1/1專題01閱讀理解6大?？荚掝}話題1學(xué)校生活話題4生活故事話題2語言學(xué)習(xí)話題5人與動植物話題3方法策略話題6旅游觀光話題1學(xué)校生活Passage1AGuidetoFreshmanFoodServiceTheURSCafeteriaopensfrom7:00a.m.to8:00p.m.Itservesallkindsofsnacks,drinks,icecreamandmeals.YoucanpaywithcashoryourStudents’Card.YoucanputcashintoyourStudents’CardattheFrontDesk.Evenifyoudonotbuyyourfoodfromthecafeteria,youcanstillusethetablestoenjoyyourmeals,haveyourmeetingswithyourfriendsandevenstudy.TransportationTheURSExpressisashuttleservice.IttransportsstudentsbetweencampusandtheMattsonCentre,thenearestshoppingcenter.Operationhoursarebetween9:00a.m.and3:00p.m.,Saturdaysonly.Roundtripfareis$2.AcademicSupportAllstudentshaveaccesstotheWritingCentreontheupperfloorofDouglasHall.Qualifiedvolunteerswillworkwithyouonwrittenwork,grammar,vocabulary,andotheracademicskills.Youcansignupforanappointmentonthesign-upsheetoutsidethedoor,two30-minuteappointmentsperweekmaximum.Theserviceisfreeofcharge.RelaxationandHealthTheGlobe,locatedinthebottomlevelofMcMillanHall,isavailableforrelaxing,studying,cooking,andeating.Monthlyactivitiesareheldhereforallinternationalstudents.Hoursare10:00a.m.to10:00p.m.,closedonSundays.TheFitnessCentreisonthetopfloorofDouglasHall.Itiscommittedtophysical,emotional,andsocialhealth.Adoctorandanurseareavailableifyouhavehealthquestionsorneedimmediatemedicalhelporpersonaladvice.Thecostisincludedinyourmedicalinsurance.HoursareMondaytoFriday,9:00a.m.to4:30p.m1．WhatcantheURSExpressdoforthestudents?A．Providestudentswithcampustours.B．Carrythestudentstothelecturehalls.C．Takestudentstothenearestshoppingcenter.D．Provideconvenienttransporttostudentsonweekdays.2．Whocanyougethelpfromforyourwriting?A．Theprofessors. B．Trainers. C．Volunteers. D．Classmates.3．WhatcanwelearnabouttheFitnessCentre?A．StudentscanvisititonSaturdays.B．Studentsneedtopayextraforitsservice.C．ItislocatedonthegroundfloorofDouglasHall.D．Studentscanreceivetreatmentthereiftheygethurt.Passage2Herecomes5mostpopularclubsinourschool!Joinus,andwewillhelpyoutofindyourownshiningpoints,leadyoutofindbeautyandtocreatebeauty,andmakeyourcampuslifeasfulfillingandhappyasadream.YogaClubYoganotonlyimprovesbalance,flexibility,andjointstability,butalsoservesasapeacefulescapefromthestressofdailylife.Ourstudentswillhavethechancetophysicallyexercisewhilereducingsomestressfromtheirlife.Theclubwillbeavailableto10-16membersfromgrades7to12,andwillmeetonceweekly(Tuesday).BasketballClubStudentswillbeabletodeveloptheirbasketballskillsfurtherandhavetheopportunitytocompeteinbasketballgameswithmembersfromotherinternationalschoolsinBeijing.Theclubwillbeavailableto10-16membersfromgrades5to8,andwillpracticetwiceweekly.PublicSpeakingClubThePublicSpeakingChubwillbecenteredaroundthepersonaldevelopmentofstudentsalongwithdevelopingpublicspeakingskills.Theclubwillbeinterestedinfocusingonallskillsindeliveringbetterspeechesandimprovingcommunicationskills.Theclubwillbeavailableto10-12membersfromgrades7to12,andwillmeetonceweekly(Wednesday).MediaClubTheMediaClubteachesstudentsthebasicsofjournalism.Theclubengagesinawiderangeofactivitieslikeinterviewingteachersandstudents’writingaboutbigeventsoncampus,andoperatingtheweeklyschoolradiobroadcasts.Theclubwillbeavailableto8-12membersfromgrades6-12andwillmeetonceweekly(Monday).BookClubTheBookClubinvitesstudentsgrades6-12whoenjoyliteratureandreading.It’saplatformformeaningfuldiscussions,comprehensionenhancement,andgoodreadinghabits.Opento8-15students,itgatherseveryFridaytomakereadingenjoyableandbroadenhorizons.Itaimstonurtureadeeploveforliteratureinawelcomingenvironment.4．