Question

There is one foreign product the Japanese are buying fas ter than others, and its popularity has caused an uneasy feeling among many Japanese.

    That product is foreign words.

    Gairaigo-words that come from outside-having been part of the Japanese language for centuries. Mostly borrowed from English and Chinese, these terms are often changed into forms no longer understood by native speakers.

    But in the last few years the trickle (涓涓细流) of foreign words has become a flood, and people fear the increasing use of foreign words is making it hard for the Japanese to understand each other and could lead to many people forgetting the good qualities of traditional (传统的) Japanese.

    “The popularity of foreign words is part of the Japanese interest in anything new,” says university lecturer and writer Takashi Saito. “By using a foreign word you can make a subject seem new, which makes it easier for the media (媒体) to pick up. ”

    “Experts (专家) often study abroad and use English terms when they speak with people in their own fields. Those terms are then included in government white papers,” said Muturo Kai, president of the National Language Research Institute. “Foreign words find their way easily into announcemeats made to the general public, when they should really be explained in Japanese.”

    Against the flow of new words, many Japanese are turning back to the study of their own language. Saito’s Japanese to Be Read Aloud is one of many language books that are now flying off booksellers’ shelves.

    “We were expecting to sell the books to young people,” said the writer, “but it turns out they are more popular with the older generation, who seem uneasy about the future of Japanese. ”

1.What advantage do foreign words have over traditional Japanese terms?

A．The ideas expressed in foreign words sound new.

B．Foreign words are best suited for announcements.

C．Foreign words make new subjects easier to understand.

D．The use of foreign words makes the media more popular.

2.In the opinion of Takashi Saito, Japanese people ______.

A．are good at learning foreign languages

B．are willing to learn about new things

C．trust the media

D．respect experts

3.Which of the following plays an important part in the spread of foreign words?

A．The media and government papers.

B．Best-selling Japanese textbooks.

C．The interest of young Japanese.

D．Foreign products and experts.

4.The book Japanese to Be Read Aloud _____.

A．sells very well in Japan

B．is supposed by the government

C．is questioned by the old generation

D．causes misunderstanding among the readers

 

Answer 1

答案：A;B;A;A
解析：

1.文中，一位大学讲师谈到了foreign words的优越之处：By using a foreign word you can make a subject seem new，which makes it easier for the media to pick up。这段话的意思与A项的内容相符。 2.第5段开头处论及日本人的兴趣所在时谈到：“The popularity of foreign words is part of the Japanese interest in anything new”，也就是，are willing to learn about new things(选项B)。 3.文中，国家语言研究所所长谈到，Those terms are then included in government white papers，接着又说Foreign words find their way easily into announcements made to the general public，由此可以推断出“媒体和政府报告在外语词语的传播中发挥了重要的作用”。 三个干扰项中的内容均与文中内容有些出入，但对于不够仔细的读者可能形成一定干扰： B项：文中没有提到过textbooks的内容； C项：结尾段中提到young Japanese时并未说明他们对于foreign words特别感兴趣，更没提到这个群体对foreign words的spread起到什么作用； D项：短文开头提出的“There is one foreign product”实际指的是foreign words；此外没有提到任何真正意义上的foreign products；看来，只有全凭主观印象臆断的人才会误选此项。 4.短文倒数第2段中谈到：该书is one of many language books that are now flying off booksellers’ shelves，用形象比喻反映了该书的畅销。下一段里还有进一步说明：原只expecting to sell the books to young people，现在却是they are more popular with the older generation...，成了老少皆宜之物了。 错选C项的考生没有真正理解结尾段中“they(=the books)are more popular with old generation”的含义，判断不了此处的文意与C项(is questioned by the old generation)恰好相悖。

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