2021年度电大英语短文理解

Mega-citiesIn1950,NewYorkwastheonlycitywithmorethan10millioninhabitants.Therearenowllcitieshousingover11millionpeopleeach.Tokyoalonehas17million.In1995,theircombinedpopulationtotaled166million；initisforecasttobeover204million.Theworld'surbanpopulation,increasingatfourtimestherateofruralpopulations,willdoubleintheperiod1990-2025,tooverfivebillion.Consequently,two-thirdsofthepeopleoftheworldwillliveincities,someofwhichwillbehuge.Moreover,about90%ofthegrowthwillbeindevelopingcountries.Thisgrowth,addingaround60millionpeopleperyeartocitypopulation,willbemainlyinSoutheastAsiaandAfrica.Theconsequencesaredramatic.Thisischangeonascaleneverbeforeexperienced,bringingwithitconsiderablechallengesandopportunities.Whydoesthisgrowthhappen?Mostofitresultsfrominternalmigrationratherthantheinternationalmovementofpeople,andiscausedbyavarietyofpushandpullfactors.Onepushfactorisduetopressureonlandavailability.Improvedhealthbringspopulationgrowth,causingpeopletomoveoutofruralareas.Othersmovebecauseofclimatechangeorpoorfarmingmethodswhichoftenresultindeforestationandflooding.Suchchangescanalterthesocialstructure,leadingpeopletomove.Furthermore,civilwarorregionalconflictsalsocausedisruption,drivingpeopleoutofruralareas.Ontheotherhand,therearethepullfactors.Citiesattractpeoplebecauseofthedemandforlaborinthemanufacturingandserviceindustries.Asaresult,theyofferahigherstandardoflivingtotheluckyones.Citiesalsotendtooffergreaterpersonalfreedom.Theworldeconomyhasexpandedfive-foldsince1950,withthecitiesdrivingtheexpansion.MuchofthiseconomicexpansionhasbeeninthedevelopingcountriesofSoutheastAsia.Therefore,mostofthemega-citiesofthefuturewillbefoundthere.题目1Thecombinedtotalpopulationofthese11cities.选取ー项:was166millionin1950was17millionin1995is204millionnowwillbeover204millionin答案为D。此题可以运用查读技巧。先在找到第一段中找到包括题中核心信息(Thecombinedtotalpopulation)句子,即第一段最后一句,于是可以直接得出选项D。而其她选项虽都在文中提到,但都不是与题干相相应,因而可排除A,B,C三项。题目2Theworld'sruralpopulation.选取ー项:increasedatonefourththerateofurbanpopulationincreasedatfourtimestherateofurbanpopulationwillbefourtimesbiggerby2025willdoubleintheperiod1990-2025答案为A。此题需要运用查读技巧,并考查计算能力。先找到文中第二段第一句,“Theworld'surbanpopulation,increasingatfourtimestherateofruralpopulations"城乡人口正以4倍于农村人口速度增长着,即农村人口增长速度城乡人口皿。因而,不要被选项B所困惑而误选。题目3Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothispassage?.选取ー项:Therearenow11citieswithatotalpopulationof11millionpeople.Theworld'surbanpopulationwillbefourtimesbiggerby2025Variouspushandpullfactorscausepeopletomove对的Two-thirdsoftheworld9spopulationwillliveincitiesinSoutheastAsiaandAfrica.答案为Co此题可以运用査读技巧。找出选项A应为“Therearenow11citieswithapopulationof11millionpeopleeach.”选项B应改为"Itwilldoubleby2025.”选项D应将"inSoutheastAsiaandAfricaw改为"allovertheworld”。因而,对的答案为选项C各种内、外因引起人口流动。题目4Peoplechoosetoleaveruralareaspartlybecause.