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1.PeoplefromEnglandmadevtoconquerotherpartsoftheworld.

2.NEnglishspeakerscanunderstandeachothereasily.

3.EnglishbecamelesslikeGerman(逐渐地)betweenaboutAD800and1150.

4.ThesenewsettlersenrichedtheEnglishv.

5.AlargenumberofpeoplespeakEnglish(流利地)becauseEnglishisan(官方的)languagethere.

6.Languages(频繁地)changeinhistory.

7.EnglishwasbmoreonGermanduringthe5thcenturyAD.

8.SamuelJohnsonandNoahWebsterallwrotetheirowndictionariesandthelgaveaseparateitoAmericanEnglishspelling.

9.Ihaveknownhimfortenyears，butIdidn’t(辨认出)himjustnowbecausehehaschangedsomuch.

10.Theroadwas（堵塞；阻塞）offbecauseoftheaccident.

答案：1.voyages2.Native3.gradually4.vocabulary5.fluently；official6.frequently7.based8.latter；identity9.recognize10.blocked

第Ⅱ组

1.(事实上)，ChinamayhavethelargestnumberofEnglishlearners.

2.TheGermansspeakEnglishwithastrongGermana.

3.Youarernottosmokeintherestaurant.

4.LucyandMaryaresisters.Theformerisateacher;thelisanengineer.

5.Agooddecisionis(以……为基础)onone’sknowledgeandexperience.

6.Therewasan(表情)ofangeronherface.

7.Withoutbuildingupalarge(词汇量)first，studentscannotreadeasily.

8.HehasagoodcofEnglishbylearninghard.

9.We(承认)theproblemsyou’vefacedandfeelsorryforyou.

10.“”（公寓住宅）isoftenusedinAmericanEnglishwhile“flat”isusedinBritishEnglish.

答案：1.Actually2.accent3.requested4.latter5.based6.expression7.vocabulary8.command9.recognize10.Apartment

第Ⅲ组

1.AlthoughIknowthatheisnotperfect，Ido(实际上)liketheperson.

2.We’regoingtomakea(航行)fromQingdaotoDalianduringthesummerholidays.

3.Walk(一直)，turnrightatthesecondcrossingandyouwillseetheundergroundonyourright.

4.MrSmith(逐渐)gotmuchexperiencefromhisteaching.

5.Itisreportedthatthe(身份)ofthemurdererhasbeendiscovered.

6.Althoughwehadn’tseeneachotherfortenyears，I(认出)BobattheairportassoonasIsawhim.

7.Visitorsare(要求)nottotakephotosoftheexhibitsinthismuseum.

8.EnglishandFrenchareCanada’s(官方的)languages，andmanyCanadianscanspeakbothofthem.

9.Thegeneralgavea(命令)thatsoldiersshouldarriveatthefrontbeforefiveo’clock.

10.LiYangspeaksEnglishso(流利地)thathecancommunicatewiththenativespeakersfreely.

答案：1.actually2.voyage3.straight4.gradually5.identity6.recognized7.requested8.official9.command10.fluently

二、短语互译

1.超过；多于

2.与……不同

3.在……中担任角色

4.因为

5.一些，若干

6.evenif/eventhough

7.communicatewith

8.comeup

9.bebasedon

10.thenumberof

答案：1.morethan2.bedifferentfrom3.playarole/partin4.becauseof5.anumberof6.纵然/即使7.与……交流8.走近，赶上，上来9.以……为基础/依据10.……的数量/数目

1.例如，诸如此类

2.信不信由你

3.利用

4.在……中担任角色

5.许多，大量

6.thesame...as...

7.onyourleft-handside

8.goaroundthecorner

9.gostraighton

10.buildup

答案：1.suchas2.believeitornot3.makeuseof4.playarole/partin5.anumberof6.与……相同7.在你的左手边8.转过拐角9.直走10.建立；增进(健康)

1.在……中扮演角色

2.纵然，即使

3.信不信由你

5.例如，像……这样的

6.atpresent

8.bebasedon

9.comeup

10.makeuseof

答案：1.playapart/rolein2.evenif/though3.believeitornot4.becauseof5.suchas6.目前，现在7.跟……交流8.以……为基础9.走近，赶上，上来10.利用

三、完成句子

1.信不信由你，因为粗心大意，他没有通过考试。(believe,because)

，hecouldn’tpasstheexamhiscarelessness.

2.我们正在说话，一个男子走了过来。(come)

Whileweweretalking，aman.

3.这部小说是以历史事实为依据的。(base)

Thenovelhistoricalfacts.

4.你知道他在这部电视剧中扮演的角色吗？(role)

DoyouknowthathetheTVplay

5.然而，她的儿子已认不出她了，因为她又脏又瘦。(recognize)

，hersoncouldn’tshewasdirtyandthin.

6.你知道不止有一种英语吗？(morethan)

DoyouknowthatthereiskindofEnglish

7.以英语为母语的人，即使他们所讲的语言不尽相同，也可以互相听懂。(evenif)

NativeEnglishspeakerscanunderstandeachothertheydon’tspeakthesamekindofEnglish.

8.那家公司正在物色一位新的会计，工资多少尚未确定。(present)

Thatfirmislookingforanewaccountant.thesalarytheywillofferhasn’tbeenleftopen.

9.他精通德语。(command)

HeGerman.

10.汤姆逐渐从病中康复并返回学校。(recover)

Tomandreturnedtoschool.

答案：1.Believeitornot；becauseof2.cameup3.isbasedon4.therole；playedin5.However；recognizeherbecause6.morethanone7.evenif/though8.Atpresent9.hasagoodcommandof10.graduallyrecoveredfromhisillness

1.当今在中国学英语的人数正在迅速增长。（number）

TodaylearningEnglishinChinaincreasingrapidly.

2.实际上，从公元450年到1150年，人们所说的英语更多的是以德语为基础的，而现代英语不是。（more）

Actually，theEnglishspokenbetweenaboutAD450and1150wasbasedonGerman________presentdayEnglish.

3.请到我的公寓里来坐坐，好吗？（come)

Wouldyoupleasetomyflatforavisit

4.信不信由你，他在考试中作弊。(believe)

，hecheatedintheexams.

5.即使你不成功，我们也会支持你的。(even)

Wewillstandbyyouyoudon’tsucceed.

6.我们的英语老师经常利用英文歌曲教我们英语。(use)

OurEnglishteacheroftenEnglishsongsusEnglish.

7.现在，世界上越来越多的人在学汉语。(present)

，moreandmorepeopleintheworldarestudyingChinese.

8.他们要求再给一些帮助。(request)

Theyforfurtheraid.

9.英语在人们的生活中起着重要的作用。(role)

Englishpeople’slife.

10.老师命令他离开教室。

Theteachertheclassroom.

答案：1.thenumberofpeople;is2.more;than3.comeup4.Believeitornot5.evenif/though6.makesuseof；toteach7.Atpresent8.madearequest9.playsanimportantrole/partin10.commandedthathegooutof/commandedhimtogooutof

1.这部电影是以一个发生在1949年的真实故事为背景的。(base)

Thefilmatruestorythat/whichhappenedin1949.

2.他们学校里不止一个人精通英语。(command)

Morethanonepersonintheirschool.

3.当我正在教室外面站着的时候，我们的老师向我走来。(come)

WhenIwasstandingoutsidetheclassroom，ourteacher.

4.不止一个学生意识到了学习英语的重要性。(more)

studenthasrealizedtheimportanceoflearningEnglish.

5.径直往前走，你就会找到医院。(straight)

andyouwillfindahospital.

6.信不信由你，我们的英语老师什么都懂。(believe)

，ourEnglishteacherknowseverything.

7.利用这些材料来拓宽你的视野。(use)

thesematerialstowidenyourview.

8.由于大雾，航班被耽误。(because)

，theflightwasdelayed.

9.人们一致认为环境污染已经变成了最严重的问题之一。(recognize)

environmentpollutionhasbecomeoneofthemostseriousproblems.

10.他们决定将新成立的公司总部设在纽约。(base)

TheydecidedtothenewcompanyNewYork.

答案：1.isbasedon2.hasagoodcommandofEnglish3.cameuptome4.Morethanone5.Gostraightahead/on6.Believeitornot7.Makeuseof8.Becauseoftheheavyfog9.Itisrecognizedthat10.base;in

四、句式翻译

1.不止一个人在交通事故中丧生。（morethan)

2.尽管在聚会上我谁也不认识，但仍然玩得很开心。（evenif）

3.以真实的故事为基础，这本书目前很流行。(base)

4.我们正在多方面利用太阳能。（use）

5.这个问题是怎么产生的？（come）

6.因为污染严重，许多美丽的鱼类正在面临绝种。（becauseof)

7.信不信由你，明天的考试被取消了。（believe)

8.我相信雅虎未来将继续扮演互联网领先者的角色。（role）

9.我不喜欢你处理这个问题的方式。（way)

10.只要努力，你会成功的。（aslongas)

答案：

1.Morethanone(person)waskilledinthetrafficaccident.

2.EvenifIdidn’tknowanybodyattheparty，Ihadagoodtime.

3.Basedonarealstory，thebookispopularatpresent.

4.Wearemakinguseofenergyfromthesuninmanyways.

5.Howdidtheproblemcomeup？

6.Manybeautifulfisharefastdisappearingbecauseoftheseverepollution.

7.Believeitornot，theexaminationtomorrowiscalledoff.

8.IbelievethatYahoowillcontinuetoplaytheleadingroleoftheInternet.

9.Idon’tlikethewayyoudealwiththematter.

10.Youwillsucceedaslongasyouworkhard.

1.由于天气不好,他开会迟到了。（becauseof）

2.应该充分利用这本书。(use)

3.信不信由你,中国足球队被泰国队打败了。(believe)

4.老师建议我们用其他方法再做一遍。(间接引语）

5.该影片是根据张爱玲的一部小说改编的。(base)

6.现在我想不出更多的主意了。(come)

7.目前很多人要动身去机场。(present)

8.地理在我们的日常生活中扮演重要角色。(role)

9.这家商店里有跟那本杂志上描述的类似的一些机器。（those）

10.学校要求男生不要留长发。（request）

1.Hewaslateforthemeetingbecauseofthebadweather.

2.Thisbookshouldbemadefulluseof.

3.Believeitornot，theChinesefootballteamwasbeatenbytheThailandteam.

4.Theteacheradvisedthatwedoitagaininanotherway.

5.ThefilmisbasedonanovelbyZhangAiling.

6.Ican’tcomeupwithanymoreideasrightnow.

7.Atpresent，alargenumberofpeopleareleavingfortheairport.

8.Geographyplaysanimportantroleinourdailylife.

9.Themachinesinthisshoparesimilartothosedescribedinthemagazine.

10.Theschoolrequeststheboystudentsnottowearlonghair.

1.西湖之美令人难以描述。（morethan）

2.美国英语以英国英语为基础。(bebasedon)

3.信不信由你，美国英语现在比以往任何时候起的作用都重要。(playapart)

4.目前，很多人因为想实现美国梦而学习美国英语。(atpresent，becauseof)

5.李华认识到了美国英语的重要性，成了学习美国英语的一员。(recognize)

6.李华说他会不断努力，即使困难重重，也不会放弃。(frequent，comeup)

8.我相信他一定能掌握美国英语。(haveagoodcommandof)

9.经理要求她说话时摆脱浓重的南方口音。(request)

10.即使失败，我也不灰心。（evenif)

1.ThebeautyoftheWestLakeismorethanonecandescribe.

2.AmericanEnglishisbasedonBritishEnglish.

3.Believeitornot，AmericanEnglishisplayingamoreimportantpartthaneverbefore.

4.Atpresent，manypeopletakeupAmericanEnglishbecauseoftryingtoachievetheirAmericandreams.

5.LiHuahasrecognizedtheimportanceof(learning)AmericanEnglishandbecomeoneofthoselearningAmericanEnglish.

6.LiHuasaysthathe’llmakefrequenteffortsandwon’tgiveupevenifmanydifficultiesmaycomeup.

7.Hemakesfulluseofhistimetoenrichvocabularyandpracticelisteningandspeaking.

8.Ibelievehe’llhaveagoodcommandofAmericanEnglish.

9.Hermanagerrequestshertogetridofherstrongsouthernaccentwhentalking.

10.Iwouldn’tloseheartevenifIshouldfail.

五、单项填空

1.Applicants(申请者)willbeexpectedtohaveofEnglish.

A.agoodcommand；speakB.agoodcommand；spoken

C.goodcommands；speakingD.goodcommands；spoken

2.Shefeelsstronglythateachofushasaroleinmakingtheearthabetterplacetolivein.

A.tohaveplayedB.toplay

C.tobeplayedD.tobeplaying

3.HehadsomuchchangethatIcouldhardlyhim.

A.knowB.understandC.recognizeD.find

4.Goodusethatthevillagershavebeenthewaterresourceshasbroughtthemalargeincome.

A.makingofB.puttingintoC.takingonD.providingwith

5.Themanagertheworkersshouldnotsmokeintheoffice.

A.askedB.toldC.requestedD.said

6.—Alice，doyouknowwhatquestiontheyupwithatthemeetingyesterday

—Ihavenoidea.

A.walkedB.cameC.cleanedD.ended

7.Helentoldusthatshewouldgiveheranothertryshewassureshewouldfailagain.

A.asifB.eventhoughC.unlessD.so

8.Herealizedshewascryingwhathehadsaid.

A.becauseB.becauseofC.asD.since

9.SomeEnglishprograms，EnglishonSunday，FollowMe，areveryhelpfultous.

A.forexampleB.accordingtoC.suchasD.becauseof

10.Myfriendtoldmethathewouldmewithanicegiftonmybirthday.

A.giveB.offerC.presentD.buy

11.ThefamousfilmisaChinesefairytaleanddirectedbyafamousdirector.

A.basingatB.basedonC.basesonD.tobaseat

12.“Makesurethedoorislocked，”Mothersaid.→Mothertoldme.

