2014职称英语综合B级练习：阅读理解
<p> 第一篇 <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Debate">Debate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="Language">Language</span></p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="declaring">declaring</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="intense">intense</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="declarations">declarations</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unifyingtongue">unifyingtongue</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>.</p><p> <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Dick">Dick</span> <span word="Tucker">Tucker</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Pittsburghs">Pittsburghs</span> <span word="Carnegie">Carnegie</span> <span word="Mellon">Mellon</span> <span word="University">University</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="demographyof">demographyof</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="influence">influence</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="notion">notion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="protecting">protecting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="kicked">kicked</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="founding">founding</span>. <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Adams">Adams</span> <span word="lobbiedin">lobbiedin</span> 1780 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="creation">creation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="academy">academy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="correct">correct</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="died">died</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="royalistattempt">royalistattempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="define">define</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span>.</p><p> <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="hasnt">hasnt</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="recognizing">recognizing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="on">on</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="emotions">emotions</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="resurfacenot">resurfacenot</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="discomfort">discomfort</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="languages">languages</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Walt">Walt</span> <span word="Wolfram">Wolfram</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Carolina">Carolina</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="University">University</span>.</p>
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