Question

【題目】 The Vieira family moved to the United States in 1981. At that time, they decided to stop speaking Spanish at home and only communicate in English. This was because they were now living in an English-speaking country.

Now the Vieira children are adults, and they sometimes travel to Spain to ________ their family and friends. But they cannot communicate with them. Unfortunately this is common. When people move to new countries, they often leave their own customs and mother language behind. This is a ________ because there are many benefits to knowing more than one language.

One advantage of speaking more than one language is that you can communicate directly with more people around the world. You do not have to depend on others to talk for you, so you’re more ________. People who know only one language must use others to help them communicate.

________, speaking a second language also allows people to experience other cultures and customs more effectively. Local expressions, vocabulary and even jokes can have a powerful effect on a person’s understanding of another culture. So, knowing more than one language ________ your knowledge of other cultures.

Finally, having more multi-language speakers improves relationships between countries. If people from different countries can communicate well, the world can become closer. Countries will then have more respect for each other and better understand each other’s problems.

The benefits of knowing more than one language are clear. In fact, there are no disadvantages. It is very sad that many people don’t try to learn another language. It is even worse when people let themselves forget their ________.

【1】A.inviteB.visitC.helpD.complain

【2】A.conclusionB.changeC.giftD.mistake

【3】A.independentB.excitedC.boredD.interested

【4】A.For exampleB.In a wordC.What’s moreD.In this way

【5】A.affectsB.increasesC.provesD.disturbs

【6】

A.family membersB.happy childhood

C.close friendsD.mother language

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【5】B

【6】D

【解析】

文章大意：本文講述了學(xué)習(xí)多門(mén)語(yǔ)言的好處，以及不能忘了自己的母語(yǔ)。

【1】句意：現(xiàn)在維埃拉的孩子已經(jīng)成年，他們有時(shí)會(huì)去西班牙探望家人和朋友。

根據(jù)空前travel to Spain to 可知，此空應(yīng)填動(dòng)詞原形，A.邀請(qǐng)；B. 探望，拜訪；C.幫助；D.投訴；根據(jù)句意可知，此空是“探望，”的意思，故填visit，故選B。

【2】句意：這是一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤，因?yàn)檎莆斩喾N語(yǔ)言有很多好處。

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，.A.結(jié)論；B.改變；C.禮物；D.錯(cuò)誤。根據(jù)上句they often leave their own customs and mother language behind. 可知，此空是“錯(cuò)誤”的意思，故填mistake。故選D。

【3】句意：你不必依賴(lài)別人為你說(shuō)話，所以你更獨(dú)立。

根據(jù)空前you’re more 可知，此空應(yīng)填形容詞作表語(yǔ)，A.獨(dú)立的；B.興奮的；C.無(wú)聊的；D.感興趣的。根據(jù)前半句You do not have to depend on others to talk for you可知，此空是“獨(dú)立的”意思，應(yīng)填independent，故選A。

【4】句意：更重要的是，說(shuō)第二語(yǔ)言也能讓人們更有效地體驗(yàn)其他文化和習(xí)俗。

A.例如；B.在一個(gè)詞中；C. 更重要的是；D.用這種方式。根據(jù)后面speaking a second language also allows people to experience other cultures and customs more effectively.可知，此空是“更重要的是”的意思，應(yīng)填What’s more，故選C。

【5】句意：因此，了解一種以上的語(yǔ)言可以增加你對(duì)其他文化的了解。

A.影響；B.增加；C.證明；D.干擾。根據(jù)句意可知，此句缺少謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞，主語(yǔ)是knowing more than one language ,謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞要用第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù)形式，此空是“增加”的意思，應(yīng)填increases，故選B。

【6】句意：當(dāng)人們讓自己忘記母語(yǔ)時(shí)，情況就更糟了。

根據(jù)空前形容詞性物主代詞their可知，此空應(yīng)填名詞或名詞短語(yǔ)，A.家庭成員；B.快樂(lè)童年；C.密友；D.母語(yǔ)。根據(jù)句意可知，此空的意思是“母語(yǔ)”，應(yīng)填mother language，故選D。