题目内容
Many foreign ____ come to China every year．
A．tour B．tourist C．touristy D．tourists
Throughout history, people have been interested in knowing how language first began, but no one knows exactly where or how this happened. However, we do know a lot about languages, the language of today and also the languages of earlier times. There are probably about three thousand languages in the world today. Chinese is the language with the most speakers. English, Russian and Spanish are also spoken by millions of people. On the other hand, some languages in the world have less than one hundred speakers.
There are several important families of languages in the world. For example, most of the languages of Europe are in one large family called Indo-European. The original language of this family was spoken about 4,500 years ago. Many of the present-day languages of Europe and India are modern forms of the language of 4,500 years ago.
Languages are always changing. The English of today is very different from the English of 500 years ago. In time, some even die out completely. About 1,000 years ago, English was a little known relative of German spoken on one of the borders of Europe.
If a language has a number of speakers, or if it is very old, there may be differences in the way it is spoken in different areas. That is, the language may have several dialects. Chinese is a good example of dialect differences. Chinese has been spoken for thousands of years by many millions of people. The differences between the dialects of Chinese are so great that speakers of Chinese from some parts of China can’t understand speakers from other parts.
【小题1】The first paragraph mainly tells us that_______.
| A．most people in the world speak Chinese |
| B．there are thousands of languages in today’s world |
| C．man has much knowledge about languages |
| D．some people know several languages |
| A．will soon die out completely |
| B．were once a relative of English |
| C．are no longer spoken |
| D．come from the same family of language. |
| A．Chinese is the language with the most speakers. |
| B．English was a well-known relative of German spoken on one of the borders of Europe. |
| C．A language has many speakers, but there may be no differences in the way it is spoken in different areas. |
| D．Speakers of Chinese from some parts of China can understand speakers from other parts. |
| A．there are great differences between the dialects of Chinese |
| B．Chinese and many foreign languages are not of the same family |
| C．Chinese is a very old language |
| D．there are great differences between the old Chinese and the present-day Chinese |
| A．a special language spoken by Chinese |
| B．the sign used by Chinese people in a special area |
| C．the difference between the old and today’s Chinese |
| D．the form of a language used in one part of the country |
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As China is becoming better and better, many foreign students come to China learning something to build their own countries. 25-year-old Monthero is one of them . Monthero comes 61 Benin in West Africa. He is studying62 at Beijing Language and Culture University.
“I thank Chinese63 a lot since they would help me practice Chinese whenever I asked them, ”Monthero said. He added that his Chinese teachers were also very64 .
He wanted to learn more than just the language. He also wanted to study Chinese technology so that he could help65 water problems back home in Cotonou.“To learn66 to deal with water pollution is my goal, ”he said, “China is developing quickly in technology and science. ” According to Monthero, water in Cotonou and many other African cities is67 polluted.
Monthero’s love for China grew after the Beijing Olympic Games. He68 a ticket from a friend and went to watch a wrestling match. “It was my 69 time to China, ” he said. “I felt so good and I wanted to learn in China.”
Like Monthero, many other students from different countries also want to sudy hard and then return to their countries to build them better with70 they have learned in China.
Li Yan is a Chinese girl. She lives in Yangzhou with her grandparents. Her parents are in England now and Li Yan will go there this summer holiday. But her spoken English is not good. She does well in English exams, but she can only write. So Li Yan wants to study hard to speak good English.
Every Saturday evening, Li Yan goes to “English Corner”. It’s a place for people to speak English. There are also many foreign(外国的) people. They come from America, England or Australia. Kitty likes talking with these foreign people. When the summer holidays come, her spoken English is much better! Her parents are so surprised to see her change (变化) and they are very happy.
1.Li Yan’s parents are in .
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A．Yangzhou |
B．Australia |
C．America |
D．England |
2.“Spoken English” means “ ” in Chinese.
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A．英语写作 |
B．英语口语 |
C．英语表达 |
D．英语考试 |
3.Li Yan can .
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A．speak English very well before she practices |
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B．get high marks（分数） in English exams |
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C．get high marks in all exams |
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D．live in the UK after the summer holidays |
4.“English Corner” is a place .
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A．to speak English only with foreign people |
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B．to meet only with foreign people |
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C．for people to practice speaking English |
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D．in England |
5.What change does Li Yan make?
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A．She can go to England |
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B．She can live with her grandparents and parents. |
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C．Her spoken English is much better. |
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D．She likes “English Corner”. |