Can you remember the day when you spoke your first word? If you can, you are unusual. Try to imagine what first few months of your life were like. I am sure you just spent most of your time eating, sleeping and crying. As you grow older, you were awake more of the time. It took your parents more time to play with you and talk to you. You watched and listened curiously. You began to know that people made certain sounds to go with certain things.

Then you began to try making the sounds you heard. And step by step you were able to make the right sound for one thing.On that day you came to understand the secret of language. The secret is that a certain sound means a certain thing. One sound might be as good as another. But it is no good as a word unless everybody agrees on its meaning. Only when a group of people use the same set of sounds of things, can they understand each other. Then, and only then do these people have a LANGUAGE.

After you found the secret of language, you learned words. Some of the words meant things, such as BOOKS, CHAIRS and SHOES. Some words meant doing things, such as GO and SWIM. And other words describe things, such as GOOD and DIRTY. Soon you learned to put words together to express one’s idea, such as “I want to go out and play with my friends.” This is language. By means of language people can communicate. So we say languages are means of communication.

1.When you were a little baby, you_________.

2.The secret of language is that___________.

3.You could learn words__________.

4.The aim in using language is___________.

阅读理解

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中选出最佳选项。

If you have made an agreement to go out to eat with someone, you should be clear who is paying. If the other suggests you have lunch with him or her, you might simply say something like this:“I'm afraid it'll have to be some place inexpensive as I have very little money.”The other person may say,“OK, I'll meet you at McDonald's.”This means it is agreed that each person pays for his own meal, i. e. that you “go Dutch”. If the person says,“Oh, no. I'll take you to lunch in a little restaurant I like very much,”it means that the person wants to pay the bill for both of you. If you feel friendly towards this person, there's no reason why you should not accept this invitation by simply saying “Thank you. That would be very nice.”If a person invites you to his or her home for a meal, it's understood that person is paying. If you invite someone to your home, it's understood that you are buying the food. If you want to invite someone out for lunch, you must also make yourself clear by saying, perhaps,“I'd like to take you to lunch tomorrow at the Hostess Inn Coffee Shop”(meaning you plan to buy the food) or“let's have lunch together tomorrow at Burger King. It's on me.”American women used to expect men to pay for all meals, but today most women will pay for themselves. However, you should always make your position clear. Being clear is the polite thing to do. It is lack of clarity (明了) that causes loss of face in this situation.

1．According to the passage, if someone asks you to go out to eat, ________.

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A．it shows he wants to pay for you

B．it doesn't necessarily meant that he wants to pay for you

C．you should ask him to go out to eat next time

D．you should refuse him if you don't like him

2．The underlined part“go Dutch”means ________.

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A．each paying for himself

B．buying the food at a store

C．paying for the two of you

D．going to some inexpensive place

3．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

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A．Men are expected to pay for women when they are eating out.

B．One should accept another person's invitation if he isn't one's good friend.

C．“It's on me.”means“I'll pay for the meal.”

D．If you are invited to someone's house for a meal, you should bring some gifts.

3．In order not to lose face, ________.

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A．one should try to pay for others

B．one should not eat out without carrying a lot of money

C．one shouldn't let a woman pay for him

D．one should make oneself clear and understood

Can you remember the day when you spoke your first word? If you can, you are unusual. Try to imagine what first few months of your life were like. I am sure you just spent most of your time eating, sleeping and crying. As you grow older, you were awake more of the time. It took your parents more time to play with you and talk to you. You watched and listened curiously. You began to know that people made certain sounds to go with certain things.
Then you began to try making the sounds you heard. And step by step you were able to make the right sound for one thing.On that day you came to understand the secret of language. The secret is that a certain sound means a certain thing. One sound might be as good as another. But it is no good as a word unless everybody agrees on its meaning. Only when a group of people use the same set of sounds of things, can they understand each other. Then, and only then do these people have a LANGUAGE.
After you found the secret of language, you learned words. Some of the words meant things, such as BOOKS, CHAIRS and SHOES. Some words meant doing things, such as GO and SWIM. And other words describe things, such as GOOD and DIRTY. Soon you learned to put words together to express one’s idea, such as “I want to go out and play with my friends.” This is language. By means of language people can communicate. So we say languages are means of communication.
【小题1】When you were a little baby, you_________.

