英语试卷模拟卷一

2014年辽宁省普通高中学业水平考试

英语试卷模拟卷（一）

本试卷分I、n两卷，满分loo分，答题时间90分钟）

注意事项：

1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2.答案一律写在答题卡匕写在本试卷上无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

3.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

第I卷（选择题满分75分）

第一部分单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.1haveallmypapersbutIstillcan'tfindmynotes.

A.lookedthroughB.lookedforC.lookedafterD.lookedout

2.ThenumberofpeoplewhocarsincreasinginChina.

A.owns,areB.owns,isC.own,isD.ownare

3.Shehasdecidedasavolunteerteacherinasmallvillagebecausesheenjoys

challenges.

A.towork,tomeetB.towork,meeting

C.working,meetingD.working,tomeet

4.Thevolleyballmatchifitrainstomorrow.

A.willputoffB.willbeputoffC.isputoffD.putsoff

5.Putonyourcoat,youwillcatchacold..

A.soB.butC.andD.otherwise

6.OnlyasaninterpreterhowimportantitwastopracticespeakingEnglish.

A.whenIworked,IrealizedB.whendidIwork,didIrealize

C.whenIwork,didIrealizeD.whenIworked,didIrealize

7.1wasabouttogoshoppingitbegantorain.

A.whileB.asC.whenD.though

8.YouwillmisstheonlytraintoShanghaiyouhurrytothestation.

A.unlessB.onceC.ifD.because

9.waswewhoheldameetinginthehallyesterday.

A.AsB.ThatC.ThisD.It

10.-Howisyourlifeinthecountryside?

—ItisbutsometimesIfeelabit.

A.interesting;boringB.interesting;bored

C.interested;boredD.interested;boring;

1l.MarkTwinwrotemanypopularnovelsinhislife,TheAdventuresofTomSawyeris

abestexample.

A.ofwhichB.whatC.whoseD.which

12.Shehurriedlylefttheroomasif.

A.sheangryB.wasangryC.itwasangryD.angry

13.Nowadays,oldpeopleliketolivethereisnonoiseandcrowds.

A.whereB.whichC.whatD.that

14.inherbestclothes,thegirltriedtomakeherselfattheparty.

A.Dressing;noticingB.Dressed;noticed

C.Dressing;noticedD.Dressed;notice

15-!Wearecominglate.

-ButIcan'tfindmyticket.

A.GetamoveonB.TakeyourtimeC.HelpyourselfD.Gostraightahead

第二部分完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16〜35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,

选出最佳选项。

WhenDavewaseighteen,heboughtasecondhandcarfor200sothathecouldtravelto

andfromworkmore_16_thanbybus.Itworkedquitewellforafewyears,butthenitgot

soold,anditwascostinghim_17_muchinrepairsthathedecidedthathehadbetter_18_it.

Heaskedamonghisfriendstoseeifanyonewasparticularly_19_tobuyacheapcar,

buttheyallknewthatitwasfallingtopieces,so_20_ofthemhadanydesiretobuyit.Dave*s

friendSamsawthathewas_21_whentheymetoneevening,andsaid,"What's_22_,

Dave?”

Davetoldhim,andSamanswered,uWell,whataboutadvertisingitinthepaper?You

may_23_moreforitthatwaythanthecostoftheadvertisement!^^Thinkingthat

Sam*s_24_wassensible（合理的）,heputanadvertisementinaneveningpaper,whichread

44Forsale:smallcar,_25_verylittlepetrol,onlytwoowners.Bargainat50.”

Fortwodaysaftertheadvertisementfirstappeared,therewasno_26_.Butthenon

Saturdayeveninghehadanenquiry（询问）.Amanrangupandsaidhewouldliketo_27_him

aboutthecar."AUrightJDavesaid,feelinghappy.Heaskedthemanwhetherteno'clockthe

nextmorningwouldbe_28_ornot."Fine,“themansaid,t4andI'll_29_mywife.Weintendto

goforarideinitto_30_it.”

