初升高中英语暑假衔接材料：高一英语必修第一册 Unit 5 Languages Around the World（暑假单元自测）（原卷版及解析）

Unit5LanguagesAroundtheWorld单元自测卷（人教版）（考试时间：100分钟试卷满分：120分）注意事项：1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（基础题）和第Ⅱ卷（提升题）两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第Ⅰ卷一．单词拼写（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1.Itwasa_________________(宽慰)toseehisdaughtercomeback,safeandsound.2.Whatever________(阶段)oflifeyou'reat,you'llcreatepositivechangesinapoorcommunity.3．Thevividpicturedescribesaverycommon________(现象)inoursociety.4.Peopletendtobemisledbytheir___________(先前的)experience.5.What___________(影响)shouldthishaveonhowItreatmychild?6.Onlywithallyourtimeand___________(精力)canyoudothejobwell.7.Haveyoureceivedany___________(奖)inyourpresentcompany?8.Thewritingpractice___________(使能够)hertowritefluently.9.___________(表现)inmanyjobsdependsonhowmuchyouknowandhowwellyouknowthem.10.________(目前)mostkidspreferwatchingTVtoreading.11.Goodluckiswhenan___________(机会)comesalongandyou’repreparedforit.12.Theneedsandopinionsof___________(普通的)workingpeopleweren’tignoredfromthenon.13.Wehaveinvitedfiftypeople________(总共).14.Therentisreasonable,and________(而且),thelocationisperfect.15.Thecomposer'sworksshowamixtureoftraditionalsongsandoriginal______（艺术作品）.二．单词变形（共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分）16．Inspiteofalltheproblems,severaloftheplayersproducedexcellent________(perform)．17．LudwigvanBeethovenwasaGerman________(compose)andpianist.18．________(inspire)byhisexample,wewentonworkingagain.19．Igotno________(satisfy)fromthecustomercomplaindepartment.20．Theloan________(enable)Jantobuythehouse.21．Myimmediate________(react)wastobackdown.22．Thereare________(variety)waystoansweryourquestion.23．Shegotgreat________(satisfy)fromhelpingpeopletolearn.24．Therehavebeengreatadvancesinthe________(treat)ofcancer.25．Itwasimpossibletomake________(assume)aboutpeople'sreaction.26．Theywerecompletely________(absorb)ineachother.27．Weallbreathedasighof________(relieve)whenheleft.三．短语填空（5分）It'sassumedthat...,setup,tryout,inadditionto,beabsorbedin28.Whilethebandis________________,wouldyoucheckonthefood?29.Youwon'tmaketheteamifyoudon't________________.30.________________stressiscausedbytoomuchwork.31.________________hismoviework,Redfordisknownasachampionofenvironmentalcauses.32.He__________________readinganddidn’tfindtheteacherhadcomein.四．完成句子（8分）33.I________________________________(能照顾好自己),thankyou.34.I________________________________(如此专注于听音乐)thatIamunawareofthingshappeningroundme.35.Peterhadacaraccidentayearagoand________________________________(从那时起忍受着背痛).36.We________________________________(完成了一半申请表)thismorning.37.Doyouhave________________________________(一种满足感)attheendoftheworkingday?38.Onlineshoppinghasbegunto________________________________(有严重影响)onthetraditionalbookstores.39.Nowdoctorsbelievethey________________________________(已经治愈他的病).40.________________________________(我最庆幸的是),Iwasn'tlate.第Ⅱ卷五．完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）Thereareaboutfifteenhundredlanguagesintheworld.Butonlyafewofthemarevery41.Englishisoneofthese.Manypeopleuseit,notonlyinEnglandandtheUS,butalsoinotherpartsoftheworld.About200,000,000peoplespeakitastheirownlanguage.Itisdifficulttosayhowmanypeoplearelearningitasa(n)42language.Millionsofpeopleare43todoso.IsiteasyordifficulttolearnEnglish?Differentpeoplemayhavedifferent44.Haveyouever45theadsofthiskindinthenewspapersormagazines?“LearnEnglishinsixweeks,oryour46back...”“Easyandfunny?OurrecordsandtapeshelpyoumasteryourEnglishinamonth.Fromthefirstdayyour47willbeexcellent.Justsend...”Ofcourse,itnever48quitelikethis.Theonlylanguagethatseemseasytolearnisthemothertongue.Weshould49thatwealllearnedourownlanguagewellwhenwewere50.IfwecouldlearnEnglishinthesameway,itwouldnotseemsodifficult.51whatasmallchilddoes.Helistenstowhatpeoplesay.Hetrieswhathehears.Whenheisusingthelanguage,talkinginit,and52initallthetime,justimaginehowmuchpracticethatgets!Soitis53tosaythatlearningEnglishisaneasythingbecauseitdependsuponalotofpractice.Andpracticeneedsgreateffortand54muchtime.Goodteachers,tapes,books,anddictionarieswill55.Buttheycannotdothestudent’sworkforhim.41．A．difficult B．important C．necessary D．easy42．A．native B．foreign C．useful D．own43．A．learning B．enjoying C．trying D．studying44．A．questions B．problems C．ideas D．answers45．A．heard B．watched C．noticed D．known46．A．knowledge B．time C．money D．English47．A．experience B．action C．habit D．pronunciation48．A．happened B．looked C．seemed D．felt49．A．appreciate B．remember C．search D．think50．A．students B．children C．babies D．grown-ups51．A．Decideon B．Catchon C．Lookthrough D．Thinkof52．A．using B．thinking C．trying D．practicing53．A．hard B．easy C．funny D．silly54．A．uses B．takes C．gets D．costs55．A．do B．work C．help D．master六．阅读理解（满分40分）ALondoncanbeanexpensivecitytovisitifyougounprepared.IfyougosightseeinginLondonforthefirsttime,itiswisetoinvestinaLondonPass.TheLondonPassisadigitalsightseeingcreditspackagethatgivesyouaccessto80+attractionsinthecitywitharelativelylowercost.Formanyattractionsonthepass,there’snoneedtopre-book.However,somemayhavelimitedcapacity,soyou’llneedtobookinadvance.WhatdoyougetwithTheLondonPass?●Incrediblesavings.●Accesstomorethan80topLondonattractions.●Fastentrytoselectedattractionsandsights.●90-daymoney-backguarantee.GotoTheLondonPassbookingpageandchooseadurationthatsuitsyourtrip—TheLondonPassisavailableforone,two,three,four,five,six,sevenortenconsecutivedays.Downloadthepasstoyourphoneandplanyoursightseeingtourswiththeapp.Whenyougettothegateofanyparticipatingattraction,showyourLondonPassandheadstraightinside,Whatareourbestsellers?●2DayPass:Child£65.00

