A Debate on the English Language
A measure declaring English the national language is under intense debate in the United States. The US Senate passed two declarations last week. One calls English the nation's official language and the other says it is the “common and unifying(统一的)”tongue. But Americans found themselves divided on the issue.
Since people worldwide know that most Americans speak only English, many can't understand why the issue is so controversial(有争议的).
“The discussion is related to fears of immigration issues,” says Dick Tucker, a social scientist at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University. “It's related to a worry about the changing demography(人口统计)of the US. It's a worry about who will continue to have political and economic influence.”
In fact, the notion of protecting the language has been kicked around almost since the nation's founding. John Adams lobbied(游说)in 1780 for the creation of a national academy to correct and improve the English language. But his proposal died, since lawmakers saw it as a royalist(保皇主义者)attempt to define personal behavior.
Since then, the country hasn't had a national language, but the idea of recognizing the special status of English lived on.
The emotions surrounding language resurface(再次浮现)not because people feel comfortable with English. It is more about the discomfort many Americans feel with the new languages, says Walt Wolfram, a professor at North Carolina State University.
“Language is never about language,” he says.
According to the 2000 US Census Bureau report, of 209 million Americans over 18 years old,172 million speak only English at home. About 37 million speak languages other than English. Among them, 6.5 million speak poor English and 3.1 million don't speak English at all.
What are the two declarations concerned with?
A.The status of the English language.
B.The protection of new languages.
C.The rights to speak one's mother tongue.
D.The improvement of the English language.
第1题
颈膨大以上损伤的瘫痪表现是
A.四肢中枢性瘫
B.双上肢周围性瘫,双下肢中枢性瘫
C.双下肢周围性瘫
D.双下肢中枢性瘫
E.四肢周围性瘫
第2题
颈膨大损伤引起瘫痪的表现是:
A.双上肢痉挛性瘫,双下肢弛缓性瘫
B.四肢痉挛性瘫
C.双上肢弛缓性瘫,双下肢痉挛性瘫
D.双下肢痉挛性瘫
E.双下肢弛缓性瘫
第3题
颈膨大以上脊髓病变表现为()。
A.四肢痉挛性瘫痪
B.上肢弛缓性瘫痪,下肢痉挛性瘫痪
C.双下肢痉挛性瘫痪
D.马鞍回避
E.根性疼痛及下肢非对称性弛缓性瘫痪
第5题
颈膨大病变时肢体的瘫痪表现为
A.双上肢弛缓性瘫痪,双下肢痉挛性瘫痪
B.双上肢痉挛性瘫痪,双下肢弛缓性瘫痪
C.四肢均为弛缓性瘫痪
D.四肢均为痉挛性瘫痪
E.以上均不对
第6题
颈膨大以上脊髓病变表现为
A.四肢痉挛性瘫痪
B.马鞍回避
C.双下肢痉挛性瘫痪
D.上肢弛缓性瘫痪,下肢痉挛性瘫痪
E.根性疼痛及下肢非对称性弛缓性瘫痪
第7题
双上肢下运动神经元瘫痪,双下肢上运动神经元瘫痪
A.脊髓高颈髓
B.脊髓颈膨大
C.胸髓
D.腰膨大
E.脊髓圆锥
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