UnitEnglisharoundtheworld《悅讀教材》高一英語(yǔ)人教版

學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精Unit2Englisharoundtheworld（一)TopTenMostWidelyUsedLanguages全球十大最常用語(yǔ)言Languageisperhapsthemostimportantfunctionofthehumanbody—itallowsustogetsustenanceasachild,itallowsustogetvirtuallyanythingwewantasanadult,anditallowsusmanyhoursofentertainmentthroughliterature,radio,music,andfilms。Herewesummarizethetenmostimportantlanguagesinusetoday（inorderofleasttomostspoken）。語(yǔ)言可能是人類身上最重要的功能——它使我們?cè)诤⑻釙r(shí)獲得食物,在成人時(shí)獲得幾乎一切我們想要的東西，它也同樣使我們通過(guò)看書(shū)、聽(tīng)廣播、聽(tīng)音樂(lè)、看電影度過(guò)了許多休閑娛樂(lè)時(shí)光?，F(xiàn)在我們（按語(yǔ)言使用人數(shù)由少到多）歸納了現(xiàn)今使用的十種最重要的語(yǔ)言。10。French法語(yǔ)Numberofspeakers:129million使用人數(shù)：1.29億Oftencalledthemostromanticlanguageintheworld,Frenchisspokenintonsofcountries,includingBelgium,Canada，Rwanda,Cameroon,andHaiti。Oh,andFrancetoo。We'reactuallyveryluckythatFrenchissopopular，becausewithoutit，wemighthavebeenstuckwithDutchToast，DutchFries,andDutchkissing。法語(yǔ)常常被譽(yù)為全球最浪漫的語(yǔ)言，很多國(guó)家都說(shuō)法語(yǔ)，這些國(guó)家包括比利時(shí)、加拿大、盧旺達(dá)、喀麥隆、海地。當(dāng)然，還有法國(guó)。實(shí)際上，對(duì)于法語(yǔ)的流行我們應(yīng)該感到慶幸，因?yàn)槿绻麤](méi)有法語(yǔ),我們可能一直只會(huì)說(shuō)荷蘭面包、荷蘭炸薯?xiàng)l和荷蘭式接吻。Tosay＂hello＂inFrench,say＂Bonjour＂.法語(yǔ)里＂你好＂是＂bonjour＂.9。Malay—Indonesian馬來(lái)-印尼語(yǔ)Numberofspeakers:159million使用人數(shù)：1。59億Malay—Indonesianisspoken-surprise-inMalaysiaandIndonesia.Actually，wekindoffudgedthenumbersonthisonebecausetherearemanydialectsofMalay,themostpopularofwhichisIndonesian.Butthey'reallprettymuchbasedonthesamerootlanguage,whichmakesittheninthmost-spokenintheworld.驚喜吧！馬來(lái)—印尼語(yǔ)就是在馬來(lái)西亞和印度尼西亞使用的語(yǔ)言。實(shí)際上，我們捏造了這個(gè)數(shù)據(jù)，那是因?yàn)轳R來(lái)當(dāng)?shù)赜性S多方言，其中最流行的是印度尼西亞語(yǔ)。但是它們?cè)诤艽蟪潭壬细灿谕环N源語(yǔ)言,這使馬來(lái)-印尼語(yǔ)成為了世界第九大常用語(yǔ)言。Indonesiaisafascinatingplace；anationmadeupofover13,000islandsitisthesixthmostpopulatedcountryintheworld.MalaysiabordersontwoofthelargerpartsofIndonesia(includingtheislandofBorneo）,andismostlyknownforitscapitalcityofKualaLumpur。印度尼西亞是一個(gè)奇妙的地方，這個(gè)國(guó)家由13000座島嶼組成，是世界第六大人口國(guó).馬來(lái)西亞和印度尼西亞有兩大部分(包括婆羅洲島)接壤，其首都吉隆坡最著名.Tosay＂hello＂inIndonesian,say＂Selamatpagi＂.印尼語(yǔ)說(shuō)＂你好＂是＂selamatpagi＂。8。Portuguese葡萄牙語(yǔ)Numberofspeakers：191million使用人數(shù)：1.91億YoumaythinkofPortugueseasalittlelanguage。