Thenextmorning,ataquartertoten,Daveparkedthecarinthesquareoutsidehisfront

door,_31_towaitthereforthepeoplewhohad_32_hisadvertisement.EvenDavehadto

_33_thalthecarreallylookedlikeawreck（残骸）.Then,soonafterhehadgotthecaras

clean_34_itcouldbe,apolicecarstoppedjustbehindhimandapolicemangotout.He

lookedatDave'scarandthensaid,uHaveyoureportedthis_35_tousyet,sir?”

16.A.directlyB.safelyC.properlyD.easily

17A.soB.suchC.veryD.too

18A.keepB.repairC.sellD.throw

19.A.anxiousB.luckyC.ashamedD.generous

20.A.someB.neitherC.noneD.most

21.A.delightedB.upsetC.calmD.astonished

22.A.onB.upC.itD.that

23.A.learnB.missC.getD.find

24.A.messageB.adviceC.requestD.description

25.A.usesB.losesC.hasD.spends

26.A.doubtB.helpC.troubleD.answer

27.A.tellB.seeC.agreeD.call

28.A.exactB.suitableC.earlyD.late

29.A.followB.meetC.bringD.introduce

30.A.recognizeB.gainC.admireD.test

31.A.happeningB.meaningC.turningD.failing

32.A.readB.insertedC.answeredD.placed

33.A.forgetB.showC.disagreeD.admit

34.A.asB.thatC.soD.such

35.A.bargainB.saleC.accidentD.result

第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A.

“IsometimesgetupatthreeorfourinthemorningandIsurfthenet.”

“Ioftencheckmye-mailfortytimesaday.”

“Ioftenspendmorethanthreehoursduringonetimeonthenet.”

“Ispendmoretimeinchatroomsthanwithmy'real-life'friends.”

Doyouknowanypeoplelikethese?Theyarepartofanewaddictioncalled

Internetaddiction.Internetaddictsspendatleastthirtytofortyhoursonline

everyweek.TheuseoftheInternetcanbeanaddictionlikedruguse.Peoplelose

controlofthetimetheyspendontheInternet.

Forexample,onecollegestudentwasmissingforseveraldays.Hisfriendswere

worried,andtheycalledthepolice.Thepolicefoundthestudentinthecomputer

lab:hewassurfingthenetforseveraldaysstraight.

Studiesshowthatabout6%to10%ofInternetusersbecomeaddicted.Andpeople

worryabouttheteensbecausetheInternetischangingtheplayingfieldforsome

ofthem.Theyspendmoretimeincyberspacethanintherealworldoffriendsand

family.

Is“surfingthenet”ahobbyoranaddictionforyou?Youmayhaveaproblem

ifyouhavethesesymptoms:

•Youdonotgotoimportantfamilyactivitiesoryoudonotdoschoolworkbecause

youliketospendhoursontheInternet.

•Youcan,twaitforyournextonlinetime.

•Youplantospendashorttimeonline,butthenyouspendseveralhours.

•Yougooutwithyourfriendslessandless.

36.Whatdoesthebeginningofthepassagetellus?

AHowtobecomeanInternetaddict.

BWhatanInternetaddictusuallydoes.

CWheretofindanInternetaddict.

DWhytowritethispassage.

37.Howdoesthewriterdescribetheaddicts'useofInternet?

AItissomethinglikekeepingdrugs,

BItisawayofproducingdrugs,

CItisliketakingdrugs.

DItisterribletoimagine.

38.Whydopeopleworryabouttheteens?

ATheteensarewastingtoomuchmoney.

BTheyusedtoworkontheInternet.

CTheplayingfieldoftheteenswilldisappear.

DMoreandmoreoftheteenswillbecomeaddictedtotheInternet.

39.Theexampleinthepassageshowsthat.

AInternetproblemsaremoreseriousamongcollegestudents

BInternetaddictsusuallystayinthecomputerlabwithoutsleep

CSomeoftheInternetusershavealreadybeenseriouslyaddicted

DthepoliceoftenhelptofindthoseInternetaddicts

40.Whatisthewritertryingtotellusattheendofthepassage?

A.Don'tbeaddictedtotheInternet.

B.Gotofamilyactivitiesmoreoften.

C.Dothingsasyouhaveplanned.

D.Staywithyourparentsasoftenaspossible.

