大学英语四(综合教程)第四单元

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1、大学体验英语四（综合教程）Unit4　　LanguageandEconomyListenandTalk　LeadinEnglishisbecomingtheworld'slanguageofthe21stCenturyandthisisnotimeto1.U.S.residentsorimmigrants2.learningEnglish.Englishisnowthesecondmostwidelyspokenlanguageintheworld,withonlyChinese3.spokenbymorepeople.Eng

2、lishis4.,thesecondlanguageof5.,fornon-English-speakingpeople.EnglishistheofficiallanguageoftheEuropeanCentralBankandtheworkinglanguageoftheAsiantradegroupASEAN.InmultilingualcontinentalEurope,a6.battleoverlanguagepopularityappearstobeendingwithEnglishemergingasthe7.

3、forthe21stcentury.TheGermanshavegivenuptryingtopersuademoreBritishpeopletolearntheirlanguageand,instead,8.Germany'sleadingnewspaperproducesaneight-pageEnglisheditionanddeclaresthat"9.."Switzerlandhasthreeofficiallanguages,German,French,andItalian,plusafourthlanguage

4、spokeninonecanton,Romansh.ButSwitzerlandrecently10.ratherthanoneofitsofficiallanguages.Key:1.discourage;2.from;3.dialects;4.overwhelmingly;5.choice6.fierce;7.standard;8.arenowpromotingEnglishasthelanguageofthe21stcentury9.Englishisgoingtobethelinguafrancaofthenewcen

5、tury10.adoptedEnglishtobetaughtasthesecondlanguageofchoice;PassageA:AstatelesslanguagethatEuropemustembrace2.Answerthefollowingquestionswithinformationfromthepassage.1.WhatisthepopularsuperstitionaboutEnglishmajors'choiceofoccupationsaccordingtothepassage?Englishmaj

6、orsareconfinedtochoosingcareersbetweenjournalismandteaching.2.WhydoestheauthorthinkthatEnglishmajorshaveadvantagesovernon-Englishmajorsintermsofemployment?ExperienceshowsthatEnglishmajorgraduatesqualifyforasurprisingrangeofjobs.Infact,theyarealsooftenwellpreparedfor

7、futurecareersinlaw,medicine,business,andgovernmentservice.3.WhatdoestheauthortrytosaybypointingoutthatEnglishmajorstudentsmaygethighscoresontheLawSchoolAdmissionTest(L.S.A.T.)?TheskillstestedinL.S.A.T.clearlyshowthatanundergraduatemajorinEnglishisstrongpreparationfo

8、rthistest.4.HowcanonegetadmittedtoamedicalschoolintheU.S?Onemusttakethirty-twohoursofsciencecoursesandpasstheM.C.A.T.withaminimumscoreasre