knowingthephoneticalphabet.PronouncingEnglishwellisnotjustaboutgettingtheindividualsoundright.Studentsneedtoknow：♦whichpartsofawordarestressed(spokenlouderandlonger)；♦whichpartsofasentencearestressed:♦basicintonationpatterns；♦whatitmeanswhenwechangetheintonationinasentence(themusicofthelanguage)；*howtolinktogetherthesoundswithinasentence.Studentsneedpracticeinalltheseareastoimprovetheirpronunciation.5.Thepassageismostprobablyfrom_•A.abookforEnglishlearningB.abookforEnglishteachingC.agrammarbookforEnglishlearningD.adictionaryforEnglishteaching6.WhichofthefollowingcanNOTprovethatEnglishpronunciationisdifficult?A.TherearemoresoundsthanlettersinEnglish.B.Englishcontainssomeuniquesoundsthatotherlanguagesdon'thave.C.Knowinghowtopronounceeveryworddoesn'tequalpronouncingEnglishwell.D.Students'pronunciationmustbegoodenough.7.Intheauthor'sopinion，_A.studentsshouldpronounceeverywordaspreciselyasnativespeakersB.theEnglishphoneticalphabetisamustinteachingpronunciationC.itisnotnecessarytopronounceeverywordcorrectlyD.pronunciationmeansmorethanknowinghowtopronounceeverysinglewordCKidseverywhereknowthestoryofSantaClaus,thecheerfulfatmaninasleigh(雪橇）deliveringpresentseveryDecember24.ButwhatifSantawasn’tsuchaniceguy?Whatifheplayedtricksonbadkidsandevenstolefromthehouseshevisited?Andwhatifhewasn'tjustonemanvisitingforonenight,WhoaretheYuleLads?ImagineSanta'sshorter,trouble-makingcousinsandyouwon'tbefaroff.TheYuleLadsfirstappearedinIcelandictraditionalstoriesinthe1600sasthesonsofGryla»afearsomeladywithareputation(声誉）forcatchingnaughtychildren.Originally*the13menwereusedtoscarechildrenintobehaving.TheYuleLadswouldthrownaughtykidsintoabaganddeliverthemtotheirfrighteningparents!Butoverthelasthundredyears,theYuleLadshavebecomesweet»cuttingtieswiththeircruelparents.•Accordingtotradition»thefirstYuleLadmakesthelongtripfromthemountainstothefarmhousesbelowonthemorningofDecember12»followedbyonebrotherperdayforthe13daysleadingtoChristmas.Eachbrotherstaysfortwoweeks.Tothejoyoftheirhumanhosts»theYuleLadsstartleavingfortheirmountainhome—oneatatimeintheorderinwhichtheyarrived一onAlthoughtheyarenaughty,theYuleLadsarenotallbad.Foronething,theygivepresents.Icelandicchildrenwhoplaceashoeattheirwindoweachnightwillawakentofindasmallgift(ifthey’vebeengood)ofanoldpotato（ifthey'vebeennotsogood)inside.ThatmeansthatgoodIcelandicchildrencangetupto13presentsbeforeChristmasevenarrives!Perhapsthegiftsmakeallthetricksworthsufferingthrough—unlessallthepresentsarebadpotatoes.8.WeknowfromthefirstparagraphthatA.SantaClausplaystricksonbadkidsC.SantaClausstealsfromthehousehevisits9.TheoriginoftheYuleLadsshowsthat.A．theyhaveabeautifulmotherC.theystillhaveabadreputation10.WhatdayisTwelfthNightprobably?A.December24.B.December26.C.January4.D.January6.11.Whatdoweknowfromthelastparagraph?A.TheYuleLadsgivepresentsseparately.B.ChildrenlovetheYuleLadsallthetime.高二英语周测6.26(实验）B.theYuleLadsdeliverpresentsinasleighD.theYuleLadsconsistofaboutaB.theylooklikeSanta'scousinsD.theyarelookingforgood
