新视野英语一级试题及答案1(9)

decorate their own language with many English loaners, such as raisu for rice and sarariman for salary man. English is fashionable in Japanese advertising, packaging, and technology.

Yet for all that intense interest, when English is spoken in Japan, it is generally spoken poorly. The problem is rooted in a much-praised educational system. Japanese schools turn out top graduates in mathematics and science but fail in teaching spoken English. The teachers, speaking in Japanese most of the time, are generally successful in instructing students in the complexities of written translation and English grammar, because entrance examinations for acceptance by top-ranked universities stress nothing else.

Dramatic changes in the examination system are unlikely. Yet small signs of progress are visible. This year, for example, the University of Tokyo will experiment with an English listening comprehension test as a minor element of the entrance exam. If it is successful, other universities may follow.

16. The author told the story of Takeshita in order to show that_____.

A. Japanese people are modest

B. he didn't learn English well

C. many Japanese people are poor in spoken English

D. a translator is necessary for a Japanese person

17. The general problem with Japanese English is attributed to_____.

A. too many English words being used in Japanese

B. the educational system

C. the listening-comprehension test

D. all of the above

18. You may find a lot of English loaners in Japanese, because_____.

A. the Japanese are fond of English

B. English is very effective in advertising

C. English is a language used all over the world

D. the Japanese language has limited vocabulary

19. According to the passage, the educational system in Japan_____.

A. will have dramatic changes

B. is good at teaching English

C. is much criticized

D. will make some improvement in its English examination system

20. It can be inferred that if a Japanese student is required to take an

English grammar exam, he _____. A. will possibly fail

B. will probably do well on it

C. may consult an English dictionary

D. will admit he can't do it

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage or dialog. \1981). This means not only such material things as cities, tools, and schools, but also non-material things, such as ideas, customs, family patterns, and languages. Put simply, culture refers to the entire way of life of a society, \

Language is a part of culture and plays a very important role in it. Some social scientists consider it the keystone of culture. Without language, maintaining culture would not be possible. On the other hand, language is influenced and shaped by culture. It reflects culture in the broadest sense, is the symbolic representation of a people, and it comprises a society's

historical and cultural backgrounds. Language also displays a people's approach to life and their ways of living and thinking.

We should not go further into the relationship between language and culture. What needs to be stressed here is that the two interact, and that understanding of one requires understanding of the other.

Social scientists tell us that cultures differ from one another and that each culture is unique. As cultures are diverse, languages are also diverse. It is only natural then that with difference in cultures and differences in languages, difficulties often arise in communicating between people of different cultures. Understanding is not always easy.

Learning a foreign language well means more than merely mastering the pronunciation, grammar, words, and idioms. It also means learning to see the world as native speakers of that language see it, learning the ways in which their language reflects the ideas, customs, and behaviors of their society. It means learning to understand their \Learning a language, in fact, is inseparable from learning culture.

21. According to Robertson, what is NOT part of non-material culture?

A. Legal systems.

B. Language.

C. Religion.

D. Tools.

22. The second paragraph is about _____.

A. the way language is used by social scientists

B. the relationship between language and culture

C. the influence culture has on language

D. the influence language has on culture

23. If you want to learn a foreign language well, you must _____.

A. grasp the pronunciation, grammar, words, and idioms B. master the language as well as its culture C. know the way the native speakers of that language think D. learn the country's culture first 24. The relationship between language and culture is that _________. A. language dominates culture B. culture dominates language C. they are connected with each other D. language consists of culture 25. \A. the unspoken things that people think B. the method for studying a language C. the manner in which people think D. the common culture shared by all people regardless of language Part 7 Reading Comprehension (Multiple Choice) (每小题: 1 分; 满分：25 分) 小题 得分 对错 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 C C C D D B A D 我的答案 B C C D D B A D 客观

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 A D D A C A B C B A D B D B B C C A D D A C A B C B A D B D B B C C Subtotal: 24

老师评语： Total score: 158

正确率： 89.8%