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Is it possible that the people of the world today could agree upon a single international language that everyone would be able to speak and understand?
In the United Nations there are five official languages English, Chinese, Russian, French and Spanish. How about making one of them into an international language? English has been worked on for this purpose. A basic word list of about 850 English words named Basic English was made. These are the only verbs in the entire list:“come, go, give, keep, let, do, put, make, say, be, seem, may, will, have, send”. Writing in Basic English may require you to use a greater number of words——as in having to say“it came to my ears”instead of “I heard”——but you can still say anything you want to with about 850 different words and a few suffixes and prefixes. This is a much smaller number of words to have to memorize than the ordinary number offered to the students of a foreign language.
But people have always had a need to do more than simply“tell it as it is”. Language is for reporting not only one's work. For this, a language needs idioms, needs all kinds of grammar and style that reflect its history and development just as a person needs eyebrows. Is there some special reason why our lips should be a different color from our skin? Perhaps not, but this is how people——real people——are. For communication between people, languages in all diversity(各种各样)will remain to reflex the growth and soul of the societies that speak them.
(1)If we write a composition in Basic English, it will be ________.
[ ]
A．longer than usual
B．shorter than usual
C．hard for us to express what we want to
D．able to express ourselves in different style as we like to
(2)In the passage“tell it as it is”means ________.
[ ]
A．people can use Basic English to say what they want to
B．people think Basic English can express what they see or hear
C．people say what they want to according to the fact
D．tell something they like to
(3)This passage begins with a question. According to the writer's opinion, the answer to the question may be“________.”
[ ]
A．It will be possible in the future
B．It seems to be possible if people agree to use Basic English
C．It seems impossible that people can use a simple language to express themselves in various lives
D．It is impossible except that the five official UN languages are used at the same time
(4)Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
[ ]
A．The words used in Basic English are strictly limited to 850, and nothing more.
B．Basic English seems not to be so easy to learn.
C．Basic English can be used to express our complicated thought easily.
D．Basic English is not a natural development of the English language.
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Is it possible that the people of the world today could agree upon a single international language that everyone would be able to speak and understand?
In the United Nations there are five official languages English, Chinese, Russian, French and Spanish. How about making one of them into an international language? English has been worked on for this purpose. A basic word list of about 850 English words named Basic English was made. These are the only verbs in the entire list:“come, go, give, keep, let, do, put, make, say, be, seem, may, will, have, send”. Writing in Basic English may require you to use a greater number of words——as in having to say“it came to my ears”instead of “I heard”——but you can still say anything you want to with about 850 different words and a few suffixes and prefixes. This is a much smaller number of words to have to memorize than the ordinary number offered to the students of a foreign language.
But people have always had a need to do more than simply“tell it as it is”. Language is for reporting not only one's work. For this, a language needs idioms, needs all kinds of grammar and style that reflect its history and development just as a person needs eyebrows. Is there some special reason why our lips should be a different color from our skin? Perhaps not, but this is how people——real people——are. For communication between people, languages in all diversity(各种各样)will remain to reflex the growth and soul of the societies that speak them.
(1)If we write a composition in Basic English, it will be ________.
[ ]
A．longer than usual
B．shorter than usual
C．hard for us to express what we want to
D．able to express ourselves in different style as we like to
(2)In the passage“tell it as it is”means ________.
[ ]
A．people can use Basic English to say what they want to
B．people think Basic English can express what they see or hear
C．people say what they want to according to the fact
D．tell something they like to
(3)This passage begins with a question. According to the writer's opinion, the answer to the question may be“________.”
[ ]
A．It will be possible in the future
B．It seems to be possible if people agree to use Basic English
C．It seems impossible that people can use a simple language to express themselves in various lives
D．It is impossible except that the five official UN languages are used at the same time
(4)Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
[ ]
A．The words used in Basic English are strictly limited to 850, and nothing more.
B．Basic English seems not to be so easy to learn.
