题目内容

If you want to learn a new language, the very first thing to think about is why. Do you need it for a reason,such as your job or your studies? 37 perhaps you’re interested in the ,films or music of a different country and you know how much it will help to have a of the language.

Most people learn best using a variety of , but traditional classes are an ideal(理想的)start for many people. They an environment where you can practice under the of someone who’s good at the language. We all lead lives and learning a language takes . You will have more success if you study regularly, so try to develop a . It doesn’t matter if you haven’t got long. Becoming fluent in a language will take years, but learning to get by takes .

Many people start learning a language and soon give up. “I’m too ,” they say. Yes, children do learn languages more than adults, but research has shown that you can learn a language at any . And learning is good for the health of your brain, too. I’ve also heard people about the mistakes they make when . Well, relax and laugh about your mistakes you’re much less likely to make them again.

Learning a new language is never . But with some work and devotion, you’ll make progress. And you’ll be by the positive reaction of some people when you say just a few words in own language. Good luck!

1.A. technical   B. political   C. practical  D. physical

2.A. After   B. So    C. Though D. Or

3.A. literature  B. transport  C. agriculture  D. medicine

4.A. view  B. knowledge  C. form D. database

5.A. paintings B. regulations C. methods D. computers

6.A. protect B. change C. respect D. provide

7.A. control B. command C. guidance D. pressure

8.A. busy B. happy C. simple D. normal

9.A. courage B. time C. energy D. place

10.A. theory B. business C. routine D. project

11.A. some risks B. a lot less C. some notes D. a lot more

12.A. old B. nervous C. weak D. tired

13.A. closely B. quickly C. privately D. quietly

14.A. age B. speed C. distanceD. school

15.A. worry B. hesitate C. think D. quarrel

16.A. singing B. working C. bargainingD. learning

17.A. if B. and C. but D. before

18.A. tiresome B. hard C. interesting D. easy

19.A. blamed  B. amazed  C. interrupted  D. informed

20.A. their  B. his   C. our  D. your

 

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.D

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.C

11.B

12.A

13.B

14.A

15.A

16.D

17.B

18.D

19.B

20.A

【解析】

试题分析:这篇短文主要谈论了成年人学习外语的一个话题。告诉我们,要想需要一门语言,首先直到自己为什么要学这门语言。然后选择一种适合自己的学习方法,并且有规律的练习。学习外语不只是孩子们的专利,我们在任何年龄都可以学习外语,并且这有助于我们的大脑健康。学习外语从来不是一件容易的事情,但是只要有付出就会有回报。

1.C考查形容词辨析A. technical 技术的;B. political 政治的;C. practical实际的;D. physical身体的;句意:你需要学一门语言是因为某一实际的原因,诸如求职或求学吗?接下来的such as your job or your studies是对填空部分的列举,据此可知答案为C项

2.D考查连词辨析A. After  在之后;B. So 因此; C. Though 虽然;D. Or否则;句意:或许你对另外一个国家的文学、电影、音乐感兴趣,而且你知道掌握该语言将会有很大的帮助。本段讨论的是学习语言的原因,上句和本句分别给出了一种原因,显然两句之间为并列关系。or perhaps或许。故选D项。

3.A考查名词辨析A. literature 文学;B. transport  运输;C. agriculture 农业;D. medicine医学;根据语境可知,所填词语与接下来的films or music 并列,被of a different country 修饰,films or music 为文艺方面,故选A项。

4.B考查名词辨析A. view 意见; B. knowledge 知识;C. form形式;D. database数据库;句意:你知道有一门语言知识会给你多大的帮助,have a knowledge of掌握,了解,熟知。故选B项。

5.C考查名词辨析A. paintings  绘画;B. regulations 规则;C. methods  方法;D. computers电脑;句意:大多数人使用各种不同的方法学得很好,但对许多人来说,传统的课堂是理想的开始。本句为本段的主题句。上一段讨论了学习语言的原因,本段讨论的是学习方法,故选C项

