was full of clever ideas and had correct paragraphing. The girl got her first excellent mark in English, and I praised her generously and from then on I started using her writing skills to support the others. Before doing an oral retelling of a story, she wrote it down. Before presenting her oral project, she was allowed to do the same thing. The day she first put up her hand to orally answer my question addressed to the class I was incredibly happy.
She taught me how to approach withdrawn students — find the skill which they can excel at, in her case writing, and help the student use it to develop other skills!
小题1:The writer is probably a teacher 　　　.

A．in a language training center

B．in a private language school

C．in a state school

D．in a key public school

小题2:The writer’s first impression of the little girl was that she was 　　　.

A．incredibly dull	B．hard to cope with
C．far too lovely	D．pretty confident

小题3:The girl came to the school because 　　　.

A．she had some special skills

B．she was good at writing poems

C．she felt very uncomfortable at her previous school

D．she is poor at her pronunciation

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Children, especially at young ages, are very creative. And creativity can be a glorious(极好的) thing. Look at all the amazing artists and architects that have created glorious pieces of history. Look at all the authors with the award winning books. Now I am not saying everyone is going to end up this way but creativity is an important part of growing up and becoming who you are. This should be encouraged in young children as well as the older children.
Young children grow up playing with make-believe. And so many people try to make their young child see that their invisible friend isn’t real or that talking when someone is not in the room is weird. To adults it is, but for small children it is them being creative. May it be them playing house, or chef, or playing with stuffed animals, it is their creative part coming out. Some kids can have fun playing with rocks and sticks and it’s because of their creativeness that they can do this. The invisible friend part is another part of being imaginative, and is not a bad thing since they will grow out of that phase(阶段). So encourage this and play along with them, play house, or stuffed animals or whatever they want to play. Help keep their imagination running. You can even make up games, like treasure hunts, or dinosaurs, super heroes; there is just so much you can choose from.
All this can help your children’s minds stay creative. The arts and music, even thoughts are an important part of life and important in our society. If we didn’t have and encourage creative thinking, we wouldn’t have had inventors, or philosophers, or as I said before, artists.
小题1:The underlined word “weird” is close in meaning to .

A．familiar

B．strange

C．common

D．natural

小题2:According to the author, if a child talks alone in a room, we should .

A．let him be

B．stop him from doing so

C．give him some advice

D．know that he is suffering from loneliness

小题3:What is mainly talked about in the passage?

A．How creative artists and architects are born.

B．How to help children grow up in a healthy way.

C．What kind of activities children like.

D．How to help children to be creative.

小题4:The author of the passage would agree that .

A．every child can become creative artists or inventors

B．creative people all show strange behaviors when young

C．creativity brings out great artists and architects

D．creativity is a natural ability to be born with

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Lettuce (莴苣)has been eaten for over 4,500 years, and was known to the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. Now, people in some countries start the meal with lettuce as part of a salad. There are hundreds of kinds of lettuce. The main ones include head lettuce, such as iceberg, leaf lettuce _,Boston, bibb and romaine.
Experts say lettuce is one of the easiest crops to grow in your garden. The best time to plant the seeds is during cool weather. The University of Illinois Extension advises that the best planting temperature is 15 ⁰C.
Lettuce seeds are small, so do not place them too deep in the ground. If you plant some seeds every week or two, you will have crops ready to eat one after another.
To start the seeds inside, you can use a seed tray in your home or other shelter. This container should be deep enough to hold at least three centimeters of soil or more. There should be about one centimeter of space between the soil and the top of the container. The container should have holes in the bottom so the extra water can flow out. Drop the seeds over the surface and cover them lightly with soil. If the soil is not already a little wet, give it some water. But do not drown the seeds.
Next, cover the seed tray with paper. When the seedlings have come up far enough to touch the paper, take it off. You can transplant the seedlings into the garden when they are about two to three centimeters tall. Do this when the weather is not too hot and not too cold. Take out as much soil as you can with the seedlings, Then dig a hole in the ground bigger thanthe lettuce roots. Water the plants but not too heavily.
Harvest leaf lettuces when the leaves are big enough to eat. Pull the leaves from the outside of the planting so the inside leaves will keep growing. Or, you can cut off the whole plant. Leave about two or three centimeters above the ground so the plant will re-grow. Cut off head lettuces at ground level.
Lettuce is best when served fresh, so make a salad and enjoy. Experts say lettuce is one of the easiest crops to grow in your garden.
小题1:Which of the following shows the right order of planting lettuces?
a.Dig a hole in the ground bigger than the lettuce roots.
b.Drop the seeds over the surface.
c.Water the plants.
d.Cover the seed with soil.
e.Take off the paper.
f.Transplant the seedlings into the garden.

