2018_2019学年高中英语module4whichenglishsectionⅰ 9页

Module4WhichEnglishInternetEnglishTwentyyearsagotheBritishinventorTimBernersLeecreatedtheworld'sfirstwebpage.ItisworthpausingtoconsidertheextraordinaryinfluencethathisinventionhashadontheEnglishlanguage.Everydaywordslikegoogle,unfriendandappsimplydidn'texistin1990.Evenmorewordshavehadunexpectedchangesinmeaninginthosetwodecades.IfyouhadmentionedtweetingtoanEnglishspeakerafewyearsago,hewouldhaveassumedyouweretalkingaboutbirdnoises,nottheuseofthemicrobloggingsiteTwitter.Longago,ifsomeonelivedonline,itdidn'tmeantheyspenteverywakingminuteontheInternet,butthattheytravelledaroundwiththerailnetwork.“TheInternetisanamazingmediumforlanguages，”saidDavidCrystal,honoraryprofessoroflinguisticsattheUniversityofBangor.“LanguageitselfchangesslowlybuttheInternethasspeededuptheprocessofthosechangessoyounoticethemmorequickly.”Englishisaremarkablyinclusivelanguage,andifwordscontinuetobeusedforatleastfiveyearstheygenerallyendupintheOxfordEnglishDictionary.,[阅读障碍词]app(applicationprogram)n．应用程序mediumn．媒介honoraryadj.荣誉的；名誉的remarkablyadv.非常地，显著地，引人注目地inclusiveadj.包容广泛的n　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Ⅰ.Matchthewordwithitsmeaning.1．instantly　　　　　　　A．方言，地方话2．recognisableB．痕迹，踪迹3．dialectC．立即，马上4．matterD．语调5．countE．伦敦东区土话6．traceF．独一无二的；独特的7．uniqueG．双语的，会讲两种语言的8．intonationH．讨论；辩论9．authorI．祖先，前辈10．ancestorJ．节奏；韵律11．linkK．联系12．rhythmL．作家，作者13．bilingualM．很重要；很有价值14．debateN．重要，要紧；有关系15．cockneyO．能辨认的，能认出的答案：1～5　COANM　6～10　BFDLI　11～15　KJGHEⅡ.Writedownthemeaningofphrasesineachsentence.1．Idon'tknowwhichoneismine.Ican'ttellthemapart.区分开2．Youcangoouttoplayaslongasyoustayinthebackyard.只要3．Iwillmeethim,orratherIwillaskhimtomeetme.更确切地说4．Thefutureofourcountryliesineducation.在于5．Incasethereisafire,whatwillwedofirst？万一6．Shestressedthatpointinparticularintoday'smeeting.特别，尤其7．Thepeacetalkbetweentwocountriesendedwithsigninganagreement.以……结束WehavelearntEnglishforalongtime.DoyouknowinwhichcountriespeoplespeakEnglish？Thefollowingpicturescanhelpyou.答案：①Britain　②America　③Canada　④Australia　⑤Jamaica　⑥SingaporenⅠ.FastreadingSkimthetextandmatcheachparagraphwithitsmainidea.①Paras.1～3　A．EnglishspokeninAustralia.②Paras.4～5B．Thougheverybody'suseofEnglishisdifferent,it'scommunicationthatcounts.③Paras.6～7C．EnglishspokeninJamaicaandSingapore.答案：①～③　BACⅡ.CarefulreadingReadthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestanswer.1．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Everyonecanspeakadifferentlanguage.B．Almosteveryonehasadifferentwayofspeaking.C．CockneyisspokenbypeoplefromthewestofLondon.D．It'simpossibletotellBritishandAmericanEnglishapart.2．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A．Handwriting.　　　　　B．Pronunciation.C．Grammar.D．VarietiesofEnglish.3．It'sdifficultforustotellwhichEnglishiscorrectbecause________.A．EnglishhassuchalargevocabularyB．