1、Unit2 Understanding each otherExtended reading Borrowed words课文改编语法填空，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。“The sushi restaurants menu was 1._(confuse).” Is there anything special about this sentence? Well, all the words except “the” and was” 2._( borrow) from other languages! This comes 3._ n surprise, 4._( gi
2、ve) that English has borrowed words from more than 300 different languages, 5._( include) Latin, Greek, French and Chinese. 6._, English is not alone in borrowing words from other languages borrowed words can be found in almost all languages. For example, Chinese words that are 7._( original)from th
3、e English language include “培根” (bacon), “坦克” (tank) and “高尔夫” (golf), and Japanese has borrowed words like “豆腐” (tofu) from Chinese.Word borrowing comes about when two cultures with different languages interact. This tends 8._( happen) when there is no 9._( suit) word for an object or idea in the n
4、ative tongue. This phenomenon has been occurring for thousands of years. In the current age of globalization, when communication technology brings different cultures closer together, words are even 10._(likely) to be borrowed straight from the source language at a faster pace than ever before, espec
5、ially those related to 11._( technology) developments, such as “email” and “Internet”.12._ borrowing words has become faster, the process is still complex, and it takes time before new words are integrated 13._ everyday speech. At first, the borrowed word is only used by bilingual speakers. It then
6、spreads to people 14._ do not know the original language, and they will change the 15._( pronounce) to fit the way they speak, almost unknowingly. An example of this is the word “kung fu”, 16._ refers to Chinese martial arts. This word comes from the Chinese words “功夫” (gongfu). Over time, the sound
7、s that were difficult to pronounce 17._( replace) with more familiar ones. The longer a borrowed word has been in use, the more it sounds and even looks like the native language.Borrowed words are 18._ outcome of language development that could hardly be avoided, but some language communities oppose
8、 19._(adopt) words from other cultures. There are countries that make interventions to keep their native language pure in order to defend their identity. The French 20._( specific) have an official organization that creates new words, in order to avoid borrowed words. Some languages have an 21._( ex
9、treme) small number of speakers, such as the Native American Navajo Indian language, used only by the members of the tribe. Under this circumstance, it becomes a matter of 22._( survive) for the native language to reject outside influences.While some communities are pessimistic about the exchange be
10、tween languages, there are also other languages that readily welcome borrowed words. English, especially, 23._( base) on a mix of Latin, Greek and Germanic languages. The English-speaking community does not hesitate in absorbing foreign words into its daily vocabulary. In fact, there have never been
11、 any formal academic 24._( restrict) on new borrowed words. Borrowing words allows the language to continue to develop, enabling the community to have a more efficient language which allows them to share their experiences with a new-found grace. It is also through those words 25._ novel ideas are sp
12、read and different 26._( belief) are exchanged more conveniently and quickly.According to the linguist Edward Sapir, “It would be difficult to point to a completely isolated language,” and for better or for 27._( bad), the tendency to borrow words has never gone out of style. The more international
13、and globalized the world becomes, the more language characteristics will be shared between nations and cultures.参考答案： 1confusing 2are borrowed 3as 4given 5including 6However 7 originally 8to happen 9suitable 10 more likely 11technological 12While/Though/Although 13 into 14 who 15 pronunciation 16 which 17 were replaced 18an 19 adopting20 specifically 21extremely 22 survival 23is based 24restrictions 25that 26beliefs 27worse 学科网（北京）股份有限公司
