Question

【題目】 Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.

Some Americans are poor at speaking foreign languages. It’s a fact. In any city around the world, you can find American tourists asking for the restaurant menu in English. At best, they will try to say a couple of phrases they ______ from a phrase book, but they will stop making an effort the moment they discover the waiter knows a little English.

I read a survey once that found that only 20 percent of Americans could speak a language other than English in their own homes. So ______ is this? I think laziness is possibly the key factor（因素）. There is a general feeling among Americans that “Everyone speaks English nowadays, so it’s not worth learning other languages.” In multinational companies（跨國(guó)公司）, English is often the official language of communication within the company. ______, Americans who live abroad can always find other American people to talk to or to watch American TV with – all reasons for never bothering to learn the local language.

The situation in American schools doesn’t help. In 1997, about 75 percent of American public middle schools offered foreign languages. Today, that number has ______ to 58 percent. And even the few students who study foreign languages at school don’t spend as many ______ of classes as students in other countries. I think it is also a ______ that American children don’t study English grammar any more, which makes it more difficult for them to learn the grammar of another language.

【1】A.have borrowedB.have learnedC.have chosenD.have collected

【2】A.whenB.whichC.whatD.why

【3】A.AlsoB.SoC.YetD.However

【4】A.gone upB.gone downC.gone quicklyD.gone slowly

【5】A.typesB.hoursC.booksD.interests

【6】A.wonderB.habitC.problemD.mistake

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】D

【4】B

【5】B

【6】C

【解析】

文章大意：一些美國(guó)人不擅長(zhǎng)說(shuō)外語(yǔ)。這是事實(shí)。在世界上任何一個(gè)城市，你都可以看到美國(guó)游客用英語(yǔ)要求餐館菜單。我曾經(jīng)讀過(guò)一份調(diào)查，發(fā)現(xiàn)只有20%的美國(guó)人在自己家里會(huì)說(shuō)英語(yǔ)以外的語(yǔ)言。我認(rèn)為懶惰可能是關(guān)鍵因素。美國(guó)學(xué)校的情況沒(méi)有幫助。1997年，大約75%的美國(guó)公立中學(xué)提供外語(yǔ)。今天，這個(gè)數(shù)字已經(jīng)降到了58%。即使是少數(shù)在學(xué)校學(xué)外語(yǔ)的學(xué)生也不像其他國(guó)家的學(xué)生花那么多的課。我認(rèn)為美國(guó)兒童不再學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)法也是一個(gè)問(wèn)題，這使得他們學(xué)習(xí)另一種語(yǔ)言的語(yǔ)法更加困難。

【1】句意：充其量，他們會(huì)試著說(shuō)出他們從習(xí)語(yǔ)本上學(xué)到的幾個(gè)短語(yǔ)，但一旦發(fā)現(xiàn)服務(wù)員懂一點(diǎn)英語(yǔ)，他們就會(huì)停止努力。

考查謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。have borrowed 已借了；have learned已學(xué)了； have chosen已選了；have collected已收藏了。根據(jù)空后介詞from，結(jié)合句意可知，此空是“已經(jīng)學(xué)了” 的意思，故選B。

【2】句意：所以這是為什么？

考查疑問(wèn)詞。When何時(shí)，當(dāng)……時(shí)候；which哪一個(gè)；what什么；why為什么。根據(jù)下句I think laziness is possibly the key factor（因素）.可知，此空是“為什么”的意思，故選D。

【3】句意：然而，居住在國(guó)外的美國(guó)人總能找到其他美國(guó)人與之交談或觀看美國(guó)電視節(jié)目，這些都是他們從不費(fèi)心學(xué)習(xí)當(dāng)?shù)卣Z(yǔ)言的原因。

考查連詞。Also也；So因此；yet還；However然而。根據(jù)上句In multinational companies（跨國(guó)公司）, English is often the official language of communication within the company.與下句Americans who live abroad can always find other American people to talk to or to watch American TV with – all reasons for never bothering to learn the local language.表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，“然而”意思，故選D。

【4】句意：今天，這個(gè)數(shù)字已經(jīng)下降到58%。

考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)。gone up上升；gone down 下降；gone quickly快速；gone slowly緩慢。根據(jù)上句In 1997, about 75 percent ofAmerican public middle schools offered foreign languages.和空后to 58 percent可知，此空是“下降”的意思，故選B。

【5】句意：即使是少數(shù)在學(xué)校學(xué)習(xí)外語(yǔ)的學(xué)生也不像其他國(guó)家的學(xué)生花那么多時(shí)間上課。

考查名詞的辨析。types類型；hours小時(shí)；books書(shū)籍；interests興趣。根據(jù)空前many可知，此空應(yīng)填名詞的復(fù)數(shù)形式，結(jié)合句意可知，此空是指“時(shí)間”的意思，故選B。

【6】句意：我認(rèn)為美國(guó)孩子不再學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)法也是一個(gè)問(wèn)題，這使得他們學(xué)習(xí)另一種語(yǔ)言的語(yǔ)法更加困難。

考查名詞的辨析。wonder奇跡； habit .習(xí)慣；problem問(wèn)題；mistake錯(cuò)誤。根據(jù)空前不定冠詞a可知，此空應(yīng)填可數(shù)名詞的單數(shù)形式，結(jié)合句意可知，此空是“問(wèn)題”的意思，故選C。

完形填空，它集閱讀理解、語(yǔ)法、詞法、句法于一體，是難度最大的題，重點(diǎn)考查語(yǔ)言綜合運(yùn)用的能力。解題的方法第一要帶著空，通讀文章，搞清事件發(fā)生的背景。緊緊抓住上下文語(yǔ)境所提供的信息,充分利用各種線索，語(yǔ)法知識(shí),以及句子之間的關(guān)系，詞的搭配，結(jié)合上下文背景語(yǔ)境，結(jié)合句意選擇適合語(yǔ)境的選項(xiàng)。做完型填空時(shí)，首先要通讀課文，明白主旨大意，然后再做題。例如，第1小題，句意：充其量，他們會(huì)試著說(shuō)出他們從習(xí)語(yǔ)本上學(xué)到的幾個(gè)短語(yǔ)，但一旦發(fā)現(xiàn)服務(wù)員懂一點(diǎn)英語(yǔ)，他們就會(huì)停止努力�？疾橹^語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。have borrowed 已借了；have learned已學(xué)了； have chosen已選了；have collected已收藏了。根據(jù)空后介詞from，結(jié)合句意可知，此空是“已經(jīng)學(xué)了” 的意思，故選B。