同步新教材人教英语必修1新素养突破课时分层作业30.DOCVIP

课时分层作业(三十)　 Ⅰ.阅读理解 A English has surely become the global language.Whenever we turn on the news to find out what's happening in East Asia，or Africa，or anywhere，people are being interviewed and telling us about it in English. If people look at the facts about the amazing reach of the English language，many would be surprised.English is used in over 90 countries as an official or semi-official language.English is the working language of many international institutes(研究所)as well as of most international research scientists.It is also the language that Indian parents and black parents wish their children to learn.It is believed that over one billion people world-wide are now learning English. One of the most important causes of the spread of English around the world is that Europeans are willing to accept it as their language.English is spreading from northern Europe to the south and is now the second language in countries such as Sweden，Norway，Netherlands and Denmark.If one visits any of them，it would seem that almost everyone there can talk in English. Recently，a report said that at the beginning of 2001，English was the most widely known foreign language with 43% of Europeans saying they spoke it.The report also said that with over 89% of the population speaking English，Sweden now has the highest percentage of English speakers.What's more，English is the language rated as most useful to know，and over 77% of Europeans who do not speak English as their first language consider it useful. 【语篇解读】　本文是说明文，主要讲述了英语在世界上的广泛使用。 1．By writing this passage，the writer mainly wants to tell us________. A．why so many people speak English around the world B．that English has become a language spoken all over the world C．about the development of English in Europe D．something about the English-speaking countries B　[主旨大意题。根据本文的第一句“English has surely become the global language.”以及后文的具体描述可知，作者主要想告诉我们，英语是目前世界上的通用语言。] 2．According to the passage，what has played an important role in spreading Englis