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More than 3,000 languages are spoken in the world. Of all these languages, English is __________used.When it is used ,the English language has also __________many new words from other languages. For example ,Americans borrowed “cookbook” from __________.They also borrowed “tofu” and “knowtow” from Chinese.

As we know, there are __________between western culture and Chinese culture. We can learn about those by comparing how certain words are used .For example , “you are a lucky dog”___________you are a lucky person. __________ a person who is ill, they say, “sick as a dog”. On ___________hand,Chinese people love cats very much .But in western culture, “cat ’is sometimes used to describe a woman ___________is cruel. The rose is __________a symbol of love in both China and some western countries. People think the rose __________love,peace ,courage and friendship.

China, a country ___________the largest population in the world ,has encouraged more people to learn English. ___________the 1990s,English learning has been very ___________with Chinese people .Many of them have done well in English and have made great progress in ___________it.

Now ,students are required to learn English, and the study of English is regarded as a very important industry in China __________om the rest of the world .The English language has played an important part in our lives.

1.A.more widely     B.widely          C.the most widely     D.wide

2.A.taken back      B.taken in        C.taken off            D.taken out

3.A.German          B.Germany         C.Germen               D.Germans

4.A.difference      B.differences    C.different            D.difficulty

5.A.to mean         B.meant           C.means                D.meaning

6.A.Describe        B.TO describe   C.Described            D.Description

7.Another           B.the other       C.another              D.the others

8.A.which           B.whom            C.whose                D.that

9.A.supposed        B.supplied        C.considered           D.regarded

10.A.stands for     B.stands by       C.stood for            D.stood up

11..A.have          B.which has       C.that have            D.is

12.A.In             B.For             C.By                   D.Since

13.A.interested     B.fond            C.popular              D.tired

14.A.spoken         B.speak           C.speaking             D.spoke

15.A.as well as     B.as well         C.also                 D.so well as

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.B

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.A

11.B

12.D

13.C

14.C

15.A

【解析】

试题分析：

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2. back：取回、拿回，taken in：吸收，taken off：脱下、起飞，taken out：拿出。结合语境可知，此处指的是英语也从其他语言当中吸收新鲜词汇。故选B。

3.联系下文的描述可知，此处指的是美国人从德语中借用“cookbook”一词，从汉语中借用“tofu” 和 “knowtow”。German：德语，Germany：德国人的、德语的，Germans：德国人。故应选A。

4.根据语境可知，这里指的是中西方文化有差异。这里表示复数概念，故应选B。

5.语境可知，此处指的是“you are a lucky dog”指的是“你是一个幸运的人”。这里作谓语动词，故应选C。

6.

7.联系前文的叙述可知，一方面他们用狗作比喻，另一方面他们又用猫做比喻。on the other hand：另一方面。结合选项可知应选B。

8.根据语境可知，此处指的是猫有时候被用来描述一个粗鲁的女人。这里为定语从句，先行词指人，引导词应用who或that。结合选项可知应选D。

9.

10. for：代表，stands by：旁观，stood for：代表，stood up：起立。根据语境可知，此处指的是人民认为玫瑰代表爱、和平、勇气和友谊。这是客观事实，应用一般现在时。故应选A。

11.中国——一个有着最多人口的国家。这里包含非限制性定语从句，引导词应用which，谓语动词与先行词在 “数”上保持一致。结合选项可知应选B。

12.根据语境可知，此处指的是从二十世纪九十年代起。故选D。

13.考查动词及语境理解。interested：感兴趣，fond：喜爱，popular：受欢迎，tired：疲倦。根据语境可知，此处指的是学习英语收到中国人的欢迎。故应选C。

14.

15.考查副词及语境理解。英语学习被认为是一个很重要的产业，as well as:也、同时、和。故选A。

考点：考查文化类短文。