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Section 1 Starting out&Understanding ideas
Step 1 Fast reading
快读文章,把握文章和段落大意
1.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Similar words have different meanings.
B. English was invented by computers.
C. English is hard to learn.
D. There are many confusing words in English.
答案 D
2.Find out the main idea of each part.
①Para. 1 a. The reason why English is so complex (复杂).
②Paras. 2-6 b. Some English words are hard to understand and English is a crazy language to learn.
③Para. 7 c. Examples of some pairs of words or phrases that are confusing in meaning, usage or pronunciation.)
答案 ①—b ②—c ③—a
Step 2 Careful reading
细读文章第1段,完成下面各题
1.What made the author think English is a crazy language?
A. His trouble in learning English.
B. His son's question.
C. The ham in a hamburger.
D. The apple in pineapple.
答案 B
2.What does the word “this” in the first paragraph probably refer to?
This_refers_to_the_fact_that_there_isn't_ham_in_a_hamburger.
细读文章第2-6段,完成下面各题
3.Fill in the blanks.
①“Hard” is the opposite of “soft”, but “hardly” and “softly” are not an opposing pair.“Harmless” is the opposite of “harmful”, but shameful and shameless behaviors are the same.
②A house can burn up as it burns down.
③You have to wonder at the unique madness of a language.
4.How does the writer organize this part?
A. By giving examples.
B. By following the way of spelling.
C. By following the order of importance.
D. By providing facts.
答案 A
细读文章第7段,完成下面各题
5.What does the author mean by saying “English was invented by people”?
A. The English words show everything around us.
B. The language helps us communicate with others.
C. The language shows how creative human being is.
D. The English words are unique in the world.
答案 C
6.Fill in the blanks.
①The lights are out so they are invisible,_but when the stars are out they are visible.
②I wind up my watch.→It starts (start). I wind up the passage.→It ends (end).
Step 3 Intensive reading
1.精读文章,理清文章脉络
答案:①crazy ②take ③homesick ④creativity2.概要写作
根据以上文章脉络