2022-2023学年高一英语单元话题写作整理与新高考之衔接（外研版2019）专题 02 UNIT 2 EXPLORING ENGLISH 语言学习 WORD版含解析.doc

1、专题02 Exploring English -语言学习ContentsPart1单元话题写作词块背诵Part 2单元话题写作必备句式Part 3单元话题写作模板与经典例题赏析Part 4单元话题写作精练Part 5单元话题写作话题拓展Part 1单元话题写作词块背诵1the attitude to learning学习态度2the effective way to do sth.做某事的有效方法3enlarge ones vocabulary扩大词汇量4broaden ones horizons开阔视野5oral/spoken English英语口语6English corner英语角7eq

2、uip.with .使具备8develop ones interest培养兴趣9form the habit of reading养成阅读习惯10make full use of充分利用11give up放弃12Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。13refer to/consult a dictionary查词典14express oneself in English fluently用英语流利地表达自己的思想15give sb. some advice on .关于给某人提出建议16make great progress in在取得很大进步17build up one

3、s confidence增强自信心18have a good command of .精通19makes senseof弄懂，理解20concentrate on集中注意力于21learn by heart用心记22benefit from .从获益23pick up偶然学会24step by step逐步地1.enjoy Tang poems欣赏唐诗2.enrich ones knowledge丰富某人的知识3.focus/concentrate ones attention on/upon把注意力集中在4.give sb some advice on how to learn Englis

4、h就如何学习英语给某人一些建议5.have a good knowledge/command of English通晓英语6.have difficulty/trouble in doing sth在做某事方面有困难7.make efforts/an effort to do sth努力做某事8.turn to sb (for help)求助于某人9.develop ones interest培养兴趣have/show (an) interest in对感兴趣10.form the habit of reading养成阅读的习惯11.attach importance to/take.seri

5、ously重视12.be good at/do well in擅长13.get down to开始认真考虑或对待14.provide sth for sb/provide sb with sth向某人提供某物15.learn from向学习16.attend a lecture听讲座17.take part in the English Corner参加英语角18.a variety of 各式各样的19.pick up(偶然)学会;习得20.express oneself in English fluently流利地用英语表达自己的想法21.be aware of the importanc

6、e of lifelong learning意识到终身学习的重要性22.watch Chinese movies看中文电影23.set/take/write/note down写下;记下24.keep/bear.in mind/learn.by heart记住25.make full/good use of/the best of充分利用put.to use使用encourage its use in class鼓励在课堂上使用它use.as often as possible/as often as one can 尽可能经常使用26.refer to/look up.in/consult

7、a dictionary 查字典27.a native language/mother tongue母语an official language官方语言28.cultural differences文化差异29.go over/review lessons复习功课prepare for/preview lessons预习功课30.be afraid of making mistakes/errors害怕出差错31.major on/specialise in专门研究32.such as 例如33.need painstaking efforts and patience需要艰苦的努力和耐心34

8、.step by step逐步地;一步步地35.get actively involved in class积极融入课堂教学36.a six-week English course为期6周的英语课37.sing some Chinese songs 唱中文歌曲Part 2元话题写作必备句式1As the world is becoming a global village, English is getting more and more important. So mastering English means we can see the world through a new windo

9、w.随着世界正在变成一个地球村，英语变得越来越重要。因此，掌握英语意味着我们可以通过一个新的窗口看世界。2Only by learning English can we broaden our horizons and increase our knowledge in various fields.只有通过学英语我们才能够开阔我们的视野，增加我们各领域的知识。3They think learning English is one of the demands of modern society and will do good to our future career.他们认为学习英语是现代

10、社会的要求之一，它将有益于我们未来的职业。4We are supposed to learn English well because having a good command of English means more opportunities in the future.我们理应学好英语，因为精通英语意味着在将来有更多的机会。4First of all, you should read English aloud as often as possible, for this can develop your sense of language.首先，你应当尽可能经常地大声读英语，因为这