A.makesurethedoorislockedB.makesurethedoorwaslocked

C.tomakesurethedoorislockedD.tomakesurethedoorwaslocked

13.Timeislimitedandlet’scometothepoint.

A.straightB.strangelyC.immediatelyD.clearly

14.Drunkdriving，whichwasonceaoccurrence，isnowundercontrol.

A.generalB.frequentC.normalD.particular

15.Healwayssayshehasgreatpatienceineducatinghischildren，butheoftenpunishesthemfornogoodreason.

A.actuallyB.fluentlyC.graduallyD.frequently

1.Bhaveagoodcommandof...“精通……”；spokenEnglish“英语口语”，均为固定搭配。

2.B“某人有某事要做”常用sb.has/havesth.todo；playarolein...在……中起作用，在……中扮演角色，此处toplay为动词不定式作定语。

3.C根据语境“变化大”应选C项，表示“几乎不能认出来”。know知道，认识；understand理解；recognize认出，识别出；find发现。

4.A句意：村民们一直合理利用水资源，这给他们带来了丰厚的收入。makegooduseof好好利用，符合句意。putinto使进入，把……放进；takeon穿上，承担，呈现；providewith供给，这三项不与use搭配。

5.C本题考查动词词义辨析。句意：经理要求职工们不要在办公室内吸烟。request后接宾语从句时从句需用虚拟语气，用（should+）动词原形。其他选项没有这种用法。

6.B句意：“爱丽丝，你知道他们在昨天的会上提出了什么问题吗？”“不知道。”comeupwith提出。

7.B句意：海伦告诉我们，即使她确定自己会再次失败，她也要再试一次。eventhough尽管，即使，引导让步状语从句，符合语境。

8.B句意：他意识到她因为他说的话而哭了。becauseof之后可接宾语从句。what相当于thethingthat。because只引导原因状语从句。

9.Cforexample例如，举其中一个例子；accordingto根据；suchas例如，用来列举事物。becauseof因为。

10.C句意：我朋友告诉过我他要在我生日时送我份好礼物。presentsb.withsth.把某物赠送给某人,为固定搭配。

11.B句意：这部有名的电影是基于中国神话故事，且由著名导演执导的。bebasedon“基于……”，固定搭配，此处是用过去分词作表语。

12.D本题考查将带有祈使句的直接引语转换为间接引语。要变成tellsb.todosth.结构。

14.B句意：醉酒驾驶过去曾经是一件经常的事，现在被控制住了。general一般的；frequent经常的；normal正常的；particular特别的。由句意可知B项正确。

15.A当后面陈述的情况与前面的相反并且表示一种实际情况时，往往用actually/infact，表示“实际上、事实上”。

1.EveryminutemustbemadefulluseofspokenEnglish.

A.topractiseB.practisingC.practiseD.practised

2.—Whatcanwedotohelpthepoorchildreninthequake-strickenareas

—Ithinkwecandomanythingsforthem，donatingmoneyandsendingbooks.

A.forexampleB.suchasC.thatisD.namely

3.Manystudentsbelievethatthechoiceoftheircoursesanduniversitiesshouldtheirowninterest.

A.bebasedonB.baseonC.bebasingonD.baseat

4.Ourheadmastercommandedthatthenewteachingwayinthenextterm.

A.mustbeusedB.willbeusedC.isusedD.beused

5.I’vegottogonow.SomethinghasjustathomeandIamneededthere.

A.cometoB.comeupC.comeinD.comeover

6.TheteachercalledTim’smotherwhathehaddoneinthetest.

A.becauseofB.becauseC.sinceD.as

7.—Oh，it’syou!Ididn’tyou.

—I’vejusthadmyhaircut，andI’mwearingdarkglasses.

A.recognizeB.realizeC.noticeD.see

8.Iamquitefreeifyouwantmetohelpyou.

A.atpresentB.atthepresentC.inpresentD.inthepresent

9.Whenspringcomes，thetreesturngreen，whichmeansthebeginningofanewyear.

A.freelyB.wonderfullyC.graduallyD.really

10.—WhatdoyouthinkanimportantpartinJackson’slife

—Popmusic.

A.playsB.takesC.makesD.acts

11.—Didyouseethesingerstarlastnight

—，wewereleftwaitingintherainfortwohours.

A.What’smoreB.Thatistosay

C.InotherwordsD.Believeitornot

12.—Excuseme，canyoutellmethewaytothesupermarket

—OK.Goalongthestreet，turnleftandyou’llseeatallbuilding.Thatisthesupermarket.

A.mostlyB.normallyC.straightD.aimlessly

13.Theonhisfacetoldmethathewasangry.

A.impressionB.sightC.appearanceD.expression

14.MyparentsandIareflyingtoLondonforaholidayandI’llthechancetopracticemyspokenEnglish.

A.comeupwithB.makeuseofC.getalongwithD.gettiredof

15.Thenumberofpeopleinvitedfifty，butanumberofthemabsentfordifferentreasons.

A.were；wasB.was；wasC.was；wereD.were；were

1.Amakefulluseofsth.todosth.“充分利用某物去做某事”。其中不定式短语作目的状语。

2.Bsuchas列举前面所述内容的一部分，相当于like。forexample常用逗号隔开，举其中一个例子，而thatis和namely则列举全部内容。因此选B。

3.Abebasedon...“以……为基础”，为固定搭配。

4.Dcommand后面的宾语从句用（should+）动词原形。

5.Bcomeup出现，上升，发生。句意：我必须现在走，家里发生了事情，那里需要我。cometo共计，谈到；comein进来；comeover突然感到，顺便来访。

6.Abecauseof“因为；由于”，后跟名词、代词、动词-ing形式或what引导的名词性从句作宾语。而because，since和as都直接引导句子。

7.A由“Oh，it’syou!”可知，认出了对方，所以用recognize。realize意识到；notice注意到；see看到。

8.A句意：如果你需要帮忙的话，现在我正好有空。atpresent为固定短语，意为“现在；目前”。

9.C句意：春天来了，树叶渐渐变绿，这标志着新的一年的开始。gradually逐渐地，逐步地，符合题意。freely自由地，慷慨地；wonderfully惊人地，极好地；really真正地。

10.Aplayanimportantpartin...在……中起重要作用。

11.DWhat’smore另外；Thatistosay也就是说；Inotherwords换句话说；Believeitornot信不信由你。由“我们在雨中等了两个小时”可知D项正确。

12.C本题考查副词词义辨析。句意：“打扰了，你能告诉我如何去超市吗？”“当然。沿街直走，左拐，你就会看到一座高大的建筑。那就是超市。”straight“直接”，为副词，符合句意。mostly主要地，通常；normally通常，正常地；aimlessly毫无目的地。

13.D本题考查名词词义辨析。impression印象；sight视力，景色；appearance外表，露面。句意：他脸上的表情告诉我他生气了。

14.B本题考查动词短语意义辨析。句意：我会“利用(makeuseof)”和爸妈一起飞往伦敦度假的机会练习英语口语。comeupwith提出；getalongwith与……相处；gettiredof对……厌倦。

15.C本题考查主谓一致。thenumberof...……的数目，此结构作主语时，谓语用单数；anumberof...大量，若干，此结构作主语时，谓语用复数。

1.Aroadgoesfromourcollegetothecitycenter.

A.straight；straightB.straightly；straightly

C.straight；straightlyD.straightly；straight

2.Thearmyofficerhissoldierstofireassoonastheenemiescameup.

A.requestedB.commandedC.askedD.advised

3.HerequestedthathetoDalianforsightseeing，andweallagreedwithhimatlast.

A.wentB.weregoingC.goD.shallgo

4.thewarmandsunnyweather，bananasgrowverywellinHainan.

A.NexttoB.SuchasC.InsteadofD.Becauseof

5.Manystudentsbelievethatthechoiceoftheircoursesanduniversitiesshouldtheirowninterest.

6.Mr.Greengoestotheparkforawalkwithsomefriendsaftersupper.

A.frequentlyB.immediatelyC.completelyD.finally

7.JoehadchangedsomuchthatIcouldhardlyhimatfirstinShanghaiExpoGarden.

A.rememberB.realizeC.recognizeD.conquer

8.“Don’tplayfootballintheteachingbuilding.”saidtheheadmaster.

→Theheadmastertoldusfootballintheteachingbuilding.

A.tonotplayB.nottoplayC.notplayingD.notplayed

9.There’sabigdifferencebetweensayingyou’lldosomethinganddoingit.

A.frequentlyB.graduallyC.certainlyD.actually

10.Myuncleknowsseveralforeignlanguages，English，FrenchandJapanese.

A.forexampleB.forinstanceC.suchasD.thatis

11.—Hello!IsMr.Johnintheoffice

—Yes.ButI’msorry.Heisbusyandcan’tspeaktoyou.

A.atonceB.atpresentC.intheendD.atfirst

12.Tenminuteslater，abusandeverybodygotonit.

A.cameupB.addedupC.lookedupD.putup

13.ThereportisfiguresfromsixdifferentEuropeancities.

A.baseduponB.baseonC.baseuponD.basingon

14.ThepartthatXiaoShenyanginthefilmASimpleNoodleStorywasenjoyedbymanypeople.

A.tookB.hadC.didD.played

15.ThoughIhadn’tseenherforalongtimeandshehadchangedalot，Iheratonceonseeingher.

A.noticedB.recognizedC.realizedD.knew

1.Astraight既可用作形容词，也可用作副词，所以此题最佳答案为A。句意：一条笔直的大路径直从我们学院通往市中心。

2.B句意：那位军官命令士兵们等敌人一走近就开火射击。command命令，指挥；而request表示“请求，要求”；ask请求，要求；advise建议。相比之下，只有command命令意味较强。故选B。

3.C本题考查虚拟语气。request后面的宾语从句要用“should＋动词原形”，其中should可以省略，直接使用动词原形。

4.D句意：温暖、晴朗的天气与海南的香蕉长得好之间是因果关系，故选Becauseof。nextto接近；suchas例如；insteadof而不是，均不合句意。

5.Abebasedon...“以……为基础”，为固定搭配。

6.A句意：格林先生常常晚饭后和几个朋友到公园散步。frequently常常，频繁地；immediately立即，立刻；completely完全地；finally最终，最后。

7.C句意：Joe变化如此之大，以至于我在上海世博园开始都没有“认出(recognize)”他来。

8.Btellsb.nottodosth.“告诉某人不要做某事”。

9.D句意：说要做和实际上做区别很大。actually意思是“实际上”。

10.Cforexample和suchas都可当作“例如”解，但suchas用来列举事物，表示对前面的复数名词起部分列举作用，一般不全部列出；forexample用来举例说明；forinstance用法同forexample；thatis“换句话说；也就是说”。

11.Ｂ句意：“你好！约翰先生在办公室吗？”“在，但是抱歉,他现在正忙着，不能和你讲话。”atonce立即，立刻；atpresent目前，现在；intheend最后，最终；atfirst起初，开始。

12.Acomeup在这里意为“到来”，符合句意“10分钟后，来了一辆公交车，每个人都上车了”。addup加起来；lookup查阅；putup展示，张贴。

13.A句意：报告的依据是欧洲六个不同城市的数据。bebasedupon/on“（以某物）为基础，为依据”。

14.D句意：很多人喜欢小沈阳在《三枪拍案惊奇》中扮演的角色。playapartin...在……中扮演角色，为固定搭配。

六、完形填空

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Ifyouwanttolearnanewlanguage，theveryfirstthingtothinkaboutiswhy.Doyouneeditfora1reason，suchasyourjoboryourstudies2perhapsyou’reinterestedinthe3,filmsormusicofadifferentcountryandyouknowhowmuchitwillhelptohavea4ofthelanguage.

Mostpeoplelearnbestusingavarietyof5，buttraditionalclassesareanideal（理想的）startformanypeople.They6anenvironmentwhereyoucanpracticeunderthe7ofsomeonewho’sgoodatthelanguage.Wealllead8livesandlearningalanguagetakes9.Youwillhavemoresuccessifyoustudyregularly，sotrytodevelopa10.Itdoesn’tmatterifyouhaven’tgotlong.Becomingfluentinalanguagewilltakeyears，butlearningtogetbytakes11.

Manypeoplestartlearningalanguageandsoongiveup.“I’mtoo12,”theysay.Yes，childrendolearnlanguagesmore13thanadults，butresearchhasshownthatyoucanlearnalanguageatany14.Andlearningisgoodforthehealthofyourbrain，too.I’vealsoheardpeople15aboutthemistakestheymakewhen16.Well，relaxandlaughaboutyourmistakes17you’remuchlesslikelytomakethemagain.

Learninganewlanguageisnever18.Butwithsomeworkanddevotion，you’llmakeprogress.Andyou’llbe19bythepositivereactionofsomepeoplewhenyousayjustafewwordsin20ownlanguage.Goodluck!