Inthe12thCentury，PortugalwonitsindependencefromSpainandexpandedallovertheworldwiththehelpofitsfamousexplorerslikeVascodaGamaandPrinceHenry，theNavigator。BecausePortugalgotinsoearlyontheexploringgame,thelanguageestablisheditselfallovertheworld，especiallyinBrazil(whereit’sthenationallanguage),Macau，Angola，Venezuela,andMozambique。你可能認(rèn)為葡萄牙語(yǔ)是小語(yǔ)種.在十二世紀(jì)，葡萄牙從西班牙贏得了獨(dú)立，而著名探險(xiǎn)家達(dá)伽馬和航海家亨利王子幫助葡萄牙擴(kuò)大了其世界版圖.由于葡萄牙的世界探索旅程開(kāi)始得很早，葡萄牙語(yǔ)在全球確立了自己的地位,特別是在巴西（葡萄牙語(yǔ)是那里的民族語(yǔ)言)、澳門(mén)、安哥拉、委內(nèi)瑞拉、莫桑比克.Tosay＂hello＂inPortuguese,say＂Bomdia＂.葡萄牙語(yǔ)里＂你好＂是＂Bomdia＂.7.Bengali孟加拉語(yǔ)Numberofspeakers:211million使用人數(shù)：2。11億InBangladesh,acountryof120+millionpeople,justabouteverybodyspeaksBengali。AndbecauseBangladeshisvirtuallysurroundedbyIndia（wherethepopulationisgrowingsofast,justbreathingtheaircangetyoupregnant），thenumberofBengalispeakersintheworldismuchhigherthanmostpeoplewouldexpect.孟加拉國(guó)是一個(gè)超過(guò)人口1。2億的國(guó)家，幾乎人人都說(shuō)孟加拉語(yǔ)。由于孟加拉國(guó)幾乎被印度所包圍（那里人口增長(zhǎng)很快,好像只是呼吸空氣就可以讓你懷孕似的），在世界上講孟加拉語(yǔ)的人的數(shù)量比大多數(shù)人預(yù)料的多得多。Tosay＂hello＂inBengali，say＂EiJe＂.孟加拉語(yǔ)里＂你好＂是＂EiJe＂.6。Arabic阿拉伯語(yǔ)Numberofspeakers:246million使用人數(shù)：2。46億Arabic,oneoftheworld'soldestlanguages,isspokenintheMiddleEast,withspeakersfoundincountriessuchasSaudiArabia，Kuwait，Iraq，Syria,Jordan,Lebanon,andEgypt。Furthermore,becauseArabicisthelanguageoftheKoran，millionsofMoslemsinothercountriesspeakArabicaswell.SomanypeoplehaveaworkingknowledgeofArabic，infact,thatin1974itwasmadethesixthofficiallanguageoftheUnitedNations。阿拉伯語(yǔ)是世界上最古老的語(yǔ)言，盛行于中東地區(qū)，如阿拉伯、科威特、伊拉克、敘利亞、約旦、黎巴嫩和埃及等地。此外，因?yàn)楣盘m經(jīng)是阿拉伯語(yǔ)寫(xiě)成,其他國(guó)家成千上萬(wàn)的穆斯林也使用阿拉伯語(yǔ)。實(shí)際上,很多人都具備足夠使用阿拉伯語(yǔ)的知識(shí)，1974年阿拉伯語(yǔ)被確認(rèn)為聯(lián)合國(guó)第六種官方語(yǔ)言。Tosay＂hello＂inArabic,say＂Alsalaama’alaykum＂。阿拉伯語(yǔ)里＂你好＂是＂Alsalaama’alaykum＂。5.Russian俄語(yǔ)Numberofspeakers:277million使用人數(shù)：2.77億MikhailGorbachev，BorisYeltsin,andYakovSmirnoffareamongthemillionsofRussianspeakersoutthere.Sure,weusedtothinkofthemasourCommieenemies.NowwethinkofthemasourCommiefriends。OneofthesixlanguagesintheUN，RussianisspokennotonlyintheMotherCountry，butalsoinBelarus,Kazakhstan,andtheU.S。andsoon.米哈伊爾?戈?duì)柊蛦谭?、鮑里斯?葉利欽,雅科夫?斯米諾夫?qū)儆跀?shù)以百萬(wàn)計(jì)的俄語(yǔ)人群。當(dāng)然,我們?cè)?jīng)認(rèn)為他們是我們的政敵?，F(xiàn)在我們認(rèn)為他們是我們的共產(chǎn)主義朋友。作為聯(lián)合國(guó)六種工作語(yǔ)言之一,俄語(yǔ)不僅在俄羅斯使用，而且在白俄羅斯、哈薩克斯坦、美國(guó)等地都有人使用。Tosay＂hello＂inRussian,say＂Zdravstvuite＂。