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1、贵州仁怀市2017高考英语阅读理解专题一轮训练（五）阅读理解。阅读下列短文,从给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。(原创)PeopleinHongKongspeakarichmixtureoflanguages.HongKongwasaBritishcolonyformorethan156yearsbeforeitwasreturnedtoChinesecontrolin1997.Englishwastheonlyofficiallanguageuntil1994.Mostpeoplein
2、HongKongtodayspeakCantonese,butMandarinandotherdialectsalsoareheard,andEnglishastheBritishusedisstillwidelyspokenandtaughthere.Nowhowever,manypeoplearechoosingtolearnEnglishasitisspokenintheUnitedStates.VictorChan,forexample,haschildrenwhoattendschoolca
3、lledNatureEQonSaturdayandSunday,andtheyarelearningtosaywordstheAmericanway.MrChansayshewantshissonstolearnAmericanEnglish,becauseheplanstosendthemtotheUnitedStatesforfurtherstudy.NatureEQisoneofagrowingnumberofschoolsinHongKongthatofferAmericanEnglishcl
4、asses.FrankieNgopenedtheschool17yearsago,atthattime,hehadonly40students.Today,theschoolhas350students,anditdoesnothavespaceforanymore.MrNgsaysAmericanEnglishisclearanddefined.Hesaysitiseasytoteachandeasilyunderstood.That,however,isnotthemainconcernofthe
5、children.PublicschoolsintheformerBritishcolonystillteachmostlyBritishEnglish.ButthenumberofprivatelanguageschoolsteachingAmericanEnglishisgrowing.InHongKong’sTseungKwanOdistrict,forexample,theAmericanEnglishWorkshopschoolhad20studentsaweekwhenitopenedon
6、eyearago.Today,ithasmorethan180eachweek.SomeobserverssayAmericanEnglishisbecomingthelanguageofinternationalbusiness.IncreasedcontactwithAmericanculture,likemovies,televisionprograms,computergamesandtheInternetisspreadingAmericanexpressionsandaccentsinar
7、easotherthanbusiness.Butfornow,peoplehearingEnglishinthestreetsofHongKongaremainlyhearingtraditionalBritishEnglish.“Wecanunderstandboth,butforwhatwespeak,wespeakwiththeBritishaccent,”saidonelocalwoman.“TheBritishisbetterIthink,”commentedalocalman.8【文章大意
8、】多元化的大都市香港现在正兴起一股学习美式英语的热潮。1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthelanguagespokeninHongKong?A.Englishisstilltheonlyofficiallanguagenow.B.BritishEnglishisstillwidelyspokenandtaughtatpresent.C.MostpeoplearelearningAmericanEnglishnow.D.A
