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　　Although English is not as old as Chinese, it is spoken by many people around the world every day. English speakers are always creating(创造) new words, and we are often able to know where most words come from.

　　Sometimes, no one may really know where a word comes from. Did you every think about why hamburgers are called hamburgers, especially when they are not made with ham? About a hundred years ago, some men went to America from Europe(欧洲). They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg. They didn't speak good English, but they ate good food. When some Americans saw them eating a round piece of beef, they asked the Germans what it was. The Germans didn't understand the question and answered：“We come from Hamburg.” One of these Americans owned a restaurant. He had an idea. He cooked some round pieces of bread and started selling them. Such bread came to be called “hamburgers”. Today, “hamburgers” are sold in many countries around the world.

　　Whether this story is true or not, it certainly is interesting. Knowing why any word has a certain(一定的) meaning is interesting, too. This reason(原因), for most English words, can be found in any large English dictionary.

1．According to the writer, English is ________.

[　　]

A．very difficult to learn

B．not so old as Chinese

C．as old as Chinese

D．older than Chinese

2．Hamburg is ________.

[　　]

A．a round piece of beef

B．a kind of food

C．a city in Germany

D．the name of a village

3．According to the passage, ________.

[　　]

A．hamburgers are made with beef

B．a few Americans like hamburgers

C．hamburgers are made with ham

D．hamburgers were first sold about a century ago

4．Which of the following can often be found in any large English dictionary?

[　　]

A．Where those Germans came from.

B．Where all the new words come from

C．The reason why a word has a certain meaning.

D．The reason why English is spoken around the world.

5．From the story we lean that the word “hamburger” comes from ________.

[　　]

A．the round piece of beef which those people from Hamburg were eating

B．English speakers because they always create new words

C．China because it has a long history

D．English because Germans don't speak good English

答案：B;C;D;C;A

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　Last August we decided to spend a day in the country（乡村）as nobody likes 　1　 at home on a holiday if the weather is fine.　　　2　　　the only difficulty was that many　　　3　　　people had the　　　4　　　idea. We moved out of the city　　　5　　　behind a long line of 　6 　. After some time we came to a quiet country 　7　　　. At last we stopped near a farm. We 　8　　　the food out of the car and sat beside a path（小道）at the　　　9　　　of the hill. We were very happy sitting in the 　10　　　grass. But very soon we　　　11　　　the bell ringing at the top of the hill.What we saw made us　　　12　　　up our things and　　　13　　　back to the car as 　14　　　as possible.There were about two hundred sheep coming towards us 　15　　　the hill.

1．A．studying	B．staying	C．sleeping	D．playinng	[　　]
2．A．Instead	B．So	C．But	D．Although	[　　]
3．A．old	B．rick	C．other	D．young	[　　]
4．A．good	B．same	C．strange	D．different	[　　]
5．A．slowly	B．quickly	C．carefully	D．hard	[　　]
6．A．trucks	B．buses	C．cars	D．bikes	[　　]
7．A．street	B．road	C．route	D．way	[　　]
8．A．got	B．put	C．found	D．fetched	[　　]
9．A．side	B．foot	C．top	D．front	[　　]
10．A．cold	B．cool	C．warm	D．hot	[　　]
11．A．noticed	B．learned	C．heard	D．felt	[　　]
12．A．pick	B．put	C．get	D．eat	[　　]
13．A．walk	B．go	C．come	D．run	[　　]
14．A．hard	B．quietly	C．quickly	D．carefully	[　　]
15．A．to	B．up	C．of	D．down	[　　]

When I was a little girl，my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then.And I remember one__1__when my mom placed a plate of eggs，sausage and extremely__2__toast (土司面包) in front of my dad.I remember__3__to see if anyone noticed！__4__all my dad did was reach for his toast，__5___at my mom and ask me how my day was at school.

When I__6__from the table that evening，I remember hearing my mom__7__to my dad for burning the toast.And I’ll__8__forget what he said，“Baby，I love burnt toast.” Later that night，I went to__9__Dad good night and I asked him if he really__10__his toast burnt.He wrapped me up in his__11__and said，“Debbie，your mom had a__12__day at work today and she’s really tired.And besides，a little burnt toast never__13__anyone！” In bed that night，I thought about the scene at dinner and the__14__my dad showed to my mom.

