题目
People often ask which is the most difficult language to learn， and it is not easy to answer because there are too many factors to take into consideration． Firstly， in a first language the differences are unimportant as people learn their mother tongue naturally， so the question of how hard a language is to learn only makes more sense when learning a second language． A native speaker of Spanish， for example， will find Portuguese much easier to learn than a native speaker of Chinese， for example， because Portuguese is very similar to Spanish， while Chinese is very different， so first language can affect learning a second language． The greater the differences between the second language and our first， the harder it will be for most people to learn． Many people answer that Chinese is the hardest language to learn， possibly influenced by the thought of learning the Chinese writing system， and the pronunciation of Chinese does appear to be very difficult for many foreign learners． However， for Japanese speakers， who already use Chinese characters in their own language， learning writing will be less difficult than for speakers of languages using the Roman alphabet． Some people seem to learn languages easily， while others find it very difficult． Teachers and the circumstances in which the language is learned also play an important role， as well as each learner's motivation for learning． If people learn a language because they need to use it professionally， they often learn it faster than people studying a language that has no direct use in their day to day life． Obviously ， British diplomats and other embassy staff have found that the second hardest language is Japanese， which will probably come as no surprise to many， but the language that they have found to be the most problematic is Hungarian， which uses a similar alphabet to English but has 35 cases （forms of a nouns according to whether it is subject， object， genitive， etc）． This does not mean that Hungarian is the hardest language to learn for everyone， but it causes British diplomatic personnel， who are generally used to learning languages， the most difficulty． However， Tabassaran， a Caucasian language has 48 cases， so it might cause more difficulty if British diplomats had to learn it． Different cultures and individuals from those cultures will find different languages more difficult． Therefore， it is impossible to say that there is one language that is the most difficult language in the world．（1）What can we infer from the first paragraph？ ____ A． The question of how hard a language is to learn is only applicable to first language acquisitionB． The question of how hard a language is to learn is only applicable to second language acquisitionC． The question of how hard a language is to learn is applicable to both first and second language acquisition．D． There are too many languages in the world so it's difficult to say which one is the most difficult to learn．（2）Which language will a native Portuguese speaker probably find easier to learn？ ____ A． Chinese ， because Portuguese use Chinese characters in their own language．B． Japanese ， because it is similar to their own language．C． Spanish ， because it also uses Roman alphabet．D． Any one but Chinese， because its pronunciation is very difficult．（3）What does the underlined word mean in Paragraph3？ ____ A． A particular situation or environment．B． The degree of education that somebody has obtainedC． Teachers' encouragement．D． Professional training．（4）The author is most likely to agree ____ A． Not Hungarian's writing system but its grammatical complexity causes problems for native British speakers．B． Tabassaran is the hardest language to learn in the world for native European speakers．C． Many British diplomats learn Tabassaran．D． Learning a different writing system is easy．
People often ask which is the most difficult language to learn， and it is not easy to answer because there are too many factors to take into consideration． Firstly， in a first language the differences are unimportant as people learn their mother tongue naturally， so the question of how hard a language is to learn only makes more sense when learning a second language．
A native speaker of Spanish， for example， will find Portuguese much easier to learn than a native speaker of Chinese， for example， because Portuguese is very similar to Spanish， while Chinese is very different， so first language can affect learning a second language． The greater the differences between the second language and our first， the harder it will be for most people to learn． Many people answer that Chinese is the hardest language to learn， possibly influenced by the thought of learning the Chinese writing system， and the pronunciation of Chinese does appear to be very difficult for many foreign learners． However， for Japanese speakers， who already use Chinese characters in their own language， learning writing will be less difficult than for speakers of languages using the Roman alphabet．
