单选题What made the most negative impression on foreign visitors?A The country’s vastness.B The informal friendliness of Americans.C The fact that the American accent is hard to understand.D The fact that not many Americans can speak a foreign language.
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单选题
What made the most negative impression on foreign visitors?
A
The country’s vastness.
B
The informal friendliness of Americans.
C
The fact that the American accent is hard to understand.
D
The fact that not many Americans can speak a foreign language.
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第1题：
What the German Marshall Fund found last year implies that ______.
A．most Americans tend to free trade
B．free trade could slow down economic growth
C．foreign competition could harm domestic economy beyond doubt
D．most Americans don't want an economic growth at the cost of domestic companies
正确答案：D
解析：本题十分容易定位，但解题的关键在于正确地理解整句话。句中even if所引导的条件从句中的that指代的不是free trade或者foreign competition，而是protect domestic companies from foreign competition。选项D中的at the cost of是“以……为代价”的意思，其整句话与more than half of Americans want to．．．economic growth属于同义转述，故本题答案为D。 -
第2题：
We often speak of language as a vehicle of expression a metaphor that can illumine many aspects of our foreign language teaching situation, Language is a vehicle of meaning that we do not even realize we are using,in other words, a vehicle that is transporting a person's message somewhere but is not itself the object of the trip.
正确答案：我们经常说语言是一种工具，这种比喻可以启发我们在外语教学的许多方面，语言是我们甚至没有意识到的、正在使用的工具。换言之，语言这个工具是将人们的信息传递到别的地方，而语言并不是这个“旅程”的目的。
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第3题：
The fact that she was foreign made difficult for her to get a job in that country.
A. so B. much D. that D. it
正确答案：D
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第4题：
the fact that she was foreign made _____difficult for hertogetajobinthatcountry
A．so
B．much
C．that
D． it
正确答案：D
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第5题：
资料：What if you were told there was a way you may strengthen your cognitive skills and heighten your intelligence, and all you had to do was was learn to strike up basic conversations in another language?
It probably sounds great, because if you’re like most you would love to be able to speak a second language. But then, you recall your experience in high school foreign language-boring tote memorization and long hours with little progress-and perhaps it doesn’t sound so good any more.
But, what if you were told it would take only 10 days to be on your way to becoming bilingual? Most people recognize the many benefits of learning a foreign language: You can travel to foreign countries and fell comfortable, be a more productive and enticing employee in today’s competitive job market, and immerse yourself in the vast cultures that surround you.
But now, the collective evidence from a number of recent studies suggests that the bilingual experience improves the brain’s so-called executive function-a command system that directs the attention processes that we use for planning, solving problems, and performing various other mentally demanding tasks.
These processes include the ability to ignore distractions to stay focused, switching attention willfully from one thing to another, and holding information in the mind-like remembering a sequence of directions while driving.
Even better, new approaches to learning mean you can learn a new language without the endless repetition, homework, and memorization. One of the most powerful actually trains people to start speaking a new language in as little as 10 days! In fact, it’s so powerful, even the FBI has purchased it!
Want to know more about this amazing approach? Click here!
According to the passage, which of the following may help you heighten your intelligence?A.Strengthen your cognitive skills.
B.Improve your basic conversations.
C.Begin to learn a foreign language.
D.Talk with others as often as possible.答案：C解析：本题考查的是细节理解。
【关键词】heighten; intelligence
【主题句】第1自然段What if you were told there was a way you may strengthen your cognitive skills and heighten your intelligence, and all you had to do was to learn to strike up basic conversations in another language? 如果你被告知有一种方法可以增强你的认知能力和提高你的智力，而你所要做的就是学会用另一种语言进行基本的对话?
【解析】本题的问题是“根据本文，以下哪一项可以帮助你提高智力？”。选项A意为“加强你的认知技能”，选项B意为“提高你基本的谈话技巧”，选项C意为“开始学习一门外语”，选项D意为“尽可能经常与其他人交谈”。根据主题句可知，学习一门外语可以帮助我们提高智力，故选C。 -
第6题：
资料：What if you were told there was a way you may strengthen your cognitive skills and heighten your intelligence, and all you had to do was was learn to strike up basic conversations in another language?
