When you are learning English, you find it not clever to put an English sentence, word for word, into your own language. Take the sentence “How do you do?” as an example. If you looked up each word in the dictionary, once at a time, what is your translation （翻譯）? It must be a wrong sentence in your own language.
Languages do not just have different sounds; they are different in many ways. Its important to master（掌握）the rules for word order in the study of English, too. If the speaker puts words in a wrong order, the listener can’t understand his sentence easily. Sometimes when the order of words in an English sentence is changed, the meaning of the sentence changes. But sometimes the order is changed, but the meaning of the sentence doesn’t change. Let’s see the different between the two parts of sentences.
“She only likes apples.” “Only she likes apples.”
“I have seen the film already.” “I have already seen the film.”
When you are learning English, you must do your best to get the spirit（精神實質） of the language and use it as the English speaker does

1. 1.

   From the passage we know that __________when we are learning English

   1. A.
      we shouldn’t put every word into our own language
   2. B.
      we should look up every word in the dictionary
   3. C.
      we need to put every word into our own language
   4. D.
      we must read word by word
2. 2.

   The writer thinks it is ________ in learning English

   1. A.
      difficult to understand different sounds
   2. B.
      possible to remember the word order
   3. C.
      important to master the rules in different ways
   4. D.
      easy to master the rules for word order
3. 3.

   We can learn from the passage that _________

   1. A.
      the meaning of an English sentence always changes with the order of words
   2. B.
      the order of words can never change the meaning of an English sentence
   3. C.
      sometimes a different order of words has a different meaning
   4. D.
      if the order of words is different, the meaning of the sentence must be different
4. 4.

   “She only likes apples.”____________

   1. A.
      is the same as “Only she likes apples.”
   2. B.
      is different from “Only she likes apples.”
   3. C.
      means “She likes fruit except apples.”
   4. D.
      means “She doesn’t like apples.”
5. 5.

   Which is the best title（題目）for this passage?

   1. A.
      Different orders, different meanings
   2. B.
      How to speak English
   3. C.
      How to put English into our own language
   4. D.
      How to learn English

When you are learning English, you find it not clever to put an English sentence, word for word, into your own language. Take the sentence “How do you do?” as an example. If you look up each word in the dictionary, one at a time, what is your translation? It must be a wrong sentence if you translate it according to your own language.

　Language do not just have different sounds, they are different in many ways. It’s important to master(掌握) the rules(規則) for word order in the study of English, too. If the sentences put words in a wrong order, the listeners can’t understand the speakers’ sentences easily. Sometimes when the order is changed, the meaning of the sentence doesn’t change. Let’s see the difference between the two pairs of sentences.

　“She only likes apples.” “Only she likes apples.”

　“I’ve seen the film already.” “I have already seen the film.”

　When you are learning English, you must do your best to get the spirit(精神實際) of the language and use it as the English speakers do.

(　 )46. From the passage we know that 　　 when we are learning English.

　　 A. we shouldn’t put every word into our own language

　　 B. we shouldn’t look up every word in the dictionary

　　 C. we need to put every word into our own language

　　 D. we must read word by word

(　 )47. The writer thinks it is 　　 in learning English.

　　 A. difficult to understand different sounds

　　 B. possible to remember the word order

　　 C. important to master the rules in different ways

　　 D. easy to master the rules for word order

(　 )48. We can learn from the passage that 　　 .

　　 A. the meaning of an English sentence always changes with the order of the words

　 B. the order of words can never change the meaning of an English sentence

　 C. sometimes different order of words has a different meaning

　 D. if the order of words is different, the meaning of the sentence must be different

(　 )49. “She only likes apples,” 　　

　 A. is the same as “Only she likes apple”.

　 B. is different from “Only she likes apple”.

　 C. means “She likes fruit except apples”.

　 D. means “She doesn’t like apples”.

(　 )50. Which is the best title for this passage?

A. Different Orders, Different Meanings　　　　 B. How to speak English?

C.　　 How to Put English into Our Own Language? D. How to Learn English?

閱讀理解

　　Han Meimei has read something with the colour words in them. She doesn't understand what they mean. So she went to her teacher, Mrs Green, for help. Here is what they are talking about:

　　Meimei: Good morning, Mr Green. Have, you got a moment?

　　Green: Yes. What can I do for you, Meimei?

　　Meimei: I've come to some sentences that I don't understand. Can you help me?

　　Green: What are they?

　　Meimei: They are words of colour in these sentences on this list :

　　(1) Jack is blue today.

　　(2) She's yellow.

　　(3) He's told a white lie (謊言).

　　(4) Tom has a green thumb (大拇指).

　　Green: In everyday English the word blue means sad. Yellow means afraid sometimes. A person with a green thumb usually grows plants well. When you tell a white lie, you mean not to trouble someone too much. A white lie is not a bad one.

　　Meimei: Would you please give me an example of “a white lie”?

　　Green: Certainly. If I give you a cake and you don't like it, you won't say that you don't like it. Instead you'll say that you are not hungry. That's a white lie.

　　Meimei: I see. Thank you very much.

1．In everyday English, words of colour sometimes do not mean ________.

[　　]

2．The sentence “Jim has a green thumb” means ________.

[　　]

3．Someone is blue when he has ________.

[　　]

A．got some good news

B．heard that his best friend has been killed in an accident

C．been given a nice and blue suit

D．nothing to eat but rather hungry

4．Which of the following can be a white lie?

[　　]

A．Miss Forgetful has broken a beautiful glass but she doesn't say so.

B．Ron likes the fried chicken and says that he hopes to eat some of it.

C．Jill forgot to do the lessons but she said that she was ill last night.

D．The old doctor's daughter told him that all the people in the town were well because she did not want to hurt him.