There are many things we need to know that we don't learn at school. For example, if we want to use our money wisely, we need to shop carefully. We need to know how to compare (比较) the prices of things in different shops. We need to be able to compare the quality of different brands (品牌) . We need to know how to make a choice (选择) when we shop.

　　Knowing how to make such choices is a “life skill”, and we need these skills if we are to live useful and happy lives.

　　Some of these choices are small. For example, will I take an apple for lunch or a pear? Will I go to school by bus or on foot? Will I wear the red T-shirt or the blue one to the movies? Other choices are more important. For example, will I eat healthy food for lunch or will I eat junk food because it is tastier? Will I work hard in all my classes or will I only work hard in the classes I enjoy? We make choices like this every day.

　　We have to realize that the choices we make can affect (影响) the rest of our lives. Just as importantly, our choices can also affect other people. The next time you decide to waste time in class, play a joke on someone or talk loudly about movies, think about this; Who else does your choice affect?

(1) The main idea of this passage is that ________.

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A．it's important to make the right choice

B．it's important to know how to compare prices

C．it's important to know how to shop carefully

D．we learn everything we need to know at school

(2) We need “life skills” ________.

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A．to know how to shop carefully

B．to compare brands and prices

C．to live useful and happy lives

D．to learn things at school

(3) According to this passage, we make choices ________.

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(4) Which of the following choices is more important than the others?

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A．Which fruit to take for lunch.

B．Which subject to work hard at.

C．Which T-shirt to wear to the movies.

D．How to get to school.

(5) From the passage we know that your choices affect ________.

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阅读理解．

　　There are more than 3000 languages in the world today, but only about ten are major languages of the world. Among them English is the most popular.

　　More than 350 million people speak English as their first language. Major English-speaking countries are Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA. Another 400 million speak it as a second language. No one knows how many people speak English as a foreign language. They usually learn English as a school subject instead of learning it from their parents. Chinese is the only language with more speakers than English. This is because of the large population of China.

　　English is the language for a better understanding between peoples of the world. It is also the language for business and science. Nearly half of the business deals in Europe are done in English, and more than half of the science magazines are in English. English is widely used in the world's computer network. And children should begin with English when they learn how to use computers. Through the English language peoples of different countries are able to work together and make things even better.

根据短文内容，从各小题所给选项中选择最佳的一项．

1．English is the most popular language in the world because ________.

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A．it has the largest number of speakers

B．it is widely used

C．it is an international language

D．it is a language for world use

2．The world's computer network takes English as ________.

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A．its only language

B．one of the main languages

C．a school subject

D．a foreign language

3．If you want to learn how to use computers, you should ________.

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A．speak English well first

B．work together with foreigners

C．learn English first

D．make things better

4．If you know English, you'll be able to ________.

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A．do everything better than before

B．understand what people from different countries say

C．read nearly all the science magazines in the world

D．read many science magazines in the world

阅读理解

　　There are more than 3,000 languages in the world today, but only about ten are major (主要) languages of the world. Among them English is the most popular.

　　More than 350 million people speak English as their first language. Major English-speaking countries are Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA. Another 400 million speak it as a second language. No one knows how many people speak English as a foreign language. They usually learn English as a school subject instead of learning it from their parents. Chinese is the only language with more speaks than English. This is because of the large population of China.

　　English is the language for a better understanding between people of the world. It is also the language for business and science. Nearly half of the business deals (交易) in Europe are done in English, and more than half of the science magazines are in English. English is widely used in the world's computer net-work (计算机网络) . And children should begin with English when they learn how to use computers. Through the English language peoples of different countries are able to work together and make things even better.

　　1．English is the most popular language in the world because ________ .

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A．it has the largest number of speakers

B．it is widely used

C．it is an international language

D．it is a language for world use

2．The world's computer net-work takes English as ________.

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A．its only language

B．one of the main language

C．a school subject

D．a foreign language

3．If you want to learn how to use computers, you should ________.

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A．speak English well first

B．work together with foreigners

C．learn English well

D．make things better

4．If you know English, you'll be able to ________.

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A．do everything better than before

B．understand what people from different countries say

C．read nearly all the science magazines in the world

D．read many science magazines in the world