Question

【题目】 An obvious reason for learning a new language is to be able to communicate with the people who speak it.【1】 People in every country prefer it when tourists make an effort to speak the local language, even if all you can say in it is “hello” and “please”.

Cultural understanding

Speaking a new language helps you to get to know another people and culture, as language and culture go hand in hand.【2】 It shows new ways of looking at the world. In addition, when you speak another language, you can enjoy literature, film, and music in the original language. It is extremely difficult for a translation to be a perfect replica (复制品) of the original. 【3】.

Business and careers

【4】 Schools and employers tend to prefer candidates who speak one or more foreign languages. Even though English is widely spoken in much of the world, the fact is that the global economy depends on communication. When dealing with France, for example, someone who speaks French will have an obvious advantage over someone who doesn’t.

Language improvement

Learning another language can help you to understand your own. Many languages have contributed to the development of English.【5】 Also, in learning how another language differs from your own, you will increase your understanding of your own language. For many people, language is innate (与生俱来的) — we know how to say something, but we don’t necessarily know why we say it that way. Learning another language can change that.

A.Language is helpful in making foreign friends.

B.The best way is to read what the author actually wrote.

C.Learning another language opens one’s mind to new ideas.

D.Your trip will be comfortable if you speak the local language.

E.Speaking more than one language will increase your market ability.

F.It is true that mastering another foreign language is very beneficial.

G.Learning those will teach you where words and even grammatical structures are from.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【4】E

【5】G

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。语言学习的明显目的是为了交流，但对我们了解异域文化、职业发展和语言提高也有很好的帮助作用。

【1】根据下文中的People in every country prefer it when tourists make an effort to speak the local language, even if all you can say in it is “hello” and “please”.(每个国家的人都喜欢游客努力说当地语言，即使你只能说“你好”和“请”)可知，D项中的Your trip与tourists相呼应，且语义（如果你能说当地的语言，你的旅行会很舒服）承接上文。故选D。

【2】根据段落开头Speaking a new language helps you to get to know another people and culture, as language and culture go hand in hand.(说一门新的语言可以帮助你了解另一个民族和文化，因为语言和文化是相辅相成的)可知，C选项（学习另一种语言能够开阔眼界）能承接上文内容。故选C。

【3】根据上文中的It is extremely difficult for a translation to be a perfect replica (复制品) of the original.(译文要完全复制原文是极其困难的)可知，B选项（最好的方法是阅读作者的原著）能够承接上文。且选项中the author和上文the original相呼应。故选B。

【4】根据下文中的Schools and employers tend to prefer candidates who speak one or more foreign languages.(学校和雇主倾向于选择会说一种或多种外语的候选人)可知，E选项（讲多种语言能够增加市场机会）能承接上文，且选项中more than one language和前文的One or more foreign languages相呼应。故选E。

【5】根据上文的Learning another language can help you to understand your own. Many languages have contributed to the development of English.(学习另一种语言可以帮助你理解自己的语言。许多语言对英语的发展作出了贡献)可知，上文谈到许多语言对英语的发展的作用，据此可知，G选项（通过学习那些语言能够知道词汇和语法结构的起源）能承接上文。故选G。

单词复现法是七选五常用的大题技巧之一，即选项和原文中的某些词相同或互为词根词缀的形式相呼应。如第4小题，E选项Speaking more than one language will increase your market ability.(讲多种语言能够增加市场机会)中的more than one language和前文的One or more foreign languages相呼应，又因语义承接上文，即可推断出E项正确。