Question

7．你了解美丽的内陆山国瑞士吗？你知道瑞士人讲什么语言吗？
School children in eight German-speaking states of Switzerland are to learn English，rather than French，as their second language．
Education bosses said that pupils would now start learning English four years earlier than at present-in the third year instead of the seventh．
The teaching of French-Switzerland's second most widely spoken language after German would start in the fifth year．
The move follows a decision by the mainly German-speaking canton of Zurich two years ago to make English the first foreign language to be taught in schools in place of French．
Officials in Zurich said the measure was justified （证明）because English was increasingly becoming the most important language in both professional and personal circles．
But critics （评论家）of the decision are mainly native French and Italian speakers．They said learning the languages of other Swiss nationals had helped the country to live in harmony，avoiding the ethnic tensions （种族紧张关系），for example，in Spain．
Around 64% of the Swiss population is German-speaking，while French speakers make up nearly 19% of the population．
Italian is the mother-tongue of 5% of Swiss nationals and a small group speak Romansch，a descendant （后裔）of Latin．
The situation is complicated by the fact that 20% of those living in Switzerland are foreigners，speaking a variety of languages．
53．From the passage，we knowDis the first most widely used language in Switzerland．
A．English        B．French         C．Italian         D．German
54．Why do children in German-speaking states regard English as their second language？B
A．There are more British people there．
B．English is becoming more and more important．
C．They would learn English rather than French．
D．School children are made to learn English by the teachers．
55．Four main languages are spoken in Switzerland，they areB．
A．French，English，German and Italian
B．German，French，Italian and Romansch
C．English，Chinese，German and Japanese
D．German，French，Italian and Chinese
56．From the passage，we can learn thatC．
A．most of the Swiss speak English
B．German is a second language in Switzerland
C．Spain once saw the ethnic tensions
D．French is becoming less important in Switzerland．

Answer 1

分析 瑞士打算将英语作为第二语言，而非法语；有的人支持但也有评论家表示了不同的意见．

解答 53-56．DBBC
53题答案：D考查细节推理，根据文章中的Around 64% of the Swiss population is German-speaking．（大约64%的瑞士人口讲德语）可知本题答案为D选项．
54题答案：B考查细节推理，根据文章中的because English was increasingly becoming the most important language in both professional and personal circles．
因为英语在职业圈和个人圈越来越重要．可知本题答案为B选项．
55题答案：B考查细节推理，根据文章中的Around 64% of the Swiss population is German-speaking，while French speakers make up nearly 19% of the population．Italian is the mother-tongue of 5% of Swiss nationals and a small group speak Romansch，a descendant （后裔）of Latin．大约64%的瑞士人口讲德语，而讲法语的人占据了将近19%的人口．意大利语是5%瑞士籍人的母语，还有还有一小群人讲罗曼斯语--他们是拉丁人的后裔．可知本题答案为B选项．
56题答案：C考查细节推理，根据文章中的They said learning the languages of other Swiss nationals had helped the country to live in harmony，avoiding the ethnic tensions （种族紧张关系），for example，in Spain．他们说学习其他瑞士籍人的语言有助于帮助国家生活在和谐之中，从而避免种族紧张关系，例如在西班牙．由此可知西班牙人曾经看到过"种族关系紧张"，故本题答案为C选项．

点评 本文是一篇新闻报道类阅读，题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对 性找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确的答案．