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【題目】Have you ever noticed an advertisement which says "Learn a foreign language in six weeks, or your money back! From the first day your pronunciation (發(fā)音) will be excellent．Just send …" and so on? Of course, it never happens quite like that．The only language that is easy to learn is the mother tongue．And think how much practice that gets! Before the Second World War people usually learned a foreign language in order to read the literature (文學) of the country．

Now speaking the foreign language is what most people want．Every year many millions of people start learning one．How do they do it? Some people try at home, with books and tapes; some use radio or television programmes; others go to evening classes．If

they use the language only twice or three times a week, learning it will take a long time, like language learning at school．A few people try to learn a language fast by studying for six or more hours a day．

It is clearly easier to learn the language in the country where it is spoken．However, most people cannot afford this, and for many it is not necessary．They need the language in order to do their work better．For example, scientists and doctors mainly need to be able to

read books and reports in the foreign language．Whether the language is learned quickly or slowly, it is hard work．Machines and good books will help, but they cannot do the students' work for them．

【1】Before the Second World War people learned a foreign language in order to ________．

A. speak to each other

B. listen to the radio

C. read something they didn't know

D. write the literature of the other country

【2】The easiest way for us to learn a foreign language is ________．

A. using the language six or more hours a day

B. learning the language at school

C. studying the language in the foreign country

D. reading the foreign stories as many as possible

【3】The passage mainly tells us that

A. the more you practise, the quicker you'll learn the language

B. it is possible for you to learn a foreign language in six weeks

C. it is not good for you to learn a foreign language by yourself

D. the quicker you learn a foreign language, the more you must pay for it

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】A

【解析】試題分析：這篇說明文介紹了學習外語的目的，重點介紹了學習外語的方法。

【1】題意：在第二次世界大戰(zhàn)之前，人們學習外語是為了 。考查細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段結(jié)尾Before the Second World War people usually learned a foreign language in order to read the literature of the country.，可知人們學習外語是為了閱讀這個國家的文學作品，故選C。

【2】題意：我們學習外語最簡單的方法是 。考查綜合理解題。A. using the language six or more hours a day每天使用該語言六小時以上；B. learning the language at school在學校學習語言； C. studying the language in the foreign country在外國學習語言；D. reading the foreign stories as many as possible盡可能多地閱讀外國故事。根據(jù)It is clearly easier to learn the language in the country where it is spoken.和語言學習規(guī)律，可知選C。

【3】題意：這篇文章主要告訴我們 。考查細節(jié)理解題。A. the more you practise, the quicker you'll learn the language你練習得越多，學習語言就越快；符合語言學習規(guī)律，正確。B. it is possible for you to learn a foreign language in six weeks你有可能在六周內(nèi)學會一門外語；不合事實，錯誤。C. it is not good for you to learn a foreign language by yourself 你自己學一門外語是不好的；根據(jù)They need the language in order to do their work better，可知說法錯誤。D. the quicker you learn a foreign language, the more you must pay for it 你學外語越快，你就必須付出越多的代價；結(jié)論武斷，錯誤。根據(jù)A few people try to learn a language fast by studying for six or more hours a day，可知選A。