第二节：完形填空(共20小题, 每小题1分，满分30分)
Do you know how many
languages there are in the world? There are about 1, 500, but many of them are
not considered very___36 English
is considered one of the most important languages because many people 37 it, not only in England and America, 38 in other countries of the world.
About 200, 000, 000 speak it 39 their own language, and another 230, 000,
000 use it as 40 language. It is 41
to say how many people are learning it. 42 boys and girls in schools are trying to
do so.
Many 43 children study French. French is also a very important language. 44 children study German, Russian, Japanese
and Chinese.
Which is the best 45 to learn a language? We know that we
all learnt 46 language well when we were 47 . If we learn a second language in the 48 way, it may not seem so difficult.
What does a small child do? It 49 what people say, and it tries to guess
what it hears. When it wants something, it has to 50 it. It is using the language, 51 and
talking in it all of the time. If people use a second language 52 , they will learn it 53.
In
school, you learn to read, to write, to hear and to 54
. It is best to learn all new words through the 55 . You can read them, spell them and speak
them later.
36. A. spoken B.
happy
C. important D. ideal(理想的)
37. A. like
B. use
C. operate D. play
38. A. but
B. and
C. too
D. so
39. A. like
B. with
C. for
D. as
40. A. distant B. a second C. the second D. a special
41. A. easy
B. again
C. difficult D. best
42. A. Millions of B. Hundreds of C. Tens of D. Thousands of
43. A. Chinese B. Japanese C. English D.
Asian
44.A. Some B. Thousands C. All
D. Much
45. A. time
B. way
C. thing
D. place
46. A. a foreign B. our mothers' C. other's D. our own
47. A. born
B. children C. grown D. boys
48. A. same B. different C. useful
D. good
49. A. talks B. wants
C. cries
D. follows
50. A. ask
B. want
C. get
D. ask for
51. A. speaking B. writing C. thinking D. doing
52. A. some time B. sometimes C. all the time D. for the time
53. A. fluent B. confident C. freely
D. easily
54. A. fight B. sing
C. speak
D. play
55. A. mouth B. hands
C. ears
D. eyes