话题语篇专练 6

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话题语篇专练 6

语言学习(二) (建议用时25分钟)

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(2014·新课标全国卷Ⅱ)

One of the latest trends(趋势)in American childcare is Chinese au pairs. Au Pair in Stamford, Conn. , for example, has got increasing numbers of requests for Chinese au pairs from zero to around 4, 000 since 2004. And that’s true all across the country.

“I thought it would be very useful for him to learn Chinese at an early age. ”Joseph Stocke, the managing director of a company, says of his 2-year-old son. “I would at least like to give him the chance to use the language in the future, ”After only six months of being cared for by a 25-year-old woman from China, the boy can already understand basic Chinese daily expressions, his dad says.

Li Drake, a Chinese native raising two children in Minnesota with an American husband, had another reason for looking for an au pair from China. She didn’t want her children to miss out on their roots. “Because I am Chinese, my husband and I wanted the children to keep exposed to(接触)the language and culture, ”she says.

“Staying with a native speaker is better for children than simply sitting in a classroom, ”says Suzanne Flynn, a professor in language education of children. “But

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parents must understand that just one year with an au pair is unlikely to produce wonders. Complete mastery demands continued learning until the age of 10 or 12. ”

The popularity of au pairs from China has been strengthened by the increasing numbers of American parents who want their children to learn Chinese. It is expected that American demand for au pairs will continue to rise in the next few years. 【文章大意】目前, 在美国, 越来越多的人雇用中国育婴女佣(au pair), 他们认为孩子可以从她们那儿学到汉语。 1. What does the term“au pair”in the text mean? A. A mother raising her children on her own. B. A child learning a foreign language at home. C. A professor in language education of children. D. A young foreign woman taking care of children.

【解析】选D。词义猜测题。根据第二段的only six months of being cared for by a 25-year-old woman from China以及下文可以推测出au pair表示“育婴女佣, 保姆”。故选D。

2. Li Drake has her children study Chinese because she wants them . A. to live in China some day B. to speak the language at home C. to catch up with other children D. to learn about the Chinese culture

【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第三段的my husband and I wanted the children to keep exposed to the language and culture可知。 3. What can we infer from the text?

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A. Learning Chinese is becoming popular in America. B. Educated women do better in looking after children. C. Chinese au pairs need to improve their English skills. D. Children can learn a foreign language well in six months.

【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据文章内容可知, 在美国, 越来越多的人雇用中国育婴女佣是为了学习汉语。故选A。

B

New York teen Timothy Doner has an unusual hobby—He likes to learn languages! And not the way most of us do to pass school exams, but well enough so that he can have a fluent conversation. Over the last five

years, the 18-year-old has been able to master 23! While this has earned him the name of the world’s youngest polyglot(通晓多种语言的人), he is still not satisfied.

Timothy’s interest in learning languages began in 2009 after he finished basic Hebrew lessons in preparation for his Bar Mitzvah ceremony(犹太男子的成人礼). He enjoyeditso much that he decided to become fluent in modern Hebrew. Then he picked up Arabic. Within four days, he managed to master the alphabet and by the end of the week, he could read the language fluently. After that, nothing could stop him.

Over the years, he has added Russian, Farsi, Hausa, Italian, Swahili, Indonesian, Hindi, Ojibwa, Pashto language, Turkish, Kurdish, Yiddish, Dutch, Croatian, Spanish and German to his list of languages. The list does not include the ones that he has taken up at school, which include French, Mandarin, Latin and of course, English.

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The most amazing part is that he has managed to learn all the additional languages on his own, using just online programs and grammar books.

The young polyglot begins by learning how to pronounce the alphabet correctly and then teaching himself the correct grammar. He then enlarges this by reading newspapers and talking with people that speak that language, either in person or on Internet chat rooms. In order to attract other people with similar skills and interest, he has even started making videos of himself speaking different languages on YouTube. Among the polyglots is 32-year-old Ohio man Moses McMormick, who has mastered 50 languages!

Timothy, whose next goal is to conquer Sudanese and Malay, says that his language skills are very useful when he is on the subway, walking around New York City or even at a restaurant, because it allows him to listen to all kinds of fun and interesting conversations.

【文章大意】文章介绍了一位通晓多种语言的纽约少年Timothy Doner。 4. What do we know about Timothy? A. He has a gift for languages. B. He began to learn languages at five. C. He is a teen who has many hobbies. D. He prefers self-study to school education.

