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AmeliaEarhart(1897-1937)
AmeliaEarhartwasthefirstwomanwhoeverflewaloneacrosstheAtlanticin1932.Shebecamethefirstwomanpilotin1935afterflyingfromHawaiitoCalifornia.Shebeganherlifelongdreamofflyingacrosstheworldin1937.However,herflightwentmissingonthattripandshewasneverseenagain.
HelenaRubinstein(1870-1965)
HelenaRubinsteinmovedtoAustraliain1902withouttheabilitytospeakEnglish.Later,shesetuponeoftheworld'
sfirstcosmetic(化妆品)companiesaftermixinglanolin,whichisanoil山atcomesfromsheep'
swool,withflowers.Becauseofthat,shebecametheworld'
srichestwomanatthattime.
KatharineHepburn(1907-2003)
KatharineHepburnwasknownforplayingstrong-willedwomeninherfilms.ShewonfourAcademyAwards(奥斯卡金像奖)forBestActress,themostanactresshaseverwon.Hernewdressstylemadewearingtrousersacceptabletowomen,whichwasn'
tallowedatthattime.
EmmelinePankhurst(1858-1928)
Emmelinewasagreatwomanactivist.ShehelpedBritishwomengettherighttovote.Shefoughtfortherightsofwomenallthetimewiththehelpofherhusbandinthelate19thcenturyandearly20thcentury.Aftershelostherhusband,sheworkedtogetherwithherthreedaughtersandformedTheWomenSocialandPoliticalUnion.
31.Accordingtothepassage,whichwordcanbestdescribeAmeliatarhart?
A.Brave.B.Careful.C.Lucky.D.Energetic.
32.WhatwastheproblemforHelenaRubinsteinwhenshemovedtoAustralia?
A.Shedidn'
thaveanymoney.B.Shecouldn'
tspeakEnglish.
C.Sheknewnothingaboutbusiness.D.Shedidn'
tknowhowtodressup.
33.HowmanytimesdidKatharineHepburnwinAcademyAwardsforBestActress?
A.Once.B.Twice.C.Threetimes.D.Fourtimes.
34.WhatdidEmmelinePankhurstfightforduringherlifetime?
A.Herdreamtobeapilot.B.Women'
srightsintheUK.
C.Women'
srightsintheUSA.D.Herdreamtobeanactress.
35.Whatdothefourwomenabovehaveincommon?
A.Acreativemind.B.Awarmheart.C.Apioneerspirit.D.Agoodeducation.
B
EachyearonFeb21,UNESCO(联合国教科文组织)holdsanInternationalMotherLanguageDay(IMLD).Theeventistohelppeopletopayattentiontothedisappearanceoftheworld'
slanguages;
manyofthemaredisappearingeachyear.UNESCOseesthisasaterriblefact.
Whathappenswhenalanguagediesout?
Somethinggreatislost-notjustsoundsandmarksbutthewaythatpeopleunderstandtheworldandcommunicatewitheachother.Wekeepdifferentculturesandtraditionsthroughlanguages.Killalanguageandallthesearekilledtoo.
ThroughIMLD,moreandmorepeoplecometorealizeheterriblesituationandtrytostopit.
Google'
s2018Endangered(濒临灭绝的)LanguagesProjectisagoodexample.Manyspeakersandprotectorsofendangeredlanguagesupload(上传)texts,audiosandvideostotheprojectwebsite.Theywanttointroducethewaythatpeoplecommunicateandexpressthemselvesaroundtheworld.
TheMyaamiaProjectisthesamekindofefforttorevivethelanguagespokenbytheMiamitribes(部落)oftheUnitedStates.Projectmembersworktoencouragepeopletostudyandcommunicatewiththislanguage,whichdiedoutinthe1960s.
Theseactivitiesgivelifetothoseendangeredlanguages.PeoplewhoworktokeepLanguages
alivearenotlimitedtothepast.Manyyoungpeopledesignappsandusesocialmediatosupporttheiractivities.They"
spreadtheword"
tosavetheworld.
So,whiletheproblemofdisappearinglanguagesremainsaveryseriousone,thereishope.Weallhaveaspecialfeelingofourmotherlanguage.ThisiswhyweshouldrememberthewisewordsoflatepresidentofSouthAfrica,NelsonMandela:
"
Ifyoutalktoamaninalanguageheunderstands,thatgoestohishead.Ifyoutalktoamaninhisownlanguage,thatgoestohisheart."
36.UNESCOholdsIMLDeveryyearinordertohelppeopleto_______________.
A.learnanduseendangeredlanguages
B.showtheirtalentsinlearninglanguages
C.practicereadingskillsofmotherlanguages
D.realizethesituationofendangeredlanguages
37.WhatdidpeopledoinGoogle'
s2018EndangeredLanguagesProject?
A.DiscusshowtomakegooduseofGoogle.
B.Offeronlinecoursesonendangeredlanguages.
C.Sharematerialsaboutendangeredlanguagesonline.
D.Translateendangeredlanguagesintomotherlanguages.
38.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"
revive"
meaninParagraph(段落)4?
A.创造B.学习C.复活D.清除
39.Whatcanweinfer(推断)fromParagraph5?
A.Itismoredifficulttoprotectendangeredlanguages.
B.Thedisappearanceoflanguageshasalreadystopped.
C.Youngpeopledon'
tcarea