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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American English has changed for the centuries, |
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too. There have several reasons for this. One of |
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the reasons is that people travelled to America |
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from all the Europe countries and from other |
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parts of the world, too. They start to use |
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English, but they was also brought in some |
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words from their own language. For example, |
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a “cent” in American money is old French. |
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One of the states in the USA called “Florida”; |
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in Spanish this means the “land of flowers”. |
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There are a great many of American Indian |
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Suppose you want to study English but you are not sure where there are classes of English. It happens that you see two advertisements in the newspaper. Please read them and then answer questions.
Linelon College of English (LCE)Classes of foreign students at all levels 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and one year course open all year. Small class(12 students at the most), library, language lab and listening centre, accommodations(膳宿供应)with selected families 25 minutes' ride from London.
Course fees(费用)for English for one year are $ 1380 with reduction for short periods of study.
State-run(国办的)English language centre(SELC)Britain's leading state-run English language centre.
* Held from June to August for foreigners
* Classes at all levels
* Preparation for public exams
* Accommodation in selected families
* Pleasant seaside town
* Very full social programme
*English through activity e. g. art, photography, etc.
* Special English e. g. medical, business, etc.
* Advice service for university and college students
* Teachers course in July
(1)_________ can study in these two classes.
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A. Only foreign beginners
B. Only foreign advanced learners
C. Both foreigners and native speakers
D. Foreigners at all levels
(2)When you study there, you will live ________.
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A. at school
B. in hotels
C. with the family you choose
D. with the teachers
(3)If you are a teacher and would like to improve your English ,where can you learn English?
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(4)If you have to stay abroad for a year and you want to improve English, which course will you choose?
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(5)In which way are these two classes like each other?
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A. they both have many social activities.
B. There are special English courses.
C. You have to live with families when you study.
D. You can ask advice of English study from either of them.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2011年普通高校招生考试湖南卷英语 题型:053
Directions:Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
Does going to college really pay off? Certainly!
I remember taking 1 English class in college on the short story.Our first assignment was to read 2 short stones and then discuss which one was better.After reading both,I wasn't sure.Over the 3 several months, my professor taught me 4 one story was so much better than the other. 5 was rich in mclaohor(隐喻)and character development, while the other was humorous 6 too shallow.I couldn't see this at first.Yet, in a few months, my brain got reeducated an 7 could see the difference between good and bad writing and could appreciate literature at a whole new level.
Going to college helps build a strong mind, which leads 8 greater success in one's life.
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