中考英语模拟试卷及答案2

中考英语模拟试卷及答案（四）

听力部分20分

第一节.听对话，根据录音顺序将代表图片的字母填在相应图片下的括号中（共

5小题，计5分）

第二节.听下面的对话或独自，每段对话或独自后有几小题，请根据你所听到的

内容，从所

给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个适当的答语。（10分）

听下面的材料，回答6—7题。

()6.Whodidn'tcometoschoolontime?

A.DanielandKitty.B.SimonandKitty.

C.DanielandSimon.

()7.Whydidn'ttheycometoschoolontime?

A.Becausetheygotuplate

B.Becauseoftheheavyraintheydidn,tcatchtheearlybus.

C.Thetrafficwasbadbecauseoftheheavyfor.

听下面的材料，回答8〜10题。

()8.Whataretheytalkingaboutnow?

A.Chinese.B.English.C.Maths.

()9.IsDickgoodatlistening?

A.Sorry,Idon'tknow.B.Yes,heis.

C.NO,heisn,t

10.WhichonedoesDicklikebest?

A.Reading.B.Writing.C.Listening.

听下面的材料，回答11〜15题。

11.WhoisJennygoingtosee?

A.Jim'suncle.B.Herfather，sbrother.C.Herfather?

ssister.

12.WhenwillsheleaveforHangzhou?

A.OnSunday.B.OnFriday.C.

Tomorrow.

13.Howlongwillthejourneytake?

A.lOhours.B.6hours.C.4hours.

14.Whydoesn，therunclecometomeetheratthestation?

A.Heisill.B.Hecan，tdrive.C.Hehasno

15.WhatwilltheweatherbelikeinHangzhou?

A.Cloudyandrainy.B.Dryandcold.C.Wetand

quitecold.

第三节.反应，根据你听到的内容和实际情况，写出尽可能简要的答语。

16.

17.

18.

19

单项选择从A,B,C,D选项中，选出可以填入空白的最佳答案10分

()21.-Whendoyougoshopping'9

-IusuallygoshoppingSundaymorning.

A.onB.inC.at

()22.一IsthatMary?

-Right.She'sniceandIlikeverymuch.

A.herselfB.herC.hers

()23.一Thereissomesouponthetable,isn't

No,Ithinkthat'swater.

A.thereB.itC.that

()24.一一Thisboxisheavyformetocarry..youhelpme?

-Certainly.

A.soB.veryC.toe

()25.一一Isyourfatheradoctor.9

一一Yes,heis.HeinTownHospital.

A.hasworkedB.hadworkedC.works

()26.IWhenyouthebike?

一一Lastmonth.

A.have/boughtB.had/boughtC.did/buy

()27.一一Iwanttoteachinthisarea.

一一Well,teachersverymuchhere.

A.needB.areneedingC.are

needed

()28.一WherecanIfindJack?

一一Hethepostoffice.

A.hasbeentoBhasgonetoC.hadgone

to

()29.-Howlongwillyoustayhere?

一一1thinkIwillbehereformoredays.

A.fewB.afewC.alittle

()30.一Howaboutgoingoutforawalk?

A.IwouldbeB.IlikeC.I'd

liketo

HI完形填空(10分)

Whatifyouaregettingreadyfortomorrow，sexamwhenyourfriend

givesaticketforanexcitingfilm?Ifyoucangiveupseeingthefilm

andworkatyourlessons,we31youhavestrongself-control

(自控力).Self-controlisnot32youhavewithyourbirth.

Itneedstobecultivated(建立，发展)inyour33.Sometimes

youareattractedbyoneofthestoriesthatisnotworth

34.Youshouldn'twasteyourtimereading35book,oryou

willfeel36later.

Youdbetternot37becauseofaniceTVprogram,oryouwill

gotoschoollate.38shouldyoustayinbedtoolateonacoldwinter

morning,39itisawasteoftime.Everyoneofushassomehabits,

afewofwhich40keepusfrommakingprogressinlife.Then

wemustuseourself-controltobecomefreeofthem.

Itsimportantforeveryonetocultivatestrongself-controlin

life.

