Alex Rawlings, from Oxford University, Has been named the UK’s most multilingual(说多种语言的)person. The 21-year-old British student can speak 11 language and is learning a 12th, He knows English, Greek, German, French, Dutch, Afrikaans, Spanish,Catalan,ltalian, Russian and Hebrew.Rawlings’ mother, who is half Greek, spoke to him in English, Greek and some French when he was growing up. Rawlings is studying German and Russian at university now. He taught himself other languages like Dutch because he wanted to talk to people on his travels or simply because he thought the language was interesting or beautiful.“When I was a kid, I always wanted to speak different languages,” Rawlings said. “My parents often took me to my mom’s family in Greece. My dad worked in Japan for four years. I was always frustrated that I couldn’t talk to other kids in those countries because of the language. ”
Thanks to his talent for languages, Rawliings has made many friends. He also thinks that picking up new languages getseasier over time.Rawlings plans to perfect his Russian while studying in the small Russian city of Yaroslavi and the next language he plans to learn is Arabic.“No matter how many languages I Iearn, my favorite language is always Greek because I have spoken it since childhood,” he said.
小题1:Where does Alex Rawlings come from?
A. The UK. B. The USA. C. Germany. D. Italy.
小题2:Alex Rwlings’ mother spoke to him in the following languages EXCEPT when he was young.

Alex Rawlings, from Oxford University, Has been named the UK’s most multilingual(说多种语言的)person. The 21-year-old British student can speak 11 language and is learning a 12th, He knows English, Greek, German, French, Dutch, Afrikaans, Spanish,Catalan,ltalian, Russian and Hebrew.Rawlings’ mother, who is half Greek, spoke to him in English, Greek and some French when he was growing up. Rawlings is studying German and Russian at university now. He taught himself other languages like Dutch because he wanted to talk to people on his travels or simply because he thought the language was interesting or beautiful.“When I was a kid, I always wanted to speak different languages,” Rawlings said. “My parents often took me to my mom’s family in Greece. My dad worked in Japan for four years. I was always frustrated that I couldn’t talk to other kids in those countries because of the language. ”
Thanks to his talent for languages, Rawliings has made many friends. He also thinks that picking up new languages getseasier over time.Rawlings plans to perfect his Russian while studying in the small Russian city of Yaroslavi and the next language he plans to learn is Arabic.“No matter how many languages I Iearn, my favorite language is always Greek because I have spoken it since childhood,” he said

1.
Where does Alex Rawlings come from?
1. A.
  The UK
2. B.
  The USA
3. C.
  Germany
4. D.
  Italy
2.
Alex Rwlings’ mother spoke to him in the following languages EXCEPT when he was young.
1. A.
  Greek
2. B.
  Dutch
3. C.
  French
4. D.
  English
3.
How is Alex Rawlings going to improve his Russian?
1. A.
  By getting a Russian tutor
2. B.
  By reading Russian books
3. C.
  By watching Russian movies
4. D.
  By studying in a Russian city
4.
Alex Rawlings likes Greek best because ______.
1. A.
  his parents speak it
2. B.
  he thinks it’s interesting
3. C.
  he thinks it’s easy to learn
4. D.
  he has spoken it since childhood
5.
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
1. A.
  Alex Rawlings’ father’s family is in Japan
2. B.
  Chinese is the next language Alex Rawlings plans to learn
3. C.
  Alex Rawlings showed great interest in learning languages from a young age
4. D.
  Learning new languages becomes more and more difficult for Alex Rawlings

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阅读理解。

This is a special (特殊) class. The students come from different countries. Some come from America.
Others come from Canada, Japan, Australia and England. They speak different languages (语言), but all of
them can speak English. They are good friends. They study together (一起), play together and live together.
They help each other. All the teachers of this class are Chinese, but they can speak English. They work hard.
The students in this class study Chinese cooking and Chinese gongfu (功夫). All the students like China. They
say China is a great country and the Chinese people are very friendly. They like Chinese people very much.
And they are happy in China.

1. What kind of class is this?

A. A Chinese cooking class.
B. A Chinese gongfu class.
C. A foreign language class.
D. Both A and B.

2. What language can all the students speak?

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

3. All the students in this class _______.

A. come from China
B. are from England
C. don't like China
D. help each other

4. How do the teachers teach their students?

A. In Chinese.
B. In English.
C. In Japanese.
D. In different languages.

5. What do the students like about China?

A. Chinese language.
B. Chinese people.
C. Chinese cooking.
D. Chinese gongfu.

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阅读短文，根据短文内容判断正 (T) 误 (F)。

     This is a special class. The students come from different countries (国家). Some come from America,
others come from Canada, Japan, Australia and England. They speak different languages (语言). But all
of them can speak English. They are good friends.They study together, play together and live together,
and they help each other.
     All the teachers of this class are Chinese, but they can speak English. They teach their students in
English. They are very kind and friendly. They work hard.
     The students in this class study Chinese cooking and Chinese Kung Fu (功夫). All the students like
China. They say China is a great country and the Chinese people are friendly. And they are happy in
China.

(     )1. The students all come from England.
(    )2. All of the students speak the same (相同) language.
(    )3. The teachers of this class teach the students in English.
(    )4. The students in this class only study cooking.
(    )5. The Chinese people are friendly.

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阅读理解。

     Beijing's battle to correct English-language signs before the 2008 Olympics has started.
     By the end of the year, all public "WC" in the city will be called "toilets". In Western countries people
don't use "WC", because it is quite rude in English.
     Road signs are also on the list. These signs will be changed into real English words. For example,
"Dong Chang' an Jie" will become "East Chang'an Avenue".
     But there is still a question. What to do about menus? Thousands of tourists, athletes and reporters
will visit the city, and most of them can't speak Chinese or understand Chinese characters.
     Now linguists (语言学家) are trying hard to translate popular Chinese dishes like "ants climbing the
tree" into good English.
     Chinese children will be able to get a taste of adult working life in the Kids City. It will allow children
aged 5 to 10 to try out different jobs after it opens.
     The world's first Kids City was opened in Mexico City in 1999. In 2006, Kids City opened its Tokyo
Park in Japan. It became an attraction to kids. Now it will begin in China. It will offer more than 50 jobs,
including pilots, doctors, police officers and lawyers. Inside the city, every kid would get a bank
account (账户) holding special money. And they can only spend the money in the park. They could
earn more money by working in different places.                          (written in 2007)

Where does Alex Rawlings come from?

Alex Rwlings’ mother spoke to him in the following languages EXCEPT when he was young.

How is Alex Rawlings going to improve his Russian?

Alex Rawlings likes Greek best because ______.

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

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