2017年山西省西安市一中大学区期中考试_第4页

第二节：(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)

根据短文内容，从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

English is one of the most commonly spoken languages in the world. ____36____ And all of native English speakers know, it’s hard to communicate with somebody who has a hard time pronouncing words correctly. That brings us to the secret of fluently speaking English—It’s all about pronunciation.

Definition of Pronunciation

Pronunciation is the way you speak a word. Pronunciation is a skill that is learned over time. If you have ever played an instrument, how did you learn? Not by picking it up every once in a while, you learned by practicing daily. ____ 37_______.

______38______ Try it, say a word as you normally word, then say it again while facing you lips into different positions. It mostly like will sound like gibberish (乱语)—it’s the same word, but it is not being said(pronounced) in a way that is familiar to us-and therefore not understood.

______39_______

The way to improve your pronunciation is to practice in front of a mirror. Here is what you do-Grab yourself a dictionary and pick a word at random. Say the word in your normal voice pronouncing it the way you normally would. Just watch your mouth--the positions your lips are in while you say the word. Now read it the dictionary says to pronounce it, and watch your lips closely. ______40________

This will help you with how to improve English pronunciation over time. Practice this technique for a few minutes daily, and you will improve your English pronunciation in no time.

A. Ways to improve your English

B. How to improve English pronunciation

C. Pronunciation is related to the way that your lips move.

D. It’s the same with pronunciation, which needs practicing everyday

E. English is spoken in different accents around the world.

F. However, as with any language, English requires some practice, patience and hard work

to master.

G. Note the difference between the way you normally say the word and the way you say it

when you read the pronunciation.

第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节， 满分45分)

第一节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A group of dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life. One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problems with 41 . He argued, "What's a kid going to learn from a teacher? You know what people say about teachers: those who can, do---those who can't, 42 ."

To stress his point he turned to another guest, "You're a teacher, Bonnie. What do you 43 ?"

Bonnie, who had a reputation for 44 and frankness, replied, "You want to know what I make?” She 45 for a second and then began.

"Well, I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could. I make kids sit through 40 minutes of 46 time while their parents can't make them 47 for 5 minutes without an iPod. You want to know what I make?"

She paused again and looked at each and every person sitting at the table 48 .

"I make kids wonder and question. I make them 49 for what they do 50 . I make them have 51 for the old and take responsibility for their actions. I teach them to write. I make them read. I make them learn everything they 52 to know in English while they’re preserving their own unique 53 identity. I make

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y classroom a place where all of my students feel 54 without fearing any danger.

Finally I make them understand that if they use the 55 they were given, work hard, and follow their hearts, they can 56 in life."

Bonnie paused one last time and then continued. "Then when people try to 57 me by what I make, I can hold my head up high and pay no attention because they are 58 . You want to know what I make? I make a 59 ! What do you make? "

There is much truth in this 60 : Teachers make other professions possible.