选取ー项:climatechangeorpoorfarmingmethodsresultindeforestationandflooding对的thelivingstandardsofcitiesaremuchlowerthepopulationofruralareasincreasedfasterthanthatofurbanareastherearenotenoughspaceforpeopletolivethere答案为Ao此题考查仔细阅读和分析能力。文章第四段阐明了人们纷纷离开农村某些因素。四个选项中,只有选项A谈到了气候变化和落后农业办法使得山林遭到砍伐,洪水泛滥,这是人们选取离开农村因素之一。而其她选项均不是文中列举出因素。题目5Wecanconcludefromthelastparagraphthat.选取ー项:theworldeconomyhasdeclinedsince1950economicexpansionleadstomega-cities对的theexpansionismainlytakingplaceinEuropethereisn'tanyeconomicexpansioninthedevelopingcountries答案为B。此题可以运用查读技巧。题干中己道明此题考查范畴,因而直接在最后一段中进行查读。第一句话讲“自1950年以来都市发展促使世界经济浮现了五倍扩张”,因而选项A经济下降显然不对;第二句接着讲"大某些经济扩张发生在东南亚这样发展中华人民共和国家”,因而,选项C讲经济扩张发生在欧洲也是错误:选项D讲经济扩张没发生在发展中华人民共和国家显然也不对的。通过度析可逐个排除选项A、C、D而得出对的答案BoACaseStudy：DesertificationaroundtheGobiDesertTheProblemsTheGOBIDesert,inthenorthofChina,isnowseventimesbiggerthanBritain.Chinahaslargedesertareasandmuchofitsagriculturallandisbeingthreatenedbydesertification,whichisgettingworse.Inaddition,soilerosionhasledtoahugelossoffarmlandandthedryingupofrivers.Consequently,thelivelihoodsof35millionpeoplearebeingthreatened.Furthermoreitisevenaffectingcities.Thenearestsandduneislessthan100milesfromBeijing,whereunpleasantsandstormsarebecomingmorefrequent.Theworsethesituation,themorepressurethereisonthegovernmenttotakeaction.TheCausesThereasonsforthechangesarecomplex.Itisclearthatpollutionoftheairandwaterbyfactoriesisaffectingtheenvironment.Treesandothervegetationdie,andsosoiliseroded.Themoretreesthatdie,thelesswaterisheldintheearth.Theneedforwoodforfuelandbuildingsleadstofurtherdeforestation,whichcausesfurthersoilerosion.Localfarmersfinditmoreandmoredifficulttomakealiving.Theyendupusinginefficientfarmingmethods,whichagainleadstosoilerosion.TheSolutionsTheGovernmentiscarryingoutanti-desertificationprojects,includingthecreationofaforestbeltarounddeserts.Thetree-plantingcampaign,knownastheGreatGreenWall,ismeanttoprotectBeijingfromsandstorms.Chinahopestocontroltheexpansionofdesertlandbytheyearandplanstoestablishaprotectedeco-systemindesertareasby2050.题目1Accordingtothispassage»theGobidesertis.选取ー项:asbigasBritain20%ofthesizeofBritainoneseventhofthesizeofBritainseventimesbiggerthanBritain对的答案为D。题目2ThetotaldesertareaofChinais.选取ー项:increasing对的decreasingremainingconstantthelargestoftheworld答案为A。题目3leadstosoilerosion.选取ー项:ThegrowthoftreesandothervegetationThedeforestation对的TheefficientfarmingmethodsThepollutionofsomefactories答案为B题目4TheChinesegovernmentisplantingtrees.选取ー项:arounddeserts对的aroundBeijingaroundtheborderofChinad.alloverChina答案为A。题目5Theexpansionofdesertland.选取ー项:a.won'tbecontrolledbyb.willdefinitelybecontrolledbyc.shouldbecontrolledafterisexpectedtobecontrolledby对的答案为DTheworld*surbanpopulationy(世界都市人口)(l)jncreasingatfourtimestherateofruralpopulations*willdoubleintheperiod1990-2025*tooverfivebillion.Consequently,⑵two-thirdsofthepeopleoftheworldwillliveincities*someof(3)whichwillbehuge.Moreover,about90%ofthegrowthwillbeindevelopingcountries.Thisgrowth,addingaround60millionpeopleperyear(4)to_citypopulations