【正文】
uage for all EU , this is strongly resisted by powerful member countries like France and Germany. 1. What39。 本文的主題是說明歐盟內(nèi)部語言問題的嚴(yán)重性 , 故選 D。t speak English B. reduced the number of official languages C. lessened the effect of the problem D. been opposed by powerful member countries 答案: C 推理判斯題 。 3. The writer mentions “Danish into Greek”as an example of________. A. a situation that might be difficult to deal with B. a situation that occurs often C. one of the 12 situations that require an interpreter D. languages easily being interpreted 答案: A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題 。 4. The writer suggests that if the number of official languages was reduced________. A. the EU would not know which official languages to choose B. countries whose languages were not used officially would be unhappy C. only languages which are easy to translate would be used officially D. the smaller member countries would be pleased 答案: B 推理判斷題 . 由文章最后一段第二句可知本題選 B。s time is estimated (估計(jì) ) to have been about five it is estimated that some 260 million people speak it as a native language, mainly in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New addition to the standard varieties of English found in these areas, there are a great many regional and social varieties of the language as well as various levels of usage that are employed both in its spoken and written forms. In fact, it is impossible to estimate the number of people in the world who have acquired an adequate(足夠的 ) working knowledge of English in addition to their own purpose for English learning and the situations in which such learning takes place are so varied that it is difficult to explain and still more difficult to judge what forms an adequate working knowledge for each situation. The main reason for the widespread demand for English is its present importance as a world serving the indefinite needs of its native speakers, English is a language in which some of important works in science, technology, and other fields are being produced, and not always by native is widely used for such purposes as meteorologi