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

It was Mother’s Day. A man stopped his car at a flower shop to order some flowers. He wanted the shopkeeper(店主) to send the flowers to his mother, who lived two hundred miles away.

As he got out of his car, he found a young girl sitting on the road crying.

He asked her what was wrong and she replied, “I want to buy a red rose for my mother, but I only have seventy-five cents(美分). A rose costs two dollars.”

The man smiled and said, “Come into the shop with me, and I’ll buy you a rose.”

He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother’s flowers. As they were leaving, he offered to drive the little girl home. She said, “Yes, please! You can take me to my mother.” She brought him to a cemetery(墓地),where she placed the rose on the grave(坟墓).

The man was moved. He returned to the flower shop, picked up the flowers he ordered, and drove two hundred miles to his mother’s house.

Today is the day for your mother. Send a flower to your kind and beautiful mother.

根据短文内容,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出正确选项,并将所选答案的字母代号填入题前括号内。

1.The man went to the shop to ________.

A. have a rest B. help the girl

C. buy some food D. order some flowers

2.The man’s mother lived ________ away from him.

A. 2 kilometers B. 75 miles C. 200 miles D. 200 kilometers

3.The girl was crying on the road because ________.

A. she was hungry

B. she got hurt

C. she didn’t have enough money to buy a rose

D. she couldn’t find her way home

4.After the man bought the girl a rose, they went to ________ together.

A. the cemetery B. his home C. the girl’s home D. his mother’s house

5.We can learn from the passage that _______.

A. the girl loved flowers very much

B. the girl loved her mother very much

C. the shopkeeper sent the flowers to the man’s mother

D. the man drove to his mother’s house to look after her

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