國中教育會考
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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
Are Anna Adams and Gunnar Eggertsson worried about the future of Icelandic?
- A No, they are not.
- B Yes, they both are.
- C Adams is, but Eggertsson is not.
- D Adams is not, but Eggertsson is.
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試著分別看看這兩篇文章的結尾處：第一篇作者對於「冰島語被英語取代」的可能性給出了什麼結論？第二篇作者又用哪些具體事實，來回答他自己提出的「我們的語言未來真的有那麼糟糕嗎」這個問題呢？
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太讚了，答案完全正確！這是一道非常經典的會考雙篇閱讀比較題，主要考驗你對兩位作者「態度與立場（Author's attitude）」的精準判讀。 文意細節剖析 第一篇作者 Anna Adams 在結尾提到「It may happen soon.」（冰島放棄冰島語改用英語這件事可能很快會發生），顯然對冰島語的前景充滿憂心；相反地，第二篇作者 Gunnar Eggertsson 則列舉數據證明使用者人數與政府資源，並明確說「Clearly, we are not giving up...」，態度顯得樂觀且不擔心。
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