It’s important to master the rules for word order in the study of English. If the sentences put words in a wrong order, the listeners can’t understand the speakers’ sentences easily. Sometimes when the order is changed, the meaning of the sentence will change,too. For example, ”He only likes orange juice.” is different from “Only he likes orange juice.”
It is not suitable to translate an English sentence, word for word, into Chinese. Take the sentence “It will rain cats and dogs.” as an example. If you look up each word in the dictionary, one at a time, what is your translation? It must be a wrong sentence in Chinese.
When you are learning English, you must do your best to get the spirit of the language and use it as the English speakers do.
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1.What can we learn from the passage?
A The order of words can never change the meaning of an English sentence.
B If the order of words is different, the meaning of the sentence must be different.
C Sometimes when the order is changed, the meaning of the sentence will change,too.
D The meaning of an English sentence always changes with the order of the words.
解析:选C。细节理解题。根据第一段第三句Sometimes when the order is changed, the meaning of the sentence will change,too.可知有时当顺序改变的时候,句子的意思就会改变,故选C。
2.Is ”He only likes orange juice.” the same as “Only he likes orange juice.”?
A We don’t know.
B Maybe it is.
C Yes, it is.
D No, it isn’t.
解析:选D。细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句 For example, ”He only likes orange juice.” is different from “Only he likes orange juice.”可知“他只喜欢橙汁。”和“只有他喜欢橙汁。”是不同的,故选D。
3.From Paragraph 2, it is ____ to translate an English sentence, word for word, into Chinese.
A easy
B suitable
C unsuitable
D important
解析:选C。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句It is not suitable to translate an English sentence, word for word, into Chinese.可知逐字逐句地把英语句子翻译成中文是不合适的,故选C。
4.What’s the Chinese meaning of “It will rain cats and dogs.”?
A 要下大雨了。
B 天降猫狗了。
C 猫狗会淋雨的。
D 该给猫狗洗澡了。
解析:选A。句意理解题。根据第二段中的Take the sentence “It will rain cats and dogs.” as an example. If you look up each word in the dictionary, one at a time, what is your translation? It must be a wrong sentence in Chinese.可知逐字逐句地翻译是错误的,再结合常识可知“It will rain cats and dogs.”的意思为“要下大雨了。”故选A。
5.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A How to Speak English.
B How to Learn English.
C Different Orders, Different Meanings.
D How to Put English into Our Own Language.
解析:选B。主旨大意题。第三段When you are learning English, you must do your best to get the spirit of the language and use it as the English speakers do.并结合全文可知文章主要讲了如何学习英语,故选B。