Question

【题目】It takes much time to learn a language. There are many reasons to learn a language.

Emigration

When you move to a different country or region, learning the local language will help you to communicate with the local community. Even if many local people speak your language, it’s important to learn their language. It will also give you a better understanding of their culture and way of thinking.

Work

If your work is about languages, talking to them in their own languages will help you to communicate with them. Knowing languages may also increase your chances of finding a new job, getting a promotion or a transfer overseas, or of going on foreign business trips.

Many English-speaking business people don’t bother to learn other languages because they believe that most of the people they do business with in foreign countries can speak English. The lack of foreign language knowledge puts the English speakers at a disadvantage.

Travel

When you go on holiday you can get more information by speaking English. If people don’t understand you, all you have to do is speak slowly and turn up the voice.

Food

Perhaps you enjoy the food and drink of a country or region and make trips there. It is very useful to learn a foreign language.

【1】The underlined word “chance” means .

A. opportunity B. interest C. instruction D. explanation

【2】There are reasons to learn a language in the passage.

A. three B. four C. five D. six

【3】What is NOT true according to the passage ?

A. It’s important to learn a foreign language when moving to a different country.

B. Learning a language can give you a better understanding of their culture.

C. If people don’t understand you , you can speak slowly and turn up the voice.

D. It’s not necessary to learn a foreign language if you are English-speaking business people.

【4】What’s the main idea of the passage ?

A. Where to learn a language. B. Why to learn to learn a language.

C. How to learn a language. D. How many languages to learn.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

【1】词义猜测题。这篇短文给我们讲述的是学习语言的几个理由，划线的单词在第二个理由中，如果你的工作跟语言相关，那么会说那种语言对你就是很有帮助的。它可以增加你找到新工作的机会。chance的意思是机会，跟opportunity同义，故选A。

【2】主旨大意题。短文第一段提出了整篇文章的主题，即学习语言的几个理由，从第二段开始，作者分别从emigration, work, travel, food四个方面介绍了学习语言的理由，一共是四个，故应选B。

【3】推理判断题。根据短文中Many English-speaking business people don’t bother to learn other languages because they believe that most of the people they do business with in foreign countries can speak English可知，说英语的商人也会学习其他的语言，故D选项表述与原文不符。根据短文中When you move to a different country or region, learning the local language will help you to communicate with the local community.、It will also give you a better understanding of their culture and way of thinking.、If people don’t understand you, all you have to do is speak slowly and turn up the voice可知其他三项都是符合文意的。

【4】主旨大意题。短文的第一段即点明了文章的主题，根据It takes much time to learn a language. There are many reasons to learn a language可知，这篇文章介绍的是学习语言的几个理由。故应选B。