Adult£99.00●3DayPass:Child£77.00

Adult£116.00●5DayPass:Child£94.00

Adult£144.0056．WhatbenefitscantravelersenjoybybuyingtheLondonPass?A．Gettingmoney-savingtips. B．TouringLondonwithfewerexpenses.C．Havingaccesstomoretouristattractions. D．ChoosingwhicheverLondontouristattraction.57．WhatshouldyoudobeforeusingtheLondonPass?A．Downloadtheapp. B．Bookyourtoursinadvance.C．Askformoretoursuggestions. D．Renewyourpersonalinformation.58．Howmuchshouldyoupayifyouwant3DayPassforacoupleandtwokids?A．£193. B．£270. C．£309. D．£386BWhatwouldlifebelikewithoutcommas(逗号)?Itwouldbequiteconfusing.Takethissimplesentenceasanexample:Let’seatDad!Withoutacomma,Dadbecomesthefood.Addcomma,andDadbecomesapartneratdinner:Let’seat,Dad!Thecommaenablespeopletohaveabetterunderstandingofthesentence.Here’sanotherexample:TomsaidSarahstolethecake.Here,Sarahisthethief.Butaddapairofcommas,andTombecomesthethief:Tom,saidSarah,stolethecake.Theexamplesaboveclearlyshowthatpeoplecannotdowithoutcommasinwriting.Yet,thecommacamefromoralspeeches.Longago,mostpeoplecouldnotread.Theylistenedtothenewsorstoriestoldbythepeoplewhogavespeeches.Thecommabeganassomethingtomarktherestingplaceinasentence.Whenreading,thespeakersknewwheretostopandtakeabreath.Inwriting,commasarelikeshiningredlightsontheroad.Theyrequirethatyouwaitamomentbeforecontinuing.Anddon’taddacommawhenyoufeellikeit.Therearerulesthatpeopleshallnotbreak.Learnthem,andyouwon’tbeeatinganyoneormakingwrongchanges.59．Withoutcommas,lifewouldbe________.A．frightening B．puzzling C．relaxing D．interesting60．Theauthorusestwoexamplesinthepassageto________.A．telljokestoreaders B．showtheimportanceofusingcommasC．tellstoriestoreaders D．showthedifficultyofusingcommas61．Accordingtothelastparagraph,weusecommasbyfollowing________.A．ourfeelings B．ourspeechesC．certainrules D．somefacts62．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．CommasMakeSentencesClear. B．CommasMakeEnglishInteresting.C．CommasMakeWritingEasy. D．CommasMakeSpeechesSurprising.CItisnosurprisethattheEnglishlanguagecontainssuchawidevarietyofexpressionsandphrasesincludingdogs,whichhavebeenconstantpartnerswithpeopleforthousandsofyears.Theobservationsofdogbehaviorshaveinspiredustotaketheirindividualcharacteristicsintoourlanguage.Didyourroommatesmakeaterriblemessofthedormroomwhileyouweregone?Youcoulddescribethisterriblestateas“adog’sbreakfast”.ThisBritishphrasemeansadisorganizedstateofthingsorabadmixofdifferentthings.Itappearedduringatimewhenpeoplewouldfeedtheirdogsleftoversfromlastnight’sdinnerorotherfooditemstheyhappenedtohaveonhandforbreakfast.Thephrasecreatessuchapowerfulsceneshowingacompletemessifyoutrulypictureit.Interestingly,thephrase“dressedlikeadog’sdinner”isquitedifferent—“someonewhoisoverdressedorimproperlydressed”.Youwouldbe“barkingupthewrongtree”ifyouarefollowingamistakenormisguidedthoughtoraction.Thistermdatesbacktothehuntofraccoon(浣熊)withthehelpofdogs.Fromtimetotime,araccoonfoolsthedogs,whichcrowdaroundatree,barkingloudly,notrealizingthequarryhastakenadifferentway.Manypeopleevendescribetheweatherbyusingtheimageofdogs.The“dogdays”,datingbacktoancientRome,referstothehottestdaysoftheyearinwhichwefeellazyorunabletomakegreatefforts.ItwastheRomanswhofirstnoticedthattheburningheatofthesummerseemedtocomewiththeappearanceofSirius,theso-called“dogstar”,whichwasapartoftheCanisMajor(“bigdog”)constellation(星座).Buteventhecoldestnightshaveinterestingidioms(习惯用语)andhistorywiththem.OneAustralianidiomdescribesthepracticeofsleepingalongsideadogforwarmthduringcoldevenings—averycoldnightmightneedmorethanonedog,soitisa“three-dognight”.Whiledog-relatedidiomsarecommoninuseinmanypeople’severydaylanguagetoday,thestoriesandhistorybehindtheidiomsmayleadusontoanewexcitingjourneyofexploration.63．