B.

Thejourneytothemoonhasbeenthefirststeptowardsfutureexplorationinspace.The

distancebetweentheMoonandEarthisveryshortindeedwhencomparedwiththedistances

betweenEarthandtheotherplanets.Mars,thenearestplanettoEarthismillionsofmilesaway!

Travelingtotheplanetswillbeman'snextaim.Suchtravelswillbemorechallengingthanthetrip

tothemoonandcertainlymoreadventurous.

Recently,twoAmericanspaceships,Vikings1and2,landedonMarstryingtodiscover

whetherthatplanethasanylifeonit.SofarthesignsoflifeonMarshasneitherconfirmed（确

认）norruledout,RussianshavediscoveredthatthesurfaceofVenus（金星）issohotthatitis

almostcertainthatthereisnolifethere.AlsotheatmosphereofVenusisextremelydense（稠）and

thepressureisnearlyahundredtimesgreaterthanthatoftheEarth*satmosphere.

Scientistsbelievemanmayfindplanetswhichhavethesameconditionsasthosewehaveon

earth,butmanshouldrealizeEarthwillbehisonlyhomeforalongtimeandbegintoloveand

carefbrit.

41.Accordingtothepassage,travelingtotheplanetswillbe.

A.mucheasierandevenmoreinteresting

B.farmoreexctinganddangerous

C.man'sfinalaim

D.man'sfirststep

42.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Marsisnearertotheearththanthemoon.

B•ThemoonismuchnearertotheearththanMars.

C.Ofalltheplanets,Marsisthenearesttotheeamh.

D.Allplanetsaremuchfarthertotheearth.

43.Fromthepassage,wecanguess.

A.thereislifeonMars

B•thereisnolifeonMars

C.TheatmosphereofMarsisnotsodenseasthatofVenus

D.scientistswillhavelittlehopetofindtheanswers

44.Mancanliveonundertheconditionsof.

A.muchtoohotsurface

B.thesamepressureaswegetonearth

C.normalatmosphereaswehaveonearth

D.bothBandC

45.Scientiststhinkweshouldtakecareofourearthbecause.

A.nootherplanetsaretotaketheplaceoftheearth

B.everythingneededisprovidedbytheearth

C.theonlyhomeofmanwillbetheearthforalongtime

D.thedreamtofindanotherhomeformanwillcometrue

C.

Happinesscanbedescribedasapositivemoodandapleasantstateofmind.According

torecentsurveys,sixtytoseventypercentofAmericansconsiderthemselvestobe

moderatelyhappyandoneintwentypersonsfeelsveryhappy.Psychologistshavebeen

studyingthefactorsthatcontributetohappiness.ltisnotpredictable»norisapersonina

clearlyidealsituationnecessarilyhappy.Theidealsituationmayhavelittletodowithhis

actualfeelings.

Agoodeducationandincomeareusuallyconsiderednecessaryforhappiness.Though

bothmaycontribute,theyareonlychieffactorsifthepersonisseriouslyundereducatedor

actuallysufferingfromlackofphysicalneeds.

Thericharenotlikelytobehappierthanthemiddle-incomegrouporeventhosewith

verylowincomes.Peoplewithcollegeeducationsaresomewhathappierthanthosewhodid

notgraduatefromhighschool,anditisbelievedthatthisismainlybecausetheyhavemore

opportunitytocontroltheirlives.Yetpeoplewithahighincomeandacollegeeducationmay

belesshappythanthosewiththesameincomeandnocollegeeducation.

Poorhealthdoesnotruleouthappinessexceptfortheseriouslydisabledorthosein

pain.Learningtodealwithahealthproblemcancontributetohappiness.Thosewithagood

materiallifearehappieringeneral,butthosewhohavealoving,affectionaterelationshipare

happierthanthosewhorelyonmaterialalone.Lovehasacloserrelationshipwithhappiness

thananyotherfactor.

Itshouldbenotedthatpeoplequicklygetusedtowhattheyhave,andtheyarehappiest

whentheyfeeltheyareincreasingtheirlevelnomatterwhereitstandsatagiventime.