()31.A,sayB.tellC.talk

()32.A.anythingB.somethingC.everything

()33.A.spiritB.mind

C.life

()34.A.writingB.readingC.toread

()35.A.soakindofB.suchakindofC.suchkind

()36.A.worriedB.sorryC.stressed

out

()37.A.stayupB.gotobedC.wakeup

()38.A.NeitherB.EitherC.Both

()39.A.forB.butC.so

()40.A.mightB.shouldC.need

阅读理解40分

A）根据下面一篇短文的内容判断下列句子的正误，正确的用“A”表示，错误的

用“B”表示。

（5分）

QianZhongshuwasoneofthemostwell-knowChinesewriterstothe

westernworld.BornonNovember21,1910inWuxi,JiangsuProvince,he

grewupwithhisuncle,whodidn'thaveason.

Qianlikedreadingbooksandhadasurprisingmemory.Heonlyneeded

toreadsomethingoncebeforelearningitbyheart.Whenhewasasmall

boy,hisuncleoftentookhimtoteahouse.Helikedreadingstorybooks

intheteahouse.Whentheyreturnedhome,hecouldrepeatthestories

tohiscousins.

QianwenttoTsinghuaUniversityin1929.althoughhefailedhismath

test,heenteredtheuniversitybecausehwwassogoodatChineseand

English.InTsinghuahemetYangJiangandtheygotmarriedin1935.two

yearslater,theirdaughterQianYuanwasborn.

QiandiedofillnessonDecember19,1998.Heleftmanyworkstothe

world.Hismostfamousnovel,FortressBesieged（《围城》），cameoutin

1947.Ithasbeentranslatedintomorethansixforeignlanguages.

41.QianZhongshustayedwithhisuncleathisearlyagebecausehisuncle

justhadoneson.

42.QianZhongshuhadagoodmemory.Hecouldremembersomethingonce

beforelearningit.

43.QianZhongshuwasgoodatallhissubjectssoheenteredTsinghua

University.

44.QianZhongshudiedofanillnessattheageof88.

45.ThenovelFortressBesiegedcameoutwhenQianZhongshu'sdaughterwas

tenyearsold.

B）阅读下面3篇短文，根据文章的内容选择最佳答案作答46—60小题。（30分）

A

Eatinginspaceisdifferentfromeatingontheearth.Thefoodthat

astronautscarrywiththemdoesnotlooklikethefoodyoueat.

Somefoodiscarriedinclosedbags.Itiscookedandfrozenbefore

theastronautsgetit.Allthewaterisremovedfromthefood.Inthe

spaceship,theastronautputsthewaterback.He"shoots"hotorcoldwater

intothefoodbagwithaspecialgun.Heeatsthefoodthroughasmall

holeinthebag.

Otherfoodscomeinbite(一口)sizes.Theastronautputsawholepiece

inhismouthatonce.Therecanbenocrumbs(碎屑).Crumbswouldfloat

aroundthespaceshipandgetintheway.Meatandcakesoftencomeinbite

——sizepieces.

Astronautscannotdrinkwaterfromopencups.Thewaterwouldfloat

indropsinthespaceship.Thewaterisputinthespecialgun.The

astronautshootsthewaterintohismouth.

()46.Somefoodcarriedintheclosedbagsbyastronautsis

A.cookedandfrozenB.fullofwaterC.raw

()47.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat

A.yougetmuchhungrierinspacethanyoudoontheearth.

B.astronautsmustlearnmanynewanddifferentthings

C.youcan，teatanythinginaspaceship.

()48.Astronautscan'tdrinkfrontopencupsbecause

A.thewaterwouldfloatindropsaroundthespaceship.

B.thewaterwouldspillallovertheirfoods.

C.crumbswouldfloatinthecups

()49.Themainideaofthepassageisthat

A.astronautscannoteatordrinkinaspaceshipuntiltheycomebackto

theearth.

B.eatinganddrinkinginthespaceshipisaspecialproblem

C.thereismorefoodandwaterinspacethanontheearth

()50.Whichstatementdoesthepassageleadyoutobelieve?

A.Focalforastronautsmustbemadeinaspecialway.

B.Allmeatontheearthcomesinbite-sizedpieces.

C.Astronautswillonlyeatmeatandcakesmadefromcrumbs.

B

Mascots(吉祥物)fortheOlympicGames

)51.Fromtheinformationabove,weknowtheOlympicGamesisheld

everyyears.

A.3B,4C.5

()52.ThemascotsforBeijingOlympicGamesare2morethanthosefor

OlympicGames.

A.SydneyB.LosAngelesC.Atlanta

()53.ThemascotfortheOlympicGameswasthefirstOlympicmascotin

Olympichistory.

A.1996MunichB.1984BeijingC.1972Munich

()54.The23rdand26thOlympicGameswereheldinthesame.

