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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　　The United States covers a large part of the North ___1___ continent（洲）, when this land first became a nation. After ___2___ its freedom（自由）from England, it has 13 states. Each of the states had a star on the American flag. As the nation ___3___, new states were formed and there ___4___ new stars on the flag. ___5___ a long time, there were forty-eight states. In 1959 two ___6___ stars were added（加）to the flag, standing for（代表）the new states of Alaska and Hawaii.

　　___7___ were the first people of the land and great number of people came from England. It is ___8___ that reason that the language of the U. S. is English and ___9___ its culture and customs（文化习惯）are more ___10___ those of England than any other country in the world.

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