If you’re thinking about learning a new language, German could be your excellent choice. Why? Keep reading.
Everything from music to science has deep roots in this language. Musically, Germany has most of the famous greats, including Beethoven, Bach, Handel, Mozart and Brahms. Vienna, the capital of Austria and a complete Germanspeaking city, has long been considered the world’s musical heart. In the science area, there’s not only the most famous scientist ever to live—Einstein, but also today’s scientists who are making huge contributions(贡献) to our lives today. Also, you’ll never run out of books to read in German.
The Internet can say a lot about the German language. After the .com domain(域名), those websites ending with .de (the national domain of Germany) are the most common. In fact, since .com doesn’t really belong to one country, that makes Germany the country with the largest number of people using its national domain. To give you an idea of just how far ahead .de is, its closest competitor is .co.uk with 31，900，000 websites to call its own.
For the English speaker, German is especially the right language to learn. This is because the two languages have the same Germanic(日耳曼语系的) roots. French, Italian and Spanish are known as the Romance languages and are very different from English, making them much harder to learn. While we’re on the subject of learning languages, learning German well will also improve your English.
German speakers are some of the people who travel most in the world. Wherever you go, you’ll find a Germanspeaking tourist to talk to. In particular, it is the Germans themselves that really know how to travel：with about 6week yearly leave and plenty of income, they have the time and money to visit every corner of the world.
【解题导语】 你想学习一门外语吗？德语是一个不错的选择。
1．What does the author want to show by giving examples in Paragraph 2?
A．German can inspire many new ideas.
B．Many things have deep roots in German.
C．There are many famous people in Germany.
D．German makes huge contributions to the world.
B 解析：细节理解题。第二段的Everything from music to science has deep roots in this language.为这一段的主旨句，后面作者举例都是为了证明这一点。
2．Why does the author mention the UK’s domain?
A．To show many websites use its domain.
B．To show national domains are important.
C．To show German faces a lot of competition.
D．To show Germany’s national domain is widely used.
D 解析：写作意图题。根据第三段的．..that makes Germany the country with the largest number of people using its national domain可知，德国的国家域名被广泛使用。
3．What does the author want to tell English speakers in Paragraph 4?
A．German is easy for them to learn well.
B．German is quite different from English.
C．They should learn a Romance language.
D．They can freely choose a second language to learn.
A 解析：推理判断题。根据第四段的This is because the two languages have the same Germanic(日耳曼语系的) roots.可知，作者是想告诉说英语的人们，对于他们而言，德语很容易学。
4．What is implied in the last paragraph?
A．German speakers love talking with foreigners.
B．Germans spend about 6 weeks traveling yearly.
C．It’s easy to find a local German speaker to talk to.
D．Learning German well allows people to travel easily.
C 解析：推理判断题。根据末段的Wherever you go, you’ll find a Germanspeaking tourist to talk to.可知，当你旅游时，你很容易找到一个说德语的人来交谈。
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