*willbemainlyinSoutheastAsiaandAfrica.Theconsequencesaredramatic.Thisischangeonascaleneverbefore⑸experienced*bringingwithitconsiderablechallengesandopportunities.Whydoesthisgrowthhappen?Mostofitresults(6)frominternalmigrationratherthantheinternationalmovementofpeople,andiscausedbyavarietyofpushandpullfactors.Onepushfactorisduetopressure(7)onlandavailability.Improvedhealthbringspopulationgrowth,causingpeopletomoveoutofruralareas.Othersmovebecauseofclimatechangeorpoorfarmingmethodswhichoftenresultindeforestationandflooding.Suchchangescanalterthesocialstructure,leadingpeople(8)tomove.Furthermore,civilwarorregionalconflictsalsocausedisruption,drivingpeopleoutofruralareas.Ontheotherhand*therearethepullfactors.Citiesattractpeoplebecauseofthedemand(9)forlabourinthemanufacturingandserviceindustries.Asaresult*theyofferahigherstandardofliving(10)totheluckyones.Citiesalsotendtooffergreaterpersonalfreedom.GlobalFood全球食品“妈妈,咱们去麦当劳,好吗?“Mum,canwegotoMcDonald,s,please?vSomepeoplemightask,uWherewouldwebetodayifwedidnothavefastfood?"and"Wherewouldparentstaketheirchildrenouttoeat?,Ithasbeenreportedthatapproximately30%ofmealsconsumedbyfamiliesintheUSAareeatenatoneofthebigchainslikeBurgerKingandTacoBell,thoughprobablynoneismorefamousthanMcDonald's.Thedistinctive"goldenarch“cannowbeseeninmostmajorcitiesintheworld.In,McDonaldshadapproximately25,000restaurantsinover120countriesandserved29millionpeopleaday.Apparently*thesecretoftheirsuccessisamarketingstrategyof"thinkglobal,actlocal”.McDonald'slearntthatiftheyadaptedtheir"Mac"mealstodifferentcultures,itwasmoresuccessfulthanhavingastandardizedsetofproductsthattastethesameeverywhere.Sonow,around80%ofMcDonald,srestaurantsarefranchisedtolocalpeoplewhoservefoodwitha"local"flavor.Forexample,inHongKong,foodcalled"ShakeShakeFries"and"RedBeanSunday"canbefoundonthemenu,whileinSwitzerland,"VegiMacs"areserved.However,fastfoodisnotpopularwitheveryone.Itisoftencalled"junk"foodbecauseitissaidtobeunhealthyandfulloffat.Furthermore,manypeopleclaimthatfastfoodchainsproduceenormousamountsofwaste,whilemillionsofpeopleindevelopingcountriesgohungry.Atthesametime,moreandmorepeoplenolongercookfreshfoodathome."Convenience"foodisjusttooconvenient!ItissoeasyforpeoplewithbusyworkinglivestocallintotheirlocalbranchofMarksandSpencer,orsomeothersupermarketchain,tobuyready-mademealsontheirwayhomefromwork.Itiseveneasiertobuya"take-away"fromalocalrestaurantorpickupthephoneandorderapizzatobedeliveredtoyourhome.题目1Thesecretoffastfoodchains'successis.选取ー项:franchisingtolocalpeoplehavingastandardizedsetofproductsthemarketingstrategyofuthinkglobal*actlocalM对的havingalotofrestaurantscoveringmanycountries答案为C题目2Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.选取ー项:aroundone-thirdofAmericanfamilieseatatoneofthebigchains对的therewereabout25,000McDonald'sRestaurantsintheUSAinin，McDonald*sserved29millionpeopleadayinEuropethepercentageoffamilieseatingatMcDonald'sishigherintheUKthanintheUSA答案为A。