1、Unit 2 Exploring English阅读理解AEnglish has surely become the global language.Whenever we turn on the news to find out whats 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 la
2、nguage，many would be surprised.English is used in over 90 countries as an official or semiofficial 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 t
3、heir children to learn.It is believed that over one billion people worldwide 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
4、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 sayi
5、ng 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.Whats 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
6、 useful.本文是说明文，主要讲述了英语在世界上的广泛使用。1By writing this passage，the writer mainly wants to tell us _.Awhy so many people speak English around the worldBthat English has become a language spoken all over the worldCabout the development of English in EuropeDsomething about the Englishspeaking countries答案：B解析
7、：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，英语目前是世界的通用语言。2According to the passage，what has played an important role in spreading English around the world?AThat governments have asked their people to learn it in school.BThat English is the most beautiful lang
8、uage in the world.CThat Europeans are willing to accept English as their language.DThat people have to use English in their work.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的“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.”可知C正确。3What ca
9、n we learn from the passage?ABlack parents dont want their children to learn English.BEnglish is used in over 90 countries as an official language.CNot all international research scientists speak English at work.DEnglish has become the most important language in Sweden.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据第二段的“English is
10、 the working language.as well as of most international research scientists.”可知，并不是所有的国际研究科学人员工作时都使用英语。BSome English words are made up of the same part and have different beginnings or different endings，such as import，export，report and transport.All these words，you can see，have the same “port” which
11、comes from the Latin word，meaning “to carry” or “to move” from one place to another.And according to the bit at the beginning，which we call the prefix, the meaning changes.“Import” means “to carry in” or “to bring into a country”；“export”，“ex” means “out of”，so this word means “to carry out of the c
12、ountry”；“re” means “back”，so the “report” means “to tell somebody，to bring back information to somebody”；“transport”，“trans” means “across” and it means “to carry across from one place to another”Lets look at the following words: supporter，reporter，importer and exporter.You can see that in this case
13、 these words are nouns which are made up of the verbs plus a suffix，thus meaning a person who completes the verb.So a supporter means somebody who supports.A reporter is somebody who reports.An importer is somebody who imports and an exporter is somebody who exports，and so on.本文介绍了英语构词法的有关知识。4In the
14、 first sentence the underlined word “part” means _.Adifferent beginnings or different endingsBthe same part that has several meaningsCthe root of the wordDthe same root that has different meanings答案：C解析：词义猜测题。从“Some English words are made up of the same part and have different beginnings or differen
15、t endings.”可知，part应是词根，而不是前缀或后缀。5By adding a prefix or a suffix to a root，we can get a word which has _.Athe meaning of a Latin wordBa different meaningCthe meaning of “in” or “out of”Dthe same meaning答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据“And according to the bit at the beginning，which we call the prefix, the meaning cha
16、nges.”可推知，词根加上不同的前、后缀，可得到不同的意义。A和C的说法太片面。6We can get a noun _.Ajust by adding “er” to verbsBby changing a prefixConly by adding “er” to a rootDby adding a suffix to a verb答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据“You can see that in this case these words are nouns which are made up of the verbs plus a suffix，thus meaning a person who completes the verb.”可知，在动词后加上一个后缀，就变成了名词。