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In schools all over the world boys and girls are learning foreign languages. 1 knows his own language, but 2 is very useful, especially when we travel to other countries. If we go to France, we ought to be able to speak 3 , and in Germany people will 4 us to understand German. How many languages are there in the world? There are about fifteen hundred, but many of them are not very 5 . English is one of the most important languages 6 so many people use it, not only in England and the USA, 7 in other parts of the world. More than 200,000,000 speak it 8 their own language, and about another 200,000,000 use it as a second language. It is 9 to say how many people are learning it. Many millions of school boys and school girls are trying to do so. English children study French, which is also a very 10 language. An Englishman can 11 find someone in almost all parts of the world who is able to talk to him in either English or 12 . Which is the best way to learn a language? We should remember that we all learnt our own language well when we were children. If we could learn a second language in the same way, it would not seem so 13 . Think of what a child 14 . It listens to what people say, and it tries to imitate (模仿) what it hears. When it wants something, it 15 ask for it. It is 16 the language, talking in it, and thinking in it all the time. If people had to use a second language all the time, they would learn it quickly. 17 is also important to remember that we learn our own language by hearing people speak it, not by seeing 18 they write. We imitate (模仿) what we hear. In school, 19 you learn to read and write as well as to hear and speak, it is 20 to learn all the new words first through the ear. You can read them, spell them, and write them later. | ||||
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Many Chinese use instant messenger tools such as MSN or QQ, 1isten to music on MP3 players and log On the Interact using ADSL--without knowing the literal Chinese translation of the abbreviations(缩写).
But they don’t have to, as many English letters have become part of the local lexicon(词典).
A dozen abbreviations including GDP, NBA, IT, MP3, QQ, DVD and CEO are among the 5,000most-frequently used words in the Chinese-language media last year, according to a report on the 2006 language Situation in China, which was released yesterday in Beijing.
The report said some parents are so keen on English letters that recently a couple tried to name their baby “@”. Claiming the character used in e-mail addresses reflects their love for the child.
While the “@” is obviously familiar to Chinese e-mail users, they often use the English word “at” to pronounce it , which sounds something like “ai ta” or “love him”, to Putonghua speakers.
The study collected more and 1 billion language samples from newspapers, magazines, TV, radio and websites. The annual report is compiled(编辑) by the Ministry of Education and State Language Commission.
“Nowadays, more and more English abbreviations are being used in Chinese, making them an important part of the contemporary language,” said Hou Min, a professor at Communication University of China.
“The abbreviations have gained popularity because of the convenience of usage,” Hou said For example. DNA is much simpler to use than it’s Chinese versiom tuoyang hetang hesuan .
“As more Chinese people learn foreign languages, especially English, in recent years. Using abbreviations has become a trend aming educated people,” she said.
Some language scholars fear such usage will contaminate the purity of Chinese and cause confusion in communication.
1.Why do so many Chinese like to use English abbreviations?
A.Because they don’t have to know the literal Chinese translation.
B.Because that’s better way to learn English
C.Because these abbreviations are part of their local lexicon
D.Because it’s convenient for them to use the abbreviations.
2.A couple want to name their child “@” because of it’s
A.popularity B.pronunciation C.meaning D.usage
3.The underlined word “contaminate” in the last paragraph probably means
A.make impure B. smooth away C.make clear D.make up
4.The usage of English abbreviations will be in China.
A.limited by the Ministry of Education
B.encouraged by most language scholars
C.mode popular among educated people
D.officially for bidden by the government
5.The passage aims to tell us
A.English abbreviations become popular in China
B.English abbreviations will take the place of Putonghua
C.The arguments about English abbreviations
D.How we can use abbreviations properly
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