It probably sounds great, because if you’re like most you would love to be able to speak a second language. But then, you recall your experience in high school foreign language-boring tote memorization and long hours with little progress-and perhaps it doesn’t sound so good any more.
But, what if you were told it would take only 10 days to be on your way to becoming bilingual? Most people recognize the many benefits of learning a foreign language: You can travel to foreign countries and fell comfortable, be a more productive and enticing employee in today’s competitive job market, and immerse yourself in the vast cultures that surround you.
But now, the collective evidence from a number of recent studies suggests that the bilingual experience improves the brain’s so-called executive function-a command system that directs the attention processes that we use for planning, solving problems, and performing various other mentally demanding tasks.
These processes include the ability to ignore distractions to stay focused, switching attention willfully from one thing to another, and holding information in the mind-like remembering a sequence of directions while driving.
Even better, new approaches to learning mean you can learn a new language without the endless repetition, homework, and memorization. One of the most powerful actually trains people to start speaking a new language in as little as 10 days! In fact, it’s so powerful, even the FBI has purchased it!
Want to know more about this amazing approach? Click here!
Those learning a foreign language may ________ .A.seem more productive in the job market
B.comfortably travel to foreign countries
C.get to know different cultures
D.all of the above答案：D解析：本题考查的是细节理解及同义转换。
【关键词】Learning a foreign language; may
【主题句】第3自然段Most people recognize the many benefits of learning a foreign language: You can travel to foreign countries and fell comfortable, be a more productive and enticing employee in today’s competitive job market, and immerse yourself in the vast cultures that surround you. 大多数人都认识到学习外语有许多好处：你可以到国外旅行，感觉很舒服，在当今竞争激烈的就业市场里，你会成为一个更富有生产力和魅力的员工，并让自己沉浸在环绕你的广阔文化中。
【解析】本题的问题是“那些学习外语的人也许会怎么样？”。选项A意为“在就业市场似乎更有成效”，选项B意为“舒适地到国外旅行”，选项C意为“了解不同的文化”，选项D意为“以上所有”。根据主题句可知，A、B、C选项均有提及，故选D。 -
第7题：
资料：What if you were told there was a way you may strengthen your cognitive skills and heighten your intelligence, and all you had to do was was learn to strike up basic conversations in another language?
It probably sounds great, because if you’re like most you would love to be able to speak a second language. But then, you recall your experience in high school foreign language-boring tote memorization and long hours with little progress-and perhaps it doesn’t sound so good any more.
But, what if you were told it would take only 10 days to be on your way to becoming bilingual? Most people recognize the many benefits of learning a foreign language: You can travel to foreign countries and fell comfortable, be a more productive and enticing employee in today’s competitive job market, and immerse yourself in the vast cultures that surround you.
But now, the collective evidence from a number of recent studies suggests that the bilingual experience improves the brain’s so-called executive function-a command system that directs the attention processes that we use for planning, solving problems, and performing various other mentally demanding tasks.
These processes include the ability to ignore distractions to stay focused, switching attention willfully from one thing to another, and holding information in the mind-like remembering a sequence of directions while driving.
Even better, new approaches to learning mean you can learn a new language without the endless repetition, homework, and memorization. One of the most powerful actually trains people to start speaking a new language in as little as 10 days! In fact, it’s so powerful, even the FBI has purchased it!
Want to know more about this amazing approach? Click here!
You may have experienced all the following EXCEPT ________ while learning a foreign language in high school.A.hard work with little progress
B.long hours of tiring learning.
C.great pronunciation in a sudden
D.boring memorization答案：C解析：本题考查的是细节理解。
【关键词】You may have experienced; EXCEPT; learning a foreign language in high school
【主题句】第2自然段But then, you recall your experience in high school foreign language-boring tote memorization and long hours with little progress-and perhaps it doesn’t sound so good any more. 但是然后，你回忆起你在高中外语学习中的经验，无聊的死记硬背和长时间的工作却几乎没有进步，也许这听起来再也没有那么好了。
【解析】本题的问题是“在高中学习外语时，你也许经历过以下所有的这些，除了哪一项？”。
选项A意为“努力工作但进展甚微”，选项B意为“长时间的疲劳学习”，选项C意为“突如其来好的发音”，选项D意为“枯燥的识记”根据主题句可知，A、B、D选项均有提及，故选C。 -
第8题：
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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.Which statement is true according to the 2000 US Census Bureau report?
