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eason for the widespread use of English? A. It was popular during Shakespeare’s time. B. It is used in former British colonies. C. It is a world language that is used for international munication. D. It serves the needs of its native speakers. 【解析】選C。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段中的“The main reason for the widespread demand for English is its presentday importance as a world language. 對(duì)英語(yǔ)的廣泛需求的主要原因是它現(xiàn)在作為一種世界性語(yǔ)言的重要性??芍? 英語(yǔ)流行的主要原因是: 英語(yǔ)是一門(mén)國(guó)際語(yǔ)言, 在全世界各地各個(gè)領(lǐng)域的交流中被廣泛使用。3. What forms an enough working knowledge of English? A. Being a multilingual speaker. B. Being a native speaker. C. The ability to read a newspaper. D. It is difficult to judge because it differs for each situation. 【解析】選D。推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段最后一句“英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)的目的和進(jìn)行這種學(xué)習(xí)的情況千差萬(wàn)別, 很難解釋, 更難判斷是什么構(gòu)成了適合每種情況的充分的工作知識(shí)?!笨赏茢喑? 很難判斷什么形成了足夠的英語(yǔ)工作知識(shí)。4. What would be the best title for this passage? A. The Difficulties of Learning EnglishB. International CommunicationsC. The Standard Varieties of EnglishD. English as A World Language【解析】選D。主旨大意題。根據(jù)第三段第一句“對(duì)英語(yǔ)的廣泛需求的主要原因是它現(xiàn)在作為一種世界性語(yǔ)言的重要性”, 并結(jié)合全文可知, 本文主要介紹了作為世界語(yǔ)言的英語(yǔ)的情況。BEmperor PenguinsEmperor penguins are considered the most beautiful and the largest of all penguins. They are amazing birds. They are good survivors, excellent swimmers and great parents. Do you know where we can see them? You are absolutely right! Antarctica. Only Antarctica! Antarctica is the continent which is the most southern area of land on the Earth and is mostly covered with ice. It is colder, drier and windier than any other place on the Earth. The lowest temperature can reach 89. 2℃. In order to survive the extremely tough environment, emperor penguins have to cooperate. They crowd together to protect themselves from the wind and keep warm. Meanwhile, they take turns to move to the relatively warm inside. Emperor penguins live on a diet which consists of different types of fish and other kinds of sea life. To find food, these birds, which are unable to fly, can dive much deeper than any other kind of penguin. Their dives often reach about 244 metres, and they can even dive to more than 535 metres when necessary. They can remain under water for almost 18 minutes, longer than any other kind