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【題目】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, so the question of how hard a language is to learn is only relevant when learning a second language.

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, so first language can affect learning a second language. The greater the differences between the second language and our first, the harder it will be for most people to learn.

Many people answer that Chinese is the hardest language to learn, possibly influenced by the thought of learning the Chinese writing system, and the pronunciation of Chinese does appear to be very difficult for many foreign learners. However, for Japanese speakers, who already use Chinese characters in their own language, learning writing will be less difficult than for speakers of languages using the Roman alphabet.

Different cultures and individuals will find different languages more difficult. 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 may find it easier, struggling with languages that the British find relatively hard.

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 one language that is the most difficult language in the world.

【1】Who might find Portuguese an easier language to learn?

A. The Chinese. B. Russians.

C. Spanish people. D. The Japanese.

【2】Why do Japanese speakers find the Chinese less difficult to learn?

A. They use Chinese characters.

B. Japan is the neighbor of China.

C. Chinese is their second language.

D. Many Japanese are learning Chinese.

【3】Which is the most difficult of Hungarian for British learners?

A. Writing. B. Pronunciation.

C. Grammar. D. Alphabet.

【4】What might be the author’s opinion?

A. Chinese is the hardest language.

B. Native language is always easy to learn.

C. No languages are difficult to learn well.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】本文是一篇議論文，作者論述了學習語言的難易程度與哪些因素有關，最后得出結論：沒有一門語言是容易學好的，挑出世界上最困難的語言是不可能的。

【1】細節(jié)理解題，“ Who might find Portuguese an easier language to learn?誰會覺得葡萄牙語更容易學習?”根據(jù)“A native speaker of Spanish, for example, will find Portuguese much easier to learn than a native speaker of Chinese.與以漢語為母語的人相比，以西班牙語為母語的人會覺得葡萄牙語容易得多。”可知西班牙人會覺得葡萄牙語容易學。故本題選C. Spanish people

【2】細節(jié)理解題，“Why do Japanese speakers find the Chinese less difficult to learn?為什么說日語的人覺得漢語不那么難學呢?”根據(jù)“Many people answer that Chinese is the hardest language to learn, possibly influenced by the thought of learning the Chinese writing system.許多人回答說漢語是最難學的語言，可能受到學習漢語寫作體系的影響。”而日本人不覺得漢語難學，因為他們也是使用漢字書寫體系。可知本題選A. They use Chinese characters他們使用漢字。

【3】細節(jié)理解題，“ Which is the most difficult of Hungarian for British learners?對于學習匈牙利語的英國人來說，什么是最難的?”根據(jù)“ 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.在匈牙利語中，對于英國學習者來說，這不是一個書寫系統(tǒng)的問題，它使用的是類似的字母，而是難在語法的復雜性”可知本題選C. Grammar語法。

【4】判斷作者意圖題，