Question

【题目】七选五

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。

Many parents would like to teach their children English at home, but don’t know how to start. It doesn’t matter if your own English is not perfect. The most important thing is that you give your children lots of encouragement and praise. ____1____ They will need some time to learn the language.

Make it a rule

Try to do certain activities at the same time every day. ____2____ For example, you could read an English story with your children before bedtime. Repetition (重复) is important — children often need to hear words many times before they say them themselves.

Playing games

____3____ Cards are a great way to teach words and there are many different games which you can play with cards, such as Memory and Happy Families.

Using everyday situations

The advantage of teaching English at home is that you can use everyday situations to practice the language naturally. For example:

●Talk about clothes when your child is getting dressed (＂Let’s put on your blue socks＂, etc.).

●____4____ When you go to the supermarket, give your child a list of things to find.

Using songs

Songs are a really good way to learn new words. Songs with actions are especially good for very young children because they are able to join in. ____5____

A. Fifteen minutes is enough for very young children.

B. Children learn naturally when they are having fun.

C. Teach food words when you are cooking or going shopping.

D. The actions often show the meaning of the words in the song.

E. With younger children, there is no need to teach grammar rules.

F. Don’t worry if your child doesn’t start speaking English immediately.

G. Children feel more comfortable and confident when they know what to expect.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】F

【2】G

【3】B

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】

【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。很多家长想自己在家教孩子学英语，但是又不知如何开始。针对这个问题，本文给出了几条简单易行的建议。

【1】空格后一句提到他们需要一些时间来学习语言，因此F项＂如果你的孩子没有立刻开口说英语，也不要着急＂符合语境。

【2】空格前一句提到试着每天在相同的时间做特定的活动，空格后一句给出了一个具体的事例，因此G项＂当孩子们知道要期待什么东西的时候，他们觉得更加舒服和自信＂符合语境。

【3】该段的主旨大意是＂做游戏＂，游戏都是有趣的、好玩的，因此B项＂孩子在玩耍的时候自然而然就学到了＂符合语境。

【4】空格后一句提到当你去超市时，给孩子一个要寻找物品的清单，因此C项＂在你做饭或者购物时，教会孩子有关食物的词汇＂符合语境。

【5】空格前一句提到带有动作的歌曲尤其适合小孩子，因为他们能参与进来，因此D项＂通常，这些动作能表现出单词在歌曲中的含义＂符合语境。