Question

【题目】阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题或完成句子。

There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But only a few of them are very important. English is one of them. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the USA, but also in other parts of the world.

About 200,000,000 people speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a foreign language. Many millions of people are trying to do so. Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different answers. Have you ever noticed ads(广告) of this kind in the newspapers or magazines? “Learn English in six weeks, or give your money back…” “Easy and funny…” “Our records and tapes help you master English in a month”. Of course, it never happens quite like that.

The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should remember that we all learned our own language well when we were children. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. Think of what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears.

So it is hard to say that learning English is easy. We must do a lot of practice. And practice needs great efforts and takes much time. Good teachers, record, tapes, books, and dictionaries will be helpful, but they cannot do the student’s work for him.

【1】___of languages are very important in the world.

【2】Which countries use English as the mother tongue?(至少两个例子)

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【3】What does the writer think of the ads in the newspapers or magazines?

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【4】___is easy to learn.

【5】If we want to learn English well, we must do ___.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Only a few

【2】England and America.

【3】It never happens quite like what the ads say.

【4】The mother language/tongue

【5】a lot of practice

【解析】

英语作为世界上最重要的语言之一，很多人想要学好但并不容易。学好英语就要像学母语一样需要大量的练习，要付出很多的努力和很多的时间。

【1】根据第一段“But only a few of them are very important.”，可知“但其中只有少数是非常重要的。”；故答案为Only a few.

【2】根据第一段“not only in England and the USA, but also in other parts of the world. ” 可知英国、美国都是以英语为母语的国家；故答案为England and America.

【3】根据第二段“it never happens quite like that.”，可知“学习英语不像广告所说的那么简单”，故答案为It never happens quite like what the ads say.

【4】根据第三段“The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue.”，可知“母语好像是最容易学的”；故答案为The mother language/tongue.

【5】根据第四段“So it is hard to say that learning English is easy. We must do a lot of practice.”，可知“学英语需要大量的练习”；故答案为a lot of practice.