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English is an important global language, but that doesn't mean it's easy to learn. Many experts have tried to make English easier for students to learn- but they weren't always successful.

In 1930, Professor CK Ogden of Cambridge University invented Basic English. It had only 850 words(and just eighteen verbs) and Ogden said most people could learn it in just thirty hours. The problem was that people who learned Basic English could write and say simple messages, but they couldn't understand the answers in "real" English! It was also impossible to explain a word if it wasn't in the Basic English word list. For example, if you wanted a watermelon, you asked for "a large green fruit with the form of an egg, which has a sweet red inside and a good taste"!

R.E. Zachrisson, a university professor in Sweden, decided that the biggest problem for learners of English was spelling, so he invented a language called Anglic. Anglic was similar to English, but with much simpler spelling. "Father" became "faadher", "new" became "nue' and "years" became "yeerz". Unfortunately for some students of English, Anglic never became popular.

Even easier is the language which ships' captains use: it's called "Seaspeak". Seaspeak uses a few simple phrases for every possible situation. In Seaspeak, for example, you don't say, "I'm sorry what did you say?" or "I didn't understand, can you repeat that?" It's just "Say again." No more grammar!

In the age of international communication through the Internet, a new form of English might appear. A large number of the world's e-mails are in English and include examples of "NetLingo" like OIC (Oh, I see) and TTYL (Talk to you later).In another fifty years, English might not exist and we will probably all speak fluent "Internetish".

【1】Who have tried to make English easier for students to learn?

【2】When did Basic English invent?

【3】Why did R E.Zachrisson invent Anglic?

【4】In"Seaspeak", what do people say "I didn't understand, can you repeat that?"

【5】What is the passage mainly about?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Many experts

【2】In 1930.

【3】Because he thought the biggest problem for learners of English was spelling.

【4】Say again.

【5】Many experts have tried to make English easier for students to learn, but they weren't always successful.

【解析】

英語(yǔ)是全球性語(yǔ)言。為了讓更多的學(xué)生掌握英語(yǔ)，很多的專家試圖讓英語(yǔ)變得更容易學(xué)習(xí)，但都不是很成功。

【1】根據(jù)第一段“Many experts have tried to make English easier for students to learn-”可知“許多專家試圖使學(xué)生更容易學(xué)英語(yǔ)”，故答案為Many experts.

【2】根據(jù)第二段“In 1930, Professor CK Ogden of Cambridge University invented Basic English.”可知—— 1930年，劍橋大學(xué)的克·奧格登教授發(fā)明了基礎(chǔ)英語(yǔ)；故答案為In 1930.

【3】根據(jù)第三段“… decided that the biggest problem for learners of English was spelling, so he invented a language called Anglic.”可知“R E.Zachrisson覺(jué)得對(duì)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)者來(lái)說(shuō)最大的問(wèn)題是拼寫(xiě)，所以他發(fā)明了Anglic語(yǔ)言”，故答案為Because he thought the biggest problem for learners of English was spelling.

【4】根據(jù)第四段“you don't say, "I'm sorry what did you say?" or "I didn't understand, can you repeat that?" It's just "Say again."”——可知航海英語(yǔ)中只要說(shuō)“Say again”就行；故答案為Say again.

【5】本篇講述——為了讓更多的學(xué)生掌握英語(yǔ)，很多的專家試圖讓英語(yǔ)變得更容易學(xué)習(xí)，發(fā)明基礎(chǔ)英語(yǔ)、Anglic等，但是都不是很成功，故答案為Many experts have tried to make English easier for students to learn, but they weren't always successful.