they wanted to increase its control over Ireland
they had too many people and didn’t have enough space for them to live in Britain
they intended to expand their investment
they believed that Ireland was the best place for them
第1题：
听力原文：When the Fed wishes to encourage business activity, it may lower the discount rate to boost borrowing.
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A．People are discouraged to do business with a lower discount rate.
B．People are encouraged to borrow more money if the discount rate is lowered.
C．People are encouraged to borrow more money if the discount rate is raised.
D．People are discouraged to borrow less money with a lower discount rate.
第2题：
Interviewer-------- Why is English so important?
David------- Well, English is so important primarily because so many people speak it and use it, so it has now become the lingua franca in the world in a way that we’ve never seen before. We’ve never had a world language of this kind before. So people are learning it not just to be able tocommunicate with native speakers, but also with speakers of other language around world.
Interviewer-------And why has it become that dominant language?
David------I think the reason for that is actually very complicated, although in the twentieth century, we can just see that it’s the rise of the US military and consumer power. I mean the technology, all the big developments in technology largely came from the US. So all of these developments actually were produced within the English language, and people had to learn English in order to understand them, or to benefit from them. The Internet is only one example of that kind. Once a language has got into that position of dominance, it’s actually very different to shift it. So we could be seeing the emergence of other big languages in the world becoming more important than they have been, like Spanish, but it’s unlikely that they’re going to shift the English from its position of dominance.
36. English is important, according to David, __________________________. A). because it has become a world language B). because so many people speak and use it C). because a lot of people are learning it D). because it is the lingua franca
37. English has become the dominant language in the world________________________. A). because it has always been the way B). for a reason that is very complicated C). only in the 20th century D). for no reasons
38. English became the dominant language in the 20th century_________________________. A). in the USA
B). because of the increase in American consumer power
C). because developments in technology came mainly from USA. D). all over the world.
39. People had to learn English______________________.
A). because developments in technology were made by English speakers B). because they needed to understand the new developments in technology C). to use the Internet
D). to speak with native Americans
40. David thinks that__________________________.
A). it will be easy for another language to become dominant B). English will not always be the dominant language
C). it will not be easy for another language to become dominant D). English will be the dominant language
第3题：
A.it is true that all English people know
B.is it true that do all English people know
C.it is true that do all English people know
D.is it true that all English people know
第4题：
English__________ (speak) by many people．
第5题：
此题为判断题(对，错)。
第6题：
A.the 17th century … the American War of Independence
B.the 18th century … the American Civil War
C.the 17th century … the American Civil War
D.the 18th century … the U.S.– Mexican War
第7题：
A.nineteen
B.nineteenth
C.the nineteenth
D.the nineteen
第8题：
此题为判断题(对，错)。
第9题：
the irish people speak the same language as the english people do. ()
第10题：