Some people seem to learn languages easily， while others find it very difficult． Teachers and the circumstances in which the language is learned also play an important role， as well as each learner's motivation for learning． If people learn a language because they need to use it professionally， they often learn it faster than people studying a language that has no direct use in their day to day life．
Obviously ， British diplomats and other embassy staff have found that the second hardest language is Japanese， which will probably come as no surprise to many， but the language that they have found to be the most problematic is Hungarian， which uses a similar alphabet to English but has 35 cases （forms of a nouns according to whether it is subject， object， genitive， etc）． This does not mean that Hungarian is the hardest language to learn for everyone， but it causes British diplomatic personnel， who are generally used to learning languages， the most difficulty． However， Tabassaran， a Caucasian language has 48 cases， so it might cause more difficulty if British diplomats had to learn it．
Different cultures and individuals from those cultures will find different languages more difficult． Therefore， it is impossible to say that there is one language that is the most difficult language in the world．
（1）What can we infer from the first paragraph？ ____
A． The question of how hard a language is to learn is only applicable to first language acquisition
B． The question of how hard a language is to learn is only applicable to second language acquisition
C． The question of how hard a language is to learn is applicable to both first and second language acquisition．
D． There are too many languages in the world so it's difficult to say which one is the most difficult to learn．
（2）Which language will a native Portuguese speaker probably find easier to learn？ ____
A． Chinese ， because Portuguese use Chinese characters in their own language．
B． Japanese ， because it is similar to their own language．
C． Spanish ， because it also uses Roman alphabet．
D． Any one but Chinese， because its pronunciation is very difficult．
（3）What does the underlined word mean in Paragraph3？ ____
A． A particular situation or environment．
B． The degree of education that somebody has obtained
C． Teachers' encouragement．
D． Professional training．
（4）The author is most likely to agree ____
A． Not Hungarian's writing system but its grammatical complexity causes problems for native British speakers．
B． Tabassaran is the hardest language to learn in the world for native European speakers．
C． Many British diplomats learn Tabassaran．
D． Learning a different writing system is easy．
A native speaker of Spanish， for example， will find Portuguese much easier to learn than a native speaker of Chinese， for example， because Portuguese is very similar to Spanish， while Chinese is very different， so first language can affect learning a second language． The greater the differences between the second language and our first， the harder it will be for most people to learn． Many people answer that Chinese is the hardest language to learn， possibly influenced by the thought of learning the Chinese writing system， and the pronunciation of Chinese does appear to be very difficult for many foreign learners． However， for Japanese speakers， who already use Chinese characters in their own language， learning writing will be less difficult than for speakers of languages using the Roman alphabet．
Some people seem to learn languages easily， while others find it very difficult． Teachers and the circumstances in which the language is learned also play an important role， as well as each learner's motivation for learning． If people learn a language because they need to use it professionally， they often learn it faster than people studying a language that has no direct use in their day to day life．
Obviously ， British diplomats and other embassy staff have found that the second hardest language is Japanese， which will probably come as no surprise to many， but the language that they have found to be the most problematic is Hungarian， which uses a similar alphabet to English but has 35 cases （forms of a nouns according to whether it is subject， object， genitive， etc）． This does not mean that Hungarian is the hardest language to learn for everyone， but it causes British diplomatic personnel， who are generally used to learning languages， the most difficulty． However， Tabassaran， a Caucasian language has 48 cases， so it might cause more difficulty if British diplomats had to learn it．
