Do you know how many languages there are in the world? There are about 1500, but many of them are not considered very ___1___. English is considered one of most important languages because many people ___2___ it, not only in England and America, ___3___ in other countries of the world. About 200 000 000 speak it ___4___ their own language, and another 230 000 000 use it as ___5___ language. It is ___6___ to say how many people are learning it. ___7___ boys and girls in schools are trying to do so.
Many ___8___ children study French. French is also a very important language. ___9___ children study German, Russian, Japanese and Chinese.
Which is the best ___10___ to learn a language? We know that we all learnt ___11___ language well when we were ___12___. If we learn a second language in the ___13___ way, it may not seem so difficult. What does a small child do? It ___14___ what people say, and it tries to guess what it hears. When it wants something, it has to ___15___ it. It is using the language, ___16___ and talking in it all of the time. If people use a second language ___17___, they will learn it ___18___.
In school, you learn to read, to write ,to hear and to ___19___.It is best to learn all new words through the ___20___. You can read them, spell them and speak them later.
1. A. spoken B. happy C. important D. ideal
2. A. like B. use C. operate D. play
3. A. but B. and C. too D. so
4. A. like B. with C. for D. as
5. A. distant B. a second C. the second D. a special
6. A. easy B. again C. difficult D. best
7. A. Millions of B. Hundreds of C. Tens of D. Thousands of
8. A. Chinese B. Japanese C. English D. Asian
9. A. Some B. Thousands C. All D. Much
10. A. time B. way C. thing D. place
11. A. a foreign B. our mothers’ C. other’s D. our own
12. A. born B. children C. grown D. boys
13. A. same B. different C. useful D. good
14. A. talks B. wants C. cries D. follows
15. A. ask B. want C. get D. ask for
16. A. speaking B. writing C. thinking D. doing
17. A. sometime B. sometimes C. all the time D. for the time
18. A. fluent B. confident C. freely D. easily
19. A. fight B. sing C. speak D. play
20. A. mouth B. hands C. ears D. eyes
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. C 9. A 10. B 11. D 12. B 13. A 14. D 15. D 16. C 17. C 18. D 19. C 20. C
【解析】
试题分析：文章介绍了当今学语言的现状及学语言的最好方法。
【1题详解】
C.考查形容词。A. spoken 口头的；B. happy 高兴的；C. important 重要的；D. ideal 理想的。句意：有大约1500种语言，但许多被认为是不重要的。根据句意选C.
【2题详解】
B.考查动词。A. like 喜欢；B. use 使用；C. operate 操作；D. play 玩耍。句意：英语被认为是最重要的语言因为许多人使用它。根据句意选B.
【3题详解】
A.考查连词。A. but 但是；B. and 和，与；C. too 太，非常；D. so 因此，所以。句意：不仅在英国和美国，还有世界上别的国家。此处是 not only…but also 的用法，also可省略。故选A.
【4题详解】
D.考查介词。A. like 像……一样；B. with 用； C. for 为了；D. as 当作。此处指把英语当作自己的语言，即母语。根据句意选D.
【5题详解】
B.考查序数词。A. distant 遥远的；B. a second 又一的；C. the second第二的； D. a special特殊的。此处指当成又一种语言来学，根据句意及下文的If we learn a second language in the way可知选B.
【6题详解】
C.考查形容词。A. easy 容易的；B. again adv.又，再；C. difficult 困难的；D. best 最好的。句意：很难说出到底有多少人在学英语。因为人员众多又不好统计，故选C.
【7题详解】
A.考查固定搭配。A. Millions of 数以百万计的；B. Hundreds of 数以百计的；C. Tens of 数十计的；D. Thousands of 成千上万的。根据上文提供的学英语的数字200,000,000和230,000,000可知此处应该是数以百万的男孩和女孩在学英语，故选A.
【8题详解】
C.考查形容词。A. Chinese 中国的；B. Japanese 日本的；C. English 英国的；D. Asian 亚洲的。此处指一些英国孩子在学法语，指语言之间的相互交流。根据下句的children study German, Russian, Japanese and Chinese. A、B、D排除，故选C.
【9题详解】
A.考查形容词。A. Some 一些；B. Thousands 数千；C. All 所有的；D. Much 许多的。承接上句，一些英国孩子在学法语，一些在学德语、俄语、日语和汉语。与上句的Many并列，故选A.
【10题详解】
B.考查名词。A. time 时间；B. way 方法；C. thing 事情；D. place 地方。句意：什么是学语言的最好方法？根据句意和下句的in the way可知选B.
【11题详解】
D.考查名词的所用格形式。 A. a foreign 外国的；B. our mothers’ 我们妈妈的；C. other’s 其他的；D. our own我们自己的。句意：我们知道当还是孩子的时候就能学好我们自己的语言。此处指母语，
故选D.
【12题详解】
B 考查名词。A. born v. 出生； B. children 孩子；C. grown adj.长大的；D. boys 男孩。句意：我们知道当还是孩子的时候就能学好我们自己的语言。此处指小时候，故选B.
【13题详解】
A 考查形容词。A. same 相同的；B. different 不同的；C. useful 有用的；D. good 好的。此处指我们用相同的方式学习又一种语言，the same“相同的”故选A.
【14题详解】
D 考查动词。A. talks 谈论；B. wants 想要；C. cries 哭喊；D. follows 跟随。此处指小孩学语言时跟随大人们说的去猜测听到的内容，故选D.
【15题详解】
D 考查动词。A. ask问；B. want想要；C. get 得到；D. ask for 要求。此处指小孩想要东西的时候，他就要尽力说出来，要出来。根据句意选D.
【16题详解】
C 考查动词。A. speaking 说；B. writing 写；C. thinking 思考；D. doing 做。句意：这就是一直在使用语言、思考语言和谈论语言。根据句意选C.
【17题详解】
C 考查短语。A. some time一段时间；B. sometimes有时；C. all the time一直；D. for the time 在当时。句意：如果人们一直使用这种新语言，他们就很容易学会。根据句意选C.
【18题详解】
D 考查形容词。A. fluent 流利的；B. confident 自信的；C. freely 自由的；D. easily 容易的。句意：如果人们一直使用这种新语言，他们就很容易学会。此处指多用就容易学会，故选D.
【19题详解】
C 考查动词。A. fight 斗争；B. sing 唱；C. speak 说；D. play 玩。句意：在学校你们学习听说读写。听说读写四者并列。故选C.
【20题详解】
C 考查名词。A. mouth 嘴；B. hands 手；C. ears 耳朵；D. eyes 眼睛。句意：通过耳朵学所有的新单词是最好的。此处指多听，故选C.
考点：考查语言文化类短文阅读。
