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1、2017高考英语阅读理解解析版汇编(107)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。BritishSSSliS臼gushAmerican報熬:Englishi:(原仓*J)Peop1einHongKongspeakarichmixtureoflanguages.HongKongwasaBritishcolonyformorethan156yearsbeforeitwasreturnedtoChinesecontrolin1997.Englishwastheonlyofficial1anguageunti11994.Mostpeoplein
2、HongKongtodayspeakCantonese,butMandarinandotherdialectsalsoareheard,andEnglishastheBritishusedisstillwidelyspokenandtaughthere.Nowhowever,manypeoplearechoosingtolearnEnglishasitisspokenintheUnitedStates-VictorChan,forexample,haschildrenwhoattendschoolcalledNatureEQonSaturdayandSunday,andt
3、heyarelearningtosaywordstheAmericanway.MrChansayshewantshissonstolearnAmericanEnglish,becauseheplanstosendthemtotheUnitedStatesforfurtherstudy.NatureEQisoneofagrowingnumberofschoolsinHongKongthatofferAmericanEnglishclasses.FrankieNgopenedtheschool17yearsago,atthattime,hehadonly40students.
4、Today,theschoolhas350students,anditdoesnothavespaceforanymore・MrNgsaysAmericanEnglishisclearanddefined・Hesaysitiseasytoteachandeasilyunderstood.That,however,isnotthemainconcernofthechildren.PublicschoolsintheformerBritishcolonysti]1teachmostlyBritishEnglish.Butthenumberofprivatelanguagesc
5、hoolsteachingAmericanEnglishisgrowing.InHongKong'sTseungKwan0district,forexample,theAmericanEnglishWorkshopschoolhad20studentsaweekwhenitopenedoneyearago.Today,ithasmorethan180eachweek.SomeobserverssayAmericanEnglishisbecomingthelanguageofinternationalbusiness.IncreasedcontactwithAmerican
6、culture,likemovies,televisionprograms,computergamesandtheInternetisspreadingAmericanexpressionsandacccntsinareasotherthanbusiness.Butfornow,peoplehearingEnglishinthestreetsofHongKongaremainlyhearingtraditiorrnlBritishEnglish."Wecanunderstandboth,butforwhatwespeak,wespeakwiththeBritishacce
7、nt,”saidonelocalwoman.“TheBritishisbetterIthink,"commentedalocalman.【文章大意】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.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthelanguagespokeninIlongKong?A・Englishisstilltheonlyofficiallanguagenow.B・BritishEnglishisstillwidelyspokenandtaughtatpresent・C・Mostpe