单选题 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.

单选题He {{U}}inspired{{/U}} many young people to take up sports. A.encouraged B.allowed C.called D.advised

单选题Ecological vehicles are made of materials that can be easily ________ once they are dumped

单选题What puzzles me is why his books are so popular.

单选题--This digital camera is really cheap! --The ______ the better. I'm short of money, you see.

单选题There stands two factories on the river.

单选题__________，parents love their children．

单选题The manager came over and asked the customer how ______. A. did the quarrel came about B. the quarrel had come about C. had the quarrel come about D. have the quarrel come about

单选题Hardly had the thief seen the policeman than he ran away.A. hadB. seenC. thanD. ran

单选题Airlines are already increasing their price on the （ ） that fuel prices are going to rise

单选题—I"m surprised to hear that Sue and Paul have ______. —So am I. They seemed very happy together when I last saw them.

单选题The film about the disabled boy was {{U}}touching{{/U}}. A.inspiring B.boring C.moving D.frightening

单选题In（ ）, the company owns and operates four television stations

单选题The ______ of another sudden stock market crash keeps many middle-class citizens from investigating their money. A. encounter B. prospect C. conclusion D. refusal

单选题______ the technicians in the technology department wondered was how to install the data storage device. A. That B. Whether C. Though D. What

单选题His composition was so confusing that I could hardly make any ______ of it.

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单选题______ alone in the dark room, the little girl was so frightened as to cry loudly.A. LeavingB. LeftC. Having leftD. To be left

单选题______ more countries can use natural energy in the future remains to be seen. A. Whether B. This C. Who D. If

单选题【2015光大银行】It’s impolite to cut in when others are having a conversation．