A.townB,cityC.country

()55.WhichofthefollowinginformationisNOTtree?

A.The1996OlympicGameswasheldinAmerica.

B.The27thOlympicGames.washeldin:Europe.

CBeijingisgettingreadyforthe29thOlympicGames.

C

Dateofbirth:July26,1985Weight:50kg

Placeofbirth:Changsha,HunanFavoritecity:Paris

Height:164cmHobby:music

Typeofblood:AB

ZhouBichangwasthenumber-upintheSuperGirlsfind,whichwas

hostedbyHunanTVstation.Shedidquitewellinherstudiesandgota

high8C0lzzeof681inherNCEEin—2003.

ZhouBichanggraduatedfromFutianHighSchoolinShenzhenandisnow

astudentoatthe：XinghaiConservatory-of(音乐学院)inGuangzhou.

Althoughherparentsgaveheranamewiththemeanin9uwritefluently”

inthehopethatshewouldbecomeawriter,Zhouseemstobeaborn

singer.ShecouldsingthemesongsofTVshowsverywellwhenshewasonly

twoyearsold.Sheownsmorethan4,500CDS.

ZhouhasattractedfansacrossthecountyduringthecontestoFans

gaveheranickname〃BB〃andthemselvesatitle“Chalks”.However,BB

,

doesntseemtoenjoythesuddensuccessoNowsheisbacktoschoolbut

feelsabituneasywhenfansseeher."WhatIreallyloveissinging,

“saidBB〃inaninterview,butnotthelifeofastar."Butthat'sexactly

why“Chalks”love“BB”bestpure,kindanddevotedtomusic.

()56.ZhouBichangisagirl.

A.21-year-oldB.23-year-oldC.21-years-

old

()57.WhatdoesZhoudo?

A,AprofessionalsingerB.AmusicteacherC.A

student

()58.ZhouBichanglikesbetterthananyothercityinthe

world.

A.ShenzhenB.ChangshaC.Paris

()59.ZhouBichangwonprizeintheSuperGirlsfinal.

A.thesecondB.thefirstC.thethird

()60.ZhouBichangiscalledbyherfans.

A.ChalksB.BBC.Write

fluently

c)阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成表格中所缺的信息。(5分)

LifelongLearning(终身学习)

Inthepast,whenstudentsgraduatedfromcollegeandgotjobs,only

someofthemwentonwiththeirstudy.Buttoday,lifelonglearningis

becomingmoreandmorecommon(常见的).

Lucy,whoisforty,teachesphysicsatacollegeinBoston."Next

term,I'11teachsomeofmyclassesbyusingtheInternet.Thisisthe

wayofteachingthat1'veneverusedbeforeo”saysLucy."Thesedays,

Iamtakingaclasstolearnhowtoteachinthisway.Ifnot,1willlose

myjob."Atthesametime.

Lucy'sseventy一year一oldparents,wholiveinNewYork,aretakingan

arthistoryclassonline."Welovethissubject,“saysherfather,

“andwelearnittoenjoyourselves.Youseewecanstudywithpeople

allovertheworld.Whatfunitistolearnlikethis!”

补全对话

A.Hello,WangLin.Howbeautifulyournewbikeis?

B.66.___________________

A.Whereisitmade?

B.ItismadeinShanghai.

A.Ialsowanttobuyone.67.

B.InMinshengDepartmentStore.Andtherearemanydifferentcolors.68.

A.Ilikegreenbest.69.

B.About150yuan.

A.Mm・,・"ThepriceisOK.Well,wouldyouliketogototheshopwithme

nextSunday.'?

B.70.___________________

翻译阅读下面短文，讲划线部分的句子翻译成汉语

71.mostpeoplemaketheirlivingwiththeirhands.ButTommakeshis

livingwithhisfeet.Itisaverygoodliving,too.TomwasborninLondon.

Hisfamilywasverypoor.Thereweresevenpeopleintheirfamilyatthat

time.Andtheylivedinaverysmallhouse.72.SoTomhadnoplacetoplay

bulinIheslrcol.

Tom，sfatheroftenplayedfootball.Tomwantedtoplayfootball,too.

73.Sohisfathermadeasoftballforhimtokick.

Theballwaslikeasockwithpiecesofoldclothes.Theboyenjoyed

kickingit,andkickediteveryday.74.Afewyearslater,helearnedto

kickarealfootball,andplayedfootballbetterandbetter.75.NowTom

isoneofthebestfootballplayerintheworld.

