自考英语学习心得
付出总有收获
因为家境贫寒，尽管我成绩很好，但还是选择上了一所省城的中专。毕业后，为了圆自己的大学梦，我走进了没有围墙的大学，开始了我的自考之路。
因为英语基础较好，加上对英语有着浓厚的兴趣，我选择了英语专业。周围的同事有的热衷于漂亮的衣服、发型，有的流连在琳琅满目的化妆品中，而我则节衣缩食，将节省下来的钱用来买书，买英语磁带，刻苦学习。也有人曾泼冷水说，又不出国学了也没用，有好几个认识的人学英语，中途都放弃了，太难了。可是我并没有被吓倒，相反我更是不屈不挠的坚持了下来，我想英语是一门国际型语言，一扇窗口，它向我们展示的将是一片广阔的天地，一派新奇的景象，学好它是大有益处的。记得那是很冷的冬天，我提前几天就去熟悉了一下考点位置，可临考前晚却下了厚厚的一场大雪，第二天我早早就起了床，周末的街道冷冷清清，我几经辗转，又冒着凛冽的寒风在雪地里步行了半个多小时后，终于来到了考点，那次缺考的同学很多，我不禁在心里为自己竖起了大拇指。焦急的一个多月后，我迫不及待的查询分数，52分，我的心一下子跌到了谷底，委屈的泪水夺眶而出，考试的严格，读书的枯燥，学习的疲惫，心里的压力，别人异样的眼光，孤军奋战的无助，犹如自考路上的“拦路虎”，一瞬间象潮水般涌向我。痛定思痛之后，我反省自责，分析原因找不足，我在心里暗暗下定决心，下次一定要考过，这次的失败让我越挫越勇，重新整装待发。我狠下功夫，每天坚持背记单词，增加阅读量，听录音磁带，查询各种学习资料，弥补自己的不足，在实践中积累学习英语的经验和方法，终于在下一次的考试中通过了这门。我在心里对自己说：再苦再累,不要放弃.有付出必有收获!
寒来暑往，朝朝暮暮，时光荏苒。当年青春年少的我，如今已嫁作他人妇，但是唯一没有改变的是我从未想放弃过我的自考，自考已成为我生活中不可缺少的部分。工作的辛苦，持家的劳碌，读书的枯燥，临考复习时的紧张和彷徨，考试时的紧张、兴奋与刺激，上网查询分数时的忐忑与不安，屡次失败的悔恨，一次通过仅剩下两门课程的狂喜……一幕幕在我的脑海里回放。记得那时候孩子很小，又很吵闹，家里有很多的事情要做，因此家人之间也难免会产生矛盾。一天的忙碌过后下班回到家里，我还得操劳家务，还得哄小孩，只能一个人在静静的夜晚，挑灯夜战，第二天又拖着疲惫的身躯赶去上班。有时候没有考过，自己觉得很无奈，特别是差几分而没有通过好懊悔，家人却还唠叨，得不到理解和支持，得不到精神上的安慰和鼓励，当时的我内心好无助，只因我内心里有一个信念，我一定要圆我的大学梦，我坚持了下来。
自考的道路是坎坷的，但也是充实的，忙碌的，苦中有甜，我付出了许多，也收获了许多……
如果学习成了一种自觉的活动，就会感到学习并非一件苦差事。自考是我永远忠诚的朋友，给我生机活力，给我奋进的勇气和决心。自考启迪灵魂，开发智慧，拓展才华，提高品位——它给了我太多太多的馈赠。当我取得一个个工作成绩，当领导对我的素质和能力表示赞赏，当同事投来羡慕的目光，所有的付出都得到了回报，多年的努力都觉得很值得。在英语学习方面，我也积累了自己的一套方法和经验。英语学习并非难事，关键在于要用心去学，首先，要舍得投入精力和时间，要有恒心，一般说来，付出总与收获成正比，持之以恒，英语水平就有了相应的提高。其次通过有意识的大量阅读、一方面扩大了词汇量，另一方面培养了语感。而这两方面我认为是掌握一种语言的两大支柱。而语言就是这样，是相互促进的，语感好，在练习听力及口语时都会感觉到你以前在阅读中学到的有多重要。读的东西多了，词汇量足够大，语感足够强，在听方面，听英语磁带再结合听广播，这样精听和泛听结合，进步也很快，其他的技能，只要勤加练习，也就自然而然的提高了。而且我把自己的这些经验和孩子沟通交流，和孩子一起共同学习，在英语的道路上共同进步，受益匪浅，现在正在上初中的孩子的英语成绩一直都名列前茅；自考也开阔了我的眼界，现代化的语音室，以及古朴典雅，巍峨壮观的武大校园……让我感受到了扑面而来的有着悠久历史和深厚人文底蕴的重点大学的人文气息。更重要的是自考磨练了我的意志。自考是铁面无私、残酷无情的，但也是公正的。成功的殿堂只对勇于挑战自我、努力拼搏进取的人开放。自考之路不可能是一路坦途，沿途一定会有坎坷，有泥泞，有别人的误解的目光。只有坚定不移，不改初衷，跋山涉水，日夜兼程，才能峰回路转，豁然开朗，领略到无限风光。宁静和坚韧可以致远，浮躁和投机取巧必将半途而废。可以说自考是考一个人的意志和勤奋。在自考中提升自己的各种能力，综合素质的提高才真正激励我们攀登职业高峰。
经历这番风雨的洗礼，我的一颗心将会被磨练得圆润平和，更加懂得珍惜生活和笑看人生。我知道现在的自考文凭改变不了我什么,毕竟年龄偏大了,但我的付出,我的知识的收获,我的大学梦想的实现,我觉得没有白费.它将激励我继续学习, 充实自己......我觉得自考的目的不在文凭,关键在于多学点实用知识,多充实自己,对我而言,自考文凭已不再重要。感谢自考，让我学会坚持；感谢自考，让我知道所有的付出终能得到回报！
自考本科英语(二)复习题
英语（二）复习题 一、语法和词汇 1、被动语态 ①We shall put off the meeting till Friday. The meeting will be put off till Friday. ②Not until 1989 was he set free. ③I’m glad to be allowed to visit your school. ④He was robbed of wallet last night. 2、形容词和副词的比较级和最高级的变化规则、不规则变化 ①程度相等：He is as busy as before. ②程度不相等：It is not so (as) cold today as yesterday. ③……许多：far, a lot, a great deal, a little, a bit, much. ④越…越…：The more, the better. ⑤最高级：The Y angtze is the longest river in China. 3、介词 ①at表示某一时间点，地点（小）arrive at airport ②in表示某一时间段，地点（大）arrive in HK ③on表示某一天，星期几，在…之上，arrive on Friday ④between（两个之间）与among（三个以上之间） ⑤for所朝向的目标，leave for HK（去香港） ⑥from…to…，从…到…，from9AM to 5 PM ⑦by后面不加冠词/完成时的标志，by air, by bus By the time I got there, the film had already begun. I have been teaching for 10 years/since 1990. 4、情态公司 ①can. Two eyes. can see more than one. They cannot have gone out because the light’s on. Y ou can go now. ②may. May I ask you a question?/He may have seen the movie. ③must. We must leave now./ She must have made a mistake. ④ouht. Y ou ought to take his advice. When I got there, the film had already begun, I ought to have got there earlier. ⑤need. Y ou needn’t tell him. ⑥dare. How dare they do such a thing? ⑦should. He should learn how to drive./ He should have been there earlier. 5、定语似句 ①关系代词：Which, who, whom, whose, that的用法 ②关系副词：when, why, how That is the reason why I am not taking your advice. ③介词+which/whom(仅有的两个) The girl to whom you speak is my sister. ④非限制性定语从句：I have three types of pens in my box, each of them writes smoothly. 