Though there are about 400 languages from all over the world that are in danger of disappearing completely. Zoque-Ayapaneco, a native Mexican language, is considered the most likely to become extinct because the only two people in the world that speak it fluently do not talk to each other. It's not because they live in different countries, states or even villages. In fact, Manuel Segovia and Isidro Velazquez, both in their 70s, live within 500 yards of each other in the village of Ayapa in the Southern Mexican State of Tabasco.
They, however, refuse to communicate because they simply don’t have much in common. Segovia is apparently a little frank in nature while Velazquez is described as shy. Segovia was at least able to talk in Zoque-Ayapaneco with his brother until their father passed away about 12 years ago, and still manages to practice it with his family, especially his son Manuel, who has been trying to learn it and hopes to become fluent enough to teach it to the next generation for the last five years. Velazquez, on the other hand, has not been heard speaking the language with anybody.
It is said that the language used to be widely spoken in the village, but the younger generation shunned it for fear of being laughed at, and it therefore began to die a slow death as the elders passed away. Unless the two men get their acts together, the only way to hear the language will be to either listen to Manuel's not-so-fluent statement or see them talk in a documentary entitled "Lengua Muerta" (Dead Language) that is being filmed to capture Zoque-Ayapaneco and 364 other native Mexican languages that are in a similar state.
We surely hope Segovia and Velazquez soon find something common to talk about. Maybe the fact is that the language is dying and they should start encouraging and teaching the next generation together.
41. Segovia and Velazquez don't talk to each other because______.
A. they both are too shy B. they are too familiar to talk
C. they are different in personality D. they live in different villages
42. What do we know about Zoque-Ayapaneco?
A. It is a Southern American language.
B. It was widely used twelve years ago.
C. It will be popular in Mexico in the near future.
D. It's being learned by Manuel in the village now.
43. The underlined word "shunned" in Paragraph 4 probably means______
A. avoided B. favored C. imitated D. identified
44. From the passage, we can conclude that______
A. altogether 365 languages are becoming extinct in Mexico.
B. Segovia and Velazquez will communicate with each other soon.
C. the government cares about the protection of Zoque-Ayapaneco.
D. the film 'Lengua Muerta" is made to teach endangered languages.
45. What's the main idea of the passage?
A. World's endangered languages are being filmed.
B. Villagers are trying to protect their old language.
C. An endangered language is spoken by only two people.
D. There are a lot of languages in Mexico.
CDAAC
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【答题方法】
1、寻找主干:
根据英语中五种基本句型结构,把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来,其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干,句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句:
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句,在理解时,如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解,然后把大意拼凑起来,整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句:
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成,句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词,只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系,再把各层分句的意思加以连贯,整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词:
如果一个句子看完,一点句意的感觉也没有,下下策就是抓住句中的关键词,通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。
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