题目
People often ask which is the most difficult language to learn, and it is not easy to answer because there are 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 is only relevant 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. Different cultures and individuals will find different languages more difficult. In the case of Hungarian for British learners, it is not a question of the writing system, which uses a similar alphabet, but the grammatical complexity, though native speakers may find it easier, struggling with languages that the British find relatively hard. No language is easy to learn well, though languages which are related to our first language are easier. Learning a completely different writing system is a huge challenge, but that does not necessarily make a language more difficult than another. In the end, it is impossible to say that one language that is the most difficult language in the world. 【小题1】Who might find Portuguese an easier language to learn? A．The Chinese. B．Russians. C．Spanish people. D．The Japanese. 【小题2】Why do Japanese speakers find the Chinese less difficult to learn? A．They use Chinese characters. B．Japan is the neighbor of China. C．Chinese is their second language. D．Many Japanese are learning Chinese. 【小题3】Which is the most difficult of Hungarian for British learners? A．Writing. B．Pronunciation. C．Grammar. D．Alphabet. 【小题4】What might be the author’s opinion? A. Chinese is the hardest language. B. Native language is always easy to learn. C. No languages are difficult to learn well.
People often ask which is the most difficult language to learn, and it is not easy to answer because there are 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 is only relevant 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.
Different cultures and individuals will find different languages more difficult. In the case of Hungarian for British learners, it is not a question of the writing system, which uses a similar alphabet, but the grammatical complexity, though native speakers may find it easier, struggling with languages that the British find relatively hard.
No language is easy to learn well, though languages which are related to our first language are easier. Learning a completely different writing system is a huge challenge, but that does not necessarily make a language more difficult than another. In the end, it is impossible to say that one language that is the most difficult language in the world.
【小题1】Who might find Portuguese an easier language to learn?
【小题2】Why do Japanese speakers find the Chinese less difficult to learn?
【小题3】Which is the most difficult of Hungarian for British learners?
【小题4】What might be the author’s opinion?
A. Chinese is the hardest language.
B. Native language is always easy to learn.
C. No languages are difficult to learn well.
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.
Different cultures and individuals will find different languages more difficult. In the case of Hungarian for British learners, it is not a question of the writing system, which uses a similar alphabet, but the grammatical complexity, though native speakers may find it easier, struggling with languages that the British find relatively hard.
No language is easy to learn well, though languages which are related to our first language are easier. Learning a completely different writing system is a huge challenge, but that does not necessarily make a language more difficult than another. In the end, it is impossible to say that one language that is the most difficult language in the world.
【小题1】Who might find Portuguese an easier language to learn?
| A．The Chinese. | B．Russians. |
| C．Spanish people. | D．The Japanese. |
| A．They use Chinese characters. |
| B．Japan is the neighbor of China. |
| C．Chinese is their second language. |
| D．Many Japanese are learning Chinese. |
| A．Writing. | B．Pronunciation. |
| C．Grammar. | D．Alphabet. |
A. Chinese is the hardest language.
B. Native language is always easy to learn.
C. No languages are difficult to learn well.
题目解答
答案
【答案】
【小题1】C
【小题2】A
【小题3】C
【小题4】D
【小题1】C
【小题2】A
【小题3】C
【小题4】D
解析
步骤 1：理解问题背景
文章讨论了学习第二语言的难度，指出不同语言之间的差异会影响学习的难易程度。文章还提到，对于不同文化背景的人来说，学习不同的语言会有不同的难度。
步骤 2：分析问题1
问题1询问谁会发现葡萄牙语更容易学习。根据文章，西班牙语的母语者会发现葡萄牙语比汉语更容易学习，因为葡萄牙语与西班牙语非常相似，而汉语则非常不同。
步骤 3：分析问题2
问题2询问为什么日语使用者会发现汉语更容易学习。根据文章，日语使用者已经在他们的语言中使用了汉字，因此学习汉字对他们来说会比使用罗马字母的语言使用者更容易。
步骤 4：分析问题3
问题3询问匈牙利语对英国学习者来说最难的部分是什么。根据文章，对于英国学习者来说，匈牙利语的语法复杂性是最大的挑战。
步骤 5：分析问题4
问题4询问作者的观点是什么。根据文章，作者认为没有一种语言是容易学好的，尽管与我们的第一语言相关的语言更容易学习。学习完全不同的书写系统是一个巨大的挑战，但这并不一定使一种语言比另一种语言更难。最终，不可能说有一种语言是最难的语言。
文章讨论了学习第二语言的难度，指出不同语言之间的差异会影响学习的难易程度。文章还提到，对于不同文化背景的人来说，学习不同的语言会有不同的难度。
步骤 2：分析问题1
问题1询问谁会发现葡萄牙语更容易学习。根据文章，西班牙语的母语者会发现葡萄牙语比汉语更容易学习，因为葡萄牙语与西班牙语非常相似，而汉语则非常不同。
步骤 3：分析问题2
问题2询问为什么日语使用者会发现汉语更容易学习。根据文章，日语使用者已经在他们的语言中使用了汉字，因此学习汉字对他们来说会比使用罗马字母的语言使用者更容易。
步骤 4：分析问题3
问题3询问匈牙利语对英国学习者来说最难的部分是什么。根据文章，对于英国学习者来说，匈牙利语的语法复杂性是最大的挑战。
步骤 5：分析问题4
问题4询问作者的观点是什么。根据文章，作者认为没有一种语言是容易学好的，尽管与我们的第一语言相关的语言更容易学习。学习完全不同的书写系统是一个巨大的挑战，但这并不一定使一种语言比另一种语言更难。最终，不可能说有一种语言是最难的语言。