2. Spanish. Spanish makes up for a lack of native speakers­compared with China—by being particularly popular as a second language, taught in schools around the world.

　　3. French. French has lost grounds in some regions and especially in Europe in the last decades. French, however, could gain influence again if west Africa where it is frequently spoken were to become more politically stable and economically attractive.

　　文章大意：本文介绍12种语言在世界拥有的人数以及它们的主要地位和作用。

　　1．How many native speakers of Arabic are there?

　　A．100 million. B．389 million.

　　C．489 million. D．527 million.

　　答案：C　细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句话“Arabic is spoken by nearly 100 million more native speakers than Spanish, which has 389 million speakers.”可知，选C。

　　2．Those who want to make money in growth market might be

　　more interested in ________.

　　A．Spanish, Arabic and Chinese

　　B．Bengali, Urdu and Indonesian

　　C．Portuguese, German and French

　　D．Japanese, Italian and Chinese

　　答案：B　推理判断题。根据第四段第二句话可知，选B。

　　3．What do we know about Spanish from the passage?

　　A．It is learnt mostly by themselves.

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