Question

閱讀理解 　　It is unbelievable how popular English is in Venezuela(委內瑞拉)．Now we have a kind of language mixture between English and Spanish． 　　In the Venezuelans’ daily conversations, they often use English words with Spanish verb endings．For example, if they send a fax(傳真), they use the word faxear, or if they have to click on the screen of their computer, they say clickear． 　　Also, they use simple English words in some Spanish sentences．You might hear someone say, “Voy a comprar unos jeans in el mall”which means“I’m going to buy some jeans in the mall,”or“Okey, vamos”which means“OK, let’s go”． 　　In addition, you see English names everywhere for restaurants, Crystal Ranch, stores, Area Company, gymnasiums, Sport Center, Athletic Center, malls, The Country, and night clubs, Studio Fifty Four．In Caracas(加拉加斯), there is a very fashionable neighborhood named Las Merce des, where each street has an American name like New York or Fifth Avenue．Therefore, when you go shopping, you can see signs in English in the windows of stores, such as On Sale． 　　In some Latin American countries, the increasing influence(影響)of English is a question often argued about．But in Venezuela, however, this is not the case．Venezuelans are open to receiving different cultural influences such as European fashion(時裝)and British music．Moreover, many Venezuelans don’t know where the words come from．They have been using them for years as a part of their language． (1) Which language do Venezuelans usually speak, judging from the information given in the article? [　　] A． English． B． Spanish． C． Latin． D． We cannot know． (2) From the third paragraph we can know that ________． [　　] A． Venezuelans can’t speak English well B． there’re no words for“jeans”or“mall”in Spanish C． Spanish sentences are often based on English D． English words are often heard in Venezuelans’ speech (3) The last sentence of the article seems to support the point that ________． [　　] A． Venezuelans care little about cultural influence B． Venezuelans’ own language is going to die away C． English words are popular in Venezuela because the users don’t know they are English D． it’s time for Venezuelans to do something to keep their mother tongue alive

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．D;3．A;
解析：

(2)	從第三段的第一句話可知答案。在西班牙句子中人們經(jīng)常使用簡單的英語單詞。
(3)	從最后一段的第二、三句話可知答案。委內瑞拉人樂于吸收外來的時裝、音樂等不同文化范疇的東西，接受外來文化的影響。