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There are more than 3000 languages in the world today, but only about ten are major languages of the world. Among them English is the most popular.
More than 350 million people speak English as their first language. Major English-speaking countries are Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA. Another 400 million speak it as a second language. No one knows how many people speak English as a foreign language. They usually learn English as a school subject instead of learning it from their parents. Chinese is the only language with more speakers than English. This is because of the large population of China.
English is the language for a better understanding between peoples of the world. It is also the language for business and science. Nearly half of the business deals in Europe are done in English, and more than half of the science magazines are in English. English is widely used in the world’s computer network. And children should begin with English when they learn how to use computers. Through the English language peoples of different countries are able to work together and make things even better.
小题1:English is the most popular language in the world because __________.
A．it has the largest number of speakersB．it is widely used
C．it is an international languageD．it is a language for world use
小题2:The world’s computer network takes English as ________.
A．its only languageB．one of the main languagesC．a school subjectD．a foreign language
小题3:If you want to learn how to use computers, you should _________.
A．speak English well firstB．work together with foreigners
C．learn English firstD．make things better
小题4:If you know English, you’ll be able to _________.
A．do everything better than before
B．understand what people from different countries say
C．read nearly all the science magazines in the world
D．read many science magazines in the world
小题5:The main difference between first language and second language is _________.
A.first language is important             B.first language is learned from parents
C.second language is learned at school     D.Both C and D.
小题1: B 小题2: B 小题3:C 小题4: D 小题5: D

小题1:本文第二段第一句为More than 350 million people speak English as their first language. Major English-speaking countries are Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA.所表示的含义为英语是最广泛使用的一种语言，故本题选 B。
小题2:本文第三段第四行为English is widely used in the world’s computer network.所表示的含义为网络使用英语作为主要的语言之一，故本题选B。
小题3:本文倒数第二行有一句为And children should begin with English when they learn how to use computers，所表示的含义为学习如何使用电脑之前你应该首先学习英语，故本题选C。
小题4:本文第三段第三行为more than half of the science magazines are in English 所表示的含义为如果你懂得英语，你将能够读世界上的科学杂志，故本题选D。
小题5:第一语言和第二语言的不同主要是第一语言通常为母语，而第二语言通常是在学校所学习的语言，故本题选D。
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University of Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world and it’s one of the top university in the world. There is no clear date when the university started, but teaching began at Oxford in some forms in 1096 and developed quickly from 1167.
There are 39 independent(独立的) colleges at Oxford, attracting students and learned men from across the world. There are over 100 libraries for the students and learned men to use. At University of Oxford, they also provide a number of money for the best students. Of course, if you want to study here, first you have to reach a certain level of English language.
College life at Oxford is very exciting but busy. The groups of college provide a friendly and welcoming home for students while the college are strict with students about their studies. Many Chinese students are studying here. The number of Chinese students at the university has grown quickly over the past 10 years.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
小题1:How many libraries are there at Oxford?
A．Only 100B．Just 100C．More than 100D．less than 100
小题2:What do you have to do first if you want to ask fir studying at Oxford? You have to__________.
A．be independentB．pass a certain level test of English language
C．study English hardD．be the best students
小题3: How’s the college life at Oxford? It’s full of ________ and has ________.
A．excitement; much school work to doB．excitement; no school work to do
C．attraction; no school work to doD．attraction; a little school work to do
小题4: Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．The college aren’t strict in studies.
B．Only because of 39 dependent colleges, thousands of students come here to study.
C．The university of Oxford is the most important and successful one in the world.
D．The university of Oxford provides a number of money for most students.
小题5:What’s the best title for the passage?
A．The College LifeB．The Famous Learners at Oxford
C．The Chinese Students at OxfordD．The University of Oxford
Do you know that animals have love for each other and their children just like us humans? Let me tell you some moving stories of great animal parents.
