2019版高三英语一轮复习 第1部分 基础知识解读 课时提能练18 Unit 13 People（B）北师大版必修5.docVIP

Unit 13　People(B) Ⅰ.阅读理解 (2017·湖南六校联盟高三联考) Taktak tabulaba? You probably dont know how to answer that question—unless you happen to be one of the about 430 people in the world who speak a language called Matukar Panau.Then you would know it means “What are we doing？”Matukar Panau is one of the worlds rarest languages.It is spoken in just two small coastal villages in Papua New Guinea. Several years ago，David Harrison，a language expert，didnt know much about Matukar Panau either.No one had ever recorded or even studied its words and rules.With so few speakers，the language risked disappearing soon.It was endangered. Harrison didnt want that to happen to Matukar Panau.So in 2009，he set out for Papua New Guinea.His goal：use modern technology to help the remaining speakers preserve their native tongue. But Matukar Panau is far from the only language facing loss.Studies suggest that by the end of this century，nearly half of the 7，000 languages now spoken worldwide could disappear.Theyre in danger partly because the only people left speaking them are elderly adults.When those individuals die，their language will die with them.In addition，children may discard a native language and instead use more common global languages，such as Chinese，English or Spanish. In the United States alone，134 native American languages are endangered.“Language hotspots”exist all over the world.These are places with endangered languages that havent been recorded.They include the state of Oklahoma，pockets of central and eastern Siberia，parts of northern Australia and communities in South America. 【语篇解读】　本文是一篇说明文。Matukar Panau语是一种稀有的语种，由于讲这种语言的人很少，这种语言面临消亡的危险；与此类似，到本世纪末世界上将有近一半的语言面临消亡，仅美国就有134种本地语言濒临消亡。 1．What did Harrison go to Papua New Guinea for? A．Learning their native language. B．Helping preserve their endangered tongue. C．Learning their modern technology. D．Teaching the natives a new language. B　[考查细节理解。根据第三段的“Harrison didnt want that to happen to Matukar Panau.So in 2009，he set out for Papua N