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
2024-02-02
7
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] The author seems to be wondering _____.
选项
A、what makes up one’s adequate working knowledge of English
B、why English can serve so many needs of various people
C、how to relate the technological problems in airport communications
D、when English became so widely used
答案
A
解析
题目中的wondering是第2段最后一句中difficult to define and still more difficult to assess的同义转换,所以答案就是原文中的后半句,A中的makes up与constitutes同义,A为正确答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3414415.html
相关试题推荐
"Don’ttakemanyEnglishcourses;theywon’thelpyougetadecentjob.""Si
"Don’ttakemanyEnglishcourses;theywon’thelpyougetadecentjob.""Si
"Don’ttakemanyEnglishcourses;theywon’thelpyougetadecentjob.""Si
"Don’ttakemanyEnglishcourses;theywon’thelpyougetadecentjob.""Si
[originaltext]W:ShallwehaveanEnglishtestthisafternoon?M:Itispostpon
[originaltext]W:ShallwehaveanEnglishtestthisafternoon?M:Itispostpon
[originaltext]W:ShallwehaveanEnglishtestthisafternoon?M:Itispostpon
[originaltext]W:ShallwehaveanEnglishtestthisafternoon?M:Itispostpon
[originaltext]W:ShallwehaveanEnglishtestthisafternoon?M:Itispostpon
Today,studentswhowanttolearnEnglishintheUShaveawidechoiceofco
随机试题
Mostsorethroatsarecausedbyaninfectionwhichtreatmentwithantibiotic
[originaltext]M:Comein,Rose.Coffee?W:Thankyou,Jack.M:Howaboutthevi
Thereis,writesDanieleFanelliinarecentissueofNature,somethingrott
机动车在道路边临时停车时,应怎样做?()A.不得逆向或并列停放 B.只要出去
关于信托(契约)型股权投资基金的份额转让,表述错误的是()A.基金份额持有人转
哪项不是新生儿溶血病的临床表现A.贫血 B.高胆红素血症 C.肝脾肿大 D
诊断慢性阻塞性肺气肿的肺功能标准是( )。A.吸入支气管舒张剂后FEV1<80
(2017年真题)根据《刑事诉讼法》规定,逮捕的执行机关是()。A.司法行
关于银行借款的筹资特点,下列说法正确的有( )。A.筹资弹性较大 B.筹资成本
关于投标人资格审查的说法,正确的有( )。 A.资格审查分为资格预审、资格中
最新回复
(
0
)