Mr. and Mrs. Dicarlo live in an old Italian neighborhood in New York City．They speak a lit—tie English，but usually they speak Italian．

They read the Italian newspaper．They listen to Italian radio programmers．They shop at the Italian grocery store around the corner from their apartment building．And every day they visit their friends and neighbors and talk about life back in“the old country”. Mr. and Mrs. Dicarlo are upset about their son，Joe．He lives in a small suburb outside the city，and he speaks very little Italian．He reads American newspapers．He listens to American radio programmers．He learns American culture．He shops at big suburban supermarkets and shopping malls．And when he visits his friends and neighbors，he speaks only English. In fact，the only time Joe speaks Italian is when he calls Mr. and Mrs. Dicarlo on the tale —phone or when he visits every weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Dicarlo are sad because they are afraid he’s forgetting his language，his culture，and his country．

1. Mr. and Mrs. Dicarlo live in________．(　)

A. New York City　　　　　　　　　　    B. Italy

C. suburb　　　　　　　　　　    D. apartment

2. They read the Italian newspaper because________．(　)

A. it’s cheap

B. it’s easy to buy

C. they don’t know much English

D. they like Italian

3. Mr. and Mrs. Dicarlo are worried about________．(　)

A. their English

B. their 1talian

C. their son’s English

D. their son’s Italian

4. What can you infer from the passage?(　)

A. Most of Mr. and Mrs. Dicarlo’s friends are Italian．

B. Most of their son’s friends are American．

C. Joe doesn’t know Italian at a11．

D. Both A and B．

5. “The old country” here means________．(　)

A. the Suited States　　　　　　　　　　    B. Italy

C. New York　　　　　　　　　　    D. suburb

 

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　　Mr and Mrs Dicarlo live in an old Italian neighborhood in New York City. They speak a l 1 English, but usually they speak Italian. They r 2 Italian newspapers. They l 3 to Italian radio programs. They d 4 shopping at the Italian food shop around the corner from their house. And every day they v 5 their friends and neighbors and talk about life back in “the old country”.

　　Mr and Mrs Dicarlo arc worried about their s 6 , Joe. He lives in a small v 7 outside the city, he speaks very little Italian. He reads American newspapers. He listens to American radio programs and b 8 things at big country supermarkets. When he visits his friends and neighbors, he speaks only English. I 9 fact, the only time Joe speaks Italian is when he calls Mr and Mrs Dicarlo on the p 10 or when he visits them every weekend.

1．_______　2．_______　3．______　4．_______　5．_______

6．_______　7．_______　8．______　9．_______　10．_______

There are three levels of English pronunciation：

　  Level 1：People often don’t understand what you want to say，because you use the wrong sounds．

Level 2：People understand what you want to say，but it is unpleasant to listen to.

Level 3：People understand you，and your English is pleasant to listen to.

Level 3 is called good pronunciation．Notice that good pronunciation is not “perfect American or British accent(口音)．”You don’t have to sound like the Queen of England or the President of the United States of America．

    Why? Because there are many different kinds of English pronunciation .In England，people from Newcastle speak English differently from people in London. In America，people from New York City，California，and Texas each have their own pronunciation. So it is no problem if you have your own accent. But your accent must be close to the standard(標(biāo)準(zhǔn))（American or British English)．What does that mean? Turn on your TV and watch channels like CNN International，NBC，Euro News or BBC．You will hear many different people (news anchors，reporters，etc．)from Germany，F(xiàn)rance，and other non-English-speaking countries．They all have good accent ­—easy to understand and pleasant to listen to．

    The rule is：If you are close to the standard，you can always communicate，and your English will sound good．If you are far from the standard，sometimes you won’t be able to communicate successfully．

   1．What is good pronunciation according to the passage?

      A．People can understand you．

      B．You use the right sounds．

      C．You are pleasant to listen to and can communicate successfully．

      D．It means you must have a perfect American or British accent．

2．What can we learn from the third paragraph?

      A．Everybody in Britain speaks English in the same way．

      B．Watching TV is the best way to learn English．

      C．In England，people have different accents．

      D．The Queen of England speaks the best English．

3．Why don’t we have to sound like the Queen of England or the President of the USA?

      A．There are many different kinds of English pronunciation．

      B．The Queen doesn’t speak standard English．

      C．Accent is necessary for good pronunciation．

      D．We should learn English by ourselves．

4．What does the passage mainly talk about?

      A．The three level of English pronunciation．

      B．The different kinds of English．

      C．How to communicate with foreigners．

      D．What good English pronunciation is．

5．What does the author advise?

      A．Have your own accent，but try to be close to the standard．

      B．Try to speak like the President of the United States．

      C．Try to set up your own standard of English．

      D．Learn English from people in different countries．