2013年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试
（安徽卷）
英语
本文是一篇记叙类文章，总体难度较低，全文阐述了学习一门新的语言的相关内容。
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
If you want to learn a new language, the very first thing to think about is why. Do you need it for a ___36_____ reason, such as your job or your studies?___37____ perhaps you’re interested in the ___38____ ,films or music of a different country and you know how much it will help to have a ___39____ of the language.
Most people learn best using a variety of ___40____, but traditional classes are an ideal （理想的）start for many people. They ___41___ an environment where you can practice under the ___42___ of someone who’s good at the language. We all lead ___43___ lives and learning a language takes __44___. You will have more success if you study regularly, so try to develop a ___45___. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t got long. Becoming fluent in
a language will take years, but learning to get by takes __46____.
Many people start learning a language and soon give up. “I’m too __47___,” they say.
Yes, children do learn languages more __48___ than adults, but research has shown that you can learn a language at any ___49___. And learning is good for the health of your brain, too. I’ve also heard people ___50___ about the mistakes they make when ___51___.
Well, relax and laugh about your mistakes __52____ you’re much less likely to make them again.
Learning a new language is never ___53___. But with some work and devotion, you’ll make progress. And you’ll be ___54____ by the positive reaction of some people when you say just a few words in ___55___ own language. Good luck!
36.A. technical B. political C. practical D. physical
37. A. After B. So C. Though D. Or
38.A literature B. transport C. agriculture D. medicine
39.A view B. knowledge C. form D. database
40.A paintings B. regulations C. methods D. computers
41.A. protect B. change C. respect D. provide
42.A. control B. command C. guidance D. pressure
43.A. busy B. happy C. simple D. normal
44.A. courage B. time C. energy D. place
45.A. theory B. business C. routine D. project
46.A. some risks B. a lot less C. some notes D. a lot more
47.A. old B. nervous C. weak D. tired
48.A. closely B. quickly C. privately D. quietly
49.A. age B. speed C. distance D. school
50.A. worry B. hesitate C. think D. quarrel
51.A. singing B. working C. bargaining D. learning
52.A. if B. and C. but D. before
53.A. tiresome B. hard C. interesting D. easy
54.A. blamed B. amazed C. interrupted D. informed
55.A. their B. his C. our D.your
答案：36-40 CDABC 41-45 DCABC 46-50 BABAA 51-55 DBDBA
36. C. 根据后面的your job or your studies可知，是实际需要的原因。
37. D.根据37空前后句关系可知，是选择关系，因此选择“or”
38. A. 据后面的films or music of a different country可知38空应与它们是并列关系，所以选项为literature.
39. B. a knowledge of “许多…的知识，知道，了解”
40. C. “大多数学语言的人用种各样的方法”，再根据后一句but traditional classes are an ideal start for many people可知答案为C。
41. D. 根据句意此处需要的词意为“提供”。
42. C. under the guidance of……“在……指导下”
43. A. live a……life,为“过着……的生活”，后一部分为：学语言需要花费时间，所以说
的是没多少时间，所以过着繁忙的生活。
44. B. 答案解析见43。
45. C. 据so前一部分if you study regularly可知，此处为形成一种“惯例”“经常/习惯做的事”。
46. B. 46空前的转折连词but说明与前一分句构成转折关系。
“说语言流利要花许多年，但学着说的过去需要时间就少得多”。
47. A. 据后面的“Yes, children do learn languages more __48___ than adults,”可知“许多人开始学语言，不久后就放弃，是因为他们说：他们年龄太大了。
48. B. 孩子学语言与成年人相比，他们学得更快。
49. A. 虽然孩子学得比成年人快，但研究表明：一个人可能随时，在任何年龄段学习语言。
50. A. worry about ……“为……担心”
51. D. 全文的中心为learn a new language
52. B. 该句用到了句型“祈使句+ and/or/or else/ otherwise+简单句”，再根据句意，前后分句为并列关系，所以选择and。
53. D. 根据全文可知，“学好一门新的语言决不是一件容易的事”。
54. B. “当你用他们自己的语言与他们说几句的时候，你会对这些人积极的反应感到惊讶的”。
55. A. 解析见54。