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　　People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. Each contains (包括) many thousands of words. But we do not need all these. To read short stories, you need to know only about two thousand words. Before you leave school, you will learn only one thousand more.

　　The words you know are called your vocabulary (词汇). You should try to make your vocabulary bigger. Read as many books as you can. There are plenty of books written in easy English for you to read. You will enjoy them. When you meet a new word, find it in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your most useful book. Choose the correct answer.

1．The number of different languages spoken is about ________.

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2．Before you leave your school, you'll learn ________.

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A．only about two thousand words

B．five hundred thousand words

C．three or four thousand words

D．only one thousand more words

3．Each language usually contains ________.

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4．To make your vocabulary bigger, you must ________.

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A．read as many books as possible

B．get as many dictionaries as you can

C．buy plenty of books

D．have a very large English dictionary

5．You will enjoy ________.

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A．your vocabulary

B．the books written in easy English

C．your dictionary

D．finding new words in a dictionary

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　British people have a lot of customs and habits．Being English learners，the middle school students should learn something about them．Three“INGS” are the most famous．The three“INGS” mean betting（打赌），drinking，tipping．The ending for each of which is ING．

　　We know that the British people are great lovers of betting．They bet on many things，but they bet mainly on sports activities，such as horse-racing．It is a gambling sport（赌）．This means that they will risk money on a race or on some other events of which the result is doubtful．Not only the amount of the betted money but also the number of the people who take part in it is very large．

　　Drinking is another habit of the British people．Most men have the habit of drinking beer，wine and so on．They also drink tea．Their drinking habits are so normal that they have it in pubs，inns，and restaurants from 11∶00 a．m．to 3∶00 p．m．and again from 5∶00 p．m．to 10∶30 p．m．But usually the hours are different in different places．Every day they have two twenty-minute tea breaks，one is in the morning，the other in the afternoon，during which people stop their work and drink tea．It is reported that the British people use up a quarter of the world total of the tea goods．

　　Tipping is the last of the three．It means you should give a certain amount of money to the person who has served you．The number of the money depends on the type and extent（程度）of the service you have received．In the hotels，a service charge of 10 to 15 percent will be added to your bill，and you might give something extra to the porter（侍从）who carries your bags，and you might give some more money to your taxi-driver besides your payment for the travel．

1．From the habit of betting，we can see that the British people ________．

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A．are fond of riding horses

B．are interested in sports activities

C．make a decision by betting

D．enjoy arguing what will happen by betting

2．Which of the following is right？

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A．All the British people have the habit of drinking beer，wine and tea．

B．The British people spend 8 hours drinking in pubs，inns and restaurants every day．

C．The British people have a break for tea at work every day．

D．The British people drink only twice a day．

3．In Britain you should give a certain amount of money to the ________if he has served you．

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This is a rabbit. It is running into its hole. You will say, “What has this to do with language?” Can you see the rabbit’s tail? When a rabbit sees something dangerous, it runs away. Its white tail moves up and down as it rurns and warns other rabbits that there is danger. The rabbit has told them something without making sound. It has given them a signal.

Many other animals use this kind of language. For example, when a bee has found some food, it goes back to its home. It cannot tell the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does a little dance in the air.

____53____ A dog barks when a stranger comes near. Some birds make several different sounds, each with its own meaning. Sometimes we human beings speak in the same way by making sounds like “Oh!” or “Ah!” when we are frightened or pleased.

But we have something that no animal has a large number of words that have the meanings of things, actions, feeling or ideas. We are able to give each other information, to tell or inform other people what is in our mind or how we feel. ____54___ No animal has the wonderful power of language.

____55____ Perhaps he began by making sounds like those made by animals. Perhaps he made low rough sounds like a pig when he lifted something heavy. Perhaps he made sounds like those he heard all round him --- water splashing(溅), bee humming（发出嗡嗡声）, a stone falling to the ground. Somehow he learned to make words. As the centuries went by, he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language.

____56____ Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. Each contains many thousand words. A very large English dictionary, for example, contains four or five hundred thousand words. But we do not need all these. To read a book you need to know only about two thousand words. Before you leave school, you will learn only a few thousand more.

根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D、E中选出最适合放入短文空缺处的选项，并将序号及相应答案写在答题纸上。选项中有一项是多余选项。

A.     Some animals say things by making sounds.

B.      No one knows how man learned to make words.

C.      People living in different countries made different kinds of words.

D.     Some people are good at listening to and communicating with animals.

E.      By writing words down we can remember things that have happened, or send messages to people far away.

The words you know are called your vocabulary(词汇). You should try to make your vocabulary bigger. Read as many books as you can. There are plenty of books written in easy English for you to read. You will enjoy them. When you meet a new word, find it in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your most useful book. Choose the correct answer.

1. The number of different languages spoken is about________.

    A. 150 　　　　　　　　 B. 1500 　　　　　　   C. 500 　　　　　　　　 D. 15000

2. Before you leave your school, you’ll learn________.

A. only about two thousand words　　　　　　  B. five hundred thousand words

    C. three or four thousand words       D. only one thousand more words

3. Each language usually contains________.

    A. two thousand words 　　　　　　　　　　  　　 B. hundreds of words

C, different kinds of words    　　　　    D. many thousands of words

4. To make your vocabulary bigger, you must________.

    A. read as many books as possible 　　  B. get as many dictionaries as you can

    C. buy plenty of books 　　　　　　   　　D. have a very large English dictionary

5. You will enjoy________.

    A. your vocabulary 　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. the books written in easy English

    C. your dictionary 　　　　　　　　　　  　　D. finding new words in a dictionary

People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. Each contains(包括)many thousands of words. But we do not need all these. To read short stories, you need to know only about two thousand words. Before you leave school, you will learn only one thousand more.

The words you know are called your vocabulary(词汇). You should try to make your vocabulary bigger. Read as many books as you can. There are plenty of books written in easy English for you to read. You will enjoy them. When you meet a new word, find it in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your most useful book. Choose the correct answer.

1. The number of different languages spoken is about________.

    A. 150 　　　　　　　　 B. 1500 　　　　　　   C. 500 　　　　　　　　 D. 15000

2. Before you leave your school, you’ll learn________.

A. only about two thousand words　　　　　　  B. five hundred thousand words

    C. three or four thousand words       D. only one thousand more words

3. Each language usually contains________.

    A. two thousand words 　　　　　　　　　　  　　 B. hundreds of words

C, different kinds of words    　　　　    D. many thousands of words

4. To make your vocabulary bigger, you must________.

    A. read as many books as possible 　　  B. get as many dictionaries as you can

    C. buy plenty of books 　　　　　　   　　D. have a very large English dictionary

5. You will enjoy________.

    A. your vocabulary 　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. the books written in easy English

    C. your dictionary 　　　　　　　　　　  　　D. finding new words in a dictionary