11、能增强你的语感。5There are several tips on how to learn English well.Firstly, you should spare no effort to read interesting English news, which can help you increase your interest in English.有很多关于如何学好英语的建议。首先，你应当不遗余力地阅读有趣的英语新闻，这有助于提高你对英语的兴趣。6. I have actively attended English lectures, from which I have a

12、good knowledge/command of British and American culture. 我积极参加了英语讲座，通过这些我充分了解/掌握了英国和美国的文化。7. My hard work pays off, and Im quite proud of what I have achieved/the progress I have made.我的努力得到了回报，我为自己所取得的进步感到非常骄傲。8. With the world becoming a global village, English is getting more and more important. S

13、o mastering English means we can see the world through a new window.随着世界变成地球村，英语变得越来越重要。因此，掌握英语意味着我们可以通过一个新窗口看世界。9. I have been occupied with my study, preparing for the coming College Entrance Exam, which is of vital importance to us.我一直忙于学习，为即将到来的对我们至关重要的高考做准备。10. As an international language, Eng

14、lish acts as a bridge linking all countries together nowadays.作为一门国际语言，当今英语充当了连接各国的桥梁的角色。Part 3单元话题写作经典例题赏析1） 应用文经典例题（2017全国高考真题）假定你是李华，正在教你的英国朋友Leslie学习汉语。请你写封邮件告知下次上课的计划。内容包括：（1）时间和地点；（2）内容：学习唐诗；（3）课前准备：简要了解唐朝的历史。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。【答案】Dear Leslie,I am very happy that you have made gre

15、at progress in learning Chinese and you are interested in Chinese culture. Now Ill tell you the next learning programme. On July 20, we are going to learn poems of the Tang Dynasty which you are interested in in the Lecture Hall. As a foreign learner, it is difficult for you to understand the true m

16、eaning and the culture of them. Therefore, before class, you can read some books related to the history of the Tang Dynasty to better appreciate the poems.Be sure to go to the Lecture Hall on time. You cannot miss the wonderful poems.Best wishes.Yours,Li Hua【分析】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求写一封信。【详解】随着时代的发展，电子邮件越来越

17、受广大中学生的欢迎，所以写电子邮件是中学生经常做的事，这种形式的写作贴近学生生活，使他们感到熟悉。根据提示可知，本篇为一封信件；假定你是李华，正在教你的英国朋友Leslie学习汉语。请你写封邮件告知下次上课的计划。考生成文时应注意：1. 要点要齐全：（1）时间和地点；（2）内容：学习唐诗；（3）课前准备：简要了解唐朝的历史。2. 时态：以一般现在时为主；3. 人称：第二人称为主；4. 注意恰当使用一些连词，使文章自然、流畅。5. 适当使用一些高级句型和词汇以提高作文档次。2） 读后续写经典例题Im an English selflearner; English is not my first

18、language.Today I am an English teacher. I would like to voice that failures are not disasters. Have faith, keep moving on, and never give up. You will see your hard work pay off.I was a slow learner when I was little. Before five, I couldnt even speak in full sentences. Unlike most other children, I

19、 seldom interacted with others; I neither cried nor got angry. My extreme quietness made my parents wonder if I was mentally slow, but they were not sure. Actually, I have to admit that my memories of my early childhood are quite uncertain. When I was in elementary school, I learned very slowly and

20、was as quiet as a doll. While my teacher was teaching, my mind oftentimes would wander outside of the classroom to the playground. The learning problems and inactive personality remained with me until I was in Grade 5. As a fifth grader, I finally started interacting with my classmates. That was the

21、 first time in my memory that I had had some friends. More amazingly, from that time on, I became talkative, laughing and playing like any normal child.After heading full speed for my junior education, my learning situation got stuck in the mud again. In my country, students were arranged into diffe

22、rent levels of classes based on their IQ test scores. For example, students with higher IQ scores were placed in the “outstanding class”; average ones joined the “intermediate class”, and slower students were destined for the “bottom class”. I was placed in the “bottom class” as a result of my below

