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There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But only a few of them are very__1__. English is one of them. Many people__2__it, not only in England and the USA, but in other parts of the world. About 20 million speak it__3__their native language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a__4__language. Many millions are__5__to do so.
Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different__6__. Have you ever__7__such advertisements(广告) in the newspapers or magazines? “Learn English in six weeks, or your__8__back...“Of course, it never__9__quite like this.
The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue.We should__10__that we all learned our own language well when we were__11__. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult.__12__what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He__13__what he hears. When he is using the language, taking in it，__14__all the time, just imagine how much__15__that he gets!
So it is__16__to say that learning English is easy__17__a good command(掌握)of English depends on(取决于) a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort(努力) and__18__much time. Sometimes teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will__19__. But they can't do the student's __20__for him.
1.A.difficult B.important
C.easy D.interesting
解析 由下文对英语的介绍可知此处意为：只有其中的几种语言是非常“重要的”。
答案 B
2.A.learn B.try
C.understand D.use
解析 根据文意，此处表达的是“很多人使用它”。
答案 D
3.A.as B.for C.with D.like
解析 as为介词，意为“作为”，符合句意。
答案 A
4.A.good B.foreign C.useful D.own
解析 与上文的native相对。很难说有多少人正在把它作为一门“外语”来学习。
答案 B
5.A.learning B.enjoying
C.trying D.liking
解析 很多人正在努力去学英语。try to do sth意为“尽力去做某事”。
答案 C
6.A.questions B.problems
C.ideas D.answers
解析 与前面的问句相呼应，不同的人有不同的回答。
答案 D
7.A.found B.watched
C.noticed D.known
解析 句意：你有没有注意到报纸上或杂志上的此类广告?
答案 C
8.A.knowledge B.time
C.money D.English
解析 指广告内容“六周之内学会英语，否则退款”。
答案 C
9.A.happened B.looked
C.seemed D.felt
解析 指前面提到的承诺的事从来没有“发生”过。
答案 A
10.A.know B.remember
C.understand D.think
解析 用以提醒读者应该“记得……”。
答案 B
11.A.students B.children
C.babies D.parents
解析 还是“孩子的时候”，我们就都已经学会了自己的母语。
答案 B
12.A.Imagine B.Learn C.Copy D.Follow
解析 “想一想”孩子是怎么做的吧。
答案 A
13.A.uses B.enjoys C.tries D.finishes
解析 孩子先听别人说，然后“尝试”他所听到的事情。
答案 C
14.A.using B.thinking
C.trying D.practising
解析 指使用母语、说母语以及用母语“思考”。
答案 B
15.A.time B.money
C.language D.practice
解析 上文所提到的using，talking，thinking都是为掌握一种语言所做的练习。
答案 D
16.A.hard B.easy C.nice D.clever
解析 很难说英语是很容易学的，因为熟练掌握英语要取决于大量的练习。
答案 A
17.A.because B.for C.when D.before
解析 表示直接原因时应该使用because。
答案 A
18.A.uses B.takes C.wastes D.spends
解析 take在此表示“花费”，spend的主语应该是人。
答案 B
19.A.do B.try C.help D.learn
解析 help在此表示“起作用;有帮助”。
答案 C
20.A.work B.study
C.homework D.listening
解析 但它们代替不了学生应该做的事情。B、C、D三项只侧重了学生应该做的事情的某一方面。
答案 A