therearemanydifferentvarietiesofEnglishintheworldC．BritishEnglishgrammarandvocabularychangegreatlyD．thestandardformofEnglishisonlyusedbyprofessorsoflinguisticsandwriters答案：1～3　BABⅢ.StudyreadingAnalysethefollowingdifficultsentencesinthetext.1．TheycamefromalloverBritain,butespeciallyfromNorthernIrelandandtheLondonarea,whichiswhytheAustralianaccenttodayhastracesofbothIrishandcockneyspeechpatterns.[句式分析][尝试翻译]　他们来自英国各地，但主要是来自北爱尔兰以及伦敦区，这就是现在澳大利亚英语带有爱尔兰和伦敦口音的原因。2．ThevarietyofEnglishspokeninJamaica,andotherCaribbeancountries,hassomeofthegrammaticalfeaturesoftheAfricanlanguagesspokenbytheancestorsoftheJamaicanpeople,sothatthereisoftennoapostrophes('s)...ornolinkverborarticle...[句式分析]n[尝试翻译]　牙买加以及其他加勒比海沿岸国家的英语有非洲语言的一些语法特征，牙买加人的祖先们使用的是非洲语言，所以他们所使用的英语中通常没有所有格符号s_('s)……也没有系动词和冠词……[对应学生课下能力提升(十三)]阅读理解AIn1957,MaxVernonMathewswrotethefirstcomputerprogramcalledMusic,whichenabledacomputertocreatesoundandplayitback.HewasthenworkingasanengineeratBellLaboratoriesinNewJersey.ItenabledalargeIBMcomputertoplayaseventeensecondpieceofmusichehadwritten.Thecomputerwassoslowthatittookanhourtoplaytheseventeensecondpieceofmusic.SoMathewsmovedtheworktoatapeplayertoplaythemusicatanormalspeed.Helatersaidthatthesoundqualityofthemusicalnoteswasnotgreat,butthetechnicalimportanceofthemusicwashuge.ThesciencefictionwriterArthurC.ClarkevisitedBellLaboratoriesinthe1960s.Heheardacomputer“sing”thesongDaisyBellondevices(设备)andlearnedabouttheprogramsdevelopedbyMathewsandotherengineers.Clarkenotedthistechnologyinhisbook2001:ASpaceOdyssey,whichwaslatermadeintoamovie.MathewscontinuedcreatingotherversionsoftheMusicprogram.Hebecameinterestedinhowcomputerscouldhelpmusiciansoutsiderecordingstudios.TheGrooveprogramhedevelopedwasthefirstcomputerprogrammadeforliveperformances.HealsodevelopedanelectronicdevicehecalledtheRadioBaton,whichlooksliketwodrumsticks.Itenablestheusertocontrolthespeedandsoundlevelsoforchestralmusic(管弦乐)playedonacomputerbymovingthetwosticksonaspecialelectronicsurface.Mathewssaidhebelievedmodernmusicianswerenotmakingfulluseofthepowerofcomputermusic.Hesaidaviolinalwayssoundslikeaviolin.ButwithhisMusic,thewayaviolinsoundsisunlimited.Hedidnotwantcomputersoundstoreplacelivemusic,buthehopedcomputerswouldonedaybeconsideredseriousinstruments.语篇解读：本文是记叙文。MaxVernonMathews把音乐与计算机结合起来，创造了魅力无穷的计算机音乐。1．WhydidClarkevisitBellLaboratories?nA．Tomakehisbookintoamovie.B．TohelpMathewsdevelopMusic.C．Tosatisfyhisowncuriosityaboutmusic.D．Togathermaterialsforhisliterarycreation.解析：选D　推理判断题。根据第三段可知，Clarke在他的一本书里涉及了Mathews的电子音乐技术。由此可推知，Clarke主要是为文学创作获取素材才去参观BellLaboratories的。2．WhatelectronicmusictoolsdidMathewscreate?A．Somethingusedtorecordlivemusic.B．Somethingusedtocreatespecialsound.C．Somethingusedtoimprovecomputermusic.D．Somethingusedtocreatecomputermusic.解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第五段可知，制作计算机音乐时，RadioBaton可以用来控制管弦乐的速度、声级等，能改进音乐。