单选题The English language is closely ____ to German.A constantB relatedC concernedD regarded

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单选题
The English language is closely ____  to German.
A

constant

B

related

C

concerned

D

regarded

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1.By no means () their own language well.A.it is true that all English people knowB.is it true that do all English people knowC.it is true that do all English people knowD.is it true that all English people know

2.These books are for the students () native language is not English.A、theirB、thatC、of whomD、whose

3.Interviewer-------- Why is English so important?David------- Well, English is so important primarily because so many people speak it and use it, so it has now become the lingua franca in the world in a way that we’ve never seen before. We’ve never had a world language of this kind before. So people are learning it not just to be able tocommunicate with native speakers, but also with speakers of other language around world.Interviewer-------And why has it become that dominant language?David------I think the reason for that is actually very complicated, although in the twentieth century, we can just see that it’s the rise of the US military and consumer power. I mean the technology, all the big developments in technology largely came from the US. So all of these developments actually were produced within the English language, and people had to learn English in order to understand them, or to benefit from them. The Internet is only one example of that kind. Once a language has got into that position of dominance, it’s actually very different to shift it. So we could be seeing the emergence of other big languages in the world becoming more important than they have been, like Spanish, but it’s unlikely that they’re going to shift the English from its position of dominance.36. English is important, according to David, __________________________. A). because it has become a world language B). because so many people speak and use it C). because a lot of people are learning it D). because it is the lingua franca37. English has become the dominant language in the world________________________. A). because it has always been the way B). for a reason that is very complicated C). only in the 20th century D). for no reasons38. English became the dominant language in the 20th century_________________________. A). in the USAB). because of the increase in American consumer powerC). because developments in technology came mainly from USA. D). all over the world.39. People had to learn English______________________.A). because developments in technology were made by English speakers B). because they needed to understand the new developments in technology C). to use the InternetD). to speak with native Americans40. David thinks that__________________________.A). it will be easy for another language to become dominant B). English will not always be the dominant languageC). it will not be easy for another language to become dominant D). English will be the dominant language

4.English is a typical tone language.()

更多“The English language is closely ____  to German.”相关问题

  • 第1题：

    These books are for students ______ native language is not English.

    Aof whom

    Bthat

    Cwhich

    Dof which


    正确答案：A

  • 第2题：

    共用题干
    English and English Community

    1There is no doubt that English is a useful language.The people who speak English
    today make up the largest speech community in the world with the exception of speakers of
    Chinese.
    2 A speech community is similar to other kinds of communities.The people who make up
    the community share a common language.Often they live side by side,as they do in a
    neighborhood（街坊）,a village,or a city. More often they form a whole country. National
    boundaries,however,are not always the same as the boundaries of a speech community.
    A speech community is any group of people who speak the same language no matter where
    they happen to live.
    3 We may say that anyone who speaks English belongs to the English speech community.
    For convenience（方便）,we may divide the speakers into two groups:one in which the
    speakers use English as their native language,the other in which the speakers learn English
    as a second language for the purpose of education,commerce,and so on.
    4 Learning a second language extends one's vision and expands the mind.The history
    and literature of a second language record the real and fictional（虚构的）lives of people
    and their culture;a knowledge of them adds to our ability to understand and to feel as they
    feel .Learning English as a second language provides another means of communication
    through which the window of the entire English speech community becomes a part of our
    heritage.

    People who live in different places may belong to___________.
    A: a second language
    B: the same language
    C: the same speech community
    D:any other language
    E:national boundaries
    F:a part of one's heritage

    答案：C
    解析：

  • 第3题：

    共用题干
    English and English Community

    1There is no doubt that English is a useful language.The people who speak English
    today make up the largest speech community in the world with the exception of speakers of
    Chinese.
    2 A speech community is similar to other kinds of communities.The people who make up
    the community share a common language.Often they live side by side,as they do in a
    neighborhood（街坊）,a village,or a city. More often they form a whole country. National
    boundaries,however,are not always the same as the boundaries of a speech community.
    A speech community is any group of people who speak the same language no matter where
    they happen to live.
    3 We may say that anyone who speaks English belongs to the English speech community.
    For convenience（方便）,we may divide the speakers into two groups:one in which the
    speakers use English as their native language,the other in which the speakers learn English
    as a second language for the purpose of education,commerce,and so on.
    4 Learning a second language extends one's vision and expands the mind.The history
    and literature of a second language record the real and fictional（虚构的）lives of people
    and their culture;a knowledge of them adds to our ability to understand and to feel as they
    feel .Learning English as a second language provides another means of communication
    through which the window of the entire English speech community becomes a part of our
    heritage.

