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.
【小題1】English is the most popular language in the world because __________.

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

【小題2】The world’s computer network takes English as ________.

A．its only language

B．one of the main languages

C．a(chǎn) school subject

D．a(chǎn) foreign language

【小題3】If you wnt to learn how to use computers, you should _________.

A．speak English well first	B．work together with foreigners
C．learn English first	D．make things better

【小題4】If you know English, you’ll be able to _________.

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

【小題5】The main difference between first language and second language is _________.
A.first language is important             B.first language is learned from parents
C.second language is learned at school     D.Both C and D.

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.
【小題1】English is the most popular language in the world because __________.

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

【小題2】The world’s computer network takes English as ________.

A．its only language

B．one of the main languages

C．a(chǎn) school subject

D．a(chǎn) foreign language

【小題3】If you want to learn how to use computers, you should _________.

A．speak English well first	B．work together with foreigners
C．learn English first	D．make things better

【小題4】If you know English, you’ll be able to _________.

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

【小題5】The main difference between first language and second language is _________.
A.first language is important             B.first language is learned from parents
C.second language is learned at school     D.Both C and D.

用方框中所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，使短文正確，通順。（每詞限用一次）

large  population  five  live  other  find  short  crowed   and   become

The population in China

China has the  95  population in the world, and about one  96  of the people in the world live in China. Because of the large   97    , there is less  98  space for each family. And it’s difficult for lots of people   99    jobs. The large population also causes many  100  difficulties for the whole nation .For example, we’re  101  of energy and water. Most cities are   102  than before,  103   the traffic is much heavier .The large population  104   a serious problem.

 

Dear One Family Members,

First, please accept our great thanks for your support, trust and donations towards our Ya’an earthquake relief (救濟(jì)) work!

Recently, many worries were brought to our attention, and we managed to provide answers to some common questions.

Please read the Q&A in the following:

Q: Where may I find the latest news on One Foundation’s Ya’an earthquake relief work?

A: We warmly welcome you to visit our website, Sina Weibo, Tencent Weibo and you could get   

all the news from there.

Q: How may I donate to One Foundation from abroad?

A: Thank you for your kind heart and support. At present, there are two official channels for  

donations from abroad: Bank transfer and PayPal.

Q: How may I get a donation receipt (收據(jù))?

A: If you have donated more than 20 U.S. dollars, please send your personal information to

idonation@one-foundation.com. We will send the e-receipt by the end of May.

Because of the large number of donations we have received recently, try as we might, we may

not be able to send the receipt soon enough. Thank you very much for your patience.

Once again, we give our faithful thanks to you. We will carefully plan and use the donations from every One Family Member and we will do our best to help those who need your support. One Foundation

May 9, 2013

1.______ about donating to One Foundation are answered in this passage.

A．Some questions     B．Few questions      C．All the questions    D．No questions

2.You can get up-to-date information by visiting the following websites except ______.

A．Tencent Weibo                         B．Sina Weibo

C．the website of Red Cross                  D．the website of One Foundation

3.How many official channels for donations from abroad are mentioned?

A．One.             B．Two.              C．Three.            D．Four.

4.Why can’t One Foundation send the receipt soon?

A．Because there aren’t enough receipts.

B．Because there are a large number of donations.

C．Because the people in the foundation are not experienced.

D．Because the people in the foundation are not hard-working.

5.Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?

A．One Foundation won’t accept donations from abroad.

B．One Family Members are trying to help people in Ya’an.

C．No worries were brought to One Foundation’s attention.

D．One Foundation will send e-receipts to all the people who have donated.

 

用方框中所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，使短文正確，通順。（每詞限用一次）

large  population  five  live  other  find  short  crowed   and   become

The population in China
China has the  95 population in the world, and about one  96 of the people in the world live in China. Because of the large   97   , there is less  98 space for each family. And it’s difficult for lots of people   99   jobs. The large population also causes many  100  difficulties for the whole nation .For example, we’re  101 of energy and water. Most cities are   102  than before,  103  the traffic is much heavier .The large population  104  a serious problem.