阅读下面短文，并选出最佳答案。

　　There are thousands of different languages in the world. Everyone seems 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 people, in the U. S. A., England, Australia and some other countries.

　　For people in India and many other countries, English is often necessary 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 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 ______ used working language in the United Nations.

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A. much　　　B. more　　　C. the more　　　D. the most

5. English is used in ______ ways by people all over the world.

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A. one　　　B. two　　　C. three　　　D. four

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。（共5小题，计10分）

???? More than 6000 languages are spoken on the earth today.Many of these languages are spoken by small groups of people,and over 200 languages are spoken by one million or more people.Chinese is a language spoken by the largest number of people in the world.But English is most widely spoken in the world

????? English is spoken by more than 400 million people as their first language.It is spoken by most people in the U.S.A.,Great Britain,Canada,Australia and New Zealand.And it is also used very widely in many other countries of the world.

????? Look at the back of your watch.You may see the English words? “Made in China”, “Made in Japan”,or “Made in Germany”.English is spoken as the first language in none of these countries.Why are English words written on it?That is because in the modern world English is widely used for business between different countries.

1.How many languages are spoken on the earth today?

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2.Which language is spoken by the largest number of people in the world?

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3.Is English spoken by more than 400 million people as their first language?

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4.Do? Americans speak English ?

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5.Why may English words be written on your watch?

阅读理解

　　There are thousands of different languages in the world. Everyone seems to think that his native language is the most important one, as it is his 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 people in the USA, 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 Nation and is more used than the others.

根据短文选择正确答案

1．The native language is a person’s ________ language.

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2．People in ________ use English as their second language.

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3．People in China use English as a ________ language.

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4．English is ________ used working language in the United Nation.

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5．English is used in ________ ways by people all over the world.

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There are thousands of different languages in the world. Everyone seems to think that native language is the most important one, as it is their first. 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 people in the U.S.A., England, Australia and some other countries.

For people in India and many other countries, English is often necessary for business, education, information 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 radio, to read books or to travel. It’s also one of the working language in the United Nations and is more used than others.

根据短文内容判断句子的正（T）误（F）

(     )46.For many people, the native language is their only language.

(     )47.People in India use English as their second language

(     )48 People in China use English as a native language

(     )49 English is the only working language in the United Nations.

(     )50 English is used in three ways by people all over the world