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Section Ⅲ Extended reading, Project, Assessment & Further study
[对应学生用书P56]
Step 1 Fast Reading
Check yourself to what degree you have remembered the text by filling in the blanks in the following passage.
Introduction
Para.1
Borrowed words can be found in almost all 1.languages.
Main Body
Para.2
·Word 2.borrowing has been occurring for thousands of years.
·In the current age of globalization, word borrowing has become 3.faster.
Para.3
The process of word borrowing is 4.complex and it takes time.
Para.4 Para.5
Different attitudes towards borrowed words
Conclusion
Para.6
The 5.tendency to borrow words has never gone out of style.
Step 2 Careful Reading
Read the passage carefully and choose the best answers.
1.Why does the author mention “The restaurant's fried tofu is delicious.” ?( D )
A.To show the sentence is indeed special.
B.To show English is difficult to understand.
C.To show that we had better not learn English.
D.To show that English is a language with many borrowed words.
2.What can we infer from Paragraph 3?( B )
A.The course of borrowing words is slow and simple.
B.The borrowed words sound like native languages over time.
C.The pronunciation of “kung fu” is difficult to understand.
D.The original language is seldom filled with borrowed words.
3.What can we learn from Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5?( D )
A.The French are expert at creating new words.
B.Some languages with a small number of speakers will definitely die out.
C.Borrowing words are completely forbidden in some language communities.
D.In order to defend their identity, some language communities oppose borrowing words.
4.What is the author's attitude towards borrowing words in English?( C )
A.Pessimistic. B.Doubtful.
C.Optimistic. D.Indifferent.
Step 3 Post Reading
Fill in the blanks according to the passage or the given words.
As far as I am concerned, English is not alone in 1.borrowing(borrow) words from other languages—borrowed words can be found in almost all l