The English language（ ）a vivid saying to describe this sort of situation.A.owns B.contains C.holds D.possesses

题目
The English language（ ）a vivid saying to describe this sort of situation.

A.owns
B.contains
C.holds
D.possesses
相似考题

1.English is a typical tone language.()

2.Indian English is a __________variety of the English language. A．social B．regional C．historic D．situational

3.The language used to describe the language itself is called__________. A．paralanguage B．special language C．metalanguage D．interlanguage

4.BI am a writer. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language—the way it can evoke(唤起) an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth. Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them all—all the Englishes I grew up with.Born into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in California, I’ve been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks. Like others, I have described it to people as “broken” English. But feel embarrassed to say that. It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than “broken”, as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness. I’ve heard other terms used, “limited English,” for example. But they seem just as bad, as if everything is limited, including people’s perceptions(认识)of the limited English speaker.I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother’s “limited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect. And I had plenty of evidence to support me: the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.I started writing fiction in 1985. And for reasons I won’t get into today, I began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with: the English she used with me, which for lack of a better term might be described as “broken”, and what I imagine to be her translation of her Chinese, her internal(内在的) language, and for that I sought to preserve the essence, but neither an English nor a Chinese structure: I wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show; her intention, her feelings, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts.41. By saying “Language is the tool of my trade”, the author means that ______.A. she uses English in foreign tradeB. she is fascinated by languagesC. she works as a translatorD. she is a writer by profession

参考答案和解析
答案：D
解析：
possess“占有，拥有”，既可指某人对某物具有所有权与支配权，也可指具有才能、特点、品质、性格、财产等。句意：英语语言在描述这一情景方面有一生动形象的表达法。A.own“拥有”，表示合法或天生地拥有某物，不能用抽象意义；B.contain“包含，容纳”，强调包含于某一事物中；C.hold“拥有，持有”，指更有力地控制、掌握或保持。
更多“The English language（ ）a vivid saying to describe this sort of situation.”相关问题

  • 第1题：

    共用题干
    English and English Community

    1There is no doubt that English is a useful language.The people who speak English
    today make up the largest speech community in the world with the exception of speakers of
    Chinese.
    2 A speech community is similar to other kinds of communities.The people who make up
    the community share a common language.Often they live side by side,as they do in a
    neighborhood（街坊）,a village,or a city. More often they form a whole country. National
    boundaries,however,are not always the same as the boundaries of a speech community.
    A speech community is any group of people who speak the same language no matter where
    they happen to live.
    3 We may say that anyone who speaks English belongs to the English speech community.
    For convenience（方便）,we may divide the speakers into two groups:one in which the
    speakers use English as their native language,the other in which the speakers learn English
    as a second language for the purpose of education,commerce,and so on.
    4 Learning a second language extends one's vision and expands the mind.The history
    and literature of a second language record the real and fictional（虚构的）lives of people
    and their culture;a knowledge of them adds to our ability to understand and to feel as they
    feel .Learning English as a second language provides another means of communication
    through which the window of the entire English speech community becomes a part of our
    heritage.

    People who live in different places may belong to___________.
    A: a second language
    B: the same language
    C: the same speech community
    D:any other language
    E:national boundaries
    F:a part of one's heritage

    答案：C
    解析：

  • 第2题：

    共用题干
    English and English Community

    1There is no doubt that English is a useful language.The people who speak English
    today make up the largest speech community in the world with the exception of speakers of
    Chinese.
    2 A speech community is similar to other kinds of communities.The people who make up
    the community share a common language.Often they live side by side,as they do in a
    neighborhood（街坊）,a village,or a city. More often they form a whole country. National
    boundaries,however,are not always the same as the boundaries of a speech community.
    A speech community is any group of people who speak the same language no matter where
    they happen to live.
    3 We may say that anyone who speaks English belongs to the English speech community.
    For convenience（方便）,we may divide the speakers into two groups:one in which the
    speakers use English as their native language,the other in which the speakers learn English
    as a second language for the purpose of education,commerce,and so on.
    4 Learning a second language extends one's vision and expands the mind.The history
    and literature of a second language record the real and fictional（虚构的）lives of people
    and their culture;a knowledge of them adds to our ability to understand and to feel as they
    feel .Learning English as a second language provides another means of communication
    through which the window of the entire English speech community becomes a part of our
    heritage.

