18.The hardest language
People often ask which is the most difficult language to learn,and it is not easy to answer because there are many factors to take into consideration.Firstly,in a first language the differences are unimportant as people learn their mother tongue naturally.(55)E.
A native speaker of Spanish,for example,will find Portuguese much easier to learn than a native speaker of Chinese,for example,because Portuguese is very similar to Spanish,while Chinese is very different.(56)A.The greater the differences between the second language and our first,the harder it will be for most people to learn.
(57)B.Teachers and the circumstances in which the language is learned also play an important role,as well as each learner's motivation for learning.If people learn a language because they need to use it professionally,they often learn it faster than people studying a language that has no direct use in their day to day life.
Apparently,British diplomats and other embassy staff have found that the second hardest language is Japanese,which will probably come as no surprise to many,but the language that they have found to be the most problematic is Hungarian,which has 35cases forms of a nouns according to whether it is subject,object,etc.
(58)D In the case of Hungarian for British learners,it is not a question of the writing system,which uses a similar alphabet,but the grammatical complexity,though native speakers of related languages may find it easier,while struggling with languages that the British find relatively easy.
No language is easy to learn well,though languages which are related to our first language are easier.Learning a completely different writing system is a huge challenge,but that does not necessarily make a language more difficult than another.In the end,it is impossible to say that there is one language that is the most difficult language in the world.
A.In this case,first language can affect learning a second language
B.Some people seem to learn languages readily,while others find it very difficult.
C.Regardless of this,it is difficult to gain a good knowledge of every language.
D.Individuals from different cultures will find different languages more difficult.
E.So the question of how hard a language is to learn is only relevant when learning a second language.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了哪一種語言最難學(xué)的影響因素很多,比如第二語言,不同的文化,不同的個(gè)性等.
解答 55.E.推理判斷題.根據(jù)后文A native speaker of Spanish,for example,will find Portuguese much easier to learn than a native speaker of Chinese,for example,可知因此,學(xué)習(xí)一門語言的難度與學(xué)習(xí)第二語言有關(guān);故選E.
56.A.推理判斷題.根據(jù)后文The greater the differences between the second language and our first,the harder it will be for most people to learn可知在這種情況下,第一語言會影響學(xué)習(xí)第二語言;故選A.
57.B.推理判斷題.根據(jù)后文If people learn a language because they need to use it professionally,they often learn it faster than people studying a language that has no direct use in their day to day life可知有些人似乎很容易學(xué)語言,而另一些人覺得很難;故選B.
58.D.推理判斷題.根據(jù)后文In the case of Hungarian for British learners,it is not a question of the writing system,which uses a similar alphabet,but the grammatical complexity可知.來自不同文化的人會發(fā)現(xiàn)不同的語言更難;故選D.
點(diǎn)評 此種閱讀是完成性閱讀,和完形填空很類似,不同的是一個(gè)選詞,一個(gè)選句子.解題時(shí),要注意上下文語境,充分考慮信息詞(選項(xiàng)中和空格前后句子中相同或相近的詞),選出最符合語境的句子.