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How You Can Learn a Language in Only 10 Days

    Most people recognize the many benefits of learning a foreign language: You can travel to foreign countries and feel comfortable, be a more productive and attractive employee in today’s competitive job market, and immerse （沉浸）yourself in the vast cultures around the world. In addition, scientific studies have shown that learning a new language helps to keep memories sharp and naturally improves brain function.

    But do you know that you can learn a new language in as little as 10 days? The Pimsleur Approach to learning new languages help users pick up new languages quickly .Even the FBI and National Security Agency have purchased the Pimsleur Approach.

 The Pimsleur Languag Programs

     The entire Pimsleur Approach is what language learning should be : quick, fun and easy. You will learn a new language effortlessly without any reading, writing or computer use. The Pimsleur Approach has a 100 percent guarantee : speak in 10 days or you don’t pay.

Who is Dr. Pimsleur?

     Pimsleur Approach is a language educator. He noticed that children have an amazing ability to learn new languages quickly. He spent his life developing this course to let you , as an adult , learn a new language as easily as a child would .You might not realize it , but you have already learned one language using the Pimsleur Approach.

Limited availability of special offers

     The company is currently offering new customers a special offer of 50 % discount on tuition fees.The programs which normally cost $100 are now available for just %50. Better yet ,they are also offering a money-back guarantee. So ,if you find you are not learning as fast as they said , simply return it for a full payment .

For more information , please click here.

1.According to the first paragraph,          .

A. most people have learned a foreign language .

B. you can find a job easily if you know a foreign language.

C. learning a foreign language can improve brain function.

D. it is hard to stay in a foreign country if you do not know its language.

2.If you can not speak a foreign language in ten days with the approach, you can         

A. ask your money back .     B. learn it again for free.

C. change your teacher .      D.ask Dr.Pimsleur for help.

3.We can know from the passage that Dr.Pimsleur         

A. is the owner of the Pimsleur language programs .

B. is a language educator who studies children’s languages.

C. once worked for the FBI and National Security Agency.

D. developed a course helping adults learn a new language easily.

4.Where can we most probably find the passage ?

A. From an educational magazine

B. On the Internet

C. On a poster

D. From the latest newspaper.

5.The author writes the passage to          .

A. introduce an effective language -learning environment.

B. present a language educator’s experiences.

C. appeal to potential customers to use the approach.

D. call on more adults to learn foreign languages.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文是一篇廣告應(yīng)用文。文章介紹了如何讓成年人在10天內(nèi)，像孩子一樣快速的學(xué)好一門外語(yǔ)的方法。

1.C考查推理判斷。根據(jù)文章第一段中的scientific studies have shown that learning a new language helps to keep memories sharp and naturally improves brain function.可知，學(xué)習(xí)一種新的語(yǔ)言能保持良好的記憶和改善大腦的功能。故選C。A項(xiàng)與Most people recognize the many benefits of learning a foreign language不一致，故錯(cuò)誤；B項(xiàng)內(nèi)容與be a more productive and attractive employee in today’s competitive job market不一致；D項(xiàng)與You can travel to foreign countries and feel comfortable不一致。

2.A考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的The Pimsleur Approach has a 100 percent guarantee : speak in 10 days or you don’t pay.和最后一段中的if you find you are not learning as fast as they said , simply return it for a full payment .可知，如果10天內(nèi)不會(huì)講一門外語(yǔ)，你不用付錢。和如果你發(fā)現(xiàn)不像孩子一樣學(xué)得快，你可以全額退款。所以A正確。

3.D考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的He spent his life developing this course to let you , as an adult , learn a new language as easily as a child would.可知，Dr.Pimsleur一生致力于研究幫助成年人學(xué)習(xí)一門新外語(yǔ)像孩子學(xué)習(xí)語(yǔ)言一樣容易。故選D。

4.B考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章的最后一句話For more information , please click here.可知，這是個(gè)網(wǎng)頁(yè)上的廣告。故選B。

5.C考查作者的寫作目的。根據(jù)廣告的內(nèi)容可知，如果10天內(nèi)不會(huì)講一門外語(yǔ)，你不用付錢。和如果你發(fā)現(xiàn)不像孩子一樣學(xué)得快，你可以全額退款。所以，作者的寫作目的是：吸引顧客使用這種方法。故選C。

考點(diǎn)：考查廣告應(yīng)用文的閱讀。