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1、湖北黄梅县2017高考英语阅读理解一轮提升题阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。（原创）PeopleinHongKongspeakarichmixtureoflanguages.HongKongwasaBritishcolonyformorethan156yearsbeforeitwasreturnedtoChinesecontrolin1997.Englishwastheonlyofficiallanguageuntil1994.MostpeopleinHongKongtodayspeakCantonese,butMan
2、darinandotherdialectsalsoareheard,andEnglishastheBritishusedisstillwidelyspokenandtaughthere.Nowhowever,manypeoplearechoosingtolearnEnglishasitisspokenintheUnitedStates.VictorChan,forexample,haschildrenwhoattendschoolcalledNatureEQonSaturelayandSunday,andtheyarelearningtosaywordsthe
3、Americanway.MrChansayshewantshissonsto1earnAmericanEnglish,becauseheplanstosendthemtotheUnitedStatesforfurtherstudy・NatureEQisoneofagrowingnumberofschoolsinHongKongthatofferAmericanEnglishclasses・FrankieNgopenedtheschool17yearsago,atthattime,hehadonly40students.Today,theschoolhas350
4、students,anditdoesnothavespaceforanymore.MrNgsaysAmericanEnglishisclearanddefined.Hesaysitiseasytoteachandeasilyunderstood.That,however,isnotthemainconcernofthechildren.PublicschoolsintheformerBritishcolonystillteachmostlyBritishEnglish・ButthenumberofprivatelanguageschoolsteachingAm
5、ericanEnglishisgrowing・InHongKong'sTseungKwan0district,forexample,theAmericanEnglishWorkshopschoolhad20studentsaweekwhenitopenedoneyearago.Today,ithasmorethan180eachweek.SomeobserverssayAmericanEnglishisbecomingthelanguageofinternationalbusiness・IncreasedcontactwithAmericanculture,l
6、ikemovies,televisionprograms,computergamesandtheInternetisspreadingAmericanexpressionsandaccentsinareasotherthanbusiness.Butfornow,peoplehearingEnglishinthestreetsofHongKongaremainlyhearingtraditionalBritishEnglish.“Wecanunderstandboth,butforwhatwespeak,wespeakwiththeBritishaccent,”
7、saidonelocalwoman."TheBritishisbetterIthink,”commentedalocalman.【文章人意】多元化的人都市香港现在正兴起一股学习美式英语的热潮。1・WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthelanguagespokeninHongKong?A.Englishisstilltheonlyofficiallanguagenow.B.BritishEnglishisstillwidelyspokenandtaughtatpresent.C・MostpeoplearelearningAmerica
8、nEnglishnow.D.Allpe
