Question

Students in many countries are learning English. Some of these students are small children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others by themselves. A few learn English by learning the language over the radio, on TV, or in film. One must work hard to learn another language.

Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects required for study. They study their own language and math and English: Some people learn it because it is useful for their work. Many people learn English for their work. Many people learn English for their higher studies, because at college or university some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.

1.People learn English _______.

A. at school B. over the radio

C. on TV D. not all in the same way

2.Different kinds of people want to learn English _______.

A. together with other subjects

B. for different reasons

C. for their work

D. for higher studies at colleges

3.From this passage we know that _______.

A. we can learn English easily

B. English is very difficult to learn

C. English is learned by most people in the world

D. English is a useful language but one must work hard to learn

4.Which of the following is right?

A. We don’t need to learn any foreign languages.

B. We can do well in all our work without English.

C. English is the most important subject in schools.

D. We should learn English because we need to face the world.

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲很多人都在学习英语，学习者的年龄不同，学习方法不同，学习目的也都不同。

1. learn at school, others by themselves. A few learn English by learning the language over the radio, on TV, or in film.”一些人在学校学习，有些人自学，有些人通过听收音机、看电视、看电影学习英语，方法各不相同。故选D.

2.

3. must work hard to learn another language.”学习除母语以外的另一种语言都需要努力。由第二段可以知道英语对工作、看英文书籍、看英文报纸、看英文杂志都是很有用的。故选D.

4. don’t need to learn any foreign languages.”我们不需要学习任何外国语言，A错。“Some people learn it because it is useful for their work. Many people learn English for their work.”

英语在工作上很有用，B错。“Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects required for study.”文中只是说英语是一门学科，并没有说是最重要的学科。故选D.

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