There are about fifteen hundred languages in ...

There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But only a few of them are very important. English is one of them. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the USA, but also in other parts of the world. About 200,000,000 people speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a foreign language. Many millions of people are trying to do so. Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different answers. Have you ever noticed ads(广告) of this kind in the newspapers or magazines? “Learn English in six weeks, or give your money back…” “Easy and funny…” “Our records and tapes help you master English in a month”. Of course, it never happened quite like that.

The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should remember that we all learned our own language well when we were children. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. Think of what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears.

So it is hard to say that learning English is easy. We must do a lot of practice. And practice needs great efforts and takes much time. Good teachers, record, tapes, books, and dictionaries will be helpful, but they cannot do the student’s work for him.

1.How many languages are very important in the world?

2.If we want to learn English well, what shall we do?

3.How does the writer like the ads in the newspapers or magazines?

4.Which language is easy to learn?

5.Which countries use English as the mother tongue?

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There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But only a few of them are very important. English is one of them. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the USA, but also in other parts of the world.

About 200,000,000 people speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a foreign language. Many millions of people are trying to do so. Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different answers. Have you ever noticed ads(广告) of this kind in the newspapers or magazines? “Learn English in six weeks, or give your money back…” “Easy and funny…” “Our records and tapes help you master English in a month”. Of course, it never happens quite like that.

The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should remember that we all learned our own language well when we were children. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. Think of what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears.

So it is hard to say that learning English is easy. We must do a lot of practice. And practice needs great efforts and takes much time. Good teachers, record, tapes, books, and dictionaries will be helpful, but they cannot do the student’s work for him.

1.___of languages are very important in the world.

2.Which countries use English as the mother tongue?(至少两个例子)

__________________________________________________________

3.What does the writer think of the ads in the newspapers or magazines?

_________________________________________________________

4.___is easy to learn.

5.If we want to learn English well, we must do ___.

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There are about five ______ animals in the zoo.

A. hundred                                             B. hundreds                         C. hundreds of

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There are about five ________ people in the town, mainly the old and children.

A. hundred     B. hundreds      C. hundred of      D. hundreds of

八年级英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

Hangzhouhua (杭州话)：use it or lose it

There are about 6.000 languages in the world and some experts say that as many as half of these languages will disappear(消失) in the next one hundred years. Will Hangzhouhua be one of 1)________? It’s a 2)________ that more people are asking.

In China, Putonghua is the official language. That 3)________ it’s the language of government, business and the media (媒体). And it’s also the language that is 4)________ in schools.

Hangzhou is a special city. It used to be the capital of Wu and Yue States in the 10th century during the Five Dynasties period. Now it is modern, fashionable and also beautiful. And Hangzhouhua shows that by being modern, fashionable and beautiful.

Young people still speak Hangzhouhua but not as 5)________ as their parents and grandparents. They are under more and more pressure to speak Putonghua. So the language is being used 6)________ often in everyday life. Some people want to keep the language from disappearing completely 7)_________ building museums and having cultural festivals to save it. But a language isn’t a painting 8)________ a book. It’s a living thing and you 9)________ use it or lose it.

If people 10)________ using it in their daily lives, a museum or a festival will not help. It will be lost forever, like the Yangtze River dolphin.

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There are _______people in this town.

A.six thousands, three hundreds and fifteen B.six thousand, three hundred and fifteen

C.six thousands and three hundred and fifteen D.six thousand and three hundred and fifteen

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There are _______ of students in our school but the boys are only two _______.

A.hundreds; hundreds B.hundred; hundreds C.hundreds; hundred

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There are more than two ________  languages spoken in Nigeria.

A．hundreds                             B．hundreds of

C．hundred                              D．hundred of

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There are many kinds of food in the world. Scientists know a lot about them. They say that there are some kinds of food people must eat every day. For example, people must eat some green and yellow vegetables. We shouldn’t eat too much meat. People also need to eat some fruits, bread and rice. Of course our bodies need some water and milk.

Scientists say people in different countries and different places eat different kinds of food. They cook food in different ways. Different people eat at different times. In one place, people eat once or twice a day. But in another place, people eat three or four times. The scientists say when to eat and how many times to eat are not important. What we eat is the most important thing.

Nowadays, the world faces two problems. People in some places, for example, in Africa, are not full. Many people are eating junk food. It’s bad for people’s health. So it’s our duty to make everyone full and make everyone healthy.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1._______ know a lot about food according to the passage.

A. Farmers B. Cooks C. Scientists

2.Scientists think the most important thing about food is _______.

A. how to cook

B. when to eat

C. what to eat

3.Which of the following statements (陈述) is NOT true?

A. Every day, we should eat some vegetables.

B. All the people in the world have enough food to eat.

C. Many people are eating unhealthy food.

4.______ is not good for our health.

A. Bread B. Milk C. Potato chips

5.We may read this passage in _______.

A. a letter

B. a newspaper

C. a health magazine

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Let me tell you something about sharks. Sharks are among the oldest animals in the world. There are over three hundred and fifty different kinds of sharks in the world. Most sharks are about two meters long and live in the seas.

A shark can smell something in the water, for example, the blood of animals. That helps them find their food. Sharks mainly eat fish, other sharks and plants in the sea.

Most sharks bite people by mistake. They think a person is a large sea animal. When the sun goes down or comes up, sharks are looking for food. So at these times people shouldn't go swimming in the sea.

Today people kill sharks for food and their skin. The number of sharks in the world is dropping fast.

1.How many kinds of sharks are there in the world?

A. Less than 350.　　　　 B. More than 350.

C. About 200.　　　 　　　 D. Over 400.

2. What do sharks mainly eat in the sea?

A. Fish, other sharks and plants.

B. Fish and plants.

C. Other sharks and plants.

D. Fish and other sharks.

3.Why do most sharks bite people by mistake?

A. Because they think a person is dangerous.

B. Because they think a person can hurt them.

C. Because they think a person is a large sea animal.

D. Because they think a person can take away their food.

4.Why shouldn't people go swimming in the sea when the sun goes down or comes up?

A. Sharks are everywhere at those times.　　

B. Water is cold then.

C. Sharks are looking for a person then.　　

D. Sharks are looking for food then.　

5.How is the number of sharks in the world today?

A. It is dropping fast.　　　　　 B. It is rising fast.

C. It is not changing.　　　　　　 D. We don't know.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析