Endangered languages can be found throughout the world. Many languages now have fewer than 100 or even fewer than 10 speakers. The crisis is not limited to remote regions of the world. When Europeans first arrived in North America, 312 different languages were 481 , of which 123 are now known to be extinct. Of the 482 languages, most speakers are grandparents and great -grandparents.
Different researchers offer different definitions of “endangered”. The system of 483 used by the Catalogue of Endangered Languages evaluates languages in four areas: the 484 of all the speakers, how often the language is conveyed to the next 485 , the rate at which it is losing speakers and the 486 in which it is used. Based on this data, languages are ranked on a six - pointscale from “safe” to “severely endangered.” The midpoint, “endangered” refersto language with between 100 and 1,000 speakers who represent about half of the language’s community or ethnic group. The language is spoken only by some parents, of whom very few teach it to their children. It is 487 used at home and is not taught in schools or used for government business.
Languagesbecome endangered due to a number of 488 factors including globalization,economics, technology, education policy, and changes in 489 attitudes. Asthe forces of globalization make the world more interconnected, previously 490 language communities come under pressure to participate in a larger economy, which means learning the area’s majority language. 491 , local schools often begin to teach the majority language instead of the local tongue.Local languages also 492 as communities adopt mobile phones and computersmost of which run on software that has been translated into only a handful oflanguages. This trend 493 as these devices connect users to the Internet. At this point, many communities undergo a cultural 494 in which parents no longer value the language enough to teach it to their children.
Initiatives to 495 endangered languages have become more numerous inrecent years. These efforts tend to focus on two main areas: the documentationof endangered languages, and efforts to increase the use of endangeredlanguages among younger speakers and in the community at large.
481．A．at hand B．at risk C．in use D．in view
482．A．ancient B．evolving C．local D．surviving
483．A．assessment B．classification C．description D．research
484．A．age B．background C．number D．religion
485．A．committee B．century C．generation D．government
486．A．content B．occupations C．situations D．themes
487．A．advisedly B．efficiently C．primarily D．rarely
488．A．balancing B．complicating C．historical D．interrelated
489．A．cultural B．mental C．moral D．religious
490．A．foreign B．informal C．isolated D．national
491．A．For example B．In contrast C．In response D．Vice versa
492．A．boom B．develop C．disappear D．suffer
493．A．ceases B．changes C．increases D．starts
494．A．difference B．influence C．shift D．variety
495．A．enrich B．purify C．refresh D．standardize
【答案】481~485.CDAAC 486~490.CDDAC 491~495.CCCCC
Different researchers offer different definitions of “endangered”. The system of 483 used by the Catalogue of Endangered Languages evaluates languages in four areas: the 484 of all the speakers, how often the language is conveyed to the next 485 , the rate at which it is losing speakers and the 486 in which it is used. Based on this data, languages are ranked on a six - pointscale from “safe” to “severely endangered.” The midpoint, “endangered” refersto language with between 100 and 1,000 speakers who represent about half of the language’s community or ethnic group. The language is spoken only by some parents, of whom very few teach it to their children. It is 487 used at home and is not taught in schools or used for government business.
Languagesbecome endangered due to a number of 488 factors including globalization,economics, technology, education policy, and changes in 489 attitudes. Asthe forces of globalization make the world more interconnected, previously 490 language communities come under pressure to participate in a larger economy, which means learning the area’s majority language. 491 , local schools often begin to teach the majority language instead of the local tongue.Local languages also 492 as communities adopt mobile phones and computersmost of which run on software that has been translated into only a handful oflanguages. This trend 493 as these devices connect users to the Internet. At this point, many communities undergo a cultural 494 in which parents no longer value the language enough to teach it to their children.
Initiatives to 495 endangered languages have become more numerous inrecent years. These efforts tend to focus on two main areas: the documentationof endangered languages, and efforts to increase the use of endangeredlanguages among younger speakers and in the community at large.
481．A．at hand B．at risk C．in use D．in view
482．A．ancient B．evolving C．local D．surviving
483．A．assessment B．classification C．description D．research
484．A．age B．background C．number D．religion
485．A．committee B．century C．generation D．government
486．A．content B．occupations C．situations D．themes
487．A．advisedly B．efficiently C．primarily D．rarely
488．A．balancing B．complicating C．historical D．interrelated
489．A．cultural B．mental C．moral D．religious
490．A．foreign B．informal C．isolated D．national
491．A．For example B．In contrast C．In response D．Vice versa
492．A．boom B．develop C．disappear D．suffer
493．A．ceases B．changes C．increases D．starts
494．A．difference B．influence C．shift D．variety
495．A．enrich B．purify C．refresh D．standardize
【答案】481~485.CDAAC 486~490.CDDAC 491~495.CCCCC
