Question

Alex Rawlings, from Oxford University, Has been named the UK’s most multilingual(說多種語言的)person.  The 21-year-old British student can speak 11 language and is learning a 12th, He knows English, Greek, German, French, Dutch, Afrikaans, Spanish,Catalan,ltalian, Russian and Hebrew.Rawlings’ mother, who is half Greek, spoke to him in English, Greek and some French when he was growing up.  Rawlings is studying German and Russian at university now.  He taught himself other languages like Dutch because he wanted to talk to people on his travels or simply because he thought the language was interesting or beautiful.“When I was a kid, I always wanted to speak different languages,” Rawlings said.  “My parents often took me to my mom’s family in Greece.  My dad worked in Japan for four years.  I was always frustrated that I  couldn’t talk to other kids in those countries because of the language. ”
Thanks to his talent for languages, Rawliings has made many friends.  He also thinks that picking up new languages getseasier over time.Rawlings plans to perfect his Russian while studying in the small Russian city of Yaroslavi and the next language he plans to learn is Arabic.“No matter how many languages I Iearn, my favorite language is always Greek because I have spoken it since childhood,” he said.
小題1:Where does Alex Rawlings come from?
A. The UK.       B. The USA.     C. Germany.      D. Italy.
小題2:Alex Rwlings’ mother spoke to him in the following languages EXCEPT     when he was young.

A．Greek

B．Dutch

C．French

D．English

小題3:How is Alex Rawlings going to improve his Russian?

A．By getting a Russian tutor.

B．By reading Russian books.

C．By watching Russian movies.

D．By studying in a Russian city.

小題4:Alex Rawlings likes Greek best because      .

A．his parents speak it

B．he thinks it’s interesting

C．he thinks it’s easy to learn

D．he has spoken it since childhood

小題5:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Alex Rawlings’ father’s family is in Japan.

B．Chinese is the next language Alex Rawlings plans to learn.

C．Alex Rawlings showed great interest in learning languages from a young age.

D．Learning new languages becomes more and more difficult for Alex Rawlings.

Answer 1

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:D
小題5:C

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了一位來自英國的，能說11種語言的一個年輕人——亞歷克斯羅林斯。他自小就對多種語言很感興趣，并且通過努力，掌握了多種語言，現在正準備學習第12種語言。
小題1:推理判斷題。根據第一段Alex Rawlings, from Oxford University,可知亞歷克斯羅林斯來自劍橋大學，而劍橋大學是英國的一所著名大學，所以他來自英國。故選A。
小題2:細節理解題。根據第二段Rawlings’ mother, who is half Greek, spoke to him in English, Greek and some French when he eas growing up. 描述，可知他的母親用英語，希臘語和法語同他交談。故選B，荷蘭語。
小題3:細節理解題。根據短文倒數第二段Rawlings plans to perfect his Russian while studying in the small Russian city of Yaroslavi 描述，可知他打算去一座俄羅斯的小城學習俄語。故選D。
小題4:細節理解題。根據短文最后一段my favorite language is always Greek because I have spoken it since childhood,” he said. 描述，可知他喜歡希臘語的原因是因為他自小就說希臘語。故選D。
小題5:細節理解題。根據短文第三段“When I was a kid, I always wanted to speak different languages,” Rawlings said. 描述，可知他自小就對各種語言感興趣。故選C。