大学英语精读第一册问与答.docVIP

Unit 1 What does it take to learn English well? It takes great diligence and prolonged effort. How can you make the task of learning English easier? There are various helpful learning strategies. What is the most effective route to enlarging your vocabulary? Concentrating on active and useful words What is the second learning strategy suggested by the author? Watch out for idiomatic ways of saying things. Why is important to listen to English every day? Because it will not only improve your ear, but will also help you build your speaking skills. According to the author, what is the easiest way to practice speaking English? And why? The easiest way to practice speaking is to rehearse aloud. Because this can be done at any time, in any place and without a partner Why is it important to read widely? Because in our learning environment, reading is the main and most reliable source of language input. What kind of materials should you include in your wide reading? Things that you find interesting, that you can understand without relying too much on a dictionary. Apart from your teacher’s writing assignment, what other ways of writing does the author suggest? Make a pen pal , Other ways to write regularly include keeping a diary, writing a short story and summarizing the daily news. What is the author’s conclusion at the end of the article? Language learning is a process of accumulation. Unit 2 1. What happened to Francis Chichester in 1931? He had tried to fly round the world but failed. 2. How old was he when he started his voyage round the world? When he started his voyage round the world, he was nearly 65 years old. 3. What was the name of his boat? What was the length of the boat? The name of his boat was Gipsy Moth. The length of the boat was 16 meters. 4. What route did Chichester follow in sailing round the world? He followed the route of the great nineteenth century clippers ships. 5. How many miles did he cover on the first half of his voyage? There were 14,100