    Paragraph 1________
    A:Threat Posed by English
    B:Definition of a Speech Community
    C:Benefits of Learning a Second Language
    D:Advantages of Learning Chinese
    E:Two Groups of the English Speech Community
    F:A Widely Used Language

    答案：F
    解析：

  • 第4题：

    my frienD tolD me that( )
    A the English language is diffiCult
    B English is diffiCult
    C the English is diffiCult
    D what English is diffiCult


    答案：A
    解析：

  • 第5题：

    共用题干
    English and English Community
    1. There is no denying that English is a useful language.The people who speak English today make up the largest speech community in the world with the exception of speakers of Chinese. Originally they were small tribes of people from northern Europe who settled in England.Their languages became more and more similar to each other. Finally,the language had enough uni-formity to be used by all speakers in England.The people were united into a speech community through their shared language.
    2. A speech community is similar to other kinds of communities.The people who make up the community share a common language .Often they live side by side,as they do in a neighborhood, a village,or a city.More often they form a whole country.National boundaries,however,are not always the same as the boundaries of a speech community.A speech community is any group of people who speak the same language no matter where they happen to live.
    3. We may say that anyone who speaks English belongs to the English speech community.For convenience,we may classify the speakers into two groups:one in which the speakers use English as their native language,the other in which the speakers learn English as a second language for the purpose of education,commerce,and so on.
    4. English serves as an alternative language in several areas of public activity for many nations of the world which employ it as an international second language .English has been adopted as the language of air traffic,commerce,as well as international diplomacy .Moreover,English is the language of the majority of published materials in the world so that education has come to rely heavily on an understanding of English.
    5. Learning a second language extends one's vision and expands the mind.The history and litera- ture of a second language record the real and fictional lives of people and their culture;a knowl- edge of them adds to our ability to understand and to feel as they feel .Learning English as a sec- ond language provides another means of communication through which the window of the entire English speech community becomes a part of our heritage.

    The idea of the national boundaries is often different from_____.
    A:.that of a speech community
    B: can a speech community be formed
    C: in order to learn English better
    D: for the sake of simplicity
    E: has played an important role in the field of education
    F: is widely used in several areas of public activity

    答案：A
    解析：
    该段通过与其他群体相比较来解释什么是语言群体，该段最后一句话是主题句，也是解答该题的关键，它可以被视为语言群体的定义。选项F符合题意，故选F
    该段把讲英语的语言群体分为两类，一类是把英语当作母语；一类是把英语视为第二语言。选项D中的关键词composition是“构成”的意思，符合题意，故选D。
    该段讲的是英语作为第二语言在世界上许多国家的各个领域都被广泛应用，如航空、商务、外交、教育等。选项A符合题意，故选A。
    该段主要谈的是学习第二语言的益处，最后一句话更是具体到学习英语的益处。选项C符合题意，故选C。
    答案来自第一段的最后一句，本题只是把该句倒装了。该句说明人们是通过他们所拥有的共同语言组成一个语言群体。题干以only开头，这要求主句谓语部分使用倒装句，选项中只有B项符合题意，故选B。
    答案来自第二段第四句话，该句说明国界与语言群体的界限并不总是一致的。选项中涉及语言群体的只有A和B项，上题已经选择B项，所以只有A合适，A项中的 that用来代替the+有关前述名词。故选A。
    本题的答案可以在第三段第二句中找到。该句表明为了方便起见，我们将说英语者分为两类。原句中的for convenience等于选项D , for the sake of simplicity。故选D。
    本题较简单，只要找到第四段最后一句话就能正确回答该题。该句表明教育越来越依赖对英语的理解，反过来就是说对英语的理解在教育中起到重要作用。选项E符合题意，故选E。