【解析】选A。细节理解题。Timothy在短短五年内就可以掌握二十多种语言, 说明他很有语言天赋。

5. Timothy developed an interest in learning languages . A. after he picked up Arabic

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B. after his Bar Mitzvah ceremony C. after he mastered French and Latin D. after his talk with Moses McMormick

【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段可知Timothy对语言的兴趣起始于他的成年礼。

6. What does the underlined word“it”in Paragraph 2 mean? A. All kinds of languages. B. Hebrew.

C. Bar Mitzvah ceremony. D. Passing school exams.

【解析】选B。词义猜测题。根据上下文可知, 此处的it指Timothy喜欢Hebrew这种语言。故选B项。

7. We can infer from Paragraph 4 that Timothy . A. likes to show off his language skills B. prefers to practice languages online C. aims to master about 50 languages D. shares the same interest as Moses

【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第四段中的“attract other people with similar skills and interest”和“Moses McMormick, who has mastered 50 languages”可判断Timothy与Moses志趣相投。

C

Nowadays, the Internet, with its ability to connect people throughout the world, is changing the way people learn languages. There is still no way to avoid the hard

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work through vocabulary lists and grammar rules, but the books, tapes and even CDs are being replaced by email, video chat and social networks.

Livemocha, a Seattle company, has created a website devoted to helping people learn more than 38 languages by exchanging messages over the Internet and then correcting each other’s messages. The lessons, whether they are flashcards, quizzes, audio recordings or written and spoken essays, are delivered through the Internet.

Michael Schutzler, Livemocha’s chief executive(主管), says the website’s advantage is the ability to practice with a real person. “The great irony(讽刺)is that even if you have learned a foreign language in the classroom for years, you don’t have confidence to go into a restaurant and have a conversation with a foreigner, ”he said. The casual connection with real people throughout the world, however brief, are not just fun and surprising but show more about how the language is really used.

Livemocha is now experimenting with a variety of ways that resemble the games on other social websites to motivate people. The flashcard exercises, for instance, are scored, and the totals earned by studying and teaching appear on the users’front page.

Besides, each person can set up a profile(简历)which includes a short description of his age, location and what language he would like to learn. Therefore, if you want to study one language, you will easily find many people who are fluent in it. And an email or two is all it takes to find a study partner.

There are more and more companies like Livemocha offering online language learning to students throughout the world. And instead of merely helping people practice different languages, they also enable people to share interests and make new

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friends.

【文章大意】Livemocha, 一家西雅图的公司, 已经创建了一个网站, 通过在网上交换信息和互相纠正错误来帮助人们学习38种以上的语言。 8. For what purpose did Livemocha create the website? A. To offer new ways of language learning. B. To make an advertisement for their company. C. To share interests and make new friends. D. To tell his inspiring story to more people.

【解析】选A。细节理解题。从第二段的第一句to helping people learn more than 38 languages by exchanging messages over the Internet and then correcting each other’s messages. 可知。

9. What is the advantage of the Internet language learning? A. Books, tapes and even CDs are completely out of use. B. Learners can practice languages with real people. C. People can learn more than 38 languages in all. D. There is no need to learn vocabulary and grammar.

【解析】选B。细节理解题。从第三段的第一句the website’s advantage is the ability to practice with a real person. 可知。

10. Why does the writer give us the example of the flashcard exercises in Paragraph 4?

A. To show what Livemocha is doing to inspire website users. B. To introduce how Livemocha scores the website users’work. C. To explain why Livemocha experiments with other social websites.

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D. To tell what Livemocha prepares for the front page of the website.

【解析】选A。细节理解题。从第四段的第一句Livemocha is now experimenting with a variety of ways that resemble the games on other social websites to motivate people. 可知。

11. What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A. Livemocha will open more branch companies. B. Online learners can practice languages free of charge. C. More learners will turn to online language learning. D. Livemocha will be turned into a dating website.

【解析】选C。推理判断题。从最后一段可知: 有越来越多的公司, 像Livemocha为全世界的学生提供在线语言学习。而不仅仅是帮助人们练习不同的语言, 它们还使人们分享兴趣和结交新朋友。故选C项。 【语篇随练】

阅读B篇文章, 回答下列问题

1. What is the main idea of the passage? (no more than 6 words) __________________________________________________

2. To learn languages, how many ways did Timothy use? (no more than 1 word) ______

答案：1.Teen polyglot has mastered 23 languages. 2.Five.

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