    Paragraph 1________
    A:Threat Posed by English
    B:Definition of a Speech Community
    C:Benefits of Learning a Second Language
    D:Advantages of Learning Chinese
    E:Two Groups of the English Speech Community
    F:A Widely Used Language

    答案：F
    解析：

  • 第3题：

    My friend told me that ( ).
    A. the English language is difficult B. English is difficult
    C. the English is difficult D. what English is difficult


    答案：B
    解析：

  • 第4题：

    共用题干
    English and English Community
    1. There is no denying that English is a useful language.The people who speak English today make up the largest speech community in the world with the exception of speakers of Chinese. Originally they were small tribes of people from northern Europe who settled in England.Their languages became more and more similar to each other. Finally,the language had enough uni-formity to be used by all speakers in England.The people were united into a speech community through their shared language.
    2. A speech community is similar to other kinds of communities.The people who make up the community share a common language .Often they live side by side,as they do in a neighborhood, a village,or a city.More often they form a whole country.National boundaries,however,are not always the same as the boundaries of a speech community.A speech community is any group of people who speak the same language no matter where they happen to live.
    3. We may say that anyone who speaks English belongs to the English speech community.For convenience,we may classify the speakers into two groups:one in which the speakers use English as their native language,the other in which the speakers learn English as a second language for the purpose of education,commerce,and so on.
    4. English serves as an alternative language in several areas of public activity for many nations of the world which employ it as an international second language .English has been adopted as the language of air traffic,commerce,as well as international diplomacy .Moreover,English is the language of the majority of published materials in the world so that education has come to rely heavily on an understanding of English.
    5. Learning a second language extends one's vision and expands the mind.The history and litera- ture of a second language record the real and fictional lives of people and their culture;a knowl- edge of them adds to our ability to understand and to feel as they feel .Learning English as a sec- ond language provides another means of communication through which the window of the entire English speech community becomes a part of our heritage.

    Paragraph 3______
    A: The Wide Use of English
    B: Historical Account of English and Its Community
    C: The Advantages of Learning a Second Language
    D: The Composition of the English Community
    E: The Threat That English Poses to Other Languages
    F: The Definition of a Speech Community

    答案：D
    解析：
    该段通过与其他群体相比较来解释什么是语言群体，该段最后一句话是主题句，也是解答该题的关键，它可以被视为语言群体的定义。选项F符合题意，故选F
    该段把讲英语的语言群体分为两类，一类是把英语当作母语；一类是把英语视为第二语言。选项D中的关键词composition是“构成”的意思，符合题意，故选D。
    该段讲的是英语作为第二语言在世界上许多国家的各个领域都被广泛应用，如航空、商务、外交、教育等。选项A符合题意，故选A。
    该段主要谈的是学习第二语言的益处，最后一句话更是具体到学习英语的益处。选项C符合题意，故选C。
    答案来自第一段的最后一句，本题只是把该句倒装了。该句说明人们是通过他们所拥有的共同语言组成一个语言群体。题干以only开头，这要求主句谓语部分使用倒装句，选项中只有B项符合题意，故选B。
    答案来自第二段第四句话，该句说明国界与语言群体的界限并不总是一致的。选项中涉及语言群体的只有A和B项，上题已经选择B项，所以只有A合适，A项中的 that用来代替the+有关前述名词。故选A。
    本题的答案可以在第三段第二句中找到。该句表明为了方便起见，我们将说英语者分为两类。原句中的for convenience等于选项D , for the sake of simplicity。故选D。
    本题较简单，只要找到第四段最后一句话就能正确回答该题。该句表明教育越来越依赖对英语的理解，反过来就是说对英语的理解在教育中起到重要作用。选项E符合题意，故选E。

