内容正文:
Section Ⅰ Listening and Speaking
一、语音技能:断句
当句子较长时,人们会觉得很难一口气把话说完。这时,可以按语意和语法的关系把句子分为若干段,每一段就是一个意群。换句话说,意群就是可以构成一个相对独立意思的一段,是组成句子的部件。
意群和意群之间可以有一定的停顿,这种停顿和人们的思维活动是一致的。但一个意群中的各个单词之间则不可停顿,整个意群读下来就像一个长单词一样。记住:英语不是一个词一个词地说的。
例1:Repeating after tapes is very important for beginners.
意群:Repeating after tapes |is very important| for beginners.
跟读录音带对于初学者来说,是非常重要的。
例2:Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, happy, and wise.
意群:Early to bed | and early to rise | makes a man | healthy, happy, and wise.
睡得早,起得早,健康、快乐、头脑好。
[即时训练]
Listen to the following dialogues just once and choose the best answer.
1.How does the man plan to find a used car?
A.Through a car dealer.
B.On the Internet.
C.From the newspaper.
答案 C
2.Where is the man going?
A.To a supermarket.
B.To the woman's.
C.To a park.
答案 A
3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A.A book. B.A writer.
C.A bookstore.
答案 B
4. What season is it now?
A.Spring. B.Autumn.
C.Winter.
答案 B
5. What present has the man bought?
A.A book.
B.Some flowers.
C.A pair of gloves.
答案 A
听力原文:
Text 1
W:Why don't you go to a dealer to check out the used cars?
M:No,thanks.I'm sure I'll find an ad in the newspaper that suits me.
Text 2
M:Hi,Jane.Could you give me a ride?I want to buy some food for the picnic.
W:OK.I'm going home but I can drop you at the supermarket.
Text 3
M:Have you heard that Nick Hornby's going to be at the City Nights Bookstore?
W:Nick Hornby?I love his books.What's he doing there?
M:Giving a talk about his new novel How to Be Good.
Text 4
W:Nice weather we're having.
M:Yes.Isn't it a nice surprise?At this time it's usually much cooler and raining already.
W:Well,this weather will probably end soon; all the leaves on the trees are brown, and it's been pretty cold at night.
Text 5
W:Is the book in this bag for Mum?I didn't think she was interested in flowers.
M:I thought she'd like it—to give her some good ideas for the garden.
W:I thought you were going to get those gloves I showed you in that shop last