23、average IQ score. Most of my teachers taught us using easy and slow methods because they considered us unable to learn much. Despite that, I never lost faith that I might one day succeed. As if to prove that when God closes a door, he will definitely open up a big window, a miracle occurred. Thats w

24、hen I discovered a strong passion for English.注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paragraph 1：Attheageof 13, IfoundmyselfdeeplyinterestedinEnglish._Paragraph 2：Thatway, Icouldfurtherexpandmyvocabulary. _【答案】Paragraph 1：Attheageof13,Ifoundmyselfd

25、eeplyinterestedinEnglish. Every day, after I finished my textbook and my homework, I listened to BBC news and tried to follow the sentences. I also imitated the speakers to correct my pronunciation. To enlarge my vocabulary, I read as many stories and articles as possible. I tried to communicate wit

26、h my teachers and classmates inEnglish. Even if sometimes my classmates made fun of me, I didnt mind. Slowly I rose from thebottom classto the top, which was considered amiracleby my teachers and classmates.Paragraph 2：Thatway, Icouldfurtherexpandmyvocabulary. With these achievements, I had morefait

27、hin myself. I continued to improve my English. I even tried to rewrite some famous stories. I wrote English diaries and watched English TV programs and saw English films. After graduating from college, I didnt give up and finally I managed to pass TOEFL and went to America for highereducation. My st

28、ory proves everyone has the ability to learn. Success has less to do withIQ,but more to do with hard work andstrong passion.【分析】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者从小学东西很慢，且在不同的上学阶段都面临着困难，但是作者13岁时发现自己对英语非常感兴趣，经过不懈努力作者的英语水平终于慢慢提升，作者的故事证明了每个人都有学习的能力。成功与智商关系不大，但与努力工作和强烈的激情关系更大。【详解】1.段落续写：由第一段首句内容“13岁的时候，我发现自己对英语非常感兴趣。”可知，

29、第一段可描写作者自学英语的经历。由第二段首句内容“这样，我可以进一步扩大我的词汇量。”可知，第二段可描写作者继续深入学习英语的经历，以及感悟。2.续写线索：对英语感兴趣努力提升英语英语水平上升继续提高英语感悟3.词汇激活行为类跟读：follow the sentences /read after取笑：make fun of/ poke fun at与有关：have sth. to do with / be related to情绪类相信：have faith in oneself/ be confidence with oneself努力：hard work / make great effo

30、rtsPart 4单元话题写作精练3） 应用文Writing 1假如你是李华，你收到正在学习汉语的英国笔友Tom的电子邮件，说他在汉语学习中遇到了困难，感到非常着急。请根据以下要点给他回信，并提出建议，帮他解决这方面的困难。1 不要担心，要相信自己；2 抓住练习汉语的机会；3 让自己融入汉语的环境中。参考答案：Dear Tom，Im sorry to learn that you are going through a hard time in learning Chinese.Now Id like to offer you some suggestions.In the first pla

31、ce，dont be anxious and trust yourself.Since Chinese is one of the most complex languages in the world，its normal for a beginner to have some trouble.In the second place，seize every opportunity to practice using the languageAfter all，the more you practice，the more fluent you will becomeLast but not l

32、east，involve yourself in a Chinese environment.Make sure you are surrounded by books and TV programmes in Chinese，which is of importance to the learning of any languageLooking forward to your improvement soon.Yours truly，Li HuaWriting 2假定你是李华,你的英国朋友Edward正在学习汉语,希望你推荐一个适合他学习汉语的网站。请你根据以下内容,给他写一封电子邮件。1

33、.推荐网站:2.网站内容:(1)中文情景对话、中国风俗、中文电影、中文歌曲、成语和唐诗等;(2)有在线教师答疑解惑。注意:1.词数100左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。参考答案：Dear Edward,Im more than pleased to know that you are learning Chinese.Id like to recommend to you .Its a good website for non-Chinese speakers who are learning Chinese,especially for beginners.Firstly,it p

