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1、课下能力提升(十六)Ⅰ.阅读理解WordsofChineseoriginareplayingakeyroleindrivingtheongoingglobalizationofEnglish,expertsinbothlanguagessay.“Thefactthatsome300millionChinesepeoplearenowstudyingorhavestudiedEnglishmeanstheimportantimpactofChineseonthelanguagecan'tbedenied，”saidPaul
2、J．J.Payack,presidentandchiefanalystatGlobalLanguageMonitor.Theconsultancy(咨询),basedinAustinintheUSstateofTexas,documents(引证),analyzesandtrackstrendsinlanguageusageworldwide,withaparticularemphasisonEnglish.Itsayssome10,000wordsareaddedtotheEnglishlanguageannually
3、,withabout1.83billionpeopleusingEnglishastheirnative,second,businessortechnicallanguage.Buttheglobalfigurewasonlyabout250millionin1960,withEnglishspeakersmainlylocatedinBritainanditsCommonwealthofformercolonies,aswellastheUnitedStates.“It'sestimatedthatanewEnglis
4、hwordiscreatedevery98minutes.”Payacksaid.“OneexampleofawordusedinEnglishthatoriginatedfromChinesethathasappearedrecentlyischengguan(citypatrolofficer).AquickGooglesearchresultsinnearlyamillioncitations(引用),farinexcessof(超过)ourminimumnumberofrequiredcitations.”The
5、OxfordEnglishDictionary,whichwaits10yearsbeforeenteringawordtoensureithas“stayingpower”，nowhasabout1,000wordsofChineseorigin,suchastaikonaut.InChina,taikonautreferstoapersontrainedbyahumanspaceflightprogramtocommand,pilot,orserveasaspacecraftcrewmember.“Itisestim
6、atedthatChinese,oneoftheprimedriversoftheglobalizationoftheEnglishlanguage,willcontinueitsinfluencethroughoutthe21stcentury，”Payacksaid.1．Theunderlinedword“impact”inPara.2means“________”．A．influence B．interruptionC．ignoranceD．intelligence解析：选A 词义猜测题。impact表示
7、“影响”，此处指汉语对英语有影响。influence也表示“影响”。故选A。2．Accordingtothepassage,weknow________.A．morethan1,000ChinesewordspassintotheEnglishlanguageeveryyearB．about10,000wordspassintotheEnglishlanguageeveryyearC．1.83billionpeoplespeakEnglishastheirnativelanguageD．Englishspeakersar
8、emainlylocatedinBritainandAmericanow解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第四段的“Itsayssome10,000wordsareaddedtotheEnglishlanguageannually”可知。3．Thepassagereferstochengguanandtaikonautin
