必修检测题Ⅰ.阅读理解A(原创)PeopleinHongKongspeakarichmixtureoflanguages.HongKongwasaBritishcolonyformorethan156yearsbeforeitwasreturnedtoChinesecontrolin1997.Englishwastheonlyofficiallanguageuntil1994.MostpeopleinHongKongtodayspeakCantonese,butMandarinandotherdialectsalsoareheard,andEnglishastheBritishusedisstillwidelyspokenandtaughthere.Nowhowever,manypeoplearechoosingtolearnEnglishasitisspokenintheUnitedStates.VictorChan,forexample,haschildrenwhoattendschoolcalledNatureEQonSaturdayandSunday,andtheyarelearningtosaywordstheAmericanway.MrChansayshewantshissonstolearnAmericanEnglish,becauseheplanstosendthemtotheUnitedStatesforfurtherstudy.NatureEQisoneofagrowingnumberofschoolsinHongKongthatofferAmericanEnglishclasses.FrankieNgopenedtheschool17yearsago,atthattime,hehadonly40students.Today,theschoolhas350students,anditdoesnothavespaceforanymore.MrNgsaysAmericanEnglishisclearanddefined.Hesaysitiseasytoteachandeasilyunderstood.That,however,isnotthemainconcernofthechildren.PublicschoolsintheformerBritishcolonystillteachmostlyBritishEnglish.ButthenumberofprivatelanguageschoolsteachingAmericanEnglishisgrowing.InHongKong’sTseungKwanOdistrict,forexample,theAmericanEnglishWorkshopschoolhad20studentsaweekwhenitopenedoneyearago.Today,ithasmorethan180eachweek.SomeobserverssayAmericanEnglishisbecomingthelanguageofinternationalbusiness.IncreasedcontactwithAmericanculture,likemovies,televisionprograms,computergamesandtheInternetisspreadingAmericanexpressionsandaccentsinareasotherthanbusiness.Butfornow,peoplehearingEnglishinthestreetsofHongKongaremainlyhearingtraditionalBritishEnglish.“Wecanunderstandboth,butforwhatwespeak,wespeakwiththeBritishaccent,”saidonelocalwoman.“TheBritishisbetterIthink,”commentedalocalman.【文章大意】多元化的大都市香港现在正兴起一股学习美式英语的热潮。1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthelanguagespokeninHongKong?[来源:Zxxk.Com]A.Englishisstilltheonlyofficiallanguagenow.B.BritishEnglishisstillwidelyspokenandtaughtatpresent.C.MostpeoplearelearningAmericanEnglishnow.D.AllpeopleinHongKongc