3．WhatdoesMathewsthinkofhisMusic?A．Itismorepleasanttotheear.B．Itcanhelpmakemoresounds.C．Itwillfinallyreplacetheviolin.D．Itismorepopularthanlivemusic.解析：选B　细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，一般小提琴发出的声音就是那一种，用Mathews的Music可以让它的声音有无数种，即他的Music能帮助发出更多声音。4．WhatcanwelearnaboutMathews?A．Heisthefatherofcomputermusic.B．Hiscreationsucceededonthefirsttry.C．HewroteMusictoreplaceinstruments.D．Hechangedthefunctionsofcomputers.解析：选A　推理判断题。根据全文可知，是Mathews首先创造了计算机音乐，并进而发展出一系列与音乐相关的电子产品，在音乐界掀起了一场革命，故他是计算机音乐之父。BTherearemanywordsuniquetoAustralianEnglish.Ortotrot?IcameacrossthatwordwhilestudyingataschoolinNorthHead,Manly,NewSouthWales,Australia,in1974.Itislocalslang(俚语)forAreyouready(togo)?anditwasderivedfromthesoundofacarriagepullinghorse.AtSydneyAirport,Iaskedthewaytothetrainstationandhetoldme，“Goaskthatblokeoverthere.”BlokeisusedinAustraliaandreferstoaperson.Dayanddiesoundalmostalikeandsince“a”，“i”and“o”allsoundalmostthesame,Ihavealwaystoldmyfriends,jokingly,thattheyonlyneed24letters,andnot26liketherestforus.AustralianEnglishbegandivergingfromBritishEnglishin1788.In1827PeterCunningham,inhisbookTwoYearsinNewSouthWales,reportedthatnativebornwhiteAustraliansspokewithadistinctiveaccentandvocabulary.AustralianEnglishhasmanywordsthatsomeconsideruniquetothelanguage.Oneofthebestknownisoutback,meaningafarawayarea.Anotheristhebush,meaningeitheranativeforest.BushisawordofDutchorigin:“Bosch”.However,bothtermshavebeenwidelyusedinmanyEnglishspeakingcountries.EarlysettlersfromEnglandbroughtothersimilarwords,phrasesandusagestoAustralia.Bonzer,whichwasonceacommonAustralianslangwordmeaning“great”or“beautiful”，isthoughttohavebeenanAmericanterm.Sincethe1950s,theAmericaninfluenceonlanguageinAustraliahascomefrompopculture.AustralianEnglishismostsimilarntoNewZealandEnglishfortheirsimilarhistory.WordsofIrishoriginareused,someofwhicharealsocommonelsewhereintheIrish,suchastuckerfor“food”，aswellasoneortwonativeEnglishwordswhosemeaningshavechangedunderIrishinfluence,suchaspaddockfor“field”，whichhasexactlythesamemeaningastheAustralianpaddock.5．ThemainpurposeofParagraph2istoshow________.A．theauthorwasn'tfamiliarwithAustralianEnglishB．theauthorfounditdifficulttounderstandAustraliansC．manyAustralianEnglishwordsareuniqueD．Australiansarequitefriendlytoforeigners解析：选C　推理判断题。作者在本段举的两个例子都是为了说明澳大利亚英语有其独有的词汇。6．WhydidthewritertellhisfriendsAustraliansonlyneed24letters?A．BecauseAustraliansspeakveryeasyEnglish.B．BecauseAustraliansneveruse“a”or“i”．C．Becausethereare3lettershavingalmostthesamepronunciation.D．Becausetherearedifferentwaystocallthesamething.解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第三段前半句可知，作者之所以认为澳大利亚人只需要24个字母，是因为在澳大利亚英语中“a”，“i”和“o”这三个字母的发音很相似。7．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“diverging”inParagraph4mean?A．Drawingapart.　　　　B．Holdingback.C．Wakingup.D．Mixingup.