1.A.technicalB.politicalC.practicalD.physical

2.A.AfterB.SoC.ThoughD.Or

3.A.literatureB.transportC.agricultureD.medicine

4.A.viewB.knowledgeC.formD.database

5.A.paintingsB.regulationsC.methodsD.computers

6.A.protectB.changeC.respectD.provide

7.A.controlB.commandC.guidanceD.pressure

8.A.busyB.happyC.simpleD.normal

9.A.courageB.timeC.energyD.place

10.A.theoryB.businessC.routineD.project

11.A.somerisksB.alotlessC.somenotesD.alotmore

12.A.oldB.nervousC.weakD.tired

13.A.closelyB.quicklyC.privatelyD.quietly

14.A.ageB.speedC.distanceD.school

15.A.worryB.hesitateC.thinkD.quarrel

16.A.singingB.workingC.bargainingD.learning

17.A.ifB.andC.butD.before

18.A.tiresomeB.hardC.interestingD.easy

19.A.blamedB.amazedC.interruptedD.informed

20.A.theirB.hisC.ourD.your

1.C根据后面的“suchasyourjoboryourstudies”可知，此处是“实际的”原因。technical“技术的”；political“政治的”；practical“实际的”；physical“物理的；身体的”。

2.D你需要一门外语是出于实际的原因还是你对一个不同国家的、电影或者音乐感兴趣？由语境可知，此处要用表示选择关系的词，故选D项。after“在……之后”；so“因此”；though“然而，可是”；or“或者”。

3.A该词应该与后面的“filmsormusic”并列，故选A项。literature“文学”；transport“交通”；agriculture“农业”；medicine“医药”。

4.B……而且你知道掌握这门语言知识将会对你有多大的帮助。haveaknowledgeof...“掌握……”，knowledge为不可数名词。

5.C多数人用各种各样的方法学得很好。painting“绘画”；regulation“规则，规章”；method“方法”；computer“电脑”。

6.D它们（传统的课堂）提供一种环境……protect“保护”；change“改变”；respect“尊敬”；provide“提供”。

7.C根据后面的“who’sgoodatthelanguage”可知，此处意为“你可以在一个擅长这门语言的人的指导下进行练习”。control“控制”；command“命令”；guidance“指导”；pressure“压力”。

10.C如果你有规律地学习的话，你将会有更多的成功，因此尽量形成一个常规。theory“理论”；business“生意，买卖”；routine“常规，惯例”；project“工程，计划，方案”。根据“regularly”一词可知答案为C。

12.A很多开始学习语言的人很快就放弃了。他们会说“我太老了”。空格处与后面的children相对比，故此处是指自己年龄太大了。old“年老的”；nervous“紧张的”；weak“虚弱的”；tired“疲倦的”。

13.B孩子们学习语言的确比成年人快，但是……closely“密切地”；quickly“快地”；privately“私下地”；quietly“静静地”。

14.A……但是研究表明你可以在任何年龄学习语言。前面讲的是成人和孩子学习语言，即“年龄”问题，故答案为A。

15.A我还听说有的人担心时候犯错误。worryabout“担忧”；hesitateabout“犹豫”；thinkabout“考虑”；quarrelabout“就……争吵”。

17.B放松一下，大笑你犯的错误，那么你就不大可能再次犯这些错误了。“祈使句+and+简单句”是一个固定句式，意为“……那么……”。

18.D学习一门新的语言绝不简单。但是有了努力和专心你就会取得进步。tiresome“令人生厌的，无聊的”；hard“困难的”；interesting“有趣的”；easy“容易的”。

19.B当你只用自己的语言说了几个词，一些人就会有肯定的反应的时候，你会非常惊讶的。blame“责备”；amaze“使惊讶”；interrupt“打断”；inform“通知”。

20.A此处指你用一门外语，即“他们”自己的语言。

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Bodylanguageisthequiet，secretandmostpowerfullanguageofall!Itspeaks1thanwords.Accordingtospecialists，ourbodiessendoutmore2thanwerealize.Infact，non-verbal(非言语)communicationtakesupabout50%ofwhatwereally3.Andbodylanguageisparticularly4whenweattempttocommunicateacrosscultures.Indeed，whatiscalledbodylanguageisso5apartofusthatit’sactuallyoftenunnoticed.Andmisunderstandingsoccurasaresultofit.6，differentsocietiestreatthe7betweenpeopledifferently.NorthernEuropeansusuallydonotlikehaving8contact(接触)evenwithfriends，andcertainlynotwith9.PeoplefromLatinAmericancountries，10，toucheachotherquitealot.Therefore，it’spossiblethatin11，itmaylooklikeaLatinois12aNorwegianallovertheroom.TheLatino，tryingtoexpressfriendship，willkeepmoving13.TheNorwegian，veryprobablyseeingthisaspushiness，willkeep14—whichtheLatinowillinreturnregardas15.

Clearly，agreatdealisgoingonwhenpeople16.Andonlyapartofitisinthewordsthemselves.Andwhenpartiesarefrom17cultures，there’sastrongpossibilityof18.Butwhateverthesituation，thebest19istoobeytheGoldenRule：treatothersasyouwouldliketobe20.

1.A.straighterB.louderC.harderD.further

2.A.soundsB.invitationsC.feelingsD.messages

3.A.hopeB.receiveC.discoverD.mean

4.A.immediateB.misleadingC.importantD.difficult

5.A.wellB.farC.muchD.long

6.A.ForexampleB.ThusC.HoweverD.Inshort

7.A.tradeB.distanceC.connectionsD.greetings

8.A.eyeB.verbalC.bodilyD.telephone

9.A.strangersB.relativesC.neighboursD.enemies

10.A.inotherwordsB.ontheotherhand

C.inasimilarwayD.byallmeans

11.A.troubleB.conversationC.silenceD.experiment

12.A.disturbingB.helpingC.guidingD.following

13.A.closerB.fasterC.inD.away

14.A.steppingforwardB.goingon

C.backingawayD.comingout

15.A.weaknessB.carelessnessC.friendlinessD.coldness

16.A.talkB.travelC.laughD.think

17.A.differentB.EuropeanC.LatinoD.rich

18.A.curiosityB.excitementC.misunderstandingD.nervousness

19.A.chanceB.timeC.resultD.advice

20.A.noticedB.treatedC.respectedD.Pleased

【语篇解读】本文是说明文，介绍了肢体语言的作用以及在不同文化里肢体语言的不同含义。通过学习本文我们可以了解文化的趣味性。

1.B由首句“肢体语言是所有语言中沉默、秘密而又最有威力的语言！”可知，本句应表示“肢体语言比语言更有说服力”，所以本题选择louder。

2.D……我们的肢体发出多于我们可以意识到的信息。身体发出的是message“信息”，而不是sound。sound泛指自然界一切声音；invitation邀请；feeling感情，感受。

3.D事实上，非言语交际占据了我们真正想表达的50%左右。mean意思是，意味着。

4.C根据下文论述，当涉及跨文化交流时，肢体语言尤为重要，故选important“重要的”。immediate“立刻的”，表示动作的直接性和迅速性；misleading“误导的”；difficult“困难的”。

5.C事实上，肢体语言几乎已经成为我们的一部分，以至于它实际上常常被忽视。此处实际上是对“somucha(n)+名词”的用法的考查。四个选项中有此用法的只有much。

6.A下文是举例，故选Forexample（例如）。thus因此；however然而；inshort简言之。

7.B不同的社会对人们之间的距离有不同的认识。空格后面的北欧人和拉丁美洲人等的例子都与distance“距离”有关。

8.C北欧人通常不喜欢肢体接触，故选bodily“身体的”，10空后面的toucheachother是提示。

9.A北欧人不喜欢和朋友有肢体上的接触，更不用说陌生人了。enemy虽然与friend相对，但此处是说不同国度文化的差异，并不是敌我的分歧。

10.B由上文可知，此处表示语意上的转折，故选ontheotherhand“另一方面”，本句讲到拉丁美洲人非常喜欢肢体接触。inotherwords换句话说；inasimilarway用相似的方法；byallmeans无论如何。

11.Btrouble麻烦；conversation谈话，交谈；silence寂静，沉默；experiment实验。inconversation在交谈中，在会话中。

12.D在交谈中，北欧人不喜欢肢体接触，拉丁美洲人喜欢肢体接触，所以我们看到的很可能是一个拉丁美洲人跟随一个挪威人移动，故选following“跟随”。

13.A拉丁美洲人喜欢肢体接触，为了表示友好，会离挪威人越来越近，故选closer（更近地）。

14.C挪威人不喜欢肢体接触，会一直向后退，故选backingaway（后退）。stepforward前进；goon继续；comeout出版；发芽。

15.D挪威人的后退反过来会让拉丁美洲人觉得是冷漠。weakness虚弱；carelessness粗心；friendliness友谊；coldness冷漠。

17.Adifferent不同的；European欧洲的；Latino拉丁美洲的；rich富裕的。differentcultures不同的文化。

18.C当来自不同文化的人聚会时，很有可能会出现误解，故选misunderstanding误会，误解。curiosity好奇心；excitement兴奋；nervousness紧张。

20.B……你希望怎样被对待，那你就那样对待别人。B选项与前面的treatothers相呼应，一个是主动形式，一个是被动形式(tobetreated)。

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Throughouthistory，peoplehavebeeninterestedinknowinghowlanguagefirstbegan，butnooneknowsexactlywhereorhowthishappened.1，wedoknowalotabout2，thelanguagesoftodayandalsothelanguagesof3times.There4probablyaboutthreethousandlanguagesintheworldtoday.Chineseisthelanguage5themostspeakers.English，RussianandSpanisharealsospokenbymanymillionsofpeople.6，somelanguagesintheworldhavelessthanonehundredspeakers.

Thereareseveralimportant7oflanguagesintheworld.Forexample，mostofthelanguagesof8areinonelargefamily9theIndo-Europeanlanguagefamily.Theoriginal(最初的)languageofthisfamilywasspokenabout4,500years10.ManyofthepresentlanguagesofEuropeandIndiaaremodern11ofthelanguageof4,500yearsago.

Languagesare12changing.TheEnglishoftodayisverydifferent13theEnglishof500yearsago.Intimesomeeven14completely.About1,000yearsago15wasalittle-knownrelativeofGerman16ononeoftheborders(边界)ofEurope.

Ifalanguagehas17speakersorifitisveryold，theremaybe18inthewayitisspokenindifferentareas.19，thelanguagemayhaveseveraldialects.Chineseisagoodexampleofdialectdifferences.Chinesehasbeenspokenforthousandsofyearsbymanymillionsofspeakers.ThedifferencesamongthedialectsofChinesearesogreatthatspeakersofChinesefromsomepartsofChina20understandspeakersfromotherparts.

1.A.ButB.SoC.HoweverD.Besides

2.A.EnglishB.historyC.ChineseD.languages

3.A.earlierB.laterC.modernD.hard

4.A.isB.areC.wasD.were

5.A.forB.withC.inD.of

6.A.InadditionB.OntheonehandC.What’smoreD.Ontheotherhand

7.A.formsB.systemsC.familiesD.changes

8.A.EuropeB.AsiaC.AfricaD.America

9.A.calledB.spokenC.callingD.speaking

10.A.beforeB.agoC.laterD.old

11.A.timesB.familiesC.formsD.members

12.A.alwaysB.seldomC.oftenD.sometimes

13.A.aboutB.withC.betweenD.from

14.A.dieoutB.dieawayC.diedownD.dieoff

15.A.SpanishB.EnglishC.ChineseD.Russian

16.A.calledB.toldC.spokenD.named

17.A.agreatdealofB.afewC.alittleD.alotof

18.A.speakersB.differencesC.differenceD.changes

19.A.ThatisB.ThereforeC.InfactD.However

20.A.mustn’tB.maynotC.won’tD.can’t

【语篇解读】本文为一篇说明文，讲述语言的起源与发展。

1.C语言的起源一直是人们感兴趣的事情，但是没有人确切地知道语言起源究竟是在何处，以何种方式发生的。然而(However)，我们还是对语言有许多了解。but后不能出现逗号。

2.D由上下文可知此处一直是在讲对“语言(languages)”的认识。

3.A人们对现在的语言以及更早(earlier)的语言有所了解。由上下文可知此处与today对应。

4.B由后面的aboutthreethousandlanguagesintheworldtoday可知此处应用be动词的一般现在时的复数形式。

5.B由with引导的介词短语作定语，修饰language，表示“汉语是使用人数最多的一种语言”。

6.D上文指出汉语是使用人数最多的一种语言，接着又说英语、俄语、西班牙语也有数百万的人讲，话锋一转，还有不到一百人讲的语言，所以此处用ontheotherhand。

7.C由后面的内容可知语言有几大语系，用families表示。另外第9空前的onelargefamily也是提示。

8.A由后面的Indo-Europeanlanguagefamily可知，欧洲的大多数语言都属于一个大的语系——印欧语系。

9.A过去分词called作定语，表示“被称作”。

10.B由前面的wasspoken可知，应该用与一般过去时连用的ago。before用于过去完成时的句子中。

11.C现在印度与欧洲的一些语言就是4500年以前的语言的现代形式(forms)。

12.A由下文可知，语言一直都在发展变化。always与现在进行时态连用表示“总是”。

13.Dbedifferentfrom“与……不同”，为固定短语。

14.A有些语言完全消失了。dieout灭绝，消失。dieaway逐渐模糊，逐渐减弱；diedown逐渐变弱，暗淡；dieoff相继死去。

15.B现在的英语与500年以前的不一样了。有些甚至消失了。约1000年前的英语还与当时人们讲的德语有鲜为人知的亲缘关系。

16.C表示“讲(某种语言)”用speak，此处用过去分词作定语表示被动。

17.D讲某种语言的人多或某种语言很古老，那么不同地区人们说话的方式就可能有差别。A、C两项只修饰不可数名词；afew表示“几个”，意义不符。

18.B由上文可知此处指人们说话方式的不同，用复数形式。

19.A此处是对上文的说明：也就是说(Thatis)，语言可能有许多方言。

20.D方言的差别如此大，来自不同地区的人都无法相互沟通。此处表示“不会，不能”。

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TheEnglishlanguageisdifferentfromanyotherlanguage.YetEnglishwordsdonotstaythe1，thelanguageisalways2，andweneed3wordsfornewinventionsandnew4.Differentwordscomeinto5，orolderwordsareusedinanew6.

Englishcanchangeby7wordsfromotherlanguages.Tomatowasborrowed8MexicoandpajamasfromIndia.Theword“coffee”9fromTurkey，andteacamefromChina.Nownewspaceandsciencewordsarebeingborrowedfromothercountries，10.

Newwordsarealsomade11addingtwowordstogether.Strawberry，popcorn，andgrandfatherarewordsmadeupof12parts.Sometimesnewwordsare13formsofolderwords.Thewordphotowasmadefromphotographbycuttingoffthe14ofthelongerword.Planewasmadebycuttingoffthe15partofairplane.Smogwasmadebyusingonlythefirsttwoandlasttwo16fromthewordssmokeandfog.

The17ofpeopleandproducts18becomenewwords.Oursandwichwasnamed19amannamedSandwich.ScotchTape，Band-aid，andJellowerenamesmadeupbythecompaniesthatfirst20theproducts.

