英语六级考试冲刺练习阅读篇93
<p> <span word="Models">Models</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Monuments">Monuments</span> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fashionable">fashionable</span> <span word="nowadays">nowadays</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Englishessurely">Englishessurely</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="attractive">attractive</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="coinages">coinages</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="indication">indication</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="conscious">conscious</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="accent">accent</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="grammar">grammar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="vocabulary">vocabulary</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="choice">choice</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="intend">intend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span>? <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="educational">educational</span> <span word="interests">interests</span>? <span word="How">How</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cobuild">Cobuild</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>? <span word="Born">Born</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="EnglishIn">EnglishIn</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="choice">choice</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="modify">modify</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perils">perils</span> <span word="attending">attending</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="somehow">somehow</span> <span word="emerges">emerges</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="adequate">adequate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="needs">needs</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="asset">asset</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="birthright">birthright</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inbuilt">inbuilt</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="communication">communication</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="spared">spared</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expense">expense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mastering">mastering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mastery">mastery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="level">level</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="asset">asset</span> <span word="beats">beats</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="Oil">Oil</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="billions">billions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="renewed">renewed</span> <span word="solely">solely</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="processes">processes</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="EnglishThere">EnglishThere</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="disadvantages">disadvantages</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="asset">asset</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="arrogance">arrogance</span>, <span word="insularity">insularity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="complacency">complacency</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="learners">learners</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="languages">languages</span>.. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appreciate">appreciate</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="denies">denies</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="outward">outward</span> <span word="gesture">gesture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="elses">elses</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="language">language</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="personally">personally</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commercially">commercially</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="missing">missing</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="weakness">weakness</span>. <span word="Busy">Busy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="nowadays">nowadays</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="attending">attending</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="talks">talks</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="although">although</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="shares">shares</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="language">language</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unfortunate">unfortunate</span> <span word="monolingual">monolingual</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sincere">sincere</span> <span word="apology">apology</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="adage">adage</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="loudly">loudly</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="understand">understand</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="truer">truer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="effective">effective</span>. </p>
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