高考英语复习备考：语言文化 主题练习Task 1Which place has the most fluent non-native English speakers？If youre reading this story， the chances are that youve got a pretty good command of English. Youre not alonean estimated 1.5 billion people speak English today， making it the most commonly used language in the world. The majority are non-native speakers with English as their second language， while it serves as a third or fourth language for hundreds of millions more. So which place has the most fluent non-native English speakers？According to a new report by international education company EF Education First， the Netherlands has the best non-native English speakers across the globe. The results of its English Proficiency Index（英语熟练度指标）， based on a free online test taken by 2.3 million volunteers， show that the Dutch are the most fluent. Sweden is positioned just below， with a score of 68.74 out of 100， while Norway comes in third with 67.93 points.Although the areas with “very high proficiency” were largely made up of European countries， Singapore and South Africa also scored highly， coming in fifth and sixth place respectively.The report also found that English has been the most widely studied second language in the world by far. This may be the reason why just 20% of school students in the United States were studying a foreign language.EF Education Firsts poll was measured by testing non-native English speakers in 100 countries and over 400 cities and regions who voluntarily agreed to take the test. But theres one thing that should be noticed. People are more likely to participate in the survey if they can surf the Internet more easily. And this may greatly influence the accuracy （准确性） of the results.1. Which of the following countries has the most fluent non-native English speakers？A. Sweden. B. America. C. Singapore. D. The Netherlands.2. What can we infer from paragraph 4？A. Americans dislike languages other than English.B. Americans do not need to learn a second language.C. Not many Americans would like to learn another language.D. More and more people are taking English as a second language.3. How was the survey carried out？A. By inviting volunteers to participate in the company.B. By handing out paper surveys in some places.C. By cooperating with other organizations.D. By asking volunteers to test online.4. Whats the attitude of the author towards the results of the survey？A. Positive. B. Objective. C. Doubtful. D. Supportive.Task 2There are many ways to improve your vocabulary. When working to do so， its important to know your goals in order to best choose the way in which you want to learn. For instance， reading can be a great way to improve your vocabulary， but it wont be much helpful for a vocabulary test next week.1Use a thesaurus2Used by writers to help find just the right word， a thesaurus can also help English learners expand their vocabulary. You can use an online thesaurus which makes finding a synonym easier than ever.3Create a list of vocabulary themes and include a definition and an example sentence for each new item.4This will help you memorize new vocabulary because of the connections between these words and your chosen themes.Use technology to help youWatching movies or sitcoms is a great way to help you understand native speakers of English. Use the options of watching individual scenes to make DVD use into a vocabulary learning exercise. For example， watch one scene from a movie in English only.5 After that， watch the same scene in English with subtitles. Finally， watch the scene in English without subtitles. By watching the scene four times， youll pick up a lot of idioms.A. Use vocabulary listsB. Create vocabulary themesC. Learning by theme emphasizes words that are related.D. Next， watch the same scene in your native language.E. A thesaurus is a reference book that provides synonyms and antonyms.F. Next， use this vocabulary and write your own description of your position.G. Here are a number of methods to help you improve and expand your English vocabulary.Task 3People always say that the earlier one learns a language， the easier it is to do so， and in theory it is that. In my opinion， 1， that refers to spoken language. Capability to practice some essential2of a language and read between the lines can only be trained through proper reading ways and hard work step by step. So spending money helping children learn English may3up with disappointment. It is likely that the more you 4， the more you are let down.The daughter of one of my friends 5English in primary school，6her foreign teachers blindness7psychology. She did not want to go on learning English until middle school，8a college student studying English slowly9her interest in the language.It is better to have the child learn Chinese than to have some difficulty10learning English for several years. Having been enga