题目3Allthefollowingarecorrectexceptthat.选取ー项:mostchildrenlikegoingtoMcDonald'smostcountrieshavedifferentkindsofMcDonald'smealsabout20%ofMcDonald'srestaurantsarenotfranchisedthe“ShakeShakeFries”canbefoundbothinHongKongandinSwitzerland对的答案为D。题目4Whichofthefollowingisnotthereasonformoreandmorepeoplepreferringfastfoodtocookingathome?.选取ー项:BecausetheyaremoreconvenientIt'seasyforpeopletobuya"take-away“ontheirwayhomePeoplecanpickupaphoneandorderwhattheywanttobedeliveredtotheirhomeItischeapertobuyfastfoodthantocookathome对的答案为D。题目5Peoplecallfastfood“junkfood“because.选取ー项:theyaretooconvenienttheyaresaidtobeunhealthyandfulloffat对的theyarepopularamongchildrentheyproducemuchwaste答案为BWhataWaste!(真是挥霍!解决废物是一种巨大全球性问题。)Dealingwithwasteisahugeglobalproblem.Unfortunately,manypeopledon'tusuallythinkmuchaboutwhathappens(1)_totheiroldfridgewhentheyupdatetothelatestmodel.Afewjustdumpit(2)inthestreetwithoutanotherthought.Asaresult,Britaincurrentlyhasoveramillionoldfridges(3)rottingindumpsinfieldsandinwarehousesbecausethecountrydoesnothaveenoughequipmenttodispose(4)ofthem.NewEuropeanUnionregulationssaythatfrom1January,allmaterialthatdepletestheozonelayer,suchasCFCcoolants,(5)mustberemovedfromfridgesbeforetheyareputinlandfillsites.Itis(6)likelytotakequiteawhiletosolvetheproblem.Butitisnotonlyfridges(7)thataredifficulttogetridof.Whataboutoldcomputers,TVsandotherhi-techjunk?Forexample,GuangdongProvince,inthesoutheastofChina,hasbeensufferingfromproblems(8)causedbyimportedwasteelectricalgoodslikecomputers.Workersthere(9)havebeenbreakingupoldcomputerstoextracttherecyclablepartslikechips,andpreciousmetals(10)likegoldandplatinum.Unfortunately,unsaferecyclingmethodshavecausedhealthandenvironmentaldamageinthearea.ThereforethegovernmenthasbannedtheimportofitemslikeoldTVsets,computers,photocopyingmachines,videocamerasandtelephones.Somerecyclingfactorieshavealsobeenshutdownbecausetheywerepollutingtheairandwaterwithtoxicchemicals.Peopleshouldthinktwicebeforetheythrowawaytheiroldfridgeorcomputer.Itismorethanlikelytocausedamagetootherpeopleortheenvironment.题目1Fromthetitle“WhataWaste!”andthefirstsentence,wecouldanticipatewhichofthefollowingwillnotbeincludedinthepassage?.选取ー项:DealingwithwasteisahugeglobalproblemItisdifficulttogetridofhi-techjunkUnsaferecyclingmethodshavecausedsomehealthandenvironmentaldamagePeopleshouldnoteatfoodthathasn'tbeendealtwithcarefully对的答案为D。题目2oldfridgesrottingindumpsinfieldsandwarehousesbecauseofthelackofequipmenttodisposeofthem.选取ー项:OnemillionMorethanonemillion对的OnebillionMorethanonebillion答案为B。题目3对的Whenpeoplewanttobuyanewfridgetheyusually.选取ー项:thinktwicebeforetheygetridoftheoldonedonatetheoldonetothepoorerpeopledumptheoldoneinthestreetwithoutanotherthought对的justleavetheoldoneinthesameplaceathome答案为。题目CFCcoolantsmustberemovedfromfridgesbecause,选取ー项:itisakindofpreciousmetallikegoldandplatinumitwoulddepletetheozonelayerifnotremoved对的itcanbeusedagainwhenputintonewfridgessomepeoplecollectitasahobby答案为。