概括大意与完成句子题
" N+ b3 c K: `/ ?0 I5 k( rEnglish and English Community ! k9 G" u( k) z5 Y7 D
1 There is no doubt that English is a useful language. The people who speak English today make up the largest speech community in the world with the exception of speakers of Chinese.
; w) ~. |, K! Q5 @ 2 A speech community is similar to other kinds of communities. The people who make up the community share a common language. Often they live side by side, as they do in a neighborhood (街坊), a village, or a city. More often they form a whole country. National boundaries, however, are not always the same as the boundaries of a speech community. A speech community is any group of people who speak the same language no matter where they happen to live. 8 K& L! N5 Z3 G6 i, X
3 We may say that anyone who speaks English belongs to the English speech community. For convenience (方便), we may divide the speakers into two groups: one in which the speakers use English as their native language, the other in which the speakers learn English as a second language for the purpose of education, commerce, and so on. 6 o" A' E5 D7 d: Q% d! b
4 Learning a second language extends one's vision and expands the mind, The history and literature of a second language record the real and fictional (虚构) lives of people and their culture; a knowledge of them adds to our ability to understand and to feel as they feel. Learning English as a second language provides another means of communication through which the window of the entire English speech community becomes a part of our heritage.
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/ _- R' y0 [, [; y$ I A Threat Posed by English
+ h7 z: a5 j \1 G v B Definition of a Speech Community ) q' x$ b0 m a. V
C Benefits of Leaming a Second Language # C+ Y" E% z" c/ G/ l
D Advantages of Learning Chinese & c# v# V) s# g; K9 S
E Two Groups of the English Speech Community & X% A: b: Z+ w" _, ]. A
F A Widely Used Language 8 j5 N- } r; O
5 Overall there are more speakers of Chinese than of . ; C2 M$ e2 P c E
6 The boundaries of a speech community may be different from . ; ~0 k/ _/ h9 }( s
7 People who live in different places may belong to . # E i# C, R$ I7 K
8 Many people learn English as . " A& N& m9 k: u+ _
A a second language
' @" W- Y* P3 H, d9 H! }. P B the same language
! D, k: P! I& v) N4 b l, O C the same speech community
- E0 V# Q: ?, ~ D any other language ( a( h/ E5 g& U* P4 g
E national boundaries * z. T" O$ @3 E- X! \ T
F a part of one's heritage
3 e1 R; e1 l% o 【参考答案】1. F 2. B 3. E 4. C 5. D 6. E 7. C 8. A |