Whyaretherealargenumberofdog-relatedidiomsinEnglish?A．Peoplesummarizedthewaysdogscooperatewithhumans.B．People’sconstantobservationofdogsinspiredtheidioms.C．Dogsareanimalswithspecialfeaturesfavoredbyhumans.D．Dogs’characteristicsarethemainsourceofEnglishidioms.64．Whichofthefollowingmaybedescribedas“adog’sbreakfast”?A．Adeliciousmeal. B．Amessykitchen.C．Anunsatisfactoryending. D．Animproperly-dressedperson.65．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“quarry”inparagraph3referto?A．Theraccoon. B．Thetree. C．Thehunter. D．Themaster.66．Whatwastheoriginoftheidiom“dogdays”?A．Dogslikedtohangoutinsummer.B．Theheatinsummergotdogsbarking.C．DogswereRomans’favouriteanimalpartners.D．Astarwith“dog”initsnameappearedatthistime.DIt’saclassiccomplaintinrelationships,especiallyromanticones:“Shesaidshewasokaywithmeforgettingherbirthday!Thenwhyisshethrowingdishesinthekitchen?Arethetwothingsrelated?”TheanswerisYES.Communicationismorethanwords.It’showthosewordsaresaid,thetone,theorder,eventhechoiceofaparticularword.It’smulti-dimensional,asexploredbyDeirdreWilsonandDanSperberinMeaningandRelevance.Considerthefollowingexample:PetergotangryandMaryleft;MaryleftandPetergotangry.Thoughidenticalinwords,theirmeaningsdiffercompletely.Thefirstonemayhaveusthinking:Wow,PetermustgetangryoftenifMaryleaves.ThesecondsentencesuggeststhatPeterwantsmorefromMary.Samewords—atotallydifferentcontext.Humanlanguageisnotacode(编码).Truecodeshaveaone-to-onerelationshipwithmeaning.Onesound,onedefinition.Thisiswhatweseewithanimals.WilsonandSperberexplainthat“codedcommunicationworksbestwhenemitter(发出者)andreceivershareexactlythesamecode.”Notsoforhumans.Wecommunicatemorethanthedefinitionsofourwordswouldsuggest.Thisisinferentialcommunication,anditmeansthatweunderstandnotonlythewordsspoken,butthecontextinwhichtheyarespoken.Irony(反语)isagreatexampleofhowpowerfullywecancommunicatecontextwithafewsimplewords.Itismorethanjuststatingtheopposite.Forexample,whenMarysays,afteraboringparty,“Thatwasfun”,sheisneithersayingliterallythatthepartywasfunnorsaying“ironically”thatthepartywasboring.Rather,sheisexpressinganemotion.Threewordsreplaceparagraphs,showcasinglanguage’sefficiency.WilsonandSperberconcludedthathumanlanguagedevelopedandbecamesopowerfulbecauseoftwouniqueabilitiesofhumans:languageandthepowertotrytointerpretmentalstatesofothers.Welookforcontextforthewordswehear.Andweshouldbeverygoodatabsorbingthiscontexttoinfermeaning.67．WhatdoesthecomplaintinParagraph1mainlytellus?A．Theimportanceofrememberingimportantmoments.B．Theinconsistencebetweenwordsandmeaning.C．Thenecessityofindirectcommunication.D．Thepossibilityofargumentinacouple'slife.68．Whatmaymakehumanlanguagedifferentfromtruecodes?A．Thecontextincludedinunderstandingmeanings.B．Thedefinitionsmadebywordsincommunication.C．Thecodedcommunicationbetweenemitterandreceiver.D．Theone-to-onerelationshipbetweenwordandmeaning.69．HowdoesMary’sstatement“Thatwasfun”showaboutirony?A．Itusesfewerwordstosavetime. B．