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There are around 6,000 living languages in the world — and at least half of these are in danger. In every part of the world,languages are disappearing. In fact,one scientist has said that languages are in more danger of extinction than birds or mammals. Professor Steve Sutherland of the University of East Anglia says that in the past 500 years 4. 5 percent of languages have died out — compared with 1. 3 percent of birds,and 1. 9 percent of mammals.
Languages come and go,and thousands have done exactly that without leaving any trace Only a very few —iasque,Greek and Latin among them — have lasted more than 2,000 years. But it seems that the pace of their disappearance is becoming quicker.
The Ethnologue,a database of all the languages spoken in the world,states that 417 languages are spoken by so few people that they are in the final stages of becoming extinct. If very few people speak a language,it will probably die out.
Languages may be iost through migration(遷移) , as people move from small towns to city centers,or when environments are destroyed by the search for oil or wood. Natural disasters can also devastate populations,and along with them,their language.Governments also play a role in the extinction of languages. The need to establish “official languages”，for a country to educate its children and carry out its business,had a disastrous effect on many small languages.
What is lost if a language is lost? Some people argue that languages die as the human race develops. Obviously there could be great benefits if everyone in the world spoke the same language — some industries already reflect this,with English essential for pilots and air traffic controllers. But there are more important things than convenience. As languages are lost,whole ways of life and knowledge may be lost along with them.
To put it simply,language expresses something about identity,about our place in the world. Ani Rauhihi,a Maori teacher in New Zealand's North Island,sums it up: “If you grow up speaking our language,you won’t know who you are."
28. The figures mentioned in the first paragraph suggest that .
A. most languages have died out completely
B. languages are in great danger of extinction
C. animals are disappearing faster than languages
D. languages are disappearing slower than before
29. The underlined word “devastate” can best,be replaced by “”
A. increase B. control C. destroy D. improve
30. If a language is lost,.
A. there will be great trouble
B. there is no need to worry about it
C. its culture and knowledge will also be lost
D. people will be able to communicate with others conveniently
31. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. Languages reflect our identity.
B. People will speak the same language one day.
C. Fewer people will remember their own languages.
D. Ani Rauhihi cares less about languages dying out.
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It was my birthday. My husband and I spent the day going on some adventures,and 41 to have dinner in th£ Philadelphia,Pennsylvania area. At dinner we were 42 at a table with another gentleman and his eight-year-old son. We shared some 43 conversation through the meal and,afterwards,we parted friendly.
44 my husband and I were walking through the parking garage I heard someone calling us from the level above. I 45 to see the man and his son standing there waving us down. I went over to where I could look up and see him and he 46“do you have jumper cables (跨接引線) ?”
As it was 47 to hear him,my husband and I walked up to the second level to speak with him. 48 his car had decided that it didn t want to turn on and after 49 it'we had come to the 50 that the battery (電池) was indeed dead. didn't happen to have cables on us so we asked a few more passers-by,all of whom ignored our small group and simply 51 walking.
So,we 52 to drive him in our car to the 53 store where we could get cables. He said he didn't want to 54 us,apologizing repeatedly because he knew it was my birthday. I told him that there was no better 55 than helping out another.
We got into our car and drove to a 56 nearby. After we got the cables,we drove back to the parking garage to 57 the gentleman's car.I helped watch the boy as my husband and his father set to work,quickly bringing his car back to life. We 58 the man's offering of money and waved away his apologies as we were just 59 that he and his son would be able to get home safely and weren’t 60 in a parking garage all night.
41. A. asked B. promised A. decided D. managed
42. A. booked B. seated C. invited D. ordered
43. A. formal B. serious C. private D. polite
44. A. As B. Until C. Though D. Since
45. A. looked out B. looked up
C. looked forward D. looked around
46. A. greeted B. doubted C. shouted D. demanded
47. A. difficult B. possible C. interesting D. special
48. A. Simply B. Obviously C. Fortunately D. Especially
49. A. driving B. opening C. checking D. repairing
50. A. conclusion B. result C. solution D. point
51. A. stopped B. avoided C. enjoyed D. kept
52. A. pretended B. offered C. hoped D. struggled
53. A. largest B. cheapest C. best D. closest
54. A. disappoint B. miss C. trouble D. change
55. A. chance B. way C. game D. gift
56. A. restaurant B. hotel C. station D. supermarket
57. A. start B. park C. wash D. build
58. A. earned B. refused C. accepted D. forgot
59. A. sorry B. afraid C. surprised D. happy
60. A. lost B. involved C. stuck D. locked
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