2014届高考英语二轮九十天强化训练阅读理解67.docVIP

2014届高考英语二轮九十天强化训练：阅读理解67 There is one foreign product the Japanese are buying fasterthan others, and its popularity has caused an uneasy feeling among many Japanese. That product is foreign words. Gairaigo--words that come from outside--have been part of the Japanese language for centuries. Mostly borrowed from English and Chinese, these terms are often changed into forms no longer understood by native speakers. But in the last few years the tfi. ckle (涓涓细流) of foreign words has become a flood, and people fear the increasing use of foreign words is making it hard for the Japanese to understand each other and could lead to many people forgetting the good qualities of traditional (传统的) Japanese. The popularity of foreign words is part of the Japanese interest in anything new, Days university lecturer and writer Takashi .%alto. By using a foreign word you can make a subject seem new, which makes it easier for the media (媒体) to pick up. Experts (专家) often study abroad and use English terms when they speak with people in their own fields. Those terms are then included in government white papers,said Muturo Kal, president of the National Language Research Institute. Foreign words find their way easily into announcements made to the general public, when they should really be explained in Japanese.? Against the flow of new words. many Japanese turning back to the stud)rd their own language Saitos Japanese to Be Read Aloud is one of many language books that ate now flying off booksellersshelves. We were expecting to sell the books to young people, said the writer, but it turns out they are more popular wii the older generation, who seem uneasy about the future of Jal anese. 1. What advantages do foreign words have over traditional Jal nese terms? A. The ideas expressed in foreign words sound new. B. Foreign words are best suited for announcements. C. Foreign words make new subjects easier to underst