Itusesalongsentencetoshowsimplefeelings.C．Itneedsdetailedexplanationstomakesense. D．Itusesfewerwordsforcomplexmeanings.70．Whatdoestheauthorsuggestincommunication?A．Focusingontheopposite. B．Takinglanguageliterally.C．Readingbeyondthewords. D．Avoidingusingironictones.EMostofyoumayagreethattobecomeaconversationalorfluentspeakerinChinese,youmustimmerse(沉浸)yourselfinaChinese-speakingenvironmentinChina.71.Luckily,thereareplentyofwaystodosoinyourhomecountry.72AformalChinesecoursegivesyouanenvironmentwhereyoucancutyourselfofffromyournativelanguageandimmerseyourselfinChinese,thoughyoustillhavetotryyourbesttospeakasmuchChineseaspossiblewhencommunicatingwithyourclassmatesandteachers.CreateanimmersiveenvironmentTryputtingstickynotesonallyourhouseholdobjectsinChinesecharactersandpinyinsothatyouareremindedofthemthroughoutyourday.Asanadditionalstep,switchyourmobilephoneandcomputer’sdefault(默认的)languagetoChinese.73.FindalanguagepartnerInaddition,youneedtofindyourselfalanguagepartnertofurtherincreaseyouropportunitiesforspeakingChinese.Ofcourse,itisbettertohaveanativespeakerasalanguagepartner.74.Rememberthegoalhereiscreatinganenvironmentforyoutousethelanguage.75?Ifyouareauniversitystudent,checkoutprogramsofferedbyyourschool’sAsianStudiesorInternationalEducationdepartments.TheyusuallyhostfrequentinternationalcoffeehoursorplentyofeventsinChinese.Itisverylikelythatyoucanfindsomesuitablelanguagepartnersthere.A．SignupforaChineseclassB．WhatkindofpartnersaresuitableforyouC．ThenhowcanyoufindyourselfalanguagepartnerD．ConsumeChinesesocialmediaandentertainmentE．SuchstrategiesmayhelpyoumakeyourenvironmentmoreChineseF．Yetmanyofyoulackthetime,money,ordesiretospendasignificanttimeinChinaG．ButevensomeonethatislearningChinesealongsideyouisalsosuitableforpractice七．语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Chinahasso76(amaze)Chinesecharactersthatevenmanyforeigners77(absorb)inthem.Itisnowonderthattheirbeautyattractspeopleworldwide.Forthepastthirtyyears,RichardSearshasfocusedononething:tellingmanystoriesbehindChinesecharacters.HisinterestinChineselanguageandcharacters78(date)backto1972,whenhewasa22-year-oldphysicsmajorintheUSA．In2002,hebuiltawebsitenamedChineseEtymology(词源),79visitorscancheckthedevelopmentofChinesecharactersinavarietyofformsforfree.80(respect)byChinesepeople,Searswasgivenanickname“UncleHanzi”.InSeptember2021,SearssetuphisstudioinNanjingaspartofthelocalgovernment’splantopromoteChineseculture.TohelpbothChinese81foreignlearnershaveabetterunderstandingofChinesecharacters,thestudioconcentrates82tellingstoriesbehindChinesecharacterswiththeaidoftechnology.Theyhavemadeover60videosinEnglishwithChinesesubtitlesforvideowebsitesinrecentyears.WatchingthevideosnotonlybringsfunbutalsomakespeopleknowmoreaboutChinesecharacters,leavingthemadeep83(impress).InordertokeepChineseculture84(spread)tomorecountries,manypeoplelikeRichardSearsaremakingtirelessefforts.85(many)peoplewillappreciatethebeautyofChinesecharactersfully.八．写作（满分15分）86．假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Peter来信向你咨询如何才能学好中文。请你根据下列要点写封回信。1．参加中文学习班；2．看中文书刊、电视；3．学唱中文歌曲；4．交中国朋友。注意：1．词数120左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearPeter,I’mgladtoreceiveyourletterinwhichyouaskedformyadviceonhowtolearnChinesewell.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________BestwishesYours,LiHua

