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1、（新课改）2022年高考英语一轮复习 Module 4 Which English单元话题 语篇训练（含解析）外研版选修8.阅读理解A(2019陕西铜川模拟)English Language Day is celebrated each year on April 23 the date when William Shakespeare was born. Shakespeare has been called the greatest writer in the English language. His plays continue to be published, performed i
2、n theaters and seen in films almost 400 years after his death.English is considered as the “world language”. Used by only 3 tribes about 1, 500 years ago, English now has official or special status in at least 75 countries with a total population of over two billion. English is the main language of
3、business and aviation (航空). It is the most widely used language on the Internet and social media.The first English Language Day was the result of work by the United Nations. A few years ago, the UNs Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization created Language Days for each of the UNs six offic
4、ial languages. The aim was to celebrate the use of different languages around the world and different cultures. Another goal was to campaign for equal use of all six official languages throughout the United Nations. The other five languages are Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish.The United
5、 Nations celebrated its first English Language Day on April 23, 2010. On that day ，a number of events were held at the UNs headquarters in New York City. This year, the TOEFL program has announced plans for a “live” question and answer chat on the social media website Facebook. TOEFL is also known a
6、s the Test of English as a Foreign Language. The group says the program is for students interested in learning more about its test and the English language.1English Language Day has something to do with _.Aa great writer of 400 years agoBthe development of aviation Cthe Internet and social mediaDsom
7、e plays performed in theaters解析：选A推理判断题。根据第一段可知，English Language Day选在每年的4月23日庆祝是因为这一天是威廉莎士比亚出生的日子，而威廉莎士比亚又是一位400年前的伟大作家，故选A。2What do you know about English?AIt is the most widely used language in the world.BIt is the language spoken by most people.CIt is the top official language of the United Nati
8、ons.DIt is the oldest language in the world.解析：选A推理判断题。根据第二段第一句“English is considered as the world language”可知，英语被认为是世界语言。再根据“English now has official or special status in at least 75 countries with a total population of over two billion.”可知，英语在至少75个国家，20多亿人口中拥有官方的或特殊的地位。由此推知，英语是世界上使用最广泛的语言。3Which o
9、f the following languages is NOT one of the UNs six official languages?AChinese.BRussian.CGerman. DFrench.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“The other five languages are Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish.”可知，联合国的六种官方语言除了英语之外，还有阿拉伯语、汉语、法语、俄语和西班牙语。由此可知，德语不属于联合国的六种官方语言之一。4It can be known from the passage
10、that _.Athe TOEFL program is no longer popular in ChinaBthe first English Language Day came into being in 2010CEnglish Language Day is the only language day in the worldDThe United Nations will create more Language Days in the future解析：选B细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“The United Nations celebrated its first Englis
11、h Language Day on April 23, 2010.”可知，联合国是在2010年庆祝第一个英语语言日的。由此可知，第一个英语语言日是在2010年诞生的。BTheres no denying that learning a foreign language is difficult, and when it es to speaking the language, it can be extremely tough. I remember walking into my firstever Spanish class at university only to discover t
12、hat half of my classmates were already fluent in multiple languages. Its_safe_to_say_I_felt_out_of_my_depth!At first the thought of speaking Spanish terrified me; not only were my vocabulary and grammar very limited, but I had never spoken another language before. However, I was determined to overe
13、my fear, and by adopting a few simple methods I have been able to build my confidence and make progress. In fact, it was not as terrible as I thought. Here, I think I will share a few tips with you.Firstly, it is OK to make mistakes for language learners and that you should accept them. This sounds
14、obvious, but when it es to language learning we often aim for perfection and feel as though we are not ready to speak until we have “enough” words or grammatical knowledge. The truth is you will never feel ready, and instead it is important to use the knowledge to municate what you can.This leads on
15、 to my next tip: dont pare yourself to others. This can be a hard one, especially if you are in a large language class. It is important to remember that we all learn at different speeds and through different styles of learning. Something that really helped me progress was finding a patient language
16、exchange partner. Finding someone whose level of English was similar to my level of Spanish to practise with made me feel much more confident.Lastly, celebrate the small success and remember how far you have e! Instead of focusing on how far you have to go, focus on the progress you have already made and be proud of your achievements!语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过自己学习西班牙语的经
