Most of the taxi drivers in Beijing can speak some simple English, so western tourists can communicate (交流) with them. If a foreigner is in a street in Beijing, and he wants to take a taxi, the friendly taxi driver will stop near him and ask him in a friendly way. Here is the usual dialogue in English between them.

The taxi driver:” Can I help you?”

The foreigner: “Yes, please.”

The taxi driver:” Please get on the taxi.”

The foreigner: “Thank you.”

The taxi driver: “Can you tell me where you would like to go?”

The foreigner: “I’d like to go to Tian Qiao Street.”

The taxi driver: “OK, I see.”

During the ride, the driver will play the western music for the foreigner, and the driver will also begin the conversation with a small talk like the weather or the fashion.

After getting off the taxi, the foreigner will give the driver some tips (小费) like the way in his country, however, the driver will say politely, “Thank you, but I only take what the ride costs.”

1.Beijing taxi drivers speak to western tourists____________.

A. in Chinese B. in Spain C. in Russian D. in English

2.When Beijing taxi drivers see foreigners, they will say“___________” firstly.

A. Please get on the taxi. B. Can I help you?

C. Can you tell me where would you like to go? D. Do you like Beijing?

3.During the ride, A Beijing taxi driver won’t____________.

A. play the western music for the foreigner

B. talk about the weather with the foreigner

C. ask the foreigner’s age

D. talk about the fashion with the foreigner

4.As for a foreigner’s tip, Beijing taxi drivers____________.

A. won’t accept it B. will get it

C. hate it very much D. have to exchange (找零) it

5.The passage mainly tells us_____________.

A. western tourists like Beijing very much

B. how to learn English well

C. Beijing taxi drivers can communicate (交流) with western tourists in simple English

D. western tourists are very polite and friendly to Beijing taxi drivers

短文还原。

Learning a language is easy. Even a child can do it.

Most adults who are learning a second language would disagree with the above sentences. For them, learning a language is a very difficult task. 1..

Language learning is different from other kinds of learning. 2. However, some people who are successful language learners find it difficult to succeed in other fields.

3. read as much as you can in the new language; practice speaking the language every day; live with people who speak the language you want to learn; don’t translate ---try to think in the new language ; Learn as a child would learn---play with language and so on.

4.. Language learning research shows that successful language learners are similar in many ways.

First of all, successful language learners are independent (独立的)learners.

Secondly, successful language learning is active learning.

5..

What kind of language learner are you? If you are a successful language learner, you have probably been learning independently, actively, and purposefully.

A.Finally, successful language learners are learners with a purpose(目的)。

B. They need hundreds of hours to study and practice, and that will not guarantee every adult language learner success.

C. But what does a successful language learner do? D. Some people who are very intelligent and successful in their fields find it difficult to succeed in language learning.

E. Language teachers often offer advice to language learners:

F. Different people learn different language in different ways.

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