题文
DOne of the main challenges facing many countries is how to maintain their identity in the face of globalization and the growing multi-language trend. “One of the main reasons for economic failure in many African countries is the fact that, with a few important exceptions, mother-tongue education is not practiced in any of the independent African states.” said Neville Alexander, Director of the Project for the Study of Alternative Education in South Africa at the University of Cape Town.
In response to the spread of English and the increased multi-language trends arising from immigration, many countries have introduced language laws in the laws in the last decade. In some, the use of languages other than the national language is banned in public spaces such as advertising posters. One of the first such legal provisions was the 1994 “Toubon law” in France, but the idea has been copied in many countries since then. Such efforts to govern language use are often dismissed as futile by language experts, who are well aware of the difficulty in controlling fashions in speech and know from research that language switching among bilinguals is a natural process.
It is especially difficult for native speakers of English to understand the desire to maintain the “purity” of a language by law. Since the time of Shakespeare, English has continually absorbed foreign words into its own language. English is one of the most mixed and rapidly changing languages in the world, but there has not been a barrier to acquiring prestige and power. Another reason for the failure of many native English speakers to understand the role of state regulation is that it has never been the Anglo-Saxon way of doing things. English has never had a state-controlled authority for the language, similar, for example, to the Academic Francaise in France.
The need to protect national languages is, for most western Europeans, a recent phenomenon—especially the need to ensure that English does not unnecessarily take over too many fields. Public communication, education and new modes of communication promoted by technology, may be key fields to defend.
小题1:Neville Alexander believes that .A．mother-tongue education is not practiced in all African countriesB．lack of mother-tongue education can lead to economic failureC．globalization has led to the rise of multi-language trends D．globalization has resulted in the economic failure of Africa小题2:The underlined word “futile” (in paragraph 2) most probably means “ “. A．uselessB．practicalC．workableD．unnecessary小题3:Why do many English-speaking countries not support the language protection efforts described in the passage?A．They think language protection laws are ineffective.B．They want their language to spread to other countries.C．They have a long history of taking words from other languages.D．It reduces a language’s ability to acquire international importance.小题4:What can we infer from the last paragraph?A．English has taken over fields like public communication and education.B．Europeans have long realized the need to protect their national languages.C．Most language experts believe it is important to promote a national language.D．Many aspects of national culture are threatened by the spread of English.小题5:The main idea of the passage is . A．Fighting against the rule of EnglishB．Globalization and multi-language trendsC．Protecting local languages and identitiesD．To maintain the purity of language by law 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:C
解析
现在世界全球化导致很多国家的独特的文化收到了冲击和影响，本文讲述地正是这方面的话题。很多国家都采取了很多的措施来保护本国的文化。
小题1:B 细节题。根据文章第一段“One of the main reasons for economic failure in many African countries is the fact that, with a few important exceptions, mother-tongue education is not practiced in any of the independent African states.” said Neville Alexander,可知他认为母语教育方面的缺失会导致经济方面的失败。故B正确。
小题2:A 推理题。根据本句. Such efforts to govern language use are often dismissed as futile by language experts, who are well aware of the difficulty in controlling fashions in speech and know from research that language switching among bilinguals is a natural process.可知很多语言专家都认为的努力是无用的，因为这样的控制是没有什么效果的。故A正确。
小题3:C 推理题。根据文章倒数第二段第二句Since the time of Shakespeare, English has continually absorbed foreign words into its own language.可知英语中的外来词太多了，所以他们不支持这样的语言保护政策。故C正确。
小题4:D 推断题。根据文章第一段第一句One of the main challenges facing many countries is how to maintain their identity in the face of globalization and the growing multi-language trend.可知很多国家都因为英语的广泛推广而导致本国的语言和文化受到了冲击和影响。故D正确。
小题5:C 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段One of the main challenges facing many countries is how to maintain their identity in the face of globalization and the growing multi-language trend.可知现在世界全球化导致很多国家的独特的文化收到了冲击和影响，本文讲述地正是这方面的话题。故C正确。
点评：现在世界全球化导致很多国家的独特的文化收到了冲击和影响，本文讲述地正是这方面的话题。求考生在阅读理解整体语篇的基础上，把握文章的真正内涵。要吃透文章的字面意思，从字里行间捕捉有用的提示和线索，这是推理的前提和基础;要对文字的表面信息进行挖掘加工，由表入里，由浅入深，从具体到抽象，从非凡到一般，通过分析、综合、判定等，进行深层处理，符合逻辑地推理。不能就是论事，断章取义，以偏概全。要忠实于原文，以文章提供的事实和线索为依据。
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1、浏览试题，明确要求。
在阅读文章前，最好先浏览一下文章后面的题干和选项。知道了问题后再去看文章，可使思路更敏捷，而且也便于阅读时留意文中出现的与选项有关的信息。
2、通读全文，抓住主要内容。
在不影响理解的前提下，尽可能地阅读以便在尽可能短的时间内理解文章或段落的内容。阅读时，如遇到不熟悉的单词、词组或一时看不懂的句子，不要停下来苦思冥想，继续读下去，通过上下文的词语和句子可能就理解了。
3、抓住中心思想和段落大意。
通读全文时，要特别注意主题句。每篇文章或每个段落都有与文章有关的句子，尤其是科技、政论性文章的主题句一般都在文章的开头或结尾，插在中间的很少。所以，文章的第一段或开头的第一、二个句子往往包含着文章的中心思想、作者的意图或全文的概述，因此要特别注意，彻底理解。
4、有针对性地仔细阅读，找寻所需信息。
在前面的基础上，可进行有针对性地阅读了。把与问题无关的内容一扫而过，而对于和问题有关的内容认真阅读，还可以用笔在下面做出记号。再把这些信息与问题的要求结合起来，逐条分析，综合判断，找出正确答案。
5、进行合理的推理判断。
对文章有了全面的了解之后，可以按照文章要求以及上下文之间的关系，做出推理判断。在进行推理判断的时候，需要综合考虑句型、语法、句子之间的逻辑关系、文化背景等方面的因素。
6、认真复读，验证答案。
要用全文的中心思想统帅各个题目，研究其内在联系和逻辑关系，并依次审核那些还未打上的题目，确保理解无误。
