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1、ADebateontheEnglishLanguageAmeasuredeclaringEnglishthenationallanguageisunderintensedebateintheUnitedStates.TheUSSenatepassedtwodeclarationslastweek.OnecallsEnglishthenation'sofficialIanguageandtheothersaysitisthe"commonandunifying（统一fl勺）Htongue.ButAmericansfo

2、undthemselvesdividedontheissue.SincepeopleworldwideknowthatmostAmericansspeakonlyEnglish,manycanrtunderstandwhytheissueissocontroversial（有争议的）•"Thediscussionisrelatedtofearsofimmigrationissues,"saysDickTucker,asocialscientistatPittsburgh'sCarnegieMellonUnivers

3、ity.Mlt*srelatedtoaworryaboutthechangingdemography（人口统计）oftheUS.Ifsaworryaboutwhowillcontinuetohavepoliticalandeconomicinfluence.11Infact,thenotionofprotectingthelanguagehasbeenkickedaroundalmostsincethenation'sfounding.JohnAdamslobbied（游说）in1780forthecreation

4、ofanationalacademytocorrectandimprovetheEnglishlanguage.Buthisproposaldied,sincelawmakerssawitasaroyalist（保皇主义者）attempttodefinepersonalbehavio匚Sincethen,thecountryhasn'thadanationallanguage,buttheideaofrecognizingthespecialstatusofEnglishlivedon.Theemotionssur

5、roundinglanguageresurface（再次浮现）notbecausepeoplefeelcomfortablewithEnglish.ltismoreaboutthediscomfortmanyAmericansfeelwiththenewlanguages,saysWaltWolfram,aprofessoratNorthCarolinaStateUniversity・"Languageisneveraboutlanguage/hesays・Accordingtothe2000USCensusBur

6、eaureport,of209millionAmericansover18yearsoldJ72millionspeakonlyEnglishathome.About37millionspeaklanguagesotherthanEnglish.Amongthem,6.5millionspeakpoorEnglishand3.1milliondon*tspeakEnglishatall.31.Whatarethetwodeclarationsconcernedwith?A.ThestatusoftheEnglish

7、language・B.Theprotectionofnewlanguages.C.Therightstospeakone'smothertongue.D.TheimprovementoftheEnglishlanguage・32.Whosuggestedinthel&hcenturythatEnglishshouldbeprotected?A.WaltWolfram.B.JohnAdams.C.Royalists.D.DickTucker.33・Whichofthefollowingisthecurrentdeba

8、teNOTrelatedto?A.Theimmigrationissues.B.Thechangingdemography・C.Theworryaboutthenewlanguages・D.TheUS'smilitarystrength・34.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothe2000USCensusBureaureport