Question

【題目】To develop one’s taste in English，the most effective way is to read English books extensively. However, one may be at a loss to choose the appropriate books，especially as a beginner.I would like to share some of my experience.

My first English novel was Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice，recommended by many English teachers and professors as an ideal book for English learners. But I had great difficulty in understanding the novel，let alone enjoying it. It’s not the vocabulary that troubled me，but rather the way Austen constructs sentences，and her way of thinking，which seemed too remote to me at that time. My fading enthusiasm was much recovered after reading Hemingway’s novel Farewell to Arms. I particularly liked his brief and lively style. So my first suggestion is，as a beginner, you’d better choose contemporary novels instead of classical ones.

However，reading novels is not the only way to improve your English. English essays can at once inform you，entertain you, and improve your taste in English. The best example is Bertrand Russell’s work. Its language is plain, yet you cannot help feeling the elegance and the unique sense of humor. His simple language enables his philosophy(哲理) within the reach of ordinary people. Here comes my second suggestion—essays are indispensable.

Never follow other’s opinions blindly，however famous or influential the person might be. As a saying goes，one man’s meat is another man’s poison. With that in mind，we are sure to find out our favorite writers through reading and develop our fine taste in English.

【1】What made the author’s first English novel hard to understand?

A. Complex conversations.

B. Not knowing the social background.

C. The old-fashioned vocabulary.

D. Sentences and Austen’s thinking pattern.

【2】Which can best replace the underlined word“ indispensable”?

A. necessary B. challenging

C. related D. inspired

【3】What advice does the author give in the last paragraph?

A. Choose books that challenging us most.

B. Read books that are instructive.

C. Don’t be affected by other’s choices.

D. Compare books before buying.

【4】What is the author’s purpose of writing the passage?

A. Give comments on literature works.

B. Tell beginners how to choose English books.

C. Encourage people to read more English books.

D. Recommend first-class books to English learners.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

試題分析：作者認(rèn)為要學(xué)好英語必須要廣泛閱讀英語書籍，并結(jié)合自身經(jīng)歷給出了一些選擇英語書籍的建議。

【1】D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段It’s not the vocabulary that troubled me，but rather the way Austen constructs sentences，and her way of thinking，which seemed too remote to me at that time.可知答案為D。

【2】A詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第三段開頭幾句的描述，英語文章可以提高你的英語品味，增長知識，懂得道理，故看英語文章是很有必要的。此題可根據(jù)句意用排除法得出答案為A。

【3】C推理判斷題。根據(jù)前兩句話Never follow other’s opinions blindly，however famous or influential the person might be. As a saying goes，one man’s meat is another man’s poison.可知不要受到別人的想法的影響，故答案為C。

【4】B態(tài)度意圖題。根據(jù)第一段的大意就可以知道作者是想給英語初學(xué)者一些選擇合適英語書籍的建議，故答案為B。

【名師點(diǎn)撥】

作者態(tài)度及寫作意圖推斷

每一篇文章都會包含作者的某種觀點(diǎn)和態(tài)度，只不過有的直截了當(dāng)，有的含而不露，有的通過所用詞語的褒貶來體現(xiàn)。此類題可細(xì)分為作者態(tài)度題(表明作者的好惡)和作者觀點(diǎn)題(表明作者對某事物的看法)。準(zhǔn)確把握作者的情感和態(tài)度，需要注意以下幾點(diǎn)：

1.作者對某一事物的看法,要么支持,要么反對,帶中立色彩的詞最不可能是正確答案。

2.漠不關(guān)心類詞語往往不對,既然寫文章就不會不關(guān)心。

3.不要把自己的態(tài)度揉入其中,也要區(qū)分作者的態(tài)度和作者引用的別人的態(tài)度。

4.當(dāng)作者的態(tài)度沒有明確提出時,要學(xué)會根據(jù)作者使用詞語的褒貶性來判斷。

5.作者的觀點(diǎn)一般與文章的主旨相關(guān)聯(lián)。

6.絕對化或語氣過于強(qiáng)烈的選項(xiàng)常常是錯誤的,如:strong, complete, entire等。