〇题目Whatproblemshasn'tGuangdongProvincebeensufferingfrom?.选取ー项:Somefactoriesexplodedinanaccident对的SomefactorieswerepollutingtheairandwaterwithtoxicchemicalsIthasbeensufferingfromproblemscausedbyimportedwasteelectricalgoodsTheirunsaferecyclingmethodshavecausedhealthandenvironmentaldamage答案为。GreenpeaceLaunchesRenewableEnergyGlobalTour（绿色和平组织启动可再生能源全球旅游）Wednesday,June26,HornsRev,Denmark：IntheleaduptotheEarthSummitinJohannesburginAugust,theGreenpeaceship,theRainbowWarrior,todaybeganthefirstpartofaglobaljourneytosupportthedevelopmentofrenewableenergyaroundtheworld.OffshorewindintheNorthSeaalonecanproducenearlytwicetheelectricityneedsoftheNorthSeacountries.Usingonly20%ofthatwouldsupplyone-thirdofthesecountries'electricity.Greenpeacearegoingtochallengegovernmentsandindustrytomakethishappen.TheRainbowWarriorsailedtodaytoHornsRev,theworld9slargestoffshorewindpark,whichisbeingbuiltoffthecoastofDenmark.AnotherGreenpeaceship,theArcticSunrise,willbeginthesecondpartoftheglobaltourinSoutheastAsianextmonth.“Duringtheseweeks,Greenpeacewillbeconductingthisglobaltourwithtwoshipstoshowthatrenewableenergyisreadyandabletoreplacedirtycoaboil,gasandnuclearpower-notonlyinthefuture,buttoday”,saidaGreenpeacespokesperson.Windenergyisreportedtobecompetitivewithcoalandgaspowergenerationandclearlybeatscostlynuclearpower.TheUKgovernment*senergyreviewclaimedthatwindenergywillbethecheapestenergysourceby.Nextmonth,theArcticSunrisewillbevisitingthePhilippinesandThailand,wherecommunitiesarerejectingdirty,old-fashionedenergytechnologylikecoal-firedpowerstationsanddemandingclean,renewableenergy.题目1Thepurposeoftheglobaltourwas.选取——项:toproduceelectricityneedsoftheNorthSeacountriestosupportthedevelopmentofrenewableenergyaroundtheworld对的tovisitthePhilippinesandThailandtoproduceclearandfashionedenergy答案为B题目2Thedestinationoftheship,theRainbowWarriorwas・选取ー项:DenmarkthePhilippinesThailandHornsRev对的答案为D题目3Accordingtothepassage,willbethecheapestformofenergyby.选取ー项:windenergy对的nuclearpowercoal-firedpowersolarenergy答案为A题目4ThepowerproducedbytheoffshorewindintheNorthSeacanbe.选取ー项:one-thirdoftheelectricityneedsoftheNorthSeacountries20%oftheelectricityneedsoftheNorthSeacountriesnearlytwicetheelectricityneedsoftheNorthSeacountries对的exactlythesameamountoftheelectricityneedsoftheNorthSeacountriesWecaninferfromthispassagethat.选取ー项:offshorewindintheNorthSeahasalreadyproducedenoughelectricityfortheNorthSeacountriesthepurposeoftheGreenpeaceshipistotransportrenewableenergyc.nuclearpoweristhecheapestpoweratpresentd.Greenpeacehavemorethanoneship对的答案为DCETACEANS：FACTFILE鲸类动物:事实文献Thereareover80speciesofwhales,dolphinsandporpoises,(1)knowncollectivelyas“cetaceans”,throughouttheworld.Theycomeinallshapesandsizes.Herearesomefactsandfiguresabouttheseincredibleanimals•有超过80种鲸鱼、海豚和鼠海豚,统称为“鲸鱼”,整个世界。它们有各种形状和大小。下面是某些关于这些令人难以置信动物事实和数字。