Question

Students in many countries are learning English. Some of these students are small children. Others are teen-agers. Many are adults（成年人）. Some learn at school, others by themselves. A few learn English by learning the language over the radio, on TV, or in film. One must work hard to learn another language.

Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects required for study. They study their own language and maths and English: Some people learn it because it is useful for their work. Many people learn English for their work. Many people learn English for their higher studies, because at college or university some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.

1.Different kinds of people want to learn English ____________.

A. together with other subjects

B. for different reasons

C. for their work

D. for higher studies at colleges

2.From this passage we know that ____________.

A. we can learn English easily

B. English is very difficult to learn

C. English is learned by most people in the world

D. English is a useful language but one must work hard to learn

3. Why do many boys and girls study English?

A. Because at college or university some of their books are in English.

B. Because it is useful for their work.

C. Because it is one of their subjects required for study at school.

D. Because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了不同國家的人以不同的方式學(xué)英語以及為什么人們要學(xué)習(xí)英語。同時闡述了學(xué)習(xí)英語的重要性。

1.第二段分別列舉了多種類型的人學(xué)習(xí)英語的不同原因，許多男孩，女孩學(xué)習(xí)英語是因為是必修課，而一些人學(xué)習(xí)英語是因為對他們的工作有用，還有人是為了進一步深造而學(xué)英語，故選答案B。

2.從第二段第三行because it is useful for their work 同時結(jié)合第一段最后一句One must work hard to learn another language可知英語是一門有用的學(xué)科但是必須得努力學(xué)，故D為正確答案。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects required for study.故選C

考點：教育類短文閱讀。