A:172 million Americans speak only English in their work places.
B:37 million Americans speak English.
C:209 million Americans are above the age of 18.
D:6.5 million Americans speak good English.答案：C解析：本题问的是“两项声明与什么有关？”文章第一段提到“上周，美国参议院通过了两项声明。一项要求英语成为官方语言，另一项称其是统一的普通语言。”显然，这两项声明与英语的地位有关。
本题是细节考查题。本题问“在18世纪谁提出英语应该得到保护？”第四段提到了1780年即18世纪发生的事件。在这一段涉及的人物是选项B " John Adams "。
本题问“下列哪个选项与当前的这场讨论无关？”从句义来看，该问题似乎直接涉及文章主题，但选项均涉及细节信息：A“移民问题”;B“不断变化的人口统计”;C“新语言”;D“美国的军队实力”。前三个选项在文章中均可找到出处。选项A相关句说“引发这场讨论的一个原因是出于对移民问题的担心”，由此可见选项A与讨论相关，应该被排除。选项 B相关句说“引发它的另一个原因是对美国不断变化的人口统计数据的担心”，由此可见选项B与讨论相关，应该被排除。文章第六段说“Walt Wolfram说‘它更与很多美国人对新语言的不适相关’”,，因此选项C也与讨论相关，应该被排除掉。
本题问“根据2000年美国人口调查局的报告，下列哪个选项的说法正确？”从句义来看，该问题涉及文章中的细节信息，属于细节题。文章最后一段提到“According to the 2000 US Census Bureau report,of 209 million Americans over 18 years old,172 million speak only English at home"，显然选项C符合题意。
本题是词汇题。本题问“第四段的kicked around可被哪个词替换？"kicked around意为“讨论，议论”。选项A意为“发明”；选项B意为“构成，形成”；选项C意为“构成，塑造成”；选项D意为“讨论，议论”。 -
第9题：
单选题Many foreign visitors come to stay in Jessica’s hotel in the Florida Keys.ARight.
BWrong.
CDoesn’t say.
正确答案： B解析：
通读全文不难发现，短文中并没有涉及酒店客人的相关情况，更没有对foreign visitors（外国游客）的说明，故题句应属于“未提及”信息。 -
第10题：
单选题_____ our great surprise, the new secretary can speak four foreign languages.AOf
BIn
CTo
DFor
正确答案： B解析：
句意：令我们大为吃惊的是，这位新来的秘书能讲四国外语。to one’s surprise意为“使某人大吃一惊”，是固定搭配，surprise也可以与介词in和with搭配。in surprise和with surprise都可以表示“大吃一惊”，但是要表示“使某人大吃一惊”，只能是to one’s surprise。答案为C。 -
第11题：
单选题The fact that she was foreign made ____ difficult for her to get ajob in that country.Aso
Bmuch
Cthat
Dit
正确答案： B解析： -
第12题：
单选题What made the most negative impression on foreign visitors?AThe country’s vastness.
BThe informal friendliness of Americans.
CThe fact that the American accent is hard to understand.
DThe fact that not many Americans can speak a foreign language.
正确答案： B解析：
细节理解题。答案出处为原文第四段。A和B两项在文中分别在第二、四段出现。指的是游客对美国印象深刻之处。C项在文中作为一个事实来叙述，并没有表达出游客的任何情绪。D项与原文第四段的complaint相对应，表现出游客的不满。 -
第13题：
China has the most franchises in the world but the scale of their operations is relatively small. Each system in China has an average of 43 outlets, compared to more than 540 in the United States. Together, there are 2,600 brands in some 200,000 retail markets. KFC was the most significant foreign entry in 1987 and is widespread. Many franchises are in fact joint-ventures, as at their forming the franchise law was not explicit. For example, McDonald's is a joint venture. Pizza Hut, TGIF, Wal-mart, Starbucks followed a little later. But total franchising is only 3% of retail trade, which seeks foreign franchise growth. The year 2005 saw the birth of an updated franchise law, “Measures for the Administration of Commercial Franchise”. Previous legislation (1997) made no specific inclusion of foreign investors. Today the franchise law is much clearer by virtue of the 2007 law, a revision of the 2005 law. The laws are applicable if there are transactions involving a trademark combined with payments with many obligations on the franchisor. The law comprises 42 articles and eight chapters.
