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

2、emselvesdividedontheissue.　　SincepeopleworldwideknowthatmostAmericansspeakonlyEnglish,manycan'tunderstandwhytheissueissocontroversial（有争议的）.　　"Thediscussionisrelatedtofearsofimmigrationissues,"saysDickTucker,asocialscientistatPittsburgh'sCarnegieMellonUniversity."I

3、t'srelatedtoaworryaboutthechangingdemography（人口统计）oftheUS.It'saworryaboutwhowillcontinuetohavepoliticalandeconomicinfluence."　　Infact,thenotionofprotectingthelanguagehasbeenkickedaroundalmostsincethenation'sfounding.JohnAdamslobbied（游说）in1780forthecreationofanation

4、alacademytocorrectandimprovetheEnglishlanguage.Buthisproposaldied,sincelawmakerssawitasaroyalist（保皇主义者）attempttodefinepersonalbehavior.　　Sincethen,thecountryhasn'thadanationallanguage,buttheideaofrecognizingthespecialstatusofEnglishlivedon.　　Theemotionssurroundingl

5、anguageresurface（再次浮现）notbecausepeoplefeelcomfortablewithEnglish.ItismoreaboutthediscomfortmanyAmericansfeelwiththenewlanguages,saysWaltWolfram,aprofessoratNorthCarolinaStateUniversity.　　"Languageisneveraboutlanguage,"hesays.　　Accordingtothe2000USCensusBureaureport

6、,of209millionAmericansover18yearsold,172millionspeakonlyEnglishathome.About37millionspeaklanguagesotherthanEnglish.Amongthem,6.5millionspeakpoorEnglishand3.1milliondon'tspeakEnglishatall.　　31.Whatarethetwodeclarationsconcernedwith?　　A.ThestatusoftheEnglishlanguage.

7、　　B.Theprotectionofnewlanguages.　　C.Therightstospeakone'smothertongue.　　D.TheimprovementoftheEnglishlanguage.　　32.Whosuggestedinthe18thcenturythatEnglishshouldbeprotected?　　A.WaltWolfram.　　B.JohnAdams.　　C.Royalists.　　D.DickTucker.　　33.Whichofthefollowingisthecurren

8、tdebateNOTrelatedto?　　A.Theimmigrationissues.　　B.Thechangingdemography.　　C.Theworryaboutthenewlanguages.　　D.TheUS'smilitarystrength.　　34.Whichsta