English is spoken as a native language by around 377 million people, and as a second language by around 375 million speakers in the world. Speakers of English as a second language will soon outnumber those who speak it as a first language. Around 750 million people are believed to speak English as a foreign language. English has an official or a special status in 75 countries with a total population of over 2 billion.The domination of the English language globally is a sure thing. English is the language of international communications, business, tourism, education, science, computer technology, media and the Internet. Surprisingly, 70% of all information stored on the Internet is in English.British colonialism in the 19th century and American capitalism and technological progress in the 20th century were undoubtedly the main causes for the spread of English throughout the world. From the fifteenth century, the British began to sail all over the world and became explorers, colonists and imperialists. They took the English language to many places. For the last hundred years, the U.S.A. has played a leading role in most parts of the world. The Hollywood film industry also attracted many foreign artists in quest of fame and fortune and the number of American films produced every year soon flooded the market.However, the future of English as a global language will depend very largely on the political, economic, demographic and cultural trends in the world.【判断题】English is the most widely used language in the world according to the second paragraph.TF
English is spoken as a native language by around 377 million people, and as a second language by around 375 million speakers in the world. Speakers of English as a second language will soon outnumber those who speak it as a first language. Around 750 million people are believed to speak English as a foreign language. English has an official or a special status in 75 countries with a total population of over 2 billion.
The domination of the English language globally is a sure thing. English is the language of international communications, business, tourism, education, science, computer technology, media and the Internet. Surprisingly, 70% of all information stored on the Internet is in English.
British colonialism in the 19th century and American capitalism and technological progress in the 20th century were undoubtedly the main causes for the spread of English throughout the world. From the fifteenth century, the British began to sail all over the world and became explorers, colonists and imperialists. They took the English language to many places. For the last hundred years, the U.S.A. has played a leading role in most parts of the world. The Hollywood film industry also attracted many foreign artists in quest of fame and fortune and the number of American films produced every year soon flooded the market.
However, the future of English as a global language will depend very largely on the political, economic, demographic and cultural trends in the world.
【判断题】
English is the most widely used language in the world according to the second paragraph.
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本题考查对文章段落内容的理解和判断能力。解题思路是仔细阅读第二段内容，提取关键信息，判断英语是否是世界上使用最广泛的语言。
- 首先明确第二段的关键信息：
- 文中提到“English is the language of international communications, business, tourism, education, science, computer technology, media and the Internet”，这表明英语在众多重要领域被使用。
- 还提到“Surprisingly, 70% of all information stored on the Internet is in English”，说明在互联网信息存储方面英语占据很大比例。
- 然后进行综合判断：
- 从英语在多个重要领域的应用以及在互联网信息存储中的高占比，可以合理推断出英语在世界范围内的使用是非常广泛的，所以可以得出英语是世界上使用最广泛的语言这一结论。