2021年中考英语重难题型训练：话题12：语言学习

话题十二：语言学习

（时间：25分钟分值：30分）

I.（2020安徽中考改编）完形填空。（10分）

WhenIwas12yearsold,mymothersentmetoaChineseschoolinCalifornia.1]spendingmySaturdaysina

three-hourChineseclass.Ithoughtitwasdifficultandboring.

However,mymumthoughtthatIshoulddevelopandimprove(提高)myChinese2skills.Iseemedtoknowit

woulddomegoodinthefuture,3atthattimeIcouldn*trealizetheadvantagesoflearningasecondlanguage.

Manyyearslater,Ihada4toworkinAsia.IchoseChinamainlybecauseIlearnedChinesewhenIwas

5.However,IstillwonderedifIcould§streetsigns,buyfoodandtalktopeoplethere.

ShortlyafterIarrivedinChina,myChineselanguage7camebacksoonandimproved8.Alongtime

ago,Iwantedto9learningChinese.Luckily,mymumencouragedmeandstoppedthatfromhappening.Fm10

thattheChineselanguagehashelpedmealotindifferentways.Mylifeisgettingmoreandmorecolorful.

()1.A.hatedB.advised

C.enjoyedD.forgot

()2.A.businessB.music

C.languageD.cooking

()3.A.andB.or

C.soD.but

()4.A.habitB.chance

C.skillD.suggestion

()5.A.busyB.young

C.successfulD.experienced

()6.A.readB.touch

C.affordD.move

()7.A.toolB.ability

C.pointD.difficulty

()8.A.safelyB.politely

C.quicklyD.privately

()9.A.takeupB.setup

C.giveupD.getup

()10.A.sorryB.worried

C.angryD.glad

II.（2020滨州中考改编）阅读理解。（10分）

In1972,RichardSears,ayoungAmericanbeganlearningChinesebecauseofhisinterestintraditionalChinese

culture.Drawntotheancientlanguage,hewenttoChinatostudyChineseinthe1990s.

In1994,RichardSearsdecidedtoputtheancientChinesecharactersonline.Then,in2002,hedidit.Thatisthe

beginningoftheChineseEtymology(汉字■字源)website."Mywebsitedidnotgetmuchattentionforthenextfew

years.Untilonedayin2011,itsuddenlygotalotofattention.!gotafewthousande-mails,andafewmillionvisitorsand

peoplestartedcallingme4UncleHanzi',"Searssaidwithasmile.HanzimeansChinesecharacters.Hehasputmore

than96,000ancientChinesecharactersontothewebsite."WhenIstudyeachcharacter,Iwonderwhattheancient

Chinesethought,“saidSears.

AftervisitingmanyChinesecities,SearslearnedmoreaboutChinaandancientChineseculture.Hesaidwhenhe

cametoChinainthelastcentury,fewChinesecouldspeakgoodEnglish."However,youcanhearEnglishinmany

placesinChinanow.Chineselanguageandcultureweremysteriousandnotknownbypeopleinmostcountriesthen,but

now,moreandmorepeopleintheworldarelearningChinese,evenChinesehistory,traditionalChinesemedicineand

soon,“Searsadded.

Atpresent,the70-year-oldAmericanhasmadehishomeinChina."WhenIdie,Ihopemywebsitewillliveon,

andI'mplanningtowriteabookaboutmyresearch.ThiswillbemygifttoChina,“hesaid.

()1.Whatdoes“Drawntotheancientlanguage^meaninParagraph1?

A.SearswasinterestedinancientChinese.

B.SearshadtostudyChinesecharacters.

C.SearscoulddrawChinesecharacterswell.

D.SearscouldspeakancientChineseverywell.

()2.ChineseEtymologywebsitewentonlinein.

A.1972B.1994C.2002D.2011

()3.WhatdidSearsputonChineseEtymologywebsite?

A.Chinesehistory.

B.AncientChinesecharacters.

C.ThedailylifeofRichardSears.

D.TraditionalChinesemedicine.

