Question

In schools all over the world boys and girls are learning foreign languages. Everyone knows his own language, but knowing another one is very useful. If we go to England or the USA, we must be able to speak English. And in Japan people will expect us to understand Japanese. How many languages are there in the world? There are thousands of languages, but most of them are not very important. English is one of the most important languages because so many people use it, not only in England and the USA but also in other parts of the world. About 300 million people speak it as their own language and another 200 million use it as a second language. It's difficult to say how many people are learning it. Million upon million of school children are trying to learn it.

1.There are ______________ languages in the world.

A. thousands of   B. hundreds of   C. millions of   D. billions of

2._____ is one of the most important languages in the world.

A. Japanese     B. English         C. Spanish    D. Russian

3.About 200 million people use English as _____.

A. their own language           B. a second language

C. mother tongue               D. first language

4.If you are from Japan, you must be able to speak _____.

A. French          B. Chinese     C. Japanese     D. English

5.This passage may be from _____.

A. diary           B. dictionary

C. workbook       D. newspaper

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了世界各地学校里的孩子们在学习外语。世界上有成千上万种语言，但是英语是最重要的语言之一，因为很多人在使用它。

1.A细节理解题。根据There are thousands of languages, but most of them are not very important. 可知世界上有成千上万种语言，故选A。

2.B细节理解题。根据English is one of the most important languages because so many people use it,可知英语是最重要的语言之一，故选B。

3.B细节理解题。根据another 200 million use it as a second language. 可知有两亿人把英语当做第种语言来使用，故选B。

4.C推理判断题。根据And in Japan people will expect us to understand Japanese.可知来自日本的人一定能说日语，故选C。

5.In schools all over the world boys and girls are learning foreign languages.可知此处介绍世界各地的孩子们在学习外语，这是介绍一种现象，故应摘自报纸，故选D。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。