五、阅读理解。
People in many countries are learning English. Some of these people are small children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, and others by themselves. A few learn English by listening to the language on the radio, on TV, or in films. One must work hard to learn another language.
Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their required (要求) subjects. They study their own language, Maths and English. Some people learn it because it is useful for their work. Many people learn English for their higher studies because they want to go to college or university (大学). Some of their books are written in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers and magazines in English.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
(
D
) 1. People learn English
.
A. at school
B. on the radio
C. on TV
D. not all in the same way
(
A
) 2. It is
to answer the question why so many people want to learn English.
A. hard
B. easy
C. pleased
D. angry
(
B
) 3. Different kinds of people learn English
.
A. together with other subjects
B. for different reasons
C. for their work
D. for higher studies at college
(
D
) 4. From this passage we know that
.
A. we can learn English easily
B. English is very difficult to learn
C. English is learned by most people in the world
D. English is a useful language but one must work hard to learn it
(
D
) 5. Which of the following is right?
A. We don't need to learn any foreign language.
B. We can do well in all work without English.
C. English is the most important subject in schools.
D. We should learn English because we need to face the world.
解析：
【分析】
1. 第1题：先定位原文中关于人们学习英语方式的内容，文中列举了在学校学、自学、通过广播/电视/电影学等多种途径，说明人们学英语的方式并不统一，据此判断正确选项。
2. 第2题：直接查找原文对应问题的表述，原文明确指出“It is difficult to answer this question”，difficult与hard意思相近，由此确定答案。
3. 第3题：阅读第二段内容，该段详细列举了不同人群学习英语的各类原因，比如学校必修要求、工作实用需求、深造需要等，说明不同的人学英语的原因存在差异，进而选出正确选项。
4. 第4题：结合原文两处关键信息，一是“One must work hard to learn another language”，二是“Some people learn it because it is useful for their work”，综合这两点判断选项，排除表述片面或错误的选项。
5. 第5题：逐一分析每个选项，A选项与文中多国人民学英语的事实矛盾；B选项过于绝对，文中提到英语对工作有用，说明没有英语可能无法做好部分工作；C选项原文未提及英语是“最重要”的科目；D选项符合文章传达的英语实用性和广泛应用的特点，是正确的。
【解析】
1. 第1题：根据原文第一段“Some learn at school, and others by themselves. A few learn English by listening to the language on the radio, on TV, or in films.”可知，人们学习英语的方式多种多样，并非单一方式，故选D。
2. 第2题：根据原文第二段“It is difficult to answer this question.”，difficult和hard是同义词，意为“困难的”，所以回答这个问题是困难的，故选A。
3. 第3题：原文第二段详细说明了不同人群学习英语的原因：学生是因为英语是必修课，部分人是因为对工作有用，还有人为了深造等，因此不同的人学英语是出于不同的原因，故选B。
4. 第4题：原文第一段提到“One must work hard to learn another language.”，第二段提到“Some people learn it because it is useful for their work.”，综合可知英语是有用的语言，但学习它需要付出努力，D选项符合文意；A选项与“must work hard”矛盾；B选项只强调难度，忽略了实用性；C选项原文是“People in many countries are learning English”，并非“most people in the world”，表述错误，故选D。
5. 第5题：A选项“不需要学外语”与文意相悖；B选项“没有英语能做好所有工作”过于绝对，文中提到英语对工作有帮助；C选项“英语是学校最重要的科目”原文未提及，原文仅说明它是必修课之一；D选项“我们应该学英语因为要面对世界”符合英语广泛应用的实际，是正确的，故选D。
【答案】
1. D 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. D
【知识点】
1. 细节理解
2. 推理判断
3. 词义转换
【点评】
这篇阅读理解围绕人们学习英语的方式和原因展开，题目以细节理解类为主，解题核心在于精准定位原文信息，结合语境分析选项，同时要规避绝对化表述和无中生有的内容，培养从原文提取关键信息并合理推理的能力。
【难度系数】
0.6
