Question

Japanese people work very hard at studying English. They start studying English at the age of 12. Most young Japanese people spend a lot of time and work hard at studying English, but Japanese people are not good at English. Here are the reasons:
There are few people from English-speaking countries in Japan. They don’t have enough chances to speak with them.
Japan is an island(岛)country and they feel that other countries are far away. So they don’t use English very often. And the Japanese feel that it is strange(奇怪的) to talk to each other in English.
The Japanese education doesn’t always follow the educational trends(趋势) in the world. It puts a lot of importance on grammar and vocabulary, and less on speaking, listening and reading skills.
Many Japanese students’ English becomes worse(更糟糕的) after they go to university(大学).They have to learn English again if they work in English-speaking countries.
Sometimes the Japanese feel shy about speaking wrong or broken English.
【小题1】Most young Japanese people        English.

A．are good at

B．work hard at

C．don’t like

D．spend little time on

【小题2】How is the university students’ English in Japan?

A．Very good

B．Worse than before

C．Very bad

D．As good as before

【小题3】In fact,        .

A．the Japanese education needs to put a lot of importance on speaking

B．all the Japanese people hate English

C．Japanese people use English very often

D．the Japanese like to talk with others in English

【小题4】What’s the best title foe the passage?

A．The Japanese Like English

B．When Do the Japanese Being to Learn English

C．Why Are the Japanese Weak in English

D．How to Study English Well for the Japanese

Answer 1

【小题1】B
【小题2】B
【小题3】A
【小题4】C

解析【小题1】本文第一段第二行有一句Most young Japanese people spend a lot of time and work hard at studying English, 意思为绝大多数日本年轻人花费很多时间并且很努力的学习英语，故本题选B。
【小题2本文最后一段第一句是Many Japanese students’ English becomes worse(更糟糕的) after they go to university，意思为许多日本学生在上大学之后英语变得更差，故本题选B。
【小题3】本文第四段有一句It puts a lot of importance on grammar and vocabulary, and less on speaking, listening and reading skills.意思为日本人在英语的教育中看重的是语法和词汇，在听说读方面关注的太少，所以日本的教育应该更多的注重这方面，故本题选A。
【小题4】本文主要谈论日本在英语上学的非常差的原因，日本以英语作为母语的外国人太少，日本在英语教育中很少注重听说的练习，所以本题选C。