2017届高考英语一轮复习阅读理解解析版汇编：117（含解析）
<p> 2017高考英语阅读理解解析版汇编（117）</p><p> 阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (<span word="A">A</span>、<span word="B">B</span>、<span word="C">C</span>和<span word="D">D</span>) 中, 选出最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> (估计) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="million">million</span>.<span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> 260 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="language">language</span>，<span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>，<span word="Canada">Canada</span>，<span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>，<span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>，<span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>，<span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span>.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="varieties">varieties</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>，<span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="varieties">varieties</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="usage">usage</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="employed">employed</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="forms">forms</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>，<span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="estimate">estimate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="acquired">acquired</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="adequate">adequate</span>(足够的) <span word="working">working</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="languages">languages</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="varied">varied</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="adequate">adequate</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="language">language</span>.<span word="Besides">Besides</span> <span word="serving">serving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="indefinite">indefinite</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span>，<span word="English">English</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="science">science</span>，<span word="technology">technology</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="produced">produced</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="meteorological">meteorological</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="communications">communications</span>，<span word="international">international</span> <span word="conferences">conferences</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="networks">networks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="nations">nations</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wider">wider</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>，<span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="colonies">colonies</span>.<span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="multilingual">multilingual</span> <span word="populations">populations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="internal">internal</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="matters">matters</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="government">government</span>，<span word="commerce">commerce</span>，<span word="industry">industry</span>，<span word="law">law</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="entrance">entrance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="developments">developments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span>.</p>
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