  • 第5题：

    共用题干
    English and English Community
    1. There is no denying that English is a useful language.The people who speak English today make up the largest speech community in the world with the exception of speakers of Chinese. Originally they were small tribes of people from northern Europe who settled in England.Their languages became more and more similar to each other. Finally,the language had enough uni-formity to be used by all speakers in England.The people were united into a speech community through their shared language.
    2. A speech community is similar to other kinds of communities.The people who make up the community share a common language .Often they live side by side,as they do in a neighborhood, a village,or a city.More often they form a whole country.National boundaries,however,are not always the same as the boundaries of a speech community.A speech community is any group of people who speak the same language no matter where they happen to live.
    3. We may say that anyone who speaks English belongs to the English speech community.For convenience,we may classify the speakers into two groups:one in which the speakers use English as their native language,the other in which the speakers learn English as a second language for the purpose of education,commerce,and so on.
    4. English serves as an alternative language in several areas of public activity for many nations of the world which employ it as an international second language .English has been adopted as the language of air traffic,commerce,as well as international diplomacy .Moreover,English is the language of the majority of published materials in the world so that education has come to rely heavily on an understanding of English.
    5. Learning a second language extends one's vision and expands the mind.The history and litera- ture of a second language record the real and fictional lives of people and their culture;a knowl- edge of them adds to our ability to understand and to feel as they feel .Learning English as a sec- ond language provides another means of communication through which the window of the entire English speech community becomes a part of our heritage.

    Only through the shared language______.
    A:.that of a speech community
    B: can a speech community be formed
    C: in order to learn English better
    D: for the sake of simplicity
    E: has played an important role in the field of education
    F: is widely used in several areas of public activity

    答案：B
    解析：
    该段通过与其他群体相比较来解释什么是语言群体，该段最后一句话是主题句，也是解答该题的关键，它可以被视为语言群体的定义。选项F符合题意，故选F
    该段把讲英语的语言群体分为两类，一类是把英语当作母语；一类是把英语视为第二语言。选项D中的关键词composition是“构成”的意思，符合题意，故选D。
    该段讲的是英语作为第二语言在世界上许多国家的各个领域都被广泛应用，如航空、商务、外交、教育等。选项A符合题意，故选A。
    该段主要谈的是学习第二语言的益处，最后一句话更是具体到学习英语的益处。选项C符合题意，故选C。
    答案来自第一段的最后一句，本题只是把该句倒装了。该句说明人们是通过他们所拥有的共同语言组成一个语言群体。题干以only开头，这要求主句谓语部分使用倒装句，选项中只有B项符合题意，故选B。
    答案来自第二段第四句话，该句说明国界与语言群体的界限并不总是一致的。选项中涉及语言群体的只有A和B项，上题已经选择B项，所以只有A合适，A项中的 that用来代替the+有关前述名词。故选A。
    本题的答案可以在第三段第二句中找到。该句表明为了方便起见，我们将说英语者分为两类。原句中的for convenience等于选项D , for the sake of simplicity。故选D。
    本题较简单，只要找到第四段最后一句话就能正确回答该题。该句表明教育越来越依赖对英语的理解，反过来就是说对英语的理解在教育中起到重要作用。选项E符合题意，故选E。

  • 第6题：

    It is widely accepted that English is the global language of modern times.
    About three decades ago,French was recognized as the language of diplomacy（外交）,and German was considered the language of science and technology.English now dominates（主导）not only as the language of science but also diplomacy,computing,and tourism.Today,in terms of native speakers,Mandarin Chinese is the world′s
    largest language.
    Yet there are people who believe that China will become the most powerful country in the world.Some have?even fixed the date as early as the year 2020.At present,while English is more widely spoken than any other?language,there are more people who speak Chinese than English due to the large population in China alone.If China?does become a world power,there is no doubt that this language will spread worldwide.
    As the controversy over which language will become dominant in the world continues,there are many who feel?that the dominance of English is unique and irreversible（不可逆的）.However,a separate study from David Graddol′s suggests that English′s dominance in the scientific area will continue.There is also an argument that the?English language would be changed greatly by 2020 for various reasons.With the possibility of China rising as a?world power,Mandarin could definitely challenge the dominance of English as a global language.