71.

72.

73.

74.

75.

写作10分

最近，我国政府面向青少年提出了“阳光体育活动”。其口号是“每天锻炼

一小时，健康工作50年，幸福生活一辈子”。为了配合该活动，你班将举行一

次主题班会。请你以“SportsandHealth"为题写一篇发言稿，介绍你自己的

体育锻炼情况、感受等。文中不能出现真实的姓名、地名、校名。词数80左右。

发言稿的开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数。（计10分）

以下要点供参考：

（1）自己的锻炼情况；（2）最喜欢的体育活动及原因；

（3）锻炼的效果及感受；（4）倡议大家积极参与体育锻炼。

Dearfriends

Iamvery,gladtobeheretosaysomethingaboutsportsand

health.________________________________________________________

That'sall.Thankyou!

参考答案：

中考模拟试卷（四）

听力部分

第一节.听对话，根据录音顺序将代表图片的字母填在相应图片下的括号中

1.■whatwillTomandKatedonextSunday?

Theywillgofishingbytheriver.

2.Thetigersarenotinthecagenow.Howcallwewatchthem?

Don,tworry.Let'stakethisbuswhenwatchingthemwalkingaround

outside.

3.Whoissinginginthenextdoor?

Mike.Heissingingwhileheisplayingthepiano.

4.Hi.David.Youlookgoodtoday!

Thanks.Thissweaterismybirthdaypresent.

5.Youdrawthepartsofourbody.Whatdoyouwanttoshowus?

1thinkeachpersonhasgottwoofthem.Iwanttotellpeopletolook

afterthemwell.Weseeeverythingwiththem.

第二节.听下面的对话或独白，每段对话或独自后有儿小题，请根据你所听到的

内容，从所给的A、B、c三个选项中选出一个适当的答语。听每段对话或独白前,

你都有时间阅读各个

小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

听下面的材料，回答6—7题。

W：WhywasMissGreensoworriedthismorning?

M：Becausesomestudentsdidn,tcometoschoolontime.

W：WasDanieloneofthem?

M：NO,butSimonandKittywere.

W：Whyweretheylateforschool?

M：ItWasfoggythismorningandthetrafficwasverybad.

W：Oh.badluck.

听下面的材料，回答8〜10题。

W：Howareyougettingonwithyou'reyourEnglish.Dick?

M：Notquitewell.Mygrammarisimprovin9.butIstillhavesomedifficulty

inlistenin9.

W：Isuggestyoushoulddomorepractice.You'dbetterlistentomore

Englishtapes.AndyouCallalsowatchEnglishnewsonTV.Whataboutyou

writing?

M：Ithinkitisbetterthanbefore.Toimprovemywritin9.Ikeepwriting

diaryeveryday.

W：Whatdoyouthinkofreading?

M：It'snotverydifficult.Ilikereadingpractice.

w：Remember：IfyouwanttolearnEnglishwell,youmustkeeppracticing.

M：Yes,Iknow.1willtry.Thankyou,MrBlack.

听下面的材料，回答11〜15题。

M：Hello!

W：HellO,Sam!It'sme,Jenny.Myunclehasn,tbeenwellthesedays.I'

mgoingtoseehimthedayaftertomorrow.

M：Ohoreally?Wheredoeshelive?

W：HelivesinHangZhou.And1'mgoingbytrainbecause1don'tlike

thebus.

M：Howlongwillittake?

W：Well,thetrainleavesatsixinthemorningandarrivesthere,atabout

ten.

M：Whowillmeetyouatthestation?

W：Myauntisgoingtomeetme.SheeaRdrive.

M：Whatwilltheweatherbelikethere?

W：Well,itwillbequitecoldandwet.So1*mgoingtotakesomewarm

clothes.

M：Andtakeyourraincoatwithyou.

W：Oh,yes,thankyou.Oh,bytheway,whatdayisittoday?

M：Friday.Ihopeyou'11haveagoodjourney.

W：Thanksalot,Jim.Seeyousoon,bye.

M：Goodbye.

第三节.反应，根据你听到的内容和实际情况，写出尽可能简要的答语。

16.Howmanyhoursdoyousleep?

17.What'syourfavoritesubject?

18.Whatcolorisit?

19.Couldyoucleanthebedroom?

20.Whatdoyouwanttobe?