34、rovides you with a variety of online courses,such as Chinese idioms,dialogues and customs.Besides,it will help you learn Chinese in interesting and effective ways.Here you can learn to sing some Chinese songs,enjoy Tang poems and watch Chinese movies.More importantly,there are teachers online whom y

35、ou can turn to for help.And all these are free of charge.I do hope that you will find this website attractive and helpful.Wish you a happy learning time!Yours,Li Hua4） 读后续写Writing 1I was ten years old, when some people from a nearby government school came and told my parents that they should send me

36、 to a one-year education camp. My parents replied, Whats the use?Education never got us Villagers anywhere.What good will it do to a girl?Girls should stay at home and learn household work.That comes in handy when they get married. And anyway, how can we send our child so far away all by herself for

37、 a whole year? But the people persuaded my parents. They said there would be about a hundred girls coming from different villages and all of them would be safe and taken care of well.My parents had to agree finally. They felt that if other families sent their girls, they would also have to. My frien

38、d, Mala, was going too. We were the only two girls from our village, Swaroop ka TalaabWe would sit in the evenings and wonder how things would be in an unknown place. Once, Mala asked me, Will there be any sand dunes（沙丘）there?“I didnt understand her question. How could any place in the world not hav

39、e sand dunes? I have traveled far with my goats, sat on hills and looked at the desert beyond. For miles and miles there is only sand. The day before leaving home, I was very nervous. I had dreamt of going to this unknown place but I couldnt imagine living without my parents and goats. They would su

40、rely miss me. My mother was sad too. With tears in her eyes, she packed my clothes and wrapped snacks for me. When they took me away, I sobbed the whole way. I kept crying for the first few days in the camp. Then gradually, I started making friends with the other girls. There were so many girls. We

41、would all study together, play together, eat together and sleep together. Sometimes, my parents would send me clothes and food. I also sent messages telling them not to worry and that I was well.Para I：At the end of the term I studied hard for the examination. _Para 2：When Mala and I went back home,

42、 we became different persons. _【答案】Para 1：At the end of the term I studied hard for the examinationI passed the fifth standard examinationThe teachers were very happy with me. I was happy too because it was time to go back home. But I was also sad as I would never again see the new friends I had mad

43、e here. We hardly slept the last night in the camp. While we packed, we kept talking and crying as we would soon part. Para 2：When Mala and I went back home，we became different persons. My parents were overjoyed to see me and I met my goats againEveryone in the village came and asked me how the camp

44、 was. When I told them how good it was and how much we had learnt，they decided to send their daughters the next timeWe often talked about much fun we had in the camp. I decided to go to school to study more.Writing 2I worked from the time when I was four and raised seven children, all of them colleg

45、e graduates. It seemed Id done everything Id ever wanted to do in my life, but I had one regret. I was born in 1898, the oldest of five kids. Papa couldnt spare me to go to school, so I worked in the fields with him till I was 21 years old.Everywhere I went, I learned some hard lessons about what ha

46、ppens to a man who even cant read the alphabet. People cheat you out of wages. They sell you a ticket to one city, take your money and hand you a ticket to somewhere else.By 1928, Id been wandering for nine years. I met a woman named Elzenia. We fell in love, married and moved to Dallas, where I got

47、 work fixing roads for the city. When Amelia, the oldest of our seven children, first went to school, I took my wife aside. Elzenia, I said. I dont want the kids to know I cant read or write.In 1938, one day my boss called me in. George, he said. No one knows those machines like you do. Id like to p

48、romote you. But my thrill and surprise were cut short when he said, Fill out this application and well get you a raise. I couldnt admit the truth. I thanked him and walked out of his office. I did stay right where I was, until I turned 65 and my boss made me retire. But I didnt stop working. For the

49、 next 25 years, I lived a happy life, but it still seemed to me like something was missing.A young fellow handed me a piece of paper. Its information about adult education classes. People can learn to read and write. Now Im 98. I thought of my friends and neighbours and what they might think if they

