首页
登录
职称英语
The number of speakers of English in Shakespeare’s time is estimated to have
The number of speakers of English in Shakespeare’s time is estimated to have
游客
2024-01-30
33
管理
问题
The number of speakers of English in Shakespeare’s time is estimated to have been about five million. Today it is estimated that some 260 million people speak it as a native language, mainly in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. In addition to the standard varieties of English found in these areas, there are a great many regional and social varieties of the language, as well as various levels of usage that are employed both in its spoken and written forms.
It is virtually impossible to estimate the number of people in the world who have acquired an adequate working knowledge of English in addition to their own language. The purposes for which English is learned and the situations in which such learning takes place are so varied that it is difficult to define and still more difficult to assess what constitutes an adequate working knowledge for each situation.
The main reason for the widespread demand for English is its present-day importance as a world language. Besides serving the infinite needs of its native speakers, English is a language in which some of the most important works in science, technology, and other fields are being produced, and not always by native speakers. It is widely used for such purposes as meteorological and airport communications, international conferences, and the dissemination (传播) of information over the radio and television networks of many nations. It is a language of wider communication for a number of developing countries, especially former British colonies. Many of these countries have multilingual populations and need a language for internal communication in such matters as government, commerce industry, law and education as well as for international communication and for access to the scientific and technological development in the West. [br] "these countries" (line 7, Para. 3) most probably refers to _____.
选项
A、the developing countries which used to be colonies
B、the former British colonies which now are developing
C、the colonized countries which become as strong as Britain
D、the developing countries which are still colonized by Britain
答案
B
解析
these回指第3段倒数第2句中的developing countries,especially former British colonies,将四个选项与此对比,不难发现B是该说法的同义替换。本题稍具干扰性的是A,但该选项前半段正确,后半段错误,根据原文,这些国家是英国的殖民地,而不是像A所说的任何的殖民地。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3408011.html
相关试题推荐
KeepOurSeasCleanA)Bytheyear2050itisestimatedthattheworld’s
KeepOurSeasCleanA)Bytheyear2050itisestimatedthattheworld’s
KeepOurSeasCleanA)Bytheyear2050itisestimatedthattheworld’s
KeepOurSeasCleanA)Bytheyear2050itisestimatedthattheworld’s
KeepOurSeasCleanA)Bytheyear2050itisestimatedthattheworld’s
ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare’stimeisestimatedtohave
ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare’stimeisestimatedtohave
ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare’stimeisestimatedtohave
Likeaneedleclimbingupabathroomscale,thenumberkeepsrising.In1991
Likeaneedleclimbingupabathroomscale,thenumberkeepsrising.In1991
随机试题
Monolingualism,thatis,theabilitytouseonlyonelanguage,issuchawi
1.请以Mary的名义给Lisa发一封关于去英国留学的电子邮件。Lisa的邮址是lisa888@aol.com,Mary的邮址是mary@oou.com。写
不允许给水管道穿越的设备用房是( )。A.消防泵房 B.排水泵房 C.变配
商业银行在编写有关产品介绍和宣传材料时,应做的工作包括( )。A.尽量劝导客户
A.3\"→5\" B.5\"→3\" C.N端→C端 D.C端→N端
烘焙法的主要目的是A.降低副作用 B.增强健脾消食作用 C.缓和药性 D.
李老师正在上课,王亮、张宏两位同学却在讲话,于是就过去训斥他们。当着全班同学的面
A.脑脊液漏 B.局部水肿 C.颅面分离 D.复视 E.张口受限颧弓骨折
下列属于工程施工阶段监理单位安全生产的监理行为准则有()A.监理单位依法对工程质
根据《建设工程质量管理条例》,在正常使用条件下,供热与供冷系统的最低保修期限是(
最新回复
(
0
)