Unit5LanguagesAroundtheWorld单元自测卷（人教版）（考试时间：100分钟试卷满分：120分）注意事项：1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（基础题）和第Ⅱ卷（提升题）两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第Ⅰ卷一．单词拼写（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1.Itwasa_________________(宽慰)toseehisdaughtercomeback,safeandsound.2.Whatever________(阶段)oflifeyou'reat,you'llcreatepositivechangesinapoorcommunity.3．Thevividpicturedescribesaverycommon________(现象)inoursociety.4.Peopletendtobemisledbytheir___________(先前的)experience.5.What___________(影响)shouldthishaveonhowItreatmychild?6.Onlywithallyourtimeand___________(精力)canyoudothejobwell.7.Haveyoureceivedany___________(奖)inyourpresentcompany?8.Thewritingpractice___________(使能够)hertowritefluently.9.___________(表现)inmanyjobsdependsonhowmuchyouknowandhowwellyouknowthem.10.________(目前)mostkidspreferwatchingTVtoreading.11.Goodluckiswhenan___________(机会)comesalongandyou’repreparedforit.12.Theneedsandopinionsof___________(普通的)workingpeopleweren’tignoredfromthenon.13.Wehaveinvitedfiftypeople________(总共).14.Therentisreasonable,and________(而且),thelocationisperfect.15.Thecomposer'sworksshowamixtureoftraditionalsongsandoriginal______（艺术作品）.1.relief2.stage3.phenomenon4.previous5.impact6.energy7.reward8.enables9.Performance10.Nowadays11.opportunity12.ordinary13.altogether14.moreover15.compositions