Childrenwhoseparentswerehappilymarriedhavehappierchildhoods,butarenot

necessarilyhappieradults.

Thebestformulaforhappinessistobeabletodeveloptheabilitytobearfailure,tohave

apersonalparticipationanddevotion,andtodevelopself-confidenceandself-esteem.

46.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.happinessispredictableratherthanpassivelyaccepted

B.apersoninanobviouslyidealsituationmustbehappy

C.thericharelikelytobehappierthanthemiddle-incomegroup

D.happinessisnotnecessarilyconnectedtoone'ssituationinsociety

47.Peoplewithcollegeeducation.

A.arenothappierthanthosewhohaveonlyaneducationathighschool

B,aremuchhappierthanthosewhodidnotgraduatefromhighschool

C.havelessopportunitytocontroltheirlives

D.havemoreopportunitytocontroltheirlives

48.Accordingtothearticle,happinessisgreatlydependenton.

A.ahappychildhoodinahappilymarriedfamily

B•greatwealthobtainedbyreceivingagoodeducation

C.afeelingthatconditionsarebecomingforthebetter

D.acollegedegreeandahighincome

49.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytocontributetohappiness?

A.Beingexceptionallygood-looking.

B.Havingaloving,affectionaterelationship.

C•Havingawell-paidjob.

D.Meetinglotsofpeople.

50.Whichofthefollowingattitudesorfeelingsismostlikelytobefoundinhappypeople?

A.Havingself-esteem.

B.Beingsureofkeepingeverythingtheyalreadyhave.

C•Neverbeingjealous.

D.Knowinghowtobecharming.

D.

ForChinese,it*satimefordragonboatracingandZongzi（粽子）.ButacrosstheYellowSea,

SouthKorea,wrestling（摔跤）andswingplayarethehighlights.However,botheventsgobythe

samename—theDragonBoatFestival—whichfallsonMay5ofthelunarcalendar.

Onefestival,twocultures:doesonenationhavetherighttocallitsown?Ithasbeenreported

thatSouthKoreawillapply（申请）lotheUnitedNationsEducational,SocialandCultural

Organization（UNESCO联合国教科文组织）tomakethecelebrationitsculturalheritage（文化遗

产）.Ifsuccessful,peoplefromothercountriesmayseetheDragonFestivalasaKoreancreation.

Asthebirthplaceoftheyearlyeventmorethan2,000yearsago,Chinaisnothappywiththe

situation."ItwouldbeashameifanothercountrysuccessfullymadeatraditionalChinese

festivalpartofitsownculturalheritageaheadofChina,“saidZhouHeping,deputyculture

minister.TheMinistryofCultureiseventhinkingofmakingitsownapplicationtoUNESCO,

coveringalltraditionalChinesefestivals,includingtheDragonBoatevent.

Overtheyears,theDragonBoatFestivalhasspreadthroughouttheworld.InJapanandViet

Nam,aswellasSouthKorea,thefestivalhasmixedwithandbecomepartoflocalculture.

Withthisinmind,someexpertssaythatitismeaninglesstoargueaboutwhichcountrythe

festivalbelongsto."NoonecandenythatitcamefromChina,“saidLongHaiqing,anexpert

fromHunanProvince."Butifallthecountriesinvolvedcanprotectcultureheritagetogether,

theywillallbenefit.n

51.Theunderlinedword“highlights”canbeprobablyreplacedbya.

A.mostexcitingevents

B.highestlightsonthebuilding

C.brightestlightsatnight

D.mostfamousfestivals

52.ItcanbeinferredthatSouthKorea.

A.hasproclaimed（宣布）theDragonBoatFestivalasapartofitsculturalheritage

B.hastheexactlysameDragonBoatFestivalasChina

C.hasnoideathatChinahassuchafestival

D.ispayingmoreattentiontoitsculturalheritagethanChina

53.Chinaisnothappywiththesituationbecause.

A-itcreatedthefestival

B.itisalsomakinganapplication

C.SouthKoreahasnorighttocallthefestivalitsown

D.UNESCOmayapprove（批准）SouthKorea's叩plication

54.IfSouthKorea'sapplicationtoUNESCOissuccessful,.

