750 million people are believed
to speak English as a foreign language. English has an official or a special status in 75
countries with a total population of over 2 billion. The domination of the English language globally is a sure thing. English is the language of
international communications, business, tourism, education, science, computer technology, media and the Internet.
British colonialism in the 19th century and American capitalism and technological progress
in the 20th century were undoubtedly the main causes for the spread of English throughout the
world. From the fifteenth century, the British began to sail all over the world and became
explorers, colonists and imperialists. They took the English language to many places. For the
last hundred years, the USA has played a leading role in most parts of the world. The Hollywood
film industry also attracted many foreign artists in quest of fame and fortune and the number
of American films produced every year soon flooded the market.
However, the future of English as a global language will depend very largely on the political,
economic, demographic and cultural trends in the world. 1. English is spoken as a second language by around 377 million people in the world. 【F】
2. Speakers of English as a second language are more than those who speak it as a first language. 【F】
3. It is not surprising that 70% of all information stored in the internet is in English. 【F】
4. The spread of English throughout the world resulted from British colonialism in the 19th
century and American capitalism and technological progress in the 20th century. 【T】
5. It is definitely predicted (预见) that English will still act as a global language in the future. 【F】
单元自测 7 形考任务试题及答案
题目为随机， 用查找功能（Ctrl +F） 搜索题目 题目： _________ we' ve no money, we can' t buy it.
答案： Since
题目： Apple developed its iPad-based textbooks in ____________ with major textbook publishers.
答案： conjunction
题目： But the Internet can bring some ________ effects, too. The most common one, some teenagers
are addicted to computer games on the Internet.
答案： negative
题目： I have _________ some courses and software to my Smartphone, and I find they are very interesting and easy to use.
答案： downloaded
题目： No more having to buy expensive textbooks which you will only use for a year or two and then sell or _______ away.
答案： give
题目： Quizzes are part of the lecture program to keep students engaged and keep them _________,
for students to be able to check that they understood what was covered.
答案： thinking
题目： Smartphone makes it simple ________ us ________ take a photo.
答案： for…to
题目： Some universities offer free, non-credit MOOCs __________ to anyone in the world.
答案： available
题目： We can certainly deliver high-quality education to many students at much ________ cost.
答案： lower
题目： Well, that' s to say, every coin has two sides, ________ technology.
答案： so does
二、 阅读理解： 判断题（每题 10 分）
A passenger told an air hostess that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine when the
plane just took off. She told him that she would bring him the water in ten minutes.
The air hostess was kept so busy that she forgot to give him the water. As a result, the passenger
was held up to take his medicine. Thirty minutes later, when the passenger' s ring for service
sounded, she hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he refused.
In the following hours on the plane, each time the air hostess
passed by the passenger, she
would ask him with a smile whether he needed help or not. But the passenger never answered a word.
When he was going to get off the plane, the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him the
passengers' booklet. She was very sad. She knew that he would write down sharp words, but with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she opened the booklet, and smiled, for the passenger put it. On the flight,
you asked me whether I needed help or not for twelve times in all. How can I refuse your twelve sincere smiles?
That' s right! Who can refuse twelve sincere smiles from a person?
操作提示： 句子正确选择下拉选项框为 T； 句子错误选择下拉选项框为 F。
* A passenger wants a cup of water because he is thirsty. 【F】 * The air hostess forgot to give him the water on purpose. 【F】 * The passenger refused the cup of water. 【T】
* The passenger didn' t write down any sharp words. 【T】
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