二．单词变形（共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分）16．Inspiteofalltheproblems,severaloftheplayersproducedexcellent________(perform)．17．LudwigvanBeethovenwasaGerman________(compose)andpianist.18．________(inspire)byhisexample,wewentonworkingagain.19．Igotno________(satisfy)fromthecustomercomplaindepartment.20．Theloan________(enable)Jantobuythehouse.21．Myimmediate________(react)wastobackdown.22．Thereare________(variety)waystoansweryourquestion.23．Shegotgreat________(satisfy)fromhelpingpeopletolearn.24．Therehavebeengreatadvancesinthe________(treat)ofcancer.25．Itwasimpossibletomake________(assume)aboutpeople'sreaction.26．Theywerecompletely________(absorb)ineachother.27．Weallbreathedasighof________(relieve)whenheleft.16.Performance17.composer18.Inspired19.satisfaction20.enabled21.reaction22.various23.satisfaction24.treatment25.assumptions26.absorbed27.relief三．短语填空（5分）It'sassumedthat...,setup,tryout,inadditionto,beabsorbedin28.Whilethebandis________________,wouldyoucheckonthefood?29.Youwon'tmaketheteamifyoudon't________________.30.________________stressiscausedbytoomuchwork.31.________________hismoviework,Redfordisknownasachampionofenvironmentalcauses.32.He__________________readinganddidn’tfindtheteacherhadcomein.28.settingup

29.tryout

30.It'sassumedthat

31.Inadditionto32.wasabsorbedin四．完成句子（8分）33.I________________________________(能照顾好自己),thankyou.34.I________________________________(如此专注于听音乐)thatIamunawareofthingshappeningroundme.35.Peterhadacaraccidentayearagoand________________________________(从那时起忍受着背痛).36.We________________________________(完成了一半申请表)thismorning.37.Doyouhave________________________________(一种满足感)attheendoftheworkingday?38.Onlineshoppinghasbegunto________________________________(有严重影响)onthetraditionalbookstores.39.Nowdoctorsbelievethey________________________________(已经治愈他的病).40.________________________________(我最庆幸的是),Iwasn'tlate.33.amcapableoflookingaftermyself

34.getsoabsorbedinmusic

35.sufferedfrombackpainfromthenon36.gotthroughhalftheapplicationforms37.asenseofsatisfaction

