There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But only a few of them are very important. English is one of them. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the USA, but also in other parts of the world. About 200,000,000 people speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a foreign language. Many millions of people are trying to do so. Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different answers. Have you ever noticed ads(广告) of this kind in the newspapers or magazines? “Learn English in six weeks, or give your money back…” “Easy and funny…” “Our records and tapes help you master English in a month”. Of course, it never happened quite like that.
The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should remember that we all learned our own language well when we were children. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. Think of what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears.
So it is hard to say that learning English is easy. We must do a lot of practice. And practice needs great efforts and takes much time. Good teachers, record, tapes, books, and dictionaries will be helpful, but they cannot do the student’s work for him.
【小题1】How many languages are very important in the world?

A．A few

B．Few

C．About 1500

D．Many

【小题2】If we want to learn English well, what shall we do?

A．We should study it without any help.

B．We must do a lot of practice.

C．We need to get much money back.

D．We must live in England or America.

【小题3】How does the writer like the ads in the newspapers or magazines?

A．He thinks the ads very expensive.

B．He thinks the ads are true.

C．It never happened quite like what the ads said.

D．He believes” Learn English in six weeks, or give your money back”.

【小题4】Which language is easy to learn?

A．English	B．Chinese
C．Japanese	D．The mother language

【小题5】Which countries use English as the mother tongue?

A．China and France	B．Japan and Italy
C．England the America	D．Germany and France

There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But only a few of them are very important. English is one of them. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the USA, but also in other parts of the world. About 200,000,000 people speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a foreign language. Many millions of people are trying to do so. Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different answers. Have you ever noticed ads(广告) of this kind in the newspapers or magazines? “Learn English in six weeks, or give your money back…” “Easy and funny…” “Our records and tapes help you master English in a month”. Of course, it never happened quite like that.

The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should remember that we all learned our own language well when we were children. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. Think of what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears.

So it is hard to say that learning English is easy. We must do a lot of practice. And practice needs great efforts and takes much time. Good teachers, record, tapes, books, and dictionaries will be helpful, but they cannot do the student’s work for him.

1.How many languages are very important in the world?

A．A few

B．Few

C．About 1500

D．Many

2.If we want to learn English well, what shall we do?

A．We should study it without any help.

B．We must do a lot of practice.

C．We need to get much money back.

D．We must live in England or America.

3.How does the writer like the ads in the newspapers or magazines?

A．He thinks the ads very expensive.

B．He thinks the ads are true.

C．It never happened quite like what the ads said.

D．He believes” Learn English in six weeks, or give your money back”.

4.Which language is easy to learn?

A．English	B．Chinese
C．Japanese	D．The mother language

5.Which countries use English as the mother tongue?

A．China and France	B．Japan and Italy
C．England the America	D．Germany and France

 

阅读下面的对话，根据上下文，从方框内选择恰当的选项补全对话。（有两项为多余选项）

A:    Excuse me, I am a reporter from a student magazine.      1.

B:     Sure, please.

A:          2.

B:     I am from Germany.

A:          3.

B:     I got here the day before yesterday.

A:    How do you like Lanzhou?

B:     I like your city very much. The people here are very friendly. But I’m still not used to the weather here. I have a sore throat today.

A:    The weather in Lanzhou is kind of dry. Drinking more water can make you feel better.

B:      Thanks for your suggestion.

A:           4.

B:     Of course not. I come here for watching Lanzhou International Marathon. And then I’m planning to go to Dunhuang for a tour.

A:    Great. Thank you for answering my questions.       5.

B:     Thank you.

 

 

 

阅读理解

　　There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But only a few of them are very important. English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the USA, but also in other parts of the world. About 200, 000, 000 people speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a foreign language. Many millions of people are trying to do so. Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different answers. Have you ever noticed ads(广告) of this kind in the newspapers or magazines? “Learn English in six weeks, or give your money back…”, “easy and funny…”, “Our records and tapes help you master English in a month”. Of course, it never happened quite like this.

　　The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should remember that we all learned our own language well when we were children. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. Think of what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears.

　　So it is hard to say that learning English is easy. We must do a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and takes much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books and dictionaries will be helpful, but they cannot do the student's work for him.

1．How many languages are very important in the world?

[　　]

2．If we want to learn English well, what shall we do?

[　　]

A．We should study it without any help.

B．We must do a lot of practice.

C．We need to get much money back.

D．We must live in England or America.

3．How does the writer like the ads in the newspapers or magazines?

[　　]

A．He thinks the ads very expensive.

B．He thinks the ads are true.

C．It never happened quite like what the ads said.

D．He believes “Learn English in six weeks, or give your money back”.

4．Which language is easy to learn?

[　　]

A．English.

B．Chinese.

C．Japanese.

D．The mother language.

5．Which countries use English as mother tongue?

[　　]

A．China and France.

B．Japan and Italy.

C．England and America.

D．Germany and Iraq.