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5.Since ninety-eight percent of Hong Kong people are Chinese,half of them from Mainland China who know little English,there seems to be no valid reason why Chinese should not be one of the official languages of Hong Kong.Generally,none-English speaking Chinese make out very well.It is mostly the courts that they experienced any great difficulty-Hong Kong's law and court proceedings are in English-because,apparently,not sufficient attention is given to translating laws and procedures into Chinese.
One other difficulty lies in the field of official communication-from Government offices.It seems no more than reasonable that such communications addressed to Chinese people should be in both Chinese and English.
The Chinese Language Committee has,in its four reports to Government,proposed that the Chinese language should have equal status with the English language in meetings of the Legislative Council,the Urban Council and Government Boards and Committees; in oral and written communications between Government and the public; in court-proceedings and the language of the law; and in the Hong Kong School Certificate of Education Examinations-all that by 1974 or 1975.
The key-word in the recommendation is status,as Judge T.L.Yang,Chairman of the Legal Sub-committee of the government-appointed Chinese Language Committee,pointed out.He is not happy with the term Fat Ting U Men which the Committee adopted to indicate the official status of the Chinese language.His Honor preferred Kun Fong U Men,meaning a language used by the government.
In other words,such official language,whether Chinese or English,need not necessarily be used in every instance.Consequently,situations may occur in which only Chinese is used by the government and,again,other communication situations in which only English is used.As one Chinese newspaper editorial pointed out,equal status does not necessarily mean equal use-whether in law or any other official communication.
The result of the Chinese Language Committee's four Reports seems to be that Chinese and English are now used in the Urban Council and the Legislative Council meetings and are likely to be used shortly in other circumstances prospected by that Committee.Let it be noted,however,that in Hong Kong,as everywhere else,new ideas take hold very slowly-unless pressure is exerted from some quarter or another.
For instance,after the demonstrations by post-secondary students in favor of Chinese as an official language,Government communicated with the public in both Chinese and English.However,when such communication appeared in writing,the Chinese translation was often so inadequate that the receivers,if they were able,read the English to understand the meaning of the Chinese.
74.According to the writer,Chinese should be made an official language becauseC.
A.most Hong Kong citizens have an adequate command of Chinese
B.some Hong Kong citizens find considerable difficulty in legal language
C.the population of Hong Kong is predominantly Chinese
D.the national pride of the Hong Kong Chinese urges them to demand it.
75.The main idea of the sixth paragraph is thatD.
A.equal status of English and Chinese means equal use
B.only Chinese should be used in official communication
C.both English and Chinese should be employed in all official communication
D.both English and Chinese or either language should be used as the situation demands
76.The phrase or word nearest in meaning to take hold in the seventh paragraph isD.
A.fasten upon the mind
B.grasp
C.are rejected
D.are accepted
77.The writer,in his conclusion,implies thatC.
A.the government will be forced to accept Chinese as an official language
B.good translators are definitely inadequate in Hong Kong
C.many difficulties will arise from translating English into Chinese
D.a person has to be bilingual (双语的) before he understands translations in Chinese.
分析 本文属于政治经济类短文阅读.主要描述了香港的语言使用情况.98%的香港人都是华人,很多来自大陆的也不懂英语,因此汉语没有理由不成为官方语言,并分析了许多英语翻译成汉语时的诸多困难.
解答 CDDC
74 C.细节理解题.通过第一段整段可知,98%的香港人都是华人,很多来自大陆的也不懂英语,因此汉语没有理由不成为官方语言,选C.
75 D.段落大意题.根据第六段In other words,such official language,whether Chinese or English,need not necessarily be used in every instance.意指用中文或英文看场合,选D.
76 D.词意猜测题.该空可以用排除法来做,看得出这一句意思类似被动语态,而且周围语境没有贬义意味,故选D.
77 C.推理判断题.根据文中最后一段Chinese translation was often so inadequate that the receivers,if they were able,read the English to understand the meaning of the Chinese.,说明有时英译中还要根据英文意思来推断中文,翻译有困难,故选C.
点评 做本题时,首先要快速浏览全文,把握文章的主旨大意,理清作者的写作思路;然后结合上下文,逐句分析,并正确理解题干的意思;最后结合选项中内容,找到符合文意的选项.
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