    Which language is now considered as the language of diplomacy?

    A.French.
    B.Chinese.
    C.German.
    D.English.

    答案：D
    解析：

  • 第7题：

    It is widely accepted that English is the global language of modern times.
    About three decades ago,French was recognized as the language of diplomacy（外交）,and German was considered the language of science and technology.English now dominates（主导）not only as the language of science but also diplomacy,computing,and tourism.Today,in terms of native speakers,Mandarin Chinese is the world′s
    largest language.
    Yet there are people who believe that China will become the most powerful country in the world.Some have?even fixed the date as early as the year 2020.At present,while English is more widely spoken than any other?language,there are more people who speak Chinese than English due to the large population in China alone.If China?does become a world power,there is no doubt that this language will spread worldwide.
    As the controversy over which language will become dominant in the world continues,there are many who feel?that the dominance of English is unique and irreversible（不可逆的）.However,a separate study from David Graddol′s suggests that English′s dominance in the scientific area will continue.There is also an argument that the?English language would be changed greatly by 2020 for various reasons.With the possibility of China rising as a?world power,Mandarin could definitely challenge the dominance of English as a global language.

    The author says that Chinese is expected to spread worldwide if__________.

    A.China becomes a real world power
    B.China has a larger population
    C.China has the modern technology
    D.more tourists come to China

    答案：A
    解析：

  • 第8题：

    According to the Official Language of Act of Canada，there are two official languages in Canada，they are( )

    A.English and Spanish
    B.English and Portuguese
    C.English and French
    D.English and Celtic

    答案：C
    解析：
    考查加拿大官方语言。加拿大官方语言为英语和法语。

  • 第9题：

    Do you know（）in English?

    Ahow say it 

    Bhow to say it

    Chow  saying it 

    Dhow to saying it


    B
    略

  • 第10题：

    The number of speakers of English in Shakespeare’s time is estimated (估计) 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.
    In fact, it is impossible to estimate the number of people in the world who have acquired an adequate (足够的) working knowledge of English in addition to their own languages. The purpose for English learning and the situations in which such learning takes place are so varied that it is difficult to explain and still more difficult to judge what forms 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 indefinite needs of its native speakers, English is a language in which some of 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 spread 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 entrance to the scientific and technological developments in the West.What would be the best title for this passage

    • A、The Difficulties of Learning English
    • B、International Communications
    • C、The Standard Varieties of English
    • D、English as a World Language

    正确答案:D

  • 第11题：

    单选题
    Do you know（）in English?
    A

    how say it 

    B

    how to say it

    C

    how  saying it 

    D

    how to saying it


    正确答案： C
    解析： 暂无解析

  • 第12题：

    单选题
    The number of speakers of English in Shakespeare’s time is estimated (估计) 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. In fact, it is impossible to estimate the number of people in the world who have acquired an adequate (足够的) working knowledge of English in addition to their own languages. The purpose for English learning and the situations in which such learning takes place are so varied that it is difficult to explain and still more difficult to judge what forms 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 indefinite needs of its native speakers, English is a language in which some of 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 spread 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 entrance to the scientific and technological developments in the West.What would be the best title for this passage
    A