6.D考查动词辨析A. protect 保护;B. change改变;C. respect 尊敬;D. provide提供;句意:它们(传统的课堂)可以提供一种环境:你可以在一个精通该语言的人的指导下练习。根据空格后的内容an environment where...可知,此处应该表示“提供”(provide)一个环境,故选D项。

7.C考查名词辨析A. control  控制; B. command要求;C. guidance 指导;D. pressure压力;someone who’s good at the language对于学习者来说应是“指导”其学习,而不是“控制”“命令”或“强迫”。under the guidance of在……的指导下,故选C项。

8.A考查形容词辨析A. busy 繁忙的;B. happy高兴的;C. simple 简单的;D. normal正常的;句意:我们都生活得很忙碌,但学习一门语言需要时间。接下来讨论的是学习一门语言需要大量的时间,故选A项。

9.B考查名词辨析A. courage勇气;B. time时间 ;C. energy 精力;D. place地方;根据接下来的regularly...long...take years等词语可知,学习语言需要时间,故选B项

10.C考查名词辨析A. theory真理;B. business 生意,业务;C. routine  程序;D. project计划;句意:如果定期学习,你会获得更多的成功,所以要努力养成习惯。根据前半句中的regularly可知应选C项。

11.B考查短语辨析。A. some risks 风险;B. a lot less少了很多;C. some notes  一些笔记;D. a lot more更多;句意:要学到流利的程度需要数年的时间,但只要求说得过去,时间则可以少得多。but表示转折,前一句说的是需要很多时间,后一句自然说相反的情况。故选B项。

12.A考查形容词辨析A. old 老的;B. nervous紧张的;C. weak 虚弱的;D. tired累的;句意:许多人开始学习语言,但很快就放弃了。他们会说“我年龄太大了”。根据接下来的children和adults可知,本段讨论的是学习语言与年龄之间的关系,故选A项。

13.B考查副词辨析A. closely近地;B. quickly  快地;C. privately 私自地;D. quietly安静地;根据常识可知,孩子比成年人学习语言的速度更快。故选B项

14.A考查名词辨析A. age年龄; B. speed速度;C. distance 距离;D. school学校;句意为:但是研究表明,你在任何年龄都可以学习语言;联系前文Yes, children do learn languages more quickly than adults,,可知此处指的是在任何年龄你都能学习外语,故选A项。

15.A考查动词辨析A. worry   着急;B. hesitate 犹豫;C. think 认为; D. quarrel吵架;联系下文about the mistakes they make,关于他们犯的错误。可知此处指的是人们担心他们犯的错误,故选A项。

16.D考查动词辨析A. singing唱歌;B. working  工作;C. bargaining 讨价;D. learning学习;本文讨论的是学习语言的事情。when learning=when they are learning a language,故选D项。

17.B考查连词辨析A. if  如果;B. and 并且; C. but 但是;D. before在。。之前;句意:嗯,放松一下,对你犯的错误一笑置之,你就不会再那么容易地犯这种错误了。可知前后是顺接关系,故选B

18.D考查形容词辨析A. tiresome  烦人的;B. hard   努力的;C. interesting有趣的;D. easy容易的;联系前文对语言学习中困难的描述,可知此处指的是,学习一门新的语言从来不容易,故选D

19.B考查动词辨析A. blamed责备;B. amazed 吃惊; C. interrupted  打断;D. informed通知;联系上文I’ve also heard people worried about the mistakes,我也听说人们担心他们犯的错误。可知你会被一些人的积极反应吓一跳,故选B项。

20.A考查连词辨析A. their他们的;B. his 他的;C. our我们的; D. your你们的;联系前文by the positive reaction of some people,可知此处人称代词指的是前文some people 说的话语,people本句中表示复数含义,故人称代词用复数形式,所以选A项。

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Fortunately, there’s a solution.

The first step is to figure out if you have nomophobia. Checking your phone too often is one thing, but the true sign of a problem is that you can’t conduct business or go about your routine when the fear becomes so severe.

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