题文
Like many languages spoken by people, Ayapaneco is dying. only two people in the world still speak it, and they won't talk to each other.Spoken in Mexico for centuries, Ayapaneco is one of 68 surviving languages in the mainly Spanish-speaking nation. The two speakers are Manuel Segovia and Isidro Velazquez. Though they live only 500 meters from each other in the village, the two men seldom talk to each other. Daniel, an American expert, who is working to make a dictionary of Ayapaneco, says the two men “don’t have a lot in common,” and that Segovia can be “active” while Velasquez tends to mind his own business and stay at home.
While Segovia still speaks to his wife and son in Ayapaneco, neither of them can manage more than a few words. Velasquez hardly speaks his native tongue any more. Daniel is working to preserve the language in dictionary form before its last surviving speakers pass away. According to Daniel, Ayapaneco and the other languages began dying out with the introduction of public Spanish education in the mid-20th century. For decades, local children weren’t allowed to speak anything else. Many people to cities, starting in the 1970s, also helped the dying out of native languages.
Ayapaneco is the name given to the language; Segovia and Velazquez call it “Nuumte Oote”, which means “true voice”. Neither man, however, speaks the same language. The dictionary will contain two versions(版本) of the language when it comes out later this year. Those behind the dictionary aren’t the only ones trying to save Ayapaneco. The National Language Institute plans to hold classes so that Segovia and Velasquez can pass on what they know to children.
It is thought that there are about 6,000 languages spoken on earth and that about half will disappear over the next 100 years. Let’s hope the “true voice” isn’t one of them.
小题1:Segovia and Velasquez seldom talk to each other in Ayapaneco because they___________________.A．both dislike the languageB．don’t get along well with each otherC．are too busy to talk to each otherD．don’t share the same interests小题2:Which are the main reasons why the language Ayapaneco started dying out?
a. No teacher liked to teach it. b. Local children had to speak Spanish.
c. many villagers went to live in cities. d. The surviving speakers didn’t like to use it.A．a, bB．a, cC．b, dD．b, c小题3:How does the National Language Institute try to save Ayapaneco?A．Write a dictionary of Ayapaneco.B．Let Ayapaneco be taught at school.C．Introduce a public Ayapaneco education.D．Ask villagers to speak Ayapaneco.小题4:From the text we learn that the author____________________.A．agrees that it is natural that Ayapaneco should die outB．thinks Daniel’s effort to preserve Ayapaneco won’t workC．thinks highly of Ayapaneco and wants people to learn itD．hopes that Ayapaneco will not die out in the future 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:D
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:D
解析
文章大意：全球有6000种语言，其中大约一半在未来的100年内都会消失。文章主要讲述了墨西哥的一种叫Ayapaneco语言，只有两个人讲此语言。
小题1:D细节理解题。根据第二段Daniel, an American expert, who is working to make a dictionary of Ayapaneco, says the two men “don’t have a lot in common,”可知两人没有共同的兴趣。故D正确。
小题2:D细节理解题。根据文章第四段可知Ayapaneco语言逐渐消失的主要原因是当地的孩子不得不讲西班牙语和很多人搬到城市居住。故D正确。
小题3:B细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后一句The National Language Institute plans to hold classes so that Segovia and Velasquez can pass on what they know to children.可以得出答案。故B正确。
小题4:D推理判断题。根据文章最后一段特别是最后一句Let’s hope the “true voice” isn’t one of them.可知作者不希望Ayapaneco语言在将来消失。故D正确。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Like many languages .....”主要考查你对 [政治经济类阅读 ]考点的理解。政治经济类阅读
政治经济类文章的概念：
要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识，对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇。阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。
如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干：
根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句：
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句：
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词：
如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。