1.A.oldB.placeC.pastD.same

2.A.addingB.makingC.changingD.borrowing

3.A.manyB.newC.mixedD.difficult

4.A.ideasB.opinionsC.pointsD.expressions

5.A.booksB.useC.lifeD.science

6.A.wayB.mannerC.grammarD.thought

7.A.borrowingB.lendingC.movingD.sucking

8.A.inB.fromC.toD.between

9.A.cameB.borrowedC.wentD.brought

10.A.eitherB.yetC.tooD.already

11.A.withB.fromC.throughD.by

12.A.sevenB.elevenC.twoD.ten

13.A.shorterB.simpleC.easierD.proper

14.A.beginningB.endC.middleD.bottom

15.A.backB.behindC.frontD.above

16.A.partsB.lettersC.wordsD.sounds

17.A.spellingB.charactersC.addressesD.names

18.A.canB.mightC.shouldD.must

19.A.toB.afterC.byD.on

20.A.didB.gotC.madeD.invented

【语篇解读】本文为一篇说明文，介绍的是英语的变化，尤其是一些新单词的来历。

1.D从下文可知，语言一直在不断变化，不可能总是一样。由此可判断选D项。

2.C本句强调语言在变化。既然不可能总是一样，那语言就一直在变化。

3.B根据句意判断，新发明和新的观念需要新的词汇。

4.Anewideas“新观念”，为固定搭配。

5.Bcomeintouse为习惯搭配，空格所在处句意“开始使用不同的词汇”。

6.A在短语inanewway中in与way也是常用的搭配。

7.A通过从其他语言中借来的词。

8.Bborrow与from搭配。borrow...from...“从……处借……”。

9.Acomefrom“来自”。

10.C当“也”讲时too常用于肯定句中，either只用于否定句中。

11.Dby后接-ing形式，表示“通过……方式”。

12.C上述的词均由两部分构成。

13.A根据下文来选，下文提到photo一词是由photograph变来的，是其简短的形式。

14.B去掉长词的词尾。

15.Cplane是去掉airplane中的前一部分。

16.Bsmog是用smoke和fog的前两个和后两个字母（letters)组成的，其他的与句意不符。

17.D根据下句可知，下文举了sandwich一词的来历。

18.A一些人名或产品的名可以成为新的词汇。

19.Bbenamedafter...“根据……来命名”。

20.Cmake的意思是“生产，制造”。本句意思是“……一开始生产这些产品的公司”，D项与文意不符。

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Bodylanguageisveryimportantincommunication.Studies1thatonly7%ofthecommunicationindaily2isinwords.Westerners3peopletolookateachotherintheeyeswhenthey4.Ifyoudon’tdothatwhileyouaretalking，itmayshowthatyoudonotliketheperson，5thatyouarenotinterestedin6thepersonsays.When7handswesternerswillshaketwoorthreetimes.Donotshakea8handforalongtime.Whenamanshakeshandswitha9，itis10forthewomantoholdout11handfirstinthewest.Pointingwithonefingerataperson12talkingusuallymeansthatthepersonwhois13iscriticizingtheperson14ispointedat.15，meninEnglish-speakingcountriestouchmenmuch16thanmentouchmeninChina.Butmenandwomentoucheachother17moreoftenthanmenandwomentoucheachotherpubliclyinChina.

Boyfriendsandgirlfriendsoften18hands，embrace(拥抱)orkissinpublic.Goodfriendsoften19oneanotherwithakissonthecheek，iftheyarewomenor20oppositesexes.

1.A.showB.sayC.reportD.prove

2.A.livesB.lifeC.liveD.living

3.A.hopeB.tellC.expectD.ask

4.A.speakB.tellC.sayD.talk

5.A.andB.butC.exceptD.or

6.A.whatB.thatC.whichD.where

7.A.shakingB.shakeC.shakenD.beingshaken

8.A.person’sB.Englishman’sC.Chinese’sD.westerner’s

9.A.manB.girlC.womanD.boy

10.A.worseB.betterC.rightD.impolite

11.A.herB.sheC.hisD.him

12.A.whileB.ifC.afterD.before

13.A.speakingB.hearingC.listeningD.smiling

14.A.whomB.whoC.whichD.whose

15.A.HoweverB.ExceptC.ButD.Besides

16.A.moreB.lessC.longerD.harder

17.A.inpublicB.outsideC.secretlyD.athome

18.A.touchB.holdC.waveD.catch

19.A.greetonB.greetC.greettoD.greetwith

20.A.amongB.forC.withD.of

【语篇解读】体态语在日常生活中很重要，本文主要介绍东西方体态语在与人接触时的不同，以及与人交往时如何恰当地使用体态语。

1.A根据主语studies可知意为“研究表明……”。

2.Bindailylife意为“在日常生活中”，符合句意。

3.Cexpectsb.todosth.意为“期望某人做某事”，符合语境。

4.D根据下句中的“...whileyouaretalking...”可知。

5.D连词or前后是同义或近义关系，意为“或者说”。

6.Awhat引导的从句作介词in的宾语。

8.D根据上下文可知是在谈论“西方人”的风俗习惯。

9.C根据下文中的thewoman可知答案为C。

10.B根据西方的风俗，男女握手时，女方先伸手更好。

11.A形容词性物主代词作定语。由本句中的thewoman可知用her。

12.A根据句意“说话时用一个手指指着别人”可知应用while。

13.A这里指“正在说话”的人。

14.B由本句前后对照可知是who引导定语从句，并在从句中作主语。

15.Dbesides意为“而且，此外”，进一步说明情况。

16.B由下文的连词but表示转折以及moreoften可知答案为less。

17.A此句中的publicly意为“公开地”，同义词组为inpublic。

18.Bholdhands意为“手牵手”。

19.Bgreet是及物动词，意为“问候，向……致意”。

20.Dof表示所属关系。如果他们是女性或性别不同，好朋友常以吻颊相互致意。

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WhenIwas16yearsold，ImademyfirstvisittotheUnitedStates.Itwasn’tthefirsttimeIhadbeen1.LikemostEnglishchildrenIlearnedFrench2schoolandIhadoftenbeentoFrance，soI3speakingaforeignlanguagetopeoplewhodidn’tunderstand4.ButwhenIwenttoAmericaIwasreallylookingforwardto5aniceeasyholidaywithoutany6problems.

7wrongIwas!Themisunderstandingbeganattheairport.Iwaslookingfora8telephonetogivemyAmericanfriendDannya9andtellherthatIhadarrived.Afriendlyoldmansawmelookinglostandasked10hecouldhelpme.

“Well，that’s11，”heexclaimed.“Areyougetting12？Butaren’tyouabit13？”

“Whoistalkingaboutmarriage？”Ireplied.“I14wanttogivemyfriendaringtotellherI’vearrived.Canyoutellme15there’saphonebox？”

“Oh！”hesaid，“there’saphonedownstairs.”

Whenatlastwe16meetup.Dannyexplainedthemisunderstandingtome.“Don’tworry，”shesaidtome.Ihadsomany17atfirst.TherearelotsofwordswhichtheAmericans18differentlyinmeaningfromusBritish.You’llsoongetusedto19funnythingstheysay.Mostofthe20BritishandAmericanpeopleunderstandeachother.

1.A.outB.awayC.outsideD.abroad

2.A.fromB.duringC.atD.after

3.A.getusedtoB.wasusedtoC.usedtoD.used

4.A.EnglishB.FrenchC.RussianD.Latin

5.A.buyingB.havingC.givingD.receiving

6.A.timeB.humanC.languageD.money

7.A.TooB.WhataC.WhatD.How

8.A.cheapB.popularC.publicD.good

9.A.letterB.ringC.newsD.word

10.A.thatB.ifC.whereD.when

11.A.wellB.overC.niceD.ring

12.A.tomarryB.tobemarriedC.marryingD.married

13.A.smallB.littleC.oldD.young

14.A.veryB.justC.justnowD.so

15.A.whereB.inwhichC.overthereD.that

16.A.didB.doC.couldD.had

17.A.troubleB.difficultiesC.thingsD.fun

18.A.writeB.speakC.useD.read

19.A.everyB.theseC.someD.allthe

20.A.chanceB.situationC.conditionD.time

1.D从短文首句“...ImademyfirstvisittotheUnitedStates.”可知，“我”到国外去，因此选abroad。

2.C上学的时候学过法语。atschool表示“上学”。

3.B因为上学时学过法语，又加上“我”经常到法国去，因此“我”已习惯了与人们说外语了。在此，选项A有一定的干扰性，全文叙述的是过去的事情，因此应该用过去时态。C项的意思是“过去常常”，to后面应跟动词原形。

4.A因为“我”懂法语，所以“我”能够与那些不懂英语的人讲话。

5.Bhaveaniceeasyholiday有一个愉快、轻松的假期。

6.C由前文可知，“我”是说英语的，因此说“我”想不会有任何语言问题。

7.Dhow引导感叹句。how修饰形容词wrong，表示程度。

10.B他问“我”他是否能帮助“我”。if引导宾语从句，意思是“是否”。

11.C从后文可知老人以为“我”要结婚，因此他说“很好”，以表示祝贺。

12.D从下文的“Whoistalkingaboutmarriage？”可以得出答案。getmarried“结婚”。

13.D由短文首句“WhenIwas16yearsold...”可知，老人觉得“我”的年龄还不适合结婚，因此他说：“但是，你不是还小吗？”

14.B在此just相当于only“只是，仅仅”。

16.Ado/does/did用在肯定句中起强调作用，由时态知选did。

17.B联系上下文，Danny在这里说她也遇到过一些麻烦。由many可知不选A、D两项，再由语境排除C项。

18.C上文出现的情况是语言使用习惯的问题，因此Danny说美国人在使用单词的意思上与英国人不同。

19.D由下文“MostofthetimeBritishandAmericanpeopleunderstandeachother.”可以看出，Danny对“我”说，“我”不久就会习惯这一切的。

20.D大多数时候，美国人和英国人能彼此理解。

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Peoplealwayssaythattheearlieronelearnsalanguage，the1itistodoso，andintheoryitisthat.Inmyopinion，2，thatreferstospokenlanguage.Capabilitytopractisesomeessential(基本的)3ofalanguageandreadbetweenthelinescanonlybetrainedthroughproperreadingwaysandhardwork4.Sospendingmoneytohelp5learnEnglishmay6upwithdisappointment.Itislikelythatthemoreyou7，themoreyouareletdown.

Thedaughterofoneofmyfriends8Englishinprimaryschool，9herforeignteacher’sblindness10psychology.Shedidnotwanttogoon11Englishuntilmiddleschool，12acollegestudentstudyinginEnglishslowly13herinterestinthelanguage.

ItisbettertohavethechildlearnChinese，thantohavesomedifficulty14learningEnglishforseveralyears.HavingbeenengagedinEnglisheducation，15findthatdespitetheirexcellent16，manystudentshave17commandofEnglishwordsandphrases.SoIsuggestthatchildren18classicalChineseprose(散文)，ratherthan19themtolearnEnglishhurriedly.Otherwise，theymay20thebesttimetoimprovethelanguageabilityoftheirmothertongue.

1.A.easyB.difficultC.easierD.moredifficult

2.A.butB.howeverC.thoughD.yet

3.A.opinionsB.regardsC.requestsD.expressions

4.A.directlyB.orallyC.properlyD.indirectly

5.A.peopleB.girlsC.childrenD.boys

6.A.beginB.startC.finishD.end

7.A.payB.getC.buyD.take

8.A.lovedB.likedC.dislikedD.learned

9.A.becauseofB.becauseC.insteadofD.instead

10.A.ofB.atC.inD.to

11.A.learningB.tolearnC.withlearningD.forlearning

12.A.whileB.whereC.whenD.as

13.A.introducedB.practisedC.explainedD.developed

14.A.inB.toC.atD.of

15.A.heB.IC.sheD.they

16.A.pronunciationB.phraseC.languageD.writing

17.A.fewB.lessC.littleD.fewer

18.A.writeB.doC.rememberD.memorize

19.A.haveB.letC.causeD.make

20.A.getbackB.letgoC.bringinD.goaway

【语篇解读】大家普遍认为，学语言越早，就越容易，理论上如此，但是事实上并非如此。

1.C由上文暗示可预期：理论上说，一个人越早学语言，他/她会越容易学好。the+比较级，the+比较级，表示“越……就越……”。C、D项为可选项，而D项意思不符，故选C项。

2.B转折连词的使用区别，but连接句子可放于句首、句中，且其后不可用逗号；however前后可用逗号隔开；though常放于句末；yet与but相似，故选however。

3.D根据上下文暗示可预期：练习语言的基本表达能力……，A、B、C三项都不符合句意，故选expressions“表达”。

4.A由上下文提示可预期：直接通过合适的阅读方法和努力，才能形成能力，而orally“口头地”；properly“合适地”，上文已出现properreadingways，故有重复之嫌；indirectly“间接地”，故选directly“直接地”。

5.C由上下文可预期，谈论的对象即children“孩子”。

6.D由上下文可预期：先是花钱去学，而后是以失望收场。A和B项与句意不符，finish不与upwith搭配，endupwith“以……结束”。

8.C由上下文暗示可预期：上中学时来了一位学英语的大学生，从而开发了她的兴趣，故上小学时并不喜欢英语，选disliked“不喜欢”。

9.A因为外籍老师对心理学的盲点，才导致她厌学。because连词，“因为”；becauseof介词词组，“因为”；insteadof介词，代替；instead副词，“代替”；故用becauseof。

10.D介词to引出对象。

11.Agoondoingsth.继续不停地做同一件事；goontodo继续去做另一件事；goonwithsth.停下后接着去做同一件事；D项为干扰项，故选learning。

12.Cwhen“当……时候”；while“在……时候”；where“在哪儿”；as“因为，在……时候”。

13.Dintroduce“介绍”；practise“练习”；explain“解释”；均不合句意，可猜测为develop“开发”。

14.Ahavesomedifficulty/trouble(in)doingsth.“做某事遇到困难/麻烦”。

15.B由上下文可判断。

16.A根据上下文可知：发音好，但词汇量不够，故选pronunciation。

17.C同16题理解，表否定但无比较，可选项为A、C项，而few修饰可数名词，故选little修饰不可数名词。

18.D根据意思可知，显然是记散文，可选项为C和D项，而C项常表“追忆、记得”，故只有推测生词memorize“记住”。

19.C其他三个选项接动词不定式to均要省略。

20.Bgetback“回来、返回”；letgo“放开；错过”；bringin“引来；吸收”；goaway“走开；离开”。

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PeoplefromGreatBritainbroughttheEnglishlanguagetoNorthAmericainthe16thand17thcenturies.Andinthe1300years，therewere2manychangesin3placesthatnowpeoplecan4tellanEnglishperson5anAmericaninthewayheorshetalks.

