Ⅰ.阅读理解
English is the most widely used language in the history of our planet.One in every seven human beings can speak it.More than half of the world’s books and three quarters of international mail are in English.Of all languages,English has the largest vocabulary—perhaps as many as two million words.
However,let’s face it:English is a crazy language.There is no egg in an eggplant,neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger.Sweetmeats are candy,while sweetbreads,which aren’t sweet,are meat.
We take English for granted.But when we explore its paradoxes,we find that quicksand can work slowly,boxing rings are square,and public bathrooms have no baths in them.
