2017届高考英语一轮基础知识复习：Unit 2 English around the world（新人教版必修1）
<p> <span word="Unit">Unit</span> 2 <span word="English">English</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span></p><p> Ⅰ.阅读理解</p><p> (2016·江南十校联考)</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="decreased">decreased</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="about">about</span> 100,000 <span word="between">between</span> 2009 <span word="and">and</span> 2017. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="many">many</span>, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="economics">economics</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="beneficial">beneficial</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="real">real</span>?</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="dialects">dialects</span> <span word="combined">combined</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Hindi">Hindi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Urdu">Urdu</span>. <span word="English">English</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="with">with</span> 527 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span>. <span word="Arabic">Arabic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 100 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> 389 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span>.</p><p> <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="dominate">dominate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>? <span word="Predictions">Predictions</span> <span word="vary">vary</span>, <span word="depending">depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="location">location</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>.</p><p> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="markets">markets</span>? <span word="These">These</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="languages">languages</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="U">U</span>．<span word="K">K</span>.<span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="features">features</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="so">so</span><span word="called">called</span> <span word="BRIC">BRIC</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>—<span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>, <span word="Russia">Russia</span>, <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="China">China</span>—<span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="emerging">emerging</span> <span word="economies">economies</span>. <span word="Hindi">Hindi</span>, <span word="Bengali">Bengali</span>, <span word="Urdu">Urdu</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Indonesian">Indonesian</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2050, <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span>, <span word="Portuguese">Portuguese</span>, <span word="Arabic">Arabic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="listed">listed</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="bet">bet</span>.</p><p> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>? <span word="How">How</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>, <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="French">French</span>?</p><p> 1．<span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="evenly">evenly</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sciences">sciences</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="write">write</span>.</p>
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