Manyoldwords6inEngland，butwerekeptinAmerica.Forexample，300yearsago，peopleinGreatBritaingottheirwaterfromsomethingtheycalledeithera“faucet”，a“spigot”ora“tap”.Allthesewordsare7heardindifferentpartsofAmerica，butonly“tap”isstillcommonin8.Americansoftenmadeupnewwordsorchangedold9.“Corn”isonekindofplantinAmericaand10inEngland.Also，overthelastthreecenturiestheEnglishlanguage11thousandsofnewwordsforthingsthatweren’tknown12.Andoften，AmericanandEnglishpeopleusedtwo13namesforonething.Atincaniscalled“tin”forshortinEngland，buta“can”inAmerica.Theword“radio”is14allovertheworld，includingAmerican.ButmanyEnglishpeoplecallit“wireless”.Andalmostanythinghavingsomethingtodo15cars，railroads，etc.16differentnamesinBritishandAmericanEnglish.

ButnowAmericanandBritishEnglishmaybegrowingclosertogether.One17isthelargeamountofAmericanspeechthatBritishpeopleheardailyinmovies，ontelevisions，or18travellers.19this，Americansseemtobeinfluencing(影响)theBritishmoreandmore.Sosomeday，Englishmayevenbe20onbothsidesoftheAtlantic.

1.A.followingB.recentC.oldestD.last

2.A.suchB.tooC.soD.great

3.A.eitherB.bothC.neitherD.two

4.A.hardlyB.differentlyC.clearlyD.easily

5.A.withB.fromC.toD.and

6.A.disappearedB.remainedC.spokenD.werespoken

7.A.notB.hardlyC.neverD.still

8.A.AmericaB.BritishC.EnglandD.thetwocountries

9.A.wordB.formsC.onesD.found

10.A.anotherB.alsoplantedC.aplantD.akindoffood

11.A.addedB.addedupC.discoveredD.found

12.A.anywhereB.beforeC.forcenturiesD.insomecountries

13.A.newB.shortC.differentD.surprising

14.A.producedB.madeC.developedD.used

15.A.toB.awayC.withD.from

16.A.hasB.haveC.hasgivenD.wasgiven

17.A.thingB.nameC.differenceD.expression

18.A.fromB.throughC.onD.by

19.A.ForB.BecauseC.BesidesD.Becauseof

20.A.differentB.moredifferentC.thesameD.moreuseful

【语篇解读】本文讲述的是英美语言的差异。

1.A下文讲英语有了许多变化，应是在“随后的”300年。following随后的；接下来的。

2.C此句含有so...that...结构，因名词前有many修饰，故用so，而不用such。

3.B空后的名词places是复数，故排除A和C项。在此特指英美两国，填both具有特指意义。若填two则为泛指，须在two前加the才具有特指意义。故B项符合语境。

4.D既然有那么大的变化，就很“容易”把英美人区别开来。

5.Btell...from...意为“把……和……区别开来”。

6.A后面说“但在美国保留下来了”，则前面应说“在英国消失了”。disappear消失。

7.D后面说在“faucet，spigot，tap”这三个词中，只有tap一词在英国还用得普遍，则前面应说在美国各地“仍”能听到。

8.C谈论的是英美两国，前面说的是美国，but后说的应是“英国”。

9.Cones在此代替本句中的words。

10.A本文讲的是英美语言的差异，因而同一单词在英美两国中所指的可能不同。

11.A随着历史的前进，语言也向前发展，因此英语也增加了成千上万个新词。add意为“增加”；addup意为“把……加起来”，故选A。

12.Bbefore从前；以前。符合语境。

13.C由接下来的例子可知此处选C。

14.D句意：radio这个词在世界各地被使用，包括美国。

15.Chavesomethingtodowith...意为“与……有关”。

16.A主语是anything，根据主谓一致的原则和上下文语意，选A。

17.A由句意可知选A。

18.Afrom“从”，符合语境。

19.Dbecause后跟句子，引导原因状语从句；

becauseof后跟名词或代词。

20.C句意：将来有一天，大西洋两岸(指英美两国)甚至可能讲同一种英语。

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Manylanguagelearnersthinktheirpronunciationisgoodenoughbecausetheirteacherdoesn’tcorrectthemtoooftenorbecauseotherstudentscan1them.

Pronunciationistheareawhichis2theleastattentiontoinlanguagelearning.Mostteachers3justlettheirstudentsspeak.Theteachersstopthem4thestudentssaysomethingcompletelywrong.Workingoneachstudent’spronunciationinclassisjust5.Also，thestudentswhoare6atpronunciationmaybeafraidthatitwillembarrasstheirclassmatesiftheyhelp7theirmistakes.

Althoughyoubelieveyourpronunciationisgoodenoughto8，youmaybe9whenyouactuallygotoaforeigncountry.Oneofmyfriendswasthebeststudentinhis10classinPoland.However，whenhewenttoAmerica，hefoundAmericansdidn’tunderstand11ofwhathesaid.

Yourpronunciationmaystillbequite12thatofanativespeaker.Ifthisisthe13，otherpeoplewillfindit14tounderstandwhatyou’resayingandwillnotbecomfortablewithyou.

15，don’tthinkyoucancommunicateinaforeignlanguage16you’vetestedyourskillsonrealnativespeakers.17fornativeornear-nativepronunciationsothatpeopleyoutalktocancommunicatewithyou18.Inordertoachievethisgoal，there’sno19thatyouwillneedtostartthinkingaboutpronunciationand20timeonit.

1.A.mistakeB.watchC.surroundD.understand

2.A.madeB.foundC.paidD.called

3.A.neverB.everC.evenD.usually

4.A.onlyifB.asifC.evenifD.sothat

5.A.fantasticB.impossibleC.necessaryD.important

6.A.poorB.wellC.goodD.strict

7.A.putoutB.workoutC.tryoutD.pointout

8.A.communicateB.travelC.pronounceD.exchange

9.A.happyB.sadC.surprisedD.excited

10.A.PolishB.FrenchC.GermanD.English

11.A.noneB.halfC.restD.lot

12.A.neartoB.nearfromC.farfromD.nextto

13.A.sameB.matterC.caseD.fact

14.A.easyB.beneficialC.convenientD.hard

15.A.InconclusionB.InotherwordsC.IntotalD.Onthecontrary

16.A.whenB.untilC.afterD.while

17.A.StandB.LookC.AimD.Search

18.A.smoothlyB.difficultlyC.trulyD.practically

19.A.wayB.needC.doubtD.wonder

20.A.takeB.costC.spendD.kill

1.D许多语言学习者认为他们的读音很好，因为他们的老师不会经常纠正他们的读音，或者因为他们的同学能“听懂”他们的话。understand“理解，明白”；mistake“误会”；watch“观察”；surround“包围”。

4.A“只有”当学生彻底错了的时候，老师们才会阻止学生。onlyif“只有”；asif“好像”；evenif“即使，尽管”；sothat“以便，为的是”。

5.B对班里所有学生的读音进行纠正是“不可能的”。fantastic“极好的，异想天开的”；impossible“不可能的”；necessary“必要的”；important“重要的”。

6.C同样地，读音“好”的学生可能担心如果帮助“指出”同学读音的错误会让同学感到尴尬。begoodat“擅长”。

7.Dpointout“指出”；putout“扑灭”；workout“计算出”；tryout“实验”。

8.A尽管你认为你的读音可能足以“交流”，但是当你真的到了国外的时候，你会很“吃惊”。communicate“交流”；travel“旅游”；pronounce“发音”；exchange“交流，交换”。

9.Csurprised“吃惊的，震惊的”；happy“高兴的”；sad“悲伤的”；excited“激动的”。

10.D此处指在波兰和美国的共同语言，应该是“英语”。

11.B只有A、B两项语法正确；再由语境可知，选half。

12.C你的读音可能仍与以英语为本族语的人“相去甚远”。farfrom“离……远”。

13.C“如果这是事实”，其他人可能觉得听懂你的话很“难”……Ifthisisthecase“如果这是事实”。

14.Dhard“困难的”；easy“容易的”；beneficial“有益的”；convenient“方便的”。

15.A“总之”，“直到”你与真正的说本族语的人交流测试过你才能用外语交流。inconclusion“总之”；inotherwords“换句话说”；intotal“总共”；onthecontrary“相反地”。

16.Bnot...until...“直到……才……”。

17.C“瞄准”说本族语或者接近本族语的人的读音，这样你才能和与你交谈的人们“顺利地”交流。aimfor“瞄准，针对”；standfor“代表”；lookfor“寻找”；searchfor“寻找”。

18.Asmoothly“顺利地”；difficultly“困难地”；truly“真诚地”；practically“实用地”。

七、阅读理解

A

ItiswidelyknownthatanyEnglishconversationbeginswithTheWeather.SuchafixationwiththeweatherfindsexpressioninDr.Johnson’sfamouscommentthat“WhentwoEnglishmeet，theirfirsttalkisofweather.”ThoughJohnson’sobservationisasaccuratenowasitwasovertwohundredyearsago，mostcommentatorsfailtocomeupwithaconvincingexplanationforthisEnglishweather-speak.

BillBryson，forexample，concludesthat,astheEnglishweatherisnotatallexciting,theobsessionwithitcanhardlybeunderstood.Hearguesthat“Toanoutsider,themoststrikingthingabouttheEnglishweatheristhatthereisnotverymuchofit.”Simply，thereasonisthattheunusualandunpredictableweatherisalmostunknownintheBritishIsles.

JeremyPaxman，however，disagreeswithBryson，arguingthattheEnglishweatherisbynatureattractive.Brysoniswrong，hesays,becausetheEnglishpreferencefortheweatherhasnothingtodowiththenaturalphenomena.“Theinterestisnotinthephenomenathemselves，butinuncertainty.”Accordingtohim，theweatherinEnglandisverychangeableanduncertainanditattractstheEnglishaswellastheoutsider.

BrysonandPaxmanstandforcommonmisconceptionsabouttheweather-speakamongtheEnglish.Bothcommentators，somehow，aremissingthepoint.TheEnglishweatherconversationisnotreallyabouttheweatheratall.Englishweather-speakisasystemofsigns,whichisdevelopedtohelpthespeakersovercomethenaturalreserveandactuallytalktoeachother.Everyoneknowsconversationsstartingwithweather-speakarenotrequestsforweatherdata.Rather，theyareroutinegreetings,conversationstartersortheblank“fillers”.Inotherwords，Englishweather-speakisameansofsocialbonding.

1.TheauthormentionsDr.Johnson’scommenttoshowthat.

A.mostcommentatorsagreewithDr.Johnson

B.Dr.Johnsonisfamousforhisweatherobservation

C.thecommentwasaccuratetwohundredyearsago

D.Englishconversationsusuallystartwiththeweather

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“obsession”mostprobablyreferto

A.Asocialtrend.B.Anemotionalstate.

C.Ahistoricalconcept.D.Anunknownphenomenon.

3.Accordingtothepassage,JeremyPaxmanbelievesthat.

A.BillBrysonhaslittleknowledgeoftheweather

B.thereisnothingspecialabouttheEnglishweather

C.theEnglishweatherattractspeopletotheBritishIsles

D.Englishpeopletalkabouttheweatherforitsuncertainty

4.Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeofwritingthepassage

A.ToexplainwhatEnglishweather-speakisabout.

B.ToanalysemisconceptionsabouttheEnglishweather.

C.TofindfaultwithbothBillBrysonandJeremyPaxman.

D.ToconvincepeoplethattheEnglishweatherischangeable.

【语篇解读】本文为议论文，开篇点题：英语对话往往从天气开始。后面具体的介绍几个对此有不同理解的人以及他们的观点。

2.B词义猜测题。由语境可知，Bill认为因为英国天气一点儿也不令人兴奋，所以用它对话时表达出来的难以理解。兴奋应是与人的情感状态有关，故B项正确。

B

About30yearsago,IleftCubafortheUnitedStateswithmyson.AftergettingsettledfinallyinBrunswick,NewJersey,Ienrolled(注册)mysoninkindergarten.Severalweekslater,myson’steacheraskedmetomeethimathisoffice.

Intheteacher’soffice，anexchangeofgreetingswasfollowedbyhisquestions：“Isyoursonmentallyretarded(弱智的)？Doeshesufferfromanykindofmentaldisability”

WashetalkingaboutmywonderfulScolaNo,no,itcan’tbe.Whatahelpless,lonelymoment!ItoldhimthatScolawasaquiet,sweetlittleboy,instead.Iaskedhimwhyhewasaskingmeallthesequestions.

Mysoncouldnotfollowtheteacher’sdirections，hetoldme,andthus,Scolawasdisruptingtheclass.Didn’theknowmysondidnotspeakEnglishyet

Hewasangry,“Whyhasn’tyoursonbeentaughttospeakEnglishDon’tyouspeakEnglishathome”

“No,Ididn’tspeakEnglishathome,”Ireplied.IwassuremysonwouldlearnEnglishinacoupleofmonths,andIdidn’twanthimtoforgethisnativelanguage.Well,wronganswer!WhatkindofpersonwouldnotspeakinEnglishtohersonathomeandatalltime“Areyouoneofthosepeoplewhocometothiscountrytosavedollarsandsendthembacktotheircountry，neverwantingtobeapartofthissociety”

Needlesstosay,ItriedtotellhimIwasnotoneof“thosepeople”.Thenhetoldmethemeetingwasover,andIleft.