  • 第6题：

    共用题干
    A Debate on the English Language
    A measure declaring English the national language is under intense debate in the United States .The US Senate passed two declarations last week.One calls English the nation's official lan-guage and the other says it is the “common and unifying（统一的）”tongue. But Americans found themselves divided on the issue.
    Since people worldwide know that most Americans speak only English,many can't understand
    why the issue is so controversial（有争议的）.
    “The discussion is related to fears of immigration issues,”says Dick Tucker,a social scientist at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University.“It's related to a worry about the changing demography （人口统计）of the US It's a worry about who will continue to have political and economic influence.”
    In fact,the notion of protecting the language has been kicked around almost since the nation's founding. John Adams lobbied（游说）in 1780 for the creation of a national academy to correct and improve the English language.But his proposal died,since lawmakers saw it as a roy-alist（保皇主义者）attempt to define personal behavior.
    Since then,the country hasn't had a national language,but the idea of recognizing the special status of English lived on.
    The emotions surrounding language resurface（再次浮现）not because people feel comfortable with English .It is more about the discomfort many Americans feel with the new languages,says Walt Wolfram,a professor at North Carolina State University.
    “Language is never about language,”he says.
    According to the 2000 US Census Bureau report,of 209 million Americans over 18 years old, 172 million speak only English at home.About 37 million speak languages other than English. Among them,6 .5 million speak poor English and 3 .1 million don't speak English at all.

    What are the two declarations concerned with?
    A:.The status of the English language.
    B: The protection of new languages.
    C: The rights to speak one's mother tongue.
    D: The improvement of the English language.

    答案：A
    解析：
    本题问“两个宣言关切到什么？”文章的第一句话是这么说的：在美国，一个宣布英语是国语的措施正在经受着激烈的争论。然后文章说到美国参议院上周通过了两个宣言。一个宣言把英语叫做国家的官方语言；另一个宣言说英语是通用的、起统一作用的语言。可见这两个宣言涉及英语的地位问题，因此A项是正确的。


    本题问“谁在18世纪就建议英语应该得到保护？”第四段有这样一句话：John Adams lobbied in 1780 for the creation of a national academy to correct and improve the English language. 1780年John Adams曾游说建立一个国家研究院，致力于纠正并修改英语。可见正确的选择应该是John Adams。


    本题问“下面的哪一方面跟目前的争论无关？”第三段提到A、B和C，唯有D没有提到。D说的是“美国的军事力量”。


    本题问“根据2000年美国人口普查局的报告，哪个命题是真的？”最后一段话的第一个句子是这么说的：根据2000年美国人口普查局的报告，18岁以上美国人有两亿九百万人。所以C项是对的。其他选项都把两亿九百万人当作了美国的总人口，因而是错误的。


    本题问“kicked around最有可能被哪个词替换？”这个短语出现在下面这个句子中：In fact,the notion of protecting the language has been kicked around almost since the nation's founding．事实上，保护这一语言的思想几乎从这个国家建立时就开始讨论了。这个短语的意义可以从上下文中推出。

  • 第7题：

    共用题干
    English and English Community
    1. There is no denying that English is a useful language.The people who speak English today make up the largest speech community in the world with the exception of speakers of Chinese. Originally they were small tribes of people from northern Europe who settled in England.Their languages became more and more similar to each other. Finally,the language had enough uni-formity to be used by all speakers in England.The people were united into a speech community through their shared language.
    2. A speech community is similar to other kinds of communities.The people who make up the community share a common language .Often they live side by side,as they do in a neighborhood, a village,or a city.More often they form a whole country.National boundaries,however,are not always the same as the boundaries of a speech community.A speech community is any group of people who speak the same language no matter where they happen to live.
    3. We may say that anyone who speaks English belongs to the English speech community.For convenience,we may classify the speakers into two groups:one in which the speakers use English as their native language,the other in which the speakers learn English as a second language for the purpose of education,commerce,and so on.
    4. English serves as an alternative language in several areas of public activity for many nations of the world which employ it as an international second language .English has been adopted as the language of air traffic,commerce,as well as international diplomacy .Moreover,English is the language of the majority of published materials in the world so that education has come to rely heavily on an understanding of English.
    5. Learning a second language extends one's vision and expands the mind.The history and litera- ture of a second language record the real and fictional lives of people and their culture;a knowl- edge of them adds to our ability to understand and to feel as they feel .Learning English as a sec- ond language provides another means of communication through which the window of the entire English speech community becomes a part of our heritage.

