考点二、科普常识（2010·湖北省黄冈市，二，15）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。Morethan3,000languagesarespokenintheworld.Ofalltheselanguages,Englishis_46_used.Whenitisused,theEnglishlanguagehasalso_47_manynewwordsfromotherlanguages.Forexample,Americansborrowed"cookbook"from_48_.Theyalsoborrowed"tofu"and"knowtow"fromChinese.Asweknow,thereare_49_betweenwesterncultureandChineseculture.Wecanlearnaboutthosebycomparinghowcertainwordsareused.Forexample,"youarealuckydog"_50_youarealuckyperson._51_apersonwhoisill,theysay,"sickasadog".On_52_hand,Chinesepeoplelovecatsverymuch.Butinwesternculture,"cat'issometimesusedtodescribeawoman_53_iscruel.Theroseis_54_asymbolofloveinbothChinaandsomewesterncountries.Peoplethinktherose_55_love,peace,courageandfriendship.China,acountry_56_thelargestpopulationintheworld,hasencouragedmorepeopletolearnEnglish._57_the1990s,Englishlearninghasbeenvery_58_withChinesepeople.ManyofthemhavedonewellinEnglishandhavemadegreatprogressin_59_it.Now,studentsarerequiredtolearnEnglish,andthestudyofEnglishisregardedasaveryimportantindustryinChina_60_omtherestoftheworld.TheEnglishlanguagehasplayedanimportantpartinourlives.46.A.morewidelyB.widelyC.themostwidelyD.wide47.A.takenbackB.takeninC.takenoffD.takenout48.A.GermanB.GermanyC.GermenD.Germans49.A.differenceB.differencesC.differentD.difficulty50.A.tomeanB.meantC.meansD.meaning51.A.DescribeB.TOdescribeC.DescribedD.Description52.AotherB.theotherC.anotherD.theothers53.A.whichB.whomC.whoseD.that54.A.supposedB.suppliedC.consideredD.regarded55.A.standsforB.standsbyC.stoodforD.stoodup56.A.haveB.whichhasC.thathaveD.is57.A.InB.ForC.ByD.Since58.A.interestedB.fondC.popularD.tired59.A.spokenB.speakC.speakingD.spoke60.A.aswellasB.aswellC.alsoD.sowellas【答案】CBABCBBDCCBDCCA(2010.湖南长沙第二节完形填空)通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从用给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。（共10小题计10分）Sportsplayan_31_partinourlife.Allovertheworld,peopleenjoysports.Whereveryouare,youcan_32_differentkindsofsportsorgames.Somesportsorgamescangobacktothousandof_33_,li