Unit8(2)Fastreading1Whatisthemostpuzzlingquestioninlearningourmothertongue?2Ifwedevelopourstudyskillsandwayoflearning,islearningforeignlanguagetwiceashardoraseasy?CarefulreadingTellthesentencestrueorfalse1Althoughexpertsdon’tagreeeachother,theyallshareacommonopinion:Lifeisaverysuccessfullanguageschool.T2Westudyourmothertonguealldaylongforabout5yearsbeforewemasterit.Butweonlyspendafewhoursaweekandinafewyears’timewecanspeakaforeignlanguage.T3.Successfullanguagelearnersusuallystepawayfromtheacademicchallenges.F4Thelessanxiousandmorerelaxedthelearner,theworsetheirlanguageacquisition.FChoosethebestanswers1.Mostchildrenhavemasteredtheirmothertongue.答案:CA.attheageoffiveB.bytheageofeightC.beforetheyarefiveD.sincetheywerefive2.Successfullanguagelearnersdosharethefollowingcharacteristicsexcept.答案:AA.theabilitytomemorizethewordsB.aninterestinunderstandingtheirownthinkingC.willingnesstotakechancesD.confidenceintheirability3.Thebestoptionfortheexchangestudentsis.答案:AA.livingwithlocalpeopleB.livinginthedormitoryC.choosingexchangeprogrammesatvariousacademiclevelsatareasonablecostD.makingfriendswiththeotherstudents4.Thedisadvantageofstudyingabroadis.答案:BA.languageandcultureB.costandsafetyC.customandcultureD.exchangeprogramme5.Visitingstudentsdothefollowingthingsexcept.答案:CA.stayinginthehostfamily’shouseB.eatinginthehostfamily’shouseC.becomingamemberofthefamilyD.keepingintouchwiththehostfamilyafterwards6.Beforegoingouttostudyinaforeigncountry,youshouldnot.答案:CA.caremuchaboutthemoneythatmaycostyouB.collectasmuchinformationaspossibleC.planalongcoursetostudyD.discusseverydetailwithyourfamily7.Thesentence“Lifeisaverysuccessfullanguageschool”means.答案:BA.weareequippedwithaspecialabilitytolearnlanguageB.thekeytolearnthelanguagewellistocommunicatewiththepeoplearoundusC.parentscangivechildrenlanguagelessonsD.peoplecanlearnthelanguagebythemselves8.Whatmakesiteasiertostudyabroadnowadays?答案:DA.Thecosthasbecomereasonable.B.Thereareprogrammesforalllevels.C.Studentscanfind“home-stay”serviceandlivewiththehostfamily.D.Alltheabove.9.Thegreatestvalueofanexchangestudentstudyingabroadis.答案:CA.tolearnthelanguageB.towidenone’sviewsandunderstandthecultureofothercountryC.togetbetterideaofyourselfandyourowncultureD.tolearntobeindependentofoneself10.What’sthepurposeofwritingthisarticle?答案:C用心爱心专心115号编辑A.Learningaforeignlanguageistwiceashardaslearningourmothertongue.B.Learningaforeignlanguageismoreimportantthanlearningourmothertongue.C.Learningaforeignlanguageistwiceaseasyifwedevelopourstudyskills.D.Infact,thenumberofpeoplelearningaforeignlanguagehasincreasedwithyears.Decidewhichlanguage(mothertongueorforeignlanguage)eachofthesentencesbelowAWelearnquitefast.BWearenottaughtbutlearnanyway.MCSomepeoplethinkthatwearebornwithanabilitytolearnthis.MDWecanlearnfasterifwedevelopstudyskills.EMostpeoplehavemasteredthisbytheageoffive.MFWelearnthisinaspecialplacewherewecangethelp.GIttakeslongertolearnthis.MHWeLearnthisbycommunicatingwithothers.MMainideaofeachparagragh.1.Theenvironmentalfactoroflearningmothertongue.2.Differentopinionsoflanguageexperts.3.Thedifferencebetweenlearningmotherandlearningaforeignlanguage.4.Thecharacteristicsofsuccessfullanguagelearners.5.Differentlearningwaysofsuccessfullanguagelearners6.Theimportanceofthepurposeoflearning.Thepurposeofwritingthepassaget...