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The English weather defies forecast and hence is a source of interest and ______ to everyo
A.speculation
B.attribution
C.utilization
D.proposition
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A.speculation
B.attribution
C.utilization
D.proposition
The best title for his passage is ______.
A.Bad Seasons
B.Summer or Winter
C.The Weather in England
D.Strange English People
A.Because the weather in English is SO variable.
B.Because the common man in England has as much knowledge about weatheras the weatherman.
C.Because by lunch time there could be thunder and lightening in England
D.Because English weather always defies forecast
What can you infer from the 3rd paragraph?
A.England enjoys good weather for several springs.
B.Gardening is classified as a luxury.
C.Many English people take vacations abroad.
D.Good weather is the sole reason for the increase in gardening.
A.Because the weather in England is so variable.
B.Because the common man in England has as much knowledge about weather as the weathermen.
C.Because by lunchtime there could be thunder and lightening in England.
D.Because English weather always defies forecast.
A. English people are always interested in the weather
B. I have't been practising enough
C. I don't know
D. to meet English people
E. I have some trouble
F. What can I talk about
G. Where should I go
H. May I help you
Max: What's the matter, Peter? You don't look very happy.
Peter: I'm not. I'm worried about my English.
Max: What's the problem?
Peter: (56) .
In the last paragraph, the author concludes that______.
A.the weather is a universal topic for human communication
B.phatic communication differs from culture to culture
C.the English and people in many other European countries have common language for phatic communication
D.every culture has its own way to communicate ideas
Broadly speaking, the Englishman is a quiet, shy, reserved person who is fully relaxed only among people who knows very well. When he meets with strangers of foreigners, he often seems uneasy, even embarrassed. You have only to witness a commuter train any morning or evening to see the truth of this, serious-looking businesses and women sit reading their newspaper or dozing in a corner, no one speaks. In fact, to do so would seem most usual. An English wit, pretending to be giving advice to overseas visitors, once suggested, “on entering a railway compartment shake hands with all the passengers. ”Needless to say, he was not being serious. There is an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior. which, if bro ken, makes the person immediately the object of suspicion.
It is a well-known fact that the English have an obsession with their weather and that, given half a chance, they will talk about it in length. Some people argue that it is because English weather forecast is undependable, as a result, English weather is a source of interest to everyone. This may be so. Certainly Englishmen cannot have much faith in the meteorological experts-the weathermen-who, after promising glorious, sunny weather for the following day, are often proved wrong when an anti-cyclone or as inaccurate as the weathermen in his prediction. This helps to explain the seemingly odd sight of an Englishman leaving home on a bright, sunny summer morning with a raincoat slung over an arm and an umbrella in his hand. So variable is the weather that by lunch time there could be thundering.
The overseas visitors may be excused for showing surprise at the number of references to weather that the English make to each other in the course of a single day. Very often conventional greetings are re placed by comments on the weather. “Nice day,isn’ t?” “Beautiful ! ”may well be heard instead of “Good morning”, how are you? “Although the foreigner may consider this exaggerated and comic, it is worthwhile pointing out that it could be used to his advantage. If he wants to start a conversation with an Englishman (or woman) but is at a loss to know where to begin he would do well to mention the state of the weather.It is a safe subject, which will encourage even the most reserved Englishmen to enter into a conversation.
What is the reason that the Englishmen enter into a conversation?
A.Because the English have developed many different attitudes and habits.
B.Because living on an island separated from the rest of Europe has much to do with it.
C.Because the English are quite shy and reserved.
D.Because an Englishman often seems uneasy, even embarrassed when he meets with strangers or foreigners.
In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.
When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.
If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret later in the day.
Why do people in England often talk about the weather?
A.Because they may have four seasons in one day.
B.Because they often have very good weather.
C.Because the weather is warm just like in spring.
D.Because the sky is sunny all day.
Henning studied how students who are learning English as a second language remember vocabulary. The subjects in his experiment were 75 college students. They represented all levels of ability in English; beginning, intermediate, advanced, and native-speaking students.
To begin, the subjects listened to a recording of a native speaker reading a paragraph in English. Following the recording, the subjects took a 15-question test to see which words they remembered. Each question had four choices. The subjects had to circle the word they had heard in the recording. Some of the questions had four choices that sound alike. For example, weather, whether, wither, and wetter are four words that sound alike. Some of the questions had four choices that have the same meaning. Method, way, manner, and system would be four words with the same meaning. Finally the subjects took a language proficiency test.
Henning found that students with a lower proficiency in English made more of their mistakes on words that sound alike; students with a higher proficiency made more of their mistakes on words that have the same meaning. Henning's results suggest that beginning students hold the sound of words in their short-term memory, while advanced students hold the meaning of words in their short-term memory.
Henning made the experiment in order to study ______.
A.how students remember English vocabulary by short-term memory
B.how students learnEnglish vocabulary
C.how to develop students' ability in English
D.how long information in short-term memory is kept
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I arrived in the United States 【61】 February 6, 1986, but I remember my first day here very 【62】 My friend was waiting for me when my 【63】 landed at Kennedy Airport at three o'clock in the afternoon. The weather was very 【64】 and it was snowing, but I was 【65】 excited to mind. From the airport, my friend and I 【66】 a taxi to my hotel. On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the first time and I stared in 【67】 at the famous World Trade Center, the tallest building in the world. My friend helped me 【68】 at the hotel and then left because he had to go 【69】 to work. He promised to return the next day.
Shortly after he left, I went to a 【70】 near the hotel to get something to eat. As I couldn't speak 【71】of English, I couldn't tell the 【72】 what I wanted. I was very upset and started to make some gestures, but the waiter didn't 【73】 me. Finally, I ordered the same thing the man at the next table was eating. After dinner, I started to walk along Broad way 【74】 I came to Times Square with its movie theatres, neon lights, and huge crowds of people. I did not feel tired, so I 【75】 walking around the city. I wanted to see everything on my first day. I knew it was 【76】 , but I wanted to try.
When I returned to the hotel, I was exhausted, but I 【77】 sleep because I kept hearing the fire and police sirens during the night. I lay 【78】 and thought about New York. It was a very big and 【79】 city with many tall buildings and big cars, and full of noise and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to speak 【80】 .
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A.in
B.at
C.on
D.for