题文

阅读理解。

English is now the first language of about 400 million people, the mother language of 12 countries and the official language of thirty-three more countries. That means one in every seven people in the world speaks English.       English has become the new Latin (拉丁语) of the century. One must know English is a part of the twenty-first century. In Italy, for example, English is a must for many technical (技术的) jobs. In China, English is the most important foreign language learned at school.       Now no other language on the earth is better suited to play the role of the world language. Because English is easier to learn than any other language, and it easily borrows local words and phrases from other countries to expand (丰富，扩大) its vocabulary.       English is so widely used that it has become the standard language for all kinds of international communication. Now 75% of the world's mail is in English. 60% of the world's telephone calls are made in English. 60% of the world's radio stations are broadcast (广播) in English and over half of the world's books and magazines are written in English. In a word, English is now the world's first language.

1. _____ countries speak English as their mother language.

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A. 11 B. 12 C. 33 D. 45

2. "English has become the new Latin of the century" means _____.

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A. English has a long history B. English is as important as Latin C. English has borrowed lots of words from Latin D. English is as difficult to learn as Latin

3. If you want to ask for a technical job in Italy, you must be able to _____.

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A. speak Latin B. speak French C. speak English D. speak Italian

4. _____ of the world's magazines are written in English.

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A. More than 50% B. 75% C. 60% D. Less than 50%

5. The writer thinks English is now _____.

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A. a native language B. the world language C. an official language D. the Latin language

题型：阅读理解  难度：偏难

答案

1-5: BBCAB

据专家权威分析，试题“阅读理解。 English is now the first language of about 400 mi..”主要考查你对  历史文化类阅读  等考点的理解。关于这些考点的“档案”如下：

历史文化类阅读

考点名称：历史文化类阅读

• 历史文化类阅读：
  本类题型常用的方式是夹叙夹议。叙述的目的是为了议，所以要把握其议才是主要方面。
  阅读这类文章，先弄清其引入的话题，再弄清里面人物对其不同的看法，然后理解作者本身对话题的观点看法或思考。

• 初中英语阅读理解的解题技巧：
  一、要注意养成良好的阅读心理，阅读时要去掉杂念，心绪要安定，精神要专一，要形成一种惬意的顺向心理。
  切不可一遇到几个生词难句，就心烦意乱，失去自控能力。心理学家告诉我们，任何恐慌，过分紧张的情绪都会形成一种消极因素妨碍大脑的正常思维功能。
  因此，遇到困难一定要从容不迫，心无旁骛。这样才能对所读的文章印象清晰，理解深刻。
  
  二、要提高视读的速度，考阅读理解，从另一个方面来说，考的是考试速度。因此做阅读理解时，要注意培养自己快速阅读的习惯。
  切不可在个别难懂的词句上磨蹭，只要全篇理解了，个别难懂的词句可以根据上下文和构词法去猜测，去推断。
  
  三、对文章的评价分析，一定要坚持“词不离句，句不离篇”，要理解文章作者的原意，而不能按你自己的意愿去想当然。
  切记：一想当然，就会出错。