C．Basic English can be used to express our complicated thought easily.
D．Basic English is not a natural development of the English language.
查看习题详情和答案>>Last week, President Barack Obama gave a back- to-school speech to students at the Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Students in schools across the country also tuned in to watch the President's speech on TV. He stressed the importance of trying new things, working hard and believing in yourself.
While admitting that times are tough for families across the country, Obama reminded students that hard work now can mean big success later. “Nobody gets to write your destiny(命运）but you,” he said. “Your future is in your hands. Your life is what you make of it. And nothing—absolutely nothing—is beyond your reach."
Obama spoke about his own life, and lessons he learned from his mother, who had to remind him to stay focused on his studies. He told students the recipe (诀窍) for success: “Showing up to school on time. Paying attention in class. Doing your homework. Studying for exams. Staying out of trouble. ”
Obama encouraged students to embrace(欣然接受)what makes them different. “We shouldn't be embarrassed by the things that make us different,” he said. “We should be proud of them.”
He also suggested taking advantage of all of the opportunities at your school, and always being open to trying new things. “Just because you’re not the best at something today doesn't mean you can't be tomorrow,” he said. “Even if you don't think of yourself as a math person or as a science person—you can still excel in those subjects if you're willing to make the effort. And you may find out you have talents you’d never dreamed of.”
1.What does Obama mainly want to tell the students in Paragraph 2?
A. Some families are experiencing a hard time.
B. Different people have different destinies.
C. They can create their own future.
D. Those who don't study hard will achieve nothing.
2.In Paragraph 3, Obama tried to encourage the students by _______.
A. telling an interesting story
B. sharing the secret to success
C. telling his own life experience
D. referring to some famous people
3.Obama suggested the students should _________ .
A. not study hard for high marks
B. accept things that make them different
C. do what they are really interested in
D. not do things which are difficult for them
4.The underlined phrase “excel in” in the last paragraph means “_________”.
A. be careful with B. be attracted to
C. be interested in D. be good at
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Last week, President Barack Obama gave a back- to-school speech to students at the Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Students in schools across the country also tuned in to watch the President's speech on TV. He stressed the importance of trying new things, working hard and believing in yourself.
While admitting that times are tough for families across the country, Obama reminded students that hard work now can mean big success later. “Nobody gets to write your destiny(命运）but you,” he said. “Your future is in your hands. Your life is what you make of it. And nothing—absolutely nothing—is beyond your reach."
Obama spoke about his own life, and lessons he learned from his mother, who had to remind him to stay focused on his studies. He told students the recipe (诀窍) for success: “Showing up to school on time. Paying attention in class. Doing your homework. Studying for exams. Staying out of trouble. ”
Obama encouraged students to embrace(欣然接受)what makes them different. “We shouldn't be embarrassed by the things that make us different,” he said. “We should be proud of them.”
He also suggested taking advantage of all of the opportunities at your school, and always being open to trying new things. “Just because you’re not the best at something today doesn't mean you can't be tomorrow,” he said. “Even if you don't think of yourself as a math person or as a science person—you can still excel in those subjects if you're willing to make the effort. And you may find out you have talents you’d never dreamed of.”
- 1.
What does Obama mainly want to tell the students in Paragraph 2?
- A.Some families are experiencing a hard time
- B.Different people have different destinies
- C.They can create their own future
- D.Those who don't study hard will achieve nothing
- A.
- 2.
In Paragraph 3, Obama tried to encourage the students by _______
- A.telling an interesting story
- B.sharing the secret to success
- C.telling his own life experience
- D.referring to some famous people
- A.
- 3.
Obama suggested the students should _________
- A.not study hard for high marks
- B.accept things that make them different
- C.do what they are really interested in
- D.not do things which are difficult for them
- A.
- 4.
The underlined phrase “excel in” in the last paragraph means “_________”
- A.be careful with
- B.be attracted to
- C.be interested in
- D.be good at
- A.