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Language in crisis

Today, almost 80% of the people in the world speak only 1% of its languages. Every 14 days a language dies. By 2100, half of the more than 7,000 languages spoken on Earth today may disappear.

Why do languages die?

Throughout history, the languages of dominant (ͳÖεÄ) groups have spread while the languages of native cultures have become extinct. This happens because of government language policies, or because the dominant language becomes more useful in everyday life.

Why is language important?

Studying different languages increases our understanding of how humans communicate. Language is also an important part of culture. Words that describe a particular cultural practice might not have meaning in another language.

Native groups often have a deep understanding of local plants and animals because they have lived close to nature for thousands of years. We could discover important things, such as treatments for illness, by studying these languages. Many endangered (±ôÁÙÃð¾øµÄ) languages aren¡¯t written down. When the last speakers of a language die and their language becomes extinct, their stories, songs, and other important information are lost, too.

Which languages are disappearing?

Central South America has some of the world¡¯s most endangered languages. The Kallawaya people speak a secret language that has details of thousands of medicinal plants. Today, fewer than 100 people speak it.

In Central and Eastern Siberia, almost all of the native languages are endangered. Many Siberian languages now have only a few elderly speakers.

Oklahoma has the highest number of native languages in the United States. One of these, Yuchi, may be unrelated to any other language in the world. However, during the early 20th century, government schools punished students who were heard speaking it. In 2010, only five elderly members of the Yuchi tribe could speak their native language.

How are languages being saved?

Native cultures around the world are using modern technology to help keep their endangered languages and cultures alive. Communities are creating dictionaries and libraries by using pictures, video, and audio to record the traditions of the last speakers of their language. If the younger generations don¡¯t speak and understand the words and stories of their ancestors (×æÏÈ), the language will die. And when the language dies, part of the culture dies, too.

1.The underlined word ¡°extinct¡± probably means ______.

A. selling out B. dying out C. speaking out D. putting out

2.How are the native languages in Central Siberia and Oklahoma similar?

A. Both of them are secret languages.

B. Fewer people can speak them today.

C. They are both unrelated to other languages.

D. They are both spoken mainly by young people.

3.To save a language, it is most important for______ to learn it.

A. young people B. parents

C. scientists D. dominant groups

4.What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?

A. It¡¯s necessary to study more languages.

B. It¡¯s good for people to speak the same language.

C. Preventing the loss of the world¡¯s languages is important.

D. Protecting languages is more important than protecting culture.

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This Sunday is grandpa's birthday. The Smith family are going to celebrate it at home, so they will have a busy weekend.

Saturday

Morning

Dad-clean the car in the garden

Mum-clean the kitchen and bedrooms of their house

Amy-have dance lessons in the gym

Rose--work on science projects in the library

Afternoon

Mum and Dad-buy some food at the supermarket

Amy and Rose-choose gifts and cards for grandpa

Evening

Watch TV together

Sunday

Morning

Mum---make a big birthday cake

Amy and Rose-wrap grandpa's gifts

Afternoon

Amy-help Mum cook delicious food

Rose-help Dad decorate the sitting room

Evening

Amy and Rose-give gifts to grandpa

The whole family-have a party

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1._______will have dance lessons in the gym on Saturday morning.

A. Mum B. Rose C. Amy

2.Mum will be ___________on Saturday morning.

A. in the library B. at home C. at the supermarket

3.The underlined word "wrap¡± means__________.

A. ×¼±¸ B. °ü£»¹ü C. ¹ºÂò

4.Amy and Mum will _________on Sunday afternoon.

A. make a big birthday cake B. decorate the sitting room C. cook delicious food

5.The whole family will have a party_____________.

A. on Sunday evening B. on Saturday morning C. on Sunday afternoon

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When I was nine years old, I wrote my first poem. My mother read the little poem and cried. ¡°Buddy, it¡¯s a beautiful, beautiful poem!¡± My mother poured out her praise.

¡°What time will Father be home?¡± I asked. I could hardly wait to show him my poem. My father had begun his movie career as a writer. He would be able to appreciate£¨ÐÀÉÍ£©my poem even more than my mother. I confidently put the poem right on my father¡¯s plate on the dining table.

My mother said he would be home around 7. But My father got home an hour later than expected. He sat down at the table and noticed his plate. ¡°What is this?¡± I heard him say.

¡°Ben, Buddy has written his first poem. And it¡¯s beautiful, so amazing!¡± Mother said.

¡°If you don¡¯t mind, I¡¯d like to decide that for myself,¡± Father said.

I kept my face lowered to my plate. It was only 10 lines long. But it seemed to take hours. ¡°I think it¡¯s bad,¡± my father said. I couldn¡¯t look up. My eyes were getting wet.

¡°Ben, sometimes I don¡¯t understand you,¡± my mother was saying. ¡°This is just a little boy. He needs encouragement.¡±

¡°I don¡¯t know why,¡±______________¡°Isn¡¯t there enough bad poetry(Ê«¸è) in the world already? No law says Buddy has to become a poet.¡±

I ran from the dining room, threw myself on the bed and cried.

A few months later, I read that first poem. It was a bad poem. I worked up the courage to show him a short story. My father thought it was not good but hopeful. I was learning to rewrite.

As I worked my way into other books and plays and films, I realized how lucky I was to have a mother who said, ¡°Buddy, it¡¯s wonderful!¡± and a father who shook his head ¡°I think it¡¯s bad.¡± Both are love that forces me to improve. In fact, all of us in life need both loving force.

1.What did the mother think of the Buddy¡¯s poem?

A. She was so moved that she cried.

B. She thought the poem was well written.

C. She considered Buddy had no talent for poetry.

D. She believed Buddy needed advice from his father.

2.The underlined sentence ¡°My father held his ground¡± may means ________.

A. My father began to explain his reasons

B. My father got so angry that he stood up

C. My father refused to change his thoughts

D. My father threw my poem on the ground

3.From the passage, we can infer that Father is ________.

A. loving and strict B. careful and strict

C. careful and rude D. careless and strict

4.Which of the following is right?

A. A few months later, the writer stopped writing.

B. After years the writer hated his father very much.

C. That day Father didn¡¯t come home until a quarter past eight.

D. The writer was confident that Father would praise his poem.

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