1. According to the passage, the passage mainly talks about ().
A. the scale of franchising in China
B. the franchise law in China
C. an outline of franchising in China
2. KFC was the () foreign franchise to China in 1987 and is widespread.
A. most profound
B. first
C. wealthiest
3. Many franchises are in fact joint-ventures, because ().
A. at the beginning stage, franchise law was not so clear
B. at the beginning stage, many franchises could not find the right partners
C. many foreigners were not familiar with Chinese culture
4. Foreign franchise grows in China because of ().
A. the open policy
B. the small amount of retail trade
C. the Chinese culture
5. The writer has the ()attitude to franchising in China
A. negative
B. positive
C. neutral
参考答案： 1：C; 2：A; 3：A; 4：B; 5：B
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第14题：
They found if hard to master a foreign language.
正确答案：他们发现要掌握一门外语时困难的。 -
第15题：
The fact that "almost one-fourth of engineers in America who earned Ph.D． s are foreign born" implies that（ ）
[A] the majority of American people are not interested in getting Ph.D．
[B]foreign students are more eager to get Ph. D．
[C] the American education has lagged behind in the New Economy
[D]American students are not as clever as foreign students
正确答案：C
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第16题：
What can be inferred about Julie Luddon?A.She is writing a book about cultural negotiations
B.She has already received a bachelor's degree
C.She is studying to become a university professor
D.She wants to work in a foreign country答案：B解析：朱莉·勒登在阿德莱德大学攻读硕士学位。答案为B。 -
第17题：
资料：What if you were told there was a way you may strengthen your cognitive skills and heighten your intelligence, and all you had to do was was learn to strike up basic conversations in another language?
It probably sounds great, because if you’re like most you would love to be able to speak a second language. But then, you recall your experience in high school foreign language-boring tote memorization and long hours with little progress-and perhaps it doesn’t sound so good any more.
But, what if you were told it would take only 10 days to be on your way to becoming bilingual? Most people recognize the many benefits of learning a foreign language: You can travel to foreign countries and fell comfortable, be a more productive and enticing employee in today’s competitive job market, and immerse yourself in the vast cultures that surround you.
But now, the collective evidence from a number of recent studies suggests that the bilingual experience improves the brain’s so-called executive function-a command system that directs the attention processes that we use for planning, solving problems, and performing various other mentally demanding tasks.
These processes include the ability to ignore distractions to stay focused, switching attention willfully from one thing to another, and holding information in the mind-like remembering a sequence of directions while driving.
Even better, new approaches to learning mean you can learn a new language without the endless repetition, homework, and memorization. One of the most powerful actually trains people to start speaking a new language in as little as 10 days! In fact, it’s so powerful, even the FBI has purchased it!
Want to know more about this amazing approach? Click here!
The passage is most likely ________.A.attracting readers to a new approach that will help them become bilingual in 10 days
B.introducing various ways of learning a foreign language
C.explaining the benefits of learning a foreign language
D.making readers pay attention to the importance of learning foreign languages答案：A解析：本题考查的是主旨大意。
【关键词】passage；most likely
【主题句】第7自然段 Want to know more about this amazing approach? Click here! 想知道更多关于这个惊人的方法吗？点击这里！
【解析】本题的问题是“这篇文章最有可能______”。 选项A意为“吸引读者采用新方法，帮助他们在10天内成为双语人员”，选项B意为“ 介绍学习外语的各种方法”，选项C意为“解释学习外语的好处”，选项D意为“使读者注意学习外语的重要性”。根据主题句可知，本文主要是想用一种新的方法来吸引读者，帮助他们在10天内学会双语，故选A。 -
第18题：
资料：What if you were told there was a way you may strengthen your cognitive skills and heighten your intelligence, and all you had to do was was learn to strike up basic conversations in another language?
