Question

【题目】 There are so many words in English that learning all of them can seem difficult.To make things even more challenging, certain sounds are pronounced differently.【1】

Learn the vowel元音) sounds.

In English, there are five main vowel letters: a, e, i, o, u.【2】Each vowel letter has both a short sound(such as the a in"bat)or a long sound(such as the a in "play").Learn and practice these different vowel sounds to help teach you how to pronounce certain words and to improve your English pronunciation.

【3】

One of the most effective ways to learn a language is to listen to someone speaking it.Once you are familiar with how a language sounds, you will be able to start picking up on more sounds, words and phrases.

Record yourself.

【4】To solve this problem and really see how you sound, try recording yourself.Use a smart phone or tape recorder to play back how you sound when you are speaking English.

Get a spoken English tutor.

To truly understand if you are saying and pronouncing things the right way, find someone who can practice with you and act as a spoken English tutor.【5】

A.Break down words.

B.Listen to an English speaker.

C.Sometimes the letter “y” can make a vowel sound, too..

D.How do you know if you are saying things correctly?

E.He or she will be able to correct you and teach you how to pronounce better.

F.Thankfully,.there are tips that you can learn to make things a little easier.

G.Compare your English comprehension to someone else to see if you are doing it correctly.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】F

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【5】E

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，介绍了几个学习英语的好方法。

【1】本空起到开启下文的作用，F选项“有一些技巧可以让事情变得简单一点。”很好地引出了下文给出的几点建议。故选F项。

【2】本段主要讨论元音，前文提到“there are five main vowel letters: a, e, i, o, u.”，C选项“Sometimes the letter “y” can make a vowel sound, too.”的“too”作为关键词与前一句达成并列关系，且亦是在讨论元音。故选C项。

【3】下文“One of the most effective ways to learn a language is to listen to someone speaking it.” 学习一门语言最有效的方法之一就是听别人说，可知本段主要讲述在学英语时听一个讲英语的人说话。故选B项。

【4】本段下文“To solve this problem and really see how you sound, try recording yourself.Use a smart phone or tape recorder to play back how you sound when you are speaking English.”要解决这个问题并真正了解你的声音，试着自己录音。用智能手机或录音机播放你说英语时的声音。这个问题就是你怎么知道你说得对？故选D项。

【5】前文提到“find someone who can practice with you and act as a spoken English tutor.” 找一个能和你一起练习的人来做英语口语老师，这里是因果关系。他或她会纠正你，教你如何发音更好。故选E项。

七选五题型要求考生从整体上把握文章的逻辑结构和内容上的联系，理解句子之间、段落之间的关系，对诸如连贯性、一致性等语段特征有较强的意识和熟练的把握。所以懂得整篇文章的基本结构或段落的语篇结构对解题很有用。

分析本文的语篇结构，可以知道第一段是文章的主题句，然后接下来各段的语篇结构都是主题句（总）+支撑句（分）（分述主题的具体内容/说明原因/举例证明等）。所以第2小题本段的支撑句（分）是下文“One of the most effective ways to learn a language is to listen to someone speaking it.” 学习一门语言最有效的方法之一就是听别人说，可知本段主要讲述在学英语时听一个讲英语的人说话。故选B项。