To this day，it’s a cherished (珍贵的)__15__from my childhood that I’ll never forget.And it’s one that came to__16__just recently when Jack and I sat down to eat dinner.

As I__17__the plate in front of Jack，I waited for a(n)__18__about the burnt toast.But all I got was，“Thank you，dear！This is__19__.I know you had a hard day！” Just then，I thought about my parents，and was quietly thankful for having a__20__where burnt toast wasn’t a deal?breaker either!

1．A.noon 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．afternoon

C．morning 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．night

2．A.expected　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．burnt

C．sweet　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．delicious

3．A.being encouraged 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．being allowed

C．waiting　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．refusing

4．A.Yet　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Although

C．So 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Until

5．A.laugh 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．smile

C．shout　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．stare

6．A.got up 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．got back

C．broke away　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．put forward

7．A.report　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．shout

C．apologize　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．complain

8．A.almost　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．never

C．often　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．hardly

9．A.ask　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．greet

C．tell　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．kiss

10．A.liked 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．got

C．cooked　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．made

11．A.head　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．heart

C．arms　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．hands

12．A.boring　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．hard

C．disappointing 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．sad

13．A.hurts　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．comforts

C．invites　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．hates

14．A.interest 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．surprise

C．kindness　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．satisfaction

15．A.feeling 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．story

C．choice　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．memory

16．A.life　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．mind

C．an end　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．a conclusion

17．A.set down　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．took away

C．finished up 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．washed up

18．A.answer　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．question

C．comment　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．suggestion

19．A.possible 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．true

C．terrible 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．great

20．A.condition　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．future

C．situation　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．marriage

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出一个最佳选项。

One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?” 　　I thought for a while, and then I said, “I’ll explain, 　31 you can just wait until we make a quick stop at the grocery store. I have something interesting to show you.”

　　At the grocery store, we 32 some apples—red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to 　33 your question.” I put one apple of each type on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 　34 look on his face.

“People are like apples. They come in all 　35 colors, shapes and sizes. On the 　36 , some of the apples may not 　37 look as delicious as the others.” As I was talking, Adam was 　38 each one carefully. 　 Then, I took each of the apples and peeled them, 　39 them back on the table, but 　40 a different place.

　 “Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”

　 He said, “I 　41 tell. They all look the same now.” “Take a bite of 　42 . See if that helps you decide which one is which.”

　 He took big bites, and then a huge smile came across his face. “People are 　43　 like apples! They are all different, but once you 　44 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside.”

　　 He totally 　45 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.

31. A. although　　　　 B. so　　　　　　　　　　 C. because　　　　　 D. if

32. A. bought　　　　　 B. ate　　　　　　　　　 C. saw　　　　　 D. found

33. A. check 　　　　　　　　　 B. tell　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. answer　　　　　　 D. improve

34. A. worried　　　　 B. satisfied　　　　　　 C. proud　　　　　　　 D. curious

35. A. usual　　　　　　　 B. normal　　　　　　 C. different 　　　　　 D. same

36. A. outside　　　　　　　　 B. whole　　　　　　　 C. table　　　　　　　　 D. inside

37. A. still　　　　　　　　 B. even　　　　　　　　 C. only　　　　　　　　 D. ever

38. A. examining　　　 B. listening 　　　　　 C. drawing 　　　　　 D. picking

39. A. keeping　　　　 B. placing　　　　　　 C. pulling　　　　　　　 D. giving

40. A. on　　　　　　　　 B. towards　　　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　D. in

41. A. mustn’t　　　　 B. can’t　　　　　　　　 C. shouldn’t 　　 D. needn’t

42. A. each one　　　　 B. each other　　　　 C. the other 　　　　　 D. one other

43. A. just　　　　　　　　 B. always　　　　　　　　　　 C. only　　　　　　　　　 D. never

44. A. put away　　　 B. get down　　　　 C. hand out　　　　　 D. take off

45. A. made　　　　　　　 B. took　　　　　　　　　　　 C. got　　　　　　　　　　 D. did

Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a necessary 　31 of the learning process. But too often as parents and teachers we deny this same right to our children. We convey(传达) 32 　by words or by actions that failure is something to be ashamed of, that nothing but 　33　 performance pleases us.

34 I see a child under this kind of pressure ,I think of Jack. He is a shy, nervous perfectionist. He 　35 answered questions—he might be 　36 .

