The United States is mainly an English-speaking country．A great number of population speaks English as their native language．Business, education and most public aspects(方面)of life are conducted in English．Across the country, people pronounce English sounds in several different ways and some regional(地区的)differences in words spelling exist(存在), but for the most parts, Americans speak one common language．This language is sometimes called American English．
However, not everyone in the US is a native speaker of English．Most of the persons coming into the country are speakers of other languages．There are hundreds of communities(社区)around the US where English is not the most commonly used language．Chinese, Italian, German, Greek, Vietnamese and French are all spoken in a great number of communities in the United States．Spanish is the second most commonly spoken language after English in the US．It is widely spoken in New York and across the southern part of the country．
For speakers of other languages, learning English is important, but traditionally, teaching people to speak English as a second language was given little attention．Non-English speakers were expected to "pick up" the language through getting in touch with people in public．Recently, this has changed．Today, most large public schools and community colleges have ESL(English as a Second Language)programs．American English teachers feel that English students should learn the language in the way they will be using it．Therefore, ESL programs teach different English lessons to different students．Some programs teach students to be able to express their thoughts in English in public．
(1)
The most commonly spoken two language in the US are ________．
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A．
English and Italian
B．
English and Chinese
C．
American English and French
D．
English and Spanish
(2)
The underline phrase "pick up" in the third paragraph means ________．
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A．
know a little about
B．
collect materials
C．
learn
D．
improve
(3)
The underline phrase "English students" in the third paragraph means ________．
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A．
the students who wish to learn English
B．
the students who come from England
C．
the students who know nothing about English
D．
the students who know English very well
(4)
We can learn from this passage that ________．
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A．
none of the people in the US is a native of English．
B．
most of the persons coming into the US are non-English speakers．
C．
Americans speak one common language without any difference．
D．
nobody pays attention to teaching people to speak English as a second language today．
"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．To know something, they worked their own way up to fame(荣誉)．
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 think they are the best in anything, but in fact 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)
The underline phrase "Depend on yourself" in this passage means ________．
[ ]
A．
depend on nature
B．
wait for others to help
C．
depend on your own efforts
D．
depend on your parents
(2)
Many of the great men in history succeeded because ________．
[ ]
A．
they were very poor in childhood
B．
they made great efforts to learn and work
C．
they wanted very much to become famous
D．
they could not depend on schools for an education
(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)
The passage tells us that ________．
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A．
we can depend on our friends and relatives
B．
we should depend on our parents and teachers
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
阅读理解，请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
The workers who brought the girl to the orphanage(孤儿院)knew little about her．The streets where they found her had been her home for many years．Her parents were unknown．They left her long ago．At the orphanage, the girl, like all the children there, was taught to read and write．While she was studying at the orphanage, she learned something else to be independent(独立)．At twenty-one, she left the orphanage and began work as a secretary(秘书)．And then, in 1975, while she was still working as an ordinary secretary, something special happened．She entered the Miss Hong Kong competition and won it．This was the turning point in her life．Now her name, Mary Cheung, was known to everybody．
Mary entered the competition because she wanted to show that orphanage girls could be something．Winning the competition gave her the chance to start a new life．This led her first into television and then into business as a manager．When she was working as a manager, she had trouble with her reports．"My English just wasn't good enough．" She said．Luckily, she had a boyfriend(who later became her husband)to help her．
Mary studied management(管理)at Hong Kong Polytechnic and graduated in 1980．She started her own business in 1985．But she did not stop developing herself．She then studied at the University of Hong Kong．Since 1987, she had spent a lot of time on photography(摄影)．She has held several exhibitions(展览)of her work in many places-China, New Zealand and Paris．She still found time, however, to work on TV, write for newspapers and bring up her family．
The girl from the street has come a long way, but her journey is not finished yet．
(1)
Before Mary Cheung was brought to the orphanage, ________．
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A．
the workers knew her well
B．
she had learned to write and read by herself
C．
she had lived in the streets for many years
D．
she had lived with her parents whose names were not known
(2)
This passage is probably taken from ________．
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A．
a science magazine
B．
a newspaper
C．
a history textbook
D．
a novel
(3)
We can know from this passage that ________．
[ ]
A．
Mary's boyfriend was good at English．
B．
Mary's life in the orphanage was difficult．
C．
Mary was not happy working as a secretary．
D．
all the children at the orphanage liked Mary．
(4)
Which might be the proper title for the passage?
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A．
Mary's efforts and success
B．
Mary's studies and award
C．
Mary's life and study
D．
Mary's work and business
阅读理解，请认真阅读下列短文，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D选项四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I didn't like dogs before, but I am happy to have one now．Do you know why?
About two years ago, my wife, Cathy, got a little dog with a face only the dog's mother could love．We named her Gertie．
My wife sent her to be trained(训练)in a school．But this didn't go as planned．After only 2 weeks, she was made to leave the school．She had to spend every night with us in our bed-snoring so loudly that I couldn't get a good sleep．In the morning, my wife always let me walk Gertie．When I was free, Gertie always played with me．
Then, about six months after Gertie arrived, I felt that something in my heart was changing, and I was unable to stop it．I began to smile at people when I saw them in the street．I started calling my children, and to my surprise, they started calling me, too．I even tried to talk with my grandchildren over the phone．My wife and I both think that it is Gertie who has changed me．
Gertie is now nearly two years old and I love it very much．
(1)
At the beginning, the writer thought the dog ________．
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A．
looked very lovely
B．
wasn't clever
C．
wasn't beautiful
D．
was quick in learning
(2)
After Gertie left the school, ________．
[ ]
A．
she was sent away
B．
the writer couldn't sleep well
C．
she learned how to make friends with other animals
D．
the writer began to train her by himself
(3)
What does the underlined word "snoring" mean in Chinese?
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A．
打鼾
B．
哭泣
C．
咀嚼
D．
说话
(4)
Which of the following is NOT true?
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A．
The writer is an old man．
B．
The dog stayed in the school long enough for the training．
C．
The dog slept in one bed with the writer．
D．
The writer didn't telephone his children before．
(5)
What can we learn from the passage?
[ ]
A．
The dog got good training in the school．
B．
We should try out best to help animals．
C．
The man likes the dog better than his wife,
D．
The man has become more friendly because of the dog．
阅读理解，请认真阅读下列短文，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D选项四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Our teacher takes us for a trip each term．During my first trip, we went to Couzy, Laon, Lille and Amiens．They are all in Northern France．Forty-one students went along with three of our teachers．The first place we went to was an old palace on the top of a mountain．It was very beautiful．The next place was the village of Laon．We visited a Notre Dame Cathedral there．
After we visited the two places, we then went to Lille, the fifth largest city in France．We walked around Lille and looked at different buildings．All were very interesting and each teacher told us what they think of each building．This became a more interesting way for us to learn architecture(建筑学)．The next day we traveled to Amiens to look at another Notre Dame Cathedral．Amiens is a nice little town．As there was a famous university(大学), we were able to see how other French students lived and studied．
The trip was great．且was tiring but．very helpful for us to understand architecture．
(1)
How many people took part in the trip?
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A．
41
B．
42．
C．
43
D．
44
(2)
The old palace on the top of a mountain is in ________．