Whichclubcanhavethelargestnumberofmembers?A．YogaClub. B．MediaClub.C．PublicSpeakingClub. D．BookClub.5．HowoftendoestheYogaClubmeet?A．Onceamonth. B．Twiceamonth. C．Onceaweek. D．Twiceaweek.6．Forthosewhowanttobeajournalist,whichclubshouldtheychoose?A．BookClub. B．YogaClub. C．PublicSpeakingClub. D．MediaClub.Passage3Doyoustillrememberwhathappenedwhenyouwenttoschoolonthefirstday?Istillremembermyinterestingfirstdayofschool.Onthatday,Ihurriedtomyscienceclassinthemorningandfoundaseatintheback.Iwaitedtherefor15minutesbeforethebellrang.Thescienceteachertoldusaboutsomeclassrules.Noonetalkedtome,nordidItalktoanyoneelse.Iwasoneofthoseveryshygirls.Afterthescienceclass,IhadanEnglishclass.Ithoughtitwouldbeboringbutitturnedouttobeveryfunny.Whentheclassesofthemorningended,Iwenttolunch.IsatoutsidethediningroomwithnoonetotalktoandnofoodbecauseIwastoonervoustojointhelunchline.IkeptlookingaroundhopingtoseesomeoneIknewbutIneversawanyone.LunchendedandIwenttohavemyartclass.Iwasthefirstonethereandnotevenmyteacherwasthereyet.SoIsatatmydeskandstarteddrawingsomepictures.Ididn’tnoticetherestoftheclasswalkinginorthegirlwhowasstandingbehindmetillIwassurprisedbythevoice,"Sowhatareyoudrawing?"Itwasagirlwhohadreallylonghair.SheendedupbeingmybestfriendandoneofthekindestandliveliestgirlsIknew.Inthenextclassmeeting,theteacheraskedustotalkaboutthepastholiday.Iwasgladtomakesomenewfriendsintheclass.ThefirstdayofhighschoolwashardformebutIgotthroughit.7．Whatdoweknowaboutthewriter’sscienceclass?A．Shewas15minuteslateforit. B．Shemadesomenewfriends.C．Shelearnedsomeclassrules. D．Shesatinthefrontrow.8．Accordingtothewriter,theEnglishclasswas_____.A．boring B．useful C．hard D．interesting9．Thewriterhadnolunchbecauseshe______.A．wasafraidtostandinline B．forgotthelunchtimeC．wasn’thungry D．didn’tlikethediningroom10．Intheartclass,thewriter_____.A．metsomeonesheknewbefore B．talkedaboutherpastholidayC．gottoknowalivelygirl D．drewsomepicturesaboutherclassPassage4FreeOnlineDrawingClassesDrawingisaskillyoucanlearnatanyage.Whenyouareready,youcanlearnthebasicsofdrawingbytakingoneormoreofthefreeonlinedrawingclassesofferedhere.Thewebsitesallofferhelpfulinstructionforbeginningartists,andmanyofthemofferclassesatintermediate(中級的)orhighlevels.Whenyouusethewebsitesasyourartinstructors,youcanlogontolearnwheneveryouplease.ArtyfactoryTheArtyfactoryArtLessonsGalleryoffersfreeonlineartlessonsthatincludebasicdrawingclassesforpencil,inkandcoloredpencil.Forvisitorswhowanttoexpandtheirknowledgeofart,thesitealsooffersanArtAppreciationGalleryandaDesignLessonsGallery.AcademyofArtUniversityThisfreevideoclassfromtheAcademyofArtUniversitycalled“HowtoDrawaHead”teachesyouhowtodrawaheadfromaphotoorfrommemory.Theinstructionismainlyonfacialproportion(比例),expressionanddrawingbasics.HowtoDrawItTheHowtoDrawItwebsiteoffersasimpleapproachtodrawinganimalsandpeople.Theanimaltutorials(教程)aresupereasytodo,whilethepeoplelessonsareabitmoredifficult.Allarefreetovisitorsandmakingfastprogressinyourdrawingskillsispossible.FreeOnlineArtClassesThissitecoversarangeofartclasses,butthereareseveralfreedrawingtutorialsforonlinelearners,including:LearnBasicDrawing,DrawwithPenandInk,andLearnColoredPencils.Someoftheclassesaredownloadableandsomeareinvideoform.11．