50、 found out I couldnt read. After all these years, my secret would be out. But all my life Ive wanted to read. It was high time for action.注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paragraph 1:The young man drove me to _Paragraph 2:Im still going to s

51、chool. _【答案】The young man drove me to a huge building and led me into a spacious classroom,which was crowded with elderly people like me.Through chatting,I learned that they had all been longing to read and write out never had the chance to go to school.As the bell rang,in came the teacher,a woman w

52、ell past forty.After a warm and brief greeting, we started our lesson.First we learned to read the alphabet and though I made mistakes at times,no one laughed at me. Everyone helped each other with open-hearted enjoyment.Im still going to school.Though faced with the most challenging event of my lif

53、e,Im full of courage and confidence.With the generous help of my teacher,friends and my children,I have made huge progress in study.Now Im never shy about admitting the truth that once I was not able to read and write at all.Besides,Im eager to encourage more elderly people to attend the adult educa

54、tion classes,because its never too late to learn.Writing 3Overcoming AdversityOn the bus headed to the United States from Mexico, I experienced the saddest and longest ride I ever had. The thoughts of me not seeing my friends and family again were taking over my mind and causing a strong sense of de

55、pression. As I headed to a place I didnt want to call home, minutes felt like hours and the hours felt like days.“Welcome to the United States,” the driver said at the immigration checkpoint. The Officers repeatedly asked me for my passport, but I didnt understand a single word coming out of their m

56、outh. After we sorted out all the confusion we were on our way. With 3 hours left, a new thought took over my mind: stupidity. Not being able to understand a new language was the cause of my feeling. This filled me with a burning rage that I had never felt before. Not understanding the new language

57、I was introduced to was always a problem that I struggled with alone. In school, I felt like the problems were growing rapidly and I was losing control. The transition from being a straight-A student in Mexico to being a straight F student in the United States wasnt easy and left me wondering if I c

58、ould ever belong here. I was always known as the weird（怪的）Mexican in the classroom. Making friends was always hard because no one wanted to hang out with the weirdo（怪人）in the class. I told myself that if I wanted to overcome my problem I had to practice it more. When it came to group assignments, I

59、thought that it was the perfect moment to carry out my plan to hold a conversation with someone else. The moment arrived, I was nervous that it was my time to speak in the group. With a stutter（结巴）, my first words came out of my mouth. “Hey my name is Jesus,” I said with a strong Mexican accent. Eve

60、ryone in the group burst out laughing and the cause of their joy was my strong Mexican accent. This made me want to crawl up into a little ball and start crying in front of everyone. 注意： 1. 续写词数应为150左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 参考词汇：adversity n. 逆境 After a year of hard work and long practices came my f

61、irst success in reading._A simple “Hey how are you” could be the icebreaker between people._参考答案：1Dear Jim,To celebrate the return of Shenzhou-13 manned spaceship in April 16th, 2022, Id like to invite you to create a short video, concerning the honorable moment.The theme of the innovative video is

62、“aerospace” and the length of the video should be within 10 minutes. Id love to shoot the video as follows. First, it includes a brief introduction of the spaceship, as well as the astronauts who successfully finished the task. Also, the space life can be mentioned as lots of audience may be fond of

63、 it. Finally, we will send our best wishes and pay tribute to the heroes.I wonder if you have any special thoughts about my plan? Looking forward to you reply.Yours,Li HuaPart 5 单元话题写作话题拓展Passage 1（2022广西百色市教育科学研究所高一期末）Wasif Ali, a 20-year-old engineering student in a university in Islamabad, made u

64、p his mind to learn Chinese language after watching the opening ceremony of a factory built under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (中巴经济走廊) on TV.“I realized that language is a big barrier (障碍) between Pakistanis and Chinese as most of the Chinese speakers at the ceremony were communicating with the

