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大学体验英语四（综合教程）Unit4LanguageandEconomyListenandTalkLeadinEnglishisbecomingtheworld'slanguageofthe21stCenturyandthisisnotimeto1.U.S.residentsorimmigrants2.learningEnglish.Englishisnowthesecondmostwidelyspokenlanguageintheworld,withonlyChinese3.spokenbymorepeople.Englishis4.,thesecondlanguageof5.,fornon-English-speakingpeople.EnglishistheofficiallanguageoftheEuropeanCentralBankandtheworkinglanguageoftheAsiantradegroupASEAN.InmultilingualcontinentalEurope,a6.battleoverlanguagepopularityappearstobeendingwithEnglishemergingasthe7.forthe21stcentury.TheGermanshavegivenuptryingtopersuademoreBritishpeopletolearntheirlanguageand,instead,8.Germany'sleadingnewspaperproducesaneight-pageEnglisheditionanddeclaresthat9..Switzerlandhasthreeofficiallanguages,German,French,andItalian,plusafourthlanguagespokeninonecanton,Romansh.ButSwitzerlandrecently10.ratherthanoneofitsofficiallanguages.Key:1.discourage;2.from;3.dialects;4.overwhelmingly;5.choice6.fierce;7.standard;8.arenowpromotingEnglishasthelanguageofthe21stcentury9.Englishisgoingtobethelinguafrancaofthenewcentury10.adoptedEnglishtobetaughtasthesecondlanguageofchoice;PassageA:AstatelesslanguagethatEuropemustembrace2.Answerthefollowingquestionswithinformationfromthepassage.1.WhatisthepopularsuperstitionaboutEnglishmajors'choiceofoccupationsaccordingtothepassage?Englishmajorsareconfinedtochoosingcareersbetweenjournalismandteaching.2.WhydoestheauthorthinkthatEnglishmajorshaveadvantagesovernon-Englishmajorsintermsofemployment?ExperienceshowsthatEnglishmajorgraduatesqualifyforasurprisingrangeofjobs.Infact,theyarealsooftenwellpreparedforfuturecareersinlaw,medicine,business,andgovernmentservice.3.WhatdoestheauthortrytosaybypointingoutthatEnglishmajorstudentsmaygethighscoresontheLawSchoolAdmissionTest(L.S.A.T.)?TheskillstestedinL.S.A.T.clearlyshowthatanundergraduatemajorinEnglishisstrongpreparationforthistest.4.HowcanonegetadmittedtoamedicalschoolintheU.S?Onemusttakethirty-twohoursofsciencecoursesandpasstheM.C.A.T.withaminimumscoreasrequiredbytheparticularmedicalschool.5.WhatdothesurveystellusabouttheemploymentofgraduateswithdegreesinEnglish?TheytellusthattheessentialskillsneededforvariouscareersareadequatelycoveredbytheeducationprogramsforEnglishmajors.3.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionbasedontheinformationyouobtainfromthepassage.1.WhatisthefocusoftheLawSchoolAdmissionTest(L.S.A.T.)?A)Basicanalyzingandproblem-solvingabilities.B)Specializedmedicalknowledge.C)Readingandwritingskills.D)Abilitytoappreciateliteratureandarts.2.WhyareEnglishmajorswellpreparedfortheMedicalCollegeAdmissionTest?A)BecauseEnglishmajorshaveamoresolidgroundinginlanguage.B)BecauseEnglishmajorspossessskillsinanalysis,interpretationandcommunication.C)BecauseEnglishmajorshavethirty-twosemesterhoursofextrasciencetraining.D)BecauseEnglishmajorsaremorefamiliarwiththerequirementsofthetest.3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A)Graduateswithmerelytechnicalqualificationsoftenfailtofindjobsinbusiness.B)Graduatesfrombusinessschoolsarelikelytodriftfromonejoborfirmtoanother.C)Skillsinanalysisandcommunicationareessentialtosuccessinbusinesscareers.D)Competentcommunicatorsarepromisingemployeesforfuturebusinesscareers.4.HowcanEnglishmajorsbeparticularlywellpreparedforfuturejobsinbusinessadministration?A)Bydoingvariouskindsofprofessionaljobs.B)Bytakingpartinspecialemploymenttraining.C)Byputtinganemphasisonbusiness.D)Bylearningbasicskillsinnaturalscience.5.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthestudyofEnglish?A)ThestudyofEnglishisexcellentpreparationforprofessionallife.B)ThestudyofEnglishshouldbebusiness-oriented.C)ThestudyofEnglishisrestrictingorimpractical.D)ThestudyofEnglishishighlyrewardinganddemandingAnswer:1.A,2.B,3.C,4.C,5.A4.Completethesummaryofthetext.Thefirstletterofthemissingwordhasbeengiventoyou.ItisreportedinthisarticlethatEnglishmajorsreceiveexcellent1)pforfuturecareersinlaw,medicine,business,andgovernmentservice.First,manylawschoolsandmedicalschools2)ithatthebestpreparationforthemisthatpreparationwhichmakesastudent3)cofcriticalthinking;ofclear,logicalself-expression;ofsensitive4)aofthemotives,theactions,andthethoughtsofotherhumanbeings.ThesearetheskillsthatthestudyofEnglishisdesignedtoteach.Second,theEnglishmajorwithanemphasisinbusinessis5)pwellpreparedforafutureinbusinessadministration.Third,Englishmajorsarealsoatworkinthethousand6)oprovidedbygovernmentatalllevels.Inshort,amajorinEnglishis7)nrestrictingnorimpractical:thestudyofEnglishisexcellentpreparationfor8)plife.Anwser:1.preparation2.indicate3.capable4.analysis5.particularly6.occupations7.neither8.professional5.Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.familiarityqualificationrewardsufficientlyevaluatefundamentalclassificationsteerconsequentlysensitive1.Itiswell-knownthatphotographicpaperishighly___tolight.2.ThefirstpartofLawSchoolAdmissionTestevaluatesskillsinreadingcomprehension,infigure___andintheevaluationofwrittenmaterial.3.Becausetheyarenot___literateandjob-prepared,someyoungpeoplecan’tholdajobforlong.4.Thebossmanagedto_