电大英语短文理解

电大英语短文理解电大英语短文理解电大英语短文理解电大英语短文理解编制仅供参考审核批准生效日期地址：电话：传真:邮编:Mega-citiesIn1950,NewYorkwastheonlycitywithmorethan10millioninhabitants.Therearenow11citieshousingover11millionpeopleeach.Tokyoalonehas17million.In1995,theircombinedpopulationtotaled166million;in2015itisforecasttobeover204million.Theworld’surbanpopulation,increasingatfourtimestherateofruralpopulations,willdoubleintheperiod1990-2025,tooverfivebillion.Consequently,two-thirdsofthepeopleoftheworldwillliveincities,someofwhichwillbehuge.Moreover,about90%ofthegrowthwillbeindevelopingcountries.Thisgrowth,addingaround60millionpeopleperyeartocitypopulation,willbemainlyinSoutheastAsiaandAfrica.Theconsequencesaredramatic.Thisischangeonascaleneverbeforeexperienced,bringingwithitconsiderablechallengesandopportunities.WhydoesthisgrowthhappenMostofitresultsfrominternalmigrationratherthantheinternationalmovementofpeople,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________.选择一项：a.was166millionin1950b.was17millionin1995c.is204millionnowd.willbeover204millionin2015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含题中关键信息（Thecombinedtotalpopulation）的句子，即第一段最后一句，于是可以直接得出选项D。而其他选项虽都在文中提到，但都不是与题干相对应的，因此可排除A，B，C三项。题目2Theworld’sruralpopulation________.选择一项：a.increasedatonefourththerateofurbanpopulationb.increasedatfourtimestherateofurbanpopulationc.willbefourtimesbiggerby2025d.willdoubleintheperiod1990-2025答案为A。此题需要运用查读技巧，并考查计算能力。先找到文中第二段的第一句，“Theworld’surbanpopulation,increasingatfourtimestherateofruralpopulations”城镇人口正以4倍于农村人口的速度增长着，即农村人口的增长速度的城镇人口的1/4。因此,不要被选项B所迷惑而误选。题目3Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothispassage_________.选择一项：a.Therearenow11citieswithatotalpopulationof11millionpeople.b.Theworld’surbanpopulationwillbefourtimesbiggerby2025c.Variouspushandpullfactorscausepeopletomove正确d.Two-thirdsoftheworld’spopulationwillliveincitiesinSoutheastAsiaandAfrica.答案为C。此题可以运用查读技巧。找出选项A应为“Therearenow11citieswithapopulationof11millionpeopleeach.”选项B应改为“Itwilldoubleby2025.”选项D应将“inSoutheastAsiaandAfrica”改为“allovertheworld”。因此，正确答案为选项C多种内、外因引起人口流动。题目4Peoplechoosetoleaveruralareaspartlybecause_________.选择一项：a.climatechangeorpoorfarmingmethodsresultindeforestationandflooding正确b.thelivingstandardsofcitiesaremuchlowerc.thepopulationofruralareasincreasedfasterthanthatofurbanareasd.therearenotenoughspaceforpeopletolivethere答案为A。此题考查仔细阅读和分析的能力。文章第四段说明了人们纷纷离开农村的一些原因。四个选项中，只有选项A谈到了气候的改变和落后的农业方法使得山林遭到砍伐，洪水泛滥，这是人们选择离开农村的原因之一。而其他选项均不是文中列举出的原因。题目5Wecanconcludefromthelastparagraphthat_________.选择一项：a.theworldeconomyhasdeclinedsince1950b.economicexpansionleadstomega-cities正确c.theexpansionismainlytakingplaceinEuroped.thereisn’tanyeconomicexpansioninthedevelopingcountries答案为B。此题可以运用查读技巧。题干中已道明此题考查的范围，因此直接在最后一段中进行查读。第一句话讲“自1950年以来城市的发展促使世界经济出现了五倍的扩张”，因此选项A经济下降显然不对；第二句接着讲“大部分的经济扩张发生在东南亚这样的发展中国家”，因此,选项C讲经济扩张发生在欧洲也是错误的；选项D讲经济扩张没发生在发展中国家显然也不正确。通过分析可逐一排除选项A、C、D而得出正确答案B。ACaseStudy: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.Chinahopestocontroltheexpansionofdesertlandbytheyear2010andplanstoestablishaprotectedeco-systemindesertareasby2050.题目1Accordingtothispassage,theGobidesertis______.选择一项：a.asbigasBritainb.20%ofthesizeofBritainc.oneseventhofthesizeofBritaind.seventimesbiggerthanBritain正确答案为D。题目2ThetotaldesertareaofChinais______.选择一项：a.increasing正确b.decreasingc.remainingconstantd.thelargestoftheworld答案为A。题目3______leadstosoilerosion.选择一项：a.Thegrowthoftreesandothervegetationb.Thedeforestation正确c.Theefficientfarmingmethodsd.Thepollutionofsomefactories答案为B题目4TheChinesegovernmentisplantingtrees_______.选择一项：a.arounddeserts正确b.aroundBeijingc.aroundtheborderofChinad.alloverChina答案为A。题目5Theexpansionofdesertland_______.选择一项：a.won’tbecontrolledby2010b.willdefinitelybecontrolledby2010c.shouldbecontrolledafter2010d.isexpectedtobecontrolledby2010正确答案为DTheworld’surbanpopulation,(世界城市人口)(1)increasing

