No one knows how man learned to make words. Perhaps he began by making sounds like those made by animals. Perhaps he grunted like a pig when he lifted something heavy. Perhaps he made sounds like those he heard all round him—water splashing, bees humming, 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.

People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. Each contains four or five hundred thousand words. But we do not need all these. Only a few thousand words are used in everyday life. The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary larger. Read as many books as you can. There are plenty of books written in easy language. Your dictionary is your most useful book.

1. What do we mean by language?

A. Sounds made by man.???????

B. All the words made by man.

C. Different kinds of sound.?????

D. The way man learns.

2. Form the passage we know that long long ago________.

A. no one learned how to make sounds or words

B. animals taught man to learn the language

C. man learned the language by lifting heavy things, falling to the ground,and so on

D. man followed a lot of things in nature to make sounds and words

3. What is the number of languages spoken in the world today?

A. 500. ????????????? ????????????? B. 5,000.????????????? ????????????? C. 1,500.????????????? ????????????? D. 15,000.

4.In which sentence can the word "contain(s)" be put so that it is a right one?

A. I________ several dictionaries. ????????????? B. Sea water________ salt.

C. A dog _______ four legs.????? ????????????? D. Mr. Smith _____ glasses on his nose.

5. Which of the followings is the best if we want to make our vocabulary larger?

A. To read more books.????????????? ????????????? ???

B. To use the words in everyday life.

C. To use the words in class.????? ?????????????

D. To write the words.

The Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in other parts of the world. The traditional holiday is the most important to Chinese both at home and abroad.

1. Celebrations for the Spring Festival in the UK started in ___________.

A. 1890????????????? ????????????? ? ????????????? B. 1980????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C.2000????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D.2002

2. At the Spring Festival, American Chinese join in a large evening party to _________.

A. say hello to the traditional new year

B. refuse a good chance

C. tell others they are alone

D. share different cultures

3.. Chinese in Australia enjoy the following activities except _________.

A. fireworks?????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. lion dances?????

C. trick or treat???? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. dragon boat races

4. In Singapore, Chinese families don’t hold the new year dinner at a restaurant but at home because___________.

A. they want to keep Chinese tradition

B. the restaurant is far away

C. they moved there from other places

D. they were born in Singapore

5. After reading the passage above, we might say__________.

A. all parts of the world celebrate the Spring Festival

B. the Chinese new year is celebrated only in China

C. celebrations for the Spring Festival are just held in four foreign countries???????

D. Chinese across the world have a strong feeling towards the Spring Festival

One of the most famous scientists to study adaptations (适应能力) was Charles Darwin (达尔文). He was born in England in 1809. He wasn't the best student in his school, but when he was 16, his father sent him to a medical school. Charles liked spending time outdoors observing (观察) nature more than attending medical classes and dropped out(辍学) without graduating.

??? Next, Charles' father sent him to school to become a minister (牧师). This time he made it to graduation. But he didn't want to do the work of a minister. His friends encouraged him to follow his interest in science.

??? After graduation, Charles was invited to sail on the Beagle as an unpaid scientist. He wasn't the first choice, but he was the lucky one to go. The Beagle was to travel to South America and then around the world. The crew's task was to make maps of the places they visited.

??? On December 27th, 1831 Charles Darwin sailed from England on the Beagle. The trip was planned to last two years. In fact, it lasted five. During this time, he saw many amazing things. He collected lots of plants and animals and took them back to England to study.

??? Twenty-three years later, Darwin published a scientific paper with another man named Wallace. Darwin described how some animals have adaptations that help them survive. They are passed on to offspring (后代). Darwin’s ideas about adaptations are still very important to the study of living things.

1.Darwin was very interested in _____.

A. attending medical classes???????????? B. the work of a minister

C. sailing around the world????????????? D. science

2.The Beagle was a(an) _____.

A. ship?????????????? B. plane??????????? C. plant???????? D. animal

3.When Darwin published the scientific paper, he was _____ years old.

A. twenty-three??????? B. twenty-two?????? C. forty-five????? D. fifty

4.The underlined word "they" in the last paragraph refers to (指的是) _____.