    The Difficulties of Learning English

    B

    International Communications

    C

    The Standard Varieties of English

    D

    English as a World Language


    正确答案： C
    解析： [解析] 主旨题。根据第3段第1句及全文的内容：英语在各个国家的各个领域的应用，可推知此题的答案为D。

  • 第13题：

    共用题干
    English and English Community

    1There is no doubt that English is a useful language.The people who speak English
    today make up the largest speech community in the world with the exception of speakers of
    Chinese.
    2 A speech community is similar to other kinds of communities.The people who make up
    the community share a common language.Often they live side by side,as they do in a
    neighborhood（街坊）,a village,or a city. More often they form a whole country. National
    boundaries,however,are not always the same as the boundaries of a speech community.
    A speech community is any group of people who speak the same language no matter where
    they happen to live.
    3 We may say that anyone who speaks English belongs to the English speech community.
    For convenience（方便）,we may divide the speakers into two groups:one in which the
    speakers use English as their native language,the other in which the speakers learn English
    as a second language for the purpose of education,commerce,and so on.
    4 Learning a second language extends one's vision and expands the mind.The history
    and literature of a second language record the real and fictional（虚构的）lives of people
    and their culture;a knowledge of them adds to our ability to understand and to feel as they
    feel .Learning English as a second language provides another means of communication
    through which the window of the entire English speech community becomes a part of our
    heritage.

    The boundaries of a speech community may be different from_________.
    A: a second language
    B: the same language
    C: the same speech community
    D:any other language
    E:national boundaries
    F:a part of one's heritage

    答案：E
    解析：

  • 第14题：

    I don't quite follow what she is saying.

    A:observe
    B:understand
    C:explain
    D:describe

    答案：B
    解析：

  • 第15题：

    my frienD tolD me that( )
    A the English language is diffiCult
    B English is diffiCult
    C the English is diffiCult
    D what English is diffiCult


    答案：A
    解析：

  • 第16题：

    共用题干
    English and English Community
    1. There is no denying that English is a useful language.The people who speak English today make up the largest speech community in the world with the exception of speakers of Chinese. Originally they were small tribes of people from northern Europe who settled in England.Their languages became more and more similar to each other. Finally,the language had enough uni-formity to be used by all speakers in England.The people were united into a speech community through their shared language.
    2. A speech community is similar to other kinds of communities.The people who make up the community share a common language .Often they live side by side,as they do in a neighborhood, a village,or a city.More often they form a whole country.National boundaries,however,are not always the same as the boundaries of a speech community.A speech community is any group of people who speak the same language no matter where they happen to live.
    3. We may say that anyone who speaks English belongs to the English speech community.For convenience,we may classify the speakers into two groups:one in which the speakers use English as their native language,the other in which the speakers learn English as a second language for the purpose of education,commerce,and so on.
    4. English serves as an alternative language in several areas of public activity for many nations of the world which employ it as an international second language .English has been adopted as the language of air traffic,commerce,as well as international diplomacy .Moreover,English is the language of the majority of published materials in the world so that education has come to rely heavily on an understanding of English.
    5. Learning a second language extends one's vision and expands the mind.The history and litera- ture of a second language record the real and fictional lives of people and their culture;a knowl- edge of them adds to our ability to understand and to feel as they feel .Learning English as a sec- ond language provides another means of communication through which the window of the entire English speech community becomes a part of our heritage.

    The idea of the national boundaries is often different from_____.
    A:.that of a speech community
    B: can a speech community be formed
    C: in order to learn English better
    D: for the sake of simplicity
    E: has played an important role in the field of education
    F: is widely used in several areas of public activity

    答案：A
    解析：
    该段通过与其他群体相比较来解释什么是语言群体，该段最后一句话是主题句，也是解答该题的关键，它可以被视为语言群体的定义。选项F符合题意，故选F
    该段把讲英语的语言群体分为两类，一类是把英语当作母语；一类是把英语视为第二语言。选项D中的关键词composition是“构成”的意思，符合题意，故选D。
    该段讲的是英语作为第二语言在世界上许多国家的各个领域都被广泛应用，如航空、商务、外交、教育等。选项A符合题意，故选A。
    该段主要谈的是学习第二语言的益处，最后一句话更是具体到学习英语的益处。选项C符合题意，故选C。
    答案来自第一段的最后一句，本题只是把该句倒装了。该句说明人们是通过他们所拥有的共同语言组成一个语言群体。题干以only开头，这要求主句谓语部分使用倒装句，选项中只有B项符合题意，故选B。
    答案来自第二段第四句话，该句说明国界与语言群体的界限并不总是一致的。选项中涉及语言群体的只有A和B项，上题已经选择B项，所以只有A合适，A项中的 that用来代替the+有关前述名词。故选A。
    本题的答案可以在第三段第二句中找到。该句表明为了方便起见，我们将说英语者分为两类。原句中的for convenience等于选项D , for the sake of simplicity。故选D。
    本题较简单，只要找到第四段最后一句话就能正确回答该题。该句表明教育越来越依赖对英语的理解，反过来就是说对英语的理解在教育中起到重要作用。选项E符合题意，故选E。

