二、阅读理解
A
Learning different languages is interesting and it makes you stand out sometimes. I would like to introduce four apps that can help you learn a foreign language. Download (下载) them now!
App A has many languages to choose from and can work through the basics to advanced words and sentences. It’s completely free! It looks great and can help you learn, remember and make progress (进步) with just a little bit of time every day.
App B is a great tool to help you progress step by step with learning a new language. It helps you learn grammar well. The only problem is that you need to pay a little money if you want to use everything you need here.
App C is an English learning app. It provides different ways to help its VIPs quickly learn and master English vocabulary (词汇). With special learning paths and interactive (互动的) designs, it brings a new and enjoyable way to learn English.
App D is perfect if you want to learn English. There are all kinds of audio-visual (视听的) learning aids. You’ll find yourself working through interactive tests for vocabulary and conversations. But remember it’s not always free to use.
() 16. Which app is totally free to use?
A. App A. B. App B. C. App C. D. App D.
() 17. App B mainly helps people improve their .
A. pronunciation B. vocabulary C. sentences D. grammar
() 18. The writer introduces four apps in order to .
A. sell them to language learners
B. teach languages through them
C. encourage language learners to use them
D. tell language learners how to download them

16. A 17. D 18. C

B
Unit 7 Learning languages
1 Read and listen
a. Look at the title of the text. What do you think the text is about? Read the text quickly and check. 图1
b. Do many people in your country speak more than one language? What languages do people speak?
Speaking in many tongues
Giuseppe Mezzofanti (1774–1849) was an Italian who was perhaps the best language learner ever. He spoke more than 38 languages fluently (流利地). He never left Italy, but he learned to speak these languages without an accent. People from all over the world came to talk to him in their mother tongue. All of them were amazed at his fluency.
At the age of 12, Mezzofanti spoke his native Italian, as well as German, Greek, Latin, and at least five other languages. Then he learned Arabic, Russian, Hindi, Old English and Maltese. He also learned Chinese. He felt this was the hardest language to learn: it took him four months.
Some stories say he also spoke 30 other languages quite well and that he could understand another 20. Another story says that he heard there were two foreigners in a prison (监狱) in Rome. So he learned their language in one night and spoke to them the next morning!
It’s hard to know if all these stories are true. Some people ask “How did he learn Old English without meeting anyone who spoke it?” or “Did he really learn a language in a few weeks—or in one night?” We don’t know for sure, but we can say for certain that he is a language-learning legend (传奇).
() 19. Where can you read the passage?
A. A textbook for history lovers. B. A textbook for language learners.
C. A storybook for history lovers. D. A storybook for language learners.
() 20. What can we learn about Mezzofanti from the passage?
A. He spoke at least nine languages when he was 12.
B. He travelled to different countries all over the world.
C. To him, Old English was harder to learn than Chinese.
D. At first, he learned languages to make money.
() 21. Which words best describe Mezzofanti?
A. Creative and friendly. B. Creative and hard-working.
C. Talented and strict. D. Talented and hard-working.

19. B 20. A 21. D