高考英语二轮专题限时训练：31文化教育型阅读理解1Word版含答案.docVIP

专题限时训练(三十一)　[文化教育型阅读理解(一)] (限时：25分钟) (一) The number of speakers of English in Shakespeares time is estimated to have been about five million. Today 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 Zealand. In 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