2018年湖北成人学位英语考试冲刺试题及答案五
四、翻译(51-55)
根据下面资料，回答下面试题
"I' m not 100% convinced that memorizing the dictionary is the best way of improving your vocabulary. " says the character played by Hugh Grant in Woody Allen' s film Small Time Crooks.Yet why not? If you could memorize the dictionary-or even the 5,000 most common words in that dictionary wouldn' t that give you a huge advantage? ( 51 ) Researchers estimate that a core vocabulary of between 2,000 and 3,600 high-frequency words is probably enough to push learners over the intermediate plateau(停滞阶段). So why don't we insist on them memorizing these words,
from day one, and as quickly as possible?
(52) As an example, a New Zealand friend of mine who studied Maori (毛利语)asked me recently what I, as a language teacher, would make of his teacher' s method:" We just do masses of words around a theme, for example, family or food, We have to learn these words before the next lesson, then we come back and have a conversation about family or food etc, using these words.The teacher feeds in the grammar that we need to stick the words together. " He added that he thought the method worked a treat.
Nevertheless, (53)for most teachers and learners the sheer spadework involved in memorizing fists of words doesn' t make for very exciting teaching. More importantly, knowing a word involves much more than simply .having memorized it. Is it readily accessible? Is it there when you
need to say it? As Hotspur says( in response to Glendower' s boast that he "can call spirits from the vasty deep"), "Why, so can I, or so can any man; but will they come when you do call for them?"
(54) Memorization of words without frequent opportunities to access them is probably time misspent.
Yet memory is important-perhaps the most important task facing the learner. (55) And there fore knowing how memory works, and how to make it work to the learner' s advantage, is a major responsibility for teachers. So how does memory work, and what implications might these workings have on the teaching of vocabulary?
51.Researchers estimate that a core vocabulary of between 2,000 and 3,600 high-frequency words is probably enough to push learners over the intermediate plateau(停滞阶段).
答案：研究人员估计，学习者掌握2000-3600高频词的核心词汇就足以渡过学习中间的停滞阶段。。
52.As an example, a New Zealand friend of mine who studied Maori (毛利语)asked me recently what I, as a language teacher, would make of his teacher' s method:"
答案：例如，近我的一位学习毛利语的新西兰朋友问身为语言教师的我，如何评价他老师的教学方法。
53.For most teachers and learners the sheer spadework involved in memorizing fists of words doesn' t make for very exciting teaching.
答案：对于大多数老师和学生来说，费力地记单词有碍于使教学出神人化。
54.Memorization of words without frequent opportunities to access them is probably time misspent.
答案：如果只是死记单词，却很少有机会使用它们，那很可能是浪费时间。
55.And there fore knowing how memory works, and how to make it work to the learner' s advantage, is a major responsibility for teachers.
答案：所以，教师的一项主要任务是了解记忆是如何运作并使其有利于学生学习。
Writing Directions: For this part, you are required to write a composition on the topic
五、写作(56)
56.Directions： You are to write in 100-120 words on the topic Studying Abroad. You should base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below :
1.有人认为留学海外有许多好处;
2.也有人认为留学海外有许多弊端;
3.我的看法是……
答案：【文题审析】
本文属于观点对比型作文。在段就开门见山提出留学的好处，然后在第二段说明留学也有很多弊端和问题存在，后再说出我的观点及简要原因。
【样文欣赏】
Studying Abroad
Attending school abroad has many advantages. In the first place,by looking at our own country from the outside,we can best see the strong points of our nation,and therefore wid-en our vision and broaden our minds. Secondly,while studying in a foreign country,we can travel widely, visiting famous scenic spots and making friends with the local people.
However,as everything has two sides, there are also some disadvantages in attending a foreign university. The most serious problem is the language barrier. Most of the students who are ready to go abroad do not have adequate proficiency in the language spoken there.
As a result,on arriving there, they will find it difficult to understand what the instructors are saying. Besides, for lack of knowledge of the customs and way of life of the local people, they may conStantly run into trouble in dealing with various situations.
Therefore, given an opportunity to attend school abroad, one must consider both sides of the factors carefully before making up his mind. On the whole, it is good to go and study abroad particularly when the subject is very weak or not available in our country. But on the other hand ,one must not lose sight of the disadvantages.
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