【题目】Every day, 340 million people speak it. One billion people are learning it and it is said that by 2050, half of the world’s population will be using it. What are we talking about? That is the global language—English.

The English language started in Britain in the 5th century. It is a mixed language. It was built up when German. Scandinavian and French invaders settled in England and created a common language for communication.

Today it is the official language of the UK, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and Ireland as well as many islands in the Caribbean. Many other countries and regions use it for politics and business, for example, India. Pakistan, Nigeria and the Philippines. English is also one of the official languages of Hong Kong.

But global advertising and pop music mean that in most countries, you will see or hear some English. Thanks to McDonalds, we all know about “burgers”. “fries” and “milkshakes”. Songs by Madonna, Britney Spears and Celine Dion are in English. We can sing along, even if we do not understand what we are singing!

English is a messy (杂乱的) language. Every year, dictionaries include new words that talk about popular culture, for example, computer-related words such as "blogging", "download" and "chartroom". Also included are words that teenagers use. Who does not know “cool”, “OK” and “hello”? Other languages also influence English. Many English words come from French. Words like “café” and expressions like “c'est la vie” (that is life) are all part of the English language. On the other hand, the French language includes English words like "le weekend" and "le camping". German words are also part of English. Words like "kindergarten" come from the German language.

Recently, British people have become interested in “yoga”. But the word comes from an ancient Hindu language in India.

【1】The English language has a history of ______.

A. over 2000 years B. over 1500 years

C. over 500 years D. over 1000 years

【2】The underlined expression “thanks to” can be replaced by ______.

A. as usual B. in order to

C. because of D. as if.

【3】 Which of the following statements is true about the language of English?

A. It has borrowed words from all the other languages.

B. It has been changing all the time.

C. French words are used by the English because dictionaries have French words.

D. Singers and film stars have the greatest influence on language.

【4】How many people in the world are using English now?

A. One billion people.

B. not mentioned above, but the number is growing rapidly.

C. almost all the people in the world.

D. 340 million.

【5】Many countries and regions use it for politics and business except______.

A. Norway B. Nigeria

C. the Philippines D. the USA

【题目】 One of the requirements for a fire is that the material _________ to its burning temperature.

A. is heated B. be heated

C. would be heated D. shall be heated

【题目】A well-developed class website can save teachers a lot of time in the long run, improving both student-teacher and parent-teacher communication while providing a repository(储藏室) of all classroom documents for future use. Although some extra time during the school year is required, once the site is up it needs just minor adjustments each new year. Have a question? Get an answer from online technology support now.

Decide which type of software you will use to create a class website. Microsoft has many applications that can be used to create websites, such as Publisher, Word and Expression Web. Some web hosting sites also have simple editing tools you can use instead of a formal program.

Find a place to host your class website. Your Internet provider often provides about some small space for a personal website for free, and many other free website hosting companies are on the Internet.

Consider using a template（模版）for your first attempt at website design. Most templates also come with a selection of color and graphics already in place so you can concentrate on content instead of design. It will contain basic sections with your specific class information.

Add content to your website. You need to have announcement sections for both parents and students, a syllabus or class rules area, homework assignments or a calendar, and maybe a links section for learning more about in-class topics and playing educational games.

Decorate your website with graphics, clip art, background, cool fonts（字体）and other decorative items. It’s best to find a theme you like, such as ducks or fire hydrants, and make your design elements all stick with your theme. If you think that is too attractive, go for an abstract look. Remember to keep it simple since too much color and graphics make a site look busy and detract from its usability.

【1】According to the article, a class website is of great help in ______.

A. playing computer games

B. storing class documents

C. communicating between students and teachers

D. reducing the teachers’ time to run the website

【2】When you first create your class website, you are advised to ______.

A. buy a small space for the website

B. put all the class information on it

C. make it as appealing and colorful as possible

D. focus more on some details rather than design

【3】The best title could be ______.

