Question

  If you talk to a man in a language he understands,that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language,that goes to his heart.

                                      ―Nelson Mandela 

 But learning a language can seem daunting (令人卻步的) ，so Ymgoing to provide an overview of the general strategy,before we get into the specifics.

Here is the breakdown. We'll go more in depth into each of these later on.

1. Get the right resources for learning：a grammar book,memorization software,and films or books.

2. Get a private tutor. You want one for at least a month. I recommend four hours per day.

3. Attempt to speak and think only in the new language. Every time you can't remember a word,put that word into your memorization software. Prac?tise your vocabulary daily.

4. Find friends,language partners,and other speakers of the language. Once you can have basic conversations with your private tutor,you need to find other partners. If you haven't already,think about moving to the country where the language is spoken. Consider a group class. Practise continuously. Stop speaking English.

  That's the basic strategy. Again,this strategy is intensive,because learning a language in three months is a difficult task. If you'd prefer to learn the language more slowly or you don't have the ability to move to a new coun?try and practise 4〜8 hours a day,then you can modify the plan. It is extreme?ly important that you practise every day,however―20minutes a day is much better than once or twice a week.

Some of these concepts are hard to understand through the written words,so I created a video series? just for Zen Habits readers,that teaches the steps to learn a language.

1. The quote in the first paragraph is used to          .

   A. let readers study a famous saying

   B. introduce the topic of the passage

   C. show who is Nelson Mandela

   D. tell readers the importance of speech

2. The passage is written for readers who speak         .

   A. French   B. Chinese   C. English   D. Italian

3. The underlined word "modify" can be replaced by "          " 

   A. change   B. measure   C. manage   D. destroy

4. What would be the best title for the passage?

   A. Why languages can be learned rapidly?

   B. The specific skills of rapid language learning

   C. The basic strategy of rapid language learning

   D. The importance of rapid language learning

Answer 1

A[文章大意]本文講述了快速學(xué)習(xí)語言的基本策略。

1. B推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章的內(nèi)容可知，第一段引語是為了引人文章的主題。

2. C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第七段的最后一句話"Stop speak?ing English. " 可知，本文是寫給講英語的讀者的。故選C項(xiàng)。

3. 八詞義猜測題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段的第二句"...learning a language in three months is a difficult task.”可知，這個(gè)學(xué)習(xí)策略計(jì)劃讓讀者在三個(gè)月內(nèi)學(xué)習(xí)一門語言。再根據(jù)本段第三句可知，如果你更喜歡慢些學(xué)習(xí)語言或者你沒有能力搬到一個(gè)新的國家并且每天練習(xí)四至八個(gè)小時(shí)，那么你可以調(diào)整這個(gè)計(jì)劃。故選A項(xiàng)。

4. C主旨大意題。根據(jù)第二段的"…so I'm going to pro?vide an overview of the general strategy..."以及倒數(shù)第二段中的"That's the basic strategy."可知，該篇文章所講述的是快速學(xué)習(xí)語言的基本策略。