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    Is it possible that people of the world today could agree upon a single international language that everyone would be able to speak and understand?

    In the UN, there are five (1) languages English, Chinese, (2), French and Spanish. How about (3) one of them into an international language? (4) has been worked on for this (5), A basic word list of 850 English words (6) Basic English was made. These are the only (7) in the entire (全部的) list: “come, go, give, keep ,let, do, put, make, say, be, seem may, will, have, send”. Writing in Basic English may (8) you to use a greater number of (9) as in having to say“ it came to my (10)” instead of “I hear” but you can still (11) anything you want to with just 850 (12) words and a few suffixes and prefixes(后缀和前缀). This is a much smaller (13) of words to have to (14) than the ordinary number (15) to the students of a foreign (16).

    But people have always had a (17) to do more than simply “tell it (18) it is ”. Language is for reporting (19) one’s work, For this, a language needs idioms, needs (20) of grammar and style that reflect (反映) its (21) and development just as a (22) needs eyebrows (眉毛) Is there some special reason (23) our lips should be a different colour from the (24) of our face? Perhaps not, but this is how people real people are. For communication between people, languages in all diversity (多样化) will (25) to reflect the growth and soul of the societies that speak them.

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　　Suppose you are twenty. It means you have spent at least 20,000 hours in front of the TV set. From now on, it will increase 10,000 hours every tenth year. I was told that a college student might use 5,000 hours to receive a degree of bachelor（学士）and that 10,000 hours might train an engineer or a scientist, meanwhile he’d be able to master several languages skillfully.

　　Television makes your attention disconcentrated. If one meets with something interesting, it will have a continuous effect on him. Even though the most meaningless and dullest programme will also give those who are idle（无所事事的）mysterious feelings.

　　Television wears down your fighting will by giving you continuous satisfaction and wasting your time without any pain. It is re-ported that in the United States nowadays about 30 million grown-ups are half-illiterate persons, who can not properly read or write advertisement they need, they even can not understand medicine introduction.

1. The writer thought it ________ to avoid the influence（影响）from television.

[　　]

A. easy　　　B. hard　　　C. merry　　　D. unimportant

2. Using ________ hours, a university can make a student an engineer. 

[　　]

A. one thousand　　　B. five thousand

C. one million　　　 D. ten thousand

3. According to this passage, ________ makes your attention dis-concentrated.

[　　]

A. increasing number of hours

B. your being excited

C. mastering languages skillfully

D. often watching television

4. You keep interested because ________.

[　　]

A. you are idle

B. the television is of no effect

C. the programme is meaningless

D. the television affects you

5. Television wears down your fighting will. That is to say, ________.

[　　]

A. your fighting will get weaker and weaker

B. your fighting will get stronger and stronger

C. you will rise up against television

D. you will like more television programmes

The iPhone, the iPad: each of Apple’s products sounds cool and has become a fad(一时的风尚). Apple has cleverly taken advantage of the power of the letter “i” —and many other brands are following suit. The BBC’s iPlayer —which allows Web users to watch TV programs on the Internet —adopted the title in 2008. A lovely bear —popular in the US and UK—that plays music and video is called “iTeddy”. A slimmed-down version of London’s Independent newspaper was launched last week under the name “i”.
　 In general, single-letter prefixes(前缀) have been popular since the 1990s, when terms such as e-mail and e-commerce first came to use.
　 Most “i” products are targeted at young people and considering the major readers of Independent’s “i”, it’s no surprise that they’ve selected this fashionable name.
　　　 But it’s hard to see what’s so special about the letter “i”. Why not use “a”, “b”, or “c” instead? According to Tony Thorne, head of the Language Center at King’s College. London, “i” works because its meaning has become ambiguous. When Apple uses “i”, no one knows whether it means Internet, information, individual or interactive, Thorne told BBC Magazines. “Even when Apple created the iPod, it seems it didn’t have one clear definition,” he says.
　 “However, thanks to Apple, the term is now associated with portability(轻便),” adds Thorne.
　 Clearly the letter “i” also agrees with the idea that the Western World is centered on the individual. Each person believes they have their own needs, and we love personalized products for this reason.
　 Along with “Google” and “blog”, readers of BBC Magazines voted “i” as one of the top 20 words that have come to define the last decade.
　 But as history shows, people grow tired of fads. From the 1900s to 1990s, products with “2000” in their names became fashionable as the year was associated with all things advanced and modern. However, as we entered the new century, the trend inevitably（不可避免地） disappeared.
62. We can infer that the Independent’s “i” is aimed at　　　　 .
A. young readers　 　　 B. old readers　 C. fashionable women　 　 D. engineers

63. The underlined word “ambiguous” means　　　　 .
A. popular　　　　　　　　　 B. uncertain　　　　　 C. certain　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. unique
64. Nowadays, the “i” term often reminds people of the products which are　　　　 .
A. recyclable　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. environmentally friendly

C. advanced　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. easy to carry or move
65. The writer suggests that __________ .
A. the popularity of “i” products may not last long　
B. “i” products are often of a high quality
C. the letter “b” replaces letter “i” to name the products
D. iTeddy is a live bear

　 You may think that sailing is difficult, but it is really not hard to learn it. You do not need to be strong. But you need to be quick. And you need to understand a few basic rules about the wind.