1—5ADCEB6—10BCBCA11—15BACAC16—20略21—25ABACC26—30CCBBC

31—35AACBB36—40BAAAA41—45BABAA46—50ABABA51—55BACCB56

—60ACCAB61.seventy62.physics63.Boston64.online

65.enjoythemselves

66.Thankyou/Thanks/Thanksalot

67.Wheredidyoubuyit/WhereSanIbuyone

68.Whatcolordoyoulikebest/What'syourfavoritecolor

69.Howmuchisit/Howmuchdoesitcost

70.I’dloveto/sorry.ICan't

71.大多数人用他们的手谋生。

72.因此，汤姆除了在街上没有地方可以玩耍。

73.因此他的父亲给他做了一个足球来踢。

74.几年后，他学会了踢真的足球，而且足球踢得越来越好。

75.现在汤姆是世界上最好的足球运动员之一。

书面表达(略)

二、单项选择题。(30分)

()1.You'dbetterdoityourmotherdid.

A.whenB.asC.likeD.because

()2.Iwon'tgotoseethefilmtonight,becauseImyticket.

A.lostB.havelostC.willlostD.didn'thave

()3.Allparentslovetheirchildren,andmyparentslove,

too.

A.oursB.theirsC.themD.his

()4.——ThesefarmershavebeentotheUnitedStates.—Really?When

there?

A.willtheygoB.didtheygoC.dotheygoD.havetheygone

()5.一Whenshallwemeetagainnexttime?—dayisOK.

A.EitherB.NeitherC.NoneD.Any

()6.一Iwon'tgotothepartytomorrow.

一youtoldmeyouwould.Whafshappening?

A.ButB.SoC.AndD.Or

()7.TmsorryIhaven'tgotanymoney.I'vemyhandbagat

home.

A.missedB.leftC.putD.forgotten

()8.Thisquestionismoredifficultthanone.

A.ratherB.quiteC.veryD.alittle

()9.HecouldneitherFrenchnorGerman.SoIwith

himinEnglish.

A.speak,talkedB.talk,toldC.say,spokeD.tell,talked

()10.MrSmithalwayshastotellus.

A.somegoodpiecesofnewsB.somepiecesofgoodnews

C.somegoodpieceofnewsD.somepieceofgoodnews

()11.Wesawhimthebuildingandgoupstairs.

A.toenterB.enterC.enteringD.entered

()12.Youmustremember.

A.whatyourteachersaidB.whatdidyourteachersay

C.yourteachersaidwhatD.whathasyourteachersaid

()13.Shewillhaveaholidayassoonasshetheworknext

week.

A.finishesB.doesn*tfinishC.willfinishD.won'tfinish

()14.ThissongI'vetoldyouabout.Isn'tit

beautifulone?

A.the,theB.a,aC.the,aD.a,the

()15.一Icalledyouyesterdayevening,buttherewasnoanswer.

一Oh,IamsorryIdinneratmyfriend'shome.

A.haveB.hadC.washavingD.havehad

()16.一Youlooksohappy!一JacksaysIampretty.has

evertoldmethatbefore.

A.SomebodyB.AnybodyC.EverybodyD.Nobody

()17.—Shoppingwithme?—Sorry,Ihavealotofclothes

A.towashB.washedC.washD.tobewashed

)18.Ilikethissilkdress,anditsosoftandcomfortable.

A.isfeelingB.feelsC.hasfeltD.isfelt

)19.Wouldyoupleasedrivefaster?Myflightis.

A.takingoffB.gettingoffC.turningoffD.puttingoff

)20.Everymorningthepatientsareaskediftheir

temperaturetaken.

A.theyhadhadB.havetheyhadC.theyhavehadD.hadthey

had

()21.Halfoftheclass_______mostofthework.Someofthework

reallydifficult.

A.havedone,isB.hasdone,areC.hasdone,isD.havedone,

are

()22.Theyboyintheteacher,sofficewasfound

_____________yesterday.

A.standing,smokeB.standing,smokingC.stood,smokeD.stood,

smoking

()23.Peoplecanrunningeverywhere.Doyouknowwhat

?

A.see,hashappenedB.see,happensC.beseen,ishappenedD.

beseen,ishappening

()24.一Whenshallwemeetagain?一Makeitdayyoulike.Ifs

allthesametome.

A.oneB.someC.anyD.another

()25.Therearemanytreesonsidesofthestreet,andof

thetreesisstillincreasingyearbyyear.

A.both,thenumberB.either,thenumberC.both,anumberD.

either,anumber

()26.Ifsrainingheavily.Butofthefarmersarepickingupthe

applesthetrees.

