Question

One of the speaking rules you need to know might sound strange to most ESL (English as a second language) students, but it is one of the most important rules. If you want to pass examinations, then study grammar. However, if you want to become fluent in English, then you should try to learn English without studying the grammar.

Studying grammar will only slow you down and confuse you. You will think about the rules when creating sentences instead of naturally saying a sentence like a native. Remember that only a small part of English speakers know more than 20% of all the grammar rules. Many ESL students know more grammar than native speakers. I can confidently say this with experience. I am a native English speaker, majored in English Literature, and have been teaching English for more than 10 years. However, many of my students know more details about English grammar than I do. When they sometimes ask me about grammar, I can easily look up the definition(定義) and apply it, but I can’t tell them the answer off the top of my head.

I often ask my native English friends some grammar questions, and only a few of them know the correct answer. However, they are fluent in English and can read, speak, listen, and communicate effectively.

Do you want to be able to recite the definition of a causative verb, or do you want to be able to speak English fluently?

1.According to the author, what opinion do most ESL students hold?

A．Grammar matters a lot only in speaking.

B．Grammar doesn’t matter much in speaking.

C．Grammar is very important in English learning.

D．Grammar is not important in English learning.

2.What is the author?

A．An ESL student.                         B．A teacher teaching English natives.

C．A native English student.                  D．A native English teacher.

3.The underlined part “off the top of my head” means         .

A．on purpose                            B．without consideration

C．after thinking                          D．with difficulty

4.Which of the following titles best suits the text?

A．Fluency or Grammar?                    B．Grammar Counts!

C．Exams or No Exams?                     D．No More Grammar!

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章講的是要學語法還是要語言的流暢，大部分學英語的學生認為語法是很重要的，但作者認為如果想流利的說英語就要忽視語法。

1.細節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：If you want to pass examinations, then study grammar.可知大部分學英語的學生認為語法是很重要的，選 C

2.細節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：I am a native English speaker, majored in English Literature, and have been teaching English for more than 10 years.可知作者是英語是本族語的老師。選D

3.猜詞題：從前面的句子：I can easily look up the definition(定義) and apply it,可知作者不能不用考慮就回答。選B

4.主旨題：從最后一段的句子：Do you want to be able to recite the definition of a causative verb, or do you want to be able to speak English fluently?可知這篇文章講的是要學語法還是要語言的流暢，選A

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