谁知道高一英语必修一UNIT2的Reading的内容,

谁知道高一英语必修一UNIT2的Reading的内容,
谁知道高一英语必修一UNIT2的Reading的内容,

谁知道高一英语必修一UNIT2的Reading的内容,
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The Road to Modern English
At the end of the 16th century,about five to seven million people speak English.Nearly all of them lived in England.In the next century,people from England started moving to other parts of the world,so English began to be spoken in many other countries.Today,more people speak English as their first,second or foreign language than ever before.China may have the largest number of English speakers.
Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English.However,they may not be able to understand everything.For example,a British person may say to her friends,“Would you please come up to my flat for a visit?” One of her American friends may then ask her,“Come up where?” Her Canadian friend might explain,“She means we should come up to her apartment.”
So why has English changed over time?All language changes when cultures communicate with one another.The English spoken between about 450 and 1150 was very different from the English spoken today.Actually,it was based more on German than present day English.Then from about 1150 to 1500 English change even more.It became less like German,and more like French because those who ruled England at that time spoke French.It became closer to the language you are learning now.In the 1600’s,Shakespeare made use of a wider vocabulary than ever before,one big change in English usage happened Noah Webster wrote the American Dictionary of the English Language,giving American English its own identity.Later,when some British people went to Australia,English began to be spoken there.Now Australian English has its own identity.
English is also spoken as a foreign or second language in South Asia.India has a very large number of English speakers.This is because Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947.During that time,English became the language for government and education.English is also spoken in many other countries of Africa and Asia,such as South Africa,Singapore and Malaysia.In China,English has been used in Hong Kong since about 1842.Today the number of people learning English is increasing rapidly..Will Chinese English become one of the world Englishes?Only time will tell.

16世纪末期，大约有五百万到七百万人说英语。几乎所有这些人都生活在英国。在随后的世纪，英国人开始航海并征服世界的其他地方。因此，英语开始在许多其他国家使用。如今，把英语作为第一，第二语言或外来语来说的人比以前任何时候都多。
以英语为母语的人能够相互交流，即使他们所讲的英语不尽相同。看这个示例：英国的贝蒂：你想去看看我的公寓吗？美国的埃米：是的，我想去拜访你的公寓。
那么，为...

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16世纪末期，大约有五百万到七百万人说英语。几乎所有这些人都生活在英国。在随后的世纪，英国人开始航海并征服世界的其他地方。因此，英语开始在许多其他国家使用。如今，把英语作为第一，第二语言或外来语来说的人比以前任何时候都多。
以英语为母语的人能够相互交流，即使他们所讲的英语不尽相同。看这个示例：英国的贝蒂：你想去看看我的公寓吗？美国的埃米：是的，我想去拜访你的公寓。
那么，为什么英语经过一段时间会发生变化了呢？实际上当不同的文化互相沟通时，所有的语言都会发生变化和发展。首先在大约公元450年到1150年的英国，人们所说的英语和今天所说的英语就很不一样。比起现在我们说的英语它更大程度上是基于日耳曼语的。然后逐渐德在大约公元800年到1150年，英语变得不再那么像日耳曼语了，因为首先是被讲丹麦语的人统治后来是被讲法语的人统治。这些新定居者丰富了用于语言尤其是他的词汇。因此到了十七世纪莎士比亚能够使用比以往更丰富的词汇。在1620年一些英国人到美国定居。后来在18世纪一些英国人也被带到了澳大利亚。英语开始在这两个国家使用。
最后在19世纪这种语言确定下来。在那时英语的拼写发生了两个很大的变化：首先赛缪尔-约翰编写了他的词典，后来诺亚-韦伯斯特编写了《美国英语辞典》。后者体现了美国英语拼写的不同特色。
英语现在在南亚也被作为一门外语或第二语言使用。例如，印度就有很多人可以说流利的英语，因为英国在1765年到1947年统治着印度。那段时期英语成为政府和教育语言。英语还在新加坡和马来西亚以及像南非这样的非洲国家使用。今天在中国学习英语的人数正在快速的增长。实施上，中国可能拥有人数最多的英语学习者。中国英语会发展出自己的特色吗？只有时间可以证明。

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