WhatisspecialaboutthedrawingclassesofferedbyHowtoDrawIt?A．Theyhavedifferentlevels.B．Theyarequitehardtolearn.C．Theyfocusonpeopleandanimals.D．Theychargelearnersalittlemoney.12．Whichwebsiteprovidesheaddrawinglessons?A．Artyfactory.B．AcademyofArtUniversity.C．HowtoDrawIt.D．FreeOnlineArtClasses.13．WhatdothedrawingclassesonArtyfactoryandFreeOnlineArtClasseshaveincommon?A．Theyareforadultlearners.B．Theyprovidedownloadservices.C．Theyhaveartappreciationclasses.D．Theyteachbasicdrawingtechniques.Passage5Asthesunsetsandthecityisenvelopedinthepeacefulcoverofnight,anewtrend(趨勢)isrisingquietlyacrossChina:the24-hourlibrary.Inadditiontostayingopen24hoursaday,andfeaturingawidevarietyofbooks,theselibrariesareequippedwithcomprehensivestudyfacilities,includingwater,electricity,poweroutletsandrestrooms.Someevenoffersoftdrinkservicesanddiningoptions.ForYe,a25-year-oldfromWeihai,EastChina’sShandongProvince,thelocal24-hourlibraryisaninvaluableresourceassheispreparingforthecivilserviceexam.Hiredfull-time,shefindsthattraditionallibraryhoursdonotmeetherstudyneeds.“Thetraditionallocallibrariesusuallyopenat9a.m.andcloseat10p.m.,whichisn’tconvenientforworkingpeoplelikeme.Icanonlydevotemyselftostudyingearlyinthemorningorlateatnight,”Yesaid.Similarly,Ma,a20-year-oldsophomorefromEastChina’sAnhuiProvince,oftenvisitsa24-hourlibraryinHuai’an.Duringlongholidayssuchasthesummerandwintervacations,shegoestherealmosteveryday,stayingforuptoninehourseachtimetostudysubjectslikecomputerscience,English,andlaw,accordingtoMa.“Thislibraryisveryquietasmanypeoplearestudying.Itmotivatesme,”Manoted,althoughsheadmittedthatoccasionalnoisecanbeadistraction.AsocialmediausersurnamedLuooftenvisitsa24-hourlibraryinBeijing’sXichengdistrict.“Theplaceispackedwithmorepeoplereadingthanworking,andotherspreparingforexams.Theatmosphereisquitepeaceful,”LuotoldtheGlobalTimes.“There’sanoticeableincreaseinvisitorsatnight,includingseniorswithchildrenandprofessionals,butmostgotheretoread.Itfeelsquiterelaxing.Now,besidescafes,there’sanotherplaceformetogoafterworkintheevening,”Luoadded.Accordingtoanationalreadingsurvey,inApril,theaverageChineseadultread4.75physicalbooksand3.40e-booksin2023.Asoftheendof2023,Chinaboasted3,246publiclibrarieswithatotalcollectionof1.44billionbooks,markinga5.6percentincreasefrom2022.14．Whatdoweknowaboutthe24-hourlibrary?A．ItshowsthegrowingloveforreadingamongChinesecitizens.B．Readerscanborrowandreturnbooksusingtheself-servicemachine.C．Readinghasbecomeanimportantpartofpromotingpubliceducation.D．Wecaninviteauthorswheretheysharetheirthoughtsandexperienceswithus.15．WhatisthemainreasonYechoosestostudyatthe24-hourlibrary?A．Becauseitprovidesawiderangeofinformationresources.B．Becauseitoffersvariouschoicesandconvenience.C．Becausesheenjoysthepublicstudyatmosphere.D．Becauseshelongsforthepublicculturalspaces.16．HowmanyphysicalbooksdidtheaverageChineseadultreadin2023?A．4.75. B．3.40. C．5.60. D．1.44.17．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．24-hourlibrariesgainpopularityacrossChina.B．Thelibrariesarenotjustaleisure,butawayoflife.C．Readersgoafteraspiritualandculturallife.D．There’sanoticeableincreaseinvisitorstolibraries.