The Vieira family moved to the United States in 1981. At that time, they decided to stop speaking Spanish at home and only communicate in English. This was because they were now living in an English-speaking country.
Now the Vieira children are adults, and they sometimes travel to Spain to visit their family and friends. But they cannot communicate with them. Unfortunately this is common. When people move to new countries, they often leave their own customs and mother language behind. This is a mistake because there are many benefits（益處）of knowing more than one language.
One advantage of speaking more than one language is that you can communicate directly with more people around the world. You do not have to depend on others to talk for you, so you’re more independent. People who know only one language must use others to help them communicate.
Furthermore, speaking a second language also allows people to experience other cultures and customs more effectively（有效地）. Local expressions, vocabulary, and even jokes can have a powerful effect on a person’s understanding of another culture. So, knowing more than one language increases your knowledge of other cultures.
Finally, having more multi-language speakers improves relationships between countries. If people from different countries can communicate well, the world can become closer. Countries will then have more respect for each other and better understand each other’s problems.
The benefits of knowing more than one language are clear. In fact, there are no disadvantages. It is very sad that many people don’t try to learn another language. It is even worse when people let themselves forget their mother language and become silenced.
【小題1】The passage begins with the experience of the Vieira family in order to______.

A．discuss the need for teaching a new language
B．show the problems of speaking only one language
C．describe the advantages of moving to another country
D．introduce the passage’s main characters to the readers
【小題2】According to the passage, if you can speak more than one language, you can______.
A．find a better job
B．make more friends
C．better understand history
D．communicate more independently
【小題3】The underlined phrase “multi-language speakers” (In Paragraph 5) means “people who know ______.”
A．more than one languageB．a(chǎn) new language
C．their mother languageD．body language
【小題4】What is the passage mainly about?
A．How to learn another language.
B．The importance of learning English.
C．The benefits of learning other languages.
D．The reasons why people come to America.


【小題1】B
【小題2】D
【小題3】A
【小題4】C

解析試題分析：短文大意：這篇短文主要講述了維埃拉一家在移民美國后放棄了自己的母語，當(dāng)有一天回到自己的祖國卻無法正常交流。從而告訴我們只會(huì)一種語言的弊端，并進(jìn)一步說明了多會(huì)幾種語言的好處。
【小題1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文第二段描述，可知這篇短文以維埃拉一家的故事開頭是為了說明只說一種語言所帶來的問題。故選B。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第三段One advantage of speaking more than one language is that you can communicate directly with more people around the world.描述，可知多會(huì)一種語言能讓你更獨(dú)立地和人們交流。故選D。
【小題3】詞義猜測(cè)題。聯(lián)系下文描述，可知本句指的是，會(huì)多種語言的人有利于提升國家間的關(guān)系。故選A。
【小題4】主旨大意題。閱讀短文可知，本文主要講述了會(huì)多種語言的好處。故選C，學(xué)習(xí)其它語言的好處。
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