Question

  If you talk to a man in a language he understands,that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language,that goes to his heart.

                                      ―Nelson Mandela 

 But learning a language can seem daunting (令人却步的) ，so Ymgoing to provide an overview of the general strategy,before we get into the specifics.

Here is the breakdown. We'll go more in depth into each of these later on.

1. Get the right resources for learning：a grammar book,memorization software,and films or books.

2. Get a private tutor. You want one for at least a month. I recommend four hours per day.

3. Attempt to speak and think only in the new language. Every time you can't remember a word,put that word into your memorization software. Prac?tise your vocabulary daily.

4. Find friends,language partners,and other speakers of the language. Once you can have basic conversations with your private tutor,you need to find other partners. If you haven't already,think about moving to the country where the language is spoken. Consider a group class. Practise continuously. Stop speaking English.

  That's the basic strategy. Again,this strategy is intensive,because learning a language in three months is a difficult task. If you'd prefer to learn the language more slowly or you don't have the ability to move to a new coun?try and practise 4〜8 hours a day,then you can modify the plan. It is extreme?ly important that you practise every day,however―20minutes a day is much better than once or twice a week.

Some of these concepts are hard to understand through the written words,so I created a video series? just for Zen Habits readers,that teaches the steps to learn a language.

1. The quote in the first paragraph is used to          .

   A. let readers study a famous saying

   B. introduce the topic of the passage

   C. show who is Nelson Mandela

   D. tell readers the importance of speech

2. The passage is written for readers who speak         .

   A. French   B. Chinese   C. English   D. Italian

3. The underlined word "modify" can be replaced by "          " 

   A. change   B. measure   C. manage   D. destroy

4. What would be the best title for the passage?

   A. Why languages can be learned rapidly?

   B. The specific skills of rapid language learning

   C. The basic strategy of rapid language learning

   D. The importance of rapid language learning

Answer 1

A[文章大意]本文讲述了快速学习语言的基本策略。

1. B推理判断题。根据文章的内容可知，第一段引语是为了引人文章的主题。

2. C推理判断题。根据第七段的最后一句话"Stop speak?ing English. " 可知，本文是写给讲英语的读者的。故选C项。

3. 八词义猜测题。根据倒数第二段的第二句"...learning a language in three months is a difficult task.”可知，这个学习策略计划让读者在三个月内学习一门语言。再根据本段第三句可知，如果你更喜欢慢些学习语言或者你没有能力搬到一个新的国家并且每天练习四至八个小时，那么你可以调整这个计划。故选A项。

4. C主旨大意题。根据第二段的"…so I'm going to pro?vide an overview of the general strategy..."以及倒数第二段中的"That's the basic strategy."可知，该篇文章所讲述的是快速学习语言的基本策略。