It probably sounds great, because if you’re like most you would love to be able to speak a second language. But then, you recall your experience in high school foreign language-boring tote memorization and long hours with little progress-and perhaps it doesn’t sound so good any more.
But, what if you were told it would take only 10 days to be on your way to becoming bilingual? Most people recognize the many benefits of learning a foreign language: You can travel to foreign countries and fell comfortable, be a more productive and enticing employee in today’s competitive job market, and immerse yourself in the vast cultures that surround you.
But now, the collective evidence from a number of recent studies suggests that the bilingual experience improves the brain’s so-called executive function-a command system that directs the attention processes that we use for planning, solving problems, and performing various other mentally demanding tasks.
These processes include the ability to ignore distractions to stay focused, switching attention willfully from one thing to another, and holding information in the mind-like remembering a sequence of directions while driving.
Even better, new approaches to learning mean you can learn a new language without the endless repetition, homework, and memorization. One of the most powerful actually trains people to start speaking a new language in as little as 10 days! In fact, it’s so powerful, even the FBI has purchased it!
Want to know more about this amazing approach? Click here!
Which of the following is NOT true about the brain’s executive function?A.It helps people stay focused.
B.It memorizes a sequence of directions.
C.It’s a command system
D.It directs the attention processes.答案：B解析：本题考查的是细节理解。
【关键词】NOT true；the brain‘s executive function
【主题句】第4自然段But now, the collective evidence from a number of recent studies suggests that the bilingual experience improves the brain’s so-called executive function-a command system that directs the attention processes that we use for planning, solving problems, and performing various other mentally demanding tasks. 但现在，从最近的一系列研究所收集的证据表明，双语的经验可以提高大脑的所谓执行功能的指挥系统，指挥我们在规划、解决问题和完成其他各种思维任务时所运用的注意过程。
第5自然段These processes include the ability to ignore distractions to stay focused, switching attention willfully from one thing to another, and holding information in the mind-like remembering a sequence of directions while driving. 这些过程包括忽视分心以保持专注的能力，任意将注意力从一件事转移到另一件事的能力，以及在脑海中记住信息的能力，比如开车时记住一系列的方向。
【解析】本题的问题是“关于大脑的执行功能，以下哪一项是不正确的？” 选项A意为“它有助于人们保持专注”，选项B意为“它记住一系列的方向”，选项C意为“它是一个指挥系统”，选项D意为“它指导注意力过程”。根据主题句可知，A、C、D选项均有提及，故选B。 -
第19题：
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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20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：本题问的是“两项声明与什么有关？”文章第一段提到“上周，美国参议院通过了两项声明。一项要求英语成为官方语言，另一项称其是统一的普通语言。”显然，这两项声明与英语的地位有关。
本题是细节考查题。本题问“在18世纪谁提出英语应该得到保护？”第四段提到了1780年即18世纪发生的事件。在这一段涉及的人物是选项B " John Adams "。
本题问“下列哪个选项与当前的这场讨论无关？”从句义来看，该问题似乎直接涉及文章主题，但选项均涉及细节信息：A“移民问题”;B“不断变化的人口统计”;C“新语言”;D“美国的军队实力”。前三个选项在文章中均可找到出处。选项A相关句说“引发这场讨论的一个原因是出于对移民问题的担心”，由此可见选项A与讨论相关，应该被排除。选项 B相关句说“引发它的另一个原因是对美国不断变化的人口统计数据的担心”，由此可见选项B与讨论相关，应该被排除。文章第六段说“Walt Wolfram说‘它更与很多美国人对新语言的不适相关’”,，因此选项C也与讨论相关，应该被排除掉。
