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7.Just 50years ago Manx seemed to be on the point of disappearing."If you spoke Manx in a pub on the island in the 1960s,it was considered provocative(挑衅的) and you were likely to find yourself in a fight,"recalls Brian Stowell,a 76-year-old islander who has written a Manx-language novel,The Vampire Murders,and presents a radio show on Manx Radio spreading the language every Sunday.The language itself is similar to the Gaelic tongues spoken in the island's neighbours,Ireland and Scotland.A century ago,"Moghrey mie"would have been commonly heard instead of good morning on the island.
"In the 1860s there were thousands of Manx people who couldn't speak English,"says Stowell."But only a century later it was considered to be so backwards to speak the language that there were stories of Manx speakers getting stones thrown at them in the towns."I learnt it myself from one of the last surviving native speakers back in the 1950s."
Recession(经济衰退) in the mid 19th Century forced many Manx residents to leave the island to seek work in England.And parents were not willing to pass the language down through the generations,with many believing that to have Manx as a first language would affect job opportunities overseas.
There was a fall in the language.By the early 1960s there were perhaps as few as 200who spoke the tongue.The last native speaker,Ned Maddrell,died in 1974.Unesco(联合国教科文组织) pronounced the language died out in the 1990s.
Now there is even a Manx language primary school in which all subjects are taught in the language,with more than 60pupils attending.Manx is also taught in other schools across the island.
9.What does"Moghrey mie"mean according to the passage?D
A.All the best.
B.Congratulations.
C.Never mind.
D.Good morning.
10.Many Manx people went to England toC.
A.learn Manx
B.teach English
C.look for jobs
D.attend college
11.What is the passage mainly about?A
A.The Manx language.
B.The life of Manx people
C.The Manx island.
D.The Manx language school.
分析 本文主要讲述了Manx语言的发展,从一度濒临消失到重新复兴.
解答 DCA
9.D 词义猜测题.根据文中,"Moghrey mie"would have been commonly heard instead of good morning on the island.可知,它表示"早上好"的意思,故选D.
10.C 细节理解题.根据文中many Manx residents to leave the island to seek work in England.可知,很多人都被迫去英国找工作,故选C.
11.A 主旨大意题.根据文中第一句Just 50 years ago Manx seemed to be on the point of disappearing.以及全文内容可知,本文主要讲述了Manx语言的发展,从一度濒临消失到重新复兴.故选A.
点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力,要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系,对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断;或根据作者所阐述的观点理论,对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释.考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点.
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