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How many languages are there in the world? There are about fifteen hundred. English is one of them. It is used not only in England and America, but also in some other parts of the world.
What is the best way to learn a language well? We could learn our language well when we were children. If we could learn a second language in the same way, we would not feel so difficult. Let's think of what a small child does:he listens to what people say, and he tries to copy what he hears. When he wants something,he has to ask for it. He is using the language, talking in it and thinking in it all the time. If a second language is used all the time, it will soon be learned.
It is also important to remember that we learn our own language by hearing people speak it, not by seeing what they write. We copy what we hear. In school, you learn to read and write as well as to hear and speak, but it is best to learn all the new words through the ears then say them and you can read them, spell them and write them later.
You should remember that listening and speaking come first and then reading and writing follow.
(1) There are about ________ languages in the world.
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A ．15 |
B ．150 |
C ．1 500 |
D ．15 100 |
(2) We can find people speaking English in ________.
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A ．England |
B ．America |
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C ．many other countries |
D ．A,B and C |
(3) We all learned our own language well ________.
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A ．after we go to school |
B ．at school |
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C ．from our parents |
D ．when we were children |
(4) Children learn a language by ________.
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A ．thinking it |
B ．trying to copy what they hear |
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C ．asking for something |
D ．listening, speaking and using it |
(5) We'll feel the language easier to learn if ________ all the time.
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A ．we use it |
B ．we think in it |
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C ．we talk in it |
D ．we write in it |
Most people in the U.S. speak only one language, English. They do not learn to speak a second language. Languages are taught in high schools, but very few students learn to speak well. Why don't Americans speak other languages?
First, most Americans never travel to other countries. The United States is a very large country. Americans can travel a long distance and don’t leave the United States. They do not need to learn a second language.
Second, one of the countries next to the United States is Canada. Most people in Canada speak English. Some Americans live near Canada. They travel there often. But they do not have to learn a new language.
Third, many people in other parts of the world speak English. If Americans travel to other countries, they can speak English there, too.
Some Americans think that it is a mistake to speak only English. They believe it is very important to learn a second language. Maybe someday other Americans will agree. Then more people will speak a second language in the United States.
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（ ）1. The mother language in the U.S. A. almost everywhere in the world.
（ ）2. Most Americans B. it’s necessary to learn a second
（ ）3. Languages are taught in high schools, language.
（ ）4. Americans can speak English C. but very few students learn to
（ ）5. Some Americans think that speak well. D. is English.
E. like to travel in their own country.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
（ ）6. Most Americans never learn to speak __________.
A. English B. to people in other countries
C. fluently (流利地) D. a second language
（ ）7. Most Americans speak only English because __________.
A. they can't learn other languages
B. they never travel to other countries
C. other languages are not important for them
D. they don't have language classes in school
（ ）8. In other parts of the world, __________.
A. everyone speaks English B. no one speaks English
C. many people speak English D. everyone speaks a second language
（ ）9. Some Americans think it is a mistake to __________.
A. learn other languages B. speak only English
C. travel to other countries D. go to school
（ ）10. We can know from the passage that most people in Canada__________.
A. never travel to other countries as Americans
B. speak only English, too
C. also speak English
D. do not like to learn a second language
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