Question

Twenty-two-year-old Timothy Doner from New York City has been able to speak 23 different languages, including some rare African ones.

Timothy began his foreign language education at the age of 13. Attracted by in Israeli(以色列) musical band. Timothy listened to their album every morning. A month Later, he kept about 20 of their songs in his mind, though he didn't know what the Hebrew(希伯来语) words mean. But once he learned the translation. it was like he had a dictionary in his head.

Then Timothy moved on to Arabic (阿拉伯语) which he studied every morning by reading newspapers with a dictionary and by talking to street vendors (小贩). After that he learned Persian, then Russian, then Mandarin... and about twenty others and developed a crazy low for languages.

Now, Timothy is still teaching himself new languages. With the help of language books and word-learning Apps on his iPhone. He can master a language in a few weeks or months.

What has Timothy got from learning so many languages? "By learning languages, you are learning a lot more. You are learning about culture, everything from cooking to TV，poetry and whatever it may be. That helps you better understand the language,” he said.

1.How old is Timothy Doner?

A. 13 B. 20 C. 22 D. 23

2.The first foreign language Timothy Doner learned was       

A. Hebrew B. Arabic C. Russian D. Mandarin

3.The underlined word “others” refers to      .

A. other newspaper B. other street vendors

C. other dictionaries D. other foreign languages

4.According to the passage. Timothy Doner learns so many languages by _____

①reading news papers       ② joining in language clubs    ③listening to foreign music

④using apps and dictionaries ⑤ travelling around the world ⑥keeping diaries in different languages

A. ①②⑥ B. ①③④ C. ②③⑤ D. ④⑤⑥

5.From the passage, we can know Timothy Doner ________.

A. is good at singing B. has a dictionary in his head

C. comes from Africa D. learns a lot beyond languages

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.D

【解析】

短文大意：短文介绍了来自纽约的年轻姑娘蒂莫西•多纳从13岁自学希伯来语开始，通过听专辑、拿着字典读报纸、和街头小贩交谈以及通过iPhone上的语言书籍和单词学习应用程序，现在已经掌握了22种语言。

1.题意：蒂莫西·多纳多大了?考查细节理解。根据Twenty-two-year-old Timothy Doner from New York City has been able to speak 23 different languages,可知她22岁，故选C。

2.题意：蒂莫西·多纳学的第一门外语是希伯来语。考查细节理解。根据Timothy began his foreign language education at the age of 13. Attracted by in Israeli musical band. Timothy listened to their album every morning. A month Later, he kept about 20 of their songs in his mind, though he didn't know what the Hebrew(希伯来语) words mean.可知蒂莫西13岁开始学习的是希伯来语，故选A。

3.题意：带下划线的单词“others”指的是 。考查词义理解。根据上文After that he learned Persian, then Russian, then Mandarin...可知都是些外语，故选D。

4.题意：根据这篇文章，蒂莫西·多纳通过 学习了这么多语言。考查细节理解。根据第二段Timothy listened to their album every morning.，第三段Then Timothy moved on to Arabic which he studied every morning by reading newspapers with a dictionary and by talking to street vendors，第四段With the help of language books and word-learning Apps on his iPhone.，可知包括①reading news papers③listening to foreign music④using apps and dictionaries，故选B。

5.题意：从文章中，我们可以知道蒂莫西·多纳学到了很多语言之外的东西。考查细节判断。根据You are learning about culture, everything from cooking to TV, poetry and whatever it may be. 你正在学习文化，从烹饪到电视、诗歌和任何可能的东西，可知她学到了很多语言之外的东西，故选D。