俄語(yǔ)說(shuō)＂你好＂,即＂Zdravstvuite＂。4。Spanish西班牙語(yǔ)Numberofspeakers：392million使用人數(shù)：3.92億Asidefromallofthosekidswhotakeitinhighschool，SpanishisspokeninjustabouteverySouthAmericanandCentralAmericancountry,nottomentionSpain,Cuba，andtheU。S.ThereisaparticularinterestinSpanishintheU.S。，asmanyEnglishwordsareborrowedfromthelanguage，including:tornado,bonanza，patio,quesadilla,enchilada，andtacograndesupreme。除了那些在高中上西班牙語(yǔ)課的孩子，所有南美洲和中美洲國(guó)家都有人說(shuō)西班牙語(yǔ)，更不用說(shuō)西班牙、古巴、美國(guó)。美國(guó)人對(duì)西班牙語(yǔ)非常感興趣,有很多英語(yǔ)單詞都來(lái)自西班牙語(yǔ)，包括：龍卷風(fēng)、財(cái)源滾滾、天井、油炸玉米粉餅、拉達(dá)、墨西哥超級(jí)玉米餅卷。Tosay＂hello＂inSpanish,say＂Hola＂.西班牙語(yǔ)里＂你好＂是＂hola＂.3。Hindustani印度斯坦語(yǔ)Numberofspeakers:497million使用人數(shù):4。97億HindustaniistheprimarylanguageofIndia’scrowdedpopulation，anditencompassesahugenumberofdialects（ofwhichthemostcommonlyspokenisHindi).WhilemanypredictthatthepopulationofIndiawillsoonsurpassthatofChina,theprominenceofEnglishinIndiapreventsHindustanifromsurpassingthemostpopularlanguageintheworld.Ifyou’reinterestedinlearningalittleHindi,there’saveryeasyway：rentanIndianmovie.ThefilmindustryinIndiaisthemostprolificintheworld，makingthousandsofaction/romance/musicalseveryyear。印度斯坦語(yǔ)是印度大部分人口的主要語(yǔ)言，它包含了大量的方言（其中最常用的語(yǔ)言為印地語(yǔ)）。雖然許多人預(yù)測(cè)，印度的人口將超過(guò)中國(guó)，英語(yǔ)在印度的突出阻礙了印度斯坦語(yǔ)成為世界上最為流行的語(yǔ)言。如果你想學(xué)一點(diǎn)印度語(yǔ)感，有一個(gè)很簡(jiǎn)單的方法：租一部印度電影。印度的電影產(chǎn)業(yè)在世界上是最豐富的，印度每年都拍攝了數(shù)以千計(jì)的動(dòng)作片、愛(ài)情片和音樂(lè)劇。Tosay＂hello＂inHindustani,say＂Namaste＂.印度斯坦語(yǔ)里＂你好＂是＂Namaste＂。2。English英語(yǔ)Numberofspeakers:508million使用人口:5。08億WhileEnglishdoesn’thavethemostspeakers,itistheofficiallanguageofmorecountriesthananyotherlanguage。Itsspeakershailfromallaroundtheworld,includingNewZealand，theU。S。,Australia,England，Zimbabwe，theCaribbean，HongKong,SouthAfrica,andCanada。雖然英語(yǔ)不是說(shuō)的人最多的語(yǔ)言，但是相比其他任何語(yǔ)言，使用英語(yǔ)作為官方語(yǔ)言的國(guó)家是最多的。它的使用者遍布世界各地，包括新西蘭、美國(guó)、澳大利亞、英國(guó)、津巴布韋、加勒比海地區(qū)、香港、南非、加拿大。Tosay＂hello＂inEnglish,say＂What'sup,freak？＂英語(yǔ)說(shuō)＂你好＂，即＂What’sup,freak？＂。1。Mandarin普通話Numberofspeakers:1billion+使用人數(shù)：十億以上Surprise，surprise，themostwidelyspokenlanguageontheplanetisbasedinthemostpopulatedcountryontheplanet。Beatingsecond—placeEnglishbya2to1ratio,butdon’tletthatlullyouintothinkingthatMandariniseasytolearn。SpeakingMandarincanbereallytough,becauseeachwordcanbepronouncedinfourways(or＂tones＂）,andabeginnerwillinvariablyhavetroubledistinguishingonetonefromanother。