题目内容
2.English is fast becoming the language of science around the world,but what is its future among everyday speakers?One expert points out that the percentage(比率) of native English speakers is declining(降低) while the languages of other rapidly growing regions are being spoken by increasing numbers of people.But English will continue to remain widespread and important.However,British language scholar David Graddol says English will probably drop in dominance(主导) by the middle of this century to rank after Chinese,about equally with Arabic,Hindi,and Urdu."The number of people speaking English as a first language continues to rise,but it isn't rising nearly as fast as the numbers of many other languages around the world,simply because the main population group has been largely in the less developed countries where languages other than English have been spoken,"he says.
In a recent article in the journal Science,Mr.Graddol noted that three languages that are not near the top of the list of the most widely spoken now might be there soon.These are Bengali,Tamil,and Malay,spoken in south and southeast Asia.
David Crystal,the author of the Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language,says about 1.5billion of the world's six billion people speak it as a second language compared to the 400million native speakers.But another expert on the English language says Mr.Graddol underestimates (低估) the future of its dominance."All the evidence suggests that the English language snowball is rolling down a hill and is getting faster,but nobody quite knows what's going to happen because no language has been in this position before."he said.
8.In David Graddol's opinion,English willC.
A.remain widespread and important
B.be more important than any other language
C.lose its dominant position
D.die away in the near future
9.The underlined sentence in the last paragraph implies thatA.
A.more and more language users will choose English
B.the English language snowball is rolling down faster than any time in the past
C.English language will soon drop in dominance
D.snowballs will roll down faster than language balls
10.How many experts does the passage mention who express their ideas about the future of English?B
A.2. B.3.
C.4. D.5.
11.What should be the best title for the passage?B
A.English Remaining in the Dominant Position
B.The Future of English?Who Knows?
C.Opinions from Different Experts
D.The English Language Snowball Rolling Down.
分析 本文属于议论文,讨论了未来英语是否仍然还是第一语言,不同的人表示来了不同的观点,有专家认为英语仍然占统治地位,其他的专家认为英语的位置将下降.
解答 8.C 细节理解题.根据第二段第一句However,British language scholar David Graddol says English will probably drop in dominance(主导) by the middle of this century to rank after Chinese,about equally with Arabic,Hindi,and Urdu.可知David Graddol认为未来英语的主导地位会下降,到下世纪中期会排在汉语之后,和Arabic,Hindi以及Urdu一样重要.也就是说英语的主导地位会丧失.故C正确.
9.A 句意理解题.根据横线前句But another expert on the English language says Mr.Graddol underestimates (低估) the future of its dominance.另外一个专家认为David Graddol低估了英语的统治地位,他认为英语还会继续是世界第一语言.所以划线句意为:越来越多的人会选择英语.故A项正确.
10.B 细节理解题.根据第一段One expert points out that the percentage(比率) of native English speakers is declining(降低) while the languages of other rapidly growing regions第二段However,British language scholar David Graddol says English will probably drop in dominance(主导) by the middle of this century和最后一段But another expert on the English language says Mr.Graddol underestimates (低估) the future of its dominance.可知一共有三名专家对英语的未来发表了个人观点.故B正确.
11.B 标题概括题.根据文章第一句English is fast becoming the language of science around the world,but what is its future among everyday speakers?可知本文讨论的是未来英语是否仍然还是第一语言,不同的人表示来了不同的观点,有专家认为英语仍然占统治地位,其他的专家认为英语的位置将下降.故B正确.
点评 本文是历史文化类阅读理解.做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据
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