【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 n pairs or groups with other students, try to say as much as possible. Don39。t worry about your mistakes. Just speak! Conversation ClubsMany cities around the world have conversation clubs where people can exchange one language for another. Look in your local newspaper to find a conversation club near you. They are usually free although some may charge a small entrance fee(費(fèi)用). ShoppingEven if you don39。t want to buy anything, you can ask questions about products that interest you in a shop. How much does this cost? Can I pay by cheque? Often you can start a real conversationand it costs you nothing! Caf233。 and BarsThere are often American, Britain, Irish and Australian bars in many large cities. If you can find one, you39。ll probably meet many people speaking English as a first or second language. Language is all around youEverywhere you go, you find language. Shop names, street names, advertisements, notices, and car numbers….When you walk down the street, practice reading the words and numbers that you see. Say them to yourself. It39。s not exactly a conversation, but it will help you to think in English. But don39。t speak too loud! Songs and VideoRepeat the words of an English song singing with the music until it bees automatic. It39。s good practice for your memory and for the mouth muscles that you need for English. Above all, speak as much as possible! Make as many mistakes as possible! When you know that you have made a mistake, you know that you have made progress!（1）What does the underlined part oddmanout probably mean according to the passage? A.Someone or something that can be easily mistaken for another.B.Someone or something appearing different from the others.C.Someone or something standing out of the group.D.Someone or something arranged in pairs.（2）In which places can you learn English NOT free of charge? school, in shops and caf233。 bars. conversation clubs and in the streets. conversation clubs, shops, songs and video. school, in conversation clubs and caf233。 and bars.（3）Why does the writer say Make as many mistakes as possible? everyone will make mistakes in learning English. making mistakes is a must in making progress in learning English. everyone will meet people speaking English with some mistakes. making mistakes can make one realize the importance of speaking.（4）What is the purpose of the passage? tell us that English is all around us. tell us that we can speak English alone. give us some advice on how to practice speaking. tell us speaking is the easiest of the four skills in learning English.【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了如何提高英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)者的口語(yǔ)水平的多個(gè)技巧和方法。 （1）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第一段中的”Among the four skills in learning English, which one of these is the ‘oddmanout’? The answer is speaking. The other three you can do alone on your own.“在英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)的四種技能中，哪一種是“oddmanout”?答案是說(shuō)。其他三個(gè)你可以自己做。但你不能一個(gè)人說(shuō)!）可知，此處指在英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)的四種技能中，哪一種是不一樣的。由此推知，oddmanout指與別的不一樣的事物。故選B。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的”If you pay to go to a language school, you should use the opportunity to speak.“如果你花錢去語(yǔ)言學(xué)校，你應(yīng)該利用這個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)說(shuō)英語(yǔ)；第四段中的”They are usually free although some may charge a small entrance fee(費(fèi)用).“他們通常是免費(fèi)的，盡管有些人可能會(huì)收取一點(diǎn)入場(chǎng)費(fèi)；第六段部分中的”If you can find one, you39。ll probably meet many people speaking English as a first or second language.“如果你能找到一個(gè)，你可能會(huì)遇到很多把英語(yǔ)作為第一或第二語(yǔ)言的人及常識(shí)可知，去咖啡館和酒吧的話，肯定會(huì)有消費(fèi)的。由此可知，你可以花錢在學(xué)校、會(huì)話俱樂(lè)部、咖啡館和酒吧學(xué)英語(yǔ)。故選D。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的”When you know that you have made a mistake，you know that you have made progress!“當(dāng)你知道你犯了一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤，你就知道你進(jìn)步了!可推知，作者說(shuō)“盡量多犯錯(cuò)誤”，是因?yàn)榉稿e(cuò)誤是學(xué)好英語(yǔ)的必經(jīng)之路。故選B。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的”Where can you find people to speak English? And how can you practice speaking when you are alone?“你在哪里可以找到說(shuō)英語(yǔ)的人?當(dāng)你一個(gè)人的時(shí)候，你怎么練習(xí)說(shuō)呢?及下文所推薦的地方和方法可知，文章主要講述了如何提高英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)者的口語(yǔ)水平的多個(gè)地方和方法。由此可知，本文的主要目的是給我們推薦了一些如何練習(xí)口語(yǔ)的建議。故選C。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和推理判斷三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。 5．閱讀理解 Ask any new college graduate about his immediate goals, and it is likely that he will tell you he wants a job. But it turns out that today39。s students are not going to be satisfied with any job. According to the latest survey, making a difference through their work is essential(必要的) to young people39。s happiness. The survey found that 72 percent of graduating college seniors believe being able to have a positive social influence through their work is essential to their happiness. Making a difference is so important to them that 45 percent say they would take a 15 percent pay cut to work at an organization that has a social or environmental influence, and 58 percent say they would take a pay cut to work for an organization whose values are the same as their own. Besides this, the survey found that female students are far more likely to put social influence in first place than their male classmates, echoing the results of a former study showing that female maths and science majors are more likely to say they go into those fields to make a difference. One reason for the emphasis(強(qiáng)調(diào)) on improving the world probably has to do with the culture of colleges, which encourages students to connect their studies back to realworld problems. Students are used to discussing important social issues(問(wèn)題) with their friends and professors, and doing something about them in class or through volunteer activities. Once students develop those habits, they don39。t shut them off when graduation rolls around.（1）What does the underlined word echoing in paragraph 3 probably mean? ....（2）What is one of the reasons for the emphasis on students wanting to improve the world? habits students develop in society. appearance of important social issues. encouragement of the culture of colleges. effect parents39。 education has on their children.（3）What can you learn from the passage? people will surely gain happiness if they can make a difference in their work