Butifoverabillionpeoplecoulddoit,socouldyou。Trysayinghello！驚奇吧，地球上使用人數(shù)最多的語(yǔ)言是地球上人口最多的國(guó)家。由于其使用人數(shù)是排名第二的英國(guó)的兩倍，從而擊敗了英語(yǔ)，但不要因此就認(rèn)為普通話很容易學(xué)。講普通話會(huì)很難，因?yàn)槊總€(gè)字可能有四個(gè)音調(diào)，一個(gè)初學(xué)者總是覺(jué)得區(qū)別一個(gè)音調(diào)和另一個(gè)音調(diào)太難了。但如果十億人都能做到，那么你也可以做到。試著說(shuō)你好!Tosay＂hello＂inMandarin，say＂Nihao＂(＂Hao＂ispronouncedasonesyllable，butthetonerequiresthatyouletyourvoicedropmidway，andthenraiseitagainattheend。)普通話說(shuō)＂你好＂是＂你好＂(＂好＂的讀音就是一個(gè)音節(jié)，但它的音調(diào)要求你的聲音在中間發(fā)降調(diào),最后再發(fā)升調(diào).）（二)BritishEnglish

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English英式英語(yǔ)vs美式英語(yǔ)BritishandAmericanletterwriterstotheFinancialTimeshavespentthepastfewweekscrappingoverwhether＂one—time＂isabetterphrasethan＂one—off＂,howfarcricketmetaphorstravelandwhether＂backstop＂comesfrombaseballorfromtheolderEnglishgameofrounders。過(guò)去幾周,英國(guó)和美國(guó)讀者致信英國(guó)《金融時(shí)報(bào)》展開(kāi)激辯,辯題包括＂一次性＂用＂one—time＂還是＂one-off＂來(lái)表達(dá)更好、板球術(shù)語(yǔ)的比喻用法能流傳多廣,以及＂接球手＂(backstop)一詞是來(lái)源于美式棒球還是歷史更悠久的英國(guó)圓場(chǎng)棒球.OneUKcorrespondentexpressedirritationovertheAmericanswhowouldhavesaid＂thepastseveralweeks＂ratherthanthe＂pastfew＂insentencessuchastheoneabove。一名英國(guó)讀者對(duì)美國(guó)人把＂過(guò)去幾周＂說(shuō)成＂the

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few＂表達(dá)了反感。Asub-themewastheinfiltrationofAmericanandBritishwordsintoeachother'sspeechandhowbadthiswas.WhenBritsuseAmericanwords,theirmorefastidiouscompatriotstakeitasevidenceofdecliningstandards，whileAmericansseethosewhoadoptBritishismsaspretentiousandsnobbish.一個(gè)子話題是美式英語(yǔ)和英式英語(yǔ)詞匯的相互滲透,以及這是多么糟糕。當(dāng)某些英國(guó)人使用美式英語(yǔ)的詞匯時(shí)，他們吹毛求疵的同胞會(huì)認(rèn)為,這是英語(yǔ)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)降低的證據(jù)，而美國(guó)人則覺(jué)得使用英式英語(yǔ)的人特別裝腔作勢(shì)。Thislinguisticfractiousnesshasbeengoingonforalongtime.In1828，NoahWebster,championofaUSvernacularthatdidnotlookacrosstheAtlanticforvalidation,published，AnAmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage。Thelanguagesneverdivergedmuch，inspiteofWebster’sefforts；UKandUSEnglishremainsiblings–and，likemanysiblings，theysquabble。這種語(yǔ)言的齟齬由來(lái)已久.1828年，美國(guó)本土語(yǔ)言的捍衛(wèi)者挪亞?韋伯斯特（Noah