A. adaptations??????????????????????? B. Darwin and Wallace

C. animals?????????????????????????? D. Darwin's ideas

5.Which of the following is true?

A. Darwin graduated from a medical school.

B. Some animals have adaptations so that they can survive.

C. Darwin published a scientific paper by himself.

D. Darwin was first chosen to sail on the Beagle.

默写（共7个空，共10分， 每空不限一个词）

NCE Lesson 41.

‘We mustn’t buy things we don’t need.’ I remarked suddenly. I ??? 1.????? almost at once.

‘You needn’t have said that,’ my wife answered, ‘And I needn’t ?? 2.????? that terrible tie you bought yesterday.

NCE Lesson 42.

As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe which ? 3.???? coins and opened one of the baskets. … The snake, however,???? 4.???? ‘dance’ slowly. It obviously could not ??? 5.???? Indian music and jazz!

English: fun for life

On the last day of English Week, the head teacher ??? 6.???? to the whole school. ….??? 7.????? , you should enjoy English.

单词拼写（共10个空，每空1分；满分10 分）

1.I want to take part in an English singing c__________.

2.My classmate c_________ me to a running race and everybody wanted to see who could run faster.

3.The headmaster gave students some s___________ on how to improve their English.

4.You should c_________ in English with your friends whenever you can.

5.A good m_________ for remembering the spelling of a word is to make a short sentence with each letter of the word.

6.Cindy closed her eyes and _________( 想象) that she was on the beach.

7.He is proud of himself and often speaks ___________(自信地).

8.Ten minutes later, my wife was wearing a hat that looked like a _________(灯塔).

9.Don’t be rude to your grandma! We should r____________ the old.

10.After the earthquake in Ya An, people from the ___________(外国的)country gave their support to those in need.

完成句子 （共10题，每题1分；其中第5题每空0.5分；满分10 分）

1.这个问题不值得被再三讨论。

The question? ____________________? again and again.??

2.你在聚会上记住人名有困难吗？

Do you ________________________ names at parities??

3.在我看来，《中国好声音》这个电视节目给了很多人在台上唱歌的机会。

_____________________, the TV program the Voice of China has given many people a chance to sing songs on the stage.

4.这个房子属于我祖父的。

The house ____________? ____________ my grandfather.

5.他们共同合作，把晚会办得非常成功。

They worked together to ______________ the party ___________________.

6.你最好考试之前保持放松。

You’d better _____________before the exam.?

7.那个人想买一套房子，所以他从自动提款机上取了很多钱。

The man wanted to buy a house, so he ____________ much money from the ATM.?

8.听到火警，人们从大楼里涌了出来。

The people ______________ the building when they heard the fire alarm.?

9.我们都很喜欢这个小孩，除了他的坏脾气。

We all like the boy, _______________ his bad temper.

10.小孩子如果太依赖父母就会被宠坏。

If a child _______________ his parents too much, he is spoiled.

句型转换（共10个空，每空0.5分，满分5分）

1. Going to sleep early is important for the teenagers.

? __________? _________? _________? for the teenagers to go to sleep early.

2. You should read more English books.

? You? ________? _________ read more English books.

3.He had to stay up late last night because he hadn’t recited NCE.(改为否定句)

? He ________? _________? _________ stay up late last night because he had recited NCE.

4. If it doesn’t rain tomorrow, we will climb Baiyun Hills.

? We will climb Baiyun Hills _________ it _________ tomorrow.

根据以下两幅图画用英语写一篇日记,记叙今天发生的事,并描述自己的心情和感受。

要求:1.合理发挥想像,使内容充实完整；

2.意思连贯、语言通顺、语法正确；

3. 词数:80字左右。

January 6, 2014, Monday, Sunny

This afternoon,

…

Milk is good????????? my health and I drink it every day.

A. to????? B. for????? C.at??????? D . with

Tom watches TV four ???????? five ?????????? a? week..

A.and , times??? B. and , time???? C. or. times?? D.or, time.