题目内容
【题目】根据短文理解,选择正确答案。
“Croeso I Gymru!,” If you don't know what this means, read on to find out more.
When you cross over the border from England into Wales, you don't have to show your passport but you do notice a difference immediately. All the road markings and signs are shown in two languages — English and Welsh (威尔士语). Not all visitors to Britain know that other languages are spoken here. There's the Gaelic (盖尔语) language in Scotland and a few people speak Cornish (康沃尔语)in the southwest of England, but the most widely spoken language in the UK besides English is Welsh.
Perhaps the first Welsh word you'll see on the road into Wales is ARAF. There's a helpful English translation next to it — SLOW. As you can see, Welsh looks quite different from English. It sounds very different, too. Welsh looks and sounds so different from English because it's a Celtic language. Celtic cultures still exist around the edges of the UK — in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and also in parts of France. For hundreds of years, almost everyone in Wales spoke Welsh, but nowadays there are about 600 thousand Welsh speakers — around 20% of the population.
So is Welsh dying out? Not at all! Nowadays, all school children in Wales study Welsh and many choose to go to an all Welsh-speaking school. You can get public information in Welsh, speak Welsh in court or take a course at university in Welsh. People surf the Internet in Welsh, keep up with friends on Facebook and write blogs in Welsh.
By the way, “Croeso I Gymru!" means “Welcome to Wales!” 一 I hope you'll be able to visit it one day.
(1)According to the passage, Welsh ________.
A.has developed from Cornish
B.is still widely used in the UK
C.sounds a little similar to English
D.is more widely spoken than before
(2)How does the author feel about the future of Welsh?
A.Optimistic.
B.Curious.
C.Worried.
D.Confused.
(3)What is the author's purpose of writing the passage?
A.To explain a typical Welsh term.
B.To compare English with Welsh.
C.To give an introduction to Welsh.
D.To encourage people to visit Wales.
【答案】
(1)B
(2)A
(3)C
【解析】本文是一篇说明文,作者介绍了威尔士语与英语的区别及其在英国广泛应用。
⑴考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“but the most widely spoken language in the UK besides English is Welsh.”可知,Welsh在英国还在广泛运用,最后一段也提到Welsh在学校、公共场合、网络等方面的广泛应用,故选B。
⑵考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“For hundreds of years, almost everyone in Wales spoke Welsh, but nowadays there are about 600 thousand Welsh speakers — around 20% of the population.”和最后一段对Welsh在许多方面的广泛应用及“I hope you'll be able to visit it one day.”可推断,作者对Welsh的前景是持乐观态度的,故选A。
⑶考查主旨大意。作者的写作目的是向我们介绍威尔士语与英语的区别及其广泛应用,故选C。