A. Advantages on Setting up A Class Website

B. Reasons for Setting up A Class Website

C. How to Decorate A Class Website

D. How to Create A Class Website

【4】The article is probably taken from a ______.

A. novel B. poster C. magazine D. guidebook

【题目】When you were looking for a reliable，honest auto mechanic（机修工），how did you find him？Before you went into that restaurant you recently tried，how did you know that it served great food？If you are like most people on the planet，you want to lower your risk of a big ugly surprise so you asked people you trust to refer to a business they trust. Marketers（营销人员）call this friendtofriend recognition of a business “wordofmouth”（口碑）advertising.

When you do a great job for your customer or a bad job，people are going to talk about your business. Unfortunately，because we humans seem to feel negative emotions more intensively（强烈地） than positive ones，we're more likely to tell more of our friends about bad experiences with a business than positive ones. Understand this：Customers believe their own experience. You can't make them believe that your company is wonderful when they felt they were treated badly.

So，to get positive wordofmouth going for your business in this servicebased economy，you've got to do a really outstanding job for everyone，exactly.

And when you do，you build a great reputation (名声). That takes time. But it forms a close link with your customers in a way that no advertising and no promotional（促销的）coupon(优惠券) ever could.

The good news is that because there are so many different businesses chasing after（追赶）your customers' money，people want to know whom they can trust. So people are going to be talking about you create a free sales force for your business—— an army of delighted customers who tell everyone that they know how good your company is to do business with. That's a great antidote (解药) to nonconfidence.

【1】According to the passage，whether we go to a place or not depends on ________.

A．business fames B．associates' recommendation

C．particular recognition D．media assistance

【2】The underlined word “refer to”in the first paragraph probably means ________.

A．说明 B．提及 C．提供参考 D．适用于

【3】The passage says that customers won’t believe the services are good until__________.

A．they get some promotional coupons

B．the business chase after their money

C．they themselves are treated well

D．they see the advertisement is good enough

【4】The underlined word “nonconfidence”in the last paragraph probably means ________.

A．service imperfection B．service advertisement

C．customers' protection D．customers' distrust

【5】What is the main topic of this passage?

A．A company can rely on its associates to survive.

B．A person should rely on his friends for business.

C．Advertising can make customers believe it's wonderful.

D．A good name will bring you money.

【题目】Like many other places in the world, recently, Indiana education officials decided that the schools of the state will not be required to teach handwriting skills to students any longer. Instead, they will focus their energies on teaching students how to type. Is handwriting still an important skill? An online survey received some surprising responses.

Handwriting is not necessary. Students only need to know how to read it, and the only time that they must write something is to make a signature. Why stress them more than they need to be stressed? We already put so much pressure on them to perform on state tests. —Rita

Children don’t write letters now. They send e-mails or text messages. A lot of those old ways are going away. How many bills do you pay by writing a check anymore? —Brown

Although my son is not comfortable with writing, I bought a workbook for him to practice his handwriting. Can you imagine being an adult and not being able to sign a document? —Susan

What a shame! I guess one day it will be a lost art, because handwriting is that personal and beautiful. It has personality —Anna

The school where I worked dropped handwriting several years ago. Unless the students have computers in class, they will not be able to take notes at high speed. I have to speak very slowly and stop after a sentence or two because many students write very slowly. —Helen

The same thing happened here in Tennessee this past year. I think it’s a shame. I just received a handwritten letter from my stepmother and it meant that she spent time sitting and writing. Such a letter brought me a good feeling. —Kathy

Children should still learn writing, for the sake of having a skill that all people can communicate with. I certainly appreciate a handwritten note of thanks or news from my children and grandchildren. —Ruth

【1】What is the passage mainly about?

A．Some advice by Indiana education officials.

B．The importance of learning typing in schools.

C．A discussion about the importance of handwriting.

D．The popularity of computers in schools.

【2】What both Rita and Brown have in common is that they believe .

A．It’s difficult for students to learn writing

B．In many cases, handwriting is useless.

C．Handwriting has caused many problems

D．Students show no interest in handwriting

【3】Which of the following isTRUE?

