A Debate on the English LanguageA measure declaring English the national language is under

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A Debate on the English Language

A measure declaring English the national language is under intense debate in the United States. The US Senate passed two declarations last week. One calls English the nation's official language and the other says it is the "common and unifying (统一的)" tongue. But Americans found themselves divided on the issue.

Since people worldwide know that most Americans speak only English, many can't understand why the issue is so controversial(有争议的).

"The discussion is related to fears of immigration issues. " says Dick Tucker, a social scientist at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University. "It's related to a worry about the changing demography (人口统计)of the US. It's a worry about who will continue to have political and economic influence.

In fact, the notion of protecting the language has been kicked around almost since the nation's founding. John Adams lobbied(游说) in 1780 for the creation of a national academy to correct and improve the English language. But his proposal died, since lawmakers saw it as a royalist(保皇主义 ) attempt to define personal behavior.

Since then, the country hasn't had a national language, but the idea of recognizing the special status of English lived on.

The emotions surrounding language resurface(再次浮现) not because people feel comfortable with English. It is more about the discomfort many Americans feel with the new languages, says Walt Wolfram, a professor at North Carolina State University.

"Language is never about language. " he says.

According to the 2000 US Census Bureau report, of 209 million Americans over 18 years old, 172 million speak only English at home. About 37 million speak languages other than English. Among them, 6.5 million speak poor English and 3.1 million don't speak English at all.

What are the two declarations concerned with？

A．The status of the English language.

B．The protection of new languages.

C．The rights to speak one's mother tongue.

D．The improvement of the English language.

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A Debate on the English LanguageA measure declaring English the national language is under

A Debate on the English Language

A measure declaring English the national language is under intense debate in the United States. The US Senate passed two declarations last week. One calls English the nation's official language and the other says it is the “common and unifying(统一的)”tongue. But Americans found themselves divided on the issue.

Since people worldwide know that most Americans speak only English, many can't understand why the issue is so controversial(有争议的).

“The discussion is related to fears of immigration issues, ”says Dick Tucker, a social scientist at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University. “It's related to a worry about the changing demography(人口统计)of the US. It's a worry about who will continue to have political and economic influence. ”

In fact, the notion of protecting the language has been kicked around almost since the nation's founding. John Adams lobbied(游说)in 1780 for the creation of a national academy to correct and improve the English language. But his proposal died, since lawmakers saw it as a royalist(保皇主义者)attempt to define personal behavior.

Since then, the country hasn't had a national language, but the idea of recognizing the special status of English lived on.

The emotions surrounding language resurface(再次浮现)not because people feel comfortable with English. It is more about the discomfort many Americans feel with the new languages, says Walt Wolfram, a professor at North Carolina State University.

“Language is never about language, ”he says.

According to the 2000 US Census Bureau report, of 209 million Americans over 18 years old, 172 million speak only English at home. About 37 million speak languages other than English. Among them, 6.5 million speak poor English and 3.1 million don't speak English at all.

What are the two declarations concerned with？

A．The status of the English language.

B．The protection of new languages.

C．The rights to speak one's mother tongue.

D．The improvement of the English language.

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根据短文的内容，回答下列题目 A Debate on the English LanguageA measure declaring English

根据短文的内容，回答下列题目

A Debate on the English Language

A measure declaring English the national language is under intense debate in the United States.

The US Senate passed two declarations last week. One calls English the nation&39;s official language and the other says it is the "common and unifying (统一的) " tongue. But Americans found themselves divided on the issue.

Since people worldwide know that most Americans speak only English, many can&39;t understand why the issue is so controversial (有争议的 ) .

"The discussion is related to fears of immigration issues," says Dick Tucker, a social scientist at Pittsburgh&39;s Carnegie Mellon University. "It&39;s related to a worry about the changing demography (入口统计 ) of the US. It&39;s a worry about who will continue to have political and economic influence."

In fact, the notion of protecting the language has been kicked around almost since the nation&39;s founding. John Adams lobbied (游说) in 1780 for the creation of a national academy to correct and improve the English language. But his proposal died, since lawmakers saw it as a royalist (保皇主义者 ) attempt to define personal behavior.

Since then, the country hasn&39;t had a national language, but the idea of recognizing the special status of English lived on.

The emotions surrounding language resurface (再次浮现)not because people feel comfortable with English. It is more about the discomfort many Americans feel with the new languages, says Walt Wolfram, a professor at North Carolina State University.