6、倒装句 ①否定词在句首：Not until he told me the news, did I know he was killed lastnight. ②only 在句首：Only after class was he allowed to go. ③so, nor, neither 在句首：The first one wasn’t good enough and neither wasthe second. ④虚拟语气中：Had they not working so hard, they wouldn’t have succeeded. Had we made up our mind, we might have succeeded. If I were you, I would consider it. 7、虚拟语气：表示建议、命令、重要性等句子中使用，如suggest/insist/order/propose/require+should+动词原形，should常被省略，这些词的名词、形容词形式也一样，如They suggest that he not smoke here. Their suggestion was we all join the party. It’s important that we do it. 8、强调句：It+is/was（仅此两种）+that/who（人）/which （有时） 9、as的用法（下册P21-26） 10、一致原则、就近原则（下册P73-75） 11、虚所语气（续）（下册P233-P236） 二、英汉互译 1、我们拥有大量的自然资源 We have plenty of natural resources. 2、Parents, teachers in schools, work associates and communicators in or using the mass media are all capable of arousing our potential interests. For example, the degree to which and the ways in which a school encourages participation in games, sports and cultural pursuits are likely to contribute to the shaping of leisure attitudes on the part of the students. Schools usually set as their educational objective the attainment of a balanced development of the porson.The jore seriously this is sought, the more likely positive attitude towards leisure as well as academic word will be encouraged. (P162) 3、他在纠正学生错误时总是采取积极的态度 He always takes positive attitude to correct the students’mistakes. 4、他的肤色与他是否是个律师无关 His color of skin is not relevant to whether his is a good lawyer or not. 5、Some concentrated study each day is better than many study hours one day and nothing the next. As you work out your individual schedule, attempt to include a minimum of two study hours every day. This will not only keep the study habit alive but also keep you up to date on your class assignments and projects.(P175) 6、他同现代生活不合板。He is out of step wit modern life. 7、Self-dsteem is what people think about themselves-whether or not they feel valued-and when family members have self-respect, pride, and belief in themselves, this high self-esteem makes it possible to tope with the everyday problems of growing up.(P225) 8、每个人都应关心自己国家的未来。 Everybody should be concerned about the future of his own country. 9、What we dream at, night isn’t as important to how we feel in the morning as the number of people who appear in our dreams. The more people, the better we feel. Our sleep influences our mood. Our mood, in turn, affects our performance. And throughout the day, our levels of mood and performance remain cosely linked. (P308) 10、广义上说，任何人做的工作都对社会有益。 In a broad sense, the work that anyone does is of social value. 11、在商业社会里信息对每个人都有用。 Information is of great value to everyone in the business world. 12、门被档住了，有什么东西档在那儿。 The door was blocked, there was something in the way. 13、他们昨天来看你时，你在干什么？ What were you doing when they came to see you yesterday. 14、他通过努力工作赢得了许多人的尊敬。 He earned many people respect by working hard. 15、没有你的帮助，我们举取是如此巨大的成功。 Without your help, we wouldn’t have so great a success. 三、其他练习 1、I would rather stay at home than go out. 2、oneself education 3、I go upstairs instead of taking the life. 4、I couldn’t help laughing 5、I spend 10 yuan on the bood. 6、Spend some time/have trouble/be busy(in)(doing)sth. 7、apply for 申请application，申请表格 apply to 应用applicant 申请人 8、I remember being paid 我记得已经收了钱。 9、I remember to pay. 我记得要去给钱的。（但并未给） Reading comprehension(阅读理解) Passage 1. Meals should be a sort of treat, not a nutritional(营养的)treatment, for your child For now, stop being an amateur nutritionist. Give her the sort of food she really enjoys. And give her only very small portions. Don’t scold her if she doesn’t 1
自考本科英语论文写作例文