atfourtimestherateofruralpopulations,willdoubleintheperiod1990-2025,tooverfivebillion.Consequently,(2)two-thirds

ofthepeopleoftheworldwillliveincities,someof(3)whichwillbehuge.Moreover,about90%ofthegrowthwillbeindevelopingcountries.Thisgrowth,addingaround60millionpeopleperyear(4)tocitypopulations,willbemainlyinSoutheastAsiaandAfrica.Theconsequencesaredramatic.Thisischangeonascaleneverbefore(5)experienced,bringingwithitconsiderablechallengesandopportunities.WhydoesthisgrowthhappenMostofitresults(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，我们去麦当劳，好吗？

“Mum,canwegotoMcDonald’s,please?”Somepeoplemightask,“Wherewouldwebetodayifwedidnothavefastfood?”and“Wherewouldparentstaketheirchildrenouttoeat?’Ithasbeenreportedthatapproximately30%ofmealsconsumedbyfamiliesintheUSAareeatenatoneofthebigchainslikeBurgerKingandTacoBell,thoughprobablynoneismorefamousthanMcDonald’s.Thedistinctive“goldenarch”cannowbeseeninmostmajorcitiesintheworld.In2002,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_________.选择一项：a.franchisingtolocalpeopleb.havingastandardizedsetofproductsc.themarketingstrategyof“thinkglobal,actlocal”正确d.havingalotofrestaurantscoveringmanycountries答案为C题目2Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_________.选择一项：a.aroundone-thirdofAmericanfamilieseatatoneofthebigchains正确b.therewereabout25,000McDonald’sRestaurantsintheUSAin2002c.in2002,McDonald’sserved29millionpeopleadayinEuroped.thepercentageoffamilieseatingatMcDonald’sishigherintheUKthanintheUSA答案为A。题目3Allthefollowingarecorrectexceptthat_________.选择一项：a.mostchildrenlikegoingtoMcDonald’sb.mostcountrieshavedifferentkindsofMcDonald’smealsc.about20%ofMcDonald’srestaurantsarenotfranchisedd.the“ShakeShakeFries”canbefoundbothinHongKongandinSwitzerland正确答案为D。题目4Whichofthefollowingisnotthereasonformoreandmorepeoplepreferringfastfoodtocookingathome_________.选择一项：a.Becausetheyaremoreconvenientb.It’seasyforpeopletobuya“take-away”ontheirwayhomec.Peoplecanpickupaphoneandorderwhattheywanttobedeliveredtotheirhomed.Itischeapertobuyfastfoodthantocookathome正确答案为D。题目5Peoplecallfastfood“junkfood”because_________.选择一项：a.theyaretooconvenientb.theyaresaidtobeunhealthyandfulloffat正确c.theyarepopularamongchildrend.theyproducemuchwaste答案为BWhataWaste!(真是浪费！处理废物是一个巨大的全球性问题。)Dealingwithwasteisahugeglobalproblem.Unfortunately,manypeopledon’tusuallythinkmuchaboutwhathappens（1）totheiroldfridgewhentheyupdatetothelatestmodel.Afewjustdumpit（2）inthestreetwithoutanotherthought.Asaresult,Britaincurrentlyhasoveramillionoldfridges（3）rottingindumpsinfieldsandinwarehousesbecausethecountrydoesnothaveenoughequipmenttodispose（4）ofthem.NewEuropeanUnionregulationssaythatfrom1January2002,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_