65、 audience through a translator (翻译器).”Ali, who is eager to work for CPEC projects, wants to overcome the communication barrier by learning Chinese language. He feels that nowadays there are not many jobs for engineers in Pakistan and fresh engineers face challenges to be employed in famous companies

66、, so he wants to be in competition by learning Chinese language as thousands more jobs are expected to be created under the CPEC project.“The One Belt and One Road (一带一路) has helped to create 200,000 jobs, out of which 75,000 are in Pakistan through the CPEC,” said Zhao Lijian, deputy mission chief

67、of Chinas embassy in Pakistan. “A few years ago, only around 2,000 people in Pakistan were learning Chinese, and now the number is over 25,000,” said Senator Mushahid Syed, chairman of an Institute. “Many universities in Pakistan have made Chinese language a necessary subject for students and a numb

68、er of institutes in all provinces of the country are offering Chinese language classes.” Chinese language learning is not only limited to students, but many working women and men are learning the language as the third language after local language Urdu and English.Analysts (分析家们) believe that learni

69、ng Chinese language for Pakistani people is more than just finding job opportunities to get material benefits. Yasir Masood, an analyst of an Institute on the CPEC, has his opinion, “When we talk about connectivity (互联互通), it is not just about the roads, but also cultural connectivity which brings t

70、he two nations together. Everyone knows that China is on the rise and the time is not far when Chinese language will become as important as English. So in order to learn the values and the traditions of Chinese, learning their language is important.”1Why does Wasif Ali want to learn Chinese?ABecause

71、 he watched a program on TV.BBecause by learning Chinese, he can be more competitive in the job market.CBecause he enjoys learning foreign languages.DBecause he has fallen in love with China.2Which of the following statements would Mushahid Syed most possibly agree with?APakistanis have paid much mo

72、re attention to Chinese learning than before.BChinese is only taught in universities in Pakistan.CAbout 2,000 people in Pakistan are learning Chinese.DThe number of Pakistanis learning Chinese has doubled.3Whats Yasir Masoods attitude towards Chinese learning trend in Pakistan?AUncertain.BDoubtful.C

73、Positive.DCautious.4Whats the main idea of the passage?ALearning Chinese is vital to the working men in Pakistan.BRecently more and more Pakistanis start to learn Chinese.CChinese will become as important as English.DThe One Belt and One Road has helped to create more job opportunities for Pakistani

74、s.【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了因为中国提出的“一带一路”和“中巴经济走廊”的建立，提供了很多的就业机会，所以汉语在巴基斯坦越来越受欢迎，很多人想通过学习汉语提高自己在职场的竞争力。Ali 就是其中的一个。1【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“He feels that nowadays there are not many jobs for engineers in Pakistan and fresh engineers face challenges to be employed in famous companies, so he wants to be in co

75、mpetition by learning Chinese language as thousands more jobs are expected to be created under the CPEC project.(他认为，如今巴基斯坦工程师的工作岗位不多，新入职的工程师面临着进入知名公司的挑战，所以他想通过学习汉语来参与竞争，因为中巴经济走廊项目预计将创造数千个就业机会)”可知，Ali是想通过学习汉语来提高自己在职场上的竞争力。故选B项。2【答案】a【解析】推理判断题。根据第三段中Mushahid Syed所说的两句话“A few years ago, only around 2,

76、000 people in Pakistan were learning Chinese, and now the number is over 25,000(几年前，巴基斯坦学习汉语的人数只有2000人左右，现在已经超过2.5万人)”和“Many universities in Pakistan have made Chinese language a necessary subject for students and a number of institutes in all provinces of the country are offering Chinese language c

77、lasses.(巴基斯坦的许多大学已将汉语列为学生的必修课，各省的一些学院都开设了汉语课程)”可知，巴基斯坦人对汉语比以前更重视了。故选A项。3【答案】c【解析】推理判断题。根据第四段中Yasir Masood所说的“So in order to learn the values and the traditions of Chinese, learning their language is important.(所以为了学习中国的价值观和传统，学习他们的语言是很重要的)”可知，他对于巴基斯坦人学习汉语的热潮持积极态度。故选C项。4【答案】B【解析】主旨大意题。根据文章内容，结合第三段“A

