题目内容
【题目】 There are about 6,000 languages that people are speaking around the world. But 43 percent of these languages are dying out, according to UNESCO(United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization，联合国教科文组织).
This has many reasons. One is that some communities of native(本土的) speakers of the languages are gone, Huff Post reported. These people sometimes leave their communities and move to cities or towns. What's more, to get better education and jobs, young people have to focus their attention on learning dominant (占主导地位的) languages rather than their own languages. Dominant languages are like English, French and Chinese.
Once a language dies, it is hard for it to come back to life. Governments across the world are taking actions to prevent this. In New Zealand, the government has said it wants more than 20 percent of the country’s population to be able to speak Maori (毛利语) by 2040. The country plans to provide Maori lessons in all New Zealand schools by 2025, The New York Times reported.
China is also trying to protect its languages. About 130 languages are spoken in China. In 2015, the government started a project to record all the languages spoken in China, Xinhua reported. Universities like Minzu University of China have created more language majors for their students.
【1】About ________languages are disappearing around the world.
A.6,000B.43C.2015D.2580
【2】________is not a dominant language.
A.EnglishB.MaoriC.FrenchD.Chinese
【3】The underlined word "majors" probably means________ in Chinese in this passage.
A.专业B.工作C.技巧D.职位
【4】From this passage, we can know that________.
A.governments pay no attention to protect their own languages
B.about 6,000 languages are widely used in China
C.New Zealand is going to offer Maori lessons in all its schools
D.even if a language disappears, it will certainly come back
【5】The best title of the passage is________.
A.Language Loss(遗失)B.The Reasons for Language Loss
C.Language HistoryD.The Number of Language Loss
【答案】
【1】D
【2】B
【3】A
【4】C
【5】A
【解析】
本文是一篇记叙文，主要介绍了世界上共有大概六千种语言，据统计，世界上将近一半的语言正在消失。而针对多语言能力的研究，为了保护罕见语种，各国提出了新的应对办法。
【1】细节理解题。根据“There are about 6,000 languages that people are speaking around the world. But 43 percent of these languages are dying out,…”世界各地大约有6000种语言。但这些语言中有43%正在消亡……。可知43%的语言约有2580种。故选D。
【2】细节理解题。根据“Dominant languages are like English, French and Chinese.”占主导地位的语言有英语、法语和汉语。可知Maori不是占主导地位的语言。故选B。
【3】词句猜测题。根据“Universities like Minzu University of China have created more language majors for their students.”许多大学类似中国民族大学就为学生创造了更多的语言专业。可知学校是为学校学生安排了语言专业，不是工作、职业和技巧。故选A。
【4】细节理解题。根据“The country plans to provide Maori lessons in all New Zealand schools by 2025,”该国计划到2025年在新西兰所有学校开设毛利语课程。可知新西兰计划在新西兰所有的学校开设毛利语课程。故选C。
【5】最佳题目题。Language Loss语言消失；The Reasons for Language Loss语言消失的原因；Language History语言发展历史；The Number of Language Loss 消失语言的数量。根据全文文意可知，主要介绍的是现存语言的消失。故选A。
【题目】先通过读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。
Since the beginning of human evolution(演变，进化), men have migrated(迁移) across continents(洲) in search of food, shelter, safety, and comfortable weather. People still move for these reasons, but new reasons for human migration are arising, such as job relocation(重新安置) and overpopulation.
Three million migrants(移民) are moving from poor countries to wealthier ones each year, and increasingly, their destination(目的地) is a neighboring country in developing parts of the world. People are moving within the developing world for the same reasons as they migrate to wealthier nations. People from poor countries are going to less poor countries, getting away from wars and conflicts. They are also leading to population pressures because some countries are now crowded with people, and they often have high population growth. Those people need to go somewhere else.
There are three main reasons why people move. The basic kinds and percentages are as follows, according to the Current Population Surveys(CPS):
Family-related reasons account for 26.3%, including changes in marriage and other family reasons; work-related reasons 16.2%, including job transfer, retirement, and other job-related reasons; housing-related reasons 51.6%, including new and better houses, better neighborhood, cheaper housing and other housing reasons; the remaining 5.9% of other reasons are attending college, the change of climate and health reasons.
Americans have been migrating south and west for many years in search of better job opportunities and warmer climates. They have also been moving to places a little far from cities, in search of bigger yards and houses, lower crime rates and better schools. In 1950, nearly a fifth of the population lived in the nation’s 20 largest cities. In 2006, it was about one in ten. That’s why many American people say, “Big Cities Shrink as People Move South, West.” They like to live in the countryside.
Between March 2005 and March 2007, 73.4 million Americans moved. Fifty-six percent of these moves were within the same country. Some families even went abroad.
Title: People on the move | |
Lead-in | ● During human history, people have migrated across continents. ● An increasing 【1】 of people from poor countries are moving to richer countries, especially neighbouring ones. |
【2】 for people’s migration | ● According to the CPS, most people move to other places because of the problems of 【3】. ● Americans have long been moving south and west, looking for a better job chance, a warmer climate and a bigger yard, etc. Many 【4】 the life in the countryside to the one in cities now. |
Conclusion | Now every year more and more people move to other places, some still in the same country, but others to a 【5】 country. |