题目内容
Every year in China, ______ day is set aside to honor and show respect to ______ elders.
| A./; the | B.the; the | C.a; / | D.a; the |
D
解析试题分析:考查冠词:第一空填a,泛指“一天”,第二空填the,the elders表示“老人”,句意:在中国每年都留出一天来向老人表示尊敬。选D。
考点:考查冠词
点评:本题着重理解定冠词和不定冠词的区别,定冠词the表示特指,不定冠词a/an表示泛指;对于冠词特指和泛指的考察是历年来高考的必考点,平时的学习要多进行积累,仔细分析特指还是泛指。同时,更为重要的是要多去积累习惯表达,特殊表达,这也是近几年高考习惯考的地方。总而言之,多解题、多理解、多积累才是关键。
Everyday, 340 million people speak it. One billion people are learning it and it is said that by 2050, half of the world’s population will be using it. What are we talking about? That is the global language—English.
The English language started in Britain in the 5th century. It is a mixed language. It was built up when German. Scandinavian and French invaders settled in England and created a common language for communication.
Today it is the official language of the UK, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and Ireland as well as many islands in the Caribbean. Many other countries and regions use it for politics and business, for
example, India. Pakistan, Nigeria and the Philippines. English is also one of the official languages of Hong Kong.
But global advertising and pop music mean that in most countries, you will see or hear some English. Thanks to McDonalds, we all know about “burgers”. “fries” and “milkshakes”. Songs by Madonna, Britney Spears and Celine Dion are in English. We can sing along, even if we do not understand what we are singing!
English is a messy (杂乱的) language. Every year, dictionaries include new word
s that talk about popular culture, for example, computer-related words such as "blogging", "download" and "chartroom". Also included are words that teenagers use. Who does not know “cool”, “OK” and “hello”?
Other languages also influence
English. Many English words come from French. Words like “café” and expressions like “c'est la vie” (that is life) are all part of the English language. On the other hand, the French language includes English words like "le weekend" and "le camping". German words are also part of English
. Words like "kindergarten" come from the German language.
Recently, British peo
ple have become interested in “yoga”. But the word comes from an ancient Hindu language in India.
【小题1】The English language has a history of ______.
| A.over 2000 years | B.over 500 years |
| C.over 1500 years | D.over 1000 years |
| A.because of | B.in order to | C.as usual | D.as if. |
| A.It has been changing all the time. |
| B.It has borrowed words from all the other |
| C.French words are used by the En |
| D.Singers and film stars have the greatest influence on language. |
| A.One billion people | B.340 million |
| C.almost all the people in the world. | |
| D.not mentioned above, but the number is growing rapidly. |
| A.the USA | B.Nigeria | C.the Philippines | D.Norway |