【題目】 It’s reported that half of around 7,000 languages on the earth are in danger of disappearing by 2100.There are many reasons for such disappearance. Sometimes younger generations stop learning a language because parents want children to fit in modern society. 【1】 For instance, native American children of the late-19th century were required to attend boarding schools where educators forbade them from speaking their native languages.

Endangered languages are ranked according to their risk level by the United Nations. A "critically endangered" language is one that even grandparents don't speak often. New York's Onondaga language is an example with only 50 speakers left. An "extinct" language has no speakers, which means it is gone forever. 【2】 The last person who spoke it died in 2008. So this language doesn’t exist any longer.

Various animals and plants benefit our environment. 【3】 Saving these languages benefits our understanding of other cultures. Languages can show how a society looks at the world and what it values. The Endangered Language Alliance, a non-profit group, wants to save languages from disappearing. 【4】 However, its efforts are limited. If an endangered language is going to make a real comeback, it'll probably get its start in schools. Now students in Hawaii can keep learning Hawaiian from elementary schools to college and beyond.

【5】 At least one did. In 1881, a Jewish linguist named Eliezer Ben-Yehuda brought the 3,000-year-old language Hebrew back to life. Today it is one of the official languages of the country of Israel, with more than 4 million speakers.

A. Alaska's Eyak language is one example.

B. Why should we save endangered languages?

C. With just five speakers left, it is absolutely endangered.

D. Can a language with zero native speakers come back to life?

E. Similarly, different languages contribute to cultural diversity.

F. Sometimes societies force minorities to give up their language.

G. The organization finds native speakers and records their stories.

【答案】

【1】F

【2】A

【3】E

【4】G

【5】D

【解析】

這是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章主要講述了語(yǔ)言消失的原因，語(yǔ)言對(duì)人類的重要性，以及為防止語(yǔ)言消失所采取的措施。

【1】下文For instance, native American children of the late-19th century were required to attend boarding schools where educators forbade them from speaking their native languages.（舉個(gè)例來(lái)說(shuō)，在19世紀(jì)晚期美國(guó)土著兒童被要求去上寄宿制學(xué)校，在那兒，教育者禁止他們說(shuō)他們的母語(yǔ)）與F. Sometimes societies force minorities to give up their language.（有時(shí)，社會(huì)強(qiáng)迫少數(shù)民族放棄自己的語(yǔ)言）承接自然，下文是社會(huì)強(qiáng)迫少數(shù)民族放棄自己語(yǔ)言的例子。故選F項(xiàng)。

【2】A. Alaska's Eyak language is one example.（阿拉斯加語(yǔ)就是一個(gè)例子）與上文An "extinct" language has no speakers, which means it is gone forever.（滅絕的語(yǔ)言沒(méi)人說(shuō)，這就意味著它永遠(yuǎn)地消失了）以及下文The last person who spoke it died in 2008. So this language doesn’t exist any longer.（最后一個(gè)說(shuō)它的人死于2008年，所以這種語(yǔ)言不再存在了）邏輯嚴(yán)密，承接自然。故選A項(xiàng)。

【3】上文Various animals and plants benefit our environment.（各種各樣的動(dòng)植物對(duì)環(huán)境有益）與E. Similarly, different languages contribute to cultural diversity.（相同地，各種各樣的語(yǔ)言對(duì)文化多樣性有好處）承接自然，且兩句句式相同，其中various和different屬于同義詞復(fù)現(xiàn)，benefit和contribute to也屬于同義詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。故選E項(xiàng)。

【4】前文The Endangered Language Alliance, a non-profit group, wants to save languages from disappearing.（瀕臨滅絕語(yǔ)言聯(lián)盟希望挽回這些即將消失的語(yǔ)言）與G. The organization finds native speakers and records their stories.（這個(gè)組織找到說(shuō)母語(yǔ)的人然后記錄他們的故事）承接自然，答案是語(yǔ)言聯(lián)盟組織所采取的具體措施。故選G項(xiàng)。

【5】下文At least one did. In 1881, a Jewish linguist named Eliezer Ben-Yehuda brought the 3,000-year-old language Hebrew back to life. Today it is one of the official languages of the country of Israel, with more than 4 million speakers.（至少有一種語(yǔ)言做到了。在1881年，一名叫Eliezer Ben-Yehuda的猶太語(yǔ)言學(xué)家使這個(gè)有3000年歷史的希伯來(lái)語(yǔ)復(fù)活了�，F(xiàn)在，它是以色列官方語(yǔ)言之一，擁有400多萬(wàn)使用者）與D. Can a language with zero native speakers come back to life?（一個(gè)沒(méi)人說(shuō)的語(yǔ)言可以復(fù)活嗎？）承接自然，下文是對(duì)答案問(wèn)題的回答，也是其中的一個(gè)例子。故選D項(xiàng)。

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