　 First, you must ask yourself, “Where is the wind coming from? Is it coming from ahead or behind or from the side?” You must think about this all the time on the boat. The wind direction tells you what to do with the sail(帆).

　 Let’s start with the wind blowing from behind. This means the wind and the boat are going in the same direction. Then you must always keep the sail outside the boat. It should be at a 90° angle (角度) to the boat. Then it will catch the wind best.

　 If the wind is blowing from the side, it is blowing across the boat. In this case, you must keep the sail half way outside the boat. It should be at a 45° angle to the boat. It needs to be out far enough to catch the wind. but it shouldn’t flap (摆动). It shouldn’t look like a flag on a flagpole. If it is flapping, it is probably out too far, and the boat will slow down.

　 Sailing into the wind is not possible. If you try, the sail will flap and the boat will stop. You may want to go in that direction. It is possible, but you can’t go in a straight line. You must go first in one direction and then in another. This is called tacking. When you are tacking, you must always keep the sail inside the boat.

64. What should you consider first while sailing?

　 A. Sailors’ strength.

　 B. Wave levels.

　 C. Wind directions.

　 D. Size of sails.

65. What does the word “It” underlined in Paragraph 4 refer to?

　 A. The sail.

　 B. The wind.

　 C. The boat.

　 D. The angle.

66. What do you have to do when sailing against the wind?

　 A. Move in a straight line.

　 B. Allow the sail to flap.

　 C. Lower the sail.

　 D. Tack the boat.

A strange woman comes to my door one day in early March.It’s a rich area so we often have people selling things door to door，dusters，make?up，frozen foods—but she doesn’t look like a professional saleswoman.She hasn’t got the patter(喋喋不休) either.She just smiles shyly and puts a card in my hand：“Amy Turner.Pet Portraits Undertaken.”

I run my fingernail along the cheap gold edge of the card and look at her，waiting for an explanation.

“I’ll paint any animal in the comfort of your own home.”Amy Turner says.“Wouldn’t you like a nice picture of your loved one？I’ve had experience of dogs，cats，parrots，prize bulls...”

“Prize bulls！”I can’t help looking up and down our street.The thought of any of my neighbours keeping bulls in their back gardens makes me smile.

“I don’t have any animals，”I say as we look past each other.She must be wishing some little cat or dog would come running down the hall to give the game away and it is the first chance I’ve had to smell the air outside.It is one of those spring mornings when you wake up and find winter’s gone.Even the camellia in the garden opposite has flowered overnight，pink blossoms which look shocking against the quiet greens and greys.

“Why are you still in your dressing gown？”Amy says，turning her attention back to me.“It’s nearly lunchtime.Are you ill？”

“I’m fine，”I lie.I’m not going to tell a stranger I’ve just been sick in the toilet upstairs and would still be sticking my fingers down my throat if the doorbell hadn’t rung.But now I’m not sure what to do next.Amy is still standing there.She_doesn’t_seem_to_think_that_not_having_a_pet_is

_a_good_enough_excuse.

“I’m starving.”she says and I smile politely，nodding the way you do before you say goodbye.

“No，”she puts her foot in the door.“I’m really starving.I’ve had nothing to eat for two days and no one has any pets for me to paint.I need some food or I’ll faint，right here on your doorstep.”

I stand to one side and let her in.

1．According to the text，what does a professional saleswoman usually do?

A．Sells things door to door with her cards.

B．Never puts a card into people’s hands.

C．Tries to talk people into buying her things.

D．Smiles，hands her cards and walks away.

2．What does the underlined word “one” in the third paragraph stand for?

A．Dog. 　　　　B．Child.　　　　　 C．Pet. 　　　　　D．Cat.

3．From the text we know that Amy is a ________.

A．young baby?sitter 　 B．poor beggar　 C．professional salesgirl D．poor painter

4．What does the writer mean by saying “She doesn’t seem to think that not having a pet is a good enough excuse.”？

A．It seems that she doesn’t want to leave.

B．She wants the writer to give another excuse.

C．She is sure there is a pet in the house.

D．She thinks that not having a pet is a bad thing.