Question

【題目】In the U. S., speaking more than one language fluently is not very common except in Los Angeles, California.

The city has one of the largest population in the U. S. of young people between the ages of 18 and 34. This generation is often called millennials (新千年一代). More than half of millennials in Los Angeles are bilingual (雙語的), which means they speak more than one language.

Maria Elena Burgos is cooking a Mexican breakfast. She says making Mexican food is just one of the many traditions in her home. Another is speaking Spanish to her children.

“We want them to be bilingual. We want to keep the Spanish somewhere in their learning too, not only at home.”

When Ms Burgos first came to the United States from Mexico, she learned English. She knew her children would learn English quickly. So she wanted them to speak Spanish at home and study the language at school.

She says being bilingual will give them more opportunities in the future. Knowing Spanish also means the children can talk with their relatives in Mexico.

“When we had our children, one of the decisions we as parents made was to name them with a name that was easily pronounced in English and Spanish.”

Elizabeth wants to know her family’s culture.” “The culture-to go back to our roots because that’s part of who we are.”

Monica wants to pass on the culture to her children.

“It’s nice to know our culture and then to be able to pass it onto our children and grand- children and everyone to let them know where we come from.”

And, Monica says she does not speak only English and Spanish. She has even learned some Korean in school.

【1】Which of the following is a tradition of Maria?

A. Cooking breakfast for her relatives.

B. Talking with her children in Spanish.

C. Talking with her relatives in Spanish.

D. Forcing her children to speak Spanish.

【2】What can be inferred from Monica’s words?

A. She doesn’t care where she comes from.

B. She looks forward to learning Spanish.

C. Everyone should know his own culture.

D. She doesn’t like American culture.

【3】Which of the following is mentioned about children speaking more languages?

A. It can give children more chances in the future.

B. It can make children feel proud before their friends.

C. It can give the children a chance to go to a good college.

D. It can let children go to the places where they want to go.

【4】What’s the main purpose of this passage?

A. To entertain the readers with a funny story.

B. To inform the readers of a shocking experiment result.

C. To encourage more persons to learn a second language.

D. To tell a truth that many people in Los Angeles are bilingual.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】本文是篇說明文。文章通過舉例的方式介紹了在美國的洛杉磯民眾學(xué)習(xí)雙語的事情。

【1】B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第三段最后一句Another is speaking Spanish to her children.可以知道Maria在家和他的孩子用西班牙語交流，是她家的傳統(tǒng)之一。

【2】C 推理判斷題。文章的最后幾段里從Elizabeth和Monica的話語中，我們知道他們學(xué)習(xí)雙語主要是感覺有必要把自己國家的文化傳承下去。故選C。

【3】A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第六段第一句有She says being bilingual will give them more opportunities in the future.可以知道Maria覺得雙語能讓孩子們在未來有更多的機會。

【4】D 主旨大意題。整篇文章就是通過舉例的方式來說明在美國洛杉磯有許許多多的人學(xué)習(xí)雙語的這么一個事實。文章的第一段里也提出了這樣一種情況。故選D。