题目内容
Every year students in many countries learn English. Some of these students are children, __26__ students are young people. Why do all these people want to learn__27__? It is not__28__to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school. It is one of their __29__. Many people learn English because it is__30__in their work. Some young people learn English__31__their higher studies because some of their books are__32__English. Other people learn English because they want to __33__newspapers in English. Some people learn English because they want to __34__ in the USA, England or Australia. English is very__35__in our life .
26. A. all B. the other C. both D. other
27. A. English B. Chinese C. maths D. Japanese
28. A. hard B. easy C. good D. nice
29. A. books B. classes C. schools D. subjects
30. A. good B. useful C. fine D. pleased
31. A. for B. of C. to D. from
32. A. in B. with C. at D. of
33. A. look B. see C. look at D. read
34. A. go B. work C. like D. come
35. A. help B. helping C. helps D. helpful
选B。some...other(s)...意思是"一些……另一些(泛指)"; some...the other(s)...意思是"一些……另一些(特指)"。由语境可知,在学英语的学生中,除一部分是孩子外,剩余的是青年人(特指)。
选A。根据上下文可知是English。
选B。由文章内容来看,人们学习英语的原因多种多样,因此回答为什么那么多人学习英语这个问题并不容易。
选D。由常识可知,English是学生学习的科目(subject)之一。
选B。根据前后文意可知许多人学习英语,那是因为English在他们的工作中很有用(useful)
选A。本题属于介词用法辨析。介词for在此可表示目的、原因。
选A。in English是习惯搭配。
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Everyday, 340 million people speak it. One billion people are learning it and it is said that by 2050, half of the world’s population will be using it. What are we talking about? That is the global language—English.
The English language started in Britain in the 5th century. It is a mixed language. It was built up when German. Scandinavian and French invaders settled in England and created a common language for communication.
Today it is the official language of the UK, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and Ireland as well as many islands in the Caribbean. Many other countries and regions use it for politics and business, for example, India. Pakistan, Nigeria and the Philippines. English is also one of the official languages of Hong Kong.
But global advertising and pop music mean that in most countries, you will see or hear some English. Thanks to McDonalds, we all know about “burgers”. “fries” and “milkshakes”. Songs by Madonna, Britney Spears and Celine Dion are in English. We can sing along, even if we do not understand what we are singing!
English is a messy (杂乱的) language. Every year, dictionaries include new words that talk about popular culture, for example, computer-related words such as "blogging", "download" and "chartroom". Also included are words that teenagers use. Who does not know “cool”, “OK” and “hello”?
Other languages also influence English. Many English words come from French. Words like “café” and expressions like “c'est la vie” (that is life) are all part of the English language. On the other hand, the French language includes English words like "le weekend" and "le camping". German words are also part of English. Words like "kindergarten" come from the German language.
Recently, British people have become interested in “yoga”. But the word comes from an ancient Hindu language in India.
【小题1】The English language has a history of ______.
A.over 2000 years | B.over 500 years |
C.over 1500 years | D.over 1000 years |
A.because of | B.in order to | C.as usual | D.as if. |
A.It has been changing all the time. |
B.It has borrowed words from all the other languages. |
C.French words are used by the English because dictionaries have French words. |
D.Singers and film stars have the greatest influence on language. |
A.One billion people | B.340 million |
C.almost all the people in the world. | |
D.not mentioned above, but the number is growing rapidly. |
A.the USA | B.Nigeria | C.the Philippines | D.Norway |