First Frenchman: I once heard someone shout，“Look out.” I put my head out of the window and a bucket of water fell on me.It seems that “Look out” may mean “Don’t look out.”

　 Second Frenchman: I was once on a ship and heard the captain shout，“All hands on deck.I put my hands on the deck and someone walked on them.”

　 Third Frenchman: I once went early in the morning to the doctor’s and his nurse came to the door and said，“He’s not up yet.Come back in half an hour.” When I went a second time for him，she said，“He’s not down yet.” I had to go away again.Later I thought the doctor should be in the house in the evening，so I went there once more.“Oh，how sorry I am! He’s not in! I’d better tell him to wait for you if you could come tomorrow.” said the nurse.“Well! He’s not up，he is not down，and he is not in.Please tell me where he stays！” I said angrily.

1.When the first Frenchman heard someone shout “Look out.”，here “Look out” means 　 “　　　 ”.

　 A.Put your head out 　　　　　　 B.Take care

　 C.Hurry up 　　　　　　　　　　　 D.Help me

2.When the captain shouted“All hands on deck.”，what he meant is 　　　　.

　 A.to put your both hands on deck

　 B.to put up your hands

　 C.to give your hands to me

　 D.that “All the sailors (船员) on deck”

3.When the nurse said “He’s not up yet.”，she meant that 　　　　.

　 A.he has not stood up yet　　　　　　 B.he has not got up yet

　 C.he has not woken up yet　　　　　　 D.he has not come downstairs yet

4.When the third Frenchman went back for the second time，the doctor 　　　　.

　 A.was still in an upstairs room　　　 B.was reading

　 C.was having his breakfast　　　　　　 D.was washing himself

5.Which do you think is the best title (标题) for the passage?

　 A.Three Frenchmen　　　　　　　 B.Three French Stories

　 C.What a Language!　　　　　　　　 D.The English Language

When sailors are allowed ashore after a long time at sea, they sometimes get drunk and cause trouble. For this reason, the navy ___1___ has its police in big ports. Whenever sailors cause trouble, the police come and ___2___ them.　　

One day, the police in a big seaport received a telephone call ___3___ a bar in the town. The barman said that a big sailor had got drunk and ___4___ the furniture in the bar. The officer in charge of the police guard that evening said that he would come immediately.　　

Now, officers who ___5___ and punish the sailors ___6___ drunk usually chose ___7___ policeman they could find to go with them. ___8___ this particular officer did not do this. ___9___, he chose the smallest and ___10___ man he could find to go to the bar with him and ___11___ the sailor.　　

Another officer who ___12___ there was surprised when he saw the officer of the guard chose such a small man. ___13___ he said to him, “Why ___14___ you take a big man with you? You have to fight the sailor who ___15___.”　　

“Yes, you are ___16___ right,” answered the officer of the guard. “That is exactly ___17___ I am taking this small man. If you see two policemen coming ___18___ you, and one is ___19___ the other, which one ___20___ you attack?”　　

1. A. always   B. seldom       C. forever       D. sometimes　　

2. A. meet with      B. deal with    C. see     D. judge　　

3. A. about     B. from   C. in       D. of　　

4. A. was breaking B. was ordering      C. was moving       D. was dusting　　

5. A. would go       B. might beat  C. dared to fight     D. had to go　　

6. A. slightly   B. not at all     C. heavily       D. much more　　

7. A. the biggest     B. the youngest      C. the bravest D. the experienced　　

8. A. In fact    B. But     C. So      D. And　　

9. A. Instead   B. Therefore   C. Although    D. Then　　

10. A. good-looking       B. weakest-looking　    C. ugly-looking    D. strongest-looking　　

11. A. seize     B. kill      C. get rid of    D. catch up with　　

12. A. will go  B. had come   C. would start off          D. happened to be　　

13. A. Yet       B. But     C. So      D. Then　　

14. A. don’t    B. couldn’t     C. can’t   D. do　　

15. A. looks strong B. is drunk      C. seems rude D. is dangerous　　

16. A. all B. very    C. too     D. quite　　

17. A. how     B. what   C. why    D. that　　

18. A. up B. at C. before D. towards　　

19. A. not smaller than   B. as big as　　       C. as small as D. much smaller than

20. A. could    B. will     C. do      D. can　　

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　New Zealand is an English-speaking country．But the government recognizes 　1　 language, too．This is the Maori language（毛利语）．The English 　2 　began to visit New Zealand after 1770．They found a 　3 　people living there．These were the Maoris,　　 　4 　had come from islands in the Pacific Ocean 400 years before．

　For a long time the 　5 　government was not interested in these faraway islands．It was 　6 　a British colony（殖民地）．As a 　7 　, more and more British settlers came．

