different languages around the world and in different cultures. Another goal was to campaign for equal use of all six official languages throughout the United Nations. The other five languages are Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish. The U．N. celebrated its first English Language Day on April 23, 2010.

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　　语篇解读：听说过英语日吗？知道它的来源和目的吗？想学英语知道什么网站好吗？本文一一为你揭晓。

　　4．English is considered as the unofficial "world language" because it is ________.

　　A．one of the U．N.'s official languages

　　B．the most widely used language in the world

　　C．the language used on the Internet and social media

　　D．the main language of business across the world

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知答案选B项。

　　5．For what purpose did the UNESCO create Language Days?

　　A．To express the hope of bringing more languages into the U．N.

　　B．To make the U．N. better understood through more languages.

　　C．To attract more people to learn the six working languages in the U．N.

　　D．To celebrate the use of different languages and call for their equality.

　　解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第三段第三句和第四句结合起来可知答案选D项。

　　6．What do we know about learningenglish. voanews. com from Paragraph 4?

　　A．It is a website using simple English.

　　B．It requires visitors to come every day.

　　C．We cannot use it unless we know 1,500 words.

D．Its stories are from American history and culture.