高考英语一轮训练选模块5Unit2Theenvironment牛津译林版必修5Word文件下载.docx

1、 It is especially difficult for native speakers of English to understand the desire to maintain the purity of a language by law. Since the time of Shakespeare, English has continually absorbed foreign words into its own language. English is one of the most mixed and rapidly changing languages in the

2、 world, but that has not been a barrier to acquiring superiority and power. Another reason for the failure of many native English speakers to understand the role of the state regulation is that it has never been the Anglo-Saxon way of doing things. English has never had a state-controlled authority

3、for the language, similar, for example, to the Academic Francaise in France. The need to protect national languages is, for most western Europeans, a recent phenomenon- especially the need to ensure that English does not unnecessarily take over too many fields. Public communication, education and ne

4、w ways of communication promoted by technology, may be key fields to defend.1.Neville Alexander believes that _.A. mother-tongue education is not practiced in all African countriesB. globalization has resulted in the economic failure of AfricaC. globalization has led to the rise of multi-language tr

5、endD. lack of mother-tongue education can lead to economic failure2.The underlined word futile （in paragraph 2） most probably means _.A. workable B. practical C. useless D. unnecessary3.What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. English has taken over fields like public communication and education

6、.B. Many aspects of national culture are threatened by the spread of English.C. Most language experts believe it is important to promote a national language.D. Europeans have long realized the need to protect a national language.4.The best title for the passage is _. A. Fighting against the rule of

7、English B. Protecting local languages and identitiesC. Globalization and multi-language trend D. To maintain the purity of language by law【文章大意】现在世界全球化导致很多国家的独特的文化收到了冲击和影响，本文讲述的正是这方面的话题。很多国家都采取了很多的措施来保护本国的文化。1.D 【解析】推理判断题。根据文章第一段One of the main reasons for economic failure in many African countries

8、is the fact that, with a few important exceptions, mother-tongue education is not practiced in any of the independent African states. said Neville Alexander可知，他认为母语教育方面的缺失会导致经济方面的失败。故D正确。2.C 【解析】词义猜测题。根据本句Such efforts to govern language use are often dismissed as futile by language experts, who are

9、well aware of the difficulty in controlling fashions in speech and know from research that language switching among bilinguals is a natural process.可知，很多语言专家都认为管理语言使用的努力是无用的，因为这样的控制是没有什么效果的。故C正确。4.B 【解析】主旨大意题。根据文章第一段One of the main challenges facing many countries is how to maintain their identity i

10、n the face of globalization and the growing multi-language trend.可知，现在世界全球化导致很多国家的独特的文化受到了冲击和影响，本文讲述的正是这方面的话题。故B正确。二、单项选择。1.For an artist who has no lack of passion and great courage to overcome any difficulty，inspirations of his artwill never _.A. break out B. run out C. work out D. pull out【答案】B【解

11、析】run out 用完，耗尽，符合句意。break out 爆发；work out 计算，解决；pull out 驶出，脱离。句意：对于一个不缺少激情和有勇气战胜任何困难的艺术家来说，他的艺术灵感将永远不会枯竭。2.Meeting again by chance, Lucy and Amy are delighted to _ the friendship where it left out years ago.A. set up B. build up C. bring up D. pick up【答案】D【解析】set up 成立，建立；build up 逐步建立，增进；bring up

12、 养育，培养；pick up 拾起，偶然学到，接收到，中途搭车，和好如初。pick up the friendship 意为“重拾友谊”，根据“where it left out years ago”（意为“在几年前遗落的地方（重拾友谊）”），说明这里填 build up（建立友谊）不合适。碰巧又见面了，露西和艾米高兴地在她们数年前中断友谊的地方重拾友谊（即：中断的友谊仍可以重新开始）。3.It was never clear _ the man hadnt reported the accident sooner.A. that B. how C. when D. why【解析】 句中的 it 是形