专题三阅读理解(六)【山东省潍坊市重点中学2012届高三2月月考】CEndangeredlanguagesarelanguagesthatwouldn’texistanylonger,muchlikeendangeredspeciesofplantsoranimals.Languagesareconsideredtobeendangeredwhenparentsarenolongerteachingthelanguagetotheirchildrenandarenotusingitactivelyineverydaylife.Alanguageisconsideredtonearlydisappearwhenitisspokenbyonlyafewelderlynativespeakers.Theworldfacesenormouschallengesinordertoprotectdifferentkindsoflanguages.Ofthemorethan6,912languages,halfmaybeindangerofdisappearinginthenextseveraldecades.Itiscausedbymanyreasons:smallnumbersofspeakers,theregularuseofotherlanguages,attitudestowardstheirlanguages,movingoftheyoungerpopulation,governmentpolicies,andlanguagesusedineducationandsoon.Alanguagemaylackimportantthingssuchasabodyofliterature,andpeoplewhoreadandwriteit.Alanguagemayalsolackprestige(声望)andsupportofitsspeakers.Thesurvivalofalanguageisalsothreatenedwhenspeakersmovetootherareaswheredifferentlanguagesarespoken,orwhengovernmentpoliciesimprovetheuseofaspecificlanguageinschool,officialbusinessandthemedia.Thesesituationsencouragepeopletolearnthewider-knownlanguageandmaycausethem,especiallytheyoung,tostopusingtheirmothertongue.Oftenthosespeakinglesser-knownlanguageswillchoosetolearnamoreprestigiouslanguagewiththehopeofgreatereconomicopportunities.Mostoftheworld’sparentsareteachingtheirchildrenEnglish,French,Spanish,Chinese,Arabic,Russianorsomeothermainlanguagesinsteadoftheirownlanguagesforsocialandeconomicreasons.66.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A．Languagesintheworld.B．Reasonswhylanguagesbecomeendangered.用心爱心专心1C．Whatanendangeredlanguageis.D．Languagesspokenbyfewspeakers.67.About________languageswillprobablydisappearinthiscenturyaccordingtothepassage.A．morethan6,912B．morethan3,456C．6,912D．lessthan3,45668.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?①=Paragraph1②=Paragraph2③=Paragraph3④=Paragraph469.Wecaninferthatthebestwaytomaintainanendangeredlanguageisto_________.A．forbidthespeakerstomoveaboutB．passlawstoprotectthelanguageC．raisethesalariesofthepeoplewhospeakthelanguageD．teachthelanguagetoyoungchildrenandencouragepeopletospeakitoften70.AllofthefollowingaboutlanguagesaretrueEXCEPT__________.A．manylanguageswillbeprobablyendangeredinthiscenturyB．governmentpolicieshaveabigeffectonlanguagesC．theendangeredlanguageisalanguagethatisspokenbyafewpeopleD．languagesarerelatedtotheirspeakers’socialandeconomicposition【答案】66-70BBDDC【山东省潍坊市重点中学2012届高三2月月考】DWhycansomepeoplesleepthroughnoiseslikeahonkingcarorflushingtoilet,whileothersareawakenedbythelightestsound?Tofindtheanswer,sleepresearchersatMassachusettsGeneralHospitalconductedanunusualstudyof12self-describeddeepsleepers.Aftertests用心爱心专心2confirmedthatthehealthyvolunteersweresolidsleepers,theytookpartinathree-nightstudyintheuniversity’ssleeplaboratory.Theparticipantsspentthenightinabigandcomfortableroom.Buttheroomalsoincludedfourspeakerspositionednearthetopofthebed.Duringthenight,thedeepsleepersweresubjectedto14differentrecordedsounds,likestreettraffic,toiletsflushing,andanairplaneflyingoverhead.Nextdoor,theresearchersmonitoredtheirsleeppatternsandbrainwaves.Asexpected,alloftheparticipantssleptrelativelywell,butthereweredifferencesinhowtheyrespondedtothenoisyinterruptions.Someofthesleepersdidn’twakeupevenwhenasoundwasblastedat70deci...
