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新素养·语言能力 Come to learn Swedish(瑞典语). It seems challenging, but it could be easier if you are a good English speaker. The two languages have a lot more in common than you think.
The Swedish alphabet(字母表) is almost the same as the English alphabet, but has three more letters: Å, Ä and Ö. Although some letters, like O and Ö look alike, they are actually different. Take the Swedish words “lov” and “löv” as an example. The word “lov” can refer to “holidays” while “löv” translates to “leaves”.
Many words are close in Swedish and English. “Bok” in Swedish is only a one-letter change to “book”; “äpple” is an easy change to “apple” and “man” and “piano” are the same in both languages. However, there are special suffixes(后缀), such as “-en” and “-t”, to stand for “the” in English. For example, “boken” in Swedish means “the book” in English.
Another similarity is the word order. It’s often possible to directly translate sentences between the two languages. One big difference is that Swedish always puts the verb in the second place of a sentence. Although in English sentences, words like “always” or “hardly” often appear in the second place, Swedish is very strict about the verb-second rule and will put them after the verb.
There are many reasons that make Swedish hard, but with your English learning experience, you’ll find it easier.
1. 新趋势·图示理解 Which sign below is written in Swedish? ＞＞ 图示理解题解题策略见 P58 重点精讲
A.
2. 新趋势·写作手法 How does the writer develop his idea in Paragraph 2? ＞＞ 写作手法题解题策略见 P104 重点精讲
A. By explaining the results.
B. By raising questions.
C. By comparing differences.
D. By listing numbers.
3. According to the passage, what is the meaning of the Swedish word “pianot”?
A. Piano.
B. Pianos.
C. A piano.
D. The piano.
4. 新趋势·创新设问 To say “I always eat apples” in Swedish, which of the following shows the RIGHT way to place the verb “äter(eat)”? ＞＞ 创新设问题解题策略见 P43 重点精讲
A.
5. Why does the writer write the passage?
A. To introduce the history of Swedish.
B. To show Swedish is not so difficult to learn.
C. To tell the writer’s own Swedish learning experience.
D. To explain the difference between English and Swedish.

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【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了瑞典语和英语之间的相似之处，旨在说明有了英语学习经验，你会发现学习瑞典语更容易。
1. B 图示理解题。根据第二段“The Swedish alphabet is almost the same as the English alphabet, but has three more letters: Å, Ä and Ö.”可知，瑞典语字母表比英语字母表多了Å、Ä和Ö这三个字母，结合选项可知，B选项图片最符合题意。故选B。
2. C 写作手法题。根据第二段“... but has three more letters ... they are actually different.”可以看出作者通过比较两种语言的差异来阐述他的观点。故选C。
3. D 词义猜测题。根据第三段“However, there are special suffixes, such as '-en' and '-t', to stand for 'the' in English. For example, 'boken' in Swedish means 'the book' in English.”可知，然而，有一些特殊的后缀，如“-en”和“-t”，代表英语中的“the”。例如，瑞典语中的“boken”在英语中意为“the book”。根据这一规律，可推测瑞典语单词“pianot”在英语中意为“the piano”。故选D。
4. C 推理判断题。根据第四段“One big difference is that Swedish always puts the verb in the second place of a sentence. Although in English sentences, words like 'always' or 'hardly' often appear in the second place, Swedish is very strict about the verb-second rule and will put them after the verb.”可知，一个很大的区别是，瑞典语总是把动词放在句中第二位。因此，在瑞典语中表达“我总是吃苹果”时，动词“äter(eat)”应该放在第二位，即“Jag äter alltid äpplen”。故选C。
5. B 推理判断题。根据第一段“Come to learn Swedish. It seems challenging, but it could be easier if you are a good English speaker. The two languages have a lot more in common than you think.”可知，来学习瑞典语。这似乎很有挑战性，但如果你英语说得好，可能会更容易。这两种语言的共同点比你想象的要多得多。根据最后一段“There are many reasons that make Swedish hard, but with your English learning experience, you'll find it easier.”可知，有很多原因让瑞典语很难学，但有了你的英语学习经验，你会发现它更容易。结合选项可推断，作者写这篇文章的目的是表明瑞典语并不难学。故选B。