A．It’s of no use for students to learn writing at school.

B．Susan values her son’s handwriting very much.

C．Handwriting has already become a lost art.

D．Kathy doesn’t like the typed letters from others.

【4】In Kathy’s opinion, in a way, handwriting .

A．Could work as a feeling connection

B．Was her stepmother’s favorite

C．Was completely dropped in Tennessee

D．Brought much fun to her family

【5】What can we learn from the passage?

A．Typing had already replaced handwriting worldwide.

B．Susan’s son cannot write his own name by hand.

C．Ruth enjoys writing to her children and grandchildren.

D．Handwriting can make one different from others.

【题目】______ when we passed by its nest.

A. Up into the blue sky did the bird fly

B. Up into the blue sky flew the bird

C. Up into the blue sky the bird flew

D. Flew up into the blue sky the bird

【题目】The food ran out early, but______ the party was a success according to the guests present that evening.

A. therefore B. meanwhile C. otherwise D. however

【题目】It’s good to make mistakes, and here is why.

First of all, mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things. It’s always good to try new things because when you are trying new things you are growing. If you never try anything new, how can you improve? How can you expand? The simple answer is “You can’t.” Look around you. With very few exceptions, either everything you see in your world or every single detail of every single thing is the result of someone trying something new．

Another good thing about mistakes is this: When you are making mistakes, you are learning．Consider this: Edison failed 10,000 times before he perfected the light bulb. When asked how it felt to fail that many times, he said that he hadn’t failed 10,000 times, but rather had learned 10,000 things that didn’t work．

Finally, when you make a mistake you are much closer to success. Why? Because when all is said and done, you will have tried some numbers of things before you succeed．Every time you make a mistake you eliminate one of those things and are one step closer.But this all doesn’t mean that you should go ahead without considering the consequences（后果） of a mistake. Quite the contrary, when you try something new you have to be willing to set some reasonable limits so that in the event that it doesn’t work out the way you want it to, you will be in a position to try again．

We all have limited time and money so don’t blow them all on one approach to a problem. Realize that it probably won’t be perfect the first time and allocate （分配） these resources properly so you can learn, make corrections, and try it again．If you accept and use your mistakes in this way ,you can make great progress in your business and your career．

There is an old saying that goes, “If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not trying hard enough.”

So go ahead and make mistakes. And learn. And grow. And succeed．

【1】From the second paragraph, we can conclude that _______．

A．mistakes are unnecessary for development

B．we are afraid of trying new thing

C．it’s common for people to make mistakes

D．mistakes are better than not trying

【2】The underlined word “eliminate” means _______．

A．avoid B．remove C．accept D．solve

【3】According to the article, one thing you should pay attention to about making mistakes is_____．

A．avoiding making the same mistakes

B．accepting the punishment willingly

C．taking consequences into consideration

D．trying things out one by one

【4】What would the writer probably suggest we say to ourselves when we make a mistake?

A．Never mind, I can always try again．

B．I’d better stay out of trouble．

C．Ok! Now I can learn something．

D．Look at this mess. Anyone would be upset．

【题目】Isn't it amazing how one person，sharing one idea，at the right time and place can change the course of your life's history？This is certainly what happened in my life. When I was 14，I was a high school dropout (辍学学生) with learning disabilities.

One day I met an old man，a bum (流浪汉)．He asked me if I was running away from home，because I looked so ____.Then he told me he had something grand to show me and ____ with me. We walked to the downtown library.

The bum first brought a couple of old ____ and then started with a few statements that were very special and that changed my life. He said，“There are two things I want to ____ you. Number one is to never ____ a book by its cover，for a cover can fool you”．

He followed with，“I'll bet (打赌) you think I'm a bum，don't you？”

“Yes，I ____ so，sir.”

“Well，young man，I've got a little ____ for you. I am one of the ____ men in the world. I have probably everything any man could ever want. But a year ago，my wife ____，and since then I have been deeply reflecting on（思考）life. I realized there were certain things I had not yet experienced in life，one of ____ was what it would be like to live like a bum on the streets. For the past year，I have been going from city to city doing just that. So，you see，don't ever judge a book by its cover，for a cover can fool you.

