Unit 6 Lesson 3 The advertising game
一、
1.Science is my most ___________ subject as my students have no concept of doing experiments.
2.He will take _________ my job while I am on holiday.
3.Since Jerry is absent today, let's get someone else to take _________ the work where it was left off yesterday.
4.The terrible accident resulted _____________ his carelessness.
5.He overslept, resulting ____________ his being late for class.
二、
6.This is based on the ______ (assume) that science is universal, objective and reliable.
7.Keys should ______ (period) be changed.
8.The news caused great ________ (excite) among her friends.
9.___________(convince) that the government can lead them out of the financial crisis, people are optimistic about the future of the country.
10.Her _______ (promote) to Sales Manager took everyone by surprise.
三、
When we're studying a new language, many of us approach it with fear and anxiety. However, we would benefit a lot by changing our focus, according to communication skills trainer Marianna Pascal.
Pascal has spent 20 years in Malaysia helping people speak better English. Over time, she has discovered the surprising truth: How well somebody communicates in a new language has very little to do with his or her language level—but a lot more to do with the attitude.
Pascal noticed that a lot of Malaysians went into English conversations with the feeling that they were going to be judged by how many mistakes they were going to make. And they had the idea of what good and proper English is supposed to be and how far they would have to go to get there.
As a teacher, she'd noticed one special student named Faisal. Despite not knowing much English, this boy could just sit and listen to anybody very calmly, and then he could express his thoughts clearly.
Pascal realised when Faisal entered into an English conversation, he didn't feel judged. He entirely focused on the person he was speaking to and the result he wanted to get. He had no thoughts on his own mistakes.
Pascal believes that speaking a language is not like those exams that many of us have to take in school, where a tiny spelling or grammar mistake would result in a big red "×" from the teacher. In the real world, small mistakes don't matter—what matters is whether we're able to make ourselves understood. She concludes, "If you want to speak English like Faisal with that great confidence, here's one thing that you can do when you speak: Don't focus on yourself. Focus on the other person and the result you want to achieve."
1.Why was Faisal successful in English conversation according to Pascal
A.His spoken English was quite excellent. B.His attitude to speaking English was right.
C.He and his partner were good friends. D.He made few grammatical mistakes.
2.What is Pascals attitude to the mistakes English learners make
A.Tolerant. B.Careful. C.Grateful. D.Worried.
3.What should you do if you want to communicate effectively in English
A.Try to express yourself correctly. B.Remember to use advanced grammar.
C.Avoid any mistakes while speaking. D.Concentrate on what the other people say.
四、
假定你是李华,你的加拿大朋友Michael想学习汉语,你推荐他去孔子学院(Confucius Institute),请给他写封邮件,内容包括:
1.推荐理由;
2.相关课程:中国历史、传统文化等。
注意:1.词数不少于80;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear Michael,
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
答案以及解析
一、
1.答案:challenging
2.答案:over
3.答案:up
4.答案:from
5.答案:in
二、
6.答案:assumption
解析:考查名词。句意:这是基于这样的假设:科学是普遍的、客观的和可信的。冠词后接名词,根据定冠词the可知,设空处应用名词形式。
7.答案:periodically
解析:考查副词。句意:钥匙应该定期更换。副词修饰动词,设空处修饰be changed,故用副词形式。
8.答案:excitement
解析:考查名词。句意:这个消息使她的朋友们兴奋不已。形容词修饰名词,根据形容词great可知,设空处用名词形式。
9.答案:Convinced
10.答案:promotion
解析:考查名词。句意:竟然提拔她当销售经理,这叫每个人都感到意外。形容词性物主代词后接名词,根据物主代词Her可知,设空处应用名词形式。
三、
答案:1-3.BAD
解析:1.推理判断题。根据第五段中的He entirely focused on the person he was speaking to and the result he wanted to get. He had no thoughts on his own mistakes.可知,他完全专注于与他交谈的人以及他想要获得的结果,而不去想自己的错误。因此费萨尔在英语对话中取得成功的原因是他对于说英语的态度是正确的。故选B项。
2.推理判断题。根据第六段中的Pascal believes that speaking a language is not like those exams that many of us have to take in school, where a tiny spelling or grammar mistake would result in a big red "×" from the teacher.可知,帕斯卡尔认为使用英语沟通并不是学校中的考试,犯一些小的拼写错误或语法错误也不要紧,所以她对于英语学习者犯错误的态度是宽容的。故选A项。
3.细节理解题。根据最后一段中的Don't focus on yourself. Focus on the other person and the result you want to achieve. 可知,用英语交流时,我们的注意力不要集中在自己是否会犯错误上,而是要集中在对话的另一方和想要呈现的沟通效果上,这样才能有效地进行沟通,故选D项。
四、
答案:Dear Michael,
I'm more than pleased to know that you are eager to learn Chinese. Confucius Institute, which is intended for the Chinese learners who are not native, is absolutely my top recommendation.
Confucius Institute provides various interesting subjects. You will learn gorgeous Chinese history and traditional culture as well as Chinese writing. Furthermore, you have more opportunities to talk with classmates in Chinese. In addition, teachers will introduce some Chinese traditional festivals, such as the Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Day and Mid-Autumn Day. Some relevant activities will be kicked off during different festivals, such as making dumplings or eating zongzi, where you can not only enjoy delicious meals but also have a good knowledge of Chinese life.
I hope my recommendation will meet your need. Anything else I can do for you, just call me.
Yours,
Li Hua
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