A.ChinawillalsomakeitsownapplicationtoUNESCO

B.itwillbemeaninglesstocelebratetheDragonBoatFestival

C.peoplefromotherpartsoftheworldwillthinkSouthKoreacreatedthefestival

D.theDragonBoatFestivalwillbecomepartoflocalculture

55.Theauthorwouldprobablysupport.

A.amovebySouthKoreatocancelitsapplication

B.ChinagettingUNESCO'sapprovalof由efestivalfirst

C.theopinionofZhouHeping

D.Chinapayingmoreattentiontoitsculturalheritage

第n卷（非选择题满分25分）

第四部分书面表达（共1小题，满分25分）

假如你是某中学高二（1）班的王芳，昨天班会课上老师组织同学们开展“感恩节我最

想对父母说的一句话”的活动，你们小组的活动情况如下：

小组成员具体内容

张红“经常带我游览名胜古迹，让我增长见识

李强“小学时送我上钢琴课，使我爱上音乐

杨斌“每天陪我打羽毛球，使我获得强健的体魄。”

我（王芳）“教我友善待人，与周围人处好关系」

［写作内容］请你写一篇广播稿，向学校广播站的午间新闻节目投稿。

［评分标准］句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章连贯。

Dearteachersandschoolmates,

It'stimeforAfternoonNewsoftheSchoolBroadcastingStation.

Itisabeneficialactivitythatremindsusthatweshouldloveourparentsmore.WangFang

fromClass1,Senior2reports.

英语试卷模拟卷（二）

本试卷分I、n两卷，满分loo分，答题时间90分钟）

注意事项：

1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2.答案律写在答题卡匕写在本试卷上无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

3.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

第I卷（选择题满分75分）

第一部分单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

l.Theprofessor____histhoughtsbeforegivinghislecture.

A.organizedB.recognizedC.realizedD.considered

2.1Vsonicetohearfromher,,welastmetmorethan30yearsago.

A.What'smoreB.ThatistosayC.InotherwordsD.Believeitornot

3.Youcan'timaginealittleboyeatsmanyapples.

A.such;suchB.so;soC.so;suchD.such;so

4.Doyouknow?

A.heliveswhereB.wherehelives

C.wheredoesheliveD.whereisheliving

5.Sheinsistedthatwethesourceoftheriverandbeginourjourneythere.

A.findB.foundC.wouldfindD.weretofind

6.1don9tlikethewayhespeakstoothers.

A./B.inthatC.whichD.ofwhich

7.Whenheborrowedthecarlasttime,hebrokeitandIhadtopaytogetit.

A.repairB.repairingC.torepairD.repaired

8.Allexaminationsarepassed.ThisisthefirsttimeIreallyrelaxed.

A.havefeltB.feelC.hadfeltD.wasfeeling

9.Thecitywevisitedlastyearistheonethefamouswriterwasborn.

A.where,whichB.which,whereC.inwhich,thatD.where,where

10.Thebuildingroofwecanseefromhereisahotel.

A.whichB.thatC.whatD.whose

11.heisdeterminedtodosomething,nooneisabletomakehim.

A.Once;giveupB.Although;giveinC.Aslongas;giveoutD.If;giveaway

12.TherewasonceatimeIwasextremelyscaredtoattendschoolbecauseofthestrict

teacher.

A.onwhichB.afterwhichC.thatD.when

13.Don'trepeatthestoryifLilythemallaboutit.

A.tellsB.hadtoldC.hastoldD.willtell

14.Thenewshebroughtusyesterdayisnottrue,butthenewsour

volleyballteamhaswonistrue.

A.that；whichB./；that

C./;whichD.which；

15.Thiskindofflowerneedsspecialcareitcanlivethroughwinter.

A.becauseB.sothatC.evenifD.as

第二部分完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16〜35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,

选出最佳选项。

Ahighschoolhistoryteacheroncetoldus,“Ifyoumakeoneclosefriendinschool,you

willbemostfortunate.Atruefriendissomeonewhostayswithyouforlife.n_16_teaches

thathewasright.Goodfriendshipisjustnoteasily_17_.

