In my long years of teaching, I often ask my students to read the texts until they can recite them, and I tell them that r
ecitation are an important part of their homework. However, some of my students are tired of doing so, thinking that it is both hard and useless. They argue that it takes a long time to recite a text from memory and text itself never appears in a test paper.
In my opinion, it naturally takes time to recite a text, but it is worth doing so. When you are able to recite a text, you are sure to be familiar with the words and expressions. When you need them in reading or writing or doing exercises, they will come to your mind quickly, and so you will give quick response to all kinds of language situation. How can we say that it is useless?
Besides, many students complain that they soon forget what they were once able to recite. This is true, but you don’t need to worry. While you are reading and forgetting the texts,
your language level is being raised. Sure you don’t remember your Chinese texts that you once read in the primary school, but now you are able to read novels and newspaper. So, recitation of the texts will help you improve your language ability.
1.The writer often asks his students to recite the texts, _______.
A. But they don’t like to do so.
B. And they are eager to do so
C. But they wrote a letter to the Department of Education reporting the thing.
D. But they do more exercises instead of reciting the texts.
2.What do the students think about the teacher’s advice? [来源:学+科+网Z+
A. The English teacher tries his best to help them with English.
B. The English teacher is very kind to them.
C. The English teacher asks them to do something useless.
D. The English teacher should let them study on their own.
3.According to the text, which of the following is correct?
The teacher thinks the students are too naughty to learn English well.
B. The students think they spend a lot of time in reciting the texts and get nothing.
C. The students say that they often forget the words.
D. The students take no interest in English.
4.Why does the writer suggest that the students recite the text?
A. Reciting the texts can improve the ability of applying English.
B. Reciting the texts is the best way of learning English.
C. The students should remember all the texts that the teacher has taught them.
D. Reciting the texts can greatly improve the classroom teaching.
It was a sunny day. A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon（马车）and a beautiful pair of horses. He didn’t pay a lot of________to where he was going. Pretty soon he________that he was lost, but he________to drive, expecting to re-find his way or to________someone who could tell him how to get back to the________.
It was a long________road. For many hours he kept on driving. When it was almost________，he saw in a________a tall farmer ploughing（犁地） the land. He stopped his________team of horses near the fence and called out，“Hello，farmer.”
“Hello，yourself，”the farmer replied，________ploughing.
“Where does the horse________？”he asked without knowing his language mistakes.
“I haven’t seen it go anywhere. It________stays right where it is，”said the farmer，________stopping his work.
“How far is it to the next town？” said the city man，speaking a little________.
“Don’t know. I never________it,” replied the farmer. By this time the city man was getting________.“What do you know？You’re the biggest fool I________ saw.”
________ stopping, the farmer turned and looked for a long time________at the city man. Then he said，“Maybe I don’t know much. ________I am a fool. But at least I’m not lost！”
1.A. signs B. orders C. attention D. direction
2.A. realized B. recognized C. accepted D. received
3.A. stopped B. used C. wanted D. continued
4. A. miss B. meet C. look D. lose
5.A. town B. country C. capital D. village
6.A. lonely B. busy C. dirty D. crowded
7. A. at noon B. at night C. raining D. dark
8.A. truck B. pile C. field D. store
9.A. strong B. tired C. weak D. tiring
10.A. but B. went on C. stopped D. still
11. A. go B. lead up C. get D. show
12.A. always B. often C. sometimes D. seldom
13. A. began B. still C. without D. already
14. A. clearly B. lower C. more loudly D. more politely
15.A. judged B. measured C. saw D. studied
16.A. sad B. lovely C. friendly D. angry
17.A. ever B. often C. even D. never
18.A. Still B. Not C. With D. Finally
19.A. gladly B. immediately C. in silence D. excitedly
20. A. Really B. Perhaps C. Certainly D. Fortunately
I hope to have a car of my own so that I________ compete with others for space on crowded buses.
A．mustn't B．can't
C．oughtn't to D．don't have to
He ________ to us that he ________ the watch on the table.
A．lied; lay B．lay; laid
C．lied; had laid D．lay; had laid
_______ he said is true.
A. What B. That
C. Which D. Whether
---Will you do me the honor of dancing with me?
--- _____.
A. That’s a good idea.
B. Thank you all the same.
C. I’d love to, but I’m wanted on the phone.
D. Oh, it’s very kind of you.
