首页
财务会计
医药卫生
金融经济
考公考编
外语考试
学历提升
职称考试
建筑工程
IT考试
其他
登录
职称考试
A Debate on the English Language A measure declaring English the national l...
A Debate on the English Language A measure declaring English the national l...
admin
2020-12-24
57
问题
A Debate on the English Language
A measure declaring English the national language is under intense debate in the United States .The U.S. Senate passed two declarations last week . One calls English the nation’s official language and the other says it is the “common and unifying (统一的)” tongue. But Americans found themselves divided on the issue.
Since people worldwide know that most Americans speak only English,many can’t understand why the issue is so controversial(有争议的).
"The discussion is related to fears of immigration issues,” says Dick Tucker, a social scientist at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University. "It’s related to a worry about the changing demography(人口统计)of the U.S..It's a worry about who will continue to have political and economic influence."
In fact,the notion of protecting the language has been kicked around almost since the nation's founding.John Adams lobbied (游说)in 1780 for the creation of a national academy to correct and improve the English language .But his proposal died ,since lawmakers saw it as a royalist(保皇主义者)attempt to define personal behavior.
Since then ,the country hasn't had a national language ,but the idea of recognizing the special status of English lived on.
The emotions surrounding language resurface (再次浮现)not because people feel comfortable with English .It is more about the discomfort many Americans feel with the new languages,says Walt Wolfram,a professor at North Carolina State University.
"Language is never about language ," he says.
According to the 2000 U.S. Census Bureau report ,of 209 million Americans over 18 years 172 million speak only English at home.About 37 million speak languages other than English .Among them,6.5 million speak poor English and 3.1 million don't speak English at all.
Who suggested in the 18th century that English should be protected?
选项
A. Walt Wofram.
B. John Adams.
C. Royalists.
D. Dick Tucker.
答案
B
解析
问题是:谁在18世纪就建议英语应该得到保护?第四段第二句"John Adams lobbied in 1780 for the creation of a national academy to correct and improve the English language. ”,1780年John Adams曾游说建立一个国家研究院,致力于纠正并修改英语。可见正确的选 择应该是B项。
转载请注明原文地址:https://ti.zuoweng.com/ti/CtpQKKKQ
相关试题推荐
GrossNationalHappiness Inthelastcentury,newtechnologyimprovedthel...
GrossNationalHappiness Inthelastcentury,newtechnologyimprovedthel...
GrossNationalHappiness Inthelastcentury,newtechnologyimprovedthel...
GrossNationalHappiness Inthelastcentury,newtechnologyimprovedthel...
GrossNationalHappiness Inthelastcentury,newtechnologyimprovedthel...
ADebateontheEnglishLanguage AmeasuredeclaringEnglishthenationall...
ADebateontheEnglishLanguage AmeasuredeclaringEnglishthenationall...
ADebateontheEnglishLanguage AmeasuredeclaringEnglishthenationall...
ADebateontheEnglishLanguage AmeasuredeclaringEnglishthenationall...
ADebateontheEnglishLanguage AmeasuredeclaringEnglishthenationall...
随机试题
某施工单位在城市市区内进行夜间施工影响周围居民休息,市环保部门接到投诉后对施工现
关于公路隧道洞门构造的说法中,正确的是()。
关于建筑面积计算,说法正确的是()。
重症肺炎小儿常存在
飞行员:女飞行员
某地区欲找出对病人的生命威胁最大的疾病,以便制定防治对策,需要计算和评价的统计指
.企业在作出促销决策时,首先应当()。 A.选择信息传播媒体B.收集市场反
《世界人权宣言》是联合国大会以48票赞成,0票反对,8票弃权通过的,是全世界人权事业进人一个崭新阶段的重要里程碑。《世界人权宣言》通过的时间是()A.1948年
根据《中华人民共和国药品管理法》,关于药品广告的说法,正确的是A.跨省发布药品广告应取得发布地药品监督管理部门核发的B.药品广告可以含有保证功效,来诺无效退款
西气东输管道属于()燃气管道。A、高压AB、次高压AC、高压BD、次高压B