考研英语完型填空全真模拟题(十一)

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Passage 11
     The English language serves roughly 250 million people, or about one tenth of the world's population, as a mother tongue. 41 , it is more or less correctly used by at least 100 million more as a secondary language, ranging all the way from the Pidgin English of the islands of Melanesia to the almost flawless speech of 42 foreigners. It is the most widely 43 tongue on the face of the earth, appearing in each of the five major continents and most of the islands, large and small, that 44 the oceans.
Each section of the English-speaking world has its own 45 pronunciation, vocabulary, word meanings, grammar. The two main varieties, however, are the British and the American, 46 the language of Canada approaching the latter, 47 the other British Dominions, especially Australia, New Zealand and South Africa coming closer to the British. This is roughly a two-and-a-half-to-one 48 , with the numerical odds 49 American English, but with pride of origin and 50 of tradition on the British side.
    41. A. But B. Accordingly
C. Sometimes D. In addition
42. A. wealthy B. graduated
C. cultured D. many
43. A. mastered B. distributed
C. popular D. arranged
44. A. dot B. criss-cross
C. spot D. line
45. A. strangeness B. peculiarities
C. nature D. particulars
46. A. with B.perhaps
C. though D. unlike
47. A. nevertheless B. despite
C. that of D. one of
48. A. round B. split
C. more D. figure
49. A. against B. favoring
C. in D. from
50. A. weight B. hope
C. need D. lack
    [b]