1.LargestThebluewhaleis(2)theheaviestandlongestanimalonEarth.Theaverageadultlengthis25mformalesand26.2mforfemales,(3)withbodyweightsof90-120tonnes.2.SmallestHector,sdolphinistheworld,sshortestcetacean.Theymaybeonly1.2mlongwhenfully(4)grown..LargestAppetiteAbluewhaleeatsupto4tonnesofkrilldaily.Thisisequivalent(5)toeatingafullygrownAfricanelephanteveryday..DeepestDiveThespermwhale(6)\sbelievedtodivedeeperthananyothercetacean.Theyhavebeenknowntodiveasdeepasm..LongestLivedOnebowheadwhaleisreportedto(7)havebeen130yearsoldwhenitdied..HeaviestBrainThespermwhalehastheworld*sheaviestbrain(8)whichcanweighupto9.2kg.Thiscompares(9)withtheaverage1.4kgforthebrainofanadulthuman..MostEndangeredThebaijidolphin,orChineseriverdolphin,istherarestdolphinintheworldandisreportedtobeendangered.ItlivesintheYangtzeRiverinChina.Conservationmeasures(10)arebein^takenbvtheChinesetosaveit.题目1Thisarticleismainlyabout.选取ー项:thespeciesofcetaceanssomespecialtypesofcetaceans对的theageofdifferentwhalesthebluewhale答案为B题目2livesintheYangtzeRiverinChinaandisreportedtobeendangered.选取ー项:ThespermwhaleThebluewhaleHector*sdolphinThebaijidolphin对的答案为D题目3Thelongestlivedwhaleis.选取ー项:thebowheadwhale对的hector,sdolphinthespermwhalethebluewhale答案为A题目4Thebrainofaspermwhalecanbethanahumanone.选取ー项:over3timesheavierover4timesheavierover5timesheavierover6timesheavier对的答案为D题目5Usuallyadultmalebluewhalesarethanfemaleones.选取ー项:muchlongermuchshorter对的thesamemuchheavier答案为BInterviewer一WhyisEnglishsoimportant?成功英语为什么这样重要David—welLEnglishissoimportantprimarilybecausesomanypeoplespeakitanduseit,soithasnowbecomethelinguafrancaintheworld(1)inawaythatwe'veneverseenbefore.We'(2)veneverhadaworldlanguageofthiskindbefore.Sopeoplearelearningitnotjusttobeabletocommunicate(3)withnativespeakers,butalsowithspeakersofotherlanguagesaroundtheworld.Interviewer—Andwhyhasitbecomethatdominantlanguage?David——Ithinkthereason(4)forthatisactuallyverycomplicated,althoughinthetwentiethcentury,wecanjustseethatit'stheriseoftheUSmilitaryandconsumerpower.Imeanthetechnology；allthebigdevelopmentsintechnologylargelycamefromtheUS.Soallofthesedevelopmentsactually(5)wereproducedwithintheEnglishlanguage,andpeoplehadtolearnEnglishinordertounderstandthem,ortobenefit(6)fromthem.TheInternetisonlyoneexampleofthatkind.Oncealanguagehas(7)gotintothatpositionofdominance,it'sactuallyverydifficult(8)toshiftit.Sowecouldbeseeingtheemergenceofotherbiglanguagesintheworld(9)becomingmoreimportantthantheyhavebeen,likeSpanish,butit'sunlikely(10)thatthey"regoingtoshiftEnglishfromitspositionofdominance.题目1AccordingtoDavid,Englishisimportantbecause.选取ー项:ithasbecomeaworldlanguagesomanypeoplespeakanduseit对的c.alotofpeoplearelearningitd.thenumberofpeoplewhospeakitisthelargest答案为BEnglishhasbecomethedominantlanguageintheworld.选取ー项:becauseithasalwaysbeenthatwayonlyinthe20thcenturyforareasonthatisverycomplicated对的onlybecauseoftheriseoftheUSmilitary答案为c题目3PeoplehadtolearnEnglish.