Question

 If native speakers want to make themselves understood easily，they will need to learn how to speak global English.

  Recently a study shows that native English may be the most difficult English to understand in the world. A Finnish(芬蘭的)businessman said，"The British are the worst ... It is much more difficult to understand their English than that of other countries. When we non-native speakers of English talk, it is much easier to understand. We have the same limited(有限的)vocabulary."

  So what should native English-speakers do to make themselves better understood? First, slow down，but it's no need to slow down to let others think you are indulging(遷就)them. Second，avoid using expressions like these： that's the way the cookie crumbles(弄碎)(We can't avoid something) ，people in glass houses (Someone is in trouble or danger) ，and so on.

  Native speakers of English should learn someone else's language. Learning other languages can make you have some ideas of what problems non-native speakers have when communicating with you. At the same time,always remember that the greatest friend of the non-native speaker is to repeat while talking with them.

根據短文內容，選擇最佳答案。

(   ) 1. According to the passage，which English is the most difficult to understand?

A.   American English.

B.   British English.

C.   Australian English.

D.   Indian English.

(   ) 2. Why can non-native speakers of English understand each other much easier while talking in English?

A.    Because they speak slowly.

B.    Because they can't speak English.

C.    Because they use different vocabulary.

D.    Because they use the same vocabulary.

(   ) 3. What's the meaning of the underlined word" global"？

A.全球的        B.簡單的

C.復雜的        D.廣闊的

(   ) 4. What does a non-native speaker of
English think of the phrase " people in glass houses"？

A.   It's very interesting to use.

B.   It's very exciting to use.

C.   It's too hard to understand.

D.   It's too easy to understand.

(   ) 5. According to the passage，what should native English-speakers do to make themselves better understood?

A.   To slow down the speed of their speaking.

B.   To learn others' language.

C.   To repeat what they say while talking. 

D. All of the above.

Answer 1

1. B由第二段第二句可知，英國人的英語最難懂。

2. D  由第二段最后兩句可知，非英語母語人士都擁有相同的有限的詞匯量，所以理解起來更容易。

3. A由全文內容可推斷英語母語人士為了更好地與人交流，他們應該學習全球通用的英語。

4. C 由第三段…avoid using expressions like these.可知，非英語母語人認為這種表達很難理解。

5. D  由文中最后兩段內容可知，英語母語人士為了更好地與人交流，要減慢他們的語速、學習他人的語言、對自己所說的多重復。