國中教育會考
115年
英文
第 35 題
📖 題組：
The Future of Icelandic Icelandic is a language that is spoken only in Iceland. It has a long history. But many Icelanders are worried that they’re losing Icelandic. The reason for their worry is the prevalence of English in Iceland. “I use English when I talk to my housework robot, use my phone, and watch movies,” said Helgi Atlason, an engineer. There is a reason for that. Most of these products use English, and few companies care to change the language into Icelandic because there are only a small number of Icelandic speakers (314,000 people). Actually, you see English everywhere in Iceland. Icelanders also speak and hear more English than Icelandic these days because many foreigners who come to live and work in Iceland speak only English. “We can’t use Icelandic abroad, and we’re not using it much in Iceland, either. How do you expect our kids will want to learn it?” said Eirikur Wilson, a teacher. Will Iceland one day give up Icelandic for English? It may happen soon. Our Future with Icelandic Many people think Icelandic is a language in its sickbed and that it needs to be saved. I understand their worries, but does the future of our language really look that bad? According to Dr. David Clingingsmith, a language needs at least 35,000 speakers to be “safe” from becoming a dying language. There are now 314,000 Icelandic speakers. Also, every year Iceland spends 51.3 million Icelandic crowns (3.7 million US dollars) teaching Icelandic to machines: phones, computers, and robots. Icelandic is appearing more often in products. Most importantly, schools still teach Icelandic to children. Clearly, we are not giving up our first language. However, I’m not saying that Iceland has done enough for Icelandic. Our country can do a better job at getting more people to speak this beautiful language. One way to do so is to give more language courses to foreigners. With much more work, I’m sure Icelandic can grow and even reach farther into the world. Scandinavian News by Anna Adams Scandinavian News by Gunnar Eggertsson
The Future of Icelandic Icelandic is a language that is spoken only in Iceland. It has a long history. But many Icelanders are worried that they’re losing Icelandic. The reason for their worry is the prevalence of English in Iceland. “I use English when I talk to my housework robot, use my phone, and watch movies,” said Helgi Atlason, an engineer. There is a reason for that. Most of these products use English, and few companies care to change the language into Icelandic because there are only a small number of Icelandic speakers (314,000 people). Actually, you see English everywhere in Iceland. Icelanders also speak and hear more English than Icelandic these days because many foreigners who come to live and work in Iceland speak only English. “We can’t use Icelandic abroad, and we’re not using it much in Iceland, either. How do you expect our kids will want to learn it?” said Eirikur Wilson, a teacher. Will Iceland one day give up Icelandic for English? It may happen soon. Our Future with Icelandic Many people think Icelandic is a language in its sickbed and that it needs to be saved. I understand their worries, but does the future of our language really look that bad? According to Dr. David Clingingsmith, a language needs at least 35,000 speakers to be “safe” from becoming a dying language. There are now 314,000 Icelandic speakers. Also, every year Iceland spends 51.3 million Icelandic crowns (3.7 million US dollars) teaching Icelandic to machines: phones, computers, and robots. Icelandic is appearing more often in products. Most importantly, schools still teach Icelandic to children. Clearly, we are not giving up our first language. However, I’m not saying that Iceland has done enough for Icelandic. Our country can do a better job at getting more people to speak this beautiful language. One way to do so is to give more language courses to foreigners. With much more work, I’m sure Icelandic can grow and even reach farther into the world. Scandinavian News by Anna Adams Scandinavian News by Gunnar Eggertsson
What does the prevalence of English mean?
- A That English is very common.
- B That English is not welcomed.
- C That English is easy and simple.
- D That English is not a national language.
思路引導 VIP
當我們在文章中遇到不認識的生字時，可以觀察後面的舉例：作者提到人們用英文跟手機和機器對話、看英文電影，甚至在當地「到處都看得見英文」，請想想看，這些例子共同說明了英文在當地呈現出什麼樣的狀態呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
太棒了，恭喜你答對這道題！能在閱讀測驗中精準推敲出生字的意思，代表你的上下文推論能力（contextual inference）非常紮實。 文中提到冰島人擔心母語消失，關鍵原因在於 English 的影響。接著文章馬上舉例：不論是跟機器對話、看電影，甚至提到「在冰島到處都能看到英文（you see English everywhere）」。透過這些具體細節，就能明確推斷出這個詞指的是「英文非常普及與常見」。 這道題目屬於會考中常見的語境字義題，具有很棒的鑑別度。考題的目的不在於考倒學生是否背過高階單字，而是測試你能否從上下文找出蛛絲馬跡。你能冷靜分析句意脈絡並做出正確判斷，表現得非常有水準！
語意推論與觀點對比
💡 利用上下文線索推敲字義，並辨析不同作者的立場。
| 比較維度 | 危機觀點 (Helgi & Eirikur) | VS | 樂觀觀點 (Gunnar Eggertsson) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 英語盛行現象 | 認為威脅生存，無處不在 | — | 視為現實挑戰，但正積極應對 |
| 科技應用狀況 | 產品多用英文，公司不願改 | — | 投入經費開發冰島語科技 |
| 未來預測 | 冰島語可能很快被取代 | — | 有足夠使用者，且能繼續成長 |
💬雙方對『英語普及』的現況有共識，但對未來走向與應對方式持有不同評價。
