One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking. People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary (必要的) to do this in a foreign language, too. Here are some examples.
1. "What's the matter？" "I went to a party last night, so I…"
2. "I feel so tired these days."" I think you'd better…"
3."Of course, she never stops talking. She is one of the most…"
You can see from the above three examples that the context (上下文) helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about. So "guessing "is very important in understanding English, especially (尤其)spoken English.
【小题1】This passage tells us mainly about _________.

A．the importance of "guessing " in learning a foreign language

B．how to guess what one is going to talk about

C．some examples of right guessing

D．how important it is to guess all the time

【小题2】From the context, we can see maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 1 is _________.

A．"… so I didn't have a good time."	B．"…so I went to bed very late."
C．"…. So I felt unhappy."	D．"… so I got up very early."

【小题3】 Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 2 is ________.

A．"I think you'd better have a good rest and take good care of yourself."

B．"I think you'd better have something to drink."

C．"I think you'd better get some help from your friends."

D．"I think you'd better be more careful."

One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking. People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary to do this in a foreign language, too. Here are some examples.
1.” What’s the matter?” “I went to a party last night, so I…”
2.”I feel so tired these days.” “I think you’d better…”
3.”Of course, she never stops talking. She is one of the most…”
You can see from the above three examples that the context helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about. So “guessing” is very important in understanding English, especially spoken English.
【小题1】This passage tells us mainly about ________.

A．the importance of “guessing” in learning a foreign language.

B．how to guess what one is going to talk about.

C．Some examples of right guessing.

D．how important it is to guess all the time.

【小题2】From the context, we can see maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 1 is ________.

A．…so I didn’t have a good time.”

B．…so I went to bed very late.”

C．…so I felt unhappy.”

D．…so I got up very early.”

【小题3】Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 2 is ________.

A．“I think you’d better have a good rest and take good care of yourself.”

B．“I think you’d better have something to drink.”

C．“I think you’d better get some help from your friends.”

D．“I think you’d better to be more careful.”

【小题4】From the passage we can infer that guessing is ________ in learning a foreign language.

A．the only way

B．more important in spoken English than in written English.

C．more important than any other way

D．more important in written English than in spoken English

One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking. People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary to do this in a foreign language, too. Here are some examples.
1.” What’s the matter?” “I went to a party last night, so I…”
2.”I feel so tired these days.” “I think you’d better…”
3.”Of course, she never stops talking. She is one of the most…”
You can see from the above three examples that the context helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about. So “guessing” is very important in understanding English, especially spoken English.
【小题1】This passage tells us mainly about ________.

A．the importance of “guessing” in learning a foreign language.

B．how to guess what one is going to talk about.

C．Some examples of right guessing.

D．how important it is to guess all the time.

【小题2】From the context, we can see maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 1 is ________.

A．…so I didn’t have a good time.”

B．…so I went to bed very late.”

C．…so I felt unhappy.”

D．…so I got up very early.”

【小题3】Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 2 is ________.

A．“I think you’d better have a good rest and take good care of yourself.”

B．“I think you’d better have something to drink.”

C．“I think you’d better get some help from your friends.”

D．“I think you’d better to be more careful.”

【小题4】From the passage we can infer that guessing is ________ in learning a foreign language.

A．the only way

B．more important in spoken English than in written English.

C．more important than any other way

D．more important in written English than in spoken English

The Teens newspaper has a little test for young students each week. Here below is Frank’s completed test this week.

Weekly Test 1. I prefer to spend my spare time q(a) with my family þ (b) with my friends q (c) on my own. 2 [f] have a problem, I would rather þ (a) Talk to my parents than to my friends. q (b) talk to my friends than to my family. q (c) solve it on my own. 3. I prefer to study q (a) at home with my family around. q (b) with my friends. þ (c) on my own. 4. For my birthday I would prefer to q (a) be with my family q (b)have a party with lots of friends. þ (c) go out with just my best friend.                                    ·You get 1 point for each(a), 2 for each(b), and 3 for each(c) ·Go and find out what your score means on the right!

Scores and their meanings: 4-6: Your family is very important to you. You enjoy being with friends but your family comes first. You are kind and always think more of others. 7-9: You have lots of friends and like to have fun. You are close to your family but your friends are quite important to you, too. You are easy-going and generous. 10-12: You probably have one or two close friends, but you’d rather relax with a good book than go to a party. You are confident and like to do things for yourself.                                   ·You can e-mail us at weeklytest@teens.com and tell us whether your result has described a REAL you.

 

1.How many points did Frank get in the week’s test?

A．8                B．9                C．10               D．11

2.From Frank’s result, we may know that          .

A．he has many close friends and enjoys having fun with them

B．his family comes first although he loves being with friends

C．both his family and his friends are of great importance to him

D．he is a confident young student with only a few close friends

3.By taking this test a student is supposed to find out              .

A．how to solve teenage problems

B．how to make good friends

C．what his lifestyle is like

D．what kind of person he is

 

One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking. People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary to do this in a foreign language, too. Here are some examples.

1.” What’s the matter?” “I went to a party last night, so I…”

2.”I feel so tired these days.” “I think you’d better…”

3.”Of course, she never stops talking. She is one of the most…”

You can see from the above three examples that the context helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about. So “guessing” is very important in understanding English, especially spoken English.

1.This passage tells us mainly about ________.

A．the importance of “guessing” in learning a foreign language.

B．how to guess what one is going to talk about.

C．Some examples of right guessing.

D．how important it is to guess all the time.

2.From the context, we can see maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 1 is ________.

A．…so I didn’t have a good time.”

B．…so I went to bed very late.”

C．…so I felt unhappy.”

D．…so I got up very early.”

3.Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 2 is ________.

A．“I think you’d better have a good rest and take good care of yourself.”

B．“I think you’d better have something to drink.”

C．“I think you’d better get some help from your friends.”

D．“I think you’d better to be more careful.”

4.From the passage we can infer that guessing is ________ in learning a foreign language.

A．the only way

B．more important in spoken English than in written English.

C．more important than any other way

D．more important in written English than in spoken English