A．b, d, e ，f, a, c	B．a, b ，c, d ，e, f
C．d, e，f, b，a，c	D．b，c, d，e，f，a

小题2:The underlined word “seedlings” in paragraph 5 means______.

A．containers

B．seeds

C．young plants

D．layers

小题3:When eating Iettuce₅ you’d better ______ so that it tastes best.

A．store it in plastic bags	B．eat the inside leaves
C．wrap it in paper	D．eat while it is fresh

小题4:What can we infer from the passage?

A．Lettuce is the easiest crop to grow in your garden.

B．The lettuce is not hard to plant and store.

C．We can plant lettuce in a two-centimeter-high tray.

D．We should water lettuce at least twice a day.

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Our English course for kids or children focuses on learning English in an enjoyable way. Classes are small and individual attention is very important.
During the rest of the day students are encouraged to make use of the opportunities to speak and improve their English with the presence of monitors and teachers who will always use English with them.
There are three classes in the morning from Monday to Friday. The focus is primarily on spoken English; students will learn functional English to help them in real social situations. Special attention will be given to useful vocabulary for the afternoon’s activities or trip. The course will finish with a group presentation.
Maximum number of students in class is 8. This allows for greater participation and a greater degree of individual attention. Please note that this is a guaranteed maximum.
Each class is with a different teacher. This means that students practice English with the
added benefit of listening to more accents and experience a variety of teaching styles.
Classes are arranged by level. On arrival students take a level test to assess their oral, reading and written abilities. Students are then placed in a class where teachers agree they will benefit most.
We live and study on campus. There is no time wasted in traveling to class. There are short breaks between classes to allow students to refresh, prepare for the next class or make a start on homework. Homework is beneficial to reinforcing language learned during the day so teachers will set some short tasks each night. Students will have opportunity to do these when they choose--after class, before or after meals or at the end of the day.
Teachers are native-English speakers from all over the world, graduates, TESOL qualified, and experienced. Our teachers know what ifs like to learn a language. They will encourage and help all the students一from children to teenagers.

小题1:In the morning lessons, students will_____.

A．make sure of the opportunity to make a personal presentation

B．learn spoken English for the afternoon activities

C．practise speaking English with teachers individually

D．get into real social situations to practise functional English

小题2:According to the passage, each class is with a different teacher in that_____.

A．students themselves have their own favourite teachers

B．students can make friends with different teachers

C．students can learn English spoken with different accents

D．different teachers teach students different courses

小题3:What information can you get from the passage?

A．There is no need for students to do any homework there.

B．All the teachers are native and full of experience.

C．Students don’t have lunch together with their teachers.

D．Not more than eight students are allowed to learn in a class.

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It is thought that crying is hardly an activity encouraged by society. Tear, whether they are of sorrow, anger, or joy, typically make Americans feel uncomfortable and embarrassed. The shedder of tears (落泪者) is likely to apologize, even when a great tragedy was the cause. The observer of tears is likely to do everything possible to put an end to the emotional tears. But judging from recent studies of crying behavior, both those responses to tears are often inappropriate and may even be counterproductive (适得其反).
Humans are the only animals clearly known to shed emotional tears. Since evolution has given rise to few purposeless physiological responses, it is logical to assume that crying has one or more functions that enhance (increase) survival.
Although some observers have suggested that crying is a way to ask for assistance form others (as a crying baby might from its mother), the shedding of tears is hardly necessary to get help. Vocal cries would have been quite enough, more likely than tears to gain attention. So, it appears, there must be something special about tears themselves.
Indeed, the new studies suggest that emotional tears may play a direct role in alleviating stress, University of Minnesota researchers who are studying the chemical composition of tears have recently isolated two important chemicals from emotional tears. Both chemicals are found only in tears that are shed in response to emotion. Tears shed because of exposure to cut onion would contain no such substance.
Other researchers are investigating the usefulness of tears as a means of diagnosing human ills and monitoring drugs. At Tulane University’s Teat Analysis Laboratory Dr. Peter Kastl and his colleagues report that they can use tears to detect drug abuse, to study the causes of “dry eye” syndrome（综合症）and the effects of eye surgery, and perhaps even to measure exposure to environmental pollutants.
小题1:What does the phrase “both those responses” in Paragraph 1 refer to ?

A．Crying out of sorrow and shedding tears for happiness.

B．The embarrassment and unpleasant sensation of the observers.

C．The tear shedder’s apology and the observer’s effort to stop the crying.

D．Linking illness with crying and finding the chemical composition of tears.

小题2:From the passage we can infer that .

A．it is unnatural for people to shed tears

B．we can reduce our stress by shedding tears

C．shedders of tears can’t get help by crying loudly

D．unlike animals, humans can shed tears for survival

小题3:What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Roles of emotional tears.

B．functions of shedding tears.

C．Unwelcome shedders of tears.

D．Research on the effects of tears.

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