_________.

选择一项：a.Dealingwithwasteisahugeglobalproblemb.Itisdifficulttogetridofhi-techjunkc.Unsaferecyclingmethodshavecausedsomehealthandenvironmentaldamaged.Peopleshouldnoteatfoodthathasn’tbeendealtwithcarefully正确答案为D。题目2__________oldfridgesrottingindumpsinfieldsandwarehousesbecauseofthelackofequipmenttodisposeofthem.选择一项：a.Onemillionb.Morethanonemillion正确c.Onebilliond.Morethanonebillion答案为B。题目3正确Whenpeoplewanttobuyanewfridgetheyusually_________.选择一项：a.thinktwicebeforetheygetridoftheoldoneb.donatetheoldonetothepoorerpeoplec.dumptheoldoneinthestreetwithoutanotherthought正确d.justleavetheoldoneinthesameplaceathome答案为C。题目4CFCcoolantsmustberemovedfromfridgesbecause__________.选择一项：a.itisakindofpreciousmetallikegoldandplatinumb.itwoulddepletetheozonelayerifnotremoved正确c.itcanbeusedagainwhenputintonewfridgesd.somepeoplecollectitasahobby答案为B。。题目5Whatproblemshasn’tGuangdongProvincebeensufferingfrom

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选择一项：a.Somefactoriesexplodedinanaccident正确b.Somefactorieswerepollutingtheairandwaterwithtoxicchemicalsc.Ithasbeensufferingfromproblemscausedbyimportedwasteelectricalgoodsd.Theirunsaferecyclingmethodshavecausedhealthandenvironmentaldamage答案为A。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,theworld’slargestoffshorewindpark,whichisbeingbuiltoffthecoastofDenmark.AnotherGreenpeaceship,theArcticSunrise,willbeginthesecondpartoftheglobaltourinSoutheastAsianextmonth.“Duringtheseweeks,Greenpeacewillbeconductingthisglobaltourwithtwoshipstoshowthatrenewableenergyisreadyandabletoreplacedirtycoal,oil,gasandnuclearpower–notonlyinthefuture,buttoday”,saidaGreenpeacespokesperson.Windenergyisreportedtobecompetitivewithcoalandgaspowergenerationandclearlybeatscostlynuclearpower.TheUKgovernment’senergyreviewclaimedthatwindenergywillbethecheapestenergysourceby2020.Nextmonth,theArcticSunrisewillbevisitingthePhilippinesandThailand,wherecommunitiesarerejectingdirty,old-fashionedenergytechnologylikecoal-firedpowerstationsanddemandingclean,renewableenergy.题目1Thepurposeoftheglobaltourwas_____.选择一项：a.toproduceelectricityneedsoftheNorthSeacountriesb.tosupportthedevelopmentofrenewableenergyaroundtheworld正确c.tovisitthePhilippinesandThailandd.toproduceclearandfashionedenergy答案为B题目2Thedestinationoftheship,theRainbowWarriorwas_____.选择一项：a.Denmarkb.thePhilippinesc.Thailandd.HornsRev正确答案为D题目3Accordingtothepassage,______willbethecheapestformofenergyby2020.选择一项：a.windenergy正确b.nuclearpowerc.coal-firedpowerd.solarenergy答案为A题目4ThepowerproducedbytheoffshorewindintheNorthSeacanbe_____.选择一项：a.one-thirdoftheelectricityneedsoftheNorthSeacountriesb.20%oftheelectricityneedsoftheNorthSeacountriesc.nearlytwicetheelectricityneedsoftheNorthSeacountries正确d.exactlythesameamountoftheelectricityneedsoftheNorthSeacountries答案为C题目5Wecaninferfromthispassagethat_____.选择一项：a.offshorewindintheNorthSeahasalreadyproducedenoughelectricityfortheNorthSeacountriesb.thepurposeoftheGreenpeaceshipistotransportrenewableenergyc.nuclearpoweristhecheapestpoweratpresentd.Greenpeacehavemorethanoneship正确答案为DCETACEANS:FACTFILE鲸类动物：事实文件Thereareover80speciesofwhales,dolphinsandporpoises,（1）knowncollectivelyas“cetaceans”,throughouttheworld.Theycomeinallshapesandsizes.Herearesomefactsandfiguresabouttheseincredibleanimals.有超过80种的鲸鱼、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。下面是一些关于这些令人难以置信的动物的事实和数字。1.LargestThebluewhaleis（2）theheaviestandlongestanimalonEarth.Theaverageadultlengthis25mformalesand26.2mforfemales,（3）withbodyweightsof90-120tonnes.2.SmallestHector’sdolphinistheworld’sshortestcetacean.Theymaybeonly1.2mlongwhenfully（4）grown.3.LargestAppetiteAbluewhaleeatsupto4tonnesofkrilldaily.Thisisequivalent（5）toeatingafullygrownAfricanelephanteveryday.4.DeepestDiveThespermwhale（6）isbelievedtodivedeeperthananyothercetacean.Theyhavebeenknowntodiveasdeepas2000m.5.LongestLivedOnebowheadwhaleisreportedto（7）havebeen130yearsoldwhenitdied.6.HeaviestBrainThespermwhalehastheworld’sheaviestbrain（8）whichcanweighupto9.2kg.Thiscompares（9）withtheaverage1.4kgforthebrainofanadulthuman.7.MostEndangeredThebaijidolphin,orChineseriverdolphin,istherarestdolphinintheworldandisreportedtobeendangered.ItlivesintheYangtzeRiverinChina.Conservationmeasures（10）arebeingtakenbytheChinesetosaveit.题目1Thisarticleismainlyabout________.选择一项：a.thespeciesofcetaceansb.somespecialtypesofcetaceans正确c.theageofdifferentwhalesd.thebluewhale答案为B题目2________livesintheYangtzeRiverinChinaandisreportedtobeendangered.选择一项：a.Thespermwhaleb.Thebluewhalec.Hector’sdolphind.Thebaijidolphin正确答案为D题目3Thelongestlivedwhaleis________.选择一项：a.thebowheadwhale正确b.hector’sdolphinc.thespermwhaled.thebluewhale答案为A题目4Thebrainofaspermwhalecanbe________thanahumanone.选择一项：a.over3timesheavierb.over4timesheavierc.over5timesheavierd.over6timesheavier正确答案为D题目5Usuallyadultmalebluewhalesare________thanfemaleones.选择一项：a.muchlongerb.muchshorter正确c.thesamed.muchheavier答案为BInterviewer—WhyisEnglishsoimportant?成功英语为什么这么重要

