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English has become the world’s number one language in the 20th century. In every country where English is not the native languag

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问题     English has become the world’s number one language in the 20th century. In every country where English is not the native language, especially in the Third World, people must strive to learn it to the best of their abilities, if they want to participate fully in the development of their countries.【B6】______________
    【B7】______________Nonetheless, a world full of different languages will disappear if the present trend in many countries to use English to replace the national or official languages in education, trade and even politics continues. 【B8】______________
    The Third World countries that are now using English as a medium of instruction are depriving 75 per cent of their future leaders of a proper education. According to many studies, only around 20 to 25 per cent of students in these countries can manage to learn the language of instruction (English) as well as basic subjects at the same time. Many leaders of these Third World countries are obsessed with English and for them English is everything. They seem to believe that if the students speak English, they are already knowledgeable. 【B9】______________
    All the greatest countries of the world are great because they constantly use their own languages in all national development activities, including education. From a psychological point of view, those who are taught in their own language from the start will develop better self-confidence and self-reliance. From a linguistic point of view, the best brains can only be produced if students are educated in their own language from the start.【B10】______________
    There is nothing wrong, however, in learning a foreign language at advanced levels of education. But the best thing to do is to have a good education in one’s native language first, then go abroad to have a university education in a foreign language.
    A ) If this situation continues, the native or official languages of these countries will certainly die within two or three generations. This phenomenon has been called linguistic genocide. A language dies if it is not fully used in most activities, particularly as a medium of instruction in schools.
    B ) Those who are taught in a foreign language from the start will tend to be imitators and lack self-confidence. They will tend to rely on foreign consultants.
    C ) Suppose you work in a big firm and find English very important for your job because you often deal with foreign businessmen. Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English, especially your spoken English.
    D )  But many people are concerned that English’s dominance will destroy native languages.
    E ) These leaders speak and write English much better than their national languages. If these leaders deliver speeches anywhere in the world, they use English and they feel more at home with it and proud of their ability as well. The citizens of their countries do not understand their leaders’ speeches because they are made in a foreign language.
    F ) Here are some advertisements about English language training from newspapers. You may find the information you need.
    G ) A close examination reveals a great number of languages have fallen casualty to English. For example, it has wiped out Hawaiian, Welsh, Scotch, Gaelic, Irish, native American languages, and many others. Luckily, some of these languages are now being revived, such as Hawaiian and Welsh, and these languages will live again, hopefully, if dedicated people continue their work of reviving them.
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答案D
解析 本题可以运用上下文逻辑关系定位法和总分结构法。第1题出现在本文第一段的段尾，起着承上启下的作用，因此可以运用上下文逻辑关系定位法来解题。通过分析第1题前后的原文已知信息，发现之前的原文信息是在说明“英语对全世界，特别是第三世界国家极其重要，因此这些国家的人必须尽最大努力学习英语”；而第1题下一段的信息明确指出：“如果第三世界国家任由英语替代自己母语的趋势发展下去，一个多语种的世界将会消亡。”显然第1题的前后文出现了重大转折，必须选择一个表达转折关系的选项，选项D)出现了转折连词but，并且7个选项中只有这个选项表达转折关系，因而选项D)是正确答案。同时，我们发现文章从第二段第2题之后开始表现出了一个明显的核心导向，即都是在详细阐述“英语怎样危害其他语言”和“学生一开始就学习英语的危害”；从整篇文章的结构来看，这些信息是在分述。根据总分对照的内在关系，出现分述一定是因为前面有一个总述概括，所以在文章第一段一定有一个对下文的信息进行总结的总述，而第1题之前的信息均是在谈“英语的重要性”，显然与下文信息矛盾，因此这个总述要出现在第1题中，即对全文进行概括，而在7个选项中只有选项D)But many people are concerned that English’s dominance will destroy native languages．是一个高度概括的句子，概括出了整篇文章都在围绕的核心导向，而且destroy这个词实际就是能够代表总述的关键词；文章从第2题开始之后的信息均是顺着总述展开的，所以整篇文章的结构为总分对照形式，选项D)是正确答案。
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