B卷

Ⅰ.阅读理解

(2016·青岛适应性测试)English songs have been very popular for people around the world for many decades.Singers, from Elvis Presley to Ricky Martin, from the Beatles to Eminen and from Natalie Cole to Britney Spears, have all been sitting in everyone's heart, even for people who don't speak English.But will you have better English skills if you listen to English songs for a long time?

From my experiences, some people listen to English songs for 20-30 years but still haven't accomplished any good English skills.Some people choose English songs to be the “main learning approach”， but most of them have failed.

Listening to English songs does not help you to speak English fluently.It does help you gain some vocabularies.Most of them are unusual ones that you don't use in your everyday life.You won't learn the sentence “It is a complicate project.We really need to meet the deadline.” in any English songs.

People like using English songs to practice English skills because it's easy and enjoyable.They think that sitting in the car listening to English songs day by day can improve their English skills.It is not that actually.

You will not improve your listening skills because normal people don't speak with melody (乐调).People don't talk like Eminen's songs (well, actually, some teenagers do).You can't get yourself familiar with English pronunciation or accent just from listening to English songs.The words that they pronounce in the songs are not the words that you will hear in your everyday life.It often even confuses you more how English is pronounced.

I would fully encourage you to watch English movies, listen to radio news or other normal talks, but not music.Of course, you can consume it for fun but not the aim to improve your English skills.

1.What's the text mainly about?

A.How English songs help people practice English skills.

B.Who has made English songs popular all over the world.

C.Why people won't improve their English by listening to English songs.

D.Where people can find good English songs to practise their English skills.

2.English songs are helpful for English learners if they want to ________.

A.speak English fluently

B.enlarge their vocabularies

C.improve their listening skills

D.learn to express themselves in daily life

3.Which of the following won't probably appear in English songs?

A.Country road, take me home.

B.Every night I see you, I feel you.

C.It's not a big big thing if you leave me.

D.We need to meet the deadline though it's tough.

4.We can learn from the text that ________.

A.world­famous singers have done a lot to help people learn English

B.watching English movies or listening to radio news can be a great help

C.English songs get people familiar with English pronunciation or accent

D.most people who enjoy English songs in their car speak English very well

答案：

解题导语：本文是一篇议论文。作者认为“通过听英语歌曲来提高英语技能”这一做法是不可行的。文中阐述了具体原因，并给出了建议——看电影或听新闻广播会帮助提高英语技能。

1.C　解析：主旨大意题。通过对全文的理解可知，作者认为“通过听英语歌曲来提高英语技能”的做法是不可行的，文中具体论述了这个做法不可行的原因。故选C项。

2.B　解析：细节理解题。根据第三段第一、二句可知，听英语歌曲不会帮助你流利地说英语，但是它确实可以帮助你增加词汇量。故选B项。

3.D　解析：细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知，你不会在任何英语歌曲中学习到类似“这是一个复杂的项目。我们真的需要在最后期限之前完成”这样的句子。故选D项。

4.B　解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句可知，作者十分鼓励人们通过看英语电影、听广播新闻或其他正常的对话来练习英语口语而不是听音乐。故选B项。