()4.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthatSearssetupthewebsiteto.

A.becomefamous

B.getthenickname“UncleHanzi”

C.writeabookabouthisresearch

D.makemorepeopleknowaboutancientChinesecharacters

()5.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.GreatChangesinChina

B.MysteriousChineseLanguageandCulture

C.American“UncleHanzi”

D.AYoungAmericanandTraditionalChineseCulture

111.(2020嘉兴中考改编)任务型阅读。(10分)

Isthereaconnectionbetweenmusicandlanguage?Accordingtorecentstudies,theanswerisyes：Musichelps

developcertainlanguageabilitiesinthebrain.

AstudyfromNorthwesternUniversityshowsthatplayingamusicalinstrumentcanimproveaperson'shearing

ability.Asapartofthestudy,twogroupsofpeoplelistenedtoapersontalkinginanoisyroom.Thepeopleinthefirst

groupweremusicians,whilethoseinthesecondgrouphadnomusicaltraining.Themusicianswerefoundtobeableto

hearthetalkingpersonmoreclearly.

uMusicianshearbetter,nsaysstudyleaderNinaKraus,ubecausetheylearntopayattentiontocertainsounds.For

example,whentheviolinistsplayinanorchestra（管弦乐队），theymustlistencloselytowhattheyareplayingand

ignore（忽视）theothersounds.vInthisway,musicianscanhearcertainsoundsbetter,eveninaroomwithlotsofnoise.

GottfriedSchlaug,adoctoratHarvardMedicalSchool,workswithstroke（中风）patients.Becauseoftheirillness,

thesepeoplecannotsaytheirnames,addresses,orotherinlbrmationnormally.However,theycanstillsing.Dr.Schlaug

wassurprisedtofindsingingwordshelpedhispatientsfinallyspeak.Whydoesthiswork?Schlaugisn'tsure.Musicseems

tobeabletomakedifferentpartsofthebrainactive,includingthebadparts.Insomeway,thishelpspatientsusethose

partsofthebrainagain.

Somusicisnolonlyenjoyable,bulalsogoodforusinmanyolherways.“Playingan

instrumentorsinging,“saysNinaKraus,“canhelpusdobetterinschoolandkeepourbrainsharpaswegetolder.”

1题完成句子；2、3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下全文的主题句；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。

1.Musicianshearbetterbecausetheymustpayattentionto.

2.WhatwerethepeopleinthefirstgroupaskedtodointhestudyofNorthwesternUniversity?

3.HowdoesGottfriedSchlaughelphisstrokepatientsspeak?

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答案

话题十二：语言学习

（时间：25分钟分值：30分）

I.（2020安徽中考改编）完形填空。（10分）

WhenIwas12yearsold,mymothersentmetoaChineseschoolinCalifomia,I]spendingmySaturdaysina

three-hourChineseclass.Ithoughtitwasdifficultandboring.

However,mymumthoughtthatIshoulddevelopandimprove（提高）myChinese2skills.Iseemedtoknowit

woulddomegoodinthefuture,3atthattimeIcouldn*trealizetheadvantagesoflearningasecondlanguage.

Manyyearslater,Ihada4toworkinAsia.IchoseChinamainlybecauseIlearnedChinesewhenIwas

5.However,IstillwonderedifIcould6streetsigns,buyfoodandtalktopeoplethere.

ShortlyafterIarrivedinChina,myChineselanguage7camebacksoonandimproved8.Alongtime

ago,Iwantedto9learningChinese.Luckily,mymumencouragedmeandstoppedthatfromhappening.Fm10

thattheChineselanguagehashelpedmealotindifferentways.Mylifeisgettingmoreandmorecolorful.

