Have you ever noticed someone "talking" to them-selves? What did you think? The word "crazy" probably came to your mind. Wait a minute, though. Maybe they’re doing something meaningful.
Speaking practice can be effective in many different forms when people learn English or another foreign language. Imitating the speech of others is proven to be highly effective in developing a native speaker’s level of fluency in a language. Actually you’ve already proven that to your-self.
How? That’s how you learned your first language! Whether it was English, Spanish, French or some other language, you "imitated" your mother, father, other family members, friends, teachers and whoever else was around making "talking" noises at you as you formed your first communicative language skills.
So don’t think those who are talking to themselves are "crazy". At least don’t do so until you’ve tried it for your-self, in English or in your new foreign language.
As you go through your day, in English or your new foreign language, tell yourself what you’re doing at the moment and what you’re going to do during the day.
"Which of these shirts, ties, etc. should I wear today? Not this one, I wore it just last week. Maybe this one, but I don’t like this color with the pants. Let’s try another one," you might say as you are getting dressed.
If you live alone, you can talk aloud whenever you want without disturbing others. If you don’t live alone, however, then first explain to your family or roommates what you’ll be doing, to avoid a quiet phone call to the local psychiatrist (精神病学家).
【小题1】The author wrote the passage mainly to _______.

Have you ever noticed someone "talking" to them-selves? What did you think? The word "crazy" probably came to your mind. Wait a minute, though. Maybe they’re doing something meaningful.

Speaking practice can be effective in many different forms when people learn English or another foreign language. Imitating the speech of others is proven to be highly effective in developing a native speaker’s level of fluency in a language. Actually you’ve already proven that to your-self.

How? That’s how you learned your first language! Whether it was English, Spanish, French or some other language, you "imitated" your mother, father, other family members, friends, teachers and whoever else was around making "talking" noises at you as you formed your first communicative language skills.

So don’t think those who are talking to themselves are "crazy". At least don’t do so until you’ve tried it for your-self, in English or in your new foreign language.

As you go through your day, in English or your new foreign language, tell yourself what you’re doing at the moment and what you’re going to do during the day.

"Which of these shirts, ties, etc. should I wear today? Not this one, I wore it just last week. Maybe this one, but I don’t like this color with the pants. Let’s try another one," you might say as you are getting dressed.

If you live alone, you can talk aloud whenever you want without disturbing others. If you don’t live alone, however, then first explain to your family or roommates what you’ll be doing, to avoid a quiet phone call to the local psychiatrist (精神病学家).

1.The author wrote the passage mainly to _______.

A．tell us how to talk to ourselves

B．introduce a method of learning a foreign language

C．tell us why some people talk to themselves

D．explain to us how we learned our native language

2.What does the underlined word "it" in the fifth paragraph refer to?

A．The word "crazy".                       B．A foreign language.

C．The skill of communicating.                D．The method of talking to oneself.

3.From the passage we can know that ______.

A．people who talk to themselves are crazy

B．if you live alone, you should talk to yourself

C．you should tell yourself what you’re doing

D．we learned our native language by imitating

Have you ever noticed someone "talking" to them-selves? What did you think? The word "crazy" probably came to your mind. Wait a minute, though. Maybe they’re doing something meaningful.
Speaking practice can be effective in many different forms when people learn English or another foreign language. Imitating the speech of others is proven to be highly effective in developing a native speaker’s level of fluency in a language. Actually you’ve already proven that to your-self.
How? That’s how you learned your first language! Whether it was English, Spanish, French or some other language, you "imitated" your mother, father, other family members, friends, teachers and whoever else was around making "talking" noises at you as you formed your first communicative language skills.
So don’t think those who are talking to themselves are "crazy". At least don’t do so until you’ve tried it for your-self, in English or in your new foreign language.
As you go through your day, in English or your new foreign language, tell yourself what you’re doing at the moment and what you’re going to do during the day.
"Which of these shirts, ties, etc. should I wear today? Not this one, I wore it just last week. Maybe this one, but I don’t like this color with the pants. Let’s try another one," you might say as you are getting dressed.
If you live alone, you can talk aloud whenever you want without disturbing others. If you don’t live alone, however, then first explain to your family or roommates what you’ll be doing, to avoid a quiet phone call to the local psychiatrist (精神病学家)

1. 1.

   The author wrote the passage mainly to ______.

   1. A.
      tell us how to talk to ourselves
   2. B.
      introduce a method of learning a foreign language
   3. C.
      tell us why some people talk to themselves
   4. D.
      explain to us how we learned our native language
2. 2.

   What does the underlined word "it" in the fifth paragraph refer to?

   1. A.
      The word "crazy"
   2. B.
      A foreign language
   3. C.
      The skill of communicating
   4. D.
      The method of talking to oneself
3. 3.

   From the passage we can know that ______.

   1. A.
      people who talk to themselves are crazy
   2. B.
      if you live alone, you should talk to yourself
   3. C.
      you should tell yourself what you’re doing
   4. D.
      we learned our native language by imitating

1．In Mr. Wang’s opinion, all the following are unhealthy bad table manners with the exception of        .

       A．reaching into the bowl, grabbing a handful of snacks and conveying them into the mouth

       B．carrying about a cat and petting a dog while eating snacks

       C．rubbing noses while having a handful of snacks

       D．using personal chopsticks to take food from the serving dishes and being careful not to touch what we won’t eat

2．Which of the following is Not true in both Netherlands and England?

       A．You must not touch other people’s food.

       B．The food in English restaurants is the most hygienic.

       C．If you have dinner with your friends in Dutch and English style restaurants, each person will have 3 pans and 3 bowls.

       D．In both Dutch and England, people have their own plates/ bowls.

3．Which of the following statements is probably against Ms. Butterfly’s opinion?

       A．People should use knives, spoons and forks instead of chopsticks.

       B．People use their own chopsticks to pick food from the communal bowls.

       C．Use communal chopsticks to transfer food into  your own bowl.

       D．Using knives, spoons and forks is the most elegant and hygienic dining style in the world.

4．The underlined word “hole-pin-the-wall” probably means            .

       A．small but clean                                    B．faraway and dirty

       C．small but cheap                                   D．small and dark