河南省周口中英文学校20182019学年高一英语上学期第一次月考试题.pdfVIP

h 周口中英文学校 2018-2019 学年上期高一第一次月考试 英 语 试 题 第二部分：阅读理解（共 20 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 40 分） 第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。 A However, the number of people who learn English as a foreign language is more than 750 million. Everywhere in the world children go to school to learn English. Most people learn English for five or six years at high school. In China students learn English at school as a foreign language, except for those in Hong Kong, where many people speak English at school as a first or a second language. In only fifty years, English has developed into the language most widely spoken and used in the world. English is the working language of most international organizations, international trade and tourism. Businessmen and tourists often e to China without being able to speak Chinese. Chinese businessmen, taxi drivers and students talk with them using English. English is also the language of global culture, such as popular music and the Internet. You can listen to English songs on the radio or use English to municate with people around the world through the Internet. With so many people municating in English every day, it will bee more and more important to have a good knowledge of English. 21. How many people learn English as a second language? A. 37,500,000 B. 375,000,000 C. 750,000,000 D.75, 000,000 22. In China we are learning English as a ______. A. first language B. second language C. foreign language D. mother tongue 23. Most international organizations use ______ as their working language. A. English B. French C. Chinese D. Japanese h 24. Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passa