英语语音训练期末答案2023秋

1.How can the following sentence be divided into intonation units? ( )
A:Of course//, it’s written in a language //that hardly anyone can understand. B:Of course//, it’s written in a language that hardly// anyone can understand. C:Of course, it’s written //in a language //that hardly anyone can understand. D:Of course, it’s written// in a language that hardly// anyone can understand.
答案:AI参考:选项C是正确的。\n\n该句子的正确断句应该是：Of course/，/it’s written/ in a language/ that hardly anyone can understand。其中，第一个和第二个逗号之间的部分应该作为一个语调单位（即“Of course”和“it’s written”），而第三个逗号之后的“in a language”和“that hardly anyone can understand”也应该作为一个语调单位。因此，选项C是正确的。\n\n其他选项的断句方式都不符合语法和语调规则。例如，选项A中第一个逗号后面的“that hardly anyone can understand”应该作为一个独立的语调单位，而不是与前面的“written”合并为一个语调单位；选项B中第二个逗号前面的“hardly”应该作为一个独立的语调单位，而不是与后面的“written”合并为一个语调单位；选项D中第三个逗号前面的“in a language”应该作为一个独立的语调单位，而不是与后面的“that hardly anyone can understand”合并为一个语调单位。'
2.

A rise is used for given information. A fall is used for new information. Which of the following underlined sentences should go with a rise? ( )

