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[简答] 二、阅读理解:正误判断(每题10分)English,theGlobalLanguageEnglishisspokenasanativelanguagebyaround377millionpeople,andasasecondlanguagebyaround375millionspeakersintheworld.SpeakersofEnglishasasecondlanguagewillsoonoutnumberthosewhospeakitasafirstlanguage.Around750millionpeoplearebelievedtospeakEnglishasaforeignlanguage.Englishhasanofficialoraspecialstatusin75countrieswithatotalpopulationofover2billion.ThedominationoftheEnglishlanguagegloballyisasurething.Englishisthelanguageofinternationalcommunications,business,tourism,education,science,computertechnology,mediaandtheInternet. Britishcolonialisminthe19thcenturyandAmericancapitalismandtechnologicalprogressinthe20thcenturywereundoubtedlythemaincausesforthespreadofEnglishthroughouttheworld.Fromthefifteenthcentury,theBritishbegantosailallovertheworldandbecameexplorers,colonistsandimperialists.TheytooktheEnglishlanguagetomanyplaces.Forthelasthundredyears,theUSAhasplayedaleadingroleinmostpartsoftheworld.TheHollywoodfilmindustryalsoattractedmanyforeignartistsinquestoffameandfortuneandthenumberofAmericanfilmsproducedeveryyearsoonfloodedthemarket.However,thefutureofEnglishasagloballanguagewilldependverylargelyonthepolitical,economic,demographicandculturaltrendsintheworld. 1.Englishisspokenasasecondlanguagebyaround377millionpeopleintheworld. 2.SpeakersofEnglishasasecondlanguagearemorethanthosewhospeakitasafirstlanguage. 3.Itisnotsurprisingthat70%ofallinformationstoredintheinternetisinEnglish. 4.ThespreadofEnglishthroughouttheworldresultedfromBritishcolonialisminthe19thcenturyandAmericancapitalismandtechnologicalprogressinthe20thcentury. 5.Itisdefinitelypredicted(预见)thatEnglishwillstillactasagloballanguageinthefuture.
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