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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 Cultural Organization (UNESCO): International Mother Language Day, on February 21. The day was also intended to1. 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 Cultural Organization (UNESCO): International Mother Language Day, on February 21. The day was also intended to 1. The word "dwindles" underlined in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by ________. A contracts B accelerates C decreases

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题干中划线的单词是 "dwindles"，要求我们找出可以替换它的选项。

一、理解原句意思：

> "...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."

这句话的意思是：

“主要原因是说这种语言的人数量在减少，而孩子们被教授的是社会中的主流语言，而不是他们在家里使用的语言。”

二、分析“dwindles”的含义：

“dwindles” 是一个动词，意思是“逐渐减少”、“变小”、“变弱”。在这个语境中，它指的是“说某种语言的人数在减少”。

三、看选项：

A. contracts
意思是“收缩”、“签订合同”，虽然在某些情况下可以表示“减少”，但不如“dwindles”贴切，而且“contracts”更常用于物理上的收缩或合同行为。

B. accelerates
意思是“加速”，与“dwindles”意思相反，不能替换。

C. decreases
意思是“减少”，和“dwindles”意思非常接近，是最合适的替换词。

四、结论：

正确答案是：

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解析

本题考查对词汇含义的理解以及同义词替换。解题思路是先理解原句中划线单词所在句子的意思，明确该单词在语境中的含义，再逐一分析选项中单词的意思，找出与划线单词意思最接近的选项。

  1. 理解原句意思：
    • 原句 “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.” 表达的是主要原因是说这种语言的人数量在减少，而孩子们被教授的是社会中的主流语言，而不是他们在家里使用的语言。
  2. 分析 “dwindles” 的含义：
    • “dwindles” 是一个动词，意思是“逐渐减少”、“变小”、“变弱”。在这个语境中，它指的是“说某种语言的人数在减少”。
  3. 看选项：
    • A选项 “contracts” 意思是“收缩”、“签订合同”，虽然在某些情况下可以表示“减少”，但不如 “dwindles” 贴切，而且 “contracts” 更常用于物理上的收缩或合同行为。
    • B选项 “accelerates” 意思是“加速”，与 “dwindles” 意思相反，不能替换。
    • C选项 “decreases” 意思是“减少”，和 “dwindles” 意思非常接近，是最合适的替换词。