Several years ago a heavy rain hit a town and made the river go up. When the rain stopped, people found that a dog swam to an island in the river twice a day for two weeks. Why did she do so? Her four children were there. The mother swam there every day to feed her babies. This true story moved many people.
Another story is about chimpanzees(猩猩). A scientist named Jane Goodall spent 4 years living with chimpanzees in Africa. She found that chimpanzees also cared for those that were hurt or got lost. “It is not only humans who have duties, animals also do,” she said.
Two birds in Chengdu also showed their parental(父母的) love. Their baby was hurt and fell on the street in the center of the city. Cars were driving past but the brave parents rushed down to the road and took the little bird away with their claws(爪子).
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5: After the heavy rain, the mother dog swam to the island ________.
A．to look for foodB．to feed her babies
C．to move some peopleD．to carry things to her owner
小题6: The scientist found chimpanzees ________.
A．cared for the hurt or lost onesB．often left for a far place
C．always stayed in the same placeD．didn’t care about each other
小题7:The two birds rushed down and took the little one away because ________.
A．they didn’t like their babyB．they were not kind enough
C．they wanted to teach their babyD．they wanted to save their baby
小题8: From the passage we know ________.
A．dogs like to swim across the river in a heavy rain.
B．mother birds don’t want to save their children
C．animal parents love their children a lot
D．all animals want to move people very much
It seems school children all over the world complain about their school food．Cherie Blair，the wife of Prime Minister Tony Blair，said that she would prepare a packed lunch for her son if school dinners do not improve. So what do students of your age eat for lunch at school?
Japan
High schools have canteens，which serve everything from noodles to rice，but not burgers and chips．Other children bring food from home such as cold rice balls，meat or fish，pickles and vegetables．
The United States
A typical menu from a US school is made up of a hamburger with fried potatoes or roast chicken，lettuce and pickles，fruit and cookies．School lunches must also provide at least one-third of the daily dietary
allowances(定量)of protein(蛋白质)，vitamin A．vitamin C，iron，calcium，and calories(卡路里)．
Australia
Meat pies，sausage rolls and hotdogs are all traditional dishes in Australian school shops．But as the nation pays more attention to children’s health，healthier foods have started to find their way onto school menus．
Many schools have used a traffic light system．The sale of red-labelled foods including pastries，chocolate and soft drinks，is served only twice a week．Healthier green-labelled foods such as sushi，sandwiches，corn and watermelon，however are served every day．
In some schools．students have a choice of up to 89 foods to choose from，including popcorn and rice．
South Africa
Most of South Africa’s schools do not serve meals at all．Classes end at 1：30 pm and students get their own lunches．Many students bring food from home，usually sandwiches．
Fast food and fried food sell the best among students，which has led to a rise in obesity among children．But as more people began to realize the fact that being too fat may cause different diseases，some schools in towns have led the way towards better nutrition(营养)．Now students at these schools are provided with lunches of porridge with vegetables，such as cabbages，onions，beans，carrots and tomatoes.
小题1: Which belongs to red-labelled food in Australia？
A．sandwichesB．beerC．tomatoesD．corn
小题2:What does the underlined word “obesity” in the last paragraph probably mean?
A．Allowances．B．Sadness．C．Nutrition．D．Overweight．
小题3:We can infer(推断)from the passage that
A．a typical menu from a US school is made up of enough nutrition
B．most students in South Africa eat their lunches at home
C．many schools in Australia have traffic lights outside their schools
D．you can have whatever you like in school canteens in Japan
小题4:What is the main idea of the passage?
A．Food served in the US is the best of a11．
B．Schools should try to satisfy the needs of students．
C．Schools serve different foods from country to country．
D．School children all over the world dislike their school food．
小题5:．Who is the article meant for?
A．School lunch suppliersB．Headmasters．C．Students．D．Nutritionists

Choose the best answer to complete the passage.
The English language is different from any  36  language. Yet English words do not  37  the same. It is always  38 . People need new words  39  new inventions and new ideas. Different words come into use or older words are used  40 a new way.