A.every,inB.none,inC.none,onD.some,in

()27.Hehasforanhour.

A.gotupB.upC.beengotupD.beenup

()28.Idon'tknowifheifittomorrow.

A.comes,willrainB.willcome,rainsC.willcome,willrainD.comes,

rains

()29.Oh,dear!Thekeythedoorintheroom.

A.with,forgetB.to,isleftC.by,forgotD.with,isleft

()30.Ithinktheolderpeoplemustbepolitely.

A.talkedaboutB.saidwithC.toldaboutD.spokento

三、完形填空(20分)

A

It'sveryinterestingtostudynamesofdifferentcountries.Chinesenames

aredifferent_1—foreignnames.OnceanEnglishladycameto_2_me.

WhenIwasintroducedtoher,shesaid,“Gladtomeetyou,MissPing.”Thenshe

gavemehernamecardwiththreewordsonit:KBettyJ.Black."SoIsaid

“Thankyou,MissBetty.nWelookedateachotherandlaughedheartily(会意地).

LaterIfoundthattheEnglishpeople_3—theirfamilynameslastandthe

givenname_4―,whiletheirmiddlenamesare___5_usedverymuch.I

explainedtoherthattheChinesefamilyname__6__first,thegivennamelast,

sohe__7__nevercallmeMissPing.SheaskedifweChinesehadamiddle

name.Itoldherwedidn't.__8__peoplemayoftenfindthreewordsona

Chinesenamecard.Inthiscasethefamilynamestillcomesfirst,theother

wordsafterit_9—atwo-wordgivenname.ItisquiteusualinChina.Mysister

isLiXiaofang.Shehastwowordsinhergivennameinsteadofjustone__10__

mine.

()1.A.withB.fromC.forD.in

()2.A.findB.lookatC.visitD.meet

()3.A.putB.placedC.tookD.brought

()4.A.atthefirstB.atfirstC.inthefrontD.first

()5.A.neverB.notC./D.often

()6.A.cameB.comesC.putD.puts

()7.A.wouldB.couldC.shouldD.must

()8.A.ButB.OrC.WhileD.And

()9.A.isB.wasC.areD.were

()10.A.asB.withC.toD.like

B

Dictionariesare11usefulbooks.Peopleusedictionariesto12outthe

meaningsofwords.13youarelearningEnglish,youwoulduse14English

dictionary.Somestudentshave15.Theirdictionariescontain(包含)Chinese

andEnglishwords.Theyareuseful,butitisusually16touseadictionary

writtencompletely17English.Thiswill18youtobegintothinkinEnglish.

AgoodEnglishdictionarywillshowyouthecorrect19ofawordandits

pronunciation(发音).Manydictionariesalsoshow20awordisusedin

sentences.

()11.A.muchB.tooC.veryD.such

()12.A.takeB.findC.handD.send

()13.A.AfterB.IfC.BeforeD.Becauseof

()14.A.theB.aC.anD./

()15.A.bookB.newspaperC.dictionariesD.magazine

()16.A.goodB.wellC.niceD.better

()17.A.withB.aboutC.inD.for

()18.A.makeB.letC.helpD.show

()19.A.speltB.spellC.bespeltD.spelling

()20.A.whatB.whyC.howD.when

四、阅读理解。（30分）

A

Haveyouevernoticedanadvertisementwhichsays“Learnaforeign

languageinsixweeks,oryourmoneyback!Fromthefirstdayyour

pronunciationwillbeexcellent.Justsend・.：'andsoon?Ofcourse,itnever

happensquitelikethat.Theonlylanguagethatiseasytolearnisthemother

tongue.Andthinkhowmuchpracticethatgets!BeforetheSecondWorldWar

peopleusuallylearnedaforeignlanguageinordertoreadtheliterature(文学)

ofthecountry.Nowspeakingtheforeignlanguageiswhatmostpeoplewant.

Everyyearmanymillionsofpeoplestartlearningone.Howdotheydoit?Some

peopletryathome,withbooksandtapes;someuseradioortelevision

programmes;othersgotoeveningclasses.Iftheyusethelanguageonlytwoor

threetimesaweek,learningitwilltakealongtime,likelanguagelearningat

school.Afewpeopletrytolearnalanguagefastbystudyingforsixormore

hoursaday.Itisclearlyeasiertolearnthelanguageinthecountrywhereitis

spoken.However,mostpeoplecannotaffordthis,andformanyitisnot

necess