英语每日一练
A. to understand them
B. to think about
C. not accent elimination
D. give them the most trouble
Phrases:
A. identify which specific areas of pronunciation (1) ___________
B. give you some things (2) ___________
C. make it difficult for native speakers (3) ___________
D. focus on accent reduction, (4) ___________
Many ESL learners are concerned about eliminating their accents, but before you run out and spend hundreds of dollars on the latest pronunciation course, let me ( 5 ) ___________.
First, the main goal of any pronunciation course should be to (6) ___________, which is virtually impossible. Rather, students should work on reducing areas of their pronunciation that affect comprehensibility, that is, areas of their accents that (7) ___________. Second, with this goal in mind, students need to be able to (8)______, Of course, there are universal areas of pronunciation that affect specific language groups, and reading up on these commonalities will help you.
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正确答案
1.【答案】D
【解析】根据空格处的identify which specific areas of pronunciation______可以得知which引导的从句做identify的宾语,从句中specific areas of pronunciation名词性短语做主语,空格处缺少谓语和宾语,根据主语的中心词areas 是复数形式,谓语动词需用复数形式,从语法结构上只有D项符合,且语意通顺。意为“明确发音的哪些方面会给他们造成最大困扰”。
2.【答案】B
【解析】根据空格处的give you some things可以得知所填的词是做things的定语,从语法结构上只有A和B两个不定式短语符合。但填入A项时,语意不符合。B项give you some things to think about,“给你一些事情来思考”,things是think about的逻辑宾语,语法和语意都符合。
3.【答案】A
【解析】此处考查结构:make it + 形容词 +(for sb.)+ 不定式,it做形式宾语,不定式是真正的宾语,而sb.是真正宾语的逻辑主语。需要填入不定式结构做make的真正宾语,因此选A。意为“让本土人很难理解的发音”。
4.【答案】C
【解析】分析空格处的语句可以得知,focus on accent reduction是一个动宾结构,所填的词要能做focus on 的宾语并与 accent reduction并列,需要一个名词性结构,因此选C。意为“集中于减少口音,而不是消除口音”。
5.【答案】B
【解析】此处考查结构:let sb. do sth.“让某人做某事”,但是从4个选项无法区分。结合文章内容,主要阐述了英语学习者应该如何对待母语发音的干扰的问题并给出了建议。根据空格后First…. Second, ….的内容结构可以推知此处需填入概括性的语句,因此选B。
6.【答案】D
【解析】解答该题的关键在于空格后的非限制性定语从句:which is virtually impossible,“这实质上是不可能的”。根据句意只有D项符合原文,即:消除口音是不可能的。
7.【答案】C
【解析】空格处的语句中:that is提示了该句是对上一句的解释。根据上文:学生应该致力于减少会影响话语理解的发音,这些发音也就是让本土人很难理解的口音,因此选C。
8.【答案】A
【解析】根据上文,作者提出了建议:英语学习者应该要致力于减少影响本土人理解的口音,那么接下来就是应该如何做了。因此选A意为“学生要能够明确发音的哪些方面会给他们造成最大困扰”。