第一节:阅读下面一篇短文,判断下列句子是否符合短文内容,符合的用"A”表示,不符合的用” B"表示。(共5 小题,计5分)

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     Edinburgh,the capital city of Scotland,is famous for ts festivals. There are twelve festivals around the year. Half of them are celebrated during the months of July and August. Thousands of people visit it. Here are some of the events (公 开活动) you can enjoy in Edinburgh.

Edinburgh International Festival

      The first Edinburgh International Festival was planned during World War U for artists to find hope and communicate with each other. Later,actors,musicians,dancers and singers from all over the world came over to give performances. 

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

This is one of the largest art festivals in the world. There are thousands of shows across the city. It was first held as a supplement (补充) to the Edinburgh International Festival. Then it developed very well. Anyone can perform in the festival and many artists take part in it. During the festival,you can go to the Royal Mile to watch performances for free.

Edinburgh International Book Festival

    It began in 1983. It is the largest book festival in the world. It is held every year in Charlotte Square Gardens in the centre of Edinburgh. There are over 700 events for kids and adults who love books. You,can meet many writers,talk to them or ask them to sign a book. Kids also like it because they can listen to stories and watch artists draw pictures of the stories.

41. In Edinburgh,six festivals are celebrated in July and August.

42. We can watch performances for free in the Royal Mile during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

43. The first Edinburgh International Festival was planned for artists to give performances.

44. The Edinburgh International Festival is a supplement to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

45. Kids like the Edinburgh International Book Festival because they can watch artists draw their favorite pictures.


   Language is always changing and developing. This isn’t a bad thing. If English hadn’t changed for a long time,we wouldn’t have words to describe telephones,washing machines,computers or some other new things.

   Language changes for several reasons. First,it changes because the needs of its speakers change. New technologies,new products,and new experiences need new words to express them clearly. Another reason for change is that different people have different language experiences. People use different sets of words and expressions,because they have different ages,jobs,education levels (水平) and so on.

   How does language develop then? On the one hand,many of the language changes begin with young people. When young people communicate with others of their own age,their language grows in grammar,words and expressions that are different from the older people's. Some have a short lifetime but others can influence the language for long. On the other hand,we get new words in many different ways. We borrow them from other languages;we create them by making words shorter or combining words and we make them out of proper names.

   Languages that don't change over time are consideped dead languages. The fact that English changes so much shows that it is alive and well.

71. What does the writer think of the change and development of language?

He thinks it is.

72. Why do people use different sets of words and expressions according to the passage?

Because their and education levels are different.

73. How many reasons for language changes are mentioned in the passage?

The writer mentions reasons.

74. How do young people help develop language?

They do it when they others of their own age.

75. What is considered a dead language according to the passage?

The one that over time is considered a dead language.

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