Question

阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）

(A)

There are thousands of different languages in the world .Everyone seems to think his native language is the most important one , as it is their first language. For many people it is even their only language all their lives. But English is the world’s most widely used language.

As a native language, English is spoken by nearly 300 million people in the United States, England, Australia and some other countries.

For people in India and many other countries, English is often necessary for business, education and other activities. So English is the second language there.

As a foreign language, no other language is more widely studied or used than English. We use it to listen to the radio, to read books or to travel. It is also one of the working languages in the United Nations and is more used than the others,

1.There are         different languages in the world.

A . two            B. three

C. hundreds of     D. thousands of

2.The native language is a person’s         language.

A. first            B. only         C. one         D. foreign

3. People in         use English as their second language.

A. England                   B. India

C. the United States          D. Australia

4.People in China use English as a         language.

A. first            B. second          C. foreign         D. native

5.English is         used working language in the United Nations.

A. much              B. more

C. the more           D. the most

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了世界上有数以千计种不同的语言，每个人看起来都认为本国语言是最重要的，英语是使用最广泛的语言。

1.D细节理解题。根据There are thousands of different languages in the world世界上有数以千计种不同的语言。可知选D。

2.A细节理解题。根据Everyone seems to think his native language is the most important one , as it is their first language. 每个人看起来都认为本国语言是最重要的，因为它是他的母语。可知应选A。

3.B细节理解题。根据So English is the second language there. 所以英语是第二语言。故选B。

4.C细节理解题。根据中国人把英语作为外语。可知故选C。

5.D归纳理解题。通过no other language is more widely studied or used than English. 使用英语的人比其他任何一门语言都多。故选D。

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