I try my best to 　37 his self-confidence. And I repeatedly 　38 　God for direction. But 　39 changed until midterm, when Mary, a student teacher, came to our classroom.

One day we were working with math problems. Jack had copied the problems with care. 40 with his progress, I left the children with Mary .When I returned, Jack was in tears. He’d missed the third problem.

At that time, Mary got a box 　41 with pencils from the desk we shared. “Look, Jack ! I’ve got something to show you.” she said.“ See these pencils, they belong to Mrs. Green and me. See how the erasers are 　42　 ? That’s because we make mistakes too. But we erase the mistakes and try 　43 . That’s what you must learn to do, too.” Jack looked up with 　44 in his eyes---the first time I’d see on his face that year.

Jack gradually believe him that it’s all 　45 to make mistakes – as long as you erase them and try again.

31. A. life　　　　　　　　　　 B. part　　　　　　　　　　　 C. game　　　　　　　　　　　 D. show

32. A. neither　　　　　　　　 B. nor　　　　　　　　　　　 C. either　　　　　　　　　　　 D. or

33. A. high　　　　　　　　　　 B. bad　　　　　　　　　　　 C. top　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. big

34. A. When　　　　　　　　 B. While　　　　　　　　　　 C. As　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Although

35. A. always　　　　　　　　 B. sometimes　　　　　　 C. ever　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. seldom

36. A. right　　　　　　　　　 B. wrong　　　　　　　　　 C. mistake　　　　　　　　　　 D. fail

37. A. start　　　　　　　　　 B. set　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. establish　　　　　　　　　 D. build

38. A. told　　　　　　　　　　 B. asked　　　　　　　　　　 C. said　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. spoke

39. A. something 　　　　 B. nothing　　　　　　　　　 C. anything　　　　　　　　　 D. everything

40. A. Kind　　　　　　　　　 B. Nice　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Great　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Pleased

41. A. filled　　　　　　　　　 B. full　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. deal　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. do

42. A. broke　　　　　　　　　 B. new　　　　　　　　　　　 C. good　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. worn

43. A. once　　　　　　　　　 B. again　　　　　　　　　　 C. too　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. either

44. A. disappointment　　 B. sadness　　　　　　　　 C. fear　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. love

45. A. right　　　　　　　　　 B. OK　　　　　　　　　　　 C. well　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. good

As we all know, the environment around us is getting worse and worse. In some places we can’t see fish 　26 in the river or trees on the hills. Some people even have no clean water to drink.

Recently, a new lifestyle called low carbon life is 　27 every comer of our country. The meanings of low carbon are 　28 energy and no waste. It is such an important project that I can’t wait 29 my ideas on how to promote it.

First，we should 　30 a no-car day every week in our school. Because cars not only cause serious air pollution but also waste energy. 　31 the no-car day, neither students 　32 teachers are allowed to drive to school. At the same time，just walk or run. Use our 　33 and enjoy the fun.

Second, we had better not use plastic bags 　34 . No one can stand the “white pollution”，　35 it is wise to use cloth bags which can 　36 again and again.

37 ，one thing 　38 we should keep in mind is that every big thing comes from the small details. So, as students, we ought to turn 　39 the lights the moment we leave, use 40 sides of the paper, and reuse our textbooks and so on.

All in all, it weighs greatly for all of us to put the low carbon lifestyle into practice. Just set our mind to these：no-car days, no plastic bags, and no waste. Let’s do it now.

26. A. swims　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. swimming　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. to swim 　　　D. swam

27. A. spreading　　　　　　　　　　 B. moving 　C. living　　　D. becoming

28. A. below　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. high　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. above　　 D. low

29. A. to express 　　　　　　　　　 B. express 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. expressing　　D. expressed

30. A. set off　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. set up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. put on　　　　D. put down

31. A. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. at 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. on 　　 D. with

32. A. nor　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. or 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. both　　　 D. and

33. A. foot 　　　　　　　　　　 B. cars 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. buses　　　D. legs

34. A. any more　　　　　　　　　　 B. no more 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. no longer　　 D. never

35. A. because　　　　　　　　　　　 B. so 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　D. although

36. A. reused　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. be used 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. is used　　　　　　　　　　 D. use

37. A. Finally　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Final　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Last　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Lately

38. A. who 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. whose

39. A. up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. down　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. on D. off

40. A. both 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. each　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. every　　　　　　　　　　　 D. all

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