Question

In schools all over the world boys and girls are learning foreign languages. Everyone knows his own language , but knowing another one is very useful. If we go to England or the USA, we must be able to speak English. And in Japan people will expect us to understand Japanese. How many languages are there in the world? There are thousands of languages, but most of them are not very important, English is one of the most important languages because so many people use it, not only in England and the USA, but also in other parts of the world. About 300 million people speak it as their own language and another 200 million use it as a second language. It's difficult to say how many people are learning it. Million upon million of school children are trying to learn it.

1.There are _____ of languages in the world.

A. thousands B. hundreds

C. millions D. billion

2._____ is one of the most important languages in the world.

A. Japanese B. English

C. Spanish D. Russian

3.About 200 million people use English as _____.

A. their own language B. a second language

C. mother tongue D. first language

4.If you go to Japan, you must be able to speak _____.

A. French B. Chinese

C. Japanese D. English

5.This passage may be from _____.

A. diary B. dictionary

C. workbook D. newspaper

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了全世界的孩子都在学习外语。每个人都懂得自己的语言，但学习一门外语也是很有用的。全世界有几千种语言，英语是最重要的语言之一。

1.There are thousands of languages,可知答案选A

2.English is one of the most important languages because so many people use it,可知英语是最重要的语言之一，故答案选B

3.another 200 million use it as a second language.可知，大约有两亿人把英语作为第二语言来使用，故答案选B

4.4】细节理解题。根据And in Japan people will expect us to understand Japanese.可知，如果你去日本，你必须会将日语，故答案选C

5.推理判断题。根据文章分析语言学习现状的内容可推断，这篇文章很可能来自报纸，故答案选D

考点：科教类短文阅读。