　The Maoris were　　 　　　8 　to the first settlers．But soon the new settlers wanted 　9　

land．So in 1844 there was fighting 　10 　them．This was the first of several wars between the two　　 　　　11 　．The next fifty years were very bad for the Maoris．Many were 　12 　in the wars．Many more died from new disease 　13 　by the British．In 1840 there were perhaps 200,000 Maoris．By 1859 this number had 　14 　to 42,000．

　However, this century the two peoples have lived in 　15 　．For many years the “British”New Zealanders looked 　16　 upon the Maoris．　17 　in recent years, they have had equal 　18 　, and the Maori language is one of the languages of the country with 　19 　．Today there are about a quarter of a million Maoris, that is, about 9% of the　 20 　．

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1-25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最　　　　 佳答案。　　

　　     When people have more money than they need for ordinary things they sometimes use their 1 money to travel and see 2 of the world. European people go to 3 and people from the East go to 4. Long before people traveled 5, ships went from one country to another 6 one　　　　 another. The men 7 in those old ships 8 use the stars and 9 to　　　　 help them find the way.10 they saw an island, they brought out their maps to see 11 the island was marked (作标记) on their maps. 12 it was not marked there, they knew that they 13 an island. If we compare the maps of today with 14 by the early sailors we will notice many　　　　 differences.

　　     These days 15 and the most convenient (便捷的) way to travel is by air. Some people who do not like cold weather fly to 16 place when the cold season comes. Their only problem is 17 if they move every year to　　　　 keep away from the cold 18 rainy season they need two 19 houses, one　　　　 for each half of the year. Some people like to travel by sea better 20 it gives them a chance 21 new friends. 22 natural way to travel is by land. If we have enough time to compare one place with another we will 23 that every two places are rather 24 each other. If we know both languages, we can have a better 25 of the differences between the　　　　 two countries.　　 　　 　　 　　

  1. A. spare　　 B. more　　 C. must　　D. most　　　　   ［　　 ］ 　　   2. A. other part　　　　　　B. other parts 　　 　　 C. the other part　　　　D. the other parts　　　　   ［　　 ］　　   3. A. east　　B. west　　   C. the East　　 D. the West  ［　　 ］ 　　   4. A. east　　B. the East   C. the West　　 D. the Europe　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　 ］　　   5. A. to please　　　　 B. for pleasure　　 　　 C. to be pleased　　 D. to be pleasant　　　　　　　　［　　 ］　　   6. A. to trade　　　　  B. to trade on　　 　　 C. to trade with　　 D.  to be trade　　　　　　　　  ［　　 ］ 　　   7. A. who sailing　　   B. whose sailor 　　 　　 C. that sailed　　   D. which sailed　　　　　　　　  ［　　 ］　　   8. A. used to　　　　   B. where used to　　 　　 C. would have to　　 D. needed　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　 ］　　   9. A. the water　　　　 B. the planets　　 　　 C. the sun　　　　   D. the moon　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　 ］　　   10. A. As　　　　　　   B. Now and then　　 　　  C. Each time　　　　D. From time to time　　　　　　 ［　　 ］ 　　   11. A. how　　　　　　  B. that 　　 　　  C. there　　　　　　D. whether　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　 ］　　   12. A. That　　　　　　 B. Unless　　 　　  C. If　　　　　　   D. Whether　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　 ］　　   13. A. discovered　　   B. could discover　　 　　  C. would discover   D. have discovered　　　　　　   ［　　 ］　　   14. A. that used　　　　B. that was used　　 　　  C. those used　　   D. those were used　　　　　　   ［　　 ］　　   15. A. quick　　　　　　B. a quicker 　　 　　  C. the quicker　　  D. the quickest　　　　　　　　  ［　　 ］　　   16. A. a warmer　　　　 B. the warmest 　　 　　  C. hot　　　　　　  D. the hottest　　　　　　　　   ［　　 ］　　   17. A. that　　　　　　 B. on condition that 　　 　　  C. how　　　　　　  D. whether　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　 ］　　   18. A. and　　　　　　  B. but 　　 　　  C. or　　　　　　   D. so well as　　　　　　　　　　［　　 ］　　   19. A. alone　　　　　　B. lonely　　 　　  C. separate　　　　 D. single　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　 ］　　   20. A. so　　　　　　   B. on account of　　 　　  C. because　　　　  D. because of　　　　　　　　　　［　　 ］　　   21. A. to make　　　　　　   B. to have 　　 　　  C. to be introduced　　  D. to get in touch with　　 ［　　 ］　　   22. A. Most　　　　　　　　  B. The most　　 　　  C. Best　　　　　　　　  D. The best　　　　　　　　 ［　　 ］　　   23. A. do a conclusion　　   B. make a conclusion　　 　　  C. have conclusion　　   D. draw the conclusion　　  ［　　 ］　　   24. A. different with　　　　B. different from　　 　　  C. the same as　　　　   D. looking like　　　　　　 ［　　 ］　　   25. A. information　　　　   B. situation　　 　　  C. knowledge　　　　　　 D. experience　　　　　　   ［　　 ］