Should children be given pocket money? With the sharp increase in the average family income, parents tend to give their children a handsome sum of allowance. Undoubtedly, with such a big sum of money, children can enjoy a more colorful life; however, we have to admit that pocket money also produces some negative effects on the grow th of children. As a result there has been always a fierce argument over giving allowance to children. From some parents' point of view, giving children some pocket money has numerous pros. Above everything else, it helps raise a money savvy child because children will understand the value of money and learn how to use the money responsibly. Secondly, children learn to set goals and plan for the future. Thirdly, pocket money helps children develop a correct sense of responsibility and learn to make decision on one's own. By giving children an allowance you are giving them the responsibility to spend their own money the way they want. On the other hand, some teachers and parents are opposed to giving children allowance. To start with, children are likely to foster a money-oriented mentality. The obsession with the idea of making more money corrupts children's mind. Secondly, Children may primp and compare their allowance with their peers, thus leading to some psychological effects. Besides, The money may be used in an improper way such as playing games, gambling or even drug-taking. It is quite natural that people retain diverse attitudes towards pocket money. 4s far as I am concerned, I am in favor of giving children some pocket money. Money is something everyone has to deal with sometime in their life, and how they handle their finances can impact every aspect of their life. It is necessary for parents to teach their children about th e value of money, saving and responsibility. 范文赏析： 1、文章采用了雅思议论文典型的等分式结构（COUNTER-ARGUMENT）。第一段开门见山，引出争论的话题：有没有必要给小孩子零花钱？第二和第三段对争论双方的论点和论据进行了详尽的阐述，最后一段总结，表明作者的立场，文章结构完整，论证全面客观。 2、整篇文章的关键部位均能较好地运用套句，为读者指明文章发展的方向，标黑体的部分为套句。恰当地使用这些佳句，一方面起到SIGNPOST的作用，同时使文章条理清晰，层次感强。 3、文章用词多样化，句式各异。作者对复杂句式把握得恰到好处，善于换用不同的表达方式，用词准
自考学位英语作文范文
网络 How Will Our Life Go on without Internet? 1. 网络提供给了人们丰富多彩和便捷的生活 2.很多人开始感觉离开网络寸步难行 3.你对网络依赖症的看法 【范文】 As a primary source of information as well as an efficient means of communication, the Internet offers people a colourful and convenient life. Just by clicking the mouse, we can enjoy a brilliant and easy life that could not be achieved ever before: shopping, making friends, contacting relatives, looking for jobs, downloading music and movies, conducting business deals, and freely airing our opinions. For its convenience, the Internet has attracted people like magnets and some people even claim that it is indispensable. To them, life can’t go on without it. Every day millions of people spend hours on end surfing the Internet. They are obsessed with it so much that they forget many other important matters. As for me, I don’t approve of unrestrained Internet reliance. Although the Internet is a gift of the technological revolution and a blessing of this information age, we should never let it control our lif e. The Internet absolutely doesn’t mean the whole world to us. Instead, we should guard against its negative effects. To those Internet addicts, I would add: Self-control can make or break your life. With proper use, the Internet serves you; otherwise, it kills you. 保护环境 Protection of Environment 1. 目前环保还存在着许多问题。 2. 为了保护环境，各国政府做了大量的工作。 3. 我的看法。 