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1、ADebateontheEnglishLanguage　　AmeasuredeclaringEnglishthenationallanguageisunderintensedebateintheUnitedStates.TheUSSenatepassedtwodeclarationslastweek.OnecallsEnglishthenation'sofficiallanguageandtheothersaysitisthe"commonandunifying（统一的）"tongue.ButAmericansfoundthemselvesdivide

2、dontheissue.　　SincepeopleworldwideknowthatmostAmericansspeakonlyEnglish,manycan'tunderstandwhytheissueissocontroversial（有争议的）.　　"Thediscussionisrelatedtofearsofimmigrationissues,"saysDickTucker,asocialscientistatPittsburgh'sCarnegieMellonUniversity."It'srelatedtoaworryaboutthech

3、angingdemography（人口统计）oftheUS.It'saworryaboutwhowillcontinuetohavepoliticalandeconomicinfluence."　　Infact,thenotionofprotectingthelanguagehasbeenkickedaroundalmostsincethenation'sfounding.JohnAdamslobbied（游说）in1780forthecreationofanationalacademytocorrectandimprovetheEnglishlang

4、uage.Buthisproposaldied,sincelawmakerssawitasaroyalist（保皇主义者）attempttodefinepersonalbehavior.　　Sincethen,thecountryhasn'thadanationallanguage,buttheideaofrecognizingthespecialstatusofEnglishlivedon.　　Theemotionssurroundinglanguageresurface（再次浮现）notbecausepeoplefeelcomfortablewit

5、hEnglish.ItismoreaboutthediscomfortmanyAmericansfeelwiththenewlanguages,saysWaltWolfram,aprofessoratNorthCarolinaStateUniversity.　　"Languageisneveraboutlanguage,"hesays.　　Accordingtothe2000USCensusBureaureport,of209millionAmericansover18yearsold,172millionspeakonlyEnglishathome.

6、About37millionspeaklanguagesotherthanEnglish.Amongthem,6.5millionspeakpoorEnglishand3.1milliondon'tspeakEnglishatall.　　31.Whatarethetwodeclarationsconcernedwith?　　A.ThestatusoftheEnglishlanguage.　　B.Theprotectionofnewlanguages.　　C.Therightstospeakone'smothertongue.　　D.Theimprove

7、mentoftheEnglishlanguage.　　32.Whosuggestedinthe18thcenturythatEnglishshouldbeprotected?　　A.WaltWolfram.　　B.JohnAdams.　　C.Royalists.　　D.DickTucker.　　33.WhichofthefollowingisthecurrentdebateNOTrelatedto?　　A.Theimmigrationissues.　　B.Thechangingdemography.　　C.Theworryaboutthenewlang

8、uages.　　D.TheUS'smilitarystrength.　　34.Whichsta