一、关于英语的资料 关于英语的资料介绍

1、英语词汇众多。牛津英语词典收纳超过 500000 个单词，如果考虑区域和技术词汇，英语词汇将超过 1000000 个。

2、英语是地球上使用最广泛的语言。 大约 3.75 亿人以英语为母语，而大约 7.5 亿人将英语作为第二语言。 估计全世界能说英语的人口超过 20 亿。

3、每个英语音节都有一个元音，但不一定有辅音。

4、相较于其他辅音字母，以辅音字母 S 开头的单词是最多的。

5、全世界有四分之一的人能够说英语并且能力水平令人满意。 无论你在世界的哪个地方，你都有 25％ 的机会找到一个可以用英语轻松交流的人。

6、英语（英文：English）是一种西日耳曼语，最早被中世纪的英国使用，并因其广阔的殖民地而成为世界使用面积最广的语言。英国人的祖先盎格鲁部落是后来迁移到大不列颠地区的日耳曼部落之一，称为英格兰。这两个名字都来自波罗的海半岛的Anglia。该语言与弗里斯兰语和下撒克森语密切相关，其词汇受到其他日耳曼语系语言的影响，尤其是北欧语（北日耳曼语），并在很大程度上由拉丁文和法文撰写。

7、英语已经发展了1400多年。英语的最早形式是由盎格鲁-撒克逊移民于5世纪带到英国的一组西日耳曼语（Ingvaeonic）方言，被统称为古英语。中古英语始于11世纪末，诺曼征服英格兰；这是该语言受到法语影响的时期。早期当代英语始于15世纪后期引进的的印刷机到伦敦，在印刷国王詹姆斯圣经和开始元音大推移。

8、自17世纪以来，当代英语在英国和美国的广泛影响下在世界各地传播。通过各类这些国家的印刷和电子媒体，英语已成为国际主导语言之一，在许多地区和专业的环境下的语言也有主导地位，例如科学、导航和法律。

9、英语是按照分布面积而言最流行的语言，但母语者数量是世界第三，仅次于汉语、西班牙语。它是学习最广泛的第二语言，是近60个主权国家的官方语言或官方语言之一。与英语为母语的人相比，将其作为第二语言学习的人更多。它是英国、美国、加拿大、澳大利亚、新西兰等国家的母语，在加勒比海、非洲和南亚被广泛使用。它是联合国、欧洲联盟以及许多其他世界和区域国际组织的官方语言之一。

二、英语百科知识问答

1.Around which period of time did the Celts start to arrive in Britain?
2. What are the British Isles made up of ?
3.Which part of England does “ The Danelaw” refer to which was occupied by the Danes in King Alfred’s time?
4.Who gives their name to the English people?
5. Today, the City of London is the business center of London, so what can you find there?
6. The Commonwealth of Nations is an association of independent countries. What do other political units have?
7. In Northern Ireland, who made up the dominant group?
8. Who is the first real king of England, though he did not assume that title?
9. When did the Romans led by Julius Caesar launched their first invasion on Britain?
10. From 1649 to 1658 England was called a Commonwealth. What did Oliver Cromwell work as when he ruled first the Commonwealth?
11. Who founded the Plantagenet dynasty?
12. Most of the land belonging to the Saxons was confiscated by William. Which nation was given the most land?
13. Among the most typical English sports, what is having been in existence since the 16th century?
14. What are the names of the two newest sates which joined the United States?
15.Who were the two famous leaders of black movements in the U.S. in the 60s?
16. Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War?
17. Which branch of the American government has the power to interpret the constitution?
18. What is the position of the United States, talking of its population?
19. Which coast of America did the British establish 13 colonies?
20. Who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature among T.S.Eliot, Emily Dickenson, Walt Whitman and Richard Wright?
21. How has Australia, which is one of the world’s developed countries, become rich?
22.When did American women start to have voting right until the adoption of the 19th amendment?
23. What kind of period has been the 1920s in the United States described as?
24. What are the courses of the "basics" taught in American elementary schools?
25. In Australia, what is April 25 known as?
26. Under the Whitlam government, what took place of "God Save the Queen" replaced as Australia’s national anthem?
27. What does Australia export most in the world?
28. When did the third wave of migration begin in Australia?
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