《2025年综合应用创新题典中点八年级英语下册鲁教版》

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Can you speak more than one language? Being able to communicate with people in another language is a great way to make friends and feel more confident.
Language is the way we communicate with each other. It includes speaking, writing and using hand and face movements, known as sign language. Unlike countries, languages have no borders (边界) and can connect people around the world.
Speaking another language helps you talk to people you may not understand, and makes you feel more connected to them. A girl from Hungary, Havana, who is aged 12, says speaking Hungarian as well as English means she can talk to her friends from England. This makes her feel closer to her British friends because they’re able to share their interests. Learning another language can also help you gain confidence—for example, by being able to chat to local people when you travel. Studies show that being able to speak two languages also exercises the brain and makes you better at concentrating on more than one thing at a time.
Alex Rawlings is a language teacher and writer who speaks more than 15 languages. He finds it’s easier to learn words that he can see or hear, rather than from a list. “For example, the words of a song are more memorable because they rhyme (押韵) and are sung,” he says. It’s also important to understand why you learn a language. Rawlings suggests writing down reasons why you want to learn the language and keep reminding yourself of them. “I’ve met lots of friends through my languages,” says Rawlings. “The more you learn, the easier it gets.”
21. What is the difference between countries and languages?
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22. What makes Havana feel closer to her friends from England?
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23. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about? (not more than 7 words)
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24. Who is Alex Rawlings?
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25. Do you agree with the underlined sentence in the last paragraph? Why or why not?
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答案： 21. Unlike countries, languages have no borders and can connect people around the world.【点拨】根据“Unlike countries, languages have no borders (边界) and can connect people around the world.”可知，与国家不同，语言没有边界，可以将世界各地的人们联系起来。
22. Sharing interests in English.【点拨】根据“A girl...speaking Hungarian...makes her feel closer to her British friends because they’re able to share their interests.”可知，用英语分享业余爱好让她觉得和她的英国朋友更亲近。
23. The benefits/good points of speaking another language.【点拨】根据“Speaking another language helps...feel more connected to them.”可知，第三段主要介绍了说另一种语言的好处。
24. Alex Rawlings/He is a language teacher and writer (who speaks more than 15 languages).【点拨】根据“Alex Rawlings is a language teacher and writer who speaks more than 15 languages.”可知，亚历克斯·罗林斯是一名语言教师和作家，会说超过15种语言。
25. I agree. Because if we understand why we learn a language, we can have the power/motivation to try our best to learn it.（答案不唯一，合理即可）