Question

Nobody knows how many different languages there are in the world. The most widely used language is English. It’s used by business people, airline pilots all over the world. It’s also the first language of sports and science. So it’s very important for us to learn English.

English is most widely spoken in the world, while Chinese has the largest number of speakers. There are not only over one billion people living in China, but also many Chinese people living outside of China. You can find large or small groups of Chinese people living in almost every country in the world.

There are some other important languages in the world, too. Chinese is of course very important, especially in Asia. Arbic is widely spoken in many parts of Asia and Africa. Russian is spoken both in Europe and Asia. French is widely understand, not only in Europe, but also in parts of Canada, Africa and Asia, Spanish has a growing number of speakers all over the world, especially in Central and South Africa.

What language do people speak in the United Nations? There are so many different languages in the world, but they decide to use only six of them. There are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. Everything spoken or written in one language is translated into the other five.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.What’s the first language of sports and science？

A. Chinese B. English

C. Russian D. French

2.The underlined word in the passage shows _____.

A. English is spoken by the most people

B. Chinese is spoken by the most people

C. English is spoken in most parts of the world

D. Chinese is spoken in very parts of the world.

3.According to the passage, _____has the least speakers in Asia.

A. Russian B. Spanish C. French D. Arabic

4.How many languages are used in the United Nations?

A. Four B. Five C. Six D. Seven

5.The best title for this passage is _____.

A. Different countries, different languages

B. The importance of English

C. The number of languages in the world

D. Languages used in the United Nations

Answer 1

1.B

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：没有人知道世界上有多少种语言。最广泛使用的语言是英语。世界各地商业人士使用，飞行员使用。它也是体育和科学的第一语言。所以我们学习英语是非常重要的。

1.The most widely used language is English. It’s used by business people, airline pilots all over the world. It’s also the first language of sports and science.可知最广泛使用的语言是英语，英语也是体育和科学的第一语言，所以该选B。

2.词义猜测题。根据文中Chinese has the largest number of speakers.可知划线词while表明说汉语的人最多，所以该选B。

3.Chinese is of course very important, especially in Asia. Arbic is widely spoken in many parts of Asia and Africa. Russian is spoken both in Europe and Asia. French is widely understand, not only in Europe, but also in parts of Canada, Africa and Asia, Spanish has a growing number of speakers all over the world, especially in Central and South Africa.可知在亚洲说西班牙语的人最少，所以该选B。

4.There are so many different languages in the world, but they decide to use only six of them.可知在世界上有那么多不同的语言，但他们决定只使用六种。所以该选C。

5.本文介绍了世界上的各种语言，所以该选C。

考点：科普类阅读。