1、真题研练 78 Task 1：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项。(2014新课标全国，D)As more and more people speak the global languages of English，Chinese，Spanish，and Arabic，other languages are rapidly disappearing.In fact，half of the 6,000 7,000 languages spoken around the world today will likely die out by the next c
2、entury，according to the United Nations Educational，Scientific，and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)In an effort to prevent language loss，scholars from a number of organizationsUNESCO and National Geographic among themhave for many years been documenting dying languages and the cultures they reflect.Mar
3、k Turin，a scientist at the Macmillan Center，Yale University，who specializes in the languages and oral traditions of the Himalayas，is following in that_tradition.His recently published book， A Grammar of Thangmi with an Ethnolinguistic Introduction to the Speakers and Their Culture，grows out of his e
4、xperience living，working and raising a family in a village in Nepal.Documenting the Thangmi language and culture is just a starting point for Turin，who seeks to include other languages and oral traditions across the Himalayan reaches of India，Nepal， Bhutan，and China.But he is not content to simply r
5、ecord these voices before they disappear without record.At the University of Cambridge Turin discovered a wealth of important materialsincluding photographs，films，tape recordings，and field noteswhich had remained unstudied and were badly in need of care and protection.Now，through the two organizatio
6、ns that he has foundedthe Digital Himalaya Project and the World Oral Literature ProjectTurin has started a campaign to make such documents，found in libraries and stores around the world，available not just to scholars but to the younger generations of communities from whom the materials were origina
7、lly collected.Thanks to digital technology and the widely available Internet，Turin notes，the endangered languages can be saved and reconnected with speech communities.【语篇解读】 本文叙述了学者们正在努力记录濒临消失的语言和文化，来挽救这些语言。1Many scholars are making efforts to _.Apromote global languagesBrescue disappearing language
8、sCsearch for language communitiesDset up language research organizations答案 B 事实细节题。根据文章第二段中“In an effort to prevent.they reflect.”可知学者们正在努力挽救濒临消失的语言。2What does “that tradition”in Paragraph 3 refer to?AHaving full records of the languages.BWriting books on language teaching.CTelling stories about lan
9、guage users.DLiving with the native speakers.答案 A 词义猜测题。根据文章第三段中“But he is not content.without record.”可知“that tradition”是指 Turin 记录语言。故选 A。3What is Turins book based on?AThe cultural studies in India.BThe documents available at Yale.CHis language research in Bhutan.DHis personal experience in Nepal
10、.答案 D 事实细节题。根据文章第三段中“.grows out of his experience living，looking and raising a family in a village in Nepal.”可知 Turin 的书以其在尼泊尔的个人经历为基础。故选 D。4Which of the following best describes Turins work?AWrite，sell and donate.BRecord，repair and reward.CCollect，protect and reconnect.DDesign，experiment and report
11、.答案 C 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Generations of communities from whom.collected”和“Turin notes the endangered languages.speech communities.”可知，Turin 的工作是“收集，保护和使再接合” ，故选 C。Task 2：词汇积累1document v记录，记载 n. 公文，文件，文献a historical document 历史文献2specialize v专门从事，专攻specialize in agriculture 专攻农业3unstudied adj.非人为造作的，自然的4
12、campaign n战役，运动(为取得某目的而组织的活动)an election campaign 竞选运动5originally adv.起初，原来6die out (指物种、家族、习惯、观念等)绝迹，消失7in need of 需要8thanks to 幸亏，多亏，由于Task 3：语法填空As more and more people speak the _1_ (globe) languages of English，Chinese，Spanish，and Arabic，other _2_ (language) are rapidly disappearing.In fact，half
13、 _3_ the 6,0007,000 languages _4_ (speak) around the world today will _5_ (like) die out by the next century，according to the United Nations Educational，Scientific，and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)答案 1.global 2.languages 3.of 4.spoken 5.likelyTask 4：短文改错(下面文字有五处错误，请改正)Mark Turin， specializes in the
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15、not areiscontent to simply record these voices before disappear without record.ittheyTask 5：攻克长难句(分析句子结构，尝试翻译成汉语)Documenting the Thangmi language and culture is just a starting point for Turin，who seeks to include other languages and oral traditions across the Himalayan reaches of India，Nepal，Bhutan，and China.分析：这是一个主从复合句，动名词短语 Documenting the Thangmi language and culture为主句的主语，who 引导的是非限制性定语从句。译文：对都灵来说，记录唐米语及其文化只是一个起点，他企图记录的还包括喜马拉雅山地区的印度、尼泊尔、不丹和中国的其他语言和口头传统。Task 6：经典句式背诵But he is not content to simply record these voices before they disappear without record.但他不满足于趁它们由于没有记录而消失之前仅仅记录这些语音。
