Question

English is currently one of the most widely spoken and written languages worldwide, with some 380 million native speakers, who live in the UK, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and other countries. It is spoken as an official language or second language in countries such as India and Nigeria. In these countries, English is the language of the government, newspapers, radios and TV stations. Besides, it is one of the working languages of the UN as well.

And there are some other facts about English you might be interested in knowing.

Over 700 million people, speak English, as a foreign language.

Did you know that of all the world's languages (over 2,700), English is the richest in vocabulary; and that the Oxford English Dictionary lists about 500,000 words,

Five of the largest broadcasting companies in the world (CBS, NBC, ABC, BBC and CBC) broadcast in English, reaching millions and millions of people all over the world.

It is said that over 90 percent of Internet web pages and over 80 per cent of the world’s emails are in English.

As a foreign language, it is learnt in almost all non- English speaking countries. In China, for example, it is not just students who learn English, but also many adults.

Although there are some differences between the English spoken in different countries, people from these countries usually have no problems communicating with each other.

English is one of the most widely 1. languages.
Facts	Detailed information
English-speaking countries	The UK, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa…
Official or working language	India, Nigeria and 2.
Widespread use	On the radio, on the web page, and in 3.
4.	With 500,000 words in Oxford English Dictionary
Conclusion	Despite the 5. that exist, people have no difficulty in communicating.

 

Answer 1

1.Spoken and Written

2.the UN

3.emails

4.(the richest) vocabulary

5.differences

【解析】

試題分析: 本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)言的一些情況。無(wú)論在書面語(yǔ)還是口語(yǔ)方面，英語(yǔ)都是目前世界上使用最廣泛的語(yǔ)言之一。除了在英國(guó)，美國(guó)，澳大利亞等國(guó)家，英語(yǔ)作為母語(yǔ)被使用以外，英語(yǔ)還是聯(lián)合國(guó)的工作語(yǔ)言之一。

1.信息查找題。根據(jù)文章首句English is currently one of the most widely spoken and written languages worldwide可知英語(yǔ)的口語(yǔ)和書面語(yǔ)使用最為廣泛，填Spoken and Written。

2.信息查找題。 根據(jù)第一段的末句 Besides, it is one of the working languages of the UN as well. 可知除了印度等國(guó)家外，英語(yǔ)也是聯(lián)合國(guó)的工作語(yǔ)言之一，填the UN。

3.信息查找題。從文章第六段內(nèi)容 It is said that over 90 percent of Internet web pages and over 80 per cent of the world’s emails are in English.可知英語(yǔ)在廣播，網(wǎng)頁(yè)和電子郵件中被廣泛使用，填emails。

4.信息查找題。根據(jù)文章第四段內(nèi)容English is the richest in vocabulary; and that the Oxford English Dictionary lists about 500,000 words,可知英語(yǔ)的詞匯也非常豐富，牛津字典中收集了大約500,000單詞，故答案填(the richest) vocabulary。

5.信息查找題。由文章末段Although there are some differences between the English spoken in different countries可知盡管不同國(guó)家的語(yǔ)言存在差異，人們還是能夠彼此理解的，填differences。

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