About one hundred years ago, many educated (受教育的) people spoke French when they met people from other countries. Today most people speak English when they meet foreigners. English has become the new international (国际的) 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 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 McDonald’s, has quickly spread (传播) throughout the world. It 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 everyone can understand. Our world has become global (全球的) and we need to communicate with one another. However English is a 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 one 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 international language.

1.A hundred years ago, French was ________ English with educated people.

A. as popular as B. less popular than

C. more popular than D. not as popular than

2.People in countries like Australia and Canada speak English as ________ language.

A. a first B. a second C. a foreign D. a third

3.Paragraph 2 mainly talks about ________.

A. how popular English is B. why English is popular

C. where English is popular D. what is the most important language

4.Esperanto is ________.

A. a popular language B. an easy language

C. an unpopular language D. an interesting language

5.The writer thinks it is ________ for Chinese to become a new international language.

A. easy B. possible C. hard D. unimportant

1.C 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.B 【解析】文章讲述了英语在世界上流行的原因。 1.根据About one hundred years ago, many educated (受教育的) people spoke French when they met people from other countries.故选C 2.根据常识我们知道澳大利亚和加拿...

The most common form of public transportation is the bus. They provide transportation service in cities and towns even to countryside around the city. Also, special buses can be chartered (包租) for trips to mountains to lakes, and to nearby places of interest. But usually they can't run as fast as you want.

Undergrounds are mostly found in larger cities, such as New York, London, Beijing and so on. The underground is a underground system of high-speed trains. The world's first system was built in London. Underground trains move more quickly than buses. They, too, are cheap and help solve city traffic problems. But they are often crowed and noisy.

Taxis are more expensive than buses or underground trains, but they will drive you to the place you want in the shortest time possibly. Taxis are suitable if you are in a hurry or if you are taking a number of handbags or packages.

If you ever visit a big city in another country, you will probably have no trouble getting around. Like many people, of course, transportation will be your own two legs!

Public 1.

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Disadvantages

Buses

Providing transportation 3. in cities and towns; special buses can be chartered for 4. to different places.

Running 5.

Undergrounds

Moving more quickly than buses.

6. solve city traffic problems.

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Going to the 9. you want in shortest time. Suitable if you are in a hurry or if you are taking lots of handbags or packages.

More 10. than buses and undergrounds

1.transportation 2.advantages 3.service 4.trips 5.slowly 6.Helping 7.noisy 8.Taxis 9.place 10.expensive 【解析】文章介绍了几种公共交通工具。 1.根据文章介绍了几种公共交通工具。故填transportation 2.根据Di...
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