首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
专升本
The number of speakers of English in Shakespeare’ s time is estimated to have been about five million. Today it is estimated tha
The number of speakers of English in Shakespeare’ s time is estimated to have been about five million. Today it is estimated tha
admin
2015-10-30
52
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 languages. The purpose 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 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 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 multi-lingual 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 developments in the West.
What constitutes an adequate working knowledge of English?
选项
A、The ability to read a newspaper.
B、It is difficult to assess because it differs for each situation.
C、Being multi-lingual.
D、Being a native speaker.
答案
B
解析
根据第二段最后一句话“it is difficultto define and still more difficult to assess whatconstitutes an adequate working knowledge for eachsituation”,故选B。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/ZyYC777K
本试题收录于:
英语题库成考专升本分类
0
英语
成考专升本
相关试题推荐
MostEnglishpeoplehavethreenames:afirstname,amiddlenameandthefamilyname.Theirfamilynamecomeslast.Forexample
Infact,therewashardlyanyactivityorsocialeventthatcouldnotbesettoMusic.Weddings,births,christening,funerals,
Infact,therewashardlyanyactivityorsocialeventthatcouldnotbesettoMusic.Weddings,births,christening,funerals,
TheotherdayIheardanAmericansaytoaChinesestudentofEnglish"YouspeakverygoodEnglish."Butthestudentanswered,"
Forthispart,youaresupposedtowritealetterofapplicationinEnglishin100-120wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation.R
Mancangoonincreasinghisnumbersatthepresentrate.Inthenext30yearsmanwillfaceaperiodofcrisis.Someexpertsbe
Mancangoonincreasinghisnumbersatthepresentrate.Inthenext30yearsmanwillfaceaperiodofcrisis.Someexpertsbe
ThehomecomputerindustryhasbeengrowingrapidlyintheUnitedStatesinthelasttenyears.Computersusedtobelarge,expe
Yearsagoourcitieswerefullofcars,busesandtrucks.Nowthestreetsarecompletelycongested(拥挤的)anditisverydifficul
Likealllargecities,NewYorkhasoldproblemstosolveand【21】onestoface.Slums(贫民窟)mustbecleared,andnewhousingconst
随机试题
试述夫妻共同财产权的行使。
刺激动物中脑网状结构可使动物
A.急性心肌梗死B.肋间神经炎C.自发性气胸D.肺癌E.胸主动脉瘤下列患者胸痛的特点最可能是哪种疾病患者自诉左侧胸痛,沿肋间神经走行分布,伴有局部压痛
正常血浆中钾离子浓度为( )。
淤泥质土属于()。
总资产周转率与()无关。
依次填入下面横线处的语句,与上下文衔接最恰当的一组是()。这便是黄州赤壁,陡峭的石坡直逼着浩荡东去的大江,坡上有险道可以攀登俯瞰,江面有小船可供荡桨仰望,地方不大,__________,有了视角与空间的变异,有了伟大与渺小的比照,有了视觉空间
课外活动的基本特点是灵活性、自愿性和()。
设f(x,y)在区域D:x2+y2≤t2上连续且f(0,0)=4,则=______
设A,B为n阶矩阵,A*,B*分别为A,B对应的伴随矩阵,分块矩阵C=,则C的伴随矩阵C*等于().
最新回复
(
0
)