阅读理解

　There are thousands of different languages in the world. Everyone seems(似乎) to think that his native(本国的) 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 three hundred million(百万) people, in the U. S. A. ,England, Australia and some other countries.

　For people in India and many other countries, English is often necessary(必要) for business, education and other activities(活动) .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(联合国) and is more often used than the others.

(1)   The native language is a person's language.　　　

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A．first　　　　　B．only

C．one　　　　　D．foreign

(2)   People in use English as their second language.　　　

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A．the U.S.A.　　　B．India

C．China　　　　　D．Australia

(3)   People in China use English as a language.　　　

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A．first　　 　　　　B．second

C．foreign　 　　　　D．native

(4)   English is widely used working language in the United Nations. 

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A．much　 　　　　B．more

C．the more　　　　D．the most

阅读理解．

　　There are more than 3000 languages in the world today, but only about ten are major languages of the world. Among them English is the most popular.

　　More than 350 million people speak English as their first language. Major English-speaking countries are Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA. Another 400 million speak it as a second language. No one knows how many people speak English as a foreign language. They usually learn English as a school subject instead of learning it from their parents. Chinese is the only language with more speakers than English. This is because of the large population of China.

　　English is the language for a better understanding between peoples of the world. It is also the language for business and science. Nearly half of the business deals in Europe are done in English, and more than half of the science magazines are in English. English is widely used in the world's computer network. And children should begin with English when they learn how to use computers. Through the English language peoples of different countries are able to work together and make things even better.

根据短文内容，从各小题所给选项中选择最佳的一项．

1．English is the most popular language in the world because ________.

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A．it has the largest number of speakers

B．it is widely used

C．it is an international language

D．it is a language for world use

2．The world's computer network takes English as ________.

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A．its only language

B．one of the main languages

C．a school subject

D．a foreign language

3．If you want to learn how to use computers, you should ________.

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A．speak English well first

B．work together with foreigners

C．learn English first

D．make things better

4．If you know English, you'll be able to ________.

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A．do everything better than before

B．understand what people from different countries say

C．read nearly all the science magazines in the world

D．read many science magazines in the world

English is now the first language of about 350 million people, the mother language of 12

countries and the official language of more thirty-three countries. 　 61　

English has become the “new Latin(拉丁语)” of the century. 　 62　 In Italy, for example, English is a must(必须的事) for many technical(技术的) jobs. In China, 　63 Now no other language on earth is better suited to play the role of a world language. 　 64　 and it easily borrows local words and phrases from many countries into it, which expands(扩大).

English is so widely used all over the world. 　 65　 Now 75% of the world’s mail is in English, 60% of the world’s radio stations are broadcast(广播) in English and over half of the world’s books and magazines printed in English. In a word, English is now the world’s first language.

根据短文内容，从方框中选择适当的句子，补全短文。

61._____　　　 62.______　　　 63._____　　　 64.______　　　 65.______