A:---The fish is expensive.  ---The steak’s more expensive. B:---What happens if one of them breaks?  ---They all have a guarantee. C:---Where’s menswear?  --- Menswear is upstairs. D:---Let’s go swimming at two.  --- Lunch is at two.
答案:AI参考:正确选项是C:---Where’s menswear?  --- Menswear is upstairs.\n\n原文中提到“rise”用于已知信息，表示信息的重复或强调，而选项C中的句子“Menswear is upstairs.”是已知信息，即“男装在楼上”，符合题意。其他选项中的句子均为新信息，不符合“rise”的使用情境。选项A中的句子涉及到价格的对比，属于新信息；选项B涉及到未知风险和保证措施，也属于新信息；选项D则是给出了一个具体的时间安排和用餐时间，也属于新信息。因此，只有选项C符合题意。'
3.Which of the underlined sentences should go with a rise in the following conversation?A: You know Angela?B: Yes.①A: And you know her brother David?B: Uh huh.②A: Well, you know he lives in Southside?B: Mmm…③A: Well, somebody broke into his house last night!B: Oh, really?④ ( )
A:④ B:① C:③ D:②
答案:①###②###③
4.How can a speaker signal stressed syllables? ( ).
A:Say it slowly. B:Say it louder with clear vowel. C:Raise the pitch. D:Lengthen it.
答案:Lengthen it###Say it louder with clear vowel###Raise the pitch
5.There are three types of assimilation in English Speaking. ( )
A:Regressive assimilation B:Free assimilation C:Reciprocal assimilation D:Progressive assimilation
答案:Progressive assimilation###Regressive assimilation###Reciprocal assimilation
6.Which tag questions in the following conversation should go with a fall?A: Wonderful view from up here, isn’t it?①B: Great.A: I said it would be worth the effort, didn’t I?②B：Hmm.A: You’re not tired, are you?③B: Exhausted. Give me some water, will you?④ ( )
A:① B:④ C:② D:③
答案:①###②
7.A complete intonation unit consists of ( ).
A:tail B:nucleus C:prehead D:head
答案:head###nucleus###prehead###tail
8.Any vowel EXCEPT the diphthongs ( ) can be reduced to /ə/ or /ɪ/.
A:/əʊ/ B:/ʊə/ C:/ɔɪ/ D:/aʊ/
答案:/ɔɪ/###/aʊ/
9.A fall-rise can be used in questions to express politeness for communicative purpose. Which of the following questions should go with a fall-rise? ( )
A:Is it okay to park here? B:Can I get you another drink? C:Can you see it more clearly now? D:Have you been here before?
答案:Can I get you another drink###Have you been here before
10.Which of the following derivations have the same stress pattern? ( )
A:electric—electrical B:industry—industrious C:comfort—comfortable D:admire—admirable
答案:comfort—comfortable###electric—electrical
11.Which word or syllable gets the stress depends largely on what the speaker wants to emphasize. ( )
A:正确 B:错误 12.In connected speech in English, words are not separated from another by pausing or hesitating. ( )
A:错误 B:正确 13.In the sentence, “I travel to and from London a lot”, “to” and “from” should be unstressed. ( )
A:错误 B:正确 14.In English, every syllable is given about the same length and force. ( )
A:正确 B:错误 15.Intonation can be used to convey the speaker’s feelings and attitudes. ( )
A:正确 B:错误 16.In English, different pitches may indicate different meanings for the same utterance. ( )
A:错误 B:正确 17.The English words consist of at least one syllable, and many words have two, three, or more syllables and so do the Chinese words. ( )
A:正确 B:错误 18.Any English vowel letter can be pronounced with the schwa /ə/. ( )
A:错误 B:正确 19.Any word in a sentence may be stressed to express a particular idea. ( )
A:错误 B:正确 20.The two terms “tone” and “intonation” can be used interchangeably. ( )
A:错 B:对 21.In which of the following sentences, should a /j/ sound be inserted? ( )
A:Where’s my ͜ interview suit? B:See you ͜ in the morning. C:I have long looked for an͜ opportunity. D:There is an ͜ old saying. 22.The stressed in the word supermarket is placed on the ( ) syllable.
A:forth B:third C:first D:second 23.Which word should Speaker A stress in the second question?A: Can I have a donut?B : What do we say, Benny?A :Can I have a donut, please?  ( )
A:donut B:I C:please D:can 24.Which of the following words does not contain a /t/ sound? ( )
A:wished B:hoped C:left D:ended 25.Which of the following words contains a different sound for the underlined part? ( )
A:review B:replace C:reflect D:reconsider 26.Which of the following word has a different stress pattern? ( )
A:documentary B:university C:impractically D:sociology 27.The most common position for the tonic syllable is on the ( ) lexical word of the intonation unit.
A:second B:first C:third D:last 28.Spot the different sound. ( )
A:/ŋ/ B:/t/ C:/g/ D:/k/ 29.There are ( ) syllables in the word unexceptional.
A:5 B:6 C:4 D:3 30.Which of the following word has a different stress pattern? ( )
A:enormous B:terrific C:excellent D:infectious 31.Transcription in brackets is called ( ) Transcription, in which more than one symbol are used to represent one phoneme.
A:IPA B:broad C:narrow D:international 32.Which of the following sentences has a different rhythmic pattern? ( )
A:See you later. B:What shall we do? C:What’s the matter? D:Come for dinner. 33.Which of the following words contains a different sound for the underlined part? ( )
A:deform B:deregulate C:devalue D:debug 34.How can the following sentence be divided into intonation units? ( )
A:We stuck a picture of an //elephant.// B:We stuck a // picture of an elephant.// C:We stuck a picture //of an elephant.// D:We stuck a picture of// an elephant.// 35.The difference between /tʃ/ and /dʒ/ lies in ( ).
A:place of articulation B:manner of articulation C:voicing D:aspiration 36.The ( ) is the essential part of an intonation unit.
A:tail B:prehead C:head D:nucleus 37.Which of the following words has a different vowel? ( )
A:group B:would C:could D:should 38.The duration of a diphthong is similar to that of a ( ) vowel.
A:high B:short C:long D:lax 39.Which of the following words does not contain a / tʃ/ sound? ( )
A:Welsh B:Dutch C:Chilean D:Chinese 40.The falling-rising tone, which indicates “implication”, is often used in the following types of sentences, EXCEPT ( ).
A:statements which imply reservation B:statements where contrast is implied C:statements intended to be encouraging D:warnings 41.Which word should Speaker A stress in the second question?A: What time is it?B: Well, the clock changed last night.A: So what time is it then? ( )
A:is B:time C:what D:it 42.Which of the following sentences has a different rhythmic pattern? ( )
A:Come and look. B:What’s the time? C:Where’s the car? D:She told me. 43.Which of the following word has a different stress pattern? ( )
A:population B:pessimistic C:supermarket D:scientific 44.Which of the following words has a different vowel? ( )
A:book B:soon C:room D:boot 45.Which of the following words has a different vowel? ( )
A:want B:long C:gone D:come 46.Which of the following words contains a different sound for the underlined part? ( )
A:accommodation B:expression C:celebration D:digestion 47.Which of the following sentences has a different rhythmic pattern? ( )
A:What did she say? B:Give me a call. C:What do you want? D:Phone and tell me. 48.Which word should Speaker A stress in the second question? A: A black coffee please?B: Sorry, do you want milk with your coffee?A: No, a black coffee, please. ( )
A:a B:coffee C:black D:please