1、.阅读理解Believe me，improving spoken English is a matter of practice and right guidance(指导)For improving your communication skills，you should first of all be comfortable with grammar.Grammar is what we studied in our starting school days，and used to think of it as a very boring subject，but this grammar
2、is important to get a good hold of what you speak.So for all those who are weak in grammar，I suggest that you go and get a grammar book.Dont worry if you cant remember everything.No one can remember everything in grammar.Just get a good hold of it.That should be enough for the basic preparation.Spea
3、k in English with people around you.Try to talk as much as possible with your teachers and professors in English.This will help you get selfconfidence.Break all barriers which hold you from doing so.Make good company(伙伴)，and speak with them in English.If it is possible，join an English course.This is
4、 often helpful as the teacher will drive you for good communication skills.Moreover，you get to have good company with your classmates，with whom you can converse freely and no feeling of shame is there，and the learning process is very fast.Reading English also helps as you get used to different Engli
5、sh words and your grammar gets improved.Get a proper English book to start reading.A novel in English is also helpful，but many times novels have many slang words (俚语)，which might have a bad influence on your grammar.But anyhow I suggest going for it.In this world there is nothing free，and if you are
6、 learning something，then you have to accept the disadvantages of it.1In the second paragraph，the author seems to suggest that we should _.Aremember everything importantBprepare well for English examsCtry to learn English grammar wellDhave a good command of English words【解析】细节理解题。第二段主要讲了学好英语语法的重要性。学习
7、英语语法有助于提高英语口语能力，使对方更好地理解说话者要表达的意思。因此，作者建议人们学好英语语法。【答案】C2We can try to read an English novel because _.Ait is written in good grammarBwe can learn something useful from itCit is much better than its Chinese versionDthere are a large number of slang words in it【解析】细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，作者认为看英文小说对英语学习也有帮助。虽然小
8、说可能会有很多不合语法规则的英语俚语，但我们还是能够从中学到有用的知识，故B项正确。【答案】B3What does the underlined word “converse” in Paragraph 4 mean?ATalk.BMove.CLaugh. DThink.【解析】词义猜测题。第四段主要讲了作者建议人们参加英语课程以提高交流技能。在英语课上，你可以与同学自由交流且不会感到难为情。由此可推知，converse的意思与talk接近。【答案】A4The main purpose of the passage is to tell us _.Ahow important English
9、isBwhy we should learn English grammarChow to communicate with other peopleDwhat to do to improve our spoken English【解析】写作意图题。根据第二段至第五段每一段的第一句可以推知，本文主要介绍了一些提高英语口语能力的有效方法，包括学习语法、多与人用英语交流、参加英语课程学习以及读英文小说等。因此，D项是本文的目的。【答案】DBHow to Learn English PronunciationLearn the sounds of EnglishEnglish uses more
10、different sounds than other languages.For example，the first sound in the word thin and the first sound in the word away are never spoken in many languages.So you have to know all the English sounds.You also have to practise your pronunciationlisten to English words and sentences，and try to repeat th
11、e English sounds as well as you can.Learn the pronunciation of English wordsReading an English word does not tell you how it is pronounced.For example，the words no and do both end in the letter oHowever，no is pronounced like this，and do is pronounced like that.This means that，generally，you have to l
12、earn the pronunciation of every word that you use.How can you learn the pronunciation of an English word? You can look it up in a dictionary and read about how it is pronounced.Dictionaries tell you about pronunciation through a special system called “phonetic transcription(音标)”Phonetic transcriptio
13、n is written in a phonetic alphabet.The most popular phonetic alphabet is the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)Antimoon has also created the ASC Phonetic Alphabet，which is suitable for typing on a computer.Antimoons software，Perfect Pronunciation，helps you learn the pronunciations of the most im
14、portant English words.Because it contains phonetic transcriptions and audio recordings，it can also teach you how to read phonetic transcriptions.Choose American or British pronunciation (or both)Different kinds of English have different pronunciation.For example，the pronunciation (the accent) in Bri
15、tish English is different from the pronunciation in American English.You have a choice between British English and American English，because these are the most important kinds of English in the world.Which one should you choose? Probably the kind that you like the most.5Why does one have to learn all
16、 the English sounds?ABecause English is a special language.BBecause some sounds only exist in English.CBecause English has many varieties.DBecause it is easy to master all the sounds.【解析】细节理解题。根据第一部分Learn the sounds of English中的内容可知，因为英语比其他的语言有更多不同的发音，所以我们要掌握英语所有的发音。【答案】B6What can tell you the pronu
17、nciation of a word?AThe phonetic alphabet.BThe meaning of a word.CThe usage of a word.DThe spelling.【解析】细节理解题。根据第二部分Learn the pronunciation of English words中的“Dictionaries tell you about pronunciation through a special system calledphonetic transcription(音标)”可知。【答案】A7Which of the following is NOT tr
18、ue of Perfect Pronunciation?AIt is suitable for typing on a computer.BIt can teach you how to pronounce a word.CIt is created by Antimoon.DIt is suitable for nonnative speakers.【解析】细节理解题。根据第二部分Learn the pronunciation of English words中的内容可知Perfect Pronunciation是Antimoon发明的适用于电脑打字的一个软件，它可以教我们怎样发音。文章未提
19、到D项内容。故选D。【答案】D8Whether you choose British English or American English may depend on _.Awhat others thinkBwhich you preferCyour birthplaceDyour surroundings【解析】细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，选择哪一种语言取决于自己的喜好。故选B。【答案】B.短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并
20、在其下面写上该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。(2016云南昆明三中高三上学期期末)All of us know the old saying“Practice make perfect.”It tells us unless we want to realize our aim，we should practise，and a day we will make it.Its easy to understand.Once I wanted to
21、learn swimming.At first I found difficult to control my body.I just sank into the water.I feel very frightened.Then I watched others which were good at it and asked them the key to succeed.I went to the swimming pool every day，learned from them and practised.One day，when my friend pushed me into the swimming pool，I sudden found that I could swim.How exciting I was! Now I can swim much more better than before.【答案】