解析：选A　词义猜测题。根据下文所述，澳大利亚英语有了自己本土的、独特的口音和词汇。由此可以推知，此处指澳大利亚英语从英国英语中分离了出来，故A项“分离”符合题意。8．Fromthepassage,wecanknowthat________.A．thenativelanguageofAustraliaisEnglishB．thefirstsettlerscametoAustraliain1827C．AmericanpopcultureplaysapartinAustralianEnglishD．PeterCunninghamwenttovisitAustraliainthe1850s解析：选C　细节理解题。根据文章第五段倒数第二句可知，美国的流行文化影响了澳大利亚英语。CEnglishsongshavebeenverypopularforpeoplearoundtheworldformanydecades.Singers，fromElvisPresleytoRickyMartin，fromtheBeatlestoEminenandfromNatalieColetoBritneySpears,haveallbeensittingineveryone'sheart,evenforpeoplewhodon'tspeakEnglish.ButwillyouhavebetterEnglishskillsifyoulistentoEnglishsongsforalongtime?Frommyexperiences,somepeoplelistentoEnglishsongsfor20－30yearsbutstillhaven'taccomplishedanygoodEnglishskills.SomepeoplechooseEnglishsongstobethe“mainlearningapproach”，butmostofthemhavefailed.ListeningtoEnglishsongsdoesnothelpyoutospeakEnglishfluently.Itdoeshelpyougainsomevocabularies.Mostofthemareunusualonesthatyoudon'tuseinyoureverydaylife.Youwon'tlearnthesentence“Itisacomplicateproject.Wereallyneedtomeetthedeadline.”inanyEnglishsongs.PeoplelikeusingEnglishsongstopracticeEnglishskillsbecauseit'seasyandenjoyable.TheythinkthatsittinginthecarlisteningtoEnglishsongsdaybydaycanimprovetheirEnglishskills.Itisnotthatactually.Youwillnotimproveyourlisteningskillsbecausenormalpeopledon'tspeakwithmelody(乐调).Peopledon'ttalklikeEminen'ssongs(well,actually,somenteenagersdo)．Youcan'tgetyourselffamiliarwithEnglishpronunciationoraccentjustfromlisteningtoEnglishsongs.Thewordsthattheypronounceinthesongsarenotthewordsthatyouwillhearinyoureverydaylife.ItoftenevenconfusesyoumorehowEnglishispronounced.IwouldfullyencourageyoutowatchEnglishmovies,listentoradionewsorothernormaltalks,butnotmusic.Ofcourse,youcanconsumeitforfunbutnottheaimtoimproveyourEnglishskills.语篇解读：本文是议论文。作者认为“通过听英语歌曲来提高英语技能”这一做法是不可行的。文中阐述了具体原因，并给出了建议——看电影或听新闻广播会帮助提高英语技能。9．What'sthetextmainlyabout?A．HowEnglishsongshelppeoplepracticeEnglishskills.B．WhohasmadeEnglishsongspopularallovertheworld.C．Whypeoplewon'timprovetheirEnglishbylisteningtoEnglishsongs.D．WherepeoplecanfindgoodEnglishsongstopracticetheirEnglishskills.解析：选C　主旨大意题。通过对全文的理解可知，作者认为“通过听英语歌曲来提高英语技能”的做法是不可行的，文中具体论述了这个做法不可行的原因。故选C。10．EnglishsongsarehelpfulforEnglishlearnersiftheywantto________.A．speakEnglishfluentlyB．enlargetheirvocabulariesC．improvetheirlisteningskillsD．learntoexpressthemselvesindailylife解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第三段第一、二句可知，听英语歌曲不会帮助你流利地说英语，但是它确实可以帮助你增加词汇量。故选B。11．Whichofthefollowingwon'tprobablyappearinEnglishsongs?A．Countryroad,takemehome.B．EverynightIseeyou,Ifeelyou.C．It'snotabigbigthingifyouleaveme.D．Weneedtomeetthedeadlinethoughit'stough.解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知，你不会在任何英语歌曲中学习到类似“这是一个复杂的项目。我们真的需要在最后期限之前完成。”这样的句子。故选D。12．Wecanlearnfromthetextthat________.A．