四级考前模考文档格式.docx
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PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
AsEnglishSpreads,IndonesiansFearforTheirLanguage
PaulinaSugiarto’sthreechildrenplayedtogetheratamallheretheotherday,chatteringnotinIndonesia’snationallanguage,butEnglish.TheirfluencyoftendrawsadmiringquestionsfromotherIndonesianparentsMs.Sugiartoencountersinthiscity’supscalemalls.
Butthechildren’sabilityinEnglishobscuredthefactthat,thoughbornandraisedinIndonesia,theywerestrugglingwiththeIndonesianlanguage,knownasBahasaIndonesia.Theirparents,whogrewupspeakingtheIndonesianlanguagebutwenttocollegeintheUnitedStatesandAustralia,talktotheirchildreninEnglish.AndthechildrenattendaprivateschoolwhereEnglishisthemainlanguageofinstruction.
“Theyknowthey’reIndonesian,”Ms.Sugiarto,34,said.“TheyloveIndonesia.Theyjustcan’tspeakBahasaIndonesia.It’stragic.”
Indonesia’slinguisticlegacyisincreasinglyunderthreatasgrowingnumbersofwealthyandupper-middle-classfamiliesshun(避开)publicschoolswhereIndonesianremainsthemainlanguagebutEnglishisoftentaughtpoorly.Theyareturning,instead,toprivateschoolsthatfocusonEnglishanddevotelittletime,ifany,toIndonesian.
ForsomeIndonesians,asmasteryofEnglishhasbecomeincreasinglytiedtosocialstanding,Indonesianhasbeenrelegatedtosecond-classstatus.Inextremecases,peopletakeprideinspeakingIndonesianpoorly.
TheglobalspreadofEnglish,withitssometimescorrosive(逐渐破坏的)effectsonlocallanguages,hascausedmuchhand-wringing(焦虑)inmanynon-English-speakingcornersoftheworld.Buttheimplicationsmaybemorefar-reachinginIndonesia,wheregenerationsofpoliticalleaderspromotedIndonesiantounitethenationandforgeanationalidentityoutofcountlessethnicgroups,ancientculturesanddisparatedialects.
Thegovernmentrecentlyannouncedthatitwouldrequireallprivateschoolstoteachthenation’sofficiallanguagetoitsIndonesianstudentsby2013.Detailsremainsketchy,though.
“Theseschoolsoperatehere,butdon’tofferBahasatoourcitizens,”saidSuyanto,whooverseesprimaryandsecondaryeducationattheEducationMinistry.
“Ifwedon’tregulatethem,inthelongrunthiscouldbedangerousforthecontinuityofourlanguage,”saidMr.Suyanto,wholikemanyIndonesiansusesonename.“Ifthisbigcountrydoesn’thaveastronglanguagetouniteit,itcouldbedangerous.”
TheseeminglyreflexivepreferenceforEnglishhasbeguntoattractcriticisminthepopularculture.Lastyear,awoman,whosefatherisIndonesianandhermotherAmerican,wascrownedMissIndonesiadespiteherpoorcommandofIndonesian.ThejudgeswerelatercondemnedinthenewsmediaandintheblogsforbeingimpressedbyherEnglishfluencyandfordisregardingthefactthat,despitegrowinguphere,sheneededinterpreterstotranslatethejudges’questions.
In1928,nationalistsseekingindependencefromDutchrulechoseIndonesian,aformofMalay,asthelanguageofcivicunity.WhileasmallpercentageofeducatedIndonesiansspokeDutch,Indonesianbecamethepreferredlanguageofintellectuals.
Eachlanguagehadasocialrank,saidAriefRachman,aneducationexpert.“IfyouspokeJavanese,youwerebelow,”hesaid,referringtothemainlanguageontheislandofJava.“IfyouspokeIndonesian,youwereabitabove.IfyouspokeDutch,youwereatthetop.”
Leaders,especiallySuharto,thegeneralwhoruledIndonesiauntil1998,enforcedteachingofIndonesianandcurbeduseofEnglish.
“DuringtheSuhartoera,BahasaIndonesiawastheonlylanguagethatwecouldseeorread.Englishwasatthebottomoftherank,”saidAimeeDawis,whoteachescommunicationsatUniversitasIndonesia.“Itwasusedtocreateanationalidentity,anditworked,becauseallofusspokeBahasaIndonesia.Nowthedilution(淡化)ofBahasaIndonesiaisnottheresultofadeliberategovernmentpolicy.It’sjustoccurringnaturally.”
