2. 外语
  3. About six thousand languages are spoken in the world today. But experts【C1】______ that more than half of them are in danger of d

About six thousand languages are spoken in the world today. But experts【C1】______ that more than half of them are in danger of d

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问题     About six thousand languages are spoken in the world today. But experts【C1】______ that more than half of them are in danger of disappearing. The【C2】______ languages are spoken by some older members of native groups, but not used for everyday life by younger members. As the【C3】______ people die, the language dies with them.
    Until【C4】______ , most people were not worded about the loss of languages. There was much more concern about the loss off different kinds of plants and animals. Now, scientists, cultural expert and many other people are concerned about【C5】______ the different languages in the world. They know that when a language is lost, the culture aim much of the knowledge of the【C6】______   community may be lost with it.
    Languages are the means by which people seek to explain the world they live in. Information about the【C7】______  world, such as plants that can be used to heal, often is lost when the language dies. Some experts say the【C8】______ of any language is a loss for everyone, not just for the native people who once spoke it.
    Experts are trying many methods to increase speakers of endangered languages. Some【C9】______   are small. For example, a language speaker and a learner meet every day for an hour to talk. Other projects are large, such as schools where students are【C10】______ only in their native language.
A) recently                       F) regulation                    K) estimate
B) old                            G) natural                       L) holding
C) engangered                     H) death                         M) projects
D) confirm                        I) taught                        N) native
E) usually                        J) protecting                    O) foreign
【C5】
选项
答案J
解析 此题乍一看上去，似乎不缺什么成分。因为从语法上讲，about后可以直接加看似宾语的 the different languages，实际上这正是此题的干扰处。除了名词外，还有动名词，它不但可以作宾语还可以在后面带自己的宾语。在本题就是如此设置的，这样一看适合的备选项只有J)和 L)，那么，hold虽有“保持”的意思，但英语中的意思与汉语意思绝不相同。同学们不可生搬硬套地单凭翻译而随便使用英语的词汇。通过上下义语义可知protecting合适。
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