    An understanding of English______.
    A:.that of a speech community
    B: can a speech community be formed
    C: in order to learn English better
    D: for the sake of simplicity
    E: has played an important role in the field of education
    F: is widely used in several areas of public activity

    答案：E
    解析：
    该段通过与其他群体相比较来解释什么是语言群体，该段最后一句话是主题句，也是解答该题的关键，它可以被视为语言群体的定义。选项F符合题意，故选F
    该段把讲英语的语言群体分为两类，一类是把英语当作母语；一类是把英语视为第二语言。选项D中的关键词composition是“构成”的意思，符合题意，故选D。
    该段讲的是英语作为第二语言在世界上许多国家的各个领域都被广泛应用，如航空、商务、外交、教育等。选项A符合题意，故选A。
    该段主要谈的是学习第二语言的益处，最后一句话更是具体到学习英语的益处。选项C符合题意，故选C。
    答案来自第一段的最后一句，本题只是把该句倒装了。该句说明人们是通过他们所拥有的共同语言组成一个语言群体。题干以only开头，这要求主句谓语部分使用倒装句，选项中只有B项符合题意，故选B。
    答案来自第二段第四句话，该句说明国界与语言群体的界限并不总是一致的。选项中涉及语言群体的只有A和B项，上题已经选择B项，所以只有A合适，A项中的 that用来代替the+有关前述名词。故选A。
    本题的答案可以在第三段第二句中找到。该句表明为了方便起见，我们将说英语者分为两类。原句中的for convenience等于选项D , for the sake of simplicity。故选D。
    本题较简单，只要找到第四段最后一句话就能正确回答该题。该句表明教育越来越依赖对英语的理解，反过来就是说对英语的理解在教育中起到重要作用。选项E符合题意，故选E。

  • 第8题：

    It is widely accepted that English is the global language of modern times.
    About three decades ago,French was recognized as the language of diplomacy（外交）,and German was considered the language of science and technology.English now dominates（主导）not only as the language of science but also diplomacy,computing,and tourism.Today,in terms of native speakers,Mandarin Chinese is the world′s
    largest language.
    Yet there are people who believe that China will become the most powerful country in the world.Some have?even fixed the date as early as the year 2020.At present,while English is more widely spoken than any other?language,there are more people who speak Chinese than English due to the large population in China alone.If China?does become a world power,there is no doubt that this language will spread worldwide.
    As the controversy over which language will become dominant in the world continues,there are many who feel?that the dominance of English is unique and irreversible（不可逆的）.However,a separate study from David Graddol′s suggests that English′s dominance in the scientific area will continue.There is also an argument that the?English language would be changed greatly by 2020 for various reasons.With the possibility of China rising as a?world power,Mandarin could definitely challenge the dominance of English as a global language.

    Which language has the largest population of native speakers?

    A.Chinese.
    B.English.
    C.German.
    D.French.

    答案：A
    解析：

  • 第9题：

    ( )is a typical tone language.

    A.French
    B.Chinese
    C.American English
    D.English

    答案：B
    解析：
    考查语音学。汉语有四种音调，是典型的声调语言。

  • 第10题：

    Which language do you speak at home?（）

    AI speak English very well

    BI can speak English and French

    CEnglish is my mother tongue

    DEnglish, most of the time


    D
    略

  • 第11题：

    Nowadays the Gaelic language,which is an ancient（）,is still heard inthe Highlands and the Western Isles.

    • A、Scottish language
    • B、English language
    • C、Irish language
    • D、Celtic language

    正确答案:D

  • 第12题：

    单选题
    The records of ship security training, drills and exercises shall be kept in the working language or languages of the shipIf the language or languages used are not（）, a translation into one of these languages shall be included.
    A

    English, French or Spanish

    B

    Chinese, English or French

    C

    English, French or Japanese

    D

    Chinese, English or Spanish


    正确答案： A
    解析： 暂无解析

  • 第13题：

    Indian English is a __________variety of the English language.

