There are many different stories aboutthe downturn in the proper use of English. (1)____ students should be able todistinguish between their / there / they're or the (2) ____ difference betweencomplimentary and complementary. They unfairly bear the bulk of the criticismfor these knowledge (3) ____ because there is a sense that they should knowbetter.

Students are not dumb, but they arebeing misled (4) ____ they look and listen. For example, signs in grocerystores point them to the stationary, even though the actual stationery items -pads, albums and notebooks – are not (5) ____ down. Friends and loved onesoften proclaim they've just ate when, in fact, they've just eaten. (6) ____, itdoesn't make any sense to criticize our students.

Blame for the scandal of this languagedeficit should be thrust upon our schools, (7) ____ should be setting highstandards of English language proficiency. Instead, they only teach a littlegrammar and even less advanced vocabulary. (8) ____, the younger teachersthemselves evidently have little knowledge of these vital structures oflanguage because they also went without (9) ____ to them. Schools fail toadequately teach the essential framework of language, accurate grammar andproper vocabulary, (10) ____ they should take the responsibility of pushing theyoung onto the path of competent communication.

Keys: (1) Surely       (2) distinctive      (3)deficits    (4) everywhere    

(5)nailed       (6) Therefore   (7) which    (8) Moreover      (9)exposure       (10)while

UNIT 1 慕课阅读题

Grammar is anaspect of language about which learners have different opinions. Some learnersare very interested in finding out or learning grammar rules and doing lots ofgrammar exercises. Others hate grammar and think it is the most boring part oflearning a new language. Whatever opinion you have, however, you cannot escapefrom grammar; it is in every sentence you read or write, speak or hear. Grammaris simply the word for the rules that people follow when they use a language.We need those rules in the same way as we need the rules in a game. If thereare no rules, or if everybody follows their own rules, the game would soonbreak down. It's the same with language; without rules we would not be able tocommunicate with other people.

So you cannot escapefrom grammar, but the key question here is: What is the best way to learngrammar? You can learn the rules of a game by simply playing the game. You willcertainly make mistakes; you may even get hurt. Eventually, however, you willknow how to play. Of course, the rules of a language are very much morecomplicated than the rules of any game, but in fact this is exactly how youlearned your own language. Nobody taught you the rules of your mother tongue asyou were growing up but now you never make a grammar mistake.

Most peoplelearning a new language do not have so much time and such an ideal situation.So, there is no easy answer to the question. There are just as many differentopinions about teaching grammar as there are about learning grammar. Manyteachers believe in the importance of grammar lessons devoted to a study oflanguage rules and lots of practice exercises. Other teachers feel that grammaris best learned by doing different language activities without focusing sodirectly on the rules. Whatever your opinion about grammar and whichever is theway you are taught, you need to use different strategies to help you learngrammar more effectively.

11. How isgrammar defined in the passage?

A. Grammar issomething you cannot escape from.

B. Grammar is akind of game that requires a lot of practice.

C. Grammar is aset of rules that are used in a language.

D. Grammar is astrategy that consists of rules.

12. According tothe passage, why is learning grammar important? 

A. It helps youmake no mistakes.

B. It makescommunication possible.

C. It helps younot to get hurt.

D. It makesplaying games possible.

13. In thewriter's opinion, what is the best way to learn grammar?

 A. Playing gameswith a set of rules.

B. Learning grammarnaturally as you grow up.

C. Recalling howyou learned your mother tongue.

D. Doing a lotof grammar exercises.

14. What's thedifference between teachers' opinions in the way of learning grammar?

 A. Moreexercises vs. more activities.

B. Moreactivities vs. less exercises.

C. Lessexercises vs. more grammar rules.

D. Moreexercises vs. less activities.

15. What is themain idea of the passage?

A. Memorizingrules is required for learning grammar.

B. Doing a lotof exercises helps learn grammar.

C. Playing gameshelps learn grammar better.

D. There aredifferent ways to learn grammar.

Keys：CBBAD