[2025 江苏宿迁期中]Have you ever seen the advertisement: 1 a foreign language in six weeks, or give your money back? Of course, it 2 happens quite like that. The only language 3 to learn is the mother language. And think 4 practice is needed for that. Before the Second World War people usually learnt a foreign language 5 the literature (文学) of the country. Now most people want to 6 a foreign language to broaden (开阔) their view. Every year 7 people start learning it.
How do they do it? Some people try at home 8 books and tapes, and 9 go to evening classes or watch TV programmes. 10 they use the language only 2 or 3 times a week, learning it will 11 a long time. A few people try to learn a language fast by studying for 6 or 12 hours a day. It's much 13 to learn the language in the country where it is spoken. But most people are 14 to do this, and many people don't have to do so. Machines and good books will be very 15, but they cannot do the students' work. Whether the language is learnt quickly or slowly, it is hard work.
()1. A. Know B. Learn C. Touch D. Feel
()2. A. can't B. always C. never D. often
()3. A. easily B. difficult C. able D. easy
()4. A. how much B. how long
C. how fast D. how many
()5. A. studied B. to study
C. studying D. study
()6. A. talk B. tell C. speak D. say
()7. A. millions B. a million of
C. million of D. millions of
()8. A. without B. with
C. in D. by
()9. A. other B. the other
C. others D. the others
()10. A. If B. Before
C. As long as D. Until
()11. A. spend B. use C. take D. cost
()12. A. some B. more C. other D. less
()13. A. easy B. easily
C. more easier D. easier
()14. A. able B. possible
C. unable D. not possible
()15. A. careful B. forgetful
C. wonderful D. helpful

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完形填空·语篇导读 本文主要介绍了学一门外语需要长期且努力的付出,没有捷径。
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1—5 B C D A B
6—10 C D B C A
11—15 C B D C D
1. B 句意为:你有没有见过这样的广告:六周学会一门外语,否则就退款?根据 a foreign language 可知,此处指“学”一门外语。故选 B 项。
2. C 句意为:当然,事情从来不会像那样发生。根据语境可知,作者对“六周学会一门外语”是不赞同的。can't 后跟动词原形,此处不能用。故选 C 项。
3. D 句意为:唯一容易学的语言就是母语。分析句子结构可知,这里需要用形容词。结合 mother language 可知,母语容易学,故选 D 项。
4. A 句意为:想想那需要多少练习。这里的 practice 是不可数名词,应用 how much 修饰,表示“多少”。故选 A 项。
5. B 句意为:在第二次世界大战之前,人们通常学习一门外语来研究这个国家的文学。分析句子结构可知,此处用不定式表目的。故选 B 项。
6. C 句意为:现在大多数人想说一门外语来开阔他们的视野。表示讲某种语言用 speak。故选 C 项。
7. D 句意为:每年都有数百万人开始学习外语。固定搭配 millions of 意为“数百万的”。故选 D 项。
8. B 句意为:有些人尝试在家看书和听磁带,有些人去上晚课或看电视节目。with 表示“用”时,后跟具体的工具,符合语境。故选 B 项。
9. C 句意见上一题解析。“some...others...”意为“一些……其他……”,符合语境。故选 C 项。
10. A 句意为:如果他们一周只使用这门语言两三次,学习它将花费很长时间。根据语境可知,此处应用 If 引导条件状语从句。故选 A 项。
11. C 句意见上一题解析。根据语境可知,此处表示“花费”。spend 的主语是人;cost 指花费钱。故选 C 项。
12. B 句意为:一些人试图通过一天学习六个小时或更长时间来快速学习一门语言。根据语境可知,此处指六个小时或更长时间。故选 B 项。
13. D 句意为:在说这门语言的国家学习这门语言要容易得多。much 修饰比较级。故选 D 项。
14. C 句意为:但大多数人做不到这一点,也有很多人不需要这样做。根据 But 可知,大多数人不能做到这一点。这里不能用 not possible,因为它不可以用人作主语。故选 C 项。
15. D 句意为:机器和好书会很有帮助,但它们不能做学生的工作。根据 but they cannot do the students' work 可知,机器和好书是有帮助的,但不能帮学生做功课。故选 D 项。

[2026江苏南通期末]Last year, I did not like my English class. Every class was like a bad dream. I worked very hard, but the teacher spoke so 16. ______ (quick) that I did not understand her most of the time. I was afraid to ask 17. ______ (question) because of my poor pronunciation. I just hid behind my textbook and never said 18. ______ (something). Then one day I watched 19. ______ excellent English movie called Toy Story. I fell in love with 20. ______ as soon as I watched the funny movie! I 21. ______ (begin) to watch other English movies too. Although I couldn't understand everything the actors said at first, 22. ______ (they) body language helped me 23. ______ (get) the meaning. My pronunciation also became better 24. ______ listening to the conversations. Now nothing is 25. ______ (enjoyable) than learning English for me. I want to learn more and have a better understanding of English movies.

语法填空·语篇导读 本文主要讲述了作者通过看电影改善了英语发音的经历。
16. quickly 句意为:我学习非常努力,但是老师说得太快了,以至于大多数时候我都听不懂她的话。此空修饰动词 spoke,应用副词,故填 quickly。
17. questions 句意为:因为我的发音不好,我不敢问问题。question 为可数名词,空前无限定词,故填 questions。
18. anything 句意为:我只是躲在课本后面,什么也不说。根据 never 可知,这是否定句,表示“某事物”应用 anything,故填 anything。
19. an 句意为:然后有一天我看了一部叫《玩具总动员》的很棒的英语电影。此处表示泛指,且 excellent 的发音以元音音素开头,故填 an。
20. it 句意为:我一看这部有趣的电影就爱上了它!此处指代《玩具总动员》这部电影,表示单数意义,故填 it。
21. began 句意为:我也开始看其他的英语电影。此处描述过去发生的事情,动词用过去式,故填 began。
22. their 句意为:……他们的肢体语言帮助我理解了意思。此空修饰名词,应填形容词性物主代词,故填 their。
23. (to) get help sb (to) do sth 意为“帮助某人做某事”,是固定搭配,故填(to) get。
24. by/through 句意为:通过听对话,我的发音也变得更好了。根据 listening to the conversations 可知,此处指通过听对话的方法,by/through 意为“通过”,故填 by/through。
25. more enjoyable 句意为:现在对我来说,没有什么比学习英语更令人愉快的了。根据 is 和 than 可知,此空应用形容词比较级,故填 more enjoyable。