选取ー项:tobeabletocommunicatewithnativespeakerstousetheInternetbecausedevelopmentsintechnologyweremadebyEnglishspeakersbecausetheyneededtounderstandthenewdevelopmentsintechnology对的答案为D题目4Davidthinksthatotherbiglanguagesintheworld.选取ー项:willbecomemoreimportantthantheyarenow对的willbecomemoreimportantthanEnglishwillshiftEnglishfromitspositionofdominancewillneverbemoreimportantthanEnglish答案为A题目5Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothispassage?选取ー项:Englishhasalwaysbeenthedominantlanguageintheworld.Englishbecamethedominantlanguageintheworldin20thcentury.对的Englishbecamedominantbecausemanypeopleallovertheworldspeakit.Oncealanguagehasgotintothepositionofdominance,itwillneverbeshifted.答案为BWillEnglishAlwaysBetheMainInternetLanguage?英语永远是重要网络语言吗TheInternet1sabilitytoconnectawiderangeofculturesencouragesvariety.However,forthetimebeing,Englishdominatesonlinebecausefromthestartitwasthelinguafrancaofcyberspace.Willthisalwaysbethecase?Currentlyabout70%oftheInternetisinEnglish,butonlyabout44%ofInternetusersarenativeEnglishspeakers.Worldwide,nativeSpanishspeakersoutnumbernativespeakersofEnglishonline,andthenumberofnativeChinesespeakersisgreaterthanboththosegroupsputtogether.Statisticsshowthatthesituationischanging.Forinstance,threeyearsago75%ofwebpageswereinEnglish,butthatnumberhasdroppedto50%today.Furthermore,Internetuseamongnon-nativespeakersofEnglishisgrowingatafasterratethanthatofnativeEnglishspeakers.By,thenumberofnativeEnglish-speakingwebuserswillhavedroppedto29%,accordingtooneestimate.Asaresult,someresearcherssaythattheearlypredominanceofEnglishisgoingtodecline.TheysaythatEnglishwillkeepaspecialroleinconnectingcommunitieswhosenativelanguagesaredifferent,butinabout20years*time,Spanish,French,ArabicandChinesewillalsohavetakenonthisconnectingrole.Ifthisistrue,thenmonolingualnativeEnglishspeakersmaybemorelikelytolearnanotherlanguageandalsobecomebilingual,orevenmultilingual.EnglishbecamethedominantInternetlanguagebecause.选取ー项:itisspokenincyberspacefromthestartitwasthelinguafrancaofcyberspace对的alltheInternetcontentisinEnglishit'smostconvenientforpeopletouseEnglishonline答案为B题目2WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?选取ー项:OverhalfofInternetcontentisinEnglish.LessthanhalfofInternetusershaveEnglishastheirfirstlanguage.MorethanhalfofInternetusersarenativeEnglishspeakers.对的TherearemorenativeSpanishspeakersthannativeEnglishspeakersonline.答案为c题目3ThenumberofEnglishwebpageshasintherecent3years.选取ー项:risendropped对的notchangedchangedonlyalittle答案为B题目4isNOTmentionedinthepassagetohavethepossibilitytotakeontheconnectingroleofEnglish.选取ー项:a.Spanishb.Frenchc.Chinesed.Japanese对的答案为D题目5Accordingtothispassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutthefutureofEnglish?选取ー项:ThenumberofnativeEnglish-speakingwebuserswillriseinthenearfuture.TheearlypredominanceofEnglishisnotgoingtodeclineinthenearfuture.Englishwillkeepaspecialroleinconnectingcommunitie