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35.A.as
B.till
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36.A.stages
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37.A.makes
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C.does
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38.A.rest
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C.work
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Section III
Reading comprehension（40 points）
Directions:
Read thefollowing four passages. Answer the questions below each passage by choosing A,B, C and D. Mark your answers on ANSWERSHEET 1.
Passage One
Prior to the20th century, many languages with small numbers of speakers survived forcenturies. The increasingly interconnected modern world makes it much moredifficult for small language communities to live in relative isolation, a keyfactor in language maintenance and preservation.
It remains to be seenwhether the world can maintain its linguistic and cultural diversity in thecenturies ahead. Many powerful forces appear to work against it :populationgrowth, which pushes migrant populations into the world's last isolatedlocations; mass tourism; global telecommunications and mass media; and thespread of gigantic global corporations. All of these forces appear to signify afuture in which the language of advertising, popular culture, and consumerproducts become similar. Already English and a few other major tongues haveemerged as global languages of commerce and communication. For many of theworld's peoples, learning one of these languages is viewed as the key toeducation, economic opportunity, and a better way of life.
Only about 3,000languages now in use are expected to survive the coming century. Are most ofthe rest doomed in the century after that?
Whether most of theselanguages survive will probably depend on how strongly cultural groups wish tokeep their identity alive through a native language. To do so will require anemphasis on bilingualism（mastery of two languages）。 Bilingual speakers could use their own language in smallerspheres---at home, among friends, in community settings---and a global languageat work, in dealings with government, and in commercial spheres. In this way,many small languages could sustain their cultural and linguistic integrityalongside global languages, rather than yield to the homogenizing（同化的）forces of globalization.
Ironically, the trendof technological innovation that has threatened minority languages could alsohelp save them. For example, some experts predict that computer softwaretranslation tools will one day permit minority language speakers to browse theInternet using their native tongues. Linguists are currently usingcomputer―aided learning tools to teach a variety of threatened languages.
For many endangered languages, theline between revival and death is extremely thin. Language is remarkablyresilient（有活力的），however. It is notjust a tool for communicating, but also a powerful way of separating differentgroups, or of demonstrating group identity. Many indigenous（原生的，土著的）communities have shown that it ispossible to live in the modern world while reclaiming their unique identitiesthrough language. |
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