5．Nowadays，the Internet，with its ability to connect people throughout the world，is changing  the way people learn languages．There is still no way to avoid the hard work through vocabulary lists and grammar rules，but the books，tapes and even CDs are being replaced by email，video chat and social networks．
     Livemocha，a Seattle company，has created a website devoted to helping people learn more than 38 languages by exchanging messages over the Internet and then correcting each other's messages．The lessons，whether they are flashcards，quizzes，audio recordings or written and spoken essays，are delivered through the Intemet．
    Michael Schutzler，Livemocha's chief executive（主管），says the website's advantage is the ability to practicel with a real person．"The great irony（諷刺）is that even if you have learned a foreign language in the classroom for years，you don't have confidefice to go into a restaurant and have a conversation with a foreigner，"he said．The casual connection with real people throughout the world，however brief，are not just fun and surprising but show more about how the language is really used．
    Livemocha is now experimenting with a variety of ways that resemble the games on other social websites to motivate people．The flashcard exercises，for instance，are scored，and the totals earned by studying and teaching appear on the users'front page．
    Besides，each person can set up a profile（簡(jiǎn)歷）which includes a short description of his age，location and what language he would like to learn．Therefore，if you want to study one language，you will easily find many people who are fluent in it．Andl an email or two is all it takes to find a study partner．
    There are more and more companies like Livemocha offeritig online language learning to students throughout the world．And instead of merely helping people practice different languages，they also enable people to share interests and make new friends．

56．For what purpose did Livemocha create the website？A
A．To offer new ways of language learning．
B．To make an advertisement for their company．
C．To share interests and make new friends．
D．To tell his inspiring story to more people．
57．What is the advantage of the Internet language learning？B
A．Books，tapes and even CDs are completely out of use．
B．Leamers can practice languages with real people．
C．People can learn more than 38 languages in all．
D．There is no need to learn vocabulary and grammar．
58．Why does the writer give us the example of flashcard exercise in Paragraph 4？A
A．To show what Livemocha is doing to inspire website users．
B．To introduce how Livemocha scores the website users'work．
C．To explain why Livemocha experiments with other social websites．
D．To tell what Livemocha prepares for the front page of the website．
45．How can one find a study partner on Livemocha？D
A．He needs to set up a profile about his past experience．
B．He should deliver his written essays to the website．
C．He needs to give lessons over the Internet．
D．He can select suitable people and email them．
60．What can be inferred from the last paragraph？C
A．Livemocha will open more branch companies．
B．Online learners can practice languages free of charge．
C．More learners will turn to online language learning．
D．Livemocha will be turned into a dating website．

分析 本文講述隨著網(wǎng)絡(luò)的普及，越來(lái)越多的人傾向于網(wǎng)上學(xué)習(xí)語(yǔ)言．

解答 ABADC
56．答案A 推理判斷題．根據(jù)第二段提到Livemocha，a Seattle company，has created a website devoted to helping people learn more than 38 languages by exchanging messages over the Internet and then correcting each other's messages．可知建立的目的是幫助人們學(xué)習(xí)語(yǔ)言，故選A項(xiàng)．
57．答案B  細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段提到Michael Schutzler，Livemocha's chief executive（主管），says the website's advantage is the ability to practicel with a real person網(wǎng)絡(luò)語(yǔ)言學(xué)習(xí)能與真人對(duì)話，故選B項(xiàng)．
58．答案 A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第四段提到Livemocha is now experimenting with a variety of ways that resemble the games on other social websites to motivate people．目的是鼓勵(lì)人們，故選A項(xiàng)．
59．答案 D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段提到Besides，each person can set up a profile（簡(jiǎn)歷）which includes a short description of his age，location and what language he would like to learn發(fā)簡(jiǎn)歷，尋找同一水平的人，Andl an email or two is all it takes to find a study partner發(fā)電子郵件就能聯(lián)系上，故選D項(xiàng)．
60．答案 C 推理判斷題．根據(jù)最后一段提到There are more and more companies like Livemocha offeritig online language learning to students throughout the world．越來(lái)越多的公司提供網(wǎng)上語(yǔ)言學(xué)習(xí)，故越來(lái)越多的人將會(huì)從網(wǎng)上學(xué)習(xí)語(yǔ)言，因此選C項(xiàng)．

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