Itispossiblethatwesimplydonotstayinoneplacelongenoughfood_18_friendshipto

_19_.However,therecanbe_20_disagreementontheneedforeachofustothinkcarefully

aboutthekindoffriendshipwewant.

Tomostofus,friendshipsareconsideredveryimportant,butweneedtohaveclearin

our_21_thekindsoffriendshipwewant.Aretheytobecloseor_22_atarm*slength?Do

wewantto_23_ourselvesordowewanttowalkonthesurface?Forsomepeople,many

friendshipsonthesurfaceare_24_enough—andthat'sallright.Butatsomepointweneedto

25thatourexpectationsarethesameasourfriends*expectations.Thesharing

of_26_experience_27_ourtearsaswellasourdarkdreamsisthesurestwaytodeepen

friendships.Butit_28_beundertaken（进行）slowlyandcarriedononlyifthereare_29_of

interestandactioninreturn.

Whataresomeofthe_30_offriendship?Thegreatestistheattractiontoexpecttoo

muchtoosoon.Deeprelationships_31_time.Another44majordifficulty'*istheselfishnessto

thinkone""possesses"theother,includinghistimeandattention.Similarly,friendships_32_

actionsinreturn.In33words,youmustgiveasmuchasyoutake.Finallythereisaquestion

oftakingcareof.Unlessyouspend_34_timetogether,talkingonthephone,writingletters,

doingthingstogether,friendshipswilldie_35_.

16.A.KnowledgeB.TeachersC.ExperienceD.Parents

17.A.understoodB.formedC.realizedD.produced

18.A.trueB.commonC.deeplyD.actual

19.A.designB.intendC.developD.appear

20.A.noB.someC.anyD.none

21.A.heartsB.thoughtsC.actionsD.minds

22.A.remainedB.leftC.keptD.stayed

23.A.ownB.oweC.shareD.spare

24.A.thatB.veryC.quiteD.not

25.A.makesureB.rememberC.expectD.checkout

26.A.socialB.ordinaryC.goodD.personal

27.A.includesB.toincludeC.includingD.included

28.A.canB.needC.willD.must

29.A.marksB.sightsC.scenesD.signs

30.A.difficultiesB.differencesC.advantagesD.things

31.A.costB.spendC.askD.take

32.A.requireB.requestC.dependD.suggest

33.A.someB.manyC.otherD.different

34.A.reasonableB.comfortableC.lessD.alot

35.A.forB.awayC.outD.from

第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A.

ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeareTstimeisestimatedtohavebeen

aboutfivemillion.Todayitisestimatedthatsome260millionpeoplespeakitasanative

language,mainlyintheUnitedStates,Canada,GreatBritain,Ireland,SouthAfrica,Australia

andNewZealand.InadditiontothestandardvarietiesofEnglishfoundintheseareas,there

areagreatmanyregionalandsocialvarietiesofthelanguageaswellasvariouslevelsof

usagethatareemployedbothinitsspokenandwrittenforms.

Infact,itisimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeopleintheworldwhohaveacquired

anadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglishinadditiontotheirownlanguages.Thepurpose

forEnglishlearningandthesituationsinwhichsuchlearningtakesplacearesovariedthatit

isdifficulttoexplainandstillmoredifficulttojudgewhatformsanadequateworking

knowledgeforeachsituation.

ThemainreasonforthewidespreaddemandforEnglishisitspresent-dayimportanceas

aworldlanguage.Besidesservingtheindefiniteneedsofitsnativespeakers,Englishisa

languageinwhichsomeofimportantworksinscience,technology,andotherfieldsarebeing

produced,andnotalwaysbynativespeakers.ltiswidelyusedforsuchpurposesas

meteorologicalandairportcommunications,internationalconferences,andthespreadof

informationovertheradioandtelevisionnetworksofmanynations.ltisalanguageofwider

communicationforanumberofdevelopingcountries,especiallyformerBritish

colonies.Manyofthesecountrieshavemultilingualpopulationsandneedalanguagefor

internalcommunicationinsuchmattersasgovernment,commerce,industry,lawand

educationaswellasforinternationalcommunicationandforentrancetothescientificand

technologicaldevelopment