《2025年实验班全程提优训练高中英语必修第一册外研版》

C(2025·河北保定月考)
Geda Qawla, who is 75, is having trouble remembering words from his native Ongota language. He's one of only five people who can still speak it. As he gets older, he finds it harder to think of the names of things like trees and birds. “I can feel it leaving me. The others try to help me remember but they are the same, they are also forgetting and there's no one left to teach us,” he said. Geda was afraid that as the remaining speakers age and pass away, the language may disappear with them.
This is just one example of a bigger problem happening all over the world. Languages are disappearing fast, with one dying every two weeks. If things don't change, by the end of this century, half of the 7,000 languages we have now might be gone. The ones in the most danger are those that aren't written down and those spoken by very few people.
The main reasons for this are technology and the way the world is becoming more connected. People who speak smaller languages are being pushed to stop using them and start speaking bigger languages. More people moving to new places also contributes to this, as they leave their native languages behind and learn new ones.
However, some languages that were almost gone have been saved. This happened through long-term efforts to bring them back to life. These efforts included teaching them in schools, using them in the media (媒体), and even putting them on road signs. But for most languages, like Ongota, there isn't enough money or support to do this.
At Arba Minch University, some researchers are trying to save the Ongota language by making a dictionary. Some young Ongota people who have had an education also want to keep their language alive. For Savà, an Italian expert who studies people and their cultures, losing Ongota would be very sad. “When a language disappears,” he says, “you lose a special way of seeing the world that can't be replaced (取代).”
28. What can we learn about Geda Qawla?
A. He is skilled in his native language.
B. He likes to teach others Ongota language.
C. He is worried about the Ongota language.
D. He has difficulty in remembering new words.
(C)
29. What does the author want to tell us in Paragraph 3?
A. Which languages need to be saved.
B. How technology is changing languages.
C. When we can keep languages from disappearing.
D. Why smaller languages are becoming less common.
(D)
30. Why does the author mention Savà in the last paragraph?
A. To stress the importance of language.
B. To show the hard work in saving language.
C. To recommend ways to view the world.
D. To praise Ongota young people's efforts.
(A)
31. What is the best title for the text?
A. Technology and Language Loss
B. The Fight to Keep Languages Alive
C. The Challenge of Geda Qawla's Language
D. Reasons for Saving the World's Languages
(B)

答案： 28.C 细节理解题。根据第一段“Geda was afraid that as the remaining speakers age and pass away, the language may disappear with them.”可知，Geda Qawla 担心 Ongota 这种语言。故选 C。 29.D 主旨大意题。根据第三段内容可知，作者想告诉我们为什么小语种越来越不常见。故选 D。 30.A 推理判断题。根据最后一段最后两句可知，作者在最后一段提到 Sava 是为了强调语言的重要性。故选 A。 31.B 主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第二段内容和倒数第二段内容可知，本文主要讲述了世界各地语言正在快速消失的问题，以及人们为了保持语言的活力所做的努力，因此最好的题目是 B 选项“The Fight to Keep Languages Alive(为语言的生存而战)”。故选 B。