D
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. “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.
小題1:Neville Alexander believes that         .
A．mother-tongue education is not practiced in all African countries
B．lack of mother-tongue education can lead to economic failure
C．globalization has led to the rise of multi-language trends
D．globalization has resulted in the economic failure of Africa
小題2:The underlined word “futile” (in paragraph 2) most probably means “        “.     
A．uselessB．practicalC．workableD．unnecessary
小題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.
小題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.
小題5:The main idea of the passage is       .  
A．Fighting against the rule of English
B．Globalization and multi-language trends
C．Protecting local languages and identities
D．To maintain the purity of language by law

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:C

試題分析：現(xiàn)在世界全球化導(dǎo)致很多國家的獨特的文化收到了沖擊和影響，本文講述地正是這方面的話題。很多國家都采取了很多的措施來保護本國的文化。
小題1:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)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,可知他認(rèn)為母語教育方面的缺失會導(dǎo)致經(jīng)濟方面的失敗。故B正確。
小題2:A 推理題。根據(jù)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.可知很多語言專家都認(rèn)為的努力是無用的，因為這樣的控制是沒有什么效果的。故A正確。
小題3:C 推理題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段第二句Since the time of Shakespeare, English has continually absorbed foreign words into its own language.可知英語中的外來詞太多了，所以他們不支持這樣的語言保護政策。故C正確。
小題4:D 推斷題。根據(jù)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.可知很多國家都因為英語的廣泛推廣而導(dǎo)致本國的語言和文化受到了沖擊和影響。故D正確。
小題5:C 主旨大意題。根據(jù)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.可知現(xiàn)在世界全球化導(dǎo)致很多國家的獨特的文化收到了沖擊和影響，本文講述地正是這方面的話題。故C正確。
點評：現(xiàn)在世界全球化導(dǎo)致很多國家的獨特的文化收到了沖擊和影響，本文講述地正是這方面的話題。求考生在閱讀理解整體語篇的基礎(chǔ)上，把握文章的真正內(nèi)涵。要吃透文章的字面意思，從字里行間捕捉有用的提示和線索，這是推理的前提和基礎(chǔ);要對文字的表面信息進行挖掘加工，由表入里，由淺入深，從具體到抽象，從非凡到一般，通過分析、綜合、判定等，進行深層處理，符合邏輯地推理。不能就是論事，斷章取義，以偏概全。要忠實于原文，以文章提供的事實和線索為依據(jù)。
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小題4:Which of the following is TRUE?
A．When you read, the whole brain will be activated.
B．Dr.Gary Small is a UCLA expert on brain health.
C．Internet searches can preserve brain health and thinking ability
D．People who read books may have a better memory.

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