2018年成人高考高起點(diǎn)英語(yǔ)基礎(chǔ)練習(xí)（4）

　　The number of speakers of English in Shakespeare's time is estimated to have been about fivemillion. Today it is estimated that some 260 million people speak it as a (an) 21language,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,22 are a great many regionaland social varieties of the language as well as 23 levels of usage that are employed both in itsspoken and written forms.

　　In fact,it is 24 to estimate the number of people in the world who have acquired an adequate working knowledge of English in addition to their own languages. The 25 for Englishlearning and the situations in which such learning takes place are so varied that it is 26 to explainand still more difficult to judge 27 forms an adequate working knowledge~~for each situation.

　　The main reason for the widespread 28 for English is its present day importance as a worldlanguage. Besides 29 the indefinite needs of its native speakers, English is a language in whichsome of important works in science, technology, and other 30 are being produced, and not alwaysby native speakers. It is widely used for 31 purposes as meteorological ( 氣象的 ) and airportcommunications, international conferences, and the 32of information over the radio and televi-sion networks of many 33. It is a language of wider communication for a number of developingcountries, specially former British colonies. Many of these countries have multi-lingual 34 andneed a language for internal communication in such matters as government, commerce, industry, lawand 35 as well as for international communication and for entrance to the scientific and techno-logical developments in the West.

　　1題應(yīng)選( )

　　A.foreignB.nativeC.secondD.Official

　　參考答案：B

　　參考解析：

　　隨著科技的發(fā)展，英語(yǔ)已成為我們?nèi)粘Ｉ�活中不可缺少的語(yǔ)言工具，并被全球各國(guó)廣泛接受。

　　根據(jù)緊接著的國(guó)家名稱的提示可知是指將英語(yǔ)作為母語(yǔ)的人數(shù)。

　　2題應(yīng)選( )

　　A.theyB.whichC.thereD.that

　　參考答案：C

　　參考解析：

　　該句前面是in addition t0引導(dǎo)的介詞短語(yǔ)，可以確定不是定語(yǔ)從句，再分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)，可知該句應(yīng)為there be句型。

　　3題應(yīng)選( )

　　A.variousB.similarC.FhaniliarD.same

　　參考答案：A

　　參考解析：

　　由前面的varicries of the language提示，以及as well as應(yīng)連接并列成分可知A項(xiàng)正確。

　　4題應(yīng)選( )

　　A.possibleB.necessaryC.unnecessaryD.Impossible

　　參考答案：D

　　參考解析：

　　操持語(yǔ)言的人數(shù)可以估計(jì)，但人們掌握語(yǔ)言的程度就很難估計(jì)了，所以用impossible。

　　5題應(yīng)選( )

　　A.purposeB.causeC.effectD.method

　　參考答案：A

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)上下文的意思可知，人們學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)的目的不同，掌握語(yǔ)言的程度也不同。

　　6題應(yīng)選( )

　　A.simpleB.naturalC.practicalD.Difficult

　　參考答案：D

　　參考解析：

　　該空后面的still more difficult就是提示。

　　7題應(yīng)選( )

　　A.whatB.howC.whyD.where

　　參考答案：A

　　參考解析：

　　分析句子，judge是動(dòng)詞，后面應(yīng)該接從句且所填詞應(yīng)作賓語(yǔ)從句的主語(yǔ)。

　　8題應(yīng)選( )

　　A.requireB.requestC.supplyD.Demand

　　參考答案：D

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)后一句中的a world language可知應(yīng)選擇demand表示對(duì)英語(yǔ)的需求。

　　9題應(yīng)選( )

　　A.providingB.servingC.supposingD.Leaving

　　參考答案：B

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)the indefinite needs可知應(yīng)選擇servin9，意思為“滿足不同的需要”。

　　10題應(yīng)選( )

　　A.areasB.coursesC.racesD.Fields

　　參考答案：D

　　參考解析：

　　分析四個(gè)選項(xiàng)areas，courses，races，fields的意思、，fields的意思最準(zhǔn)確，意思為“領(lǐng)域”，與前面的other搭配構(gòu)成意義完整的句子。

　　11題應(yīng)選( )

　　A.suchB.allC.manyD.Those

　　參考答案：A

　　參考解析：

　　such與空格后的as搭配。

　　12題應(yīng)選( )

　　A.useB.spreadC.coverD.connection

　　參考答案：B

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)0ver the radio and television net.works可以確定答案為spread，意思為“語(yǔ)言的傳播”。

　　13題應(yīng)選( )

　　A.citiesB.stationsC.statesD.Nations

　　參考答案：D

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)前面句子中的networks“網(wǎng)絡(luò)”可知應(yīng)選擇nations，指“國(guó)家”。其他選項(xiàng)只是國(guó)家的部分地區(qū)。