AsIhadexpected,mysonlearnedtospeakEnglishfluentlybeforetheschoolyearwasover.Hewentontograduatefromcollegeandgotajob,earningclosetosixfigures.Hetravelswidelyandleadsawell-adjusted，contentedlife.Andhehasbenefitedfrombeingbilingual(双语的).

Speakingmorethanonelanguageallowspeopletocommunicatewithothers;itteachespeopleaboutotherculturesandotherplaces—somethingverybasicandobviouslylackinginthe“educator”ImetinNewJersey.

5.Theteacheraskedtheauthortohisoffice.

A.todiscussScola’sin-classperformance

B.togetScolaenrolledinkindergarten

C.tofindalanguagepartnerforScola

D.toworkoutastudyplanforScola

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disrupting”inParagraph4probablymean

A.Breaking.B.Following.C.Attending.D.Disturbing.

7.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsbeingbilingualmaybestbedescribedas.

A.criticalB.casualC.positiveD.passive

8.Thistextislikelytobeselectedfromabookof.

A.medicineB.educationC.geographyD.history

【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，通过一位新移民及其儿子的经历讲述了掌握两门语言的好处。

5.A细节理解题。由第四段可以看出老师让家长去办公室是谈论Scola的课堂表现。故选A项。

6.D词义猜测题。由上文“我的儿子不能跟上老师的指导”，因此Scola在扰乱课堂，故选D项，disturb打扰，扰乱。

8.B推理判断题。本文讲述了掌握双语的好处，所以可能出自一本关于教育的书。

C

“Indeed,”GeorgeWashingtonwroteinhisdiaryin1785，“somekindoffly，orbug，hadbeguntoeattheleavesbeforeIlefthome.”ButthefatherofAmericawasnotthefatherofbug.WhenWashingtonwrotethat，Englishmenhadbeenreferringtoinsectsasbugsformorethanacentury，andAmericanshadalreadycreatedlightning-bug(萤火虫).ButtheEnglishweresoontostopusingthebugsintheirlanguage，leavingittotheAmericanstocallabuginthenineteenthandtwentiethcenturies.

TheAmericanbugcouldalsobeaperson，referringtosomeonewhowascrazyaboutaparticularactivity.Althoughfanbecametheusualterm，sportsfansusedtobecalledracingbugs，baseballbugs，andthelike.

Orthebugcouldbeasmallmachineorobject，forexample，abug-shapedcar.Thebugcouldalsobeaburglaralarm，fromwhichcomestheexpressiontobug，thatis，“toinstall(安装)analarm”.Nowitmeansasmallpieceofequipmentthatpeopleuseforlisteningsecretlytoothers’conversation.Sincethe1840s，tobughaslongmeant“tocheat”，andsincethe1940sithasbeenannoying.

Wealsoknowthebugasaflawinacomputerprogramorotherdesign.ThatmeaningdatesbacktothetimeofThomasEdison.In1878heexplainedbugsas“littleproblemsanddifficulties”thatrequiredmonthsofstudyandlabortoovercomeindevelopingasuccessfulproduct.In1889itwasrecordedthatEdison“hadbeenupthetwopreviousnightsdiscovering‘abug’inhisinventedrecordplayer.”

9.WelearnfromParagraph1that.

A.Americanshaddifficultyinlearningtousethewordbug

B.GeorgeWashingtonwasthefirstpersontocallaninsectabug

C.thewordbugwasstillpopularlyusedinEnglishinthenineteenthcentury

D.bothEnglishmenandAmericansusedthewordbugintheeighteenthcentury

10.Whatdoestheword“flaw”inthelastparagraphprobablymean

A.Explanation.B.Finding.C.Origin.D.Fault.

11.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith.

A.themisunderstandingofthewordbug

B.thedevelopmentofthewordbug

C.thepublicviewsofthewordbug

D.thespecialcharacteristicsofthewordbug

【语篇解读】本文主要说的是“bug”一词的起源、不同含义和发展。

9.D推理判断题。从第一段的...GeorgeWashingtonwroteinhisdiaryin1785...和ButthefatherofAmericawasnotthefatherofbug.WhenWashingtonwrotethat，Englishmenhad...可知,英国人和美国人都使用“bug”一词，由该段最后一句可知，英国人在19世纪和20世纪便不再使用，故D项为正确答案。

10.D词义猜测题。从第四段的In1878heexplainedbugsas“littleproblemsanddifficulties...”可知答案。

D

12.Languageisusedto.

A.expressoneselfB.practisegrammarrules

C.talkwithforeignersonlyD.learnlistsofwords

13.Generally，whenanAmericanoranEnglishmanspeaksEnglish，heorshe.

A.nevermakesmistakesB.oftenmakesmistakes

C.can’tavoidmakingmistakesD.alwaysmakesmistakes

14.Thesentence“ForeignersoftenspeakEnglishtoocorrectly.”meansthat.

A.foreignersspeakcorrectEnglish

B.foreignersspeakincorrectEnglish

C.foreignersspeakEnglishaccordingtothegrammarrules

15.Whenwespeakaforeignlanguage，weshould.

A.speakinChinesewayB.speakbytherules

C.speaktonativespeakersD.notbeafraidofmakingmistakes

【语篇解读】本文主要介绍语言的作用。

12.A细节理解题。由第四句“Languageisfortheexchangeofideasandinformation.”可知语言是用来交流的，因此应选择expressoneself，其含义是“表达自己的意图；让别人明白自己”。

13.C细节理解题。文中提到“Nativespeakersmakemistakesandbreakrules，too.”，而且下文也提到类似的情况，所以答案为C项，“不可避免地犯错误”。

14.C句意猜测题。根据上下文可知，母语不是英语的人在学英语时，首先要学许多的语法规则，所以他们说话时总是套规则。

E

TherearemanydifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.Iusedtoteachacourseaboutthedifferencesbetweenthetwo.WespeakEnglishonbothsidesoftheAtlanticOceanbutwehavemanydifferencesinourcommonlanguage.Wehaveexamplesofthesamewordshavingverydifferentmeanings，differingspellingsofthesamewordsaswellascompletelydifferentwordsforthesamethings.Herearesomeexamples.

AcookieintheUSiscalledabiscuitintheUK.AbiscuitintheUSisasmallcakeintheUK.CrispsintheUK，areknownaschips，butweBritishpeopleeataplateofchipsthatyoucallfriesintheUS.IntheUK，apiecanbemadefromeithermeatorfruit，whileintheUSpiesarenormallymadefromfruit；potpiesaremadefrommeat.MostthingsaremeasuredingramsandkilogramsintheUS，notpoundsandounces.

Oneveryobvious(明显的)differenceisthesideoftheroadweeachchoosetodriveon.PetrolintheUKisgasintheUS.Theplacewherewefillupourcars，intheUK，isagarage；whileintheUS，it’sagasstation.Thetermgarageisalsousedasaplacetostoreyourcarnexttoorclosebyyourhouse.IntheUKwecallalorrywhatisknownasatruckintheUS.

AnelevatorintheUSiscalledalifthere，andthefirstfloorintheUS，iscalledthegroundfloorhere，somanyvisitorsgetoffonthewrongfloorinBritishhotels.

Icouldcontinuewiththis.Therearecountlessexamplesofdifferenceswithinouronesharedlanguage.Withsomanydifferences，nowonderit’shardtounderstandeachotherwell.

16.ThepassageismainlyaboutthedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishin.

A.vocabularyB.grammarC.soundD.spelling

17.It’simpliedinthepassagethattheauthorwas.

A.adriverfromtheUSB.acookfromtheUS

C.ateacherfromtheUKD.agasstationworkerfromtheUK

18.Intheauthor’sopinion，.

A.languagedifferencesdon’taffectunderstanding

B.thesamewordsinthetwodifferenttypesofEnglishmayhavedifferentspellings

C.therewillbefewerdifferencesbetweenAmericanandBritishEnglishinthefuture

D.itisimpossiblethatsomeAmericansgetoffonthewrongfloorinBritishhotels

19.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage

A.“Elevator”iscommonlyusedintheUK.

B.PiesmeanthesamethingintheUKandtheUS.

C.IntheUK，thingsaremeasuredinpoundsandounces.

D.BritishandAmericanpeopledriveonthesamesideoftheroad.

20.WhichofthefollowingisWRONGaccordingtothepassage

A.PetrolintheUKisgasintheUS.

B.FriesintheUSarechipsintheUK.

C.AcookieintheUSisabiscuitintheUK.

D.AgasstationintheUKisagarageintheUS.

【语篇解读】本文论述了美国英语和英国英语在词汇方面的差异。

17.C推理判断题。根据第一段第二句“Iusedtoteachacourseaboutthedifferencesbetweenthetwo.”可推出作者可能当过老师。usedtodo意为“过去常常做……”。

18.B细节理解题。根据第一段中“Wehaveexamplesofthesamewordshavingverydifferentmeanings，differingspellingsofthesamewords...”可知B项正确。

19.C细节理解题。根据第二段中“MostthingsaremeasuredingramsandkilogramsintheUS，notpoundsandounces.”可知C项正确。

20.D细节理解题。根据第三段中“Theplacewherewefillupourcars，intheUK，isagarage；whileintheUS，it’sagasstation.”可知D项错误。

Inordertoknowaforeignlanguagethoroughly(完全地)，fourthingsarenecessary.First，wemustunderstandthelanguagewhenwehearitspoken.Secondly，wemustbeabletospeakitourselves，correctlywithconfidenceandwithouthesitation(犹豫).Thirdly，wemustreadinthelanguageasmuchaspossible.Besides，wemustbeabletowriteit.Wemustbeabletomakesentencesthatarecorrectingrammar.

Thereisnoshortwaytosucceedinlanguagelearning.Agoodmemory(记忆)isagreathelp，butitisnotenoughonlytomemorizetherulesfromagrammarbook.Itisnomuchuselearningbyheartlonglistsofwordsandtheirmeanings，studyingthedictionary，andsoon.Wemustlearnbyusingthelanguage.Ifwearepleasedwithafewruleswehavememorized，wearenotreallylearningthelanguage.Wemust“learnthroughuse”.Practiceisimportant.Wemustpractisespeakingandwritingthelanguagewheneverwecan.

1.Themostimportantthingstolearnaforeignlanguageare.

A.understandingandspeaking

B.hearing，speaking，readingandwriting

C.writingandunderstanding

D.memorizingandlistening

2.Onecanneverlearnaforeignlanguagewellonlyby.

A.muchpracticeB.studyingthedictionary

C.learningthroughuseD.usingthelanguage

3.Whichofthefollowingisthemostimportantinlearningaforeignlanguage

A.Agoodmemory.B.Speaking.C.Practice.D.Writing.

4.“Learnthroughuse”means.

A.weusealanguageinordertolearnit

B.welearnaforeignlanguageinordertouseit

C.wecanlearnalanguagewellwhileweareusingit

D.bothBandC

【语篇解读】本文主要讲了想完全通晓一门外语，要掌握四个方面的事情以及要想学好外语没有捷径可走，需要多加练习，在用中学。

1.B细节理解题。根据第一段可知，学习一门外语最重要的是听、说、读、写四种技能，A、C、D三项都不够全面，故选B。

2.B细节理解题。根据第二段第三句可知，学习语言只凭查词典是学不好的，所以选B。

3.C细节理解题。根据第二段最后三句可知，在学习英语时，最重要的还是“练习”(practice)。故选C。

4.C词义猜测题。“在使用中学习”强调学习的重要性。A项颠倒了学与用的关系，B项虽对，却不合题意。

HaveyoueverconsideredalltheEnglishexpressionsthatincludewordsaboutclothes？Let’shavealook.

Peoplewearpantstocoverthelowerpartoftheirbodies.Wesometimessaythatpeoplewhoarenervoushaveantsintheirpants.Sometimes，peoplemaygetcaughtwiththeirpantsdown.Theyarefounddoingsomethingtheyshouldnotbedoing.And，ineveryfamily，onepersontakescontrol.Sometimesawifetellsherhusbandwhattodo.Thenwesayshewearsthepantsinthefamily.

Pantsusuallyhavepocketstoholdthings.Moneythatislikelytobespentquicklycanburnaholeinyourpocket.Sometimesyouneedabelttoholdupyourpants.Ifyouhavelessmoneythanusual，youmayhavetotightenyourbelt.

Ialwayspraisepeoplewhocansavetheirmoneyandnotspendtoomuch.Ireallytakemyhatofftothem.Yet，whenitcomestomyownmoney，Ispenditatthedropofahat，whichmeansIinstantlyspendit.

Bootsareaheavyorstrongkindofshoes.Peoplewhoaretoobigfortheirbootsthinktheyaremoreimportantthantheyreallyare.Idislikesuchpeople.

Myfatherisanimportantperson.Herunsabigcompany.Hewearsasuitandtie，andashirtwithsleevesthatcoverhisarms.Somepeoplewhodonotknowhimwellthinkheistooseriousandnevershowshisfeelingsopenly.ButIknowthatmyfatherwearshisheartonhissleeve.

5.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout

A.WhatpantsmeaninEnglish.B.SomespecialEnglishexpressions.

C.SomefunnyEnglishexpressions.D.Someexpressionsrelatedtoclothes.

6.Whichofthefollowingexpressionscanshowsomeoneisnervous

A.Getcaughtwithone’spantsdown.B.Haveantsinone’spants.

C.Wearthepantsinthefamily.D.Burnaholeinone’spocket.

7.Ifwesaysomeonehastotightenhisbelt，weprobablymeanhe.

A.hasdonesomethingwrongB.usedtolivearichlife

C.hasputonthewrongpantsD.isshortofmoney

8.Someonewhospendshismoneyatthedropofahatmostprobably.