    A．social
    B．regional
    C．historic
    D．situational

    答案：B
    解析：
    考查语言变体。印度英语属于地域变体(regional variety)，是语言变体的一种。

  • 第14题：

    共用题干
    English and English Community

    1There is no doubt that English is a useful language.The people who speak English
    today make up the largest speech community in the world with the exception of speakers of
    Chinese.
    2 A speech community is similar to other kinds of communities.The people who make up
    the community share a common language.Often they live side by side,as they do in a
    neighborhood（街坊）,a village,or a city. More often they form a whole country. National
    boundaries,however,are not always the same as the boundaries of a speech community.
    A speech community is any group of people who speak the same language no matter where
    they happen to live.
    3 We may say that anyone who speaks English belongs to the English speech community.
    For convenience（方便）,we may divide the speakers into two groups:one in which the
    speakers use English as their native language,the other in which the speakers learn English
    as a second language for the purpose of education,commerce,and so on.
    4 Learning a second language extends one's vision and expands the mind.The history
    and literature of a second language record the real and fictional（虚构的）lives of people
    and their culture;a knowledge of them adds to our ability to understand and to feel as they
    feel .Learning English as a second language provides another means of communication
    through which the window of the entire English speech community becomes a part of our
    heritage.

    The boundaries of a speech community may be different from_________.
    A: a second language
    B: the same language
    C: the same speech community
    D:any other language
    E:national boundaries
    F:a part of one's heritage

    答案：E
    解析：

  • 第15题：

    My friend told me that ( ).
    A. the English language is difficult B. English is difficult
    C. the English is difficult D. what English is difficult


    答案：B
    解析：

  • 第16题：

    共用题干
    English and English Community
    1. There is no denying that English is a useful language.The people who speak English today make up the largest speech community in the world with the exception of speakers of Chinese. Originally they were small tribes of people from northern Europe who settled in England.Their languages became more and more similar to each other. Finally,the language had enough uni-formity to be used by all speakers in England.The people were united into a speech community through their shared language.
    2. A speech community is similar to other kinds of communities.The people who make up the community share a common language .Often they live side by side,as they do in a neighborhood, a village,or a city.More often they form a whole country.National boundaries,however,are not always the same as the boundaries of a speech community.A speech community is any group of people who speak the same language no matter where they happen to live.
    3. We may say that anyone who speaks English belongs to the English speech community.For convenience,we may classify the speakers into two groups:one in which the speakers use English as their native language,the other in which the speakers learn English as a second language for the purpose of education,commerce,and so on.
    4. English serves as an alternative language in several areas of public activity for many nations of the world which employ it as an international second language .English has been adopted as the language of air traffic,commerce,as well as international diplomacy .Moreover,English is the language of the majority of published materials in the world so that education has come to rely heavily on an understanding of English.
    5. Learning a second language extends one's vision and expands the mind.The history and litera- ture of a second language record the real and fictional lives of people and their culture;a knowl- edge of them adds to our ability to understand and to feel as they feel .Learning English as a sec- ond language provides another means of communication through which the window of the entire English speech community becomes a part of our heritage.

    Paragraph 3______
    A: The Wide Use of English
    B: Historical Account of English and Its Community
    C: The Advantages of Learning a Second Language
    D: The Composition of the English Community
    E: The Threat That English Poses to Other Languages
    F: The Definition of a Speech Community

    答案：D
    解析：
    该段通过与其他群体相比较来解释什么是语言群体，该段最后一句话是主题句，也是解答该题的关键，它可以被视为语言群体的定义。选项F符合题意，故选F
    该段把讲英语的语言群体分为两类，一类是把英语当作母语；一类是把英语视为第二语言。选项D中的关键词composition是“构成”的意思，符合题意，故选D。
    该段讲的是英语作为第二语言在世界上许多国家的各个领域都被广泛应用，如航空、商务、外交、教育等。选项A符合题意，故选A。
    该段主要谈的是学习第二语言的益处，最后一句话更是具体到学习英语的益处。选项C符合题意，故选C。
    答案来自第一段的最后一句，本题只是把该句倒装了。该句说明人们是通过他们所拥有的共同语言组成一个语言群体。题干以only开头，这要求主句谓语部分使用倒装句，选项中只有B项符合题意，故选B。
    答案来自第二段第四句话，该句说明国界与语言群体的界限并不总是一致的。选项中涉及语言群体的只有A和B项，上题已经选择B项，所以只有A合适，A项中的 that用来代替the+有关前述名词。故选A。
    本题的答案可以在第三段第二句中找到。该句表明为了方便起见，我们将说英语者分为两类。原句中的for convenience等于选项D , for the sake of simplicity。故选D。
    本题较简单，只要找到第四段最后一句话就能正确回答该题。该句表明教育越来越依赖对英语的理解，反过来就是说对英语的理解在教育中起到重要作用。选项E符合题意，故选E。

