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　　English is a language spoken all around the world．There are more than 42 countries where the majority① of the people speak English．Most native speakers of English are found in the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Ireland and New Zealand．In total, for more than 375 million people, English is their mother tongue．An equal number of people learn English as a second language．These people will perhaps speak the language of their own country at home with their family, but the language of the government, schools, newspapers and TV is English．This situation is found in countries such as India, Pakistan, Nigeria and the Philippines．

　　However, the number of people who learn English as a foreign language is more than 750 million．Everywhere in the world, children go to school to learn English．Most people learn English for five or six years at high school．In China students learn English at school as a foreign language, except for those in Hong Kong, where many people speak English as a first or a second language．

　　In only fifty years, English has developed into the language most widely spoken and used in the world．English is the working language of most international organizations, international trade② and tourism③．Businessmen and tourists often come to China without being able to speak Chinese．Chinese businessmen, taxi drivers and students talk with them using English．English is also the language of global culture, such as popular music and the Internet．You can listen to English songs on the radio or use English to communicate with people around the world through the Internet．With so many people communicating in English every day, it will become more and more important to have a good knowledge of English．

(1)

In China we are learning English as a ________．

[　　]

A．

first language

B．

second language

C．

foreign language

D．

mother tongue

(2)

Most international organizations use ________ as their working language．

[　　]

A．

English

B．

French

C．

Chinese

D．

Japanese

(3)

Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?

[　　]

A．

There are more than 42 countries where the majority of the people speak English．

B．

The number of people who learn English as a foreign language is more than 750 million．

C．

English is the language of global culture such as popular music and the Internet．

D．

English is the most important and widely used language in the world．

(4)

From the passage we can infer that ________．

[　　]

A．

English will be the only language to be used in the world

B．

native speakers of English might find it unnecessary for them to learn a foreign language

C．

the number of learners of English will become smaller in the future

D．

with the development of China’s economy, Chinese will become more important than English

答案：1．C;2．A;3．D;4．B;
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(1)

由第二段最后一句的前半部分可知。

(2)

由第三段第二句可知答案。

(3)

由文章最后一段第一句和最后一句可判断。

(4)

由于英语使用广泛，所以以英语为母语的人不必学习外语。


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　　A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized(强调) the importance again and again．But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience．

　　One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk．As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be surprised．Gently shaking his head, shrugging his shoulders, he said, “You don't say!” “You don't say!” I was puzzled．I thought, perhaps this is not a proper topic．“Well, I'd better change the topic．” So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? By the way, have you ever been there?” “Certainly, everyone backhome will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it．It was wonderful．” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide．“The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world．We are very proud of it．” Soon I was stopped again by his words：“You don't say!” I couldn't help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn't ask you to do so,” he answered, greatly surrised．I said, “Didn't you say 'You don't say'?” Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears．He began to explain,“‘You don't say’actually means 'really'! It is an expression of surprise．Perhaps you don't pay attention to Eng lish idioms．” Only then did I know how foolish I had been．Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions．

(1)

A year ago, ________．

[　　]

A．

both the author and his/her teacher didn't think English idioms were important

B．

the author was not careful with English idioms

C．

the author's teacher didn't emphasize the importance of them

D．

the author was interested in English idioms

(2)

At first, on hearing “You don't say”, the author thought the foreigner meant ________．

[　　]

A．

he was not interested in the topic

B．

he was only interested in the Great Wall

C．

the author had talked too much

D．

the author had to stop talking

(3)

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

[　　]

A．

This Englishman had no time to visit the Great Wall．

B．

This Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after the author talked about it．

C．

This Englishman wanted the author to act as his guide．

D．

This Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visiting．

(4)

After the Englishman explained the idiom “You don't say”, ________．

[　　]

A．

the author thought the Englishman had made him a fool

B．

the Englishman became a real fool

C．

the author felt very foolish

D．

the author became more careful in everything

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　　If you ask people to name the one person who had the greatest effect on the English language, you will get answers like “Shakespeare,” “Samuel Johnson,” and “Webster,” but none of these men had any effect at all compared to a man who didn’t even speak English-William the Conqueror．

