AlexRawlingsfromOxfordUniversityHasbeennamedtheUK’smostmultilingual(说多种语言的)person.The21-year-oldBritishstudentcanspeak11languageandislearninga12thHeknowsEnglishGreekGermanFrenchDutchAfri
AlexRawlingsfromOxfordUniversityHasbeennamedtheUK’smostmultilingual(说多种语言的)person. The21-year-oldBritishstudentcanspeak11languageandislearninga12thHeknowsEnglishGreekGermanFrenchDutchAfrikaansSpanishCatalanltalianRussianandHebrew.Rawlings’motherwhoishalfGreekspoketohiminEnglishGreekandsomeFrenchwhenhewasgrowingup. RawlingsisstudyingGermanandRussianatuniversitynow. HetaughthimselfotherlanguageslikeDutchbecausehewantedtotalktopeopleonhistravelsorsimplybecausehethoughtthelanguagewasinterestingorbeautiful.“WhenIwasakidIalwayswantedtospeakdifferentlanguages”Rawlingssaid. “Myparentsoftentookmetomymom’sfamilyinGreece. MydadworkedinJapanforfouryears. IwasalwaysfrustratedthatI couldn’ttalktootherkidsinthosecountriesbecauseofthelanguage.”
ThankstohistalentforlanguagesRawliingshasmademanyfriends. Healsothinksthatpickingupnewlanguagesgetseasierovertime.RawlingsplanstoperfecthisRussianwhilestudyinginthesmallRussiancityofYaroslaviandthenextlanguageheplanstolearnisArabic.“NomatterhowmanylanguagesIIearnmyfavoritelanguageisalwaysGreekbecauseIhavespokenitsincechildhood”hesaid.
小题1:WheredoesAlexRawlingscomefrom?
A.TheUK. B.TheUSA. C.Germany. D.Italy.
小题2:AlexRwlings’motherspoketohiminthefollowinglanguagesEXCEPT whenhewasyoung.A.GreekB.DutchC.FrenchD.English小题3:HowisAlexRawlingsgoingtoimprovehisRussian?A.BygettingaRussiantutor.B.ByreadingRussianbooks.C.BywatchingRussianmovies.D.BystudyinginaRussiancity.小题4:AlexRawlingslikesGreekbestbecause .A.hisparentsspeakitB.hethinksit’sinterestingC.hethinksit’seasytolearnD.hehasspokenitsincechildhood小题5:WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.AlexRawlings’father’sfamilyisinJapan.B.Chineseisthene