Unit 2 English around the world.阅读理解The best-known example of external(外部的) influence causing language change is the “Americanization” of world culture,which has caused English words to appear in city streets all over the world.The effect is most noticeable in pop music.Foreign groups often record in English,and the words are picked up and repeated in the same language everywhere,even by children who otherwise have little or no command of the language.I once met a Brazilian child of about ten who could count “one,two,three”,but only by adding the words “oclock,four oclock rock” at the end.Some people are often strongly critical of the influence of English on their languageespecially when an English word replaces a traditional word.In 1977,France passed a law banning the use of English words in official situations if an equivalent(意义相同的) French expression existedbut the law seemed to be honoured more in the breaking than in the observing.Some other countries have considered introducing a similar law despite the evidence that such laws have very little effect,and that the arrival of loan words(外来词) can greatly enrich a language(as indeed in the case of English itself,which has a long history of welcoming foreign words).However,not everyone is critical.In particular,commercial firms and advertisers are well aware of the potential selling power that the use of English vocabulary can bring.In Japan,English is even used in television commercials,despite the fact that the majority of viewers would not understand exactly what was being said:the excellence implied by the mere use of English is apparently enough to command the strategy to the advertisers.Most of the influence of English is upon the vocabulary of foreign languages,but surveys are slowly bringing to light several cases where word order or word structure has been affected.Sentences of the type “The book sells well”,using an active construction for a passive meaning,have begun to appear in Danish(Bogen soelger godt).Several languages keep the English plural ending when they make use of a loan word,and do not translate it into the native form,e.g.drinks.There are many other such cases.1.Why could the Brazilian child speak “one,two,three” in English?A.Because he had seen these words everywhere in the street.B.Because he had learnt how to tell the time in English.C.Because he had made himself master of English.D.Because he had heard these words in songs a lot.2.What can we infer about the law passed in France in 1977?A.It was strict.B.It was unfair.C.It was often ignored.D.It was strongly opposed.3.Some Japanese commercials use English in the hope of .A.following the American trendB.becoming world-famousC.enriching JapaneseD.increasing sales4.The last paragraph is mainly developed by .A.providing examplesB.making comparisonsC.explaining grammar rulesD.analyzing language changeB(2017河南豫南九校期末质量考评)Children grow quickly,especially their feet,but many families cannot buy new shoes each time a child needs them.As a result,about 300 million children around the world go barefoot.Those children risk picking up diseases and parasites from the soil.An American man may have a solution for those barefoot kidsa shoe that grows with the child.Kenton Lee is the creator of The Shoe That Grows.He explains how the shoe works and how it is able to last so long.“It grows in three places:the front;it can also grow on the side with Velcro;and on the back with our buckle.It can last up to five years.The bottom is compressed rubber like tire rubber.The top is just high-quality leather.”The shoe comes in two sizes:small that fits children aged 4 to 9 and large for children aged 9 to 14.Lee says he got the idea for the shoe while working as a volunteer in an orphanage in Kenya.“.and there was a little girl in a white dress walking next to me.And I just remember looking down and seeing how small her shoes were.They were so small that she had to cut open the front of her shoes to let her toes stick out.And I just remember thinking,wouldnt it be nice if there were a pair of shoes that could grow with her feet?”However,Lee says it was not easy to turn his idea into a reality.“I kept writing down I should do this because of this or because of that.”Finally,in 2009 Lee founded a non-profit organization called Because International.In the office of Because International,Lee keeps a pair of his own shoes to help him remember his promise.“I told myself I would not get new shoes until the idea was done.So,those are the shoes that I wore for a little over five years.”5.Which of the following is the characteristic of the newly invented shoes?A.They are more expensive.B.They are not so comfortable.C.They can grow with a child.D.They come in different sizes.6.Who is this kind of newly invented shoes intended for?A.All the teenagers.B.Children aged 4 to 14.C.Middle-aged women in Africa.D.Senior