本题问“根据2000年美国人口调查局的报告，下列哪个选项的说法正确？”从句义来看，该问题涉及文章中的细节信息，属于细节题。文章最后一段提到“According to the 2000 US Census Bureau report,of 209 million Americans over 18 years old,172 million speak only English at home"，显然选项C符合题意。
本题是词汇题。本题问“第四段的kicked around可被哪个词替换？"kicked around意为“讨论，议论”。选项A意为“发明”；选项B意为“构成，形成”；选项C意为“构成，塑造成”；选项D意为“讨论，议论”。 -
第21题：
填空题What foreign language should the personnel manager speak fluently?____.正确答案： English解析：
从文章的第二个招聘职位的最后一项要求“Fluent in English”可知。 -
第22题：
单选题Women’s high participation in informal employment is______ the fact that many jobs in the formal economy are not open to them.Aowed by
Bdue to
Con account
Dbecause
正确答案： D解析：
女子大量参与不正式的雇用关系是由于很多正规的经济并不向她们开放。due to由于，因为。on account分期付款，与of连用表示“由于”。owe欠(债等); 应该向(某人)付出。because因为，常独立引导原因状语从句。 -
第23题：
问答题Passage 3 Certain barriers to foreign trade make selling in the international market a real challenge. Relatively few Americans are fluent in more than one language. (31)______, not all foreign traders speak English. (32)______, English is the second language in many countries, (33)______ is helping to lessen the language barrier. (34)______, an increasing number of Americans are learning a second language. Each nation has (35)______ peculiar social customs and business practices, which often serve as a hindrance to international trade. The Latin American Siesta—the long lunch hour (36)______ makes the workday longer—is not common (37)______ other ethnic groups. Many foreigners working in Latin American countries find this custom difficult to observe. For some, driving a car (38)______ the left hand side of the road is confusing. Removing your shoes to enter a residence or religious building is (39)______ unique custom. Strange and exotic foods sometimes create a diet problem for the new comer abroad. On the other hand, the American practice of one-stop shopping in shopping centers is becoming common practice in many foreign countries. One common foreign custom that has caused trouble is the “entry fee” or bribe that is often expected (40)______ dealing with foreign governments.正确答案： 31. and
逗号之前指出很少有美国人能流利地说一种以上的语言,而空缺后则提到不是所有的外商都说英语。这两部分都是在陈述语言作为国际商务障碍之一的表现,属于并列关系,因此填并列连词and。
32. However
前文讲述语言在国际商务交流中带来的不利因素,而紧接着又指出英语是许多国家的第二语言,两部分之间为转折关系,又因该空后又逗号隔开,因此填入转折副词however。
33. which
该句主要成分是“英语是许多国家的第二语言”,因此逗号之后是非限定性定语从句修饰前面所指代的内容,因此应用which引导。
34. Also
上句指出由于英语是很多国家的第二语言,因此语言障碍的问题得到缓解。该句指出“越来越多的美国人在学习第二门语言”,与前文是递进的关系,因此填Also。
35. its
该句主谓宾齐全,需填入一个词来修饰宾语,因此应该填its,指代主语nation,表明“每个国家都有自己独特的社会风俗和商业惯例”。
36. that
破折号之间的内容是对主语Latin American Siesta的解释说明,可知the long lunch hour之后的内容为一个定语从句,因此可由that引导。
37. to
be common to为惯用搭配,意为“是…所共有/共用”,文中指“Latin American Siesta不是其他民族所共有的”。siesta(气候炎热国家的)午睡,午休。因此应填入to。
38. on
该处考查介词和名词搭配。side经常与介词on连用,on the left hand side意为“在左手边”,文中指“沿着左手边开车”,因此要用介词on。
39. another
上文提到在拉美国家,许多外国人感到遵守当地习俗很困难,并且给出了沿着左手边开车的例子。该句描述了走进一所住宅或宗教场所时要脱鞋的习俗,可知本句是在列举另一个独特风俗,答案为another。
40. when
该处描述又一个习俗,即和政府打交道要被收“entry fee”,因此应用when引导一个条件状语从句。解析： 暂无解析 -
第24题：
单选题The overall purpose of this passage is to ______.Ademonstrate the cultural differences between America and Europe
Bindicate ways to improve the American image abroad
Cdescribe the general impression of foreign visitors on America
Dcriticize some behaviors of American taxi drivers
正确答案： C解析：
主旨题：答案出处为全文。原文第一段提到to find out their first impressions of the United States。而在第二段中出现了impression。第三、四段的impressed也可以说明作者写本文的意图。