2017届四川省宜宾市兴文县高考英语一轮复习阅读理解训练：8（含解析）
<p> 兴文县高考英语一轮复习阅读理解训练8</p><p> 阅读理解, 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="English">English</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span></p><p> <span word="Today">Today</span>，<span word="nearly">nearly</span> 350 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="continent">continent</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="vocabulary">vocabulary</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="tongue">tongue</span>.<span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="quarters">quarters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mails">mails</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span>.<span word="So">So</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="periodicals">periodicals</span>(期刊)—<span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Silicon">Silicon</span> <span word="Valley">Valley</span>(硅谷) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>.<span word="English">English</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="medium">medium</span> <span word="for">for</span> 80 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="stored">stored</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="computers">computers</span>.<span word="Nearly">Nearly</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="deals">deals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="glamour">glamour</span>(魅力)—<span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Miss">Miss</span> <span word="Universe">Universe</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>.<span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="broadcasting">broadcasting</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>(<span word="CBS">CBS</span>，<span word="NBC">NBC</span>，<span word="ABC">ABC</span>，<span word="BBC">BBC</span>，<span word="CBC">CBC</span>)<span word="transmit">transmit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="audiences">audiences</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="exceed">exceed</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="million">million</span>.</p><p> <span word="Though">Though</span></p><p> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>，<span word="its">its</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span>.<span word="Taking">Taking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span>，<span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="English">English</span>，<span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="language">language</span>.<span word="English">English</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="India">India</span>，<span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>，<span word="broadcasting">broadcasting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="education">education</span>.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>，<span word="English">English</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span> <span word="language">language</span>，<span word="often">often</span> <span word="unifying">unifying</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="districts">districts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="diverse">diverse</span> <span word="populations">populations</span>.<span word="When">When</span> <span word="Rajiv">Rajiv</span> <span word="Gandhi">Gandhi</span> <span word="appealed">appealed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>，<span word="he">he</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span>.<span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>，<span word="like">like</span> <span word="Holland">Holland</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Yugoslavia">Yugoslavia</span>，<span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> ，<span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="progress">progress</span>.<span word="A">A</span> <span word="Dutch">Dutch</span> <span word="poet">poet</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span>.<span word="However">However</span>，<span word="translated">translated</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="English">English</span>，<span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span>.<span word="As">As</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="first">first</span>，<span word="second">second</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="language">language</span>，<span word="English">English</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span>.</p>
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