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

    阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

        Hsieh．a never--say--die young man，has mastered the technique of painting hy holding

   the paintbrush in his mouth．When he was sixteen，Hsieh had a terrible electrical accident．

   Both of his arms and the lower part of his right leg were cut off．He also lost sight in his

   rigllt eye．But Hsieh didn’t lose heart．He decided to learn art，and took the first difficult

    step toward changing his life．

        “At first．I tried to hoht a pen in my mouth．But I couldn’t control it，”Hsieh said，“Fi—nally，after trying over and over again，I learned tO write my OWn name．”

Learning to paint was even more difficuh．At first，every brushstroke he made caused

deep cuts in his mouth．It was ext remely painful．But Hsieh didn’t let the pain discourage

    him．“lnstead，I held the painlbrusb even tighter，”Hsieh explained in a firm voice．“l   

knew if I gave up．it would not only be the end of my painting，hut also the end of my

struggle for a better life．”No matter what the obstacle(障碍)is，Hsieh always manages to

find the bright side of the situation．

  Hsieh works hard tO inspire others．He is a tireless lecturer，giving about four hundred

formal speeches a year!“If a person like me can lead a happy life，”Hsieh explained，“why

would regular people feel unhappy?It doesn’t always take tWO arms tO achieve your dreams．

A11 it lakes is a warm heart．”

56．What happened tO Hsieh when he was young?

    A．He was struck by electricity．

    B．His left leg was hurt．

    C．He lost heart because of failure．

    D．He was ill for two months．

57．Which of the following is his character?

  A．Realistic thought．    B．Impressive works．

  C．Unexpected news．    D．Belief in SUCCESS．

58．Which is right?

    A．Hsieh once got the help from the government．

    B．Only such a person like Hsieh can succeed．

    C．He touched himself before he began to paint．

    D．It doesn’t always take tWO arms to realize one’S dream．

59．Which is the best title of the passage?

  A．How to learn painting．    B．A painter without hands．

  C．A man who was hurt．     D．How to make oneself well—known．

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

    阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

        Hsieh．a never--say--die young man，has mastered the technique of painting hy holding

   the paintbrush in his mouth．When he was sixteen，Hsieh had a terrible electrical accident．

   Both of his arms and the lower part of his right leg were cut off．He also lost sight in his

   rigllt eye．But Hsieh didn’t lose heart．He decided to learn art，and took the first difficult

    step toward changing his life．

        “At first．I tried to hoht a pen in my mouth．But I couldn’t control it，”Hsieh said，“Fi—nally，after trying over and over again，I learned tO write my OWn name．”

Learning to paint was even more difficuh．At first，every brushstroke he made caused

deep cuts in his mouth．It was ext remely painful．But Hsieh didn’t let the pain discourage

    him．“lnstead，I held the painlbrusb even tighter，”Hsieh explained in a firm voice．“l   

knew if I gave up．it would not only be the end of my painting，hut also the end of my

struggle for a better life．”No matter what the obstacle(障碍)is，Hsieh always manages to

find the bright side of the situation．

  Hsieh works hard tO inspire others．He is a tireless lecturer，giving about four hundred

formal speeches a year!“If a person like me can lead a happy life，”Hsieh explained，“why

would regular people feel unhappy?It doesn’t always take tWO arms tO achieve your dreams．

A11 it lakes is a warm heart．”

56．What happened tO Hsieh when he was young?

    A．He was struck by electricity．

    B．His left leg was hurt．

    C．He lost heart because of failure．

    D．He was ill for two months．

57．Which of the following is his character?

  A．Realistic thought．    B．Impressive works．

  C．Unexpected news．    D．Belief in SUCCESS．

58．Which is right?

    A．Hsieh once got the help from the government．

    B．Only such a person like Hsieh can succeed．

    C．He touched himself before he began to paint．

    D．It doesn’t always take tWO arms to realize one’S dream．

59．Which is the best title of the passage?

  A．How to learn painting．    B．A painter without hands．

  C．A man who was hurt．     D．How to make oneself well—known．