話題2語言學(xué)習(xí)Passage1Likeanylanguage,Englishhasmanyvariationsinvocabulary,spellingandpronunciation.Thedifferencescanberegionalorevenexistwithinthesamecity!AsaCanadianwholivesinVancouver,Ihavealwaysknownaboutthesedifferences,butIdidn’tgettoexperiencethemfirsthanduntilIbeganattendinganAmericanuniversity.IfoundthattherearesomeCanadianwordsthatpeopleintheUSjustdon’tunderstand,suchasa“tuque”,whichisawarmhat,and“runners”,whicharesneakers.MyfriendsteasemeeverytimeIusethe“washroom,”asthewordisn’tusedintheUS—“bathroom”,“toilet”and“restroom”areoftenusedinstead.Similarly,whenIaskedmyfriendwhatmarkshegotonhistest,hegavemeaconfusedlook.PeopleintheUSonlysay“grades”.ThoughcertainCanadianexpressionssoundverydifferentfromourNorthAmericanneighbor,theysharethesameoriginallanguagebecausebothservedascoloniesoftheformerBritishEmpire.Thisculturalheritagesurvivesthroughspeechandlanguage.UnlikeAmericanEnglish,mostCanadianspellingsaresimilartotheBritishwords.IntheUS,wordslike“harbour”and“colour”arespelledwithoutthe“u”.Evenso,somewordschangedinCanada,like“aluminum(鋁)”.Britishpeoplespellandpronouncethiswordas“aluminium”.Asaresult,CanadianEnglishhasdevelopedanidentityofitsown.Forinstance,wecannotforgetthemostimportantwordinCanadianEnglish:sorry.Whileitisn’treallythemostimportantword,Canadianshaveareputationforbeingpoliteandfriendly.I,forone,wanttoprotectthatreputationandhonormyCanadianroots,evenwhileI’mintheUnitedStates.“Languagebringswithitanidentityandaculture,”wroteSouthAfricancomedianTrevorNoahinhisbook,BornaCrime:StoriesFromaSouthAfricanChildhood.“Alanguagebarriersays”We’redifferent.”Asharedlanguagesays“We’rethesame’.”1．Whichoneiswrongaccordingtothepassage?A．AlltheCanadianwordsaren’tunderstoodbythepeopleintheUS.B．Englishesvaryonlyinvocabulary,spellingandpronunciation.C．Awordmaybepronounceddifferentlyinthesamecity.D．Theauthordidn’trealizethedifferencesuntilattendinganAmericanuniversity.2．Whytheword“sorry”issoimportantinCanada?A．BecauseitiscommonlyusedinCanada.B．BecauseitshowsthepolitenessandfriendlinessofCanadians.C．Becausepeoplecanunderstanditmoreeasily.D．BecauseitsmeaninginCanadaisdifferentfromthatinothercountries.3．Wecanlearnfromthetextthat.A．languageisanimportantcarrierofculture B．mostofthelanguageshavethesameoriginC．oneculture’smeatisanotherculture’spoison D．honestyisthekeytocrossingthelanguagebarrier4．Whichcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．LanguagedefinestheidentityofpeopleB．Thedifferencesinspelling,vocabularyandpronunciationsC．ThedifferencesbetweenCanadianandAmericanEnglishD．Differentplaces,differentlanguages.Passage2It’scommonthataJapanese-Americanbowsonthephone—butonlyinJapanese.Behaviorsandmannerscanbecomesoroutinethattheyappearevenwhenthere’snoneedforthem.Thosewhoarebilingual(雙語的)andbiculturalknowfirst-handthathowwebehavecandependonwhatlanguagewearespeaking.Scientistshaveshownthatwhoyouareinthemomentcandependonthelanguageyouareusingatthattime.Thisisbecausewhenyouhaveanexperience,thelanguageyouareusingbecomesassociatedwithit.Forbilingualpeople,thismeanscertainmemoriesaremorecloselyassociatedwithonelanguagethantheother—aphenomenoncalled“l(fā)anguage-dependentmemory”.Forexample,achildhoodmemoryismorelikelytoberememberedwhenthelanguagespokenduringthatchildhoodeventisspokenagain.Howwethinkandfeelcanthuschangedependingonwhatlanguageweareusing.Forexample,peoplewhoarebilingualhaveanintensified(增強(qiáng)的)stressresponsewhenlisteningtothewordsofscoldinginanativelanguage.Thismaybe,inpart,becauseourearlymemoriesassociatedwithlearninga“bad”wordorbeingscoldedbyourparentshappenedinournativelanguage.Becauseemotionsplayakeyroleinhowwemakedecisions,peopleareoftenmoresensiblewhenmakingchoicesinthelessemotionalforeignlanguage.Languagecaneveninfluenceourdecisions.Whenaskedwhethertheywouldbewillingtogiveoneperson’slifetosaveagroup,peoplewhospeakmorethanonelanguagearemuchmorelikelytosay“yes”whenansweringinaforeignlanguage.Theunpleasantfeelingsthatcanpreventusfrommakingdifficultchoicesarereducedwhenwe’reusinganon-nativelanguage.Thelanguagewespeakhasaninfluenceonhowwethink,feel,andevenbehave.Inaway,knowingdifferentlanguagescanprovidepeoplewithavarietyofviewsthroughwhichtoseetheworld.5．WhyistheexampleoftheJapanese-AmericanmentionedinParagraph1?A．ToshowJapanesepeoplearepolite. B．Toshowbowingisgoodmanners.C．Toshowcultureaffectsapersongreatly. D．Toshowlanguageaffectsaperson’sbehavior.6．Whyisa“l(fā)anguage-dependentmemory”socalled?A．Memoriesaregreatlyinfluencedbyacertainlanguage.B．Achildhoodmemorycanberecalledinacertainlanguage.C．Agoodmemorycanhelpyoulearnalanguagewell.D．Alanguagecandetermineaperson’smemory.7．Whencanapersonwhoisbilingualmakeawisedecision?A．Whenspeakinganativelanguage. B．Whenspeakingaforeignlanguage.C．Whenmakingarandomchoice. D．Whenfeelingverydelighted.8．Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A．Thelanguageyouarespeakingdeterminesyourcharacter.B．Youcanbeinfluencedbythelanguageyouarespeaking.C．Anewlanguagecanbringoutanewself.D．Themorelanguageswelearn,thebetterfuturewewillhave.Passage3IfyouwanttobecomeafluentEnglishspeaker,youshouldtakesomeadvice:therearefourskillsinlearningEnglish.Theyarelistening,speaking,readingandwriting.Themostimportantthingyoumustrememberisthatifyouwanttoimproveyourspeakingandwritingskillsyoushouldfirstmastertheskillsofreadingandlistening.Readasmuchasyoucan.Butyourreadingmustbeactive.Itmeansthatyoumustthinkaboutthemeaningofthesentences,themeaningoftheunfamiliarwords,etc.Thereisnoneedforyoutopaymuchattentiontogrammar-ortrytounderstandalltheunfamiliarwordsyouencounter,butthefactyouseethemforthefirsttimeandrecognizethemwheneveryouseethem,forexampleinotherpassagesorbooks,isenough.Itwouldbebettertoprepareyourselfanotebooksoyoucanwritedowntheimportantwordsorsentencesinit.Asforlistening,therearetwochoices:besidesreading,youcanlisteneverydayforabout30minutes.Youcanonlypayattentiontoyourreadingandbecomeskillfulatyourreading,thenyoucancatchuponyourlistening.Sinceyouhavelotsofinputsinyourmind,youcaneasilyguesswhatthespeakerisgoingtosay.Thisnevermeansthatyoushouldnotpracticelistening.Forlisteningyoucanlistentocartoonsorsomemoviesthatarespeciallymadeforchildren.Theirlanguagesareeasy.Orifyouaregoodatlistening,youcanlistentoVOAorBBCprogramseveryday.Againthethingtorememberisbeingactiveinlisteningandpreferablytakingsomenotes.Ifyoufollowthesepiecesofadvice,yourspeakingandwritingwillimproveautomatically,andyoucanbesurethatwithalittleefforttheywillbecomeperfect.9．Accordingtotheauthor,whichshouldyouimprovefirstamongthefourskills?A．Readingandlistening B．ReadingandwritingC．Writingandspeaking D．