题目
A language is much more than just a way of communicating. Language, particularly our mother language, is an important part of our culture. However, around the world, at least 40 percent of the more than 6,700 languages spoken around the world are in danger of dying out in the long term, mainly as the number of speakers dwindles and children are taught in their society's dominant language rather than the one they speak at home.In 1999, a special day to promote mother languages was approved by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural1/51. The word "dwindles" underlined in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by ____.A. contractsB. acceleratesC. decreases
A language is much more than just a way of communicating. Language, particularly our mother language, is an important part of our culture. However, around the world, at least 40 percent of the more than 6,700 languages spoken around the world are in danger of dying out in the long term, mainly as the number of speakers dwindles and children are taught in their society's dominant language rather than the one they speak at home.In 1999, a special day to promote mother languages was approved by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural1/51. The word "dwindles" underlined in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by ____.
A. contracts
B. accelerates
C. decreases
题目解答
答案
C. decreases
解析
步骤 1：理解单词含义
单词 "dwindles" 的意思是逐渐减少或变小。我们需要找到一个意思相近的词来替换它。
步骤 2：分析选项
A. contracts：收缩，缩小，但通常用于物理上的缩小，不适用于人数减少。
B. accelerates：加速，与 "dwindles" 的意思相反。
C. decreases：减少，符合 "dwindles" 的意思。
步骤 3：选择正确答案
根据上述分析，选项 C "decreases" 是最合适的替换词。
单词 "dwindles" 的意思是逐渐减少或变小。我们需要找到一个意思相近的词来替换它。
步骤 2：分析选项
A. contracts：收缩，缩小，但通常用于物理上的缩小，不适用于人数减少。
B. accelerates：加速，与 "dwindles" 的意思相反。
C. decreases：减少，符合 "dwindles" 的意思。
步骤 3：选择正确答案
根据上述分析，选项 C "decreases" 是最合适的替换词。