worldfamoussingershavedonealottohelppeoplelearnEnglishB．watchingEnglishmoviesorlisteningtoradionewscanbeagreathelpC．EnglishsongsgetpeoplefamiliarwithEnglishpronunciationoraccentD．mostpeoplewhoenjoyEnglishsongsintheircarspeakEnglishverywell解析：选B　推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句可知，作者十分鼓励人们通过看英语电影、听广播新闻或其他正常的对话来练习英语口语而不是听音乐。故选B。WhichEnglish?Whenyoureceiveaphonecallfromafriend,howlongdoesittakeyoutoknowwhoitis?Afewseconds,perhaps.Thequalityofsomeone'svoiceandtheirchoiceofwordsmakeapersoninstantlyrecognisable,eventhoughyoucan'tseehimorher.Inthissenseeverybody'suseoflanguage—whetherEnglish,Chinese,oranyother—isdifferent.YoucouldsaythatthereareasmanyvarietiesofEnglish,oranyotherlanguageforthatmatter,astherearespeakersofit.Englishisspokenasanofficiallanguageinmorethan60countriesacrosstheworldanditcansoundverydifferentfromplacetoplace.Pronunciation,aswellasgrammarandvocabulary,canchangeveryquicklyfromoneareatoanother.Fornexample,withinLondonthemostfamousdialectiscockney.ItisonlyusuallyspokenbypeoplefromtheeastofthatcitysoitisnottheonlyformofEnglishyouwillhear.YoucanusuallytellwhichpartoftheEnglishspeakingworldsomeonecomesfrombytheiraccent,andtherearesomeveryrecognisableaccentsalloverBritain.ItisalsoquiteeasytotellBritishandAmericanEnglishapart.AlthoughmostpeoplebelievethereisarightandawrongwaytospeakEnglish,thereisnotreallyastandardformthateveryonecanagreeon.Englishspreadacrosstheworldoverhundredsofyearsbecauseoftrade,explorationandbusiness,andthisprocessproducedmanydifferentEnglishes.Professorsoflinguistics,writersandteachersallworryaboutprovidingaperfectmodeltofollowbutasitissowidelyspoken,ithasbecomeimpossibletosaywhichEnglishis“correct”andwhichis“incorrect”.Perhapscorrectnessdoesn'tmatter—aslongasspeakerscanunderstandeachother—it'scommunicationthatcounts.AustraliaG'day!D'yaspeakStrine?Orrather,Hello!DoyouspeakAustralian?Australiaisoneoftheyoungestnationsintheworld.ThefirstEnglishspeakersarrivedlittlemorethan200yearsago—andtheydidn'twantto.Mostofthemwereprisonerssenttheretowork.TheycamefromalloverBritain,butespeciallyfromNorthernIrelandandtheLondonarea,whichiswhytheAustralianaccenttodayhastracesofbothIrishandcockneyspeechpatterns.TheEnglishspeakersfoundapeoplewhohadbeenlivinginAustraliaformorethan50,000years—theAborigines,andanextraordinaryvarietyofwildlife,uniquetothecontinent.ManyoftheAboriginalwordsfortheseanimals,suchaskangaroo,koalaandkookaburrasoonpassedintothelanguage.ButthemaindifferencesbetweenAustralianEnglishandothervarietiesofEnglishlieintheindividualsoundsandintonationpatterns.SometimesitisdifficultforBritishandAmericanpeopletounderstandtheAustralianaccent,andmistakesarecommon.AfewyearsagoawellknownEnglishauthorwassigningcopiesofhisbooksinaSydneybookshop.AcustomercameuptotheauthorholdingacopyofthebookandsaidEmmaChissit.TheauthorthoughtthatEmmaChissitwasthewoman'sname