题目
1.2 million Hispanics live in the Big Apple and one in five New Yorkers speaks Spanish at home. In the last ten years, the Hispanic population has grown by 400 000. This reflects the enormous increase in the Hispanic population in the States. There are now 42 million Hispanics resident in the USA, representing 15% of the total population.
There is a new language, SPANGLISH – a strange mixture of Spanish and English – which is invading the city. The New York Times recently said that it had become the city’s third official language. Its use is colloquial and often limited to short sentences and signs. Many New Yorkers now wear socketines on their feet, drop something on the carpeta, shop for grocerias and have cornfley (“cornflakes”) for breakfast.
Norma Rodríguez, a 45-year-old Cuban living in Washington Heights, says it forms a part of her life now: “Sometimes, you don’t realize that you’re mixing the two languages. You just hear them both all the time and find that you’re inventing new words.” Other people, however, are fighting against this new street language. Businessman Juan Cortés sees it as a sign that the Spanish language is being destroyed. “It’s difficult, but I try not to speak it – it feels vulgar to me.”
Meanwhile, a surprising number of academics have spoken in favour of Spanglish. José María Ruiz, from NY State University, even runs courses in Spanglish and has written a dictionary. “It is a dialogue between two languages and cultures. We have to accept that languages change and evolve. The only languages that never change are dead ones.”
1、The Spanish-speaking population has grown very fast recently.()
2、More people are interested in studying Spanish than before.()
3、Spanglish is mainly used in formal contexts.()
4、Norma Rodríguez doesn’t notice when she is speaking Spanglish.()
5、Juan Cortés doesn’t speak Spanglish because he feels stupid when he tries.()
第1题
What sort of______ can you get for the night in a city like this?
A.commission
B.treatment
C.accommodation
D.recommendations
第2题
Which one is not mentioned as a way to search your wanted job?
A.Search the city you want to stay.
B.Search the job you want to do.
C.Search the salary you expect.
D.Search the company you like.
第3题
"Opt-out" mechanism is probably ______.
A.a machine that can be attached to your computer
B.a button that you can make a choice to read or not to read
C.a software that you can play a computer game
D.an e-mail that says some good words to you
第4题
Learning English by watching English movies has many advantages. First, you can get lots of correct English sentences into your head, and then you can imitate them and you can make your own sentences. That is why watching English movies is a great way to learn English.
In many English movies, the dialogs are like real spoken English. Movies also let you learn slang words (俚语), many of which are not yet in English dictionaries. English movies can help improve your pronunciation. If you listen to Americans or English people speaking English, you can learn to speak like them.
Watching English movies can help you practice your oral English.
A.True.
B.False.
第5题
You should read your child's textbooks so that you can teach them.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
第6题
Individual freedom does not (in any sense) (mean that) you can (do what) you like (at your free will).
A.in any sense
B.mean that
C.do what
D.at your free will
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