  • 第17题：

    共用题干
    English and English Community
    1. There is no denying that English is a useful language.The people who speak English today make up the largest speech community in the world with the exception of speakers of Chinese. Originally they were small tribes of people from northern Europe who settled in England.Their languages became more and more similar to each other. Finally,the language had enough uni-formity to be used by all speakers in England.The people were united into a speech community through their shared language.
    2. A speech community is similar to other kinds of communities.The people who make up the community share a common language .Often they live side by side,as they do in a neighborhood, a village,or a city.More often they form a whole country.National boundaries,however,are not always the same as the boundaries of a speech community.A speech community is any group of people who speak the same language no matter where they happen to live.
    3. We may say that anyone who speaks English belongs to the English speech community.For convenience,we may classify the speakers into two groups:one in which the speakers use English as their native language,the other in which the speakers learn English as a second language for the purpose of education,commerce,and so on.
    4. English serves as an alternative language in several areas of public activity for many nations of the world which employ it as an international second language .English has been adopted as the language of air traffic,commerce,as well as international diplomacy .Moreover,English is the language of the majority of published materials in the world so that education has come to rely heavily on an understanding of English.
    5. Learning a second language extends one's vision and expands the mind.The history and litera- ture of a second language record the real and fictional lives of people and their culture;a knowl- edge of them adds to our ability to understand and to feel as they feel .Learning English as a sec- ond language provides another means of communication through which the window of the entire English speech community becomes a part of our heritage.

    An understanding of English______.
    A:.that of a speech community
    B: can a speech community be formed
    C: in order to learn English better
    D: for the sake of simplicity
    E: has played an important role in the field of education
    F: is widely used in several areas of public activity

    答案：E
    解析：
    该段通过与其他群体相比较来解释什么是语言群体，该段最后一句话是主题句，也是解答该题的关键，它可以被视为语言群体的定义。选项F符合题意，故选F
    该段把讲英语的语言群体分为两类，一类是把英语当作母语；一类是把英语视为第二语言。选项D中的关键词composition是“构成”的意思，符合题意，故选D。
    该段讲的是英语作为第二语言在世界上许多国家的各个领域都被广泛应用，如航空、商务、外交、教育等。选项A符合题意，故选A。
    该段主要谈的是学习第二语言的益处，最后一句话更是具体到学习英语的益处。选项C符合题意，故选C。
    答案来自第一段的最后一句，本题只是把该句倒装了。该句说明人们是通过他们所拥有的共同语言组成一个语言群体。题干以only开头，这要求主句谓语部分使用倒装句，选项中只有B项符合题意，故选B。
    答案来自第二段第四句话，该句说明国界与语言群体的界限并不总是一致的。选项中涉及语言群体的只有A和B项，上题已经选择B项，所以只有A合适，A项中的 that用来代替the+有关前述名词。故选A。
    本题的答案可以在第三段第二句中找到。该句表明为了方便起见，我们将说英语者分为两类。原句中的for convenience等于选项D , for the sake of simplicity。故选D。
    本题较简单，只要找到第四段最后一句话就能正确回答该题。该句表明教育越来越依赖对英语的理解，反过来就是说对英语的理解在教育中起到重要作用。选项E符合题意，故选E。