  • 第17题：

    共用题干
    English and English Community
    1. There is no denying that English is a useful language.The people who speak English today make up the largest speech community in the world with the exception of speakers of Chinese. Originally they were small tribes of people from northern Europe who settled in England.Their languages became more and more similar to each other. Finally,the language had enough uni-formity to be used by all speakers in England.The people were united into a speech community through their shared language.
    2. A speech community is similar to other kinds of communities.The people who make up the community share a common language .Often they live side by side,as they do in a neighborhood, a village,or a city.More often they form a whole country.National boundaries,however,are not always the same as the boundaries of a speech community.A speech community is any group of people who speak the same language no matter where they happen to live.
    3. We may say that anyone who speaks English belongs to the English speech community.For convenience,we may classify the speakers into two groups:one in which the speakers use English as their native language,the other in which the speakers learn English as a second language for the purpose of education,commerce,and so on.
    4. English serves as an alternative language in several areas of public activity for many nations of the world which employ it as an international second language .English has been adopted as the language of air traffic,commerce,as well as international diplomacy .Moreover,English is the language of the majority of published materials in the world so that education has come to rely heavily on an understanding of English.
    5. Learning a second language extends one's vision and expands the mind.The history and litera- ture of a second language record the real and fictional lives of people and their culture;a knowl- edge of them adds to our ability to understand and to feel as they feel .Learning English as a sec- ond language provides another means of communication through which the window of the entire English speech community becomes a part of our heritage.

    Only through the shared language______.
    A:.that of a speech community
    B: can a speech community be formed
    C: in order to learn English better
    D: for the sake of simplicity
    E: has played an important role in the field of education
    F: is widely used in several areas of public activity

    答案：B
    解析：
    该段通过与其他群体相比较来解释什么是语言群体，该段最后一句话是主题句，也是解答该题的关键，它可以被视为语言群体的定义。选项F符合题意，故选F
    该段把讲英语的语言群体分为两类，一类是把英语当作母语；一类是把英语视为第二语言。选项D中的关键词composition是“构成”的意思，符合题意，故选D。
    该段讲的是英语作为第二语言在世界上许多国家的各个领域都被广泛应用，如航空、商务、外交、教育等。选项A符合题意，故选A。
    该段主要谈的是学习第二语言的益处，最后一句话更是具体到学习英语的益处。选项C符合题意，故选C。
    答案来自第一段的最后一句，本题只是把该句倒装了。该句说明人们是通过他们所拥有的共同语言组成一个语言群体。题干以only开头，这要求主句谓语部分使用倒装句，选项中只有B项符合题意，故选B。
    答案来自第二段第四句话，该句说明国界与语言群体的界限并不总是一致的。选项中涉及语言群体的只有A和B项，上题已经选择B项，所以只有A合适，A项中的 that用来代替the+有关前述名词。故选A。
    本题的答案可以在第三段第二句中找到。该句表明为了方便起见，我们将说英语者分为两类。原句中的for convenience等于选项D , for the sake of simplicity。故选D。
    本题较简单，只要找到第四段最后一句话就能正确回答该题。该句表明教育越来越依赖对英语的理解，反过来就是说对英语的理解在教育中起到重要作用。选项E符合题意，故选E。

  • 第18题：

    共用题干
    第三篇

    A Debate on the English Language

    A measure declaring English the national language is under intense debate in the United
    States.The US Senate passed two declarations last week.One calls English the nation's
    official language and the other says it is the "common and unifying（统一的）"tongue.But
    Americans found themselves divided on the issue.
    Since people worldwide know that most Americans speak only English,many can't
    understand why the issue is so controversial（有争议的）.
    "The discussion is related to fears of immigration issues,"says Dick Tucker,a social
    scientist at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University."It's related to a worry about the
    changing demography（人口统计）of the US.It's a worry about who will continue to have
    political and economic influence."
    In fact,the notion of protecting the language has been kicked around almost since the
    nation's founding.John Adams lobbied（游说）in 1780 for the creation of a national
    academy to correct and improve the English language.But his proposal died,since
    lawmakers saw it as a royalist（保皇主义者）attempt to define personal behavior.
    Since then,the country hasn't had a national language,but the idea of recognizing the
    special status of English lived on.
    The emotions surrounding language resurface（再次浮现）not because people feel
    comfortable with English.It is more about the discomfort many Americans feel with the new
    languages,says Walt Wolfram, a professor at North Carolina State University.
    "Language is never about language,"he says.
    According to the 2000 US Census Bureau report,of 209 million Americans over 18
    years old,172 million speak only English at home.About 37 million speak languages other
    than English.Among them,6.5 million speak poor English and 3.1 million don't speak
    English at all.

