3.English may not be a world language foreverWhile 375 million people around the globe use English as their mother tongue,the number of people using it as a second language has already been well over that figure.
It is said that by the end of 2000,one billion people could use English to communicate with others,including both native speakers and non-native speakers.
"The rise and fall of a language is closely connected with that country's economic strength and development potential ( 潛力),"Rhodri Jones,the English 2000 manager of the ELT group of the British Council said.
An expert who has given many lectures on the future of English said the economic boost (快速發(fā)展) in Asia would raise the positions of the Chinese and Hindi languages.Therefore,the English language is facing a serious problem.Where will English turn in the next 50 years or the century?
The recently introduced book from Britain"Future of English"might give people concerned with their question some enlightenments (啟發(fā)).The book helps English teachers,planners,managers and decision makers with a professional interest in the development of English worldwide.
With the book written in English translated into Chinese and to be published soon,the book might be brought to a wider sphere of people.
"From the book,we learn many facts about the English language,and we may be able to predict (預(yù)測(cè)) its future after reading it,"said Dorothy Humphery,who used to be a senior English teacher for the British Council.
24.The reason why some language rises in the world depends onD.
A.the population of the country
B.the country's economy strength in the world
C.the number of the population who use it
D.the country's economy strength and development potential
25.The book"Future of English"helps toD
A.improve the standard of people's learning English
B.a(chǎn)dds to people's interest toward English
C.emphasize (強(qiáng)調(diào)) the importance of English in the world
D.make people interested in the development of English worldwide
26.After reading"Future of English"we knowD
A.English is the language that the people who speak it is the most in the world
B.English may disappear sooner or later
C.the world is keeping changing from time to time
D.what the future of the English language is
27.The main idea of the passage isD.
A why English has been popular in the world
B.how to improve people's ability of learning English
C.English has a bright future
D.the usage of English may become less in the world one day.
分析 本文主要論述了英語(yǔ)不可能永遠(yuǎn)是第一位的世界語(yǔ)言.
解答 24.D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.由第三段The rise and fall of a language is closely connected with that country's economic strength and development potential ( 潛力),一種語(yǔ)言的興起和衰落與該國(guó)的經(jīng)濟(jì)實(shí)力和發(fā)展?jié)摿γ芮邢嚓P(guān).故選D.
25.D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.由第五段The book helps English teachers,planners,managers and decision makers with a professional interest in the development of English worldwide.這本書有助于英語(yǔ)教師,規(guī)劃者,管理者和決策者對(duì)英語(yǔ)在全球的發(fā)展感興趣.故選D.
26.D.推理判斷題.由最后一段and we may be able to predict (預(yù)測(cè)) its future after reading it,閱讀這本書以后我們可以預(yù)測(cè)英語(yǔ)的未來(lái),故選D.
27.D.主旨?xì)w納題.由文章內(nèi)容可知,本文主要論述了一種語(yǔ)言的興起與一個(gè)國(guó)家的發(fā)展息息相關(guān),而隨著中國(guó)以及其他國(guó)家的崛起,英語(yǔ)不可能永遠(yuǎn)是第一位的世界語(yǔ)言,使用的人數(shù)會(huì)有所減少,故選D.
點(diǎn)評(píng) 本篇文章主要是細(xì)節(jié)理解方面的題型,需要考生通過跳讀迅速找到對(duì)應(yīng)的句子進(jìn)行詳細(xì)理解,句子的理解可以結(jié)合上下文意思,通過邏輯推理得到.