题目
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. 小题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 小题2:The underlined word “futile” (in paragraph 2) most probably means “ “. A．useless B．practical C．workable D．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 English B．Globalization and multi-language trends C．Protecting local languages and identities D．To maintain the purity of language by law
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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.
小题1:Neville Alexander believes that .
小题2:The underlined word “futile” (in paragraph 2) most probably means “
“.
小题3:Why do many English-speaking countries not support the language protection efforts described in the passage?
小题4:What can we infer from the last paragraph?
小题5:The main idea of the passage is
.
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.
小题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 |
| A．useless | B．practical | C．workable | D．unnecessary |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
题目解答
答案
第1小题：B
第2小题：A
第3小题：C
第4小题：D
第5小题：C
解析
考查要点：
- 细节理解：准确捕捉文中人物观点及具体论据。
- 词义推断：结合上下文理解抽象词汇含义。
- 逻辑推理：通过文化背景分析语言政策差异。
- 主旨归纳：提炼文章核心论点，理解语言保护与全球化的关系。
解题核心：
- 定位关键句：如Neville Alexander的直接引语、法律规定的具体描述等。
- 对比分析：英语国家与非英语国家在语言保护态度上的差异。
- 隐含信息：通过语言变化的自然性推断保护措施的局限性。
小题1
关键句：
“the fact that, with a few important exceptions, mother-tongue education is not practiced in any of the independent African states”
“one of the main reasons for economic failure in many African countries is the fact...”
解析：
- 选项B直接对应原文，明确指出“缺乏母语教育导致经济失败”。
- 选项A错误在于“all African countries”与原文“with a few exceptions”矛盾。
小题2
上下文：
语言专家认为通过法律控制语言是“徒劳的”，因为语言变化是自然过程。
推断逻辑：
“futile”意为“无用的”，与“difficult in controlling”“natural process”语境一致。
小题3
关键句：
“English has continually absorbed foreign words... most mixed and rapidly changing languages”
“it has never been the Anglo-Saxon way of doing things”
解析：
- 英语国家历史上的语言包容性（吸收外来词）使其不支持通过法律保护语言。
- 选项C正确，选项A错误（文中未直接否定法律有效性）。
小题4
隐含信息：
“public communication, education and new modes of communication... defend”
推断：英语的扩张威胁到本土语言在关键领域的地位，进而影响国家文化。
小题5
主旨句：
“how to maintain their identity in the face of globalization... multi-language trend”
“protect national languages... ensure English does not unnecessarily take over too many fields”
归纳：
文章核心是通过法律、教育等手段保护本土语言和文化身份，而非单纯反对英语。