Some Chinese learners of English tend to pronounce this as[drs]. This is an example of __________. A．intralingual errors B．interlingual errors C．cross-association D．overgeneralization

English is an example of SVO languages.()

A、suggested

B、wished

C、hoped

D、asked

What is the passage mainly about?

A. Chinese charity work.

B. Charity work of some Chinese artists.

C. Some famous Chinese artists.

D. Organizations started by Chinese artists.

When I first entered university, my aunt, who is an English professor, gave me s new English dictionary. I was __36___to se that it was an English English dictionary, also known as a monolingual dictionary._37___it was a dictionary intended for non—native learners, none of my classmates had one __38__, to be honest, I found it extremely __39_ to use at first. I would look up words in the dictionary and _40__ not fully understand the meaning, I wad used to the __41__ bilingual dictionaries, in which the words are _42__ both in English and Chinese ,i really wondered why my aunt __43_ to make things so difficult for me. Now ,after studying English at university for three years, I _44__ that monolingual dictionaries are __45_ in learning a foreign language

As I found out, there is __46_ often NO perfect equivalence(对应)between two _47___ in two language. My aunt even goes so far as to 48___ that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the __49___ meaning of a word in English! ___50_ , she insisted that I read the definition(定义) of a world in a monolingual dictionary __51___ I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning. ____52__, I have come to see what she meant.

Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way. This dictionary uses a(n) 53 number of words, around 2, 000, in its definitions. When I read these definitions, I am 54 exposed to（接触）the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas. 55 this, I can express myself more easily in English.

A．worried

B．sad

C．surprised

D．nervous

Animals are friends of human beings, so the languages of all nations contain a lot of words about animals. Certain words for animals do carry similar denotative and connotative meanings in both languages. In English, for instance, “dove” is often related to “peace”, and in Chinese we have a similar term “和平鸽”. Another example is that “fox” and “狐狸” both imply the quality of “being sly”, as is obvious in the idioms of “as sly as a fox” and “像狐狸一样狡猾”.

However, there are many words with the same denotative meanings but different connotative meanings. For instance, “bat” is an evil animal in European folk legends. The English idioms like “as blind as a bat” and “as crazy as a bat” give explanation by themselves. But many Chinese people believe that “bat” is the symbol of good luck, health and happiness. This is mainly because in “蝙蝠” “蝠” is pronounced the same with “福” (good fortune) in “幸福” (happiness) and “洪福” (limitless blessing).

Still, there are many other words whose denotative and connotative meanings are both different in English and Chinese. For example, in the western world, “dragon” is a fire-spitting mythical animal, signifying violence, as in “He is a bit of dragon here.” By contrast, most Chinese people regard “龙” (Long) as a symbol of dignity and power, as in the idiom “望子成龙” (hold high hopes for one’s child).

1. Some English words about animals carry both denotative and connotative meanings.()

A.True

B.False

2. Many words from Chinese and English are the same in both the denotational meanings and connotational meanings, such as “fox” and “狐狸”.()

A.True

B.False

3. The Chinese word “蝙蝠” carries the same connotative meanings with the English word “bat”.()

A.True

B.False

4. The Chinese word “龙” carries the same denotative meaning with the English word “dragon”.()

A.True

B.False

5.“He is a bit of dragon here.” The equivalent Chinese version of this sentence is: 他在这一带为非作歹。()

A.True

B.False

perhaps the most common way for chinese learners of english to learn vocabulary is through memorisation of a list of words and their chinese equivalents with a lot of oral repetitions of each word. ()

此题为判断题(对，错)。

A.龙/dragon

B.猫头鹰/owl

C.狐狸/fox

D.猪/pig

Sally is a student of Grade Eight． She always works hard (11 ) her lessons． English is her favorite (12 )． She thinks that it is as (13 ) as Chinese， but it's more difficult (14 ) than Chinese． For example， a lot of English words and expressions are hard to remember．She often carries her walkman with her， and she spends time (15 ) English tapes every day．It (16 )her listening better and better．

Sally is (17 ) student in her class． She often helps her classmates (18 ) their lessons after (19 ) her homework． Most of her classmates like t0 (20 ) her when they have ques- tions． They think she is smart and outgoing．

( )11．

A．in

B．at

C．for

D．of

4．—What's this________ English?

—It’s an English-Chinese dictionary．

A． at

B．in

C． on

D． of