Webster)出版了《美國(guó)英語(yǔ)詞典》，而美式英語(yǔ)并不打算尋求大西洋彼岸的承認(rèn)。盡管韋伯斯特編纂了這樣一部詞典，但兩國(guó)的語(yǔ)言其實(shí)從未產(chǎn)生太多差異，英式和美式英語(yǔ)一直親如兄弟，而就像許多兄弟姐妹一樣，它們也會(huì)＂拌嘴＂。高考試題一體裁題材詞數(shù)難度建議時(shí)間記敘文莎士比亞的戲劇295★★★☆☆8分鐘（2017·新課標(biāo)全國(guó)卷II，閱讀理解A）Inthecomingmonths，wearebringingtogetherartistsfromallovertheglobe，toenjoyspeakingShakespeare’splaysintheirownlanguage,inourGlobe，withinthearchitectureShakespearewrotefor.Pleasecomeandjoinus。NationalTheatreofChinaBeijing|ChineseThisgreatoccasion（盛會(huì)）willbetheNationalTheatreofChina’sfirstvisittotheUK.Thecompany'sproductionsshowthenewfaceof21stcenturyChinesetheatre。ThisproductionofShakespeare’sRichard=3\＊ROMANIIIwillbedirectedbytheNational'sAssociateDirector，WangXiaoying.DateTime：Saturday28April，2.30pmSunday29April,1。30pm6。30pmMarjanishviliTheatreTbilisi|GeorgianOneofthemostfamoustheatresinGeorgia，theMarjanishvili，foundedin1928，appearsregularlyattheatrefestivalsallovertheworld.ThisnewproductionofAsYouLikeItishelmed(指導(dǎo))bythecompany’sArtisticDirectorLevanTsuladze。DateTime：Friday18May,2。30pmSaturday19May，7。30pmDeafinitelyTheatreLondon｜BritishSignLanguage（BSL)BytranslatingtherichandhumouroustextofLove’sLabour’sLostintothephysicallanguageofBSL,DeafinitelyTheatrecreatesanewinterpretationofShakespeare’scomedyandaimstobuildabridgebetweendeafandhearingworldsbyperformingtobothgroupsasoneaudience.DateTime:Tuesday22May,2。30pmWednesday23May，7。30pmHabimaNationalTheatreTelAviv｜HebrewTheHabimaisthecentreofHebrew-languagetheatreworldwide.FoundedinMoscowafterthe1905revolution,thecompanyeventuallysettledinTelAvivinthelate1920s.Since1958,theyhavebeenrecognisedasthenationaltheatreofIsrael.ThisproductionofShakespeare'sTheMerchantofVenicemarkstheirfirstvisittotheUK。DateTime：Monday28May，7.30pmTuesday29May,7。30pm21。WhichplaywillbeperformedbytheNationalTheatreofChina?A.RichardⅢ. B.Love'sLabour’sLost。C.AsYouLikeIt. D.TheMerchantofVenice。22.WhatisspecialaboutDeafinitelyTheatre?A。Ithastwogroupsofactors。B.ItistheleadingtheatreinLondon.C。ItperformsplaysinBSL.D.Itisgoodatproducingcomedies.23.WhencanyouseeaplayinHebrew？A。OnSaturday28Apil.B。OnSunday29April.C.OnTuesday22May.D。OnTuesday29May.【答案】【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文。主要介紹了莎士比亞的戲劇被翻譯成幾個(gè)國(guó)家的語(yǔ)言，并將在這些國(guó)家的大劇院上映的有關(guān)情況。21.A【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)＂Thisgreatoccasion（盛會(huì))willbethenationalTheatreofChina’sfirstvisittotheUK.以及ThisproductionofShakespeare’sRichardIIIwillbedirectedbytheNational'sAssociateDirector,WangXiaoying＂，可知RichardIII將要在中國(guó)國(guó)家大劇院上映。