Speakingandlistening10．Toimproveyourreading,whenyoureadyoushould____.A．lookupallthenewwordsinthedictionary. B．thinkaboutwhatyouarereadingactivelyC．spendmoretimestudyinggrammar D．copyasmanywordsandsentencesaspossible11．Theunderlinedwords“encounter”inparagraph3probablybereplacedby_____.A．meetbyaccident B．discover C．findonpurpose D．lookfor12．Theauthorseemstoagreewiththeviewthat_____.A．everyoneshouldlistentoVOAorBBCprogramseverydayB．youneedn’tpracticelisteningifyoukeepinreadingeverydayC．beinggoodatreadingishelpfulinimprovingyourlisteningD．youshouldtakenotesofwhateveryouarehearingPassage4TheEnglishspokeninAustralia,GreatBritainandAmericahasasurprisingnumberofdifferences.HerearesomeofthecommondifferencesthatyouwillfindbetweenthesethreekindsofEnglish.PronunciationamongthethreetypesofEnglishcanbedifferent.InAmericanEnglish,the“r”attheendofawordalmostalwaysaffectsitspronunciation,whileinAustralianandBritishEnglish,the“r”isoftensilent.AustralianEnglishisuniqueduetothefactthatmanywordshavesoundsthataregone.Insteadofsaying“goodday”,Australianspeakerssay“g’day”.Themainpronunciationdifferencebetweenthethree,however,isthepronunciationofthevowel(元音)sounds.NotonlydothethreetypesofEnglishsounddifferent,buttheyarealsospelleddifferently.Insomeways,thespellingshowsthedifferenceinpronunciation.Forexample,Americansusethewordairplane.InGreatBritain,thewordisaeroplane,anditispronouncedwithan“o”sound.Anotherexampleisthewordaluminium,whichistheUKspelling,andaluminumistheUSspelling.Canyoufindthedifference?Inthisexample,theAustralianspellingisthesameastheUKspelling.AnothercommonspellingdifferencebetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishistheuseof-ouror-orattheendofaword.Forexample,intheUK,colour,flavour,honourarewordsthatallendwith-our.InAmerica,theyarespelledwith-orendings.InAustralia,the-ourspellingisalmostuniversal.Also,theendings-reand-eraredifferentbetweendifferentEnglishdialects.InAmerica,youwillgotothetheaterorfitnesscenter,whileinBritainyouwillvisitthetheatreorfitnesscentre.Again,AustralianEnglishfollowstheBritishway.13．What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthistext?A．ToshowthatEnglishhasdevelopeddifferentlyindifferentcountriesB．TotellthedifferencesbetweenAmerican,BritishandAustralianEnglishC．ToencourageustoexplorethedifferencesofEnglishusedindifferentcountriesD．TosuggestwespeakdifferentEnglishwhenwearechattingwithpeoplefromdifferentcountries14．ThemainpronunciationdifferencebetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglishliesin______.A．thesoundof“r”attheendofwords B．thewordswithsoundsthataregoneC．thevowelsoundsofsomewords D．thelastsoundofmanywords15．WhichofthefollowingwordsbelongstotheAustralianspelling?A．Airplane B．Flavor. C．Theater D．Aluminium16．Afterreadingthetext,wecanlearnthat______.A．AustralianEnglishhasbecomethemostpopularEnglishnowB．AustralianEnglishismoredifficulttolearnthanAmericanEnglishC．AustralianEnglishismoredifficulttofollowthanAmericanEnglishD．