    What are the two declarations concerned with?
    A:The status of the English language.
    B:The protection of new languages.
    C:The rights to speak one's mother tongue.
    D:The improvement of the English language.

    答案：A
    解析：

  • 第19题：

    It is widely accepted that English is the global language of modern times.
    About three decades ago,French was recognized as the language of diplomacy（外交）,and German was considered the language of science and technology.English now dominates（主导）not only as the language of science but also diplomacy,computing,and tourism.Today,in terms of native speakers,Mandarin Chinese is the world′s
    largest language.
    Yet there are people who believe that China will become the most powerful country in the world.Some have?even fixed the date as early as the year 2020.At present,while English is more widely spoken than any other?language,there are more people who speak Chinese than English due to the large population in China alone.If China?does become a world power,there is no doubt that this language will spread worldwide.
    As the controversy over which language will become dominant in the world continues,there are many who feel?that the dominance of English is unique and irreversible（不可逆的）.However,a separate study from David Graddol′s suggests that English′s dominance in the scientific area will continue.There is also an argument that the?English language would be changed greatly by 2020 for various reasons.With the possibility of China rising as a?world power,Mandarin could definitely challenge the dominance of English as a global language.

    Which language is now considered as the language of diplomacy?

    A.French.
    B.Chinese.
    C.German.
    D.English.

    答案：D
    解析：

  • 第20题：

    It is widely accepted that English is the global language of modern times.
    About three decades ago,French was recognized as the language of diplomacy（外交）,and German was considered the language of science and technology.English now dominates（主导）not only as the language of science but also diplomacy,computing,and tourism.Today,in terms of native speakers,Mandarin Chinese is the world′s
    largest language.
    Yet there are people who believe that China will become the most powerful country in the world.Some have?even fixed the date as early as the year 2020.At present,while English is more widely spoken than any other?language,there are more people who speak Chinese than English due to the large population in China alone.If China?does become a world power,there is no doubt that this language will spread worldwide.
    As the controversy over which language will become dominant in the world continues,there are many who feel?that the dominance of English is unique and irreversible（不可逆的）.However,a separate study from David Graddol′s suggests that English′s dominance in the scientific area will continue.There is also an argument that the?English language would be changed greatly by 2020 for various reasons.With the possibility of China rising as a?world power,Mandarin could definitely challenge the dominance of English as a global language.

    The author says that Chinese is expected to spread worldwide if__________.

    A.China becomes a real world power
    B.China has a larger population
    C.China has the modern technology
    D.more tourists come to China

    答案：A
    解析：

  • 第21题：

    According to the Official Language of Act of Canada，there are two official languages in Canada，they are( )

    A.English and Spanish
    B.English and Portuguese
    C.English and French
    D.English and Celtic

    答案：C
    解析：
    考查加拿大官方语言。加拿大官方语言为英语和法语。

  • 第22题：

    Which language do you speak at home?（）

    • A、I speak English very well
    • B、I can speak English and French
    • C、English is my mother tongue
    • D、English, most of the time

    正确答案:D

  • 第23题：

    问答题
    Practice 5　　Never has there been a language quite like English. A bold statement, yet nevertheless true. Consider a few statistics. Today, one out of every seven people in the world use English in some way. More than half the world’s books are written in English; the majority of international telephone calls are made in English; 60% of the world’s radio programs are broadcast in English. English is even the working language of international air travel. For the first time in history, a single language has become dominant across a wide range of human activity, ranging from music, film and fine arts to the fields of business, diplomacy, science and technology.

    正确答案：
    【参考译文】
    世界上从来没有任何一种语言使用得像英语那样广泛。这种说法太自负了,然而却符合实际情况。请看一些统计数字。如今,世界上每七个人中就有一个人不同程度地使用英语;世界上有一半的书籍是用英语写的;大多数国际电话是用英语通话的;世界上有60%的广播节目是用英语播的;英语甚至还是国际航空旅行中通用的语言。有史以来第一次,单一语言在人类活动中占据主导地位,从音乐、电影和美术到商业、外交和科技领域。
    解析： 暂无解析

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