78、few years ago, only around 2,000 people in Pakistan were learning Chinese, and now the number is over 25,000(几年前，巴基斯坦学习汉语的人数只有2000人左右，现在已经超过2.5万人)”和最后一段中“Analysts (分析家们) believe that learning Chinese language for Pakistani people is more than just finding job opportunities to get material benefits.(

79、分析人士认为，对巴基斯坦人来说，学习汉语不仅仅是为了寻找工作机会获得物质利益)”可知，本文主要讲述近期越来越多巴基斯坦人开始了学习汉语这一现象。故B项“最近，越来越多的巴基斯坦人开始学习汉语”适合作为文章标题。故选B项。Passage 2 Does it matter if a language dies out?The traditional answer is yes, because every language is a repository(智囊)of ideas and culture and represents a unique way of looking at the wo

80、rld. The planet only has about 7,000 languages;the extinction of even one decreases the sum total of human knowledge.But in some cases, extinction can be seen in a more positive light. Take Al-Sayyid Bedouin Sign Language (ABSL) for example, restricted to about 1,000 users in a small Israeli village

81、 with a high level of born deafness, the language seems to be bound to die by the spread of Israeli sign language.The natural reaction to the loss of ABSL is regret. It is a fascinating language that has kept linguists busy since it came to their attention around 15 years ago. But for the deaf villa

82、gers, Israeli sign language is an upgrade:it allows them to speak to tens of thousands of people rather than a few hundred, and enables them to work and marry outside the village. It is hard to see that as anything other than progress. Similarly, other endangered languages die out because people aba

83、ndon them in favor of ones that serve their needs better.Technology also softens the blow, as endangered languages can now be captured in detailwhich also means they could eventually be brought back from the dead, much as the Hebrew language was in the 19th century. It is now the first language of 9

84、 million people.Linguists naturally condemn the loss of a language much as conservationists(环保主义者)once mourned the loss of every single species. But they are moving towards acceptance that not all species can be saved, that invasive species are not always bad and that human-engineered ecosystems are

85、 not necessarily inferior to natural ones. Perhaps our attitudes to language extinction are due for a similar change.1.What can we infer about ABSL?A.Another language replaced it.B.It is an endangered language.C.Deaf villagers prefer to use it.D.It has been studied for over 15 years.2.What does the

86、underlined word “upgrade” in Paragraph 3 mean? A.Recovery.B.Opportunity.C.Improvement.D.Update.3.How does technology affect languages?A.Technology can remove peoples regret.B.Languages may be rescued from extinction.C.Technology increases the number of endangered languages.D.Endangered languages mig

87、ht be abandoned because of technology.4.Whats the main idea of the text?A.More and more languages are dying out.B.Technology creates some new languages.C.People feel ashamed of language extinction.D.Language extinction is not necessarily a bad thing.参考答案：1.B根据第二段可知,ABSL大约有1,000人使用,并且由于以色列手语的传播,它似乎注定

88、会灭亡,所以ABSL是濒危语言,故选B项。 2.C根据画线词后的内容可知,以色列手语让耳聋的村民们可以与更多的人交流,并且能够让他们在村子外面找到工作以及与外面的人联姻。即以色列手语比ABSL更能满足人们的需求;再结合后文提到的anything other than progress可推出画线词意为“改善”。故选C 项。 3.B根据第四段可知,技术可以帮助复活濒危语言。故选 B 项。 4.D本文主要讲述了人们可以从积极的角度去看待濒危语言的灭绝。一方面,濒危语言被能更好地服务于人们的语言代替,这是一种进步;另一方面,科技也可以让某些濒危语言复活。因此,人们对待濒危语言灭绝的态度应该改变,因为它未必是件坏事。故选D项。