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A Debate on the English Language
A measure declaring English the national language is under intense debate in the United States. The US Senate passed two declarations last week. One calls English the nation"s official language and the other says it is the "common and unifying(统一的) "tongue. But Americans found themselves divided on the issue.
Since people worldwide know that most Americans speak only English, many can"t understand why the issue is so controversial(有争议的).
"The discussion is related to fears of immigration issues, "says Dick Tucker, a social scientist at Pittsburgh"s Carnegie Mellon University. "It"s related to a worry about the changing demography(人口统计) of the "US It"s a worry, about who will continue to have political and economic influence.
In fact, the notion of protecting the language has been kicked around almost since the nation"s founding. John Adams lobbied(游说)in 1780 for the creation of a national academy to correct and improve the English language. But his proposal died, since lawmakers saw it as a royalist(保皇主义者) attempt to define personal behavior.
Since then, the country hasn"t had a national language,but the idea of recognizing the special status of English lived on.
The emotions surrounding language resurface (再次浮现)not because people feel comfortable with English. It is more about the discomfort many Americans feel with the new languages, says Walt Wolfram, a professor at North Carolina State University.
"Language is never about language," he says.
According to the 2000 US Census Bureau report,of209 million Americans over 18 years old,172 million speak only English at home. About 37 million speak languages other than English.Among them,6.5 million speak poor English and 3.1 million don"t speak English at all.
What are the two declarations concerned with? 查看材料
A.The status of the English language.
B.The protection of new languages.
C.The rights to speak one"s mother tongue.
D.The improvement of the English language.
Americans have been ______ (大量向南部和西部地区移居) since World WarⅡ, and the pattern still prevails.
A.A.otherwise
B.B.while
C.C.on the contrary
D.D.in contrast
What's the attitude many Americans have for flea markets?
A.They don't like them because it's a waste of time.
B.They suspect the goods sold there.
C.They don't trust the sellers of the goods.
D.They like them very much especially for good bargains.
听力原文: Most Americans don't like to get advice from members of their families. When they need advice, they don't usually ask people they know. Instead many Americans write letters to newspapers and magazines, they can get advice on many different subjects, such as family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes, and how to buy a house or a car.
Most newspapers print letters from readers with problems. There are answers written by doctors, lawyers or educators. But two of the most famous writers of advice are women without special training for this kind of work. One of them is called "Dear Abby" by readers and the other is called "Dear Ann Landers". Experience is their preparation for giving advice.
What will most Americans do when they need advice?
A.Turn to their parents.
B.Write to newspapers and magazines.
C.Ask people who they don't know.
A.So
B.Since
C.If
D.While
The research done by the Dement commission shows that Americans ________.
A) don’t like to take naps
B) are terribly worried about their national debt
C) sleep less than is good for them
D) have caused many industrial and traffic accidents
Which of the following statements is True?
A.Most Americans prefer cooking at home to going out in their free time.
B.People in the United States don't like to spend their weekends in the same way.
C.Americans do not differ very much in their devotion to their leisure time.
D.American enterprises make big money by selling goods and services for leisure time activities.
A.Y
B.N
C.NG