(A)l.A.hatedB.advised

C.enjoyedD.forgot

(C)2.A上usinessB.music

C.languageD.cooking

(D)3.A.andB.or

C.soD.but

(B)4.A.habitB.chance

C.skillD.suggestion

(B)5.A.busyB.young

C.successfulD.experienced

(A)6.A.readB.touch

C.affordD.move

(B)7.A.toolB.ability

C.pointD.difficulty

(C)8.A.safelyB.politely

C.quicklyD.privately

(C)9.A.takeupB.setup

C.giveupD.getup

(D)10.A.sorryB.worried

C.angryD.glad

II.(2020滨州中考改编)阅读理解。(10分)

In1972,RichardSears,ayoungAmericanbeganlearningChinesebecauseofhisinterestintraditionalChinese

culture.Drawntotheancientlanguage,hewenttoChinatostudyChineseinthe1990s.

In1994,RichardSearsdecidedtoputtheancientChinesecharactersonline.Then,in2002,hedidit.Thatisthe

beginningoftheChineseEtymology(汉字字源)website.aMywebsitedidnotgetmuchattentionforthenextfew

years.Untilonedayin2011,itsuddenlygotalotofattention.!gotafewthousande-mails,andafewmillionvisitorsand

peoplestartedcallingme'UncleHanzi',"Searssaidwithasmile.HanzimeansChinesecharacters.Hehasputmore

than96,000ancientChinesecharactersontothewebsite."WhenIstudyeachcharacter,Iwonderwhattheancient

Chinesethought,saidSears.

AftervisitingmanyChinesecities,SearslearnedmoreaboutChinaandancientChineseculture.Hesaidwhenhe

cametoChinainthelastcentury,fewChinesecouldspeakgoodEnglish."However,youcanhearEnglishinmany

placesinChinanow.Chineselanguageandcultureweremysteriousandnotknownbypeopleinmostcountriesthen,but

now,moreandmorepeopleintheworldarelearningChinese,evenChinesehistory,traditionalChinesemedicineand

soon,“Searsadded.

Atpresent,the70-year-oldAmericanhasmadehishomeinChina."WhenIdie,Ihopemywebsitewillliveon,

andI'mplanningtowriteabookaboutmyresearch.ThiswillbemygifttoChina,“hesaid.

(A)l.Whatdoes"Drawntotheancientlanguage^meaninParagraph1?

A.SearswasinterestedinancientChinese.

B.SearshadtostudyChinesecharacters.

C.SearscoulddrawChinesecharacterswell.

D.SearscouldspeakancientChineseverywell.

(C)2.ChineseEtymologywebsitewentonlinein.

A.1972B.1994C.2002D.2011

(B)3.WhatdidSearsputonChineseEtymologywebsite?

A.Chinesehistory.

B.AncientChinesecharacters.

C.ThedailylifeofRichardSears.

D.TraditionalChinesemedicine.

(D)4.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthatSearssetupthewebsiteto.

A.becomefamous

B.getthenickname“UncleHanzi”

C.writeabookabouthisresearch

D.makemorepeopleknowaboutancientChinesecharacters

(C)5.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.GreatChangesinChina

B.MysteriousChineseLanguageandCulture

C.American“UncleHanzi”

D.AYoungAmericanandTraditionalChineseCulture

111.(2020嘉兴中考改编)任务型阅读。(10分)

Isthereaconnectionbetweenmusicandlanguage?Accordingtorecentstudies,theanswerisyes：Musichelps

developcertainlanguageabilitiesinthebrain.

AstudyfromNorthwesternUniversityshowsthatplayingamusicalinstrumentcanimproveaperson'shearing

ability.Asapartofthestudy,twogroupsofpeoplelistenedtoapersontalkinginanoisyroom.Thepeopleinthefirst

groupweremusicians,whilethoseinthesecondgrouphadnomusicaltraining.Themusicianswerefoundtobeableto

hearthetalkingpersonmoreclearly.

“Musicianshearbetter,saysstudyleaderNinaKraus,ubecausetheylearntopayattentiontocertainsounds.For

example,whentheviolinistsplayinanorchestra(管弦乐队)，theymustlistencloselytowhattheyareplayingand

ignore(忽视)theothersounds."Inthisway,musicianscanhearcertainsoundsbetter,eveninaroomwith