David—well,Englishissoimportantprimarilybecausesomanypeoplespeakitanduseit,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_________________.选择一项：a.ithasbecomeaworldlanguageb.somanypeoplespeakanduseit正确c.alotofpeoplearelearningitd.thenumberofpeoplewhospeakitisthelargest答案为B题目2Englishhasbecomethedominantlanguageintheworld______.选择一项：a.becauseithasalwaysbeenthatwayb.onlyinthe20thcenturyc.forareasonthatisverycomplicated正确d.onlybecauseoftheriseoftheUSmilitary答案为C题目3PeoplehadtolearnEnglish______.选择一项：a.tobeabletocommunicatewithnativespeakersb.tousetheInternetc.becausedevelopmentsintechnologyweremadebyEnglishspeakersd.becausetheyneededtounderstandthenewdevelopmentsintechnology正确答案为D题目4Davidthinksthatotherbiglanguagesintheworld_______.选择一项：a.willbecomemoreimportantthantheyarenow正确b.willbecomemoreimportantthanEnglishc.willshiftEnglishfromitspositionofdominanced.willneverbemoreimportantthanEnglish答案为A题目5Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothispassage?选择一项：a.Englishhasalwaysbeenthedominantlanguageintheworld.b.Englishbecamethedominantlanguageintheworldin20thcentury.正确c.Englishbecamedominantbecausemanypeopleallovertheworldspeakit.d.Oncealanguagehasgotintothepositionofdominance,itwillneverbeshifted.答案为BWillEnglishAlwaysBetheMainInternetLanguage?英语永远是主要的网络语言吗TheInternet’sabilitytoconnectawiderangeofculturesencouragesvariety.However,forthetimebeing,Englishdominatesonlinebecausefromthestartitwasthelinguafrancaofcyberspace.Willthisalwaysbethecase?