Different cultures and individuals from those cultures will find different languages more difficult． Therefore， it is impossible to say that there is one language that is the most difficult language in the world．
（1）What can we infer from the first paragraph？ ____
A． The question of how hard a language is to learn is only applicable to first language acquisition
B． The question of how hard a language is to learn is only applicable to second language acquisition
C． The question of how hard a language is to learn is applicable to both first and second language acquisition．
D． There are too many languages in the world so it's difficult to say which one is the most difficult to learn．
（2）Which language will a native Portuguese speaker probably find easier to learn？ ____
A． Chinese ， because Portuguese use Chinese characters in their own language．
B． Japanese ， because it is similar to their own language．
C． Spanish ， because it also uses Roman alphabet．
D． Any one but Chinese， because its pronunciation is very difficult．
（3）What does the underlined word mean in Paragraph3？ ____
A． A particular situation or environment．
B． The degree of education that somebody has obtained
C． Teachers' encouragement．
D． Professional training．
（4）The author is most likely to agree ____
A． Not Hungarian's writing system but its grammatical complexity causes problems for native British speakers．
B． Tabassaran is the hardest language to learn in the world for native European speakers．
C． Many British diplomats learn Tabassaran．
D． Learning a different writing system is easy．
题目解答
答案
1．B．细节理解题．由第一段so the question of how hard a language is to learn only makes more sense when learning a second language．学习一门语言是多么困难的问题只有对学习第二语言的时候才更有意义，故选B．
2．C 细节理解题．根据句子A native speaker of Spanish，for example，will find Portuguese much easier to learn than a native speaker of Chinese．例如，以西班牙语为母语的人会发现葡萄牙语比母语为汉语的人更容易学．所以答案选C．
3．A．词义推断题．由后面If people learn a language because they need to use it professionally，they often learn it faster than people studying a language that has no direct use in their day to day life．如果因为需要在专业上使用而学习一门语言的人，通常学习速度比没有在日常生活使用语言的人快．可知这是在讲学习语言的特定环境，故选A．
4．A．理解推断题．由倒数第二段Hungarian，which uses a similar alphabet to English but has 35 cases （forms of a nouns according to whether it is subject，object，genitive，etc）．This does not mean that Hungarian is the hardest language to learn for everyone，but it causes British diplomatic personnel，who are generally used to learning languages，the most difficulty．匈牙利语，它使用类似的英语字母，但是有35种（根据主题、对象，属格，等等有不同名词形式）．这不意味着匈牙利对每个人来说都是最难学习的语言，但是它会导致英国外交人员学习语言最困难．可知是语法的复杂性使得讲英文的人学习很困难，故选A．
2．C 细节理解题．根据句子A native speaker of Spanish，for example，will find Portuguese much easier to learn than a native speaker of Chinese．例如，以西班牙语为母语的人会发现葡萄牙语比母语为汉语的人更容易学．所以答案选C．
3．A．词义推断题．由后面If people learn a language because they need to use it professionally，they often learn it faster than people studying a language that has no direct use in their day to day life．如果因为需要在专业上使用而学习一门语言的人，通常学习速度比没有在日常生活使用语言的人快．可知这是在讲学习语言的特定环境，故选A．
4．A．理解推断题．由倒数第二段Hungarian，which uses a similar alphabet to English but has 35 cases （forms of a nouns according to whether it is subject，object，genitive，etc）．This does not mean that Hungarian is the hardest language to learn for everyone，but it causes British diplomatic personnel，who are generally used to learning languages，the most difficulty．匈牙利语，它使用类似的英语字母，但是有35种（根据主题、对象，属格，等等有不同名词形式）．这不意味着匈牙利对每个人来说都是最难学习的语言，但是它会导致英国外交人员学习语言最困难．可知是语法的复杂性使得讲英文的人学习很困难，故选A．
解析
考查要点：
- 细节理解：根据文章具体内容推断隐含信息，理解作者观点。
- 逻辑推理：结合上下文分析语言学习难度的影响因素。
- 词义猜测：根据语境推断关键词语的含义。
- 作者态度：通过具体例子判断作者对语言难度问题的态度。
解题核心思路：
- 定位关键句：通过问题中的关键词（如“infer”“probably”“underlined word”“agree”）快速定位原文相关段落。
- 排除干扰项：结合选项与原文的匹配度，排除不符合逻辑或细节的选项。
- 综合推断：将局部信息与整体语境结合，判断作者隐含的观点或结论。
第（1）题
关键句：
“the question of how hard a language is to learn only makes more sense when learning a second language”
解析：
第一段指出，语言难度的讨论仅在学习第二语言时才有意义，因为第一语言是自然习得的。选项B直接对应此结论，其他选项或混淆“第一语言”与“第二语言”，或未抓住核心逻辑。
第（2）题
关键句：
“A native speaker of Spanish... will find Portuguese much easier to learn than a native speaker of Chinese”
解析：
西班牙语母语者学习葡萄牙语比汉语容易，因为两者语言相似。选项C中“Spanish”是原文隐含的逻辑（葡萄牙语与西班牙语同属罗曼语族），而选项B的“Japanese”未提及，选项D的“Chinese”是原文对比的难点。
第（3）题
关键句：
“Teachers and the circumstances in which the language is learned also play an important role”
解析：
“Circumstances”在此指学习语言的环境或条件（如职业需求、学习动机）。结合后文“professional use”可推断其含义为“特定情境”。
第（4）题
关键句：
“Hungarian... has 35 cases（forms of a noun...）”
解析：
文章强调匈牙利语的语法复杂性（35种格形式）是难点，而非书写系统。选项A正确指出语法是核心问题，而选项B、C、D均与原文矛盾。