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1、Thoughthereareabout400languagesfromallovertheworld阅读理解答案 阅读理解Thoughthereareabout400languagesfromallovertheworldthatareindangerofdisappearingcompletely,Zoque-Ayapaneco,anativeMexicanlanguageisconsideredthemostlikelytobecomeextinct,becausetheonlytwopeopleintheworldthatspeakitfluentlydonottal
2、ktoeachother! And,it’snotbecausetheyliveindifferentcountries,statesorevenvillages.Infact,ManuelSegoviaandIsidroVelazquez,bothintheir70s,livewithin500yardsofeachother,inthevillageofAyapaintheSouthernMexicanStateofTabasco.They,however,refusetocommunicatebecausetheysimplydon’thavemuchincommon
3、.SegoviaisapparentlyalittleflankinnaturewhileVelazquezisdescribedasshy. SegoviawasatleastabletotalkinZoque-Ayapanecewithhisbrotheruntilhepassedawayabout12yearsago,andstillmanagestopracticeitwithhisfamily,especiallyhissonManuel,whoforthelastfiveyearshasbeentryingtolearnitandhopestobecomeflu
4、entenoughtoteachitto thenextgeneration.Velazquezontheotherhand,hasnotbeenheardspeakinginthelanguagewithanybody. Thetwomensaythelanguageusedtobewidelyspokeninthevillage,buttheyoungergenerationshunneditforfearofbeinglaughedat,anditthereforebegantodieaslowdeath,astheelderspassedaway. Unle
5、ssthetwomengettheiractstogether,theonlywaytohearthelanguagewillbetoeitherlistentoManuel’snot--so--fluentstatementorseethemtalkinadocumentaryentitled“LenguaMuerta”(DeadLanguage)thatisbeingfilmedtocaptureZoqueAyapanecoand364othernativeMexicanlanguagesthatareinasimilarstate. WesurehopeSegovia
6、andVelazquezsoonfindsomethingcommontotalkabout.Maybethefactisthatthelanguageisdyingandthattheyshouldstartencouragingandteachingthenextgenerationtogether. 56.ThereasonwhySegoviaandVelazquezdon’ttalktoeachotheristhat________. A.theybotharetooshyB.theyhavenosimilarityin theircharacter C.
7、theyaretoofamiliartotalkD.theyliveindifferentvillages 57.WhatdoweknowaboutZoque-Ayapaneco A.Itwaswidelyusedtwelveyearsago. B.ItisaSouthernAmericanlanguage. C.ItwillbepopularinMexicointhenearfuture. D.Itwillbedyingoutifnoeffectivemeasuresaretaken. 5
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