English can 41 by borrowing words from other languages. The word “tomato” was borrowed from Mexico, the word “coffee” came from Turkey, and “tea” from  42  and so on. Now new space and science words  43  from other countries, too. New words are also made by adding two words  44 . The words “strawberry”, “postman” and “blackboard” are made up of two parts.
Sometimes, new words are  45  forms of old words. The word “photo” was made from “photograph” by cutting off the  46  of the long word. The word “plane” was made by cutting off the  47  part of “airplane”. 48 “smog” was made by using only the first two letters of “smoke” and cutting off the front part of “fog”. And products can become new words. Our “sandwich” was named after  49  named Sandwich, and “jelly(果冻)” was a name made up by the company that  50 made this product.
小题1:
A．otherB．othersC．anotherD．else
小题2:
A．leaveB．changeC．stayD．use
小题3:
A．keepingB．changingC．keptD．changed
小题4:
A．forB．ofC．withD．about
小题5:
A．byB．onC．inD．at
小题6:
A．changeB．changedC．turnsD．turned
小题7:
A．IndiaB．AmericaC．GermanyD．China
小题8:
A．are borrowingB．are being borrowedC．borrowD．borrows
小题9:
A．aloneB．outC．togetherD．outside
小题10:
A．longerB．middleC．neverD．short
小题11:
A．beginningB．endC．middleD．front
小题12:
A．backB．middleC．frontD．end
小题13:
A．WhileB．DuringC．WhenD．as
小题14:
A．a manB．a kind of foodC．a companyD．a place
小题15:
A．firstB．lastC．againD．once
Many people say that they have seen flying saucers（飞碟）in the sky.   31  can these things be ?
Some people think that they are spaceships from other planets. Doctors   32  that perhaps they are only a weakness of the eyes. It is possible that they are our own planes   33  very high. Or are they birds with the sun’s light on them?
But some people say that they have seen them   34 . They have seen beings（人）get off them and walk around. They have   35   to those beings, sometimes in English. People have   36   photos of flying saucers and of these beings. We have seen the photos, but sometimes the people had to take them in a   37 . Children have seen flying saucers, and even dogs have seen them. Perhaps we do not think that the   38  of children, or dogs are important. But school-teachers have   39  seen them and Air Force officers and   40  policemen. Must we not listen to these people?
小题1:  
A．HowB．WhatC．WhichD．Where
小题2:  
A．sayB．proveC．knowD．understand
小题3:  
A．risingB．flyingC．risenD．flown
小题4:  
A．flyB．turnC．landD．move
小题5:  
A．flownB．goneC．comeD．spoken
小题6:  
A．receivedB．boughtC．takenD．sent
小题7:  
A．horseB．hurryC．colourD．way
小题8:  
A．opinionsB．discussionsC．suggestionsD．needs
小题9:  
A．oftenB．hardlyC．alsoD．still
小题10: 
A．yetB．evenC．soD．then
Many people take trains for their trips in China, because the train is fast and cheap. But there are many problems when people take trains. It’s not easy to take trains when it is a festival. Lots of people hope someone can solve (解决) the problems.
Then, the CRH (和谐号列车) trains come out. The first CRH train from Beijing to Tianjin runs in August, 2008. CRH1 and CRH2 can go up to 200 km/h, and CRH3 can run 300 km/h. Taking CRH trains is more expensive than taking a traditional train, but cheaper than taking a plane. Some people think the CRH trains and their workers are good, and they enjoy the trips by CRH train.
China starts to make a CRH train, 350 kilometres an hour from Beijing to Shanghai. It can save people more time than taking the traditional trains.
Can CRH trains solve the problems? “Of course not. There is still a long way to go,” about 80% of the people answer.
小题1:The first CRH train runs __________.
A．in August, 2009B．in May, 2008
C．in August, 2008D．in June, 2010
小题2: How fast does the CRH train from Beijing to Shanghai?
