( C )

English is spoken as a first language by most people in the U.S.A., Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Canada. However, English is also spoken all over the world. It is the main language in over 60 countries, including India, Singapore and many of the Caribbean and Pacific islands. In these places English is often a second language.

English is also an international language in many other countries, like China and Japan. People in these countries use it for business, and travelers to these countries use English when they get there. Other people may learn English because ①they enjoy reading books in English, listening to British or American music or watching American films.

English has changed a lot over the years and ②still goes on changing. It is no longer right to talk about British English or American English because they are much the same. People in Japan and Korea, for example, may use the American spelling but may not sound like Americans.

English will probably the most widely used language in the world by the end of the 21st century. This language no longer belongs to(属于) British, American or Australian. It belongs to anyone in the world. So, as middle school students, you should think about how you can use this language well because ③当你毕业离校时，you will almost certainly need it.

根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

36. English is spoken _____ _____ as a first language _____ _____ a second language.

37. 把①处画线部分译成汉语。

______________________________________

38. 把②画线句子进行同义句转换。

For many years, English is _____ _____.

39. 把③处的汉语译成英语。

______________________________________

40. The best title for this passage is _____.

A. The Language of the Times

B. The Best Language in the World

C. English around the World

Ⅴ. 词汇。(10分)

(A)根据句意及首字母提示，补全单词。

( B )

Every person uses his own special words to show his ideas and feelings. Some of these expressions are commonly used for many years. Others are popular for just a short time. One such American expression is “Where’s the beef?”. It is used when something is not as good as it is said to be. In the early 1980s,“Where’s the beef?” was one of the most popular expressions in the United States. It seemed as if everyone was using it at that time.

Beef, of course, is the meat from a cow, and no food is more popular in America than a hamburger made from beef. In the 1960s, a businessman named Ray Kroch began building small restaurants that sold hamburgers at a low price. Kroch called his restaurant “McDonald’s”. Ray Kroch became one of the richest businessmen in America.

Other business people watched his success. Some of them opened their own hamburger restaurants. One company called “Wendy’s” said its hamburgers were bigger than those sold by McDonald’s or anyone else. The Wendy’s company began to use the expression “Where’s the beef?” to make people know that Wendy’s hamburgers were the biggest. The Wendy’s television advertisement showed three old women eating hamburgers. The bread that covered the meat was very big, but inside there was only a bit of meat. One of the women said she would not eat a hamburger with such a little piece of beef. “Where’s the beef?” she shouted in a funny way. The advertisement for Wendy’s hamburger restaurants was a success. As we said, it seemed everyone began using the expression“Where’s the beef?”

根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。

(　 ) 31. The expression “Where’s the beef?” is used when something is not as good as it is said to be.

(　 ) 32. Wendy started McDonald’s restaurant.

(　 ) 33. Other people wanted to open hamburger restaurants because they thought they could make a lot of money.

(　 ) 34. Wendy’s made the expression known to everybody by a television advertisement.

(　 ) 35. The Wendy’s company wanted to tell the others their hamburgers were the most delicious.

( A )

Every year, many foreign students go to America to study English. Some of them will live in an American family, but others will make a different decision. They’ll live with friends who come from their own country. I believe that if a foreign student thinks carefully about the two ways, he’ll decide to live with an American family. Even though there are one or two disadvantages(不利之处) to the first way, there are far more advantages.

In making his decision about how to live in the USA, the foreign student is careful to think about one or two disadvantages to live with an American family. First of all, he must know that he’s going to feel homesick(想家的) at first. Living in an American family may make this feeling　 become stronger. Also, the American family may do too much to take care of him. They may ask him where he’s going, when he leaves home, and when he’ll return.

If a foreign student lives in an American home, he’ll know the country and its people much better. For example, he’ll see how the parents teach their children. He’ll feel better because the American family will help him get used to a new life. In an American family, he can learn English fast. Family members can help him with his homework. When he speaks English, they can help him correct(改正) the mistakes he has made. In this way, he can learn English more easily.

Although there are some disadvantages to live in an American family, there are more advantages.

(　 ) 26. Which of the following isn’t seen as an advantages in living with an American family?

A. The student may know the country better.

B. The family may do much to look after him.

C. The student can learn English fast.

D. The student can get some help from the family.

(　 ) 27. What is the best title of the text?

A. Living with an American Family

B. Getting to Know America Better

C. Making English Better with the Help of an American Family

D. Two Days of Living in the U.S.A.

(　 ) 28. The two ways of living in the USA for foreign students in the text are_______.

A. living with an American family and living in a room in school

B. living with an American family and living with American students in a house which

the student has to pay for

C. living with friends from their own country and living in a room in school

D. living with an American family and living with friends from their own country

(　 ) 29. By living with friends from his own country, a foreign student_____.

A. may soon get to know American people

B. can learn faster

C. may feel less homesick

D. doesn’t miss home any longer

(　 ) 30. The writer thinks that it’s good for a foreign student to live______.

A. in an American home

B. in a room in the school

C. with friends from his own country

D. alone

Ⅱ. 情景交际。(5分)

从方框中选出适当的句子补全对话，其中有两项是多余的。

( It’s Saturday. Lin Tao and Jim are talking about what they’re going to do tomorrow. )

A: Hi, Jim! 　　11　 　What are you going to do?

B: I’ve no idea. 　　12　

A: I’m going to work on my uncle’s farm. Would you like to come with me?

B: I’d love to very much. 　　13　

A: About 15 kilometers. We can go there by bus.

B: When are we going to leave?

A: 　　14　 　It will take us about half an hour to get there.

B: Why not make it a little earlier? Then we can work there longer.

A: OK. Let’s make it six thirty then.

B: Great! 　　15　

A: Let’s meet at the bus stop.　

B: All right. See you then.

A: See you tomorrow.

10. Australians use the words, “Good on ya, mate!” instead of “_____”

A. Well!　　　　　　　　 B. Well done!　　　　　　 C. Good!　　　　　　　　　　 D. OK!

9. - Tomorrow I’m flying to Hainan.

　　　　　　 - _____

　 A. Thank you.　　　　　 B. Have a good trip!　　 C. Best wishes!　　　　　 D. Yes.

8. The little girl _____ go to school, though she didn’t want to go there.

　 A. wanted to　　　　　　 B. was forced to　　　　　 C. is forced to　　　　　　 D. liked to

7. The old man is putting out his hand and it seems that he is _____ for ride.

　 A. wanting　　　　　　　 B. would like　　　　　　　 C. asking　　　　　　　　　　 D. prefer

6.　　　 I really want to know how the differences between American English and British English _____.

　 A. came about　　　　　 B. came out　　　　　　　　 C. came in　　　　　　　　　 D. came after