大学英语四(综合教程)第四单元.doc

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1、大学体验英语四<综合教程）Unit4　　LanguageandEconomyListenandTalk　LeadinEnglishisbecomingtheworld'slanguageofthe21stCenturyandthisisnotimeto1.U.S.residentsorimmigrants2.learningEnglish.Englishisnowthesecondmostwidelyspokenlanguageintheworld,withonlyChinese3.spokenbymorepeople.Englishis4.,thesecondlanguageof5

2、.,fornon-English-speakingpeople.EnglishistheofficiallanguageoftheEuropeanCentralBankandtheworkinglanguageoftheAsiantradegroupASEAN.b5E2RGbCAPInmultilingualcontinentalEurope,a6.battleoverlanguagepopularityappearstobeendingwithEnglishemergingasthe7.forthe21stcentury.TheGermanshavegivenuptryingtop

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4、tsofficiallanguages.DXDiTa9E3dKey:1.discourage。2.from。3.dialects。4.overwhelmingly。5.choice6.fierce。7.standard。RTCrpUDGiT8.arenowpromotingEnglishasthelanguageofthe21stcentury5PCzVD7HxA9.EnglishisgoingtobethelinguafrancaofthenewcenturyjLBHrnAILg10.adoptedEnglishtobetaughtasthesecondlanguageofchoi

5、ce。xHAQX74J0XPassageA:AstatelesslanguagethatEuropemustembraceLDAYtRyKfE2.Answerthefollowingquestionswithinformationfromthepassage.Zzz6ZB2Ltk1.WhatisthepopularsuperstitionaboutEnglishmajors'choiceofoccupationsaccordingtothepassage?dvzfvkwMI1Englishmajorsareconfinedtochoosingcareersbetweenjournal

6、ismandteaching.rqyn14ZNXI2.WhydoestheauthorthinkthatEnglishmajorshaveadvantagesovernon-Englishmajorsintermsofemployment?EmxvxOtOcoExperienceshowsthatEnglishmajorgraduatesqualifyforasurprisingrangeofjobs.Infact,theyarealsooftenwellpreparedforfuturecareersinlaw,medicine,business,andgovernmentserv

7、ice.SixE2yXPq53.WhatdoestheauthortrytosaybypointingoutthatEnglishmajorstudentsmaygethighscoresontheLawSchoolAdmissionTest(L.S.A.T.>?6ewMyirQFLTheskillstestedinL.S.A.T.clearlyshowthatanundergraduatemajorinEnglishisstrongpreparation