《2025年人教金学典同步练习册同步解析与测评高中英语必修第一册》

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If you want to learn a new language, the very first thing to think about is why. Do you need it for a practical reason, such as your job or your studies? Or perhaps you want (1)to appreciate (appreciate) literature, films or music of a different country and you know how much it (2)will help / helps (help) to have a knowledge of the language.
Most people learn best using (3)varieties (variety) of methods, but traditional classes are an ideal (理想的) start for many people. They provide an environment (4)where you can practise under the guidance of someone who’s good at the language. We all lead busy lives and learning a language is quite (5)a struggle. You will have to study regularly, and build a large vocabulary. (6)Becoming / To become (become) fluent in a language will take years.
Many people start learning a language and soon give up. “I’m too old,” they say. Yes, children do learn languages (7)more quickly (quickly) than adults, but from a scientific point of view, you can learn a language at any age. And learning is good for the health of your brain, too.
Learning a new language is never easy. (8)But with a positive attitude and hard work, you’ll make progress (9)despite difficulties. And you’ll be amazed by the reaction of some people when you say just a few words in (10)their (they) native language. Good luck!

答案：
(1) to appreciate 考查动词搭配，want 后接带 to 的不定式。
(2) will help / helps 考查时态，通过语境可以看出此处可用一般将来时或一般现在时。
(3) varieties 考查常用短语 varieties of。
(4) where 考查限制性定语从句，所填部分表示“在……的环境里”，在从句中作地点状语。
(5) a 考查冠词，struggle 是可数名词，此处用单数，意为“一件折磨人/困难的事情”。
(6) Becoming / To become 考查非谓语动词，用动词 -ing 形式或不定式作主语。
(7) more quickly 考查副词的比较级形式，句子中有 than 表示比较。
(8) But 考查连词，根据上下文句子间的逻辑关系可知，此处表示转折。
(9) despite 考查介词，表示让步，意为“尽管（困难重重）”。
(10) their 考查代词，根据上下文可知，要用形容词性物主代词。