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Who taught you to speak English? Your parents, while you were a young child. Perhaps even the BBC as a grown-up. Whoever it was, somehow you have developed an understanding of what is rapidly becoming a truly global language.
There are now about 376 million people who speak English as their first language, and about the same number who have learnt it in addition to their mother tongue. There are said to be one billion people learning English now and about 80％ of the information on the internet is in English.
Is this a good thing, or a bad thing? Should we celebrate(庆贺) the fact that more and more of us can communicate(交流), using a common language, across countries and cultures? Or should we worry about the dangers of “mono-cultureness”, a world in which we all speak the same language, eat the same food and listen to the same music?
Does it matter if an increasing number of people speak the same language? On the contrary(相反), I would have thought－although I have never accepted the argument that if only we all understood each other better, there would be fewer wars. Ask the people of India (where many of them speak at least some English) and Pakistan (the same situation with India)…
If we all speak English, will we then all start eating McDonalds burgers? Surely not. If English becomes more dominant(占主导地位的), it will kill other languages? I doubt it. When I travel in Africa or Asia, I am always surprised by how many people can speak not only their own language but often one or more other related languages, as well as English and perhaps some French or German as well.
When we discussed this on Talking Point a couple of years ago, we received a wonderful poetic email from a listener in Ireland. “The English language is a beautiful language. Maybe it's like a rose,” he said. “But who would ever want their garden just full of roses?”
Well, I love roses, and I think they make a beautiful addition to any garden. But the way I see it, just by planting a few roses, you don't necessarily need to pull out everything else. If more and more people want to plant English roses, that's fine by me.
1．By saying “Ask the people of India…and Pakistan”(in paragraph 4), the author is trying to show that ________.
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A．speaking the same language doesn't necessarily bring peace
B．wars can destroy the relationship between two countries
C．English doesn't kill other languages
D．English is widely used in the world
2．The author would probably agree that ________.
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A．it's very hard to plant many kinds of flowers in a garden
B．it's good for people from other countries to learn English
C．more and more people like to plant roses in their gardens
D．English will kill other languages
3．This passage is mainly about ________.
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A．why English has become a global language
B．how people in the world learn English as a foreign language
C．how many people in the world speak English
D．whether we need worry about English being a world language
查看习题详情和答案>>2. I want to pay the train fare, but my friend insisted. F_____ I gave in.
3. "How can Linda r_____ from her illness in this room when it's so dirty and dusty? It will only make her worse," said the doctor.
4. One evening, Anne stayed awake on p_____ until half past eleven in order to have a good look at the
moon by herself.
5. When you hear two n_____ speakers of English, they may still not speak the same kind of English.
6. Is it _____ (适当的)for us to take off our hats in church?
7.Two years ago she bought an expensive mountain bike. Then she _____ (说服) me to buy one.
8. Tell your friend that you are _____ (关心) about him.
9. I am very good at _____ ( 交流 ) with people.
10 .The United Nation is an _____ ( 国际的 ) organization.
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2. I want to pay the train fare, but my friend insisted. _______(最后) I gave in.
3. I said hello to her, but she _______(不理睬) me completely.
4. You can depend on her, she is a _______(可信赖) friend.
5. The students are told to sit_______(直) when they are having lessons.
6. Remember to take a _______(包) of clothes with you.
7. Two years ago she bought an expensive mountain bike. Then she _______ (说服) me to buy one.
8. Tell your friend that you are _______(关心) about him.
9. I am very good at _______(交流) with people.
10. It is so cold that we had to draw all the______(窗帘).
2. They're going to a_____ on CCTV next month. (出现)
3. I told her to come home by 10 o' clock, but she i_____ me. (忽略)
4. Many top leaders are c_____ about the shortage of water. (关心, 担心)
5. The children have been indoors all day. Let them play o_____ for a while. (户外地)
6. The man saved the girl from the river and her mother was very g_____. 感激的)
7. She found it difficult to s_____ in the hiding place. (定居)
8. Although many Americans move a lot, they still r_____ each other's dialects (方言). (辨认)
9. It is well known that news must be b_____ on facts. (以….. 为根据)
10. Both English and French are o_____ languages in Canada. (官方的)
11. I am very good at _____ (交流) with people.
12. My teacher _____ (建议) us to read English every morning.
13. My n_____ language is Chinese.
14. Every person is e_____ according to the law.
15. Don't waste time. We should make good u_____ of our time.
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Three years ago I traveled with my youth pop group to Cuba(古巴). We were the first American pop group to visit 1 the Embargo(禁运). If traveling to Cuba it is important to remember that you are a representative(代表) of the US and 2 tourism relations are very important especially right now that the Embargo is beginning to lift(取消禁运). The city is unbelievably beautiful and clean, and looks 3 it is from another age. I never felt safer, and the prices of cigars and other goods were very reasonable. There was a view from our hotel across the old city to the ocean, and looking out in the early morning I could see people 4 the streets with palm fronds(棕榈叶). The few cars that were around were all from 1950 or before, 5 gave the feeling that I was actually in Old Havana fifty years ago.
I 6 about the poverty(贫困) of Cuba before traveling there, but once there I was not surprised by the level of poverty. Everyone was extremely polite and eager to talk. I was surprised at the number of Americans I 7 . In fact Cuba is not as closed as I had thought before. There are no 8 out of the US, so to get around this they fly either from Mexico or Canada.
The food and dancing was an experience to remember; Cubans know how to have a good time. Because I traveled with my pop group I was not able to travel as freely through the city as I would otherwise; 9 , I was able to interact with(与……交流) Cubans on a much more personal level. We had a joint concert in the unbelievable Grand Teatro and were able to really get to know the young people of Cuba and their passion(热情) for music. I am 10 planning to return to Cuba in the future.
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