WithIndonesia’sdemocratization(民主化)inthepastdecade,expertssay,EnglishbecamethenewDutch.Regulationswereloosened,allowingIndonesianchildrentoattendprivateschoolsthatdidnotfollowthenationalcurriculum,butofferedEnglish.Themoreexpensiveones,withtuitioncostingseveralthousanddollarsayear,usuallyemploynativespeakersofEnglish,saidElenaRacho,vicechairwomanoftheAssociationofNationalPlusSchools,anumbrellaorganizationforprivateschools.
Butwiththepopularityofprivateschoolsbooming,hundredshaveopenedinrecentyears,Ms.Rachosaid.Thelessexpensiveones,unabletohireforeigners,areoftenstaffedwithIndonesiansteachingallsubjectsinEnglish,ifoftenimperfectEnglish,sheadded.
ManychildrenattendingthoseschoolsendupspeakingIndonesianpoorly,expertssaid.UchuRiza—whoownsaprivateschoolthatteachesbothlanguages—saidsomeIndonesianswerewillingtosacrificeIndonesianforalanguagewithperceivedhigherstatus.
“Sometimestheylookdownonpeoplewhodon’tspeakEnglish,”shesaid.
Sheadded:
“Insomefamilies,thegrandchildrencannotspeakwiththegrandmotherbecausetheydon’tspeakBahasaIndonesia.That’ssad.”
AnnaSurtiAriani,apsychologistwhoprovidescounselingatprivateschoolsandinherownpractice,saidsomeparentsevendisplayed“anegativepride”thattheirchildrenspokepoorIndonesian.SchoolstypicallyadvisetheparentstospeaktotheirchildreninEnglishathomeeventhoughtheparentsmaybefarfromfluentinthelanguage.
“SometimestheparentsevenaskthebabysittersnottospeakinIndonesianbutinEnglish,”Ms.Arianisaid.
Itisasightoftenseeninthiscity’smallsonweekends:
IndonesianparentsaddressingtheirchildreninsometimeshaltingEnglish,followedbynanniesusingwhatEnglishwordstheyknow.
ButDellaRaymenaJovanka,30,amotheroftwopreschoolers,hasdevelopedmisgivings(担忧).HersonFathiy,4,attendedanEnglishplaygroupandwasenrolledinakindergartenfocusingonEnglish;
Ms.JovankaallowedhimtowatchonlyEnglishTVprograms.
TheresultwasthathersonrespondedtohisparentsonlyinEnglishandhaddifficultieswithIndonesian.Ms.Jovankawasconsideringsendinghersontoaregularpublicschoolnextyear.ButfriendsandrelativeswerepressinghertochooseaprivateschoolsothathersoncouldbecomefluentinEnglish.
AskedwhethershewouldratherhavehersonbecomefluentinEnglishorIndonesian,Ms.Jovankasaid,“Tobehonest,English.Butthiscanbecomeabigprobleminhissocialization.He’sIndonesian.HelivesinIndonesia.Ifhecan’tcommunicatewithpeople,it’llbeabigproblem.”
1.HowdoparentsinthemallreacttoPaulinaSugiarto’schildren’sfluentEnglish?
A)Theyareconfusedaboutthekids’nationality.
B)Manyofthemshowadmirationforit.
C)TheyfeellikemakingfriendswithSugiarto.
D)MostofthemworryaboutIndonesian.
2.Whatdoupper-middle-classpeopleincreasinglypreferfortheirchildrennowadays?
A)SchoolsindevelopedcountrieslikeAustralia.
B)Schoolsteachinginterpersonalcommunicationskills.
C)PublicschoolsthatfocusonIndonesian.
D)PrivateschoolsthatteachmainlyinEnglish.
3.WhathappensasEnglishspreadsglobally?
A)Itsometimesthreatslocallanguages.
B)Itdrivesmanylocalpeoplemad.
C)Itimproveslocalpeople’slivingstandards.
D)Ithelpsthrivingbilingualeducation.
4.AccordingtoMr.Suyanto,privateschoolsinIndonesia_______.
A)challengedthestatusofpublicschools
B)helpedpromotethetraditionalculture
C)coulddestroytheunityofthecountry
D)placedheavyfinancialburdensonparents
5.Whatdowelearnaboutlastyear’sMissIndonesia?
A)Shewascriticizedinthemedia.B)ShewasbroughtupinAmerica.
C)ShehaddifficultywithIndonesian.D)Shecame
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