概括大意与完成句子题+ Y' F$ t) P: D3 S0 t
English and English Community+ S+ d6 c" R- Y4 f, X4 n
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.
6 f% [ L G4 z3 }% h4 f 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.
0 e" F, w7 q) K, t6 D& h 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." a, j" i) Z8 v7 V8 t, h
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.3 d# o \7 r+ `( A! @
1 Paragraph 1__________.
( r, ?/ D! x, e2 o# m 2 Paragraph 2__________.% P L2 _/ Y+ g. y
3 Paragraph 3__________.
" g/ N2 _% A6 E. |7 k. m5 x4 e 4 Paragraph 4___________.
* H+ g4 M$ q- W% q K7 p4 g0 d A Threat Posed by English
* w, o7 O! n Q, o B Definition of a Speech Community" g! i5 l9 {* n7 L0 m0 V; W* X
C Benefits of Leaming a Second Language: C g3 ^6 Z/ c
D Advantages of Learning Chinese
% F& D$ h8 v; B6 D" F+ M E Two Groups of the English Speech Community
+ |% S0 l$ b ?( P# D. A* g& W F A Widely Used Language: z. ~6 V% ^! D3 `6 [
5 Overall there are more speakers of Chinese than of___________.
5 i+ A5 `; P. N# H 6 The boundaries of a speech community may be different from__________.: B, }. ^/ K' s4 t5 l& I7 K
7 People who live in different places may belong to__________." i/ Q; G0 ]$ y6 ]6 u {2 ~* n0 Q- D
8 Many people learn English as___________.! ?8 \+ H- ^' ]
A a second language* U: A: K5 b. U( |% o
B the same language; k8 V, K2 @* {( J3 a
C the same speech community
6 w% Z" ^2 w8 X: I/ A2 U' H* q D any other language# y. |2 w" G% d; t8 h
E national boundaries& m6 R9 T/ E2 \ P
F a part of one's heritage
1 }6 E$ d9 v$ Z6 a1 k6 s 【参考答案】1. F 2. B 3. E 4. C 5. D 6. E 7. C 8. A |