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English as a Foreign Language
Who taught you to speak English? Your parents, while you were a young child? Your teachers at school? 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 the fact that more and more of us can communicate, using a common language, across countries and cultures（文化）？Or should we worry about the dangers of ‘mono-centralism’, 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 wonderfully 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.
67．By saying “Ask the people of India…and Pakistan”（in Paragraph 4）, the author is trying to show that _____.
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
68．What does “garden” in the last two paragraphs stand for?
A．Language B. Family C. The world D. The Earth
69．The author would probably agree that ______.
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 is easier to learn than other languages
70．This passage is mainly about ________.
A．why English has become a global language
B．how many people in the world speak English
C．how people in the world learn English as a foreign language
D．whether we need to worry about English being a world language
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English as a Foreign LanguageWho taught you to speak English? Your parents, while you were a young child Your teachers at school? 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 the fact that more and more of us can communicate, using a common language, across countries and cultures(文化)? Or should we worry about the dangers of “mono－culturalism”, 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 wonderfully poetic e－mail 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 ________.
[ ]
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．What does “garden” in the last two paragraphs stand for?
[ ]
3．The author would probably agree that ________.
[ ]
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 is easier to learn than other languages
4．This passage is mainly about ________.
[ ]
A．why English has become a global language
B．how many people in the world speak English
C．how people in the world learn English as a foreign language
D．whether we need to worry about English being a world language
查看习题详情和答案>>There are now about 376 million people who speak English as their first language, and also about 376 million people who have learnt it in addition to their mother tongue. It is said that one million 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 the fact that more and more of us can communicate, using a common language, across countries and cultures? Or should we worry about the dangers of “monoculturalism”, 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 speaking the same language? Not necessarily. I have never agreed 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 McDonald’s burgers? Surely not. If English becomes more dominant (占优势的), will it kill other languages? I doubt it. When I travel in Africa and Asia, I am always surprised by how many people can speak not only their own languages but often one or more other related languages, as well as English and perhaps French or German as well.
When we discussed this on Talking Point a couple of years ago, we received a wonderfully poetic有诗意的）e-mail 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 his 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 will be fine.
63. By saying “Ask the people of India…and Pakistan” (in paragraph 3), the author is trying to show that___.
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
64. What does “rose” in the last paragraph stand for?
A. The world. B. A kind of flower. C. A language. D. The earth.
65. The author would probably agree that___.
A. it’s very hard to plant many kinds of flowers in a garden.
B. it’s all right for people from other countries to learn English.
C. more and more people like to plant roses in their gardens.
D. English is easier to learn than other languages.
66. This passage is mainly about ___.
A. why English has become a global language.
B. how many people in the world speak English
C. how people in the world learn English as a foreign language.
D. whether we need to worry about English being a world language.
查看习题详情和答案>>school? 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 besides their mother tongue. It is said there are 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 the fact that more and more of us can
communicate, using a common language, across countries and cultures? Or should we worry about
the dangers of "mono-culturalism", 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 McDonald's 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 also 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 wonderfully 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.
that _____.
B. wars can destroy the relationship between two countries
C. English doesn't kill other languages
D. English is widely used in the world
B. Family
C. Language
D. The Earth
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 is easier to learn than other languages
B. how many people in the world speak English
C. how people in the world learn English as a foreign language
D. whether we need to worry about English being a world language
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