  • 第18题：

    It is widely accepted that English is the global language of modern times.
    About three decades ago,French was recognized as the language of diplomacy（外交）,and German was considered the language of science and technology.English now dominates（主导）not only as the language of science but also diplomacy,computing,and tourism.Today,in terms of native speakers,Mandarin Chinese is the world′s
    largest language.
    Yet there are people who believe that China will become the most powerful country in the world.Some have?even fixed the date as early as the year 2020.At present,while English is more widely spoken than any other?language,there are more people who speak Chinese than English due to the large population in China alone.If China?does become a world power,there is no doubt that this language will spread worldwide.
    As the controversy over which language will become dominant in the world continues,there are many who feel?that the dominance of English is unique and irreversible（不可逆的）.However,a separate study from David Graddol′s suggests that English′s dominance in the scientific area will continue.There is also an argument that the?English language would be changed greatly by 2020 for various reasons.With the possibility of China rising as a?world power,Mandarin could definitely challenge the dominance of English as a global language.

    Which language has the largest population of native speakers?

    A.Chinese.
    B.English.
    C.German.
    D.French.

    答案：A
    解析：

  • 第19题：

    ( )is a typical tone language.

    A.French
    B.Chinese
    C.American English
    D.English

    答案：B
    解析：
    考查语音学。汉语有四种音调，是典型的声调语言。

  • 第20题：

    Describe the process of language perception，comprehension and production.
    From the perspective of psycholinguistic analysis,language use in terms of perception,comprehension and production follows a certain pattern which involves the coordination of various language centers. When we speak,words are drawn from Wernicke’s area and transferred to Broca’s area, which determines the details of their form and pronunciation. The appropriate instructions are then sent to the motor area which controls the vocal tract to physically articulate the words. When we hear something and try to comprehend it,t he stimulus from the auditory cortex is transmitted to Wernicke‘s area,where it is then interpreted. When we perceive a visual image,a message is sent to the angular gyrus,where it is converted into a visual pattern.
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  • 第21题：

    Which language do you speak at home?（）

    • A、I speak English very well
    • B、I can speak English and French
    • C、English is my mother tongue
    • D、English, most of the time

    正确答案:D

  • 第22题：

    单选题
    The number of speakers of English in Shakespeare’s time is estimated (估计) 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. In fact, it is impossible to estimate the number of people in the world who have acquired an adequate (足够的) working knowledge of English in addition to their own languages. The purpose for English learning and the situations in which such learning takes place are so varied that it is difficult to explain and still more difficult to judge what forms 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 indefinite needs of its native speakers, English is a language in which some of 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 spread 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 entrance to the scientific and technological developments in the West.According to the passage, what is the main reason for the widespread use of English
    A

    It was popular during Shakespeare’s time.

    B

    It is used in former British colonies.

    C

    It serves the needs of its native speakers.

    D

    It is a world language that is used for international communication.


    正确答案： D
    解析： [解析] 推断题。根据文章最后一段的描述，英语在世界不同领域、不同的地区的使用，可推知此题的答案为D。

  • 第23题：

    单选题
    The number of speakers of English in Shakespeare’s time is estimated (估计) 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. In fact, it is impossible to estimate the number of people in the world who have acquired an adequate (足够的) working knowledge of English in addition to their own languages. The purpose for English learning and the situations in which such learning takes place are so varied that it is difficult to explain and still more difficult to judge what forms 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 indefinite needs of its native speakers, English is a language in which some of 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 spread 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 entrance to the scientific and technological developments in the West.Which of the following statements is NOT true
    A

    Some 260 million people in the world have an adequate working knowledge of English.

    B

    There are some 260 million native speakers of English in the world.

    C

    It is almost impossible to estimate the number of people with an adequate working knowledge of English.

    D

    People learn English for a variety of reasons.


    正确答案： A
    解析： [解析] 细节题。根据文章第1段中第2句及第2段的第1句的描述可推知此题的答案为A。

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