　　Before 1066, in the land we now call Great Britain lived peoples belonging to two major language groups．In the west central region lived the Welsh, who spoke a Celtic language, and in the north lived the Scots, whose language, though not the same as Welsh, was also Celtic．In the rest of the country lived the Saxons, actually a mixture of Anglos, Saxons, and other Germanic and Nordic peoples, who spoke what we now call Anglo-Saxon(or Old English), a Germanic language．If this state of affairs had lasted, English today would be close to German．

　　But this state of affairs did not last．In l066 the Normans led by William defeated the Saxons and began their rule over England．For about a century, French became the official language of Eng-land while Old English became the language of peasants．As a result, English words of Politics and the law come from French rather than German．In some cases, modern English even shows a distinction(区别)between upper-class French and lower-class Anglo-Saxon in its words．We even have different words for some foods, meat in particular, depending on whether it is still out in the fields or at home ready to be cooked, which shows the fact that the Saxon peasants were doing the farming, while the upper-class Normans were doing most of the eating．

　　When Americans visit Europe for the first time, they usually find Germany more "foreign" than France because the German they see on signs and advertisements seems much more different from English than French does．Few realize that the English language is actually Germanic in its beginning and that the French influences are all the result of one man's ambition．

(1)

The two major languages spoken in what is now called Great Britain before l066 were ________

[　　]

A．

Welsh and Scottish

B．

Nordic and Germanic

C．

Celtic and Old English．

D．

Anglo-Saxon and Germanic

(2)

Which of the following groups of words are, by inference, rooted in French?

[　　]

A．

president, Lawyer, beef

B．

president, bread, water

C．

bread, field, sheep

D．

folk, field, cow

(3)

Why does France appear less foreign than Germany to Americans on their first visit to Europe?

[　　]

A．

Most advertisements in France appear in English．

B．

They know little of the history of the English language．

C．

Many French words are similar to English ones．

D．

They know French better than German．

(4)

What is the subject discussed in the text?

[　　]

A．

The history of Great Britain．

B．

The similarity between English and French．

C．

The rule of England by William the Conqueror．

D．

The French influences on the English language．

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　　As China's middle class grows, the demand for entertainment(娱乐)is being met with a rise in cinema construction．300 million people are said to be able to afford movie tickets in China．

　　There has been a sharp rise in movie production in recent years in China．And the Chinese are becoming enthusiastic movie goers．

　　Recently, director(导演)Dayyan Eng brought Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey to China to shoot a comedy．Eng says the multi-million dollar investment(投资)in the film shows that the number of Chinese into movies is on the rise．“More people in the big cities are watching movies,” Eng said．“My feeling is, you know, more and more of the people there get a taste of other types of movies out there．”

　　China's economy has been developing at a fast speed．More income means a greater demand for entertainment．In 2009, box office income grew by 43 percent to ＄1 billion．And that makes movie theaters－in shopping malls－an attractive investment．

　　Shopping centers are huge in China．Fifty-thousand square meters is considered a tiny shopping center, which anywhere else in the world is considered a pretty big center．So, a shopping center covering 100,000 square meters has a large number of shoppers every day, of whom many are probably movie fans．

　　Today, China has only 4,000 cinemas．That's one for every 75,000 moviegoers, just one-tenth the number of cinemas in the United States．So there's a demand for cinemas in China．The government expects there to be a 61％ jump in ticket sales in 2011．

(1)

In recent years, Chinese movie makers ________．

[　　]

A．

have won less and less movie goers

B．

have attracted the world's attention

C．

have built more movie theaters

D．

have produced more films

(2)

The underlined word “shoot” in Paragraph 3 means ________．

[　　]

A．

write a comedy

B．

make a film

C．

choose an actor

D．

direct a film

(3)

What makes movie theatres an attractive investment in China?

[　　]

A．

The greater demand for entertainment．

B．

The government support．

C．

The popularity of large shopping centers．

D．

Increasing movie production．

(4)

How many cinemas does the US have according to the passage?

[　　]

A．

4000．

B．

100,000

C．

75,000

D．

40,000．

(5)

It can be expected that 2011 will see ________．

[　　]

A．

a huge growth in box office income in China．

B．

a 61％ rise in the number of cinemas in China．

C．

ticket sales of nearly ＄1 billion in China．

D．

the construction of 4,000 new movie theaters in China．

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