現(xiàn)噸市安達陽光實驗學校現(xiàn)噸市安達陽光實驗學校高三英語閱讀理解專練withashort‘a(chǎn)'.Couldwehavethepassageagainplease,butthistime六）say‘castle'.”六）2008-11-4Thiswaseasy.Butthenhenoticedotherdifferencesinmy2008-11-4pronunciation.TheproducerappearedbehindtherecordingstudiowindowandsmiledIt'smynorthernEnglishaccent,”Isaid,angry,becauseIhadtoandwavedtomelikeanoldfriend.AndafterIhadreadoutalittleapologizeforit.OhOhtestpiece,hesaid,“That'sfine,wonderful,yourvoiceisperfect,Isee???butMike,we'llhavetogetitright,I'mafraid.Thelively,wonderful.”ThenIreadalongerpassageinEnglishabouttherecordingisforteachingEnglishtoGermanschoolchildren,anditmustbespokenthedelightsofbespokenthedelightsofdelightsoftouringinBritain,andanotheraboutinthewayitistaughtinGermanschools.”justright”,andjustright”,andvisitingLondon,andbothwere“excellent”andIreadthepassageagain???andagain???andagain.Butofcourseyoubegantoconsiderajobinradio.cannotchangethepronunciationofalifetimeinanhour.ThestudiomenTobehonest,IwasfairlysureofmyselfthoughIlackedexperience.wereinthestateofhavinglosthopeandunderlinedthevowelswhichthem.Few,really.Butthem.Few,really.ButAcrosstheroomintheHamburgNewsAgencywherewebothworked,afriendcausedmetofeelangry,sothatI'dremembermadealotofmistakesmadealotofmistakesnamedPeterTurnercalledtome,“Isay,Mike,amanonthephoneherebecauseIhadtoconcentrate（集中）onthem,Iin（easilymadeangry）,soin（easilymadeangry）,sowantssomeonetodoarecordinginEnglish,andI'mbookedup.Wouldmyreading.EveryonegotsomewhatirritableyoureadsomethingtohiminEnglishasasortoftest?”Idid,andweallwentoutforabeer.1.1.theysaid,“Perfect,lovely,wonderfulWouldIcomeround?BroadcastingdidnotmakeMikenervousA.B.becauseheworkedinA.B.becauseheworkedinItwasafterreadingtheirpassageinEnglishinthestudiothattheyalthoughhehadneverdoneanybeforenoticedmyvowel（元音）pronunciationswerenotaltogetherKing'snewsagencyC.D.althoughthepassagesC.D.althoughthepassagesEnglish,orevenPrincePhilip's,therewasalargersilencethanusualbecausehewasusedtotalkingonthephonethenthevoicesaid:“Fine,lovely…，butyousaidtheword‘castle'werelong2.WhathappenedafterMikehadreadthethirdpassage?A.Theymadehimrepeatit.B.Theysaidnothing.out,talkpoliticsandsmoke.C.C.TheybegantodiscusstheKing'sEnglishSeveralareasofthecityclearlyshowthetwoworldsthatruleD.D.Theycouldnotunderstandoneofthewords.Amsterdam.Andthey'reallwithinashortcabrideofeachother.For3.3.ThemanwantedMiketochangehispronunciationbecauseexample,DamSquareattractsdaytimesightseerstoitsfestivals,openA.GermanA.Germanschoolchildrendidnotlikeanorthernaccentmarkets,concertsandotherevents.SeveralbeautifulandverypopularB.itwasdifferentfromtheEnglishtaughtinGermanschoolshotelscanbefoundthere.Andthere'stheRoyalPalaceandtheMagnaC.itwasdifferentfromtheEnglishspokeninGermanyPlazashoppingmall.D.GermanschoolchildrenweretaughtthroughrecordingsButatnightparty—seekerscometothesquare.Hiphoporfunkmusic4.WhydidMike'sreadingofthepassagegetworse?isheardthere..Soifyoucome,bereadytodance.Theclubsdon'tshutA.Heneededadrinktoclearhisthroat.B.Hewastryingtodothedownuntil4am.recordinginanhour.recordinginanhour.Andwhileyou'rethere,checkoutthevariousinexpensivewaystoC.Hewastryinghardtogetcertainsoundsright.tourthecity.Don'tworryaboutgettinglost.AlthoughDutchistheD.Hecouldnotlearnsomanynewsounds.officiallanguage,mostpeopleinAmsterdamspeakEnglishandarehappytohelpyouwithdirections.Andyou'llnoticethathalfthepeopleinHaveyoueverbeentothebeautifulcountryofHollandanditscapitalthestreetsareonbicyclestheyrent.Amsterdam?AnyonewhohastraveledtoAmsterdamwouldprobablyagreeonAmsterdamalsohasawell-plannedcanalsystem.Forabout10dollars,onething:Amsterdam'sstoryisataleoftwocities——oneduringtheyoucanusethecanalbusorawatertaxitocruis6巡游）the""VeniceoftheNorth"".oftheNorth"".dayandacompletelydifferentoneatnight.Duringtheday,thelargestcityintheNetherlandssitsquietlyonThecityhasahistoricpast.OneimpressiveplacetovisitisthetheAmstelRiver.Youcanrentabicycle,visittheVanGoghorAnneFrankAnneFrankHouseonNineStreets.ItwastherethattheyoungJewishgirlmuseum,ortakeawatertaxi.Butwhenthesungoesdown,thepartyingwroteherfamousdiaryduringWorldWarII.VisitorscanviewAnne'sbegins.Inthebigclubsandincoffeeshops,touristsgathertohangoriginaldiaryandclimbbehindthebookcasetotheroomwheresheandherfamilyhidfromtheNazisfortwoyears.WhatmeansoftransportisnotavailabletovisitorsinAmsterdam?Acarriage.B.Abicycle.C.Acanalbus.D.Awatertaxi.Whengettinglost,avisitorcanasknativesfordirectionsin.onlyDutchB.DutchorEnglishC.onlyEnglishD.SpanishandEnglishWhatcanyoulearnaboutbyvisitingtheAnneFrankHouse?Theexperienceofabeautifulgirlsurvivor.B.ThegloriouspastofAmsterdam.C.ThelifeofJewishduringWorldWarII.D.ThesufferingoftheDutchinwars.Thepassageisintendedto.calluppeople'smemoriesofWorldWarIIB.tellreaderswhatATaleofTwoCitiesisaboutinstruetvisitorswhattodoandseeinHollandofferreaderssomeinformationaboutAmsterdamCNewresearchshowsthecostofneedlesslywastedfoodinUKhouseholdsis￡10billionayear,￡2billionhigherthanpreviouslyestimatedaccordingtonewresearchpublishedtodaybyWRAP.Speakingataneventtolaunchthereport,EnvironmentMinister,JoanR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hisorherownpossibilities，andtogiveeachoneasenseofcivicandcommunityconsciousness.Schoolshavetraditionallyplayedanimportantroleincreatingnationalunityand“Americanizing”themillionsofimmigrantswhohavepouredintothisalargeroleinthecommunity,especiallyinthesmalltowns．A.allhigh-schoolstudentstakethesamecourses．Theapproachtoteachingmayseemunfamiliartomany,notonlyeveryhighschoolstudentmusttakesomepracticalabilitytrainingbecauseitisinformal，butalsobecausethereisnotmuchemphasisoncourses．learningfacts.Instead,Americanstrytoteachtheirchildrentolllinkeverypublicschooloffersthesameacademicsubjects．forthemselvesandtodeveloptheirownintellectualandcreativethesubjectseverystudenttakesmayvary.abilities.Studentsspendmuchtime,learninghowtouseresourceAmericanschoolsplacegreatemphasisonthelearner?B.accumulationoffacts.B.accumulationoffacts.materialslibraries,statisticsandcomputers.AmericansbelievethatA.enrichmentofknowledge.ifchildrenaretaughttor