Question

  About one hundred years ago,many  educated people spoke French when they met people from other | countries. Today most people speak English when they | meet foreigners. It has become the new international f language. There are more people who speak English as a second language than people who speak English as a first | language. Why?

 There are many reasons why English has  become so f popular. One of them is that English has become the language of business. Another important reason is that | popular American culture,like movies,music,and j McDonald’s，has quickly spread throughout the world. It t has brought its language with it.

  Is it good that English has spread to all parts of the world so quickly? I don’t know. It’s important to have a  language  that everyone  has in  common.  Our world has become global and we  need to communicate with one  another.  On the other hand,English is  a rather hard  language  to learn and it  brings  its culture  with it. Do we  really need that?

   Scientists have already tried to make an artificial (人造的）language that isn’t too difficult and isn’t from  any group’s culture. It is called Esperanto. But it hasn’t become popular. Maybe the popularity of English won’t last that long,either. Who knows? There are more!people in the world who speak Chinese than any other  language. Maybe someday Chinese will be the new f international language.

  根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

 (   ) 1. What was the world language a century ago?

A. English.  B. French.

C. Chinese.  D. Esperanto.

(   ) 2. Why has English become an international  language today?

 A. English as the language of business.

B. Popular American culture.

C. Traditional Chinese culture.

 D. Both A and B.

(   ) 3. Which of the following is NOT true about Esperanto?

  A. It’s an artificial language.

  B. It’s not too difficult,

  C. It’s not from any group’s  culture.

  D. It has become very popular.

(   ) 4. Which language will be the new international language according to the passage?

A. Esperanto.  B. English.

C. Chinese.  D. French.

(   ) 5. What’s the passage mainly about?

A. Movie.  B. Music.

C. Fast food.  D. Language.

Answer 1

1.B根据第一段第一句话可知一个世纪前的国际语言是法语。

2.D根据第二段可知英语成为了商务用语而且美国文化受到世界的普遍欢迎，故答案为D。

3. D根据最后一段第三句话可知Esperanto现在还不流行。

4.C根据最后一句话可知，汉语成为新的国际语言。

5.D全文主要讲语言。