故選A。23.D【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)＂DateTime:Monday28May,7。30pmTuesday29May，7。30pm＂可知，可以在5月29日,星期二這一天，在希伯來(lái)觀看戲劇。故選D。高考試題二體裁題材詞數(shù)難度建議時(shí)間說(shuō)明文美國(guó)人要學(xué)漢語(yǔ)286★★☆☆☆6分鐘(2014·新課標(biāo)全國(guó)卷II，閱讀理解C）Oneofthelatesttrends(趨勢(shì))inAmericanchildcareisChineseaupairs.AuPairinStamford,Conn.,forexample，hasgotincreasingnumbersofrequestsforChineseaupairsfromzerotoaround4,000since2004.Andthat’strueallacrossthecountry.＂IthoughtitwouldbeveryusefulforhimtolearnChineseatanearlyage，＂JosephStocke,themanagingdirectorofacompany,saysofhis2—year—oldson.＂Iwouldatleastliketogivehimthechancetousethelanguageinthefuture。＂Afteronlysixmonthsofbeingcaredforbya25—year—oldwomanfromChina,theboycanalreadyunderstandbasicChinesedailyexpressions，hisdadsays。LiDrake,aChinesenativeraisingtwochildreninMinnesotawithanAmericanhusband,hadanotherreasonforlookingforanaupairfromChina：Shedidn’twantherchildrentomissoutontheirroots。＂BecauseIamChinese,myhusbandandIwantedthechildrentokeepexposedto（接觸）thelanguageandculture，＂shesays。＂Stayingwithanativespeakerisbetterforchildrenthansimplysittinginaclassroom,＂saysSuzanneFlynn,aprofessorinlanguageeducationofchildren.＂Butparentsmustunderstandthatjustoneyearwithanaupairisunlikelytoproducewonders.Completemasterydemandscontinuedlearninguntiltheageof10or12.＂ThepopularityofaupairsfromChinahasbeenstrengthenedbytheincreasingnumbersofAmericanparentswhowanttheirchildrentolearnChinese.ItisexpectedthatAmericandemandforaupairswillcontinuetoriseinthenextfewyears.29.Whatdoestheterm＂aupair＂inthetextmean?A.Amotherraisingherchildrenonherown.B.Achildlearningaforeignlanguageathome。C。Aprofessorinlanguageeducationofchildren。D.Ayoungforeignwomantakingcareofchildren。30.LiDrakehasherchildrenstudyChinesebecauseshewantsthem。A。toliveinChinasomedayB.tospeakthelanguageathomeC。tocatchupwithotherchildrenD.tolearnabouttheChineseculture31。Whatcanweinferfromthetext？A.LearningChineseisbecomingpopularinAmerica。B。Educatedwomendobetterinlookingafterchildren.C.ChineseaupairsneedtoimprovetheirEnglishskills.D。Childrencanlearnaforeignlanguagewellinsixmonths。【答案】【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文屬于說(shuō)明文。在文中作者提出美國(guó)現(xiàn)在存在的一種潮流趨勢(shì),即越來(lái)越多的美國(guó)人希望孩子能夠?qū)W漢語(yǔ),而且他們都希望孩子能夠在家里和來(lái)自中國(guó)的學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)漢語(yǔ),他們認(rèn)為這樣在生活中通過(guò)交流來(lái)學(xué)習(xí)漢語(yǔ)要比在學(xué)校學(xué)習(xí)有優(yōu)勢(shì)。