Nobody knows how many different languages there are in the world. The most widely used language is English. It’s used by business people, airline pilots all over the world. It’s also the first language of sports and science. So it’s very important for us to learn English.

English is most widely spoken in the world, while Chinese has the largest number of speakers. There are not only over one billion people living in China, but also many Chinese people living outside of China. You can find large or small groups of Chinese people living in almost every country in the world.

There are some other important languages in the world, too. Chinese is of course very important, especially in Asia. Arbic is widely spoken in many parts of Asia and Africa. Russian is spoken both in Europe and Asia. French is widely understand, not only in Europe, but also in parts of Canada, Africa and Asia, Spanish has a growing number of speakers all over the world, especially in Central and South Africa.

What language do people speak in the United Nations? There are so many different languages in the world, but they decide to use only six of them. There are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. Everything spoken or written in one language is translated into the other five.

根据短文内容,选择正确答案。

1.What’s the first language of sports and science?

A. Chinese B. English

C. Russian D. French

2.The underlined word in the passage shows _____.

A. English is spoken by the most people

B. Chinese is spoken by the most people

C. English is spoken in most parts of the world

D. Chinese is spoken in very parts of the world.

3.According to the passage, _____has the least speakers in Asia.

A. Russian B. Spanish C. French D. Arabic

4.How many languages are used in the United Nations?

A. Four B. Five C. Six D. Seven

5.The best title for this passage is _____.

A. Different countries, different languages

B. The importance of English

C. The number of languages in the world

D. Languages used in the United Nations

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No one knows when the first kite was made. The first record of a kite was more than 2,000 years ago in China. Han Xin, the leader of an army, wanted to bring down a king. He decided to dig a tunnel (隧道)into the king’s palace. He flew a kite over the wall of the palace to make sure the length (长度)of its string (线).In this way, he could① determine how long the tunnel should be. His men in the tunnel took the kite string with ②them. When they reached the end of the string, they knew to dig up.

Kites have been flown in Japan for hundreds of years. In the 1700s, kites were flown in autumn to give thanks for a good harvest. They were also flown to send good wishes to couples who had their first son. Today in Japan, kites are often flown as part of a celebration, such as the beginning of a new year. And kite festivals are held each year in this country.

Kites have been used for scientific purposes in the western world. In 1752, Benjamin Franklin tied a key to a kite and flew it in a storm to find out that lightening was a form of electricity. In the 1890s, Lawrence Hargrave invented the box kite to test ideas about flight. From 1898 until 1933, the United States Weather Bureau (气象局) used box kites to collect weather data. The Wright brothers also experimented (试验)with kites. What they learnt helped them make the first airplane flight in 1903.

1.任务一请根据短文内容,猜测①处划线单词determine的中文意思。将其字母代号填写在答题卡上。

A. 考察 B. 选择 C. 测定

2.任务二 请根据短文内容,把相关信息匹配。将II栏的字母代号填写在答题卡上。

I II

1.the first record of a kite A.in 1903

2.kite festivals B.more than 2,000 years ago

3.the box kite C.in the 1890s

4.the first airplane flight D. each year in Japan

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3.任务三 请将②处them指代内容写在横线上。_________________________

4.任务四 请从文中找出第三段的主题句。_____________________________

5.任务五 Please list two reasons about kites are flown in Japan。

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