大学英语3--期末考试题--阅读题题库急加DA-AN!(3)

B) People only respect success and wealth without any moral judgment. √

C) People prefer to carry out operations on a grand scale.

D) People have made attempt to hold thieves responsible. 答案：B

12. How did working people lose their hard-earned savings? A) They lent their money to men high up in the financial world.

B) They were cheated by the bank. √ C) They were unlucky in investment. D) They were robbed by the thieves nearby. 答案：B

13. When the writer says “a gang of extremely respectable cheats” in Paragraph Four, it is implied that .

A) they are well-educated but ill-behaved √ B) they are respectable in artistic cheating C) they are cheats with respectable goals D) they are not well-educated but respected 答案：A

14. What could be a possible reason for the thieves to escape from law according to the passage?

A) They are powerful enough to ignore the law. B) There are defects in the law. √

C) They are wealthy enough to compensate the victims. D) The victim is too weak to investigate them. 答案：B

15. It can be inferred from the passage that . A) there are too many thieves and robbers

B) industrious and honest people should be highly paid C) moral standards are always upheld D) any thief should be punished √ 答案：D

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.

Some people seem to learn languages readily, while others find it very difficult. Teachers and the circumstances in which the language is learned also play an important role, as well as each learner's motivation for learning. If people learn a language because they need to use it professionally, they often learn it faster than people studying a language that has no direct use in their day to day life.

Apparently, British diplomats and other embassy staff have found that the second hardest language is Japanese, which will probably come as no surprise to many, but the language that they have found to be the most problematic is Hungarian. This does not mean that Hungarian is the hardest language to learn for everyone, but it causes British diplomatic personnel, who are generally used to learning languages,

the most difficulties.

Different cultures and individuals from those cultures 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 of related languages may find it easier, while struggling with languages that the British find relatively easy.

16. Why is it hard to say which language is the most difficult to learn? A) Because it is only relevant when learning a second language.

B) Because differences between languages are unimportant.

C) Because people learn their mother tongue naturally. D) Because many factors have to be considered. √ 答案：D

17. Who will find Portuguese much easier to learn? A) A native speaker of Japanese B) A native speaker of Hungarian C) A native speaker of Spanish √ D) A native speaker of Chinese 答案：C

18. What is the most problematic language to British diplomats and other embassy staff?

C) Hungarian

A) Japanese B) Spanish D) Chinese

√ 答案：C

19. Why do many people think Chinese is the hardest language to learn? A) Because the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult. √

B) Because the grammar of Chinese is complex.

C) Because Chinese is not directly used in their life.

D) Because Chinese uses the Roman alphabet. 答案：A

20. What factors cannot affect learning a second language according to the passage?

A) each learner's motivation for learning B) neighboring countries √ C) teachers and the circumstances D) first language 答案：B

In 1976, Winkler wrote a My Turn about the overwhelming reaction to the character he played on the popular television sitcom (情景喜剧), “Happy Days”. The show was at its peak, and Fonzie was its superstar. In fact, Americans related so strongly to the character that Winkler became apparently permanently part of the country’s broad, extended family. Three decades later, fans still greet the actor with Fonzie’s signature thumbs-up sign and a long, drawn out “Aaay!”

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