Protecting the Environment Environmental problems are becoming more and more serious all over the world. For example, cars have made the air unhealthy for people to breathe and poisonous gas is given off by factories. Trees on the hills have been cut down and waste water is being poured continuously into rivers. Furthermore, wherever we go today, we can find rubbish carelessly disposed. Pollution is, in fact, threatening our existence. The earth is our home and we have the duty to take care of it for ourselves and for our later generations. Fortunately, more and more people have realized these problems. Measures have been taken to cope with these problems by the government. Laws have been passed to stop pollution. I hope the problem will be solved in the near future and our home will become better and better. 节约用水 Directions: A. Title:Globle Shortage of Fresh Water B. Word Limit: about 200 words C. Your composition should be based on the Outline given in Chinese below: 1. 人们认为淡水是取之不尽的（提示：雨水，河水，井水） 2. 实际上淡水是短缺的（提示：人口增加，工业用水增加，污染严重） 3. 我们应当怎么办（提示：节约用水，开发新水源） 例文：Global Shortage of Fresh Water People often think that water will never be used up. There is plenty of water, such as rain, water from the rivers and wells. It seems as if water is always available around us and we never have to worry about water shortage. In fact water is rather limited on the earth. With the rapid increase of population and fast development of industries, water is more needed than before. At the same time, a large amount of water has been polluted and wasted every day. Some big cities in China are facing the problem of water shorage already. There, water supply is controlled and industry has been restrained. What should we do about the water shorage? I
27037 本科自考英语语言学概论精心整理 Chapter 4 Phonology
Chapter 4 Phonology(音位学) 4.1 phonetics and phonology:语音学与音位学的区分 Both phonetics and phonology are concerned with speech.语音学和音位学都士对语音的研究。 定义区别 -Phonetics is a study of the production, perception and physical properties of speech sounds. 语音学是研究语音的生产、感知和物理性质的。 -Phonology studies how speech sounds are combined，organized，and convey meanings in particular languages.研究语音如何在在特定的语言中结合、组织和表达含义。 ---Phonology is language-specific.it is the study of how sounds are organized and used in natural languages.音位学是特定于语言的。它的研究对象是自然语言中的声音是如何组织和使用的。 ---Phonetics is a study of speech sounds while phonology is a study of the sound syst em of a language.语音学是一个研究语音的然后音位学是研究一种语言的声音系统的学科。 4.2 Phonemes，phones and allophones 音位、音子、音位变体 Different languages have different phonological systems.不同的语言有不同的语音系统。 定义： ①Phones are the smallest identifiable phonetic unit or segment found in a stream of speech. 音子就是在连续的发音中可辨认的最小语音单位或片段。 ②Allophones are the phones which represent a phoneme in a language and cannot change word meaning by substituting any of the set for another.音位变体是指代表语言中音位的音子，即使以一个取代另一个也不改变词义。 ③Phonemes are the minimal distinctive units in the sound system of a language.音位是语言系统中最小的独特的单位。 Allophones are the realization of a particular phoneme while phones are the realizatio n of phonemes in general.音位变体是一个特定音素的认知而音子则是一般的音素。 4.3Minimal pairs 最小对立体 The phonologist is concerned with what difference are significant or technically speaki ng, distinctive. Minimal pair---a pair of words which differ from each other by one sound. Three conditions（情况）: 1）the two froms are different in meaning意义不同 2）the two forms are different in one sound segment声音片段不同 3）the different sounds occur in the same position of the two words.不同声音发生在两个单词的相同位置 Minimal set: a group of words can satisfy（满足）the three conditions . Minimal pairs help determine phonemes. 最小对立体用来定义音位。 4.4 identifying phonemes 识别音素 4.4.1 contrastive distribution，complementary distribution and free variation 对比分布，互补分布和自由变异 The distribution of a sound refers to the collective environments in which the sound concerned may appear.一个声音的分布是指其有关的声音可能出现的集体环境。 1）contrastive distribution对比分布 If two or more sounds can occur in the same environment and the substitution of on
(完整版)自考英语二作文范本
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