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Language is a major problem for the European Union(EU). The agreement or treaty(条约)which created the organization that eventually became the EU，the Treaty of Rome，stated that each country’s language must be treated equally. The 0riginal six countries had only three languages between them：French，German and Dutch／Flemish. However，there are now 15 countries in the EU，with a total of 12 languages. EU documents must be translated into all these languages，and at official meetings，the speeches must be translated into all the languages by interpreters.
All this translating is very expensive and time consuming(费时的). it is said that nearly half of all employees of the EU are engaged in translating documents and speeches，and nearly half of the EU’s administrative(管理方面的)costs are spent on this task. In the near future it is probably that several more countries，most 0f them having their own languages，will join the EU，thus making the situation even worse.
The problem is not just cost：there are practical difficulties as well. With 12 languages，there are 132 possible “translation situations” that might be needed. It is often difficult to find people in the right place at the right time who can translate from(for example)Danish into Greek，or Dutch into Portuguese，at a high professional standard.
In practice，the problem has been made less severe by the use of English in many contacts between EU officials，since almost all of them speak some English. However, any action to reduce the number of official languages(perhaps to four or five)would be a blow to the price of the smaller countries. Another commonly suggested solution is to make English the official language for all EU business. However，this is strongly resisted by powerful member countries like France and Germany.
68．What’s the main purpose of this passage?
A．To give a solution to a problem．
B．To find out a problem and show how severe it is
C．To criticize the European Union for inefficiencv(低效)．
D．To show that the problem cannot be solved．

69．According to the writer，the use of English in contacts among EU officals has ．
A．angered the officials who don’t speak English
B．lessened the number of official languages
C．reduced the effect of the problem
D．been supported by powerful member countries
70．The writer mentions“Danish into Greek”as an example of ．
A．a situation that might be difficult to deal with
B．a situation that occurs often
C．one of the 12 situations that requires an interpreter
D．languages easily being interpreted
71．The writer suggests that if the number of official languages was reduced，．
A．the EU would not know which official languages to choose
B．countries whose languages were not used officially would be unhappy
C．only easy languages would be used officially
D．the smaller member countries would be pleased

提问时间：2010-12-18 23:17:33 评论 ┆ 举报

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回答：llzgeorge 级别：二级教员 2010-12-23 08:39:30 来自：天星教育网	个人建议，供参考： 68．What’s the main purpose of this passage? A．To give a solution to a problem． B．To find out a problem and show how severe it is C．To criticize the European Union for inefficiencv(低效)． D．To show that the problem cannot be solved．选B。作为新闻兼评论性的东西，目是就是提出问题和解决问题的。 69．According to the writer，the use of English in contacts among EU officals has ． A．angered the officials who don’t speak English B．lessened the number of official languages C．reduced the effect of the problem D．been supported by powerful member countries 选C。根据这句话In practice，the problem has been made less severe by the use of English in many contacts between EU officials 70．The writer mentions“Danish into Greek”as an example of ． A．a situation that might be difficult to deal with B．a situation that occurs often C．one of the 12 situations that requires an interpreter D．languages easily being interpreted 选A。根据这两句话making the situation even worse. The problem is not just cost：there are practical difficulties as well 71．The writer suggests that if the number of official languages was reduced，． A．the EU would not know which official languages to choose B．countries whose languages were not used officially would be unhappy C．only easy languages would be used officially D．the smaller member countries would be pleased 选B。这句话来推断：this is strongly resisted by powerful member countries like France and Germany.
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