"Language is never about language," he says.

According to the 2000 US Census Bureau report, of 209 million Americans over 18 years old,172 million speak only English at home. About 37 million speak languages other than English.

Among them,6.5 million speak poor English and 3.1 million don&39;t speak English at all.

What are the two declarations concerned with？查看材料

A.The status of the English language.

B.The protection of new languages.

C.The rights to speak one"s mother tongue.

D.The improvement of the English language.

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第三篇A Debate on the English Language A measure declaring English the national language

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A Debate on the English Language

A measure declaring English the national language is under intense debate in the United States.The US Senate passed two declarations last week.One calls English the nation's official language and the other says it is the “common and unifying（统一的）”tongue.But Americans found themselves divided on the issue.

Since people worldwide know that most Americans speak only English,many can't understand why the issue is so controversial（有争议的）.

“The discussion is related to fears of immigration issues,”says Dick Tucker,a social scientist at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University.“It's related to a worry about the changing demography（人口统计）of the US.It's a worry about who will continue to have political and economic influence.”报关员考试

In fact,the notion of protecting the language has been kicked around almost since the nation's founding.John Adams lobbied（游说）in 1780 for the creation of a national academy to correct and improve the English language.But his proposal died,since lawmakers saw it as a royalist（保皇主义者）attempt to define personal behavior.

Since then,the country hasn't had a national language,but the idea of recognizing the special status of English lived on.

The emotions surrounding language resurface（再次浮现）not because people feel comfortable with English.It is more about the discomfort many Americans feel with the new languages,says Walt Wolfram,a professor at North Carolina State University.

“Language is never about language,”he says.

According to the 2000 US Census Bureau report,of 209 million Americans over 18 years old,172 million speak only English at home.About 37 million speak languages other than English.Among them,6.5 million speak poor English and 3.1 million don't speak English at all.

41.What are the two declarations concerned with？

A.The status of the English language.

B.The protection of new languages.

C.The rights to speak one's mother tongue.

D.The improvement of the English language.

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What does the writer probably think of the debate about English teaching for immi

grant children？

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根据以下材料,回答题EmotionsEmotion is a feeling about or reaction to certain important eve

根据以下材料，回答题

Emotions

Emotion is a feeling about or reaction to certain important events or thoughts. People enjoy feeling such pleasant emotions as love， happiness， and contentment. They often try to avoid feeling unpleasant emotions， such as loneliness， worry， and grief.

Individuals communicate most of their emotions by means of words， a variety of sounds，facial expressions， and gestures. For example， anger causes many people to frown， make a fist， and yell. People learn ways of showing some of their emotions from members of their society， though heredity （遗传） may determine some emotional behavior. Research has shown that different isolated peoples show emotions by means of similar facial expressions.

Charles Darwin， famous for the theory of natural selection， also studied emotion. Darwin said in 1872 that emotional behavior. originally served both as an aid to survival and as a method of communicating intentions. According to the James-Lange theory of emotions developed in the 1880s， people feel emotions only if aware of their own internal physical reactions to events， such as increased heart rate or blood pressure. But this theory was not upheld by research on cats that had their nervous systems damaged. The cats could not feel their body"s internal changes， but they showed normal emotional behavior. John B. Watson， an American psychologist who helped found the school of psychology called behaviorism， observed that babies stimulated by certain events showed three basic emotions- fear， anger， and love. Watson"s view has been challenged frequently since he proposed it in 1919.

The most widely accepted view is that emotions occur as a complex sequence of events. The sequence begins when a person encounters an important event or thought. The person"s interpretation of the encounter determines the feeling that is likely to follow. For example， someone who encounters a bear in the woods would probably interpret the event as dangerous. The sense of danger would cause the individual to feel fear. Each feeling is followed by physical changes and desires to take action， which are responses to the event that started the sequence. Thus， a person who met a bear would probably run away.

Several American psychologists independently developed the theory that there are eight basic emotions. These emotions —— which can exist at various levels of intensity—— are anger， fear， joy，sadness， acceptance， disgusts， surprise， and interest or curiosity. They combine to form. all other emotions， just as certain basic colors produce all others.

It can be inferred from the second paragraph that those who are born blind __________. 查看材料

A.have emotions different from those of sighted persons

B.have some facial expression like those of sighted persons

C.depend only on words to express their feelings

D.seldom communicate with other people by means of gestures

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