Currentlyabout70%oftheInternetisinEnglish,butonlyabout44%ofInternetusersarenativeEnglishspeakers.Worldwide,nativeSpanishspeakersoutnumbernativespeakersofEnglishonline,andthenumberofnativeChinesespeakersisgreaterthanboththosegroupsputtogether.Statisticsshowthatthesituationischanging.Forinstance,threeyearsago75%ofwebpageswereinEnglish,butthatnumberhasdroppedto50%today.Furthermore,Internetuseamongnon-nativespeakersofEnglishisgrowingatafasterratethanthatofnativeEnglishspeakers.By2003,thenumberofnativeEnglish-speakingwebuserswillhavedroppedto29%,accordingtooneestimate.Asaresult,someresearcherssaythattheearlypredominanceofEnglishisgoingtodecline.TheysaythatEnglishwillkeepaspecialroleinconnectingcommunitieswhosenativelanguagesaredifferent,butinabout20years’time,Spanish,French,ArabicandChinesewillalsohavetakenonthisconnectingrole.Ifthisistrue,thenmonolingualnativeEnglishspeakersmaybemorelikelytolearnanotherlanguageandalsobecomebilingual,orevenmultilingual.题目1EnglishbecamethedominantInternetlanguagebecause________.选择一项：a.itisspokenincyberspaceb.fromthestartitwasthelinguafrancaofcyberspace正确c.alltheInternetcontentisinEnglishd.it’smostconvenientforpeopletouseEnglishonline答案为B题目2WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?选择一项：a.OverhalfofInternetcontentisinEnglish.b.LessthanhalfofInternetusershaveEnglishastheirfirstlanguage.c.MorethanhalfofInternetusersarenativeEnglishspeakers.正确d.TherearemorenativeSpanishspeakersthannativeEnglishspeakersonline.答案为C题目3ThenumberofEnglishwebpageshas________intherecent3years.选择一项：a.risenb.dropped正确c.notchangedd.changedonlyalittle答案为B题目4________isNOTmentionedinthepassagetohavethepossibilitytotakeontheconnectingroleofEnglish.选择一项：a.Spanishb.Frenchc.Chinesed.Japanese正确答案为D题目5Accordingtothispassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutthefutureofEnglish?选择一项：a.ThenumberofnativeEnglish-speakingwebuserswillriseinthenearfuture.b.TheearlypredominanceofEnglishisnotgoingtodeclineinthenearfuture.c.Englishwillkeepaspecialroleinconnectingcommunitieswhosenativelanguagesaredifferent.正确d.Englishisgoingtodominatetheworldforever,althoughtherearemanybiglanguages..答案为CTwohundredyearsago,ittookseveralweeksforthenewsoftheimportantBattleofTrafalgartoreachLondon.（二百年前，特拉法加战役的消息到达伦敦花了好几个星期）Nowadays,youcanwatchaterroristattackasithappensanywhereintheworld.Thecommunicationsrevolutionmeansthatweareconstantlybombardedwithinstantnews.Thishasgreatadvantages,butitalsoraisesimportantquestions.Satelliteshaveenabledimmediatereportingworldwide.AreportercansendthenewstoanetworklikeCBSNewsandwithinsecondsitcanbeallovertheworld.TheysendelectronicreportsthatgostraightintothenewspaperorontotheTVscreen.Reporterscannowalsostransmitimagesathroughtheirmobilephones.Consequently,live,“on-the-spot”reportinghasbecomethenormandTVviewerscangetamuchbetterideaofwhatanaturaldisaster,aconflictoraninterestingscientificdiscoveryislike.Inrecentyears,severalchangeshaveoccurredintheownershipofnewsmedia.Networksownedbylargecompaniesandgovernmentshavebecomebiggerandverypowerful.Thesenetworks–suchasBBCNews24–arehungryfornewsandhavehugeaudiences.However,therecanonlybealimitednumberofsuchnetworksandtheirownershipisabigissue.SomecompaniesnotonlyownTVandradionetworksbutnewspapergroupsaswell.Whodecideswhatnewstopublishandwhatsortof“spin”toputonitIsitalwaysobjectiveTherearenow“spindoctors”whomanipulatethenews,emphasisingcertainpartsandnotothers–andasaresult,muchofitisnotneutral.Therefore,thequestionofcontrolofthemediamattersverymuch.Insomecases,themediacompaniesaremorepowerfulthangovernments.Theycaneveninfluenceelections.Sothequestionis–shouldtheybecontrolledandifso,bywhom?

题目1Immediatereportinghasbecomepossibleallovertheworldbecauseof_____.选择一项：A.reportersB.theuseofnewsnetworksC.theuseofsatellites正确D.thecommunicationsrevolution答案为C题目2_____hasbecomethenorm.选择一项：A.ElectronicreportsB.InstantnewsC.Livereporting正确D.Transmittingimagesth