AustralianEnglishfollowstheBritishwaymorethantheAmericanwayPassage5WhenImentionedtosomefriendsthatweallhaveaccents(口音),mostofthemproudlyreplied,“Well,IspeakperfectEnglish/Chinese/etc.Butthiskindofresponsemakesmefailtounderstandthetruemeaningofaccents.Usually,whatwemeanwhenwesaysomeone“hasanaccent”isthattheiraccentisdifferentfromthelocalone,orthatpronunciationsaredifferentfromourown.Butthisdefinitionofaccentsislimitingandcouldgiverisetoprejudice.Funnilyenough,intermsofthelanguagestudy,everypersonspeakswithanaccent.Itistheregulardifferencesinhowweproducesoundsthatdefineouraccents.Evenifyoudon’thearityourself,youspeakwithsomesortofaccent.Inthissense,it’spointlesstopointoutthatsomeone“hasanaccent”.Wealldo!Everypersonspeaksadialect(方言),too.Inthefieldoflanguagestudy,adialectisaversionofalanguagethatischaracterizedbyitsvariationsofstructure,phrasesandwords.Forinstance,“Yougoteatornot?”(meaning“Haveyoueaten?”)isanacceptableandunderstoodquestioninSingaporeOralEnglish.ThefactthatthisexpressionwouldcauseastandardAmericanEnglishspeakertotakepausedoesn’tmeanthatSingaporeOralEnglishis“wrong”or“ungrammatical”.Thesentenceiswell-formedandclearlycommunicative,accordingtonativeSingaporeEnglishspeakers’solidsystemofgrammar.Whyshoulditbewrongjustbecauseit’sdifferent?Weneedtomovebeyondanarrowconceptionofaccentsanddialects—forthebenefitofeveryone.Languagedifferencesliketheseprovidedeepunderstandingsintopeople’sculturalexperiencesandbackgrounds.Inaglobalage,thewayonespeaksisdefinitelyapartofone’sidentity.Mostpeoplewouldbehappytotalkabouttheculturesbehindtheirspeech.We’dlearnmoreabouttheworldweliveinandmakefriendsalongtheway.17．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhis/herfriends’responseinparagraph1?A．Itreflectstheirself-confidence.B．Itreflectstheirlanguagelevels.C．Itmissesthepointofcommunication.D．Itmissestherealmeaningofaccents.18．WhydoestheauthorusetheexampleofSingaporeOralEnglish?A．Tosupporttheuseofdialects.B．Toshowthediversityofdialects.C．Tocorrectagrammaticalmistake.D．Tohighlightatraditionalapproach.19．Whatdoestheauthorrecommendustodointhelastparagraph?A．Learntospeakwithyourlocaldialect.B．Seekforanofficialdefinitionofaccents.C．Appreciatethevalueofaccentsanddialects.D．Distinguishourlocallanguagesfromothers’.20．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthispassage?A．EveryoneHasanAccentB．AccentsWeakenOurUniquenessC．DialectsLeadtoMisunderstandingD．StandardEnglishIsatRisk話題3方法策略Passage1Freshmanyearofhighschoolisabigtransition(過渡)foranystudent.Luckily,you’renottheonlypersongoingthroughthis,andplentyofothershavemadethetransitionbeforeyoutoo.Oneofthewaysinwhichhighschoolisdifferentfrommiddleschoolorjuniorhighthemostisthehigherexpectations.You’llfindthatyou’reexpectedtokeepclosertrackofyourownscheduleandresponsibilitieswithfewerpeoplecheckinguponyou.Atthesametime,yourclassesarelikelytobecomemorechallenging,andyoumightbeparticipatinginnewschoolactivitiesaswell.Somestudentsfindithardtokeepupwitheverythingatfirst,whichistotallynormal.Onewaytoprepareinadvanceforthesehigherexpectationsistomakesurethatyouhaveorganizedschedulesinplacebeforeyoustarthighschool.Anotherimportantskillformeetingthesehigherexpectationsisbuildingastrongsupportnetwork.Nomatterhowstrongastudentyouare,atsomepointyouwillneedsomehelp.Keepinghealthyrelationshipswithyourfriendsandteachersisagreatwaytomakesurethatyouhavepeoplewhoarewillingtohelpwhenyouneedthem.Trytogettoknowatleastsomeofyourteachersbeyondyourclassroomcommunication.Beanactivelearnerduringclassandstayafterclasstoaskquestions.Takeadvantageofemailorclassmessagingsystems.Thebetteryourteachersknowyou,thebetterpreparedthey’llbetohe