No one knows how man learned to make words. Perhaps he began by making sounds like those made by animals. Perhaps he grunted like a pig when he lifted something heavy. Perhaps he made sounds like those he heard all round him—water splashing, bees humming, a stone falling to the ground. Somehow he learned to make words. As the centuries went by, he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language.

People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. Each contains four or five hundred thousand words. But we do not need all these. Only a few thousand words are used in everyday life. The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary larger. Read as many books as you can. There are plenty of books written in easy language. Your dictionary is your most useful book.

1. What do we mean by language?

A. Sounds made by man.???????

B. All the words made by man.

C. Different kinds of sound.?????

D. The way man learns.

2. Form the passage we know that long long ago________.

A. no one learned how to make sounds or words

B. animals taught man to learn the language

C. man learned the language by lifting heavy things, falling to the ground,and so on

D. man followed a lot of things in nature to make sounds and words

3. What is the number of languages spoken in the world today?

A. 500. ????????????? ????????????? B. 5,000.????????????? ????????????? C. 1,500.????????????? ????????????? D. 15,000.

4.In which sentence can the word "contain(s)" be put so that it is a right one?

A. I________ several dictionaries. ????????????? B. Sea water________ salt.

C. A dog _______ four legs.????? ????????????? D. Mr. Smith _____ glasses on his nose.

5. Which of the followings is the best if we want to make our vocabulary larger?

A. To read more books.????????????? ????????????? ???

B. To use the words in everyday life.

C. To use the words in class.????? ?????????????

D. To write the words.

 

"Depend on yourself" is what nature says to every man. Parents can help you. Teachers can help you. Others still can help you. But all these only help you to help yourself.

There have been many great men in history. But many of them were very poor in childhood, and had no uncles, aunts or friends to help them. They couldn't depend on them for education. They saw how it was, and began to work with their efforts.

One of the most famous teachers in England used to tell his pupils, "I can't make worthy men of you, but I can help you make men of yourselves."

Some young men are not the best in anything, and they are to be pitied(值得同情的). They can never do things successfully if they don't see their weak points and change their courses(做法). They are nothing now, and will be nothing as long as they live if they don't follow the advice of their parents and teachers, and depend on their own efforts.

 1."Depend on yourself" in this passage means ________.      

A. depend on your own efforts      B. depend on nature

C. wait for others to help           D. depend on your parents

2.Many of the great men in history succeeded because________.  

A. they were very poor in childhood

B. they could not depend on schools for an education

C. they made great efforts to learn and work

D. they wanted very much to become famous

3.According to the famous teacher in England, a teacher can _______.     

A. make his pupils worthy men  

B. teach his pupils everything he knows

C. help his pupils make themselves useful men

D. make his pupils men of strength and courage

4.If young people depend on their own efforts, ____________  

A. they are to be pitied     

B. they can never be successful

C. they are nothing now and will be nothing in the future

D. they can be successful in their work

5.The main idea of the passage is that           .

A. we should depend on our parents and teachers

B. we can depend on our friends and relatives

C. all great men in history were poor when they were young

D. we can't depend on our parents or teachers, but we can get advice from them

 

Sophia Wu, 25, is a young Chinese woman who does business with her family in Santiago, Chile (智利). On February 27, she experienced a night that she will never forget.

  "I was asleep and was woken up by powerful shaking at around 3:30 in the morning. My whole room was moving and I couldn't stand still. I wanted to run downstairs and go outside, but suddenly the wall got broken and the lights in the room went out. The room became so shaky that I couldn't move at all."

  That night an 8.8-magnitude (震级) earthquake hit Chile. Buildings and bridges fell down. Electricity (电) and water services shut down. The Chilean Red Cross reported that about 500,000 homes were destroyed and more than 800 people died.

  The earthquake has been the fifth strongest since 1900. More than 90 aftershocks (余震) followed the earthquake. A tsunami (海啸) was set off in the Pacific Ocean by the earthquake.

  Scientists say that there are about 500,000 earthquakes in the world each year. Of these, only 20% are felt, and 100 of them cause damage.

  So far, scientists haven't found a way to predict earthquakes. But you can learn to protect yourself during an earthquake. The most important thing to remember is to drop, cover and hold on. So remember to drop to the floor, get under something for cover and hold onto something strong during the shaking.

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1. What happened to Sophia Wu on February 27?

A.Her house was burned in a fire.

B.She dreamed a terrible dream.

C.Her family died in a terrible accident.

D.A serious earthquake hit the city she was in.

2. Which is the correct order (顺序)?

a. Wu got up and found her whole room was moving.

b. Wu wanted to run downstairs and go out.

c. The wall got broken and the lights went out.

d. Wu was woken up by shaking.

A.a-b-c-d

B.d-a-b-c

C.d-b-a-c

D.c-a-b-d

3. Which is TRUE about the Chile Earthquake?

A.It had no aftershocks.

B.It destroyed five million homes.

C.It caused a tsunami in the Pacific Ocean.

D.It has been the fourth strongest earthquake since 1900.

4. From the passage, we know that about     of the earthquakes cause damage every year.

A.20%

B.10%

C.1%

D.0.02%

5. How should we protect ourselves during an earthquake?

A.We should run outside as quickly as possible.

B.We should drop, cover and hold on.

C.We should shout loudly for help.

D.We should call 120 quickly.

 

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