Question

There is one foreign product the Japanese are buying fas ter than others, and its popularity has caused an uneasy feeling among many Japanese.

    That product is foreign words.

    Gairaigo-words that come from outside-having been part of the Japanese language for centuries. Mostly borrowed from English and Chinese, these terms are often changed into forms no longer understood by native speakers.

    But in the last few years the trickle (涓涓細(xì)流) of foreign words has become a flood, and people fear the increasing use of foreign words is making it hard for the Japanese to understand each other and could lead to many people forgetting the good qualities of traditional (傳統(tǒng)的) Japanese.

    “The popularity of foreign words is part of the Japanese interest in anything new,” says university lecturer and writer Takashi Saito. “By using a foreign word you can make a subject seem new, which makes it easier for the media (媒體) to pick up. ”

    “Experts (專家) often study abroad and use English terms when they speak with people in their own fields. Those terms are then included in government white papers,” said Muturo Kai, president of the National Language Research Institute. “Foreign words find their way easily into announcemeats made to the general public, when they should really be explained in Japanese.”

    Against the flow of new words, many Japanese are turning back to the study of their own language. Saito’s Japanese to Be Read Aloud is one of many language books that are now flying off booksellers’ shelves.

    “We were expecting to sell the books to young people,” said the writer, “but it turns out they are more popular with the older generation, who seem uneasy about the future of Japanese. ”

1.What advantage do foreign words have over traditional Japanese terms?

A．The ideas expressed in foreign words sound new.

B．Foreign words are best suited for announcements.

C．Foreign words make new subjects easier to understand.

D．The use of foreign words makes the media more popular.

2.In the opinion of Takashi Saito, Japanese people ______.

A．are good at learning foreign languages

B．are willing to learn about new things

C．trust the media

D．respect experts

3.Which of the following plays an important part in the spread of foreign words?

A．The media and government papers.

B．Best-selling Japanese textbooks.

C．The interest of young Japanese.

D．Foreign products and experts.

4.The book Japanese to Be Read Aloud _____.

A．sells very well in Japan

B．is supposed by the government

C．is questioned by the old generation

D．causes misunderstanding among the readers

 

Answer 1

答案：A;B;A;A
解析：

1.文中，一位大學(xué)講師談到了foreign words的優(yōu)越之處：By using a foreign word you can make a subject seem new，which makes it easier for the media to pick up。這段話的意思與A項的內(nèi)容相符。 2.第5段開頭處論及日本人的興趣所在時談到：“The popularity of foreign words is part of the Japanese interest in anything new”，也就是，are willing to learn about new things(選項B)。 3.文中，國家語言研究所所長談到，Those terms are then included in government white papers，接著又說Foreign words find their way easily into announcements made to the general public，由此可以推斷出“媒體和政府報告在外語詞語的傳播中發(fā)揮了重要的作用”。 三個干擾項中的內(nèi)容均與文中內(nèi)容有些出入，但對于不夠仔細(xì)的讀者可能形成一定干擾： B項：文中沒有提到過textbooks的內(nèi)容； C項：結(jié)尾段中提到y(tǒng)oung Japanese時并未說明他們對于foreign words特別感興趣，更沒提到這個群體對foreign words的spread起到什么作用； D項：短文開頭提出的“There is one foreign product”實際指的是foreign words；此外沒有提到任何真正意義上的foreign products；看來，只有全憑主觀印象臆斷的人才會誤選此項。 4.短文倒數(shù)第2段中談到：該書is one of many language books that are now flying off booksellers’ shelves，用形象比喻反映了該書的暢銷。下一段里還有進一步說明：原只expecting to sell the books to young people，現(xiàn)在卻是they are more popular with the older generation...，成了老少皆宜之物了。 錯選C項的考生沒有真正理解結(jié)尾段中“they(=the books)are more popular with old generation”的含義，判斷不了此處的文意與C項(is questioned by the old generation)恰好相悖。

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