“Number two is to learn how to read. For there is only one thing that people can't ____ away from you，your wisdom.” He ____ my right hand and put it upon the books he'd ____ from the shelves，the writings of Plato and Aristotle's everlasting（永恒）____ from ancient times. His ____ request was for me to never forget what he taught me.

【1】A. tired B．young C．familiar D．old

【2】A. share B．remain C．agree D．talk

【3】A. drinks B．stories C．novels D．books

【4】A. teach B．remind C．scold D．confuse

【5】A. read B．open C．judge D．start

【6】A. guess B．hope C．did D．wanted

【7】A. enjoyment B．shock C．surprise D．pleasure

【8】A. strongest B．healthiest C．happiest D．wealthiest

【9】A. died away B．passed away C．went out D．gave out

【10】A. them B．that C．where D．which

【11】A. take B．run C．get D．work

【12】A. shook B．grabbed C．examined D．checked

【13】A. bought B．sold C．lent D．pulled

【14】A. artists B．treasure C．classics D．words

【15】A. parting B．strict C．supportive D．special

【题目】阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Brother James Kimpton, an Englishman, has been planting trees for a lifetime and doesn't plan on ___ now. The __ of Reaching the Unreached (RTU) has been serving among the poorest and most ___ communities of India for the last 50 years.

It's difficult to ___ Brother Kimpton's work. He digs wells, builds homes, run schools, dresses wounds, helps the disabled, feeds the hungry, trains the unskilled, and shelters the ___ . At 27, he was sent on foreign duty to Sri Lanka. For 12 year, he taught in the slums(贫民窟). In 1964 when the government ordered all foreigners to leave the country, he caught a ship to India and travelled to the city of Madurai. “The_ I got there I knew I’d come home.”

Brother Kimpton founded an orphanage(孤儿院)in Madurai, a huge ___ modeled after Nebraska's Boys Town. But this was only a __ The suffering and ___ he saw in India led him to start RTU. What began as a single, modest medical ___ has today developed into a diverse network of highly efficient programs __ at comprehensive and sustainable (可持续的)rural development.

There're many ___ at RTU. As an architect, artist, educator，economist, medical worker, James did a lot: over 2000 ____ have been dug in this area bringing clean, safe water to the villages; over 6000 homes have been built and __ to the very poor; daycare centers have been______ that now feed and treat close to 2000 poor children every day; over 2000 receive span>___ education in the schools he built and runs...

In his last ___ , Brother Kimpton has requested to be buried at Anbu Illam. Speaking to the audience gathered to ___ his 50th year of service in Asia, he said, “I'm an Indian ____ .”

He's smiling, but there's something in his words.

【1】A. expecting B. stopping C. continuing D. insisting

【2】A. sponsor B. assistant C. founder D. settler

【3】A. disadvantaged B. disappointed C. miserable D. unconcerned

【4】A. subscribe B. describe C. depress D. represent

【5】A. abandoned B. occupied C. respected D. abused

【6】A. point B. stage C. minute D. time

【7】A. community B. department C. team D. organization

【8】A. pausing B. beginning C. ending D. developing

【9】A. loneliness B. carefulness C. hopelessness D. helplessness

【10】A. clinic B. center C. office D. branch

【11】A. ashamed B. aimed C. astonished D. delighted

【12】A. dreams B. advantages C. wonders D. ambitions

【13】A. wells B. streams C. ponds D. lakes

【14】A. pick out B. figure out C. get away D. given away

【15】A. get out B. build up C. set up D. seek out

【16】A. strange B. free C. similar D. familiar

【17】A. will B. step C. process D. plan

【18】A. treat B. convey C. congratulate D. celebrate

【19】A. by choice B. by accident C. by chance D. by mistake

【20】A. guiding B. touching C. caring D. encouraging