一、单项选择题(本大题共30小题,每小题2分,共60分)
在每小题列出的四个备选项中选择一个最佳答案,错选、多选或未选均无分。
1. The visitors here are greatly impressed by the fact that _____ people from all walks of life are working hard for _____ new Ma’anshan.
A.\; a B. \;the C. the; a D. the; the
2. _____, a small advertisement held my attention, which read “Easy job. Good wages. No experience necessary.”
A. Looking through the newspaper B. While I was looking through the newspaper
C. To look through the newspaper D. I was looking through the newspaper
3. Hard work, however, does not necessarily _____ much achievement or honor which is expected by someone.
A. stand up for B. come up with C. go after D. result in
4. _____ the aid from the government, the earthquake-stricken area _____ greater loss.
A. Apart from; should have suffered B. But for; would have suffered
C. Thanks to; could suffer D. Except for; would have suffered
5. I doubt if it is _____ for you to read that book again.
A. worth B. worthy C. worthwhile D. valuable
6. To distinguish sounds, students are encouraged to practice ____.
A. minimal pairs B. nasal explosion
C. consonant clusters D. incomplete explosion
7. Language is said to be arbitrary because there is no logical connection between _____ and meanings.
A. sense B. sounds C. objects D. ideas
8. If two sounds are in complementary distribution, they are _____ of the same phoneme.
A. allophones B. symbols C. phones D. signs
9. Which of the following sentences is a two-place predicate?
A. It is snowing. B. The baby is sleeping.
C. John gave Mary a book. D. Jack loves Mary.
10. The structural view limits knowing a language to knowing its structural rules and vocabulary. The communicative or notional-functional view adds the need to know how to _____ the rules and vocabulary to do whatever it is one wants to do.
A. use B. analyze C. learn D. remember
11. If a teacher asks “What does corrective feedback mean”, this type of question is called “_____”.
A. referential question B. tag question
C. rhetorical question D. display question
12. A variety of games, role-plays, situations, etc. are _____ communicative activities prepared to support the Communicative Language Teaching.
A. text-based B. task-based C. game-based D. situation-based
13. What is the purpose of using information gap activity?