Question

【题目】 Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.

Some Americans are poor at speaking foreign languages. It’s a fact. In any city around the world, you can find American tourists asking for the restaurant menu in English. At best, they will try to say a couple of phrases they ______ from a phrase book, but they will stop making an effort the moment they discover the waiter knows a little English.

I read a survey once that found that only 20 percent of Americans could speak a language other than English in their own homes. So ______ is this? I think laziness is possibly the key factor（因素）. There is a general feeling among Americans that “Everyone speaks English nowadays, so it’s not worth learning other languages.” In multinational companies（跨国公司）, English is often the official language of communication within the company. ______, Americans who live abroad can always find other American people to talk to or to watch American TV with – all reasons for never bothering to learn the local language.

The situation in American schools doesn’t help. In 1997, about 75 percent of American public middle schools offered foreign languages. Today, that number has ______ to 58 percent. And even the few students who study foreign languages at school don’t spend as many ______ of classes as students in other countries. I think it is also a ______ that American children don’t study English grammar any more, which makes it more difficult for them to learn the grammar of another language.

【1】A.have borrowedB.have learnedC.have chosenD.have collected

【2】A.whenB.whichC.whatD.why

【3】A.AlsoB.SoC.YetD.However

【4】A.gone upB.gone downC.gone quicklyD.gone slowly

【5】A.typesB.hoursC.booksD.interests

【6】A.wonderB.habitC.problemD.mistake

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】D

【4】B

【5】B

【6】C

【解析】

文章大意：一些美国人不擅长说外语。这是事实。在世界上任何一个城市，你都可以看到美国游客用英语要求餐馆菜单。我曾经读过一份调查，发现只有20%的美国人在自己家里会说英语以外的语言。我认为懒惰可能是关键因素。美国学校的情况没有帮助。1997年，大约75%的美国公立中学提供外语。今天，这个数字已经降到了58%。即使是少数在学校学外语的学生也不像其他国家的学生花那么多的课。我认为美国儿童不再学习英语语法也是一个问题，这使得他们学习另一种语言的语法更加困难。

【1】句意：充其量，他们会试着说出他们从习语本上学到的几个短语，但一旦发现服务员懂一点英语，他们就会停止努力。

考查谓语动词。have borrowed 已借了；have learned已学了； have chosen已选了；have collected已收藏了。根据空后介词from，结合句意可知，此空是“已经学了” 的意思，故选B。

【2】句意：所以这是为什么？

考查疑问词。When何时，当……时候；which哪一个；what什么；why为什么。根据下句I think laziness is possibly the key factor（因素）.可知，此空是“为什么”的意思，故选D。

【3】句意：然而，居住在国外的美国人总能找到其他美国人与之交谈或观看美国电视节目，这些都是他们从不费心学习当地语言的原因。

考查连词。Also也；So因此；yet还；However然而。根据上句In multinational companies（跨国公司）, English is often the official language of communication within the company.与下句Americans who live abroad can always find other American people to talk to or to watch American TV with – all reasons for never bothering to learn the local language.表示转折关系，“然而”意思，故选D。

【4】句意：今天，这个数字已经下降到58%。

考查动词短语。gone up上升；gone down 下降；gone quickly快速；gone slowly缓慢。根据上句In 1997, about 75 percent ofAmerican public middle schools offered foreign languages.和空后to 58 percent可知，此空是“下降”的意思，故选B。

【5】句意：即使是少数在学校学习外语的学生也不像其他国家的学生花那么多时间上课。

考查名词的辨析。types类型；hours小时；books书籍；interests兴趣。根据空前many可知，此空应填名词的复数形式，结合句意可知，此空是指“时间”的意思，故选B。

【6】句意：我认为美国孩子不再学习英语语法也是一个问题，这使得他们学习另一种语言的语法更加困难。

考查名词的辨析。wonder奇迹； habit .习惯；problem问题；mistake错误。根据空前不定冠词a可知，此空应填可数名词的单数形式，结合句意可知，此空是“问题”的意思，故选C。

完形填空，它集阅读理解、语法、词法、句法于一体，是难度最大的题，重点考查语言综合运用的能力。解题的方法第一要带着空，通读文章，搞清事件发生的背景。紧紧抓住上下文语境所提供的信息,充分利用各种线索，语法知识,以及句子之间的关系，词的搭配，结合上下文背景语境，结合句意选择适合语境的选项。做完型填空时，首先要通读课文，明白主旨大意，然后再做题。例如，第1小题，句意：充其量，他们会试着说出他们从习语本上学到的几个短语，但一旦发现服务员懂一点英语，他们就会停止努力。考查谓语动词。have borrowed 已借了；have learned已学了； have chosen已选了；have collected已收藏了。根据空后介词from，结合句意可知，此空是“已经学了” 的意思，故选B。