题目内容
【小题1】English plays an important part in our life so we a__________________ great importance to learning English well.
【小题2】In order to lose weight, she has been on a d__________ recently.
【小题3】There was story after story of how Lin Qiaozhi, tired after a day’s work, went late at night to d____________ a baby for a poor family who could not pay her.
【小题4】The book Lin Qiaozhi wrote was one that explained how to cut the death r___________ from having and caring for babies.
【小题5】Dr. Yuan has another dream: to ___________ (输出;出口) his rice so that it can be grown around the globe.
【小题6】It is generally accepted that smoking is h____________ to our health.
【小题7】People say Vancouver is Canada’s most beautiful city, s_______________ by mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
【小题8】I went to American embassy to s____________ help, but I failed.
【小题9】China and Japan have mid-autumn festivals, when people can a___________ the moon and in China enjoy moon cakes.
【小题10】He is wearing sunglasses to p____________ his eyes from the sun.
【小题11】 Most scientists believe that water doesn’t e______________ on the surface of the moon.
【小题12】Mohandas Gandhi was a great leader of India, who helped gain India’s i______________ from Britain.
【小题1】attach
【小题2】diet
【小题3】deliver
【小题4】rate
【小题5】export
【小题6】harmful
【小题7】surrounded
【小题8】seek
【小题9】admire
【小题10】protect
【小题11】exist
【小题12】independence
解析【小题1】考查词组:attach great importance to 非常重视
【小题2】词组:be /go on a diet节食,减肥
【小题3】这里的deliver是接生的意思,deliver a baby接生一个孩子
【小题4】考查名词:the death rate死亡率
【小题5】考查动词:输出;出口export
【小题6】抽烟对健康有害,用harmful
【小题7】surrounded是过去分词做状语,beautiful city和surround是被动关系
【小题8】考查词组:seek help寻求帮助
【小题9】考查动词:admire欣赏
【小题10】考查词组:protect sb. from sth保护某人免受…,
【小题11】考查不及物动词:exist存在
【小题12】考查名词:independence 独立,gain independence获得自由。
English is the native or official language of one-fifth of the land area of the world. It is spoken in North America, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand. In South Africa and India it is one of the official languages.
More people study English than any other language. In many countries, the textbooks in universities are in English. Many university classes are taught in English even though the native language is not English.
English is the language of international communication. It is the language of international business, research, and science. More than three-fourths of the world’s mail is written in English. More than half of the scientific research journals are in English. Most other languages have borrowed many English words.
Why did English become the international language? In the middle of the nineteenth century, French was the international language. The Britain became very powerful in the world. England started colonies in North America and India in the seventeenth century. By 1900 England also had colonies in other parts of Asia, Africa and the South Pacific. The people in the colonies had to use English. Slowly it became more important than French internationally. After the Second World War, the United States became very powerful, and even more people began to learn English.
Is English a good international language? It has more words than any other language. The grammar is simpler than in other major languages. However, English spelling is difficult. Foreigners all have trouble spelling English. So do native speakers!
Since 1880, people have invented over fifty artificial (not natural) languages. No one speaks them as a native language. However, none of them has ever become popular. Some people don’t want to study English, but it is the international language. There is no way to change that now.
【小题1】English is the native language of ______.
A.South Africa | B.Australia | C.All of Canada | D.Malaysia |
A.1600s | B.1800s | C.1700s | D.1900s |
A.The English grammar is simple in general. |
B.It has a good vocabulary. |
C.Its pronunciation sounds pleasant. |
D.It is difficult to spell correctly. |
A.it is necessary to invent a new language. |
B.English is the international language whether you like it or not |
C.English is much better than other languages |
D.English should be spoken all over the world |
As you are students of English, it’s very possible that you’ll be interested in England. That’s where the language was first spoken. But England is often called by other names. This often confuses people and I wonder if you know what these names mean. So, now I would like to tell you about this matter of names. I believe that you have heard people use the names—England, Britain or Great Britain. Let’s see what each of these names means.
If you look at a map of Europe, you’ll see a group of islands--one larger island off the northwest coast, one smaller and many tiny ones. These make up what is called the British Isles. The largest island of the British Isles is Britain. It is also called Great Britain. The smaller island is Ireland.
Britain is divided into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England. But sometimes the word “England” is used instead of “Britain”. Why so?
In ancient times, what is Britain now used to be three different countries. People in these different countries spoke different languages. Over many years the three countries became one. England is the largest and richest of the three and it has the most people. So the English people take it for granted that their own name stands for the whole island.
There’s another thing that confuses people: sometimes you may hear people say “the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”. That is the official name of the country. Northern Ireland is only one sixth of the island of Ireland. The rest of the island is an independent state, called the Republic of Ireland. So we have the names of “England”, “Britain”, “Great Britain”, and “the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”. Now do you know what each of them means?
【小题1】English was first spoken in ____.
A.Britain | B.England | C.Great Britain | D.Ireland |
A.Wales is the richest of the three. |
B.Scotland is the largest of the three. |
C.Sometimes England is used instead of Britain. |
D.Britain is the only name of the largest island of British Isles. |
A.part of Britain |
B.part of British Isles |
C.the official name of the whole country |
D.the largest country of all mentioned in the passage |
A.Students of English |
B.Different Names of England |
C.Different Languages Spoken in England |
D.The Republic of Ireland |
As you are students of English, it’s very possible that you’ll be interested in England. That’s where the language was first spoken. But England is often called by other names. This often confuses people and I wonder if you know what these names mean. So, now I would like to tell you about this matter of names. I believe that you have heard people use the names—England, Britain or Great Britain. Let’s see what each of these names means.
If you look at a map of Europe, you’ll see a group of islands--one larger island off the northwest coast, one smaller and many tiny ones. These make up what is called the British Isles. The largest island of the British Isles is Britain. It is also called Great Britain. The smaller island is Ireland.
Britain is divided into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England. But sometimes the word “England” is used instead of “Britain”. Why so?
In ancient times, what is Britain now used to be three different countries. People in these different countries spoke different languages. Over many years the three countries became one. England is the largest and richest of the three and it has the most people. So the English people take it for granted that their own name stands for the whole island.
There’s another thing that confuses people: sometimes you may hear people say “the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”. That is the official name of the country. Northern Ireland is only one sixth of the island of Ireland. The rest of the island is an independent state, called the Republic of Ireland. So we have the names of “England”, “Britain”, “Great Britain”, and “the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”. Now do you know what each of them means?
【小题1】English was first spoken in ____.
A.Britain | B.England | C.Great Britain | D.Ireland |
A.Wales is the richest of the three. |
B.Scotland is the largest of the three. |
C.Sometimes England is used instead of Britain. |
D.Britain is the only name of the largest island of British Isles. |
A.part of Britain |
B.part of British Isles |
C.the official name of the whole country |
D.the largest country of all mentioned in the passage |
A.Students of English |
B.Different Names of England |
C.Different Languages Spoken in England |
D.The Republic of Ireland |