test2Englishroundtheworld文档格式.docx

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Let’sbuildagreattower,andthetopofitwill__5__thesky.Thenwewill__6__,andneverbescattered（分散）overtheearth."

Sotheybegantobuildagreattoweroutofbricks.However,Goddidnotwishthepeopleoftheearthto__7__closetogether.Heknewthat__8__theyalllivedtogether,theworldwouldbecomecrowdedandnotbe__9__toliveanymore.Sowhiletheywerebuildingthegreattower,Godmadetheirspeech__10__.Beforethisallpeoplehadthesame__11__,butnowsuddenlytheycouldnot__12__oneanother.Themembersofonefamilycouldnotunderstandthoseof__13__family.Sotheyscatteredtothe__14__andtothesouth,totheeastandtothewest,andtheearthbecamecoveredwithpeople.Theylivedinmanylandsandspokemanylanguages.__15__thetowerstayedforeverunfinished.ThecitytheyhadbuiltwasafterwardknownasBabylon,andthetowerastheTowerofBabel.

1.A.crowdedB.interesting 

C.warmD.rich

2.A.lifeB.friendC.foodD.fun

3.A.freeB.easyC.slowD.hard

4.A.buyB.sendC.shareD.build

5.A.holdB.keepC.reachD.leave

6.A.breakdownB.staytogether 

C.keepawayD.endup

7.A.liveB.followC.sleepD.work

8.A.unlessB.thoughC.ifD.how

9.A.boredB.suitableC.lonelyD.friendly

10.A.stopB.pass 

C.moveD.change

11.A.languageB.name 

C.purposeD.hobby

12.A.hearB.understand 

C.likeD.meet

13.A.anotherB.eachC.bothD.either

14.A.landB.rightC.earthD.north

15.A.AsB.ButC.SoD.Or

Grammar

Everyday,340millionpeoplespeakit.Onebillionpeople__16__（learn）itanditissaidthatby2050,halfoftheworld’spopulationwillbeusingit.ThelanguageofEnglishstartedinBritaininthe5thcentury.Itisamixedlanguage.ItwasbuiltupwhenGerman,Scandinavian（斯堪的纳维亚的）andFrenchinvaders（侵略者）settledinEnglandandmadeacommonlanguageforcommunication.

Today,itisthe__17__（office）languageoftheUK,theUSA,Australia,NewZealand,Canada,SouthAfricaandIrelandaswellasmanyislandsintheCaribbean（加勒比海）.Many__18__countriesandregionsuseit__19__politicsandbusiness,forexample,India,Pakistan,NigeriaandthePhilippines.EnglishisalsooneoftheofficiallanguagesofHongKong.

Englishisamessy（杂乱的）language.Everyyear,dictionariesincludenewwordsthattalkaboutpopularcultures,forexample,computer-relatedwordssuchas"

blogging"

"

download"

and"

chatroom"

.Alsoincludedarewords__20__teenagersuse.Whodoesnotknow"

cool"

OK"

hello"

?

Otherlanguages__21__influenceEnglish.ManyEnglishwordscomefromFrench.Wordslike"

cafe?

"

and__22__（express）like"

c'

estlavie"

（thatislife）areallpartoftheEnglishlanguage.Ontheotherhand,theFrenchlanguageincludesEnglishwords__23__"

leweekend"

lecamping"

.GermanwordsarealsopartofEnglish.Wordslike"

kindergarten"

comefromthe__24__（German）language.

Recently,Britishpeoplehavebecome__25__（interest）in"

yoga"

（瑜伽）.ButthewordcomesfromanancientHindulanguageinIndia.Allinall,theEnglishlanguageisfulloftwistsandturnsanditischangingallthetime.Makesureyoukeepupwithit!

ReadingComprehension

A

NewkindsofEnglishareappearing.Moreandmorenon-nativespeakersusethemtocommunicatewithnativespeakers.SothereisabasicquestionaboutlearningEnglishthatwehavetoanswer.Shouldyoutrytogettonative-speakeraccuracy（准确）,orjusteffective（有效的）communicationwithoutperfection（完美）?

OffshoreEnglishisakindoflanguagespokenlargelybynon-nativespeakers.Itoftenappearsininternationalbusinesssituations.OtherlanguagesinfluenceOffshoreEnglishsothatsomeexpressionssoundalittlestrange.Althoughnative-speakersdon’tspeakthisway,theycanstillunder-standit.

Forexample,"

Iamworkingformycompanysincethreeyears"

isnotgrammaticallycorrect.ThesentenceincludestwomistakescommontomanypeoplewhospeakEnglishasaforeignlanguage,butthereisnodangerofmisunderstandingwhatthespeakermeans.

Manynon-nativespeakersofEnglishspeaklessthan100%accurateEnglish.Ifthemeaningisclear,thenitisnotnecessarytoworrytoomuchaboutit.Somemistakes,however,areserious,andcancausemisunderstandingsorproblems.Englishlearnersneedtopayattentiontothem.