Question

短文填空．根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。

Can you swim? Do you like swimming? Yes? Well, how can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. I’m afraid you’ll never learn to swim just by   1.    books about swimming or looking at others swimming. It’s the   2.    with the English study. We must practice, practice and practice.

Listening and speaking are very important for beginners. The children in English-speaking countries first listen to others. Then they try to imitate and speak. We can listen to English programs on radio. You may just   3.     a few words. It doesn’t matter. Just be relaxed, try to catch every word.

Somebody may be a good listener. But he dare not speak. He’s   4. of making mistakes. You know we sometimes make mistakes   5. we speak Chinese. Don’t be afraid. We must be brave. If you really want to learn English well, you must try to speak with everyone so long as he knows English.     6.     you know him or not is not important when there’s nobody to talk with, you can talk to yourself in English. It’s interesting and also a good way to practice your     7.    English. Remember, the   8.   you speak, the fewer mistakes you’ll make. Easier said than done. Well, let’s do more practice from now on. I’m sure you’ll learn English well in this way.

Answer

1.reading

2.same

3.understand

4.afraid

5.when

6.Whether

7.spoken

8.more

【解析】

试题分析：短文叙述了听和说对初学者来说都非常重要。作者鼓励初学者多练习说英语，错误就会越少。

1.reading句意：恐怕你从没有学过游泳，只是读过有关游泳的书或看过其他人游泳。根据前文可知，作者认为学习游泳的最好办法是进到水中并学习。有些学者只是通过阅读有关游泳的书来学习的。read阅读，是动词，在介词by后面应用ing形式。故填reading。

2.same句意：与学习英语是一样的。前文有练习游泳的例子引出学习英语的道理，二者是一样的。same一样的，相同的。故填same。

3.understand 句意：你也许只能理解少数句子。根据前后文可知，我们可以通过收听英语节目来学习英语，但也许只能听懂几个单词。understand理解、明白，是动词，在情态动词may后面应是原形。故填understand。

4.afraid句意：他害怕出错误。根据“But he dare not speak.”可知，不敢说话的原因是害怕出错。afraid害怕的，是形容词。be afraid of…意为“害怕……”。故填afraid。

5.when句意：你知道当我们说汉语时有时候会出错。When当……时候，是连词，引导时间状语从句。故填when。

6.Whether句意：当没有人能聊天时，是否了解他不重要。Whether是连词，和or not连用意为“无论……、是否……”。故填Whether。

7.spoken句意：那是一个有趣并且有效的途径来练习你的英语口语。前文说当没有人可以聊天时可以跟自己用英语对话，由此可知是在练习英语口语。spoken English是名词短语，意为“英语口语”。故填spoken。

8.more句意：记住，你说得越多，你会出现的错误越少。“越……越……”用“the +比较级,the+比较级”结构表示。根据文意可知，作者鼓励多练习说英语，错误就会越少。故填more。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。