Unit 3 Topic 1
Unit 3 Topic 1
Unit 3 Topic 1
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Ⅲ.完形填空。(10 分)
根据短文内容,从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案。
More than 3,000 languages are spoken on the earth today. Many of these languages are
spoken 16 small groups of people. On the 17 hand, over 200 languages are spoken by one
million or more people. Chinese is the language spoken by the 18 number of people in the
world. But English is most 19 spoken in the world.
English is spoken by more than 400 million people 20 their first language. It is 21
by most people in the U.S.A., Great Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. And it is 22
used very widely in many other countries of the world.
Look at the back of your watch. You may see the English words “Made 23 China, or
Japan, even Germany.”English is the first language in 24 of these countries. Why are English
words 25 on it? That is because in the modern world English is widely used for business
between different countries.
( )16.A.as B.by C.for D.with
( )17.A.other B.others C.another D.the second
( )18.A.biggest B.bigger C.largest D.larger
( )19.A.wide B.wider C.widest D.widely
( )20.A.of B.in C.by D.as
( )21.A.spoke B.spoken C.speak D.speaking
( )22.A.either B.as well C.also D.too
( )23.A.at B.of C.with D.in
( )24.A.no one B.none C.nothing D.no
( )25.A.written B.wrote C.write D.writing
Ⅳ.阅读理解。(30 分)
(A)
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 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。
( )26.What’s the first language of sports and science?
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A.Chinese. B.English. C.Russian. D.French.
( )27.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
( )28.According to the passage, _____has the least speakers in Asia.
A.Russian B.Spanish C.French D.Arabic
( )29.How many languages are used in the United Nations?
A.Four. B.Five. C.Six. D.Seven.
( )30.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
(B)
Students in many countries are learning English. Some of these students are small children.
Others are teenagers . Many are adults. Some learn at school, others by themselves. A few learn
English by learning the language over the radio, on TV, or in film. One must work hard to learn
another language.
Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer this question. Many
boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects required for study. They
study their own language and maths and English. Some people learn it because it is useful for their
work. Many people learn English for their work. Many people learn English for their higher
studies, because at college or university some of their books are in English. Other people learn
English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.
( )31.People learn English ______.
A.at school B.over the radio
C.on TV D.not all in the same way
( )32.Different kinds of people want to learn English ______.
A.together with other subjects B.for different reasons
C.for their work D.for higher studies at colleges
( )33.From this passage we know that ______.
A.we can learn English easily
B.English is very difficult to learn
C.English is learned by most people in the world
D.English is a useful language but one must work hard to learn
( )34.Which of the following is right? ______.
A.We don’t need to learn any foreign languages
B.We can do well in all our work without English
C.English is the most important subject in schools
D.We should learn English because we need to face the world
( )35.Why do many boys and girls study English?
A.Because at college or university some of their books are in English.
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B.Because it is useful for their work.
C.Because it is one of their subjects required for study at school.
D.Because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.