Besides, many of their braver sisters, who are daring to compete with men in higher fields, find that male opposition is still strong, and that society is still ready to explain a woman's success by reasons that have nothing to do with her intelligence. Still, the fact remains that women are now free to enter any career that attracts them; the situation has improved, and the tide is not likely to turn back ges in the women have been brought about by A)some women who participate in important work B)mens encouragement C)lack of labor force D)womens participation in work 2. According to the author, the picture is not perfect " because A)a large number of women do not dare to compete with men in higher field B)men offer strong oppositio C)society looks down upon women D)all of the above 3. Only a small number of women have entered'male professions because A)most women are content with less important work B)women are generally not as able as men C)many women lack courage or necessary training D)most women cannot free themselves from housework 4. How does society view a women's success in her career? A)It has resulted from reasons other than her intelligence. B)It proves that women are as intelligent as men C)Women are beginning to see themselves in a new light D)Women should be encouraged to take up more job in higher fields 5. The authors attitude about the women's situation can be described as A)pessimistic B)optimistic. C)indifferent D)conservative 1.D 2.D 3. C 4.A 5.B(68.6% tested In O1 Band 2) 2A Pronouncing a language is a skill. Every normal person is expert in the skill of pronouncing his own language; but few people are even moderately proficient at pronouncing foreign languages. Now there are many reasons for this. But I suggest that the fundamental reason why people in general do not speak foreign languages very much better than they do is that they fail to grasp the true nature of the problem of learning to pronounce, and consequently never set about tackling it in the right way. Far too many people fail to realize that pronouncing a foreign language is a skill -- one that needs careful training of a special kind, and one that cannot be acquired by just leaving it to take care of itself. I think even teachers of language, while recognizing the importance of a good accent, tend to neglect, in their practical teaching, the branch of study concerned with speaking the language. So English pronunciation must be taught; the teacher should be prepared to devote some of the lesson time to this, and by his whole attitude to the subject should get the student to feel that here is a matter worthy of receiving his close attention It is important that the teacher should be in possession of the necessary information. This can generally be obtained form books. It is possible to get from books idea of the mechanics of speech, and of what we call general phonetic theory. But it does not follow that you can teach pronunciation successfully as soon as you have read the necessary books. It depends after that what use you make of your knowledge; and this is a matter of technique 1. Many people do not speak foreign languages well because they are not proficient in pronouncing their own language do not have time to tackle the problem cannot grasp the nature of the problem of learning a foreign languageBesides, many of their braver sisters, who are daring to compete with men in higher fields, find that male opposition is still strong, and that society is still ready to explain a woman’s success by reasons that have nothing to do with her intelligence. Still, the fact remains that women are now free to enter any career that attracts them; the situation has improved, and the tide is not likely to turn back.. 1. The changes in the women have been brought about by __________. A) some women who participate in important work B) men’s encouragement C) lack of labor force D) women’s participation in work 2. According to the author, ‘the picture is not perfect” because __________. A) a large number of women do not dare to compete with men in higher field B) men offer strong opposition C) society looks down upon women D) all of the above 3. Only a small number of women have entered ‘male’ professions because __________. A) most women are content with less important work B) women are generally not as able as men C) many women lack courage or necessary training D) most women cannot free themselves from housework 4. How does society view a women’s success in her career? A) It has resulted from reasons other than her intelligence. B) It proves that women are as intelligent as men. C) Women are beginning to see themselves in a new light. D) Women should be encouraged to take up more job in higher fields. 5. The author’s attitude about the women’s situation can be described as __________. A) pessimistic B) optimistic C) indifferent D) conservative 1. D 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. B (68.6% tested In 01 Band 2) 2 A Pronouncing a language is a skill. Every normal person is expert in the skill of pronouncing his own language; but few people are even moderately proficient at pronouncing foreign languages. Now there are many reasons for this. But I suggest that the fundamental reason why people in general do not speak foreign languages very much better than they do is that they fail to grasp the true nature of the problem of learning to pronounce, and consequently never set about tackling it in the right way. Far too many people fail to realize that pronouncing a foreign language is a skill --- one that needs careful training of a special kind, and one that cannot be acquired by just leaving it to take care of itself. I think even teachers of language, while recognizing the importance of a good accent, tend to neglect, in their practical teaching, the branch of study concerned with speaking the language. So English pronunciation must be taught; the teacher should be prepared to devote some of the lesson time to this, and by his whole attitude to the subject should get the student to feel that here is a matter worthy of receiving his close attention. It is important that the teacher should be in possession of the necessary information. This can generally be obtained form books. It is possible to get from books some idea of the mechanics of speech , and of what we call general phonetic theory. But it does not follow that you can teach pronunciation successfully as soon as you have read the necessary books. It depends after that what use you make of your knowledge; and this is a matter of technique. 1. Many people do not speak foreign languages well because they __________. are not proficient in pronouncing their own language do not have time to tackle the problem cannot grasp the nature of the problem of learning a foreign language