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39.havecuredhimofthedisease

40.Tomygreatrelief/Muchtomyrelief第Ⅱ卷五．完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）Thereareaboutfifteenhundredlanguagesintheworld.Butonlyafewofthemarevery41.Englishisoneofthese.Manypeopleuseit,notonlyinEnglandandtheUS,butalsoinotherpartsoftheworld.About200,000,000peoplespeakitastheirownlanguage.Itisdifficulttosayhowmanypeoplearelearningitasa(n)42language.Millionsofpeopleare43todoso.IsiteasyordifficulttolearnEnglish?Differentpeoplemayhavedifferent44.Haveyouever45theadsofthiskindinthenewspapersormagazines?“LearnEnglishinsixweeks,oryour46back...”“Easyandfunny?OurrecordsandtapeshelpyoumasteryourEnglishinamonth.Fromthefirstdayyour47willbeexcellent.Justsend...”Ofcourse,itnever48quitelikethis.Theonlylanguagethatseemseasytolearnisthemothertongue.Weshould49thatwealllearnedourownlanguagewellwhenwewere50.IfwecouldlearnEnglishinthesameway,itwouldnotseemsodifficult.51whatasmallchilddoes.Helistenstowhatpeoplesay.Hetrieswhathehears.Whenheisusingthelanguage,talkinginit,and52initallthetime,justimaginehowmuchpracticethatgets!Soitis53tosaythatlearningEnglishisaneasythingbecauseitdependsuponalotofpractice.Andpracticeneedsgreateffortand54muchtime.Goodteachers,tapes,books,anddictionarieswill55.Buttheycannotdothestudent’sworkforhim.41．A．difficult B．important C．necessary D．easy42．A．native B．foreign C．useful D．own43．A．learning B．enjoying C．trying D．studying44．A．questions B．problems C．ideas D．answers45．A．heard B．watched C．noticed D．known46．A．knowledge B．time C．money D．English47．A．experience B．action C．habit D．pronunciation48．A．happened B．looked C．seemed D．felt49．A．appreciate B．remember C．search D．think50．A．students B．children C．babies D．grown-ups51．A．Decideon B．Catchon C．Lookthrough D．Thinkof52．A．using B．thinking C．trying D．practicing53．A．hard B．easy C．funny D．silly54．A．uses B．takes C．gets D．costs55．A．do B．work C．help D．master【答案】41．B42．B43．C44．D45．C46．C47．D48．A49．B50．B51．D52．B53．A54．B55．C【导语】文章讲述了英语作为一门重要语言，一直以来被很多广告错误宣传，导致人们认为这门语言很容易学，实际上学好英语需要大量的练习。【详解】41．考查形容词。句意：但是只有少数语言是非常重要的。A.difficult困难的；B.important重要的；C.necessary必要的；D.easy容易的。根据后文“Englishisoneofthese.Manypeopleuseit”可知，英语被很多人使用，说明英语是重要的语言，所以这里说少数语言很重要。42．考查形容词。句意：很难说有多少人把它作为一门外语来学习。A.native本地的；B.foreign外国的；C.useful有用的；D.own自己的。根据常识可知，英语对于非英语母语国家的人来说是外语，所以这里说作为外语学习。43．考查动词。句意：数百万人正在努力这样做。A.learning学习；B.enjoying享受；C.trying尝试，努力；D.studying学习，研究。根据上文“Itisdifficulttosayhowmanypeoplearelearningit”和下文“todoso”可知，数百万人正在努力把英语作为一门外语来学习，trytodosth.表示“努力做某事”。44．考查名词。句意：不同的人可能有不同的答案。A.questions问题；B.problems难题；C.ideas想法，看法；D.answers答案。根据上文“IsiteasyordifficulttolearnEnglish?Differentpeoplemayhavedifferent”可知，对于学英语是容易还是困难，不同人有不同的答案，为上文问题的回答。45．考查动词。句意：你曾经在报纸或杂志上注意到过这种广告吗？A.heard听见；B.watched观看；C.noticed注意到；D.known知道。根据下文“theadsofthiskindinthenewspapersormagazines”可知，这里说在报纸杂志上看到广告并注意到它们。46．考查名词。句意：“六周内学会英语，否则全额退费……”A.knowledge知识；B.time时间；C.money钱；D.English英语。根据上文“LearnEnglishinsixweeks,or”和常识可知，广告承诺学不会英语退钱。47．考查名词。句意：从第一天起，你的发音就会非常出色。A.experience经历；B.action行动；C.habit习惯；D.pronunciation发音。根据上文“OurrecordsandtapeshelpyoumasteryourEnglishinamonth.”可知，录音有助于发音，广告夸大其效果“从第一天起，你的发音就会非常出色”。48．考查动词。句意：当然，事情从来不会像这样发生。A.happened发生；B.looked看上去；C.seemed似乎；D.felt感觉。根据下文“quitelikethis”可知，这里说实际情况不会像广告说的那样发生。49．考查动词。句意：我们应该记住，当我们还是孩子的时候，我们都很好地学会了自己的语言。A.appreciate欣赏，感激；B.remember记得；C.search搜索；D.think思考。根据下文“wealllearnedourownlanguagewell”可知，这里说要记住小时候学母语的情况。50．考查名词。句意：我们应该记住，当我们还是孩子的时候，我们都很好地学会了自己的语言。A.students学生；B.children孩子；C.babies婴儿；D.grown-ups成年人。根据上文“learnedourownlanguage”可知，学母语是在小时候，即，是孩子的时候。51．考查动词短语。句意：想想一个小孩子是怎么做的。A.Decideon决定；B.Catchon理解，明白；C.Lookthrough浏览；D.Thinkof想想。根据下文“whatasmallchilddoes”可知，此处表示想想小孩子学语言的方式。52．考查动词。句意：当他一直使用这种语言、用它交流并且用它思考的时候，想象一下这会得到多少练习！A.using使用；B.thinking思考；C.trying尝试；D.practicing练习。根据上文“Whenheisusin