A.doesn’tsavemoneyB.earnsmuchmoney

C.neverwasteshismoneyD.spendsmorethanheearns

【语篇解读】本文向我们介绍了英语中一些与衣服有关的表达。

5.D主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要向我们介绍了英语中一些与衣服有关的表达，故选D。

6.B细节理解题。根据第二段的Wesometimessaythatpeoplewhoarenervoushaveantsintheirpants.可知应选B。

7.D词义猜测题。根据第三段的Ifyouhavelessmoneythanusual，youmayhavetotightenyourbelt.可知应选D。

8.A推理判断题。根据第四段的Ialwayspraisepeoplewhocansavetheirmoneyandnotspendtoomuch.可知前面指的是那些会存钱的人，又根据下文中的yet的语境可知，后者是那种一有钱就会立即花掉的人，故选A。

Ifyouwanttohelpchildrendeveloplanguageandspeechskills，UCLAresearcherssay，listeningtowhattheyhavetosayisjustasimportantastalkingtothem.

Theeffectofaconversationbetweenachildandanadultisaboutsixtimesasgreatastheeffectofadultspeechinput(输入)alone，theresearchersfound.“Adultsspeakingtochildrenhelpslanguagedevelop，butwhatmattersmuchmoreistheinteraction，”saidthestudy’sleadauthor，FrederickZimmerman，anassociateprofessorintheSchoolofPublicHealthattheUniversityofCalifornia，LosAngeles.TheresearchersalsofoundthatTVviewingdidn’thavemuchofaneffect—positivelyornegatively—aslongasitwasn’tdisplacingconversationsbetweenanadultandachild.

TheUCLAstudyincluded275familieswithchildrenbetween2monthsand48monthsold.Theyrepresentedavarietyofincomesandeducation.Theresearchersfoundthat，inanaverageday，childrenhearabout13,000spokenwordsfromadultsandparticipatedinabout400adult-childconversationsaday.

Assessedseparately，factorspositivelyassociatedwithlanguagedevelopmentincludedeachadditional100conversationsadayandeach1,000wordsincreaseinthenumberofwordsspokenbyadultsandheardbychildren.Whenlookedatalone，TVwasnegativelyassociatedwithlanguagedevelopment.But，whenthethreefactorswereanalyzedtogether，theonlyonethatstoodoutwasconversationbetweenadultsandchildren.

“Themoreachildspeaksandinteractswithanadult，thebetterideaaparenthasaboutwherethechildis，”Zimmermansaid.“Althoughit’smostlydoneunconsciously，parentswillprovidefeedbackandcorrectmistakes.They’llalsotailortheirspeechtothechild.Parentscangiveachildwordsbytalkingtothemaboutwhatthey’redoing，suchas，I’mputtingonyourpajamasnow.“Butgiveyourchildtheopportunitytotalk，hopefullywithouttherestofthenoiseintheenvironment，”sheadded.“Ifparentscancarveoutsomeconversationtime—maybeatbathtimeoratdinnertime—that’sawonderfulthing.”

9.TheresearchersalsofoundthatTVviewing.

A.couldhaveapositiveeffectonachild’slanguagedevelopment

B.hadalittleeffectonachild’slanguagedevelopment

C.affectedachild’slanguagedevelopmentmorenegativelythanpositively

D.affectedachild’slanguagedevelopmentbothnegativelyandpositively

10.FrederickZimmermanwouldprobablyagreethat.

A.parentsshouldlettheirchildrentalkmostofthetime

B.childrenshouldwatchTVprogramsselectively

C.theconversationbetweenparentsandchildrenshouldbetwo-way

D.it’snogoodforparentstocorrecttheirchildren’smistakeswhentheyarespeaking

11.Wecanconcludefromthelastparagraphthat.

A.parentsshouldletachildrepeatwhatheorshesays

B.bathtimeordinnertimeisthebestchanceforparentstotalktoachild

C.parent-childconversationcanbecarriedoutatanypropertime

D.parentsshouldleaveachildtalkingalone

12.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage

A.Talkwithkids，notatthem

B.Letyourchildrenvoicetheirownopinions

C.Howtodevelopachild’slanguageability

D.Theimportanceofearlychildlanguagedevelopment

【语篇解读】研究发现，父母和孩子之间的交谈对孩子语言的发展至关重要。这种交谈必须是双向的、互动的。

IfyouwanttobecomeafluentEnglishspeakeryoushouldtakesomeadvice.TherearefourskillsinlearningEnglish.Theyarereading，listening，speakingandwriting.Themostimportantthingyoumustrememberisthatifyouwanttoimproveyourspeakingandwritingskillsyoushouldfirstmastertheskillsofreadingandlistening.

Readasmuchasyoucan.Butyourreadingmustbeactive.Itmeansthatyoumustthinkaboutthemeaningofthesentence，themeaningoftheunfamiliarwords，etc.Thereisnoneedforyoutopaymuchattentiontogrammarsortrytounderstandalltheunfamiliarwordsyoucomeacross，butthefactthatyouseethemforthefirsttimeandrecognizethemwheneveryouseethem，forexampleinotherpassagesorbooks，isenough.Itwouldbebettertoprepareyourselfanotebooksoyoucanwritedowntheimportantwordsorsentencesinit.

Asforlistening，therearetwochoices：besidesreading，youcanlisteneverydayforabout30minutes.Youcanonlypayattentiontoyourreadingandbecomeskillfulatyourreading，thenyoucancatchuponyourlistening.Sinceyouhavelotsofinputsinyourmind，youcaneasilyguesswhatthespeakerisgoingtosay.Thisnevermeansthatyoushouldnotpracticelistening.

Forlisteningyoucanlistentocartoonsorsomemoviesthatarespeciallymadeforchildren.Theirlanguagesareeasy.OrifyouaregoodatlisteningyoucanlistentoVOAorBBCprogramseveryday.Againthethingtorememberisbeingactiveinlisteningandpreferablytakingsomenotes.

Ifyoufollowthesepiecesofadvice，yourspeakingandwritingwillimproveautomatically，andyoucanbesurethatwithalittleefforttheywillbecomeperfect.

13.Accordingtotheauthor，whichshouldyouimprovefirstamongthefourskills

A.Readingandlistening.B.Readingandwriting.

C.Writingandspeaking.D.Speakingandlistening.

14.Toimproveyourreading，whenyoureadyoushould.

A.lookupallthenewwordsinthedictionary

B.thinkaboutwhatyouarereadingactively

C.spendmoretimestudyinggrammars

D.copyasmanywordsandsentencesaspossible

15.Theunderlinedphrase“comeacross”inParagraph2canprobablybereplacedby“”.

A.meetbyaccidentB.discover

C.findonpurposeD.lookfor

16.Thepassageismainlyabouthowto.

A.choosesuitablelisteningmaterials

B.dealwithnewwordsinreading

C.improveyourEnglishasquicklyaspossible

D.becomefluentinspeakingandwriting

English

【语篇解读】本文给英语学习者提出了如何流利地读、写英语的建议。

13.A细节理解题。由第一段最后一句可知，作者认为要想提高说和写的能力，首先要掌握读和听。

14.B细节理解题。由第二段第二、三句可知，在阅读的过程中要积极思考。

15.A词义猜测题。此处是告诉读者没有必要去理解遇到的所有的不熟悉的词语，由此推知comeacross指“偶然遇到”。

Somepeoplelearnasecondlanguageeasily.Otherpeoplehavetroublelearninganewlanguage.Howcanyouhelpyourselflearnanewlanguage，suchasEnglishThereareseveralwaystomakelearningEnglishalittleeasierandmoreinteresting.

ThefirststepistofeelconfidentaboutlearningEnglish.Ifyoubelievethatyoucanlearn，youwilllearn.Bepatient.Youdonothavetounderstandeverythingatonce.Itisnaturaltomakemistakeswhenyoulearnsomethingnew.Wecanlearnfromourmistakes.

ThesecondstepistopractiseyourEnglish.Forexample，writeinadiaryeveryday.YouwillgetusedtowritinginEnglish，andyouwillfeelcomfortableexpressingyourideasinEnglish.Afterseveralweeks，youwillseethatyourwritingisimproving.Besides，youmustspeakEnglisheveryday.Youcanpractisewithyourclassmatesafterclass.Youwillallmakemistakes，butgraduallyyouwillbecomecomfortablecommunicatinginEnglish.

Thethirdstepistokeeparecordofyourlanguagelearning.Youcanwritethisinyourdiary.Aftereachclass，thinkaboutwhatyoudid.DidyouansweraquestioncorrectlyDidyouunderstandanythingtheteacherexplainedPerhapsthelessonwasdifficult，butyoutriedtounderstandit.Writetheseachievements(成就）inyourdiary.

YoumustbeactiveinaboutlearningEnglishandbelievethatyoucandoit.Itisimportanttopractiseeverydayandmakearecordofyourachievements.YouwillenjoylearningEnglish，andyouwillfeelmoreconfidentinyourself.

17.Theunderlinedword“communicating”inthethirdparagraphmeans.

A.gettinginformation

B.sharingorexchangingideas，news，information,etc.

C.speaking

D.expressingthereasonandtheresult

18.WhenyoulearnEnglish，youdonotneedto.

A.bepatientB.makemistakes

C.expressyourideasinEnglishD.understandeverythingatonce

19.WhatisnothelpfulforyoutoenjoylearningEnglish

A.TocommunicateinEnglish.

B.Toworryaboutmakingmistakes.

C.Tothinkaboutwhatyoudidaftereachclass.

D.Tomakearecordoftheachievements.

20.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage

A.Itisveryimportanttolearnasecondlanguage.

B.Somepeoplelearnasecondlanguageeasilywhileotherpeopledonot.

C.Therearewaystohelpyoulearnasecondlanguagemoreeasily.

D.Don’tworryaboutmakingmistakeswhenlearningasecondlanguage.

【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了几种学习英语的方法。

17.B词义猜测题。由上句“下课后要和同学们一起练英语”，以及用英语表达自己的观点可推知communicating应该是和别人交流。故选B。

18.D细节理解题。由第二段可知，“学英语要自信，有耐心，但不一定一下子全都弄懂”，故选D。

19.B细节理解题。由第三、四段可知A、C、D三项的陈述对学英语都有帮助。故选B。

CanadianEnglish

CanadianEnglishisaffectedbybothBritishandAmericanEnglish.InvocabularytherearealotofUSinfluences：Canadiansusebillboard，gas，truckandwrenchratherthanhoarding，petrol，lorryandspanner；butontheotherhand，theyagreewiththeBritishinsayingblinds，braces，porridgeandtapratherthanshades，suspenders，oatmealandfaucet.

SouthAfricanEnglish

IndianEnglish

TogetherwithHindi，EnglishisusedacrossIndia，butitcanalsobeaspeaker’sfirst，second，orthirdlanguage.ThegrammarofIndianEnglishhasmanydistinguishingfeatures，ofwhichperhapsthebest-knownaretheuseofthepresentcontinuoustense，asin“Heishavingverymuchofproperty”，andtheuseof“isn’tit”asanordinaryquestiontag，“Wearemeetingtomorrow，isn’tit？”Thefirstexampleshowsanothercharacteristicofthelanguage，whichisusing“in”or“of”inidiomaticphrases.Verbsarealsouseddifferently，withspeakersoftendroppingaprepositionorobjectaltogether，“Iinsistedimmediatepayment”，whiledoublepossessives(所有格)—“ourtheseprices”(insteadoftheBritishEnglish“thesepricesofours”)—arecommon.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“distinguishing”meaninParagraph3

A.differentB.sameC.shortD.missing

2.Accordingtothepassage，whichgroupofwordsisallinAmericanform

A.Billboard，gas，blindsandbraces.

B.Hoarding，petrol，porridgeandtap.

C.Truck，wrench，shadesandsuspenders.

D.Lorry，spanner，oatmealandfaucet.

3.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2

A.DutchisoneoftheofficiallanguagesinSouthAfrica.

B.ZuluisoneoftheofficiallanguagesinSouthAfrica.

C.Lessthan10%oftheSouthAfricanpeoplespeakEnglishastheirsecondlanguage.

D.Morethan10%oftheSouthAfricanpeoplespeakEnglishastheirmothertongue.

4.HowmanydistinguishingfeaturesofIndianEnglishgrammararementionedinthepassage

A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.

【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了三种不同的英语：加拿大英语、南非英语以及印度英语。

1.A词义猜测题。由下文的例子看出此处意为“不同的，多样的”。

2.C细节理解题。由第一段内容“...Canadiansusebillboard，gas，truckandwrenchratherthanhoarding，petrol，lorryandspanner；butontheotherhand，theyagreewiththeBritishinsayingblinds，braces，porridgeandtapratherthanshades，suspenders，oatmealandfaucet.”可知。

3.B推理判断题。由第二段前两句可知。

4.D由第三段可知，一共提到了五处不同：theuseofthepresentcontinuoustense；theuseof“isn’tit”asanordinaryquestiontag；using“in”or“of”inidiomaticphrases；verbsarealsouseddifferently以及doublepossessives。

DoyouknowwhatreallytroublesmeForsomereason，wordswithsilentlettershavealwaysbotheredme.Forexample，considerthesewords：know，design，island，school，wrist，naughty，andsalmon.Allofthesewordshaveatleastoneletterthatisnottypicallypronounced，andthesewordsarejustaverysmallpartofwordswithsilentlettersinthem.

Somewordsareevenworse，considerthisword：colonel.Notonlyaresomelettersnotpronounced，butlettersthatarenoteventherearepronounced.

Evenforeignlanguages，especiallyFrench，areguiltyofthisneedlesscomplexityandconfusion.Iknowtheremustbesomemainhistoricalreasonswhythewordsarespelledandpronouncedthewaytheyare，butthatdoesnotmeanbadtraditionsmustcontinuetosurvive.Especiallyiftheyarenolongerlogical.

