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
外语
Three factors contribute to the miraculous spread of English 【C1】______ an international language: English usage in science, te
Three factors contribute to the miraculous spread of English 【C1】______ an international language: English usage in science, te
admin
2014-01-17
78
问题
Three factors contribute to the miraculous spread of English 【C1】______ an international language: English usage in science, technology and commerce; the ability to 【C2】______ vocabulary from other languages; and the acceptability of various English dialects.
In science, English【C3】______ German after World War II. With this technical and scientific dominance 【C4】______ the beginning of overall dominance by the language, 【C5】______ in Europe and then globally.
Today, the information 【C6】______ has replaced the industrial age and has 【C7】______ time and distance. This is transforming world economies from industrial production to information-based goods and services. 【C8】 ______ geography and borders, the information revolution is reflecting our world. In less than twenty years, information processing, 【C9】______ limited to the printed work, has given way to computers and the Internet. Computer-aided communication is closing the gap between spoken and written English. It encourages more 【C10】______ conversational language and a tolerance for diversity and individual style.
English, 【C11】______ many languages, uses a phonetic alphabet and fairly basic grammar. But most importantly, it has a large and extensive vocabulary, 【C12】______ about 80% is foreign. It has borrowed and continues to borrow words from Spanish and French, Hebrew and Arabic, Hindi Urdu and Bengali, Malay and Chinese, 【C13】______ from languages from West Africa and Polynesia. This language characteristic makes it unique 【C14】______ history. Finally, 【C15】______ English language central authority guards the standards of the language: therefore, many 【C16】______ have developed: American, British, Canadian, Indian, and Australian, 【C17】______ a few. There is no standard pronunciation. But within this diversity is a 【C18】______ of grammar and one set of core vocabulary. 【C19】______ . each country that speaks the language can introduce 【C20】______ of its own culture into the usage and vocabulary.
【C10】
选项
A、informal
B、formal
C、spoken
D、written
答案
A
解析
此题考查篇章理解。由上文可知,这种计算机辅助的交际方式已经大大缩短了口头语和书面语的距离,下文又提到人们更加容忍语言的多样性和个性,因此这里不可能是formal或written,而spoken和 conversational基本是同义重复,因此A项才是最佳答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/qKFK777K
0
专业英语四级
相关试题推荐
Ifind______importantthatwepractiseEnglisheveryday.
Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
Thereishardlyany______hotelroomavailableduringthesummerholidays.
TheEnglishlanguageexistsinaconditionofeverlastingdanger,itsAmericanbranchmostparticularly,assaultedasitisfrom
ItmightseemalongtimeoffyetbutwearesteadilymovingtowardsaCommunityDrivingLicensewhichwillbevalidinallmemb
TheinternationalconferenceofaiddonorstoEastTimorisscheduledon______.
Unlessallstaffmembersagreeto______totheplan,theremaybefurtherchangesinthecourseofaction.
Membersoftheclubarerequiredto______.
HowmuchwasthechangeforsendingaregisteredairmaillettertoLondon?
Susandoesn’twanttoworkrightawaybecauseshethinksthatifshe______ajob,sheprobablywouldn’tbeabletoseeherfrie
随机试题
精密度是指
动物发热,口渴不多饮,食欲不振,困重,呕吐、便溏。可采用的治法有()。
系统性红斑狼疮属中医学中的
一般认为基钦周期是最短的经济周期。()
谈谈你对“从农民工中选拔公务员”的看法。
简述明朝内阁制度的演变。
强化时程表
设f(x)=,在点x=0处连续,则a=________,b=________.
考生文件夹下有一个数据库文件“samp1.accdb”,其中存在已经设计好的表对象“tStud”。请按照以下要求,完成对表的修改。(1)设置数据表显示的字体大小为14、行高为18。(2)设置“简历”字段的设计说明为“自上大学起的简历信息
Scientistsareactivelyinvestigatingthefeedbackmechanismwithinthephysical,chemical,andbiologicalcomponentsofEarth’s
最新回复
(
0
)