英语阅读（一） - 自考笔果题库

Pronouncing a language is a skill. Every normal person is expert in the skill of pronouncing his own language； but few people are even moderately proficient at pronouncing foreign languages. Now there are many reasons for this, some obvious, some perhaps not so obvious. But I suggest that the fundamental reason why people in general do not speak foreign languages very much better than they do their own languages is that they fail to grasp the true nature of the problems of learning to pronounce, and consequently never set about tackling it in the right way. Far too many people fail to realize that pronouncing a foreign language is a skill—one that needs careful training of a special kind, and one that cannot be acquired by just leaving it to take care of itself.I think, even teachers of language, while recognizing the importance of a good accent. tend to neglect the branch of study concerned with speaking in their practical teaching. So・ the first point I want to make here is that the teacher should be prepared to devote some of the lesson time to the teaching of English pronunciation. There should be occasions when other aspects of English• such as grammar or spelling* are allowed for the moment to take second place.Apart from this question of the time given to pronunciation, there are two other requirements for the teacher： the first, knowledge； the second, technique.It is important that the teacher should be in possession of the necessary information. This can generally be obtained from books. It is possible to get from books some idea of the mechanics of speecht and of what we call general phonetic theory. But the first and most important part of a language teacher s technique is his own performance, his ability to demonstrate the spoken language, in every detail of articulation (发音)as well as in fluent speaking, so that the student s talent capacity for imitation is given the fullest scope and encouragement.What are the three basic requirements for the foreign language teacher in teaching pronunciation?

The term"flying saucer" refers to strange objects travelling through the earth's atmosphere at very high speeds. Thousands of people all over the world claim to have seen them. Some believe them to be spaceships from other planets. Others insist that they are a secret type of aircraft being built on earth. Many people maintain that they are only natural phenomena happening under special temperature Jight, or weather conditions. All reports, however, agree that the strange objects move at extremely high speeds and fail to follow the laws of motion by reversing (逆转)direction instantly without slowing down.In the United States,the first flying saucers were reported on June 4,1947,by a private plane pilot. He saw nine objects travelling in the sky. Each was disk-shaped and very bright. Because their movements were compared to those of a"saucer skimming across the water". newspaper reporters called them "flying saucers".Some weeks after the first reported sighting,the United States Air Force was given the job of investigating all the reports of flying saucers. Because of the confusing variely of shapes,sizes,and colors reported, the Air Force adopted the term Unidentified Flying Objects(UFO) to describe them.Since the Air Force officials began their investigation of flying saucers, they have identified most of the objects as stars, planes, man-made satellites,experimental missiles(导弹)，or weather phenomena. Some of the UFO reports, including photographs, were deliberate (蓄意的)tricks made to cheat people.All the research so far has failed to prove that UFOs are spaceships coming from outside the earth. Most investigators agree• however, that more study is needed before the question of whether or not flying saucers really exist can be answered.At first, about the UFOs, what were the responses of people who claimed to have seen them?

The term"flying saucer" refers to strange objects travelling through the earth's atmosphere at very high speeds. Thousands of people all over the world claim to have seen them. Some believe them to be spaceships from other planets. Others insist that they are a secret type of aircraft being built on earth. Many people maintain that they are only natural phenomena happening under special temperature Jight, or weather conditions. All reports, however, agree that the strange objects move at extremely high speeds and fail to follow the laws of motion by reversing (逆转)direction instantly without slowing down.In the United States,the first flying saucers were reported on June 4,1947,by a private plane pilot. He saw nine objects travelling in the sky. Each was disk-shaped and very bright. Because their movements were compared to those of a"saucer skimming across the water". newspaper reporters called them "flying saucers".Some weeks after the first reported sighting,the United States Air Force was given the job of investigating all the reports of flying saucers. Because of the confusing variely of shapes,sizes,and colors reported, the Air Force adopted the term Unidentified Flying Objects(UFO) to describe them.Since the Air Force officials began their investigation of flying saucers, they have identified most of the objects as stars, planes, man-made satellites,experimental missiles(导弹)，or weather phenomena. Some of the UFO reports, including photographs, were deliberate (蓄意的)tricks made to cheat people.All the research so far has failed to prove that UFOs are spaceships coming from outside the earth. Most investigators agree• however, that more study is needed before the question of whether or not flying saucers really exist can be answered.What was the final identification of the US Air Force officials?

(1)【In your quest for success, enthusiasm means that you believe deeply in what the company is doing】. You also believe that your job is important and contributes to the cause. It means that you're willing to work your butt off (努力做事)to achieve the company's goals. (2)【Real enthusiasm is when you leap out of bed in the morning and attack your day full of energy】. (3) 【You have zeal for the work you do and the people you work with, This pushes you to improve and become a better person】. Enthusiasm means that you are stimulated by your work,and are able to find new challenges and keep growing professionally. (4)【Furthermore, most jobs have some elements that are less fun and more diflicult to carry out】. This is where passion really comes into play. (5)【When you love what you do, it isn't too difficult to get mentally prepared and get the job done】. The hard part is performing equally well in those less interesting tasks.(From Enthusiasm Leads to Success) (P276)

Use the word in capitals to form a word that fits in the space . Four years later, she left the children’s home and entered an institution for the blind, where she learnt Braille. This is a kind of printing that blind people can read by touching groups of（1.RAISE） ( ) points that are printed on paper. Later, an operation helped her to get back part of her sight, but she remained at the institution for six years more. There she studied the teaching of deaf-blind children.

Use the word in capitals to form a word that fits in the space . One day a letter from my father arrived at the school, asking for a teacher for me. Annie considered this was just the kind of（2.DEMAND） ( ) job she wanted. That is how Annie came to be with us.