.Butwhenheaskedhowtospellthename,incasethecustomerwantedhimtowritehernameinthebook(ToEmmaChissit,withbestwishes),herealisedthatthecustomerhadbeenaskingthequestion:Howmuchisit?JamaicaandSingaporeAustralianEnglishcomesdirectlyfromEnglishspokeninBritain.ButinothercountrieswhereEnglishisspokenasafirstlanguagethisisnotthecase.ThevarietyofEnglishspokeninJamaica,andotherCaribbeancountries,hassomeofthegrammaticalfeaturesoftheAfricanlanguagesspokenbytheancestorsoftheJamaicanpeople,sothatthereisoftennoapostrophes('s)(thatwomanhouse,insteadofthatwoman'shouse)ornolinkverborarticle(Hegoodman,insteadofHe'sagoodman).Anotherfeatureistherhythm.Itistherhythmofrapmusic,whichbecamepopularintheUSinthe1980s.Ontheothersideoftheworld,inSingapore,Englishisasecondlanguage,spokenbyabouthalfthepopulation.OtherlanguagesincludeMalayandChinese.AlmosteveryoneinSingaporeisbilingual,whilesomepeoplespeakthreeorfourlanguages.ThemostcommonvarietyofEnglishspokenisknownasSinglish.SentencesinSinglishoftenendwiththewordlah.ThevarietyhasbeeninfluencedinparticularbyMalayandtheChinesedialectHokkien(languagespokeninMinnan),bothingrammaticalfeaturesandvocabulary.TodaythereisadebateinSingaporeaboutwhichvarietyofEnglishisthebest:Singlish,oravarietyclosertoBritishEnglish,whichistheaimoftheSpeakGoodEnglishMovementcreatednin1999.哪种英语？当你接到朋友的一个电话的时候，你要花多久才能知道对方是谁？或许几秒钟而已。一个人的音质及措辞都能让这个人立即被分辨出来，即使你看不见他/她是谁。从这种意义上来说，每个人对语言的使用——不管是英语、汉语或者任何其他语言——都是不一样的。可以这样说，对英语或者任何别的语言，有多少使用者，就有多少种变体。英语在全世界六十多个国家被作为官方语言使用，但是各地的英语听起来差别会很大。和语法、词汇一样，发音在不同地方都可能会有明显的变化。例如，在伦敦，最著名的方言是cockney(伦敦腔)。通常只有伦敦东部的人说这种方言，因此也绝不是你能听到的唯一一种英语。根据口音，你能够区分出某个人来自英语世界的哪个地区，而在英国各地也有一些非常明显的口音。将英国英语和美国英语区分开来也很容易。尽管大多数人都相信说英语有正确和错误之分，但是却没有一种人人都认同的标准模式。几百年来由于贸易、探险以及商业的发展，英语已经传播到世界各地，在此过程中产生了许多不同种类的英语。语言学教授、作家以及教师都在为提供一种完美的可遵从的模式而忧虑，但是由于英语使用如此之广，要想区别某种英语正确与否已经变得不可能。也许正确与否不要紧——只要说话的人互相明白就行——重要的是交流本身。澳大利亚G'day!D'yaspeakStrine?更确切地说，Hello!DoyouspeakAustralian？澳大利亚是世界上最为年轻的国家之一。第一批说英语的人差不多200多年以前就到了这里——他们并非出于自愿。他们中的大部分都是当时发配到那里去劳作的犯人。他们来自英国各地，但主要是来自北爱尔兰以及伦敦地区，这也是今天澳大利亚英语带有爱尔兰以及伦敦语言模式的原因。这些讲英语的人发现了当地的一个民族——土著人，他们已经在澳大利亚生活了5万多年了；他们还发现了这片土地独有的异常丰富的野生生物物种。土著人关于动物的很多词语，比如袋鼠、树袋熊以及笑翠鸟，很快地进入到了英语中。但澳大利亚英语和其他几种英语最主要的区别在于单音和音调。有时候英美国家的人很难理解澳大利亚口音，所以也就容易犯错误。前些年，一位著名的英国作家到悉尼的一家书店签售他的书。一位顾客手里拿着一本书走上前去，说“EmmaChissit”。这个作者以为EmmaChissit是这位女士的名字。但当他询问如何拼写这个名字以便她要自己在书上签名之用时(献给EmmaChissit，并致以最美好的祝愿)，他突然明白过来顾客问的是：这本书多少钱？牙买加和新加坡澳大利亚英语直接源于英国英语。但是在其他将英语作为第一语言的国家，却不是这样。牙买加以及其他加勒比海沿岸国家的英语变体就有非洲语言的一些语法特征，牙买加人的祖辈们使用的就是这些非洲语言，所以他们的英语中经常没有所有格符号s('s)(thatwomanhouse，而不是thatwoman'shouse)，或者没有连系动词或者冠词(Hegoodman，而不是He'sagoodman)。另一个特点就是节奏。其语言的节奏就像是20世纪80年代流行于美国的说唱音乐。　　而在地球的另一端，新加坡，英语作为第二语言被约一半的人口使用着。其境内其他语言有马来语以及汉语。在新加坡，几乎人人都说两种语言，有些人甚至说三种到四种语言。这里最常见的英语变体被称作Singlish(新加坡式英语)。新加坡式英语中句子通常是以lah一词结尾。此种语言在语法特征以及词汇方面尤其受到马来语以及汉语中一种叫做Hokkien(闽南地区使用的语言)的方言的影响。至今在新加坡有一个关于哪种英语最好的争论：是新加坡式英语还是一种更接近于英国英语的种类，这也是1999年展开的“讲好英语活动”的目的。