29.D【解析】詞義猜測(cè)題。結(jié)合語(yǔ)境可知aupair指的是在國(guó)外寄居的人,他們幫助房東照看孩子甚至學(xué)習(xí)語(yǔ)言換取免費(fèi)食宿，又稱互惠生.31。A【解析】推理判斷題。依據(jù)最后一段尤其是最后一句＂ItisexpectedthatAmericandemandforaupairswillcontinuetoriseinthenextfewyears＂可推斷在美國(guó)學(xué)習(xí)漢語(yǔ)熱潮會(huì)繼續(xù)高漲。高考試題三Cloze1體裁題材詞數(shù)難度建議時(shí)間說(shuō)明文成年人學(xué)習(xí)外語(yǔ)280★★★☆☆16分鐘（2013·安徽，完形填空）Ifyouwanttolearnanewlanguage,theveryfirstthingIthinkaboutiswhy。Doyouneeditfora36reason,suchasyouroryourstudies？37perhapsyou’reinterestedinthe38,filmsormusicofaforeigncountryandyouknowhowmuchitwillhelptohavea39ofthelanguage。Mostpeoplelearnbestusingavarietyof40.buttraditionalclassesareanideal（理想的）startformanypeople。They41anenvironmentwhereyoucanpracticeunderthe42ofsomeonewho’sgoodatthelanguage.Wealllead43livesandlearningalanguagetakes44。Youwillhavemoresuccessifyoustudyregularly，sotrytodevelopa45。Itdoesn’tmatterifyouhaven’tgotlong.Becomingfluentinalanguagewilltakeyears,butlearningtogetbytakes46.Manypeoplestartlearningalanguageandsoongiveup.＂I’mtoo47.＂theysay。Yes。childrendolearnlanguagemore48thanadults，butresearchhasshownthatyoucanlearnalanguageatany49。Andlearningisgoodforthehealthofyourbrain。too。I’vealsoheardpeople50aboutthemistakestheymakewhen51.Well,relaxandlaughaboutyourmistakes52.Youarethenlesslikelytomakethemagain。Learninganewlanguageisnever53。Butwithsameworkanddevotion，you’llmakeprogress。Andyou’llbe54bythepositivereactionofsomepeoplewhenyousayjustafewwordsin55ownlanguage。Goodluck！36.A。technical B.political C。practical

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D。your【答案】【語(yǔ)篇解讀】這篇短文主要談?wù)摿顺赡耆藢W(xué)習(xí)外語(yǔ)的一個(gè)話題。文章告訴我們，要想需要一門(mén)語(yǔ)言，首先知道自己為什么要學(xué)這門(mén)語(yǔ)言。然后選擇一種適合自己的學(xué)習(xí)方法,并且有規(guī)律地練習(xí)習(xí)外語(yǔ)不只是孩子們的專利,任何年齡的人都可以學(xué)習(xí)外語(yǔ)，并且這有助于人們的大腦健康習(xí)外語(yǔ)從來(lái)不是一件容易的事情，但是只要有付出就會(huì)有回報(bào)。36。C由接下來(lái)的＂suchasyourjoboryourstudies＂可知此處是問(wèn)你學(xué)一門(mén)外語(yǔ)是因?yàn)槟撤N現(xiàn)實(shí)的需要(諸如求職或求嗎?practical＂現(xiàn)實(shí)的＂,符合語(yǔ)境.38.A根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知,所填詞語(yǔ)與接下來(lái)的＂filmsormusic＂并列，被＂ofadifferentcountry＂修飾，故選A。39。B參見(jiàn)37題解析。haveaknowledgeof＂掌握，了解,熟知＂。故選B.40.C大多數(shù)人使用各種不同的方法學(xué)得很好，但對(duì)許多人來(lái)說(shuō)，傳統(tǒng)的課堂是理想的開(kāi)端。故選C。