Question

【題目】 All languages change over time, but some change at a faster speed than others.【1】 One is about people who always use it. Another is about the importance of the language among different areas, such as world communication and changes in technology. In the past, other languages like Latin or French were more important than English. 【2】 English is spoken by about 350 million people as a first language in countries and about a billion more people as a second language.

English started to take the place of French as an international language during the period of British colonialism（殖民主義）.【3】 The colonial period came to an end while some other changes happened. New ways of communication technology like television and the Internet make English worldwide.【4】They could use the Internet for information, business, or e-mail in English. Just as the use of English spread, other languages changed English by new inventions and technology.

Icelandic（冰島語）has changed very slowly. Why? Because Iceland is an island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.【5】 Today, most Icelanders speak English and Icelandic.

A. What are the reasons?

B. These changes influence the development of society.

C. People could watch news or programs in English everywhere.

D. English was the primary way to communicate in these colonies.

E. However, today English is the most widely used language in the world.

F. It meant Icelanders had little connect with speakers of other languages for many years.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】E

【3】D

【4】C

【5】F

【解析】

本文主要講述了關(guān)于語言的演變，有的語言演變較快，而有的則演變較慢。文章例舉了英語和冰島語兩個例子，講述了英語從殖民時期至今的演變歷程，英語在當(dāng)代發(fā)揮著越來越重要的作用，而冰島語由于地理位置與外界比較隔絕，因此演變較慢。

【1】句意：原因是什么？

根據(jù)下文“One is about people who always use it. Another is about the importance of the language among different areas”可知，此處是在解釋原因。故選A。

【2】句意：然而，今天英語是世界上使用最廣泛的語言。

根據(jù)“in the past, Latin or French were more important”和“English is spoken by about 350 million people as a first language in countries”可知，在過去拉丁語和法語更重要，但是今天說英語的人有350百萬，可知中間有一個轉(zhuǎn)折，E選項中的however以及內(nèi)容符合題意。故選E。

【3】句意：英語是這些殖民地最主要的交流方式。

根據(jù)這一段的關(guān)鍵詞colonialism先將答案定位到D，再根據(jù)D選項中的primary way和原文中的new ways of communication，形成對比，符合原文邏輯。故選D。

【4】句意：人們可以在任何地方看英語新聞或節(jié)目。

根據(jù)前文“New ways of communication technology like television and the Internet make English worldwide.”和后文“They could use the Internet for information, business, or e-mail in English.”可知，關(guān)鍵詞為television和Internet。故選C。

【5】句意：這意味著冰島人多年來很少與說其他語言的人聯(lián)系。

根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞Icelandic，定位到F選項，聯(lián)系上文“Icelandic has changed very slowly”可知冰島語變化很慢，因為冰島位于大西洋中部，這意味著冰島人和說其他語言的人交流很少。故選F。

首先，快速瀏覽一遍六個備選答案，先確定哪個選項適合放在文章的什么位置；例如第1小題，根據(jù)下文“One is about people who always use it. Another is about the importance of the language among different areas”可知，此處是在解釋原因。故選A；其次，快速瀏覽文章，分析篇章結(jié)構(gòu)；再次，注意各選項中出現(xiàn)的句子銜接手段，尋找句中銜接標(biāo)志詞，例如第2小題，根據(jù)E選項中的however可知此處有轉(zhuǎn)折含義，故選E；六選五備選答案中有一個多余的選項，會對文章中一個空的選擇構(gòu)成干擾，這時要特別細(xì)致地比對相似選項；最后，用代入法，檢查答案是否合理，將所有選擇答案放回空白處，通讀全文，檢查文章內(nèi)容是否語義連貫合理、緊扣主題，語篇結(jié)構(gòu)是否通順連貫、具有一致性、合乎邏輯，寫作思路是否清晰明了，格式以及用語是否恰當(dāng)貼切，從而判斷選擇的答案是否正確。