首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
A、Because these languages are used only in remote areas. B、Because the official language of a country rarely changes. C、Because
A、Because these languages are used only in remote areas. B、Because the official language of a country rarely changes. C、Because
admin
2014-10-08
91
问题
M: Sally, I heard from the radio that over half the world’s seven thousand languages are in danger of disappearing. Every two weeks one language disappears.
W: So fast?
M: Yes, so Mr. Harrison and Mr. Anderson are heading Living Tongues, an organization to study and protect endangered languages.
W: Why do these languages disappear?
M: Sometimes a language disappears immediately when the last person speaking it dies. Or, a local language might disappear more slowly. This happens when an official language is used more often and children stop learning the local language of their parents. This is not a new process. Official languages often represent a form of control over a group of people.
W: Can you explain it a bit further?
M: Throughout history, the language spoken by a powerful group spreads across a civilization. The more powerful culture rarely respects the language and culture of smaller ethnic groups. So, smaller cultures lose their local language as the language of the culture in power becomes the stronger influence.
W: I can see your point now.
M: The Internet could be thought of as a new method of language control. The United Nations cultural organization, UNESCO, says that ninety percent of the world’s languages are not represented on the Internet.
W: I guess we do need to protect these languages.
M: Experts say protecting languages is very important for many reasons. Languages contain the histories, ideas and knowledge of a culture. Languages also contain valuable information about local medicines, plants and animals. Bringing back threatened languages is not easy, but it is very important work.
W: No doubt.
Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
9. What is the organization Living Tongues aimed at?
10. Why do some cultures lose their local languages?
11. What is the Internet blamed for?
12. What does the speakers stress in the end?
选项
A、Because these languages are used only in remote areas.
B、Because the official language of a country rarely changes.
C、Because these ethnic groups are not powerful.
D、Because the local languages are hard to learn.
答案
C
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/nJm7777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
SomeSuggestionsforPessimists[A]Obesityandsmokingmaybethemostconspicuouscausesofillnessinthiscountry,butphysi
SomeSuggestionsforPessimists[A]Obesityandsmokingmaybethemostconspicuouscausesofillnessinthiscountry,butphysi
A、Findsomethingyouarepassionateabout.B、Learnhowtorunabusiness.C、Makeabusinessoutofsomething.D、Learnhowtoman
TheFutureIsAnotherCountry[A]AcoupleofmonthsorsoafterbecomingBritain’sprimeminister,DavidCameronwantedafewt
Theyovercameallthedifficultiesand______(提前两个月完工).
A、Thefastestspaceshipmaytakeseveralthousandyearstogettoanotherstar.B、Volunteersinthespaceshipcanliveanintere
A、Thatworkerscandosomethingaboutcontribution.B、Thatworkerscanenjoymoresparetime.C、Thatworkerscanmaketheirjobs
Methodsofstudyingvarygreatly;themethodthatworks【C1】______forsomestudentsdoesn’tworkatallforothers.Theonlythin
Methodsofstudyingvarygreatly;themethodthatworks【C1】______forsomestudentsdoesn’tworkatallforothers.Theonlythin
Methodsofstudyingvarygreatly;themethodthatworks【C1】______forsomestudentsdoesn’tworkatallforothers.Theonlythin
随机试题
请解释今天的管理者面临的道德事项和社会责任事项。
结合实际,谈谈行政组织理论研究的意义。
在Excel扣,输入公式或函数时,其前导字符必须是____________。
下列函数在区间(-∞,+∞)上单调减少的是________.
苏联教育家沙塔洛夫提出的教学方法是【】
药品包装应具备的功能有()
关于食品添加剂管制,下列哪一说法符合《食品安全法》的规定?(2011年试卷一第28题)
所有与非典患者接触的人都被隔离了。所有被隔离的人都与小李接触过。如果以上命题是真的,以下哪个命题也是真的?
依据(12),声卡可以分为8位、16位和32位等。
•ReadthearticlebelowaboutcreditcardinAmerica,andthequestionsontheoppositepage.•Foreachquestion13--18,mark
最新回复
(
0
)