A．100 km/hB．200 km/hC．300 km/hD．350 km/h
小题3: The word “save” means __________ in Chinese.
A．浪费B．节省C．积攒D．拖延
小题4: Which of the following is right about the CRH trains?
A．The workers on the first CRH train are not kind.
B．It costs people more money to take CRH trains than to take planes.
C．CRH3 train runs slower than CRH1 and CRH2.
D．Taking CRH train is expensive but it is fast.
小题5:Can CRH trains solve all the traffic problems?
A．Of course they can.B．Yes, all the people think they can.
C．Of course they can not.D．About 80% of the people think they can.
根据短文内容，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
It was two days before Christmas, when my ten-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bike.  Her bike was too   16  , and it needed repairing as well.
As Christmas   17  ,  her dream for a bike seemed to disappear, we thought, for she didn’t say it again. We were busy   18  some beautiful story books, a doll house, a holiday dress and toys. Then to our surprise, on December 24, she said she really wanted a bike more than   19  .
Now we didn’t know   20  to do. It was just too late. We were busy with Christmas dinner and packing   21  presents, parents’ presents, a brother’s present and friends’ presents till midnight. So there was   22  time to take to buy the "right hike" for our little girl. Thinking we were parents who would make their child unhappy, we felt sorry and   23  .
Suddenly my husband had an idea. "What about making a little bike with clay (mi) and writing a note that she could trade in (交换) the model bike for a real one?" So he spent the next five hours carefully   24  with clay to make a small bike.
25  Christmas morning, we were so excited for Almie Rose to open the little box with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. She opened and read the   26  loudly. She looked at me and said, "So, does this mean I can trade in this bike for a real   27   ?" Smiling, I said, "Yes!" Almie Rose had tears in her eyes when she replied, "I would   28  trade in this beautiful bike   29  Daddy made me. I   30  keep it than get a real bike. This is the best Christmas present I have ever got in my life!"
小题1:
A．newB．oldC．beautifulD．modern
小题2:
A．came nearerB．was overC．went byD．passed
小题3:
A．buyB．boughtC．to buyD．buying
小题4:
A．something else B．anything elseC．else somethingD．else anything
小题5:
A．whatB．howC．whyD．where
小题6:
A．childrenB．children’sC．boyD．girls
小题7:
A．enoughB．noC．muchD．still a little
小题8:
A．happyB．excitedC．sadD．angry
小题9:
A．worksB．workedC．workingD．to work
小题10:
A．InB．OnC．AtD．For
小题11:
A．bookB．storyC．noteD．newspaper
小题12:
A．oneB．onesC．someD．any
小题13:
A．usuallyB．certainlyC．neverD．of course
小题14:
A．whoB．thoseC．whatD．that
小题15:
A．am going toB．would like toC．had betterD．would rather
阅读下面的短文，并根据短文内容用完整的句子回答问题。
At a special ceremony（仪式）, a special award was offered
to a group of students from Changjian University on February 11,
2010. They were brave enough to help save two boys from
Changjiang Rive. All the students were there except three, who lost
their lives when they tried to save the boys.

On the afternoon of October 24, 2009, some students were     
taking a trip to Changjiang River. Suddenly two boys fell into the river. Some of them quickly jumped into the water and saved one boy. However, things didn’t go so well when they tried to save the other one. More students joined in, and, hand in hand, they formed a human wall. Finally the other boy was saved.
However, the human wall broke down and many students were swept away by the rushing water. At that moment several members of a winter swimming team nearby came to help and succeeded in saving many of the students. But the three of them, who were only 19, were nowhere to be found.
小题1:What did the students receive at the ceremony?
___________________________________________________________________________
小题2: Were all the students who saved the boys at the ceremony?
___________________________________________________________________________
小题3:What was described in the second paragraph?
___________________________________________________________________________
小题4:Why were many students rushed away by the water?
___________________________________________________________________________
小题5: What’s your idea after reading this story?
___________________________________________________________________________

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