题目内容

Today a quarter of the world’s population use English，and as many as one billion people   1   (learn) it．

    New types of English   2   (be)common wherever English is spoken．Singaporeans speak“Singlish”．For example，to ask，where are you going？They mix English words with Chinese grammar：You go where?

    When you   3   (go)to Egypt，people always say,‘'Welcome in Egypt．”Why do they say this？It’s an example of how English changes over time and from place to place．Using“in”after“welcome”   4   (be)normal in Egypt．

    Languages   5   always_____(change)．A hundred years ago，German   6   (be)the most popular language for science．Scientists   7   (have)to learn German to read the latest information in science books．But by 1950，American inventions and ideas   8   (help)to make English more popular．Some language teachers believe that if China   9   (begin)to develop important technologies，such as new types of computers，then Chinese might become the language that every scientist wants to learn．Already，many business people   10   (learn)Chinese to help them do business in China．

1．are learning    2．are       3．go           4．is        5．are，changing   

6．was          7．had       8．had helped    9．begins    10．are learning

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一、听对话选图　听下面五则对话，从每小题A、B、C三个选项中，找出能回答所提问题的图片。[听完每则对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间做出选择和准备下一小题。每则对话读两遍。](每小题1分，共5分)

1．A．

B．

C．

2．A．

B．

C．

3．A．

B．

C．

4．A．

B．

C．

5．A．

B．

C．

二、对话理解　听下面三则对话，从每小题A、B、C三个选项中,找出相应问题的最佳答案。[听每则对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每则对话读两遍。](每小题1.5分，共15分)

听第一则对话，回答6-8小题。

6．What is the date today?

A．Saturday．

B．June 6．

C．July 6．

7．Which food do people usually have this day?

A．Moon cakes．

B．Rice dumplings．

C．Noodles．

8．Who is honored(纪念)on this festival?

A．Qu Yuan．

B．Confucius．

C．Shen Nong．

听第二则对话，回答9-11小题。

9．Where were they probably talking?

A．On the top floor．

B．In a hotel．

C．In the lift．

10．What was the rope(绳子)used for?

A．Holding something．

B．Hanging the clothes．

C．Escaping if the hotel was on fire．

11．Why did the woman ask the man to pay for the bill first?

A．Because he would put a fire to the hotel．

B．Because she was afraid that he would leave through the window．

C．Because he would take something away from the hotel．

听第三则对话，回答12-15小题。

12．From which day in 2011 can we not smoke in public?

A．March 1．

B．April 1．

C．May 1．

13．Where is the smoking room?

A．Next door．

B．Upstairs．

C．Downstairs．

14．How can the man find the smoking room?

A．Go to the first floor and turn left．

B．Go straight and turn left．

C．Turn left and go downstairs．

15．What advice does the woman give?

A．To smoke less．

B．To give up smoking．

C．To smoke outside．

三、短文理解　听下面一则短文，从每小题A、B、C三个选项中,找出相应问题的最佳答案。[听短文前，你将有30秒钟的时间阅读各小题。短文读两遍。](每小题2分，共10分)

16．What was the weather like that day?

A．Pretty cold．

B．Rather hot．

C．Heavily rainy．

17．Who gave the old man something when they first met?

A．Her son．

B．Her husband．

C．Her father．

18．What did she give to the old man the next day?

A．A coin．

B．A cup of coffee．

C．A bag of food．

19．How did the old man behave when they gave their kindness to him?

A．He accepted without a smile．

B．He smiled and accepted．

C．He didn’t accept with a smile．

20．According to the passage, what can we offer when we pass by a poor person?

A．A word of love and a kind smile．

B．An act of kindness．

C．A or B．

阅读理解

　　Languages keeps evolving(进化、发展), and English is no exception．It is a language that embraces(欣然接受)new words that may be cool today but gone tomorrow．

　　There are, however, some words and phrases that have stood the test of time．OK, which has become the international standard for expressing agreement, is a good example．

　　But why is this rather odd(奇怪的)expression so popular and so useful when we could use any number of other words to say the same thing?

　　Writing in The Times, Allen Metcalf, author of OK：The Improbable Story of America’s Greatest Word, writes：“What OK provided that the others did not was neutrality(中性), a way to express agreement without having to offer an opinion．”

　　For example, if someone asks you “Shall we go for a walk after lunch?” you can simply respond “OK”．There you go－no extra opinions．Just straight, plain old OK．

　　So just where did this rather curious expression come from? The origins of OK have been widely disputed(辩论，争论)．Some people have guessed that OK was the name of a person or a product．

　　Speakers of many different languages have had their say on this question, keen to claim the term as their own．

　　Writing an article for London’s Metro newspaper, Metcalf states：‘O and K are present in every language of the world, as expressions that can be abbreviated(缩写)OK．” For example：French－“O qu-oui”, “yes indeed”; German－“Ohne Korrektur”,“ without correction needed”; and in Latin or Greek, “Olla kalla”, “all good”．

　　But, does it sound a little too informal with this popular little expression?

　　Apparently not．

　　In a speech where he stated that his election(当选)would not be a radical(激进的)result to all problems, President Obama said：“…even though I am president…, AI-Qaida is still a threat(威胁)and that we cannot pretend somehow that because Barack Hussein Obama got elected as president, suddenly everything’s going to be OK,” he said．

　　So, there you go, straight from the president．It’s OK to say OK, and thanks to the expression’s widespread usage across the world, you can be understood anywhere．

(1)

Using the example of Obama, the author wants to show that _________．

[　　]

A．

there is still a long way to go to defeat Al-Qaida

B．

Obama likes to use OK when he speaks

C．

OK is widely used even on formal occasions

D．

the use of OK is encouraged in formal speech

(2)

According to Allen Metcalf, OK differs from other terms to express agreement, which of the following opinions is true?

[　　]

A．

It is easiest way to say．

B．

It doesn’t need emotion．

C．

It is the most commonly used．

D．

It doesn’t use in the formal speech．

(3)

What is the best title for the passage?

[　　]

A．

Why OK is OK everywhere?

B．

It’s OK to say OK in the world．

C．

Where did OK come from?

D．

Everything is going to be OK．
听对话，回答问题。
1. What is the date today?
A. Saturday.
B. June 6.
C. July 6.
2. Which food do people usually have this day?
A. Moon cakes.
B. Rice dumplings.
C. Noodles.
3. Who is honored (纪念) on this festival?
A. Qu Yuan.
B. Confucius.
C. Shen Nong.

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