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Our Teen Summer Spanish Program is two weeks of fun, educational excitement that helps students learn Spanish fast. Our Spanish summer program allows our students to learn from highly trained, certified teachers and be absorbed in the language and the culture of Costa Rica.
Features include:
* Intensive(强化的) daily Spanish classes
* Extracurricular classes in dance, cooking, music, and handiwork
* Outdoor activities including hiking, camping, rafting, and ziplining(高空滑索)
* Homestay with a local Costa Rican family
* Volunteer work in needy neighborhoods
Our Teaching Methods:
We are proud to use TPRS---Total Physical Response Storytelling---in our curriculum. This innovative method uses strange and amusing stories to teach new vocabulary, increase fluency, and get students involved by giving them the opportunity to alter the details themselves. Because of the silliness, creativity, and repetition involved, TPRS allows students to learn easily and remember information effortlessly
Memorizing vocabulary and listening to lectures on grammar are slow, inefficient ways to learn a new language. The best way to truly learn and commit new material to memory is through conversation. In our Spanish classes, students can expect to speak up to 80% of each class. By speaking in the new language freely and consistently, students can see progress faster because they are using the new grammar and vocabulary that they have learned at the same time. This helps the brain remember the new words and grammar structures for future use, making it much easier to progress.
1. What does the program do?
A. It offers weekly Spanish classes
B. It focuses more on outdoor activities
C. It gives teachers a chance to receive training
D. It provides activities about the Spanish culture
2. What is the best way to learn a language according to the text?
A. Memorizing a larger vocabulary
B. Speaking more in the new language.
C. Mastering more grammar structures
D. Writing stories to share with others
3. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To employ experienced Spanish teacher
B. To hire foreign volunteers for a program
C. To attract teen foreigners to a program
D. To introduce language learning methods
【答案】1. D 2. B 3. C
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一个语言学习的暑期项目：Teen Summer Spanish Program。包括项目的目的、特点和教学方法等。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段Our Spanish summer program allows our students to learn from highly trained, certified teachers and be absorbed in the language and the culture of Costa Rica.可知，我们的西班牙暑期项目让学生向训练有素的、有资质的教师学习，也使学生融入哥斯达黎加的语言和文化中。以及对“Features include”中的具体介绍可知，这个项目会提供与西班牙文化有关的活动。故选D。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段The best way to truly learn and commit new material to memory is through conversation. In our Spanish classes, students can expect to speak up to 80% of each class. By speaking in the new language freely and consistently, students can see progress faster because they are using the new grammar and vocabulary that they have learned at the same time. This helps the brain remember the new words and grammar structures for future use, making it much easier to progress.可知，真正学习和记忆新材料的最好方法是对话。在西班牙课程里，学生每堂课里，最多有80%都在说话。通过使用一门新的语言自由而连贯地说话，学生会有更快地进步。因此根据文章来看，学习一门语言最好的办法是，更多地用新的语言说话。故选B。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段Our Teen Summer Spanish Program is two weeks of fun, educational excitement that helps students learn Spanish fast. Our Spanish summer program allows our students to learn from highly trained, certified teachers and be absorbed in the language and the culture of Costa Rica.可知，我们的Teen Summer Spanish Program是一个为期两周，充满乐趣和教育性的项目，能帮学生快速学习西班牙语。我们的西班牙语暑期项目让学生向训练有素的、有资质的教师学习，也使学生融入哥斯达黎加的语言和文化中。由此判断出，文章的目的是吸引年轻外国人参加一个项目。故选C。
