Question

Alex Rawlings, from Oxford University, Has been named the UK’s most multilingual(說多種語言的)person.  The 21-year-old British student can speak 11 language and is learning a 12th, He knows English, Greek, German, French, Dutch, Afrikaans, Spanish,Catalan,ltalian, Russian and Hebrew.Rawlings’ mother, who is half Greek, spoke to him in English, Greek and some French when he was growing up.  Rawlings is studying German and Russian at university now.  He taught himself other languages like Dutch because he wanted to talk to people on his travels or simply because he thought the language was interesting or beautiful.“When I was a kid, I always wanted to speak different languages,” Rawlings said.  “My parents often took me to my mom’s family in Greece.  My dad worked in Japan for four years.  I was always frustrated that I  couldn’t talk to other kids in those countries because of the language. ”
Thanks to his talent for languages, Rawliings has made many friends.  He also thinks that picking up new languages getseasier over time.Rawlings plans to perfect his Russian while studying in the small Russian city of Yaroslavi and the next language he plans to learn is Arabic.“No matter how many languages I Iearn, my favorite language is always Greek because I have spoken it since childhood,” he said

1. 1.
   Where does Alex Rawlings come from?
   1. A.
      The UK
   2. B.
      The USA
   3. C.
      Germany
   4. D.
      Italy
2. 2.
   Alex Rwlings’ mother spoke to him in the following languages EXCEPT       when he was young.
   1. A.
      Greek
   2. B.
      Dutch
   3. C.
      French
   4. D.
      English
3. 3.
   How is Alex Rawlings going to improve his Russian?
   1. A.
      By getting a Russian tutor
   2. B.
      By reading Russian books
   3. C.
      By watching Russian movies
   4. D.
      By studying in a Russian city
4. 4.
   Alex Rawlings likes Greek best because ______.
   1. A.
      his parents speak it
   2. B.
      he thinks it’s interesting
   3. C.
      he thinks it’s easy to learn
   4. D.
      he has spoken it since childhood
5. 5.
   Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
   1. A.
      Alex Rawlings’ father’s family is in Japan
   2. B.
      Chinese is the next language Alex Rawlings plans to learn
   3. C.
      Alex Rawlings showed great interest in learning languages from a young age
   4. D.
      Learning new languages becomes more and more difficult for Alex Rawlings

Answer 1

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這篇短文主要介紹了一位來自英國的，能說11種語言的一個年輕人——亞歷克斯羅林斯。他自小就對多種語言很感興趣，并且通過努力，掌握了多種語言，現(xiàn)在正準(zhǔn)備學(xué)習(xí)第12種語言。
1.推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段Alex Rawlings, from Oxford University,可知亞歷克斯羅林斯來自劍橋大學(xué)，而劍橋大學(xué)是英國的一所著名大學(xué)，所以他來自英國。故選A。
2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段Rawlings’ mother, who is half Greek, spoke to him in English, Greek and some French when he eas growing up. 描述，可知他的母親用英語，希臘語和法語同他交談。故選B，荷蘭語。
3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文倒數(shù)第二段Rawlings plans to perfect his Russian while studying in the small Russian city of Yaroslavi 描述，可知他打算去一座俄羅斯的小城學(xué)習(xí)俄語。故選D。
4.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文最后一段my favorite language is always Greek because I have spoken it since childhood,” he said. 描述，可知他喜歡希臘語的原因是因為他自小就說希臘語。故選D。
5.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第三段“When I was a kid, I always wanted to speak different languages,” Rawlings said. 描述，可知他自小就對各種語言感興趣。故選C。
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