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1. The author thinks that . 选项： A: it is good that English has spread to all parts of the world so quickly B: someday another language might replace English as an international language C: it’s not necessary for us to have an international language D: we can learn a language without learning its culture

2.________Chinese has become as important as English as a world language.

3.阅读理解 Many people hope that the whole world wil one day speak a common language . Over the years , people have made up new languages with this aim .(72) At least six hundred languages have been developed in the search for a language which al human beings would be able to speak . The most famous one , Esperanto (世界语), was the idea of Ludwig Zamenhof , a doctor in Warsaw . He publshed a book about hls new language in 1887. To encourage people to learn the language , he made it as simple as possible . Esperanto has never been accepted as an official world language , but it has been suggested as an auxiliary language . By 1950 it had been taught to one and a half million speakers , and it was spoken in six hundred schools . Today Esperanto is spoken by about elght milion people , and more than one hundred neWspapers and magazlnes In the language are published regularly throughout the world . Thousands of books have been written in Esperanto , including those translated from other languages . Today the need for a new auxiliary language like Esperanto seems less obvious .(73) Throughout this century English has grown more and more important . It has become a second language for many milions of people . The fact that more are learnlng English shows that the use of English ls still growing worldwide . No one would deny the usefulness of a world language , but not many people think that Esperanto is likely to play such a role .(单选题) Over the years , people have made up new languages in the hope that (). 选项： A: all people will be able to speak a l common language B: people will learn a foreign language better C: people can understand each other better D: people will be able to speak several languages

4. throughout this century English has grown more and more important. It has become a second language for many millions of people.

5. What is the main reason for French people's weak skills in English? 选项： A: French people don't like English people. B: French people don't want to learn any foreign language. C: French people are afraid of losing their own culture and language. D:French people do not have the initiative to improve their English skills

6. There are more people in the world who speak than any other language. 选项： A: English B: Chinese C: French D: Esperanto

7.Directions: Read the following passage with ten blanks. Select one word for each blank from the box below. You may not use any of the words in the blank more than once.

English has evolved naturally as a global language over time, despite the attempts of various people to create artificial languages such as Esperanto, as global languages. English has 1（） 370 million native speakers, born in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Austrilia and other countries. However, it has been 2（） that there are over a billion non-native speakers of English. Some people 3（）think that English is a Romance language. It is rather a Germanic language which was heavily influenced by the Normans upon their 4（）of England in 1066. The Normans eventually went on to become the French. The early Britons 5（） many of the Norman word roots, which has resulted in many 6（）between French and English today. Today, English is widespread. It is largely due to the fact that it is used so heavily in television, film and music. Hollywood's global 7（） has contributed strongly to the international popularity of English. It is also the 8（） language on the Internet. Pages in other languages even tend to have an English 9（）. The British Empire and the dominant nature of American 10（） culture have contributed overall to the spread of English across the planet.

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8.Since the 1950s, English has become a “world language”.选项： A:正确; B:错误

9.English, the Global Language English is spoken as a native language by around 377 million people, and as a second language by around 375 million speakers in the world. Speakers of English as a second language will soon outnumber those who speak it as a ﬁrst language. Around 750 million people are believed to speak English as a foreign language. English has an oﬃcial or a special status in 75 countries with a total population of over 2 billion. The domination of the English language globally is a sure thing. English is the language of international communications, business, tourism, education, science, computer technology, media and the Internet. British colonialism in the 19th century and American capitalism and technological progress in the 20th century were undoubtedly the main causes for the spread of English throughout the world. From the ﬁfteenth century, the British began to sail all over the world and became explorers, colonists and imperialists. They took the English language to many places. For the last hundred years, the USA has played a leading role in most parts of the world. The Hollywood ﬁlm industry also attracted many foreign artists in quest of fame and fortune and the number of American ﬁlms produced every year soon ﬂooded the market. However, the future of English as a global language will depend very largely on the political, economic, demographic and cultural trends in the world.(3) It is not surprising that 70% of all information stored in the internet is in English. 选项： A:正确 B:错误

10.From the 1950s, English has become a “world language”. 选项： A:正确; B:错误

11.(单选题, 3 分) According to the author, what does the underlined part the glorious messiness of English mean? 选项： A: It means that English language steals lots of words from other languages. B: It means that English language is the most popular and beautiful one in the world. C: It means that English has become the first truly global language to a very real extent. D: It means that English welcome the introduction of new words from anywhere.

12. We can always count on our dictionaries to give us the proper English for a Chinese term, or the proper Chinese for an English word, for a term in one language definitely has a counterpart in the other language.

13.He has _good knowledge of many foreign languages,and one of them is English which is _language spoken by many people in the world

14.According to the video, which of the following statements is NOT true? 选项：English is the world’s second language. B、With English one can become part of a global conversation about global problems. English is becoming the language of problem-solving.English will wash away other languages.

15.We can always count on our dictionaries to give us the proper English for a Chinese term, or the proper Chinese for an English word, for a term in one language definitely has a counterpart in the other language. 选项： A:正确 B:错误

16.Which of the following statements about the use of spoken language is NOT true? A: The nature of a language structures the way we perceive the world. B: The language of a society can direct the attention of its members to certain features of the world rather than others. C: Countries with more than one language often have more than one culture. D: Most people prefer to converse in English rather than their own language.

17.According to the video, which of the following statements is NOT true?选项： A:English is the world’s second language. ; B:With English one can become part of a global conversation about global problems. ; C:English is becoming the language of problem-solving.; D:English will wash away other languages.

18.Which of the following statements about the use of spoken language is NOT true? 选项： A、The nature of a language structures the way we perceive the world. B、The language of a society can direct the attention of its members to certain features of the world rather than others. C、Countries with more than one language often have more than one culture. D、Most people prefer to converse in English rather than their own language.

19. 篇章翻译: English is known as a world language, regularly used by many nations whose English is not their first language. Like other languages, English has changed greatly. The history of the English language can be divided into three main periods: Old English, Middle English and Modern English. The English language started with the invasion of Britain by three Germanic tribes during the 5th century AD, and they contributed greatly to the formation of the English language. During the medieval and early modern periods, the influence of English spread throughout the British Isles, and from the early 17th century its influence began to be felt throughout the world. The processes of European exploration and colonization for several centuries led to significant change in English.

20.[单选题]Passage One For any Englishman, there can never be any discussion as to who is the world’s greatest poet and dramatist. Only one name can possibly suggest itself to him: William Shakespeare. Every Englishman has some knowledge, however slight, of the work of this great writer. All of us use words, phrases and quotations from his writings that have become part of the common property of English-speaking people. Most of the time we are probably unaware of the source of the words we use, rather like the old lady who was taken to see a performance of Hamlet and complained that ‘it was full of well-known proverbs and quotations’!Shakespeare, more perhaps than any other writer, made full use of the great resources of the English language. Most of us use about five thousand words in our normal employment of English；Shakespeare in his works used about twenty-five thousand! There is probably no better way for a foreigner (or an Englishman!) to appreciate the richness and variety of the English language than by studying the various ways Shakespeare used it. Such a study is well worth the effort (it is not, of course, recommended to beginners), even though some aspects of English usage, and the meaning of many words, have changed since Shakespeare’s day.According to the passage, many English words and expressions we use today are from ___________. A Englishmen B English-speaking people C Shakespeare’s works D Hamlet, the great tragedy