Question

Many students in China are learning English. Some of these students are small children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others study by themselves. A few learn English language over the radio, on television, or in films. One must work hard to learn another language.Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own language and maths and English ... Some people learn English because it is useful for their work. Many people often learn English for their higher sutdies, because at college or university(大学) some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspaper and magazines in English.

1.Many students in China are learning English, aren't they? ____.

A. No, they aren'tB. No, they are         C. Yes, they are  D. Yes, they aren't

2.If one wants to learn another language well, he must ____.

A. learn at schoolB. study by himself     C. work hardD. study easily

3.The sentence "It is difficult to answer that question" means ____.

A. that question is not difficult to answer

B. that question is difficult to answer it

C. it is difficultly to answer that question

D. it is hard to answer that question

4."Their own language" means ____.

A. ChineseB. EnglishC. FrenchD. Japanese

5.What's the Chinese of "study by themselves"?

A. 和他们一起学习B. 自学   C. 向他们学习     D. 通过学习

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了现在许多人在学习英语，不同的人学习英语有不同的原因。但是一个人要想学会一种语言必须努力去做。

1.Many students in China are learning English.，中国的许多学生在学英语。故选C

2.One must work hard to learn another language一个人为了学会另一种语言，必须努力学习。故选C。

3.后文描述，不同的人学习英语有不同的原因，difficult同义词hard,故选D

4.They study their own language and maths and English,文中的他们指的中国人，故他们自己的语言是汉语。故选A

5.Some learn at school, others study by themselves.一些人在学校学习，另一些人自学。故选B

考点：社会现象类短文阅读