41.D它們(傳統(tǒng)的課堂)可以＂提供＂一種環(huán)境:你可以在一個(gè)精通該語(yǔ)言的人的指導(dǎo)下不斷練習(xí).故選D。42。C參見(jiàn)上題解析。undertheguidanceof＂在……的指導(dǎo)下＂。故選C。43.A接下來(lái)討論的是學(xué)習(xí)外語(yǔ)需要大量的時(shí)間，由此可知此處是說(shuō)我們都生活得很忙碌，但學(xué)習(xí)外語(yǔ)需要時(shí)間。故選A。44。B參見(jiàn)上題解析。談?wù)摰氖菍W(xué)習(xí)外語(yǔ)需要時(shí)間,故選B。45.C根據(jù)前半句中的＂regularly＂可知選C。如果定期學(xué)習(xí)外語(yǔ),成功的機(jī)會(huì)更大些，所以要努力養(yǎng)成習(xí)慣.routine＂慣例,常規(guī)＂。46。B要學(xué)到流利的程度需要數(shù)年的時(shí)間，但只要求說(shuō)得過(guò)去，需要的時(shí)間則少得多。but表示轉(zhuǎn)折，前一句說(shuō)的是需要很多時(shí)間，后一句自然說(shuō)的相反。故選B.47.A根據(jù)接下來(lái)的＂children＂和＂adults＂可知，本段討論的是學(xué)習(xí)外語(yǔ)與年齡之間的關(guān)系,故選A。許多人開(kāi)始學(xué)習(xí)外語(yǔ),但很快就放棄了.他們會(huì)說(shuō)＂我年齡大了＂.48。B的確，孩子比成年人學(xué)習(xí)外語(yǔ)更快，故選B。49.A本段討論的是學(xué)習(xí)外語(yǔ)與＂年齡＂之間的關(guān)系，故選A。50.A我還聽(tīng)人們說(shuō)他們擔(dān)心學(xué)習(xí)時(shí)犯的錯(cuò)誤,故選A。51.D本文討論的是學(xué)習(xí)外語(yǔ)的事情，故選D。53.D本句為本段的首句，起著承上啟下的作用,是對(duì)上文的總結(jié)。上文討論的是學(xué)習(xí)外語(yǔ)的眾多困難，然后通過(guò)＂Butwithsomeworkanddevotion,you’llmakeprogress.＂話鋒一轉(zhuǎn)，討論學(xué)習(xí)外語(yǔ)的收獲.故選D。54.B此處討論的是學(xué)習(xí)外語(yǔ)的收獲—-你用他們的語(yǔ)言說(shuō)上幾句，外國(guó)人的積極反應(yīng)就會(huì)讓你＂驚喜＂，故選B。55。A參見(jiàn)上題解析.閱讀理解閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。Passage1體裁題材詞數(shù)難度建議時(shí)間說(shuō)明文擴(kuò)大詞匯量的方法239★★★☆☆6分鐘TherearemanyusefulsuggestionsthatcanhelponetoimproveEnglish.Herearesomeofthemtoincreaseone'sEnglishlanguagevocabulary.LearningEnglishvocabularyisaboutmuchmorethanjustlearningtherightwords.Itisbasedonunderstandingimportantwordsandexpressions.Learningawordwillnothelpverymuchifyouquicklyforgetit。Researchesshowthatittakesfrom10to20repetitions（重復(fù)）toreallymakeawordpartofyourvocabulary.Sincemostwordsarelearnedfromhowtheyareusedincontext(上下文），themorewordsoneisshown,thebettervocabularyonewillhave.Keepapieceofpaperclosetoyou。Whenyouread,paycloseattentiontothewordyoudonotknow，writetheworddownandtrytounderstanditsmeaningfromthecontext.Thenlookupthewordinadictionary。RememberthatifyoudonotuseEnglishwordsthatyouhavejustlearnedinconversationorwriting，youwillforgetthemveryquickly.Sothebestwaytolearnnewwordseffectivelyisjustbytryingtousetheminconversationandwriting.RememberalsothatpracticeisthekeytofluentspokenEnglish。Buildingvocabularyisalife—longtask.Remember：＂Inthebeginningwastheword.＂Yourfuturecoulddependonhowrichyourvocabularyis.Itwillalsodeterminethequalityofyourcommunication.1.

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