Lexical phrases can enable learners not to violate certain lexical restrictions, nor produce as many incongruities of register. Lexical phrases include ().
A.idioms
B.collocations
C.relatively fixed patterns
D.verbal phrase
E.adjective phrase
A.idioms
B.collocations
C.relatively fixed patterns
D.verbal phrase
E.adjective phrase
A.homonymy
B.antonymy
C.meronymy
D.synonymy
With the plus () sign added to the search string, a search engine can ______.
A.omit all the irrelevant information
B.find pages containing all the words or phrases in the search string
C.give you only very limited information
D.sometimes find no hits
List as many examples of these constituents as you can identify in sentences(a)and(b) below: NP, PP, VP. List as many examples of these lexical categories as you can identify in sentences(a)and(b): N, prep, V. a. A Guns "N" Roses concert at an arena near ST. Louis ended in disaster after some 2500 fans staged a full-fledged riot. b. The trouble started when Axl Rose asked venue security to confiscate a camera he saw near the front of the stage.
In the context of the passage, the word "excessive" (line 29) most closely corresponds to which of the following phrases?
A.Far more than can be justified by worker preferences
B.Far more than can be explained by fluctuations in product demand
C.Far more than can be beneficial to the success of the firms themselves
D.Far more than can be accounted for by an expanding national economy
Why does Keith say he can talk with any foreigner in any country?
A.Because he has a phrase book which can talk.
B.Because he has a tape recorder.
C.Because he knows four different languages.
D.Because his phrase book produces phrases in four languages.
Which of the following statement is TRUE according to what you have heard?
A.Keith's phrase book is smaller than any others.
B.Foreigners can't understand phrases in books.
C.Phrase books provide people with right phrases.
D.A foreign language is not difficult to learn.
C
Carefree, happy-go-lucky, and running wild are just some of the familiar phrases that come to mind when we think about childhood. Most of us have a lovely picture of what life is like for children. What could children possibly have to worry about? In the early 1980' s, many medical experts believed that children were unable to experience depression(忧郁) . But the fact is that children do have plenty of
cars At least 2% of children under 12 struggle with depression and by teenage years this has risen to
5% or l in 20. That' s at least one depressed child in every classroom.
Depression, whether in grown-ups or children, is poorly understood. Some children are more
at risk, such as those who are ill or who come from a broken family. But there are also many simpler worries ,such as exam fears. It' s not always easy to notice depression in children, partly be cause they are not so able as adults to express their feelings and partly because they are more likely to act out their feelings with bodily actions. So while some children are clearly sad, quiet, and tearful, others may become troublesome, hurting or fighting with others.
If you are worried about your child, you should talk to your doctor and to your children' sfriends, too, to try to leam about their feelings. Medicine may be used, although less often than they are in grown-ups. But it ' s very important that efforts are also made to help children under stand why they became depressed, how they can deal with the problems in their life, and how they can form. a more positive(正面的) opinion of their world. Support within the family can help prob-lem solving(解决) .
64. What was believed about children ' s life in the past?
[ A] It was full of happiness.
[ B ] It was hard to control.
[ C ] It was marked with depression.
[ D ] It had few health problems.
Keith Chidwich thinks he has the answer to this problem," I have got a phrase book which talks in different languages. I feel that I can go to any country in the world and tall with any foreigner. "he says. Keith is an inventor. His invention is an electronic device which produces phrases in four different languages: French, German, Italian and English. Unlike the phrase book, this device has a voice. It looks like a tape recorder.
What is a phrase book designed for?
A.Learning a foreign language.
B.Finding a job to continue to live.
C.Communicating with foreigners.
D.Making their work less hard.
Computer Software
CHENGDU-Chinese scientists have developed a computer software system which can automatically translate Internet files into the Chinese language.
The software has the capacity to translate 150,000 Chinese characters per hour, with 80 percent of the total content easily understandable after the translation process.
The major problem hindering the development of the Internet in China is the language barrier. Many Chinese users feel that their English is inadequate for operating the Internet, which is predominantly in English.
Development of translation software is part of a high-tech program introduced by the State Science and technology Commission in the niid-1980s.
The software, jointly developed by a research institute and a university in Southwest China's Sichuan Province, runs in the Windows environment. Users can use a mouse to achieve instant translations, while maintaining the original format of documents or pictures.
Questions 1-5 are based on Passage
1. The passage is mostly taken from _________
A. a newspaper B. a magazine
C. a novel
2. Which of the following phrases can be used to replace the word "hinder" in the
sentence "The major problem hindering the development of the Internet in china is
the language barrier _________
A. holding on B. holding to
C. holding back
3. It can be inferred from the passage that Internet is mainly operated through
A. Chinese B. English
C. German
4. Which of the following statements is NOT true about translation software?
A. It is part of a high-tech programme
B. It is developed by a research institute and a university in Beijing
C. It runs in the Windows environment
5. The'mouse, in the last paragraph refers to__________.
A. the device connected to a computer to control the cursor's movement
B. the animal of which the cat is the natural enemy
C. a kind of mouse-like toy for children
Lexical competence implies more than just knowing what a word means.()