Unfortunately，thereisverylittlethatanyonecandoforit，becausethere’snogroupofpeoplewhocanchangeorhavetherighttochangetheEnglishlanguageforeveryone.However，theonlythingwecandoistomakechangesinthewaywetalkandwriteinhopesthatitcatcheson.Forexample，Ipronouncetheletter“l”insalmononpurposetomakepeopleannoyedandtosoundmoredifferentorcomplicated.IevenpronouncecolonelthecorrectorFrenchway.

IcanonlyhopethesetwominorchangestotheEnglishlanguagemakesensetoyou，andyouwillhelptokeepuptheseminorchangesforeverinyoureverydaylife.

5.Wecanlearnfromthepassage.

A.colonelispronounced/klnl/

B.salmonispronounced/smn/

C.allthewordswithsilentletterscomefromFrench

D.linguistswillsolvetheproblemofdumbletters

6.Whichofthefollowingisthemainreasonforsilentletters

A.Frenchlanguage.B.Historicalreasons.

C.Somelinguists.D.Badtraditions.

7.Theunderlinedphrase“catcheson”probablymeans“”.

A.becomespopularB.getsacross

C.followsthefashionsD.doesn’tfallbehind

8.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage

A.TroublesineverydaylifeB.TrapsinEnglishwords

C.WordswithsilentlettersD.Necessarychangesoflanguages

【语篇解读】不知道你注意到了没有？英语中有些单词中的字母是不发音的。这是由于长期的历史原因造成的。我们该怎样对待它们呢？

5.B推理判断题。由第一段第四句“Allofthesewordshaveatleastoneletterthatisnottypicallypronounced...”可知，“know，design，island，school，wrist，naughty和salmon”这些单词中至少有一个字母不发音，再由第四段中“...Ipronouncetheletter‘l’insalmononpurpose...”可知，salmon单词中的字母l不发音，所以B项正确。由第二段可知，colonel单词的发音规则是有一些字母不发音，但是不在该单词拼写之中的有些字母还会发音，所以A项错误；由第三段可知，法语只是这一现象的主要原因，所以C项错误；由第四段中“Unfortunately，thereisverylittlethatanyonecandoforit，becausethere’snogroupofpeoplewhocanchangeorhavetherighttochangetheEnglishlanguageforeveryone.”可知，D项错误。

6.B细节理解题。由第三段第二句话“Iknowtheremustbesomemainhistoricalreasonswhythewordsarespelledandpronouncedthewaytheyare...”可知，造成英语中有些字母不发音的主要原因是历史原因。

7.A词义猜测题。所在句句意“但是我们可以做的唯一的事情就是在我们说和写的方式上做些改变，希望这会流行起来”。

Onlyahundredyearsago，peopleseldomtraveledfaroutoftheirbirthplace.BookswereveryexpensiveandtherewerefewnationalnewspapersandnoradioorTV.Infact，mostpeoplespenttheirtimetalkingandlistening.Andonlyalittlereadingandwritingwentonandmanypeoplewereunabletoreadorwrite.Forthisreason，nativedialects(方言)grewupandpeoplespokeastheirparentsandgrandparentsdid.ACornwallwomanwhotraveledjustasfarasLondonwouldfindthatpeoplespokeacompletelydifferentlanguage.

Sometimesitishardtotakeinjusthowmuchthingshavechanged.Youalwayshavebooksaround，readmagazinesandnewspapers，andhavedifferentTVorradioprograms.Youandeveryonearoundyou，oftentravelnotjustinBritishislandsbutalloftheworld.Modernsciencehaschangedourlifeanddistanceshavebeenmadeshorter.ItmighthavetakenaCornwallwomanthreedaystotraveltoLondon.Nowittakeslessthantwohoursbyair，lessthanfourbytrainandlessthansixbyroad.

Theresultofthisisthatthelanguageweuseisbecomingmorenationalandthedialectsaredyingout.Writing，printing(印刷)andbroadcasting(广播)havespeededupthischangeasonedialecthascometobeusedbymoreandmorepeople.ThisisthedialectcalledStandardEnglishwhichwasfirstusedoutsideLondoninthesouthandeastMidlands.

9.Fromthepassageweknowthatacenturyago.

A.peoplewouldn’tliketoleavetheirbirthplace

B.therewereneitherbooksnornewspapers

C.mostpeoplecouldn’treadorwrite

D.peoplelearnedtoreadandwritefromtheirfamilymembers

10.IfaCornwallwomanwenttoLondonahundredyearsago，shewouldfind.

A.Londonwasnotfarfromherbirthplace

B.Londonwasastrangecity

C.shecouldeasilyunderstandLondonpeople

D.shecouldhardlyunderstandLondonpeople

11.Thingshavechangedsomuchthatpeoplearenotanymore.

A.watchingTVandlisteningtotheradio

B.readingbooksandmagazines

C.travellingjustwithinBritishislands

D.travellingallovertheworld

12.Englishisbecomingmorenationalbecause.

A.distanceshavebeenmadeshorterbymodernscience

B.ittakesaCornwallwomanlesstimetotraveltoLondon

C.thecapitalofEnglandhasbeenmovedtoaplacenearCornwall

D.peoplemustn’tspeakdialectsinEngland

【语篇解读】本文讲述的是方言的发展和变化。

9.C细节理解题。由第一段第四句“Andonlyalittlereadingandwritingwentonandmanypeoplewereunabletoreadorwrite.”可知。

10.D细节理解题。由短文第一段最后一句“ACornwallwomanwhotraveledjustasfarasLondonwouldfindthatpeoplespokeacompletelydifferentlanguage.”可知。

11.C细节理解题。根据第二段第三句“Youandeveryonearoundyou，oftentravelnotjustinBritishislandsbutalloftheworld.”可知。

OnceaNewZealandteacheraskedwhereIlive.“Inthewhitebuilding，”Ianswered.“Atouruniversitybothgirlsandboysliveinthesamedormitory，”Iadded.

Beyondmyexpectation，however，myeffort(努力)toshowIamspeakingAmericanEnglish(AE)turnedouttobesomethingelse.TheNewZealanderseemedverypuzzledatmyanswer.

Withahalfsmile，sheasked，“ReallyDotheyliveinthesameroom？”

“Oh，no.Theyliveindifferentroomsbutinthesamebuilding.”Ireactedquickly.

LaterIgottoknowtheword“dormitory”.InAEitmeansonebuildingwhileitmeansoneroominBritishEnglish(BE).

TheNewZealandermisunderstoodmebecauseshespokeNewZealanderEnglish(NE)，which，asweknow，ismuchrelatedtoBE.

Nowadays，notafewEnglishlearners，whotrytocatchupwiththefashion，choosetospeakAE.

Yet，theproblemisthattheycannotspeakpureAE，buthalfAEandhalfBEinstead.

Ithinkitnecessarytokeeponestyleinordertoavoidmisunderstanding.

13.WhichofthefollowingisRIGHT

A.AEandBEaretwodifferentlanguages.

B.TherearesomedifferencesbetweenAEandBE.

C.NewZealandersspeakBE.

D.NewZealanderscannotunderstandAmericans.

14.WhatIsaidtotheNewZealanderis.

A.reallypureAEB.reallypureBE

C.halfAEandhalfBED.notEnglishatall

15.Accordingtothepassage，.

A.fewpeoplespeakAEB.morepeoplespeakBE

C.BEisbecomingfashionableD.AEisbecomingfashionable

16.Thewriterwrotethepassageinorderto.

A.tellusafunnystory

B.warnusnottomakemistakes

C.tellusthedifferencesbetweenAEandBE

D.encourageustospeakonestyleofEnglish

【语篇解读】本文讲述了由美式英语和新西兰英语(与英式英语很相近)的差异引起的误解。

13.B细节理解题。阅读全文可知A、C、D三项与文意不符，而由第五段“LaterIgottoknowtheword‘dormitory’.InAEitmeansonebuildingwhileitmeansoneroominBritishEnglish(BE).”可知，美式英语和英式英语之间是有区别的，故选B。

14.A推理判断题。由第二段中“...myefforttoshowIamspeakingAmericanEnglish(AE)turnedouttobesomethingelse.”和第五段“InAEitmeansonebuildingwhileitmeansoneroominBritishEnglish(BE).”可知，“我”对这个新西兰人说的是纯正的美式英语。

15.D细节理解题。由倒数第三段“...notafewEnglishlearners，whotrytocatchupwiththefashion，choosetospeakAE.”可知美式英语越来越流行。notafew相当于many，即许多。

AsyouarestudentsofEnglish，it’sverypossiblethatyou’llbeinterestedinEngland.That’swherethelanguagewasfirstspoken.ButEnglandisoftencalledbyothernames.ThisoftenconfusespeopleandIwonderifyouknowwhatthesenamesmean.So，nowIwouldliketotellyouaboutthismatterofnames.Ibelievethatyouhaveheardpeopleusethenames—England，BritainorGreatBritain.Let’sseewhateachofthesenamesmeans.

IfyoulookatamapofEurope，you’llseeagroupofislands—onelargerislandoffthenorthwestcoast，onesmallerandmanytinyones.ThesemakeupwhatiscalledtheBritishIsles.ThelargestislandoftheBritishIslesisBritain.ItisalsocalledGreatBritain.ThesmallerislandisIreland.

Britainisdividedintothreeparts：Scotland，WalesandEngland.Butsometimestheword“England”isusedinsteadof“Britain”.Whyso

Inancienttimes，whatisBritainnowusedtobethreedifferentcountries.Peopleinthesedifferentcountriesspokedifferentlanguages.Overmanyyearsthethreecountriesbecameone.Englandisthelargestandrichestofthethreeandithasthemostpeople.SotheEnglishpeopletakeitforgrantedthattheirownnamestandsforthewholeisland.

There’sanotherthingthatconfusespeople：sometimesyoumayhearpeoplesay“theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland”.Thatistheofficialnameofthecountry.NorthernIrelandisonlyonesixthoftheislandofIreland.Therestoftheislandisanindependentstate，calledtheRepublicofIreland.Sowehavethenamesof“England”“Britain”“GreatBritain”and“theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland”.Nowdoyouknowwhateachofthemmeans

17.Englishwasfirstspokenin.

A.BritainB.EnglandC.GreatBritainD.Ireland

18.Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE

A.Walesistherichestofthethree.

B.Scotlandisthelargestofthethree.

C.SometimesEnglandisusedinsteadofBritain.

D.BritainistheonlynameofthelargestislandofBritishIsles.

19.TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandis.

A.partofBritain

B.partofBritishIsles

C.theofficialnameofthewholecountry

D.thelargestcountryofallmentionedinthepassage

20.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle

A.StudentsofEnglish

B.DifferentNamesofEngland

C.DifferentLanguagesSpokeninEngland

D.TheRepublicofIreland

【语篇解读】本文讲述了英国的不同名称。

17.B细节理解题。由第一段第一、二句可知最早讲英语的地方是England。

18.C细节理解题。由第三段第二句可知，人们有时用England来代替Britain(称呼英国)。

19.C细节理解题。由最后一段第一、二句可知，TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland是英国的官方名称。

20.B主旨大意题。本文从头至尾都在讲述英国的名称，因此最佳标题应是DifferentNamesofEngland。

第Ⅳ组

EnglishTeachingintheU.S.A.

TheUnitedStatesofAmericaismainlyanEnglish-speakingcountry.ThemajorityofthepopulationspeakEnglishastheirnativelanguage.Business，education，socialactivities，etc.areconductedinEnglish.Acrossthecountry，peoplepronouncemanyEnglishwordsinseveraldifferentways，butforthemostpart，Americansspeakonecommonlanguage.ThislanguageissometimescalledAmericanEnglish.

However，noteveryoneintheU.S.A.isanativespeakerofEnglish.Mostimmigrantsarespeakersofotherlanguages.TherearehundredsofcommunitiesaroundtheU.S.A.whereEnglishisnotthemostcommonlyusedlanguage.Chinese，Italian，German，Greek，Spanish，andFrenchareallspokeninvariouscommunitiesintheU.S.SpanishisthesecondmostcommonlyspokenlanguageafterEnglish.ItiswidelyspokeninNewYorkandacrossthesouthernpartofthecountry.Forspeakersofotherlanguages，learningEnglishisimportant，butteachingpeopletospeakEnglishasasecondlanguagewasgivenlittleattention.Non-Englishspeakerswereexpectedto“pickup”thelanguagebymeetingwithothersinpublic.Recently，thishaschanged.

Today，mostlargepublicschoolsandcommunitycollegeshaveESL（EnglishasaSecondLanguage）programs：AmericanEnglishteachersfeelthatEnglishstudentsshouldlearnthelanguagethewaytheywilluseit.Therefore，ESLprogramsofferdifferentEnglishlessonstodifferentstudents.SomeprogramsteachstudentstocommunicateinEnglishinpublic.OtherprogramsteachthekindofEnglishpeoplewillneedfortheirjobs.AmericanESLinstructionalmethodsdonotlayemphasisongrammarortranslation，butontheimportanceofcommunication.ThegoalistogettheEnglishlearnerstolearnbyusingthelanguage.

1.PeopleintheUnitedStates.

A.areallnativespeakersofEnglish

B.speakEnglishinvariousways

C.allspeakAmericanEnglish

D.areimmigrantsfromEnglish-speakingcountries

2.Inthepastthenon-Englishimmigrants.

A.didn’tknowhowtolearnEnglish

B.foundthatEnglishwasnotimportant

C.learnedEnglishthroughbooks

D.paidspecialattentiontoteachingEnglish

3.isthemostwidelyusedlanguageexceptEnglishintheU.S.

A.ESLB.FrenchC.SpanishD.Chinese

4.Thephrase“pickup”inthesecondparagraphmeans“”.

A.trytomasterB.repeatagainandagain

C.gotoschoolsometimesD.learnwithoutstudyingortakinglessons

5.ESLprogramsteachthestudents.

A.onlygrammaticalrulesandidioms

B.touseEnglishthroughpractice

C.differentlanguages

D.tolearnEnglishbytranslatingtheirownnativelanguagesintoEnglish

【语篇解读】本文是说明文。全文说明了美国的英语教育，尤其是