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          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 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.
    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 "rose" in the last two paragraphs stand for?
    [     ]
    A. The world
    B. Family
    C. Language
    D. The Earth
    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

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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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    阅读下面短文，选择正确答案

    　　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 ________.

    [　　]

    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 ________.

    [　　]

    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 ________.

    [　　]

    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

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    阅读理解

    　　American and British people both speak English of course．But sometimes it does not seem like the same language．In fact, there are some important differences between British English and American English．

    　　First of all, they sound very different．Often, Americans don’t say each word separately．They say several words together．Americans may say “I dunno” instead of “I don’t know”．Or they may say “Whaddya say?” instead of “What did you say?” However, the British are more careful in their speech．They usually say all the words and keep them separate．

    　　Sound is not only the difference between British English and American English．Words sometimes have different meanings too．Some American words are never used in England．The same thing is true of some British words in America．For example, the vocabulary for cars and driving is very different．Americans drive trucks, but in England people drive lorries．

    　　Many expressions are also different in the two countries．In England, if you are going to telephone your friends, you “phone them up”．In America, you “give them a call”．When you are saying goodbye in England you might say “Cheerio!” In America you might say “See you later．”

    　　There’re also some differences in grammar．For example, Americans usually use the helping verb “do” when they ask a question．They say “Do you have a storybook?” But the British often leave out the helping verb．They say “Have you a storybook?”

    　　All these differences can be confusing if you are learning English．But most languages are like this．Languages change over time．When people live in separate places, the languages change in different ways．This is what has happened to English．It can also happen to other languages, such as French．Many people in Canada speak French but their French is very different from the French of France．

    (1)

    What does the author think of the differences between American and British English?

    [　　]

    A．

    American and British English are the same languages．

    B．

    American and British English are quite different．

    C．

    Although American English came from the British English，there are still some differences．

    D．

    American and British people don’t both speak English of course．

    (2)

    What does the underlined word “separately” mean?

    [　　]

    A．

    together

    B．

    one by one

    C．

    in common

    D．

    in different ways

    (3)

    What does the underlined sentence “The same thing is true of some British words in America．” mean?

    [　　]

    A．

    The words of American and British English are the same．

    B．

    The spelling of American and British English are the same．

    C．

    Although they don’t sound the same，the words are the same．

    D．

    Some British English words are not used in American English．

    (4)

    How many ways are used to talk about the differences between American and British English?

    [　　]

    A．

    One．

    B．

    Two．

    C．

    Three．

    D．

    Four．

    (5)

    Why has English changed over time?

    [　　]

    A．

    Geography plays an important role in the changing．

    B．

    Different people have different living habits．

    C．

    Different people have different jobs．

    D．

    The income of the native English speakers is different．

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       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 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 dangers of “non-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? 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(控制), will it 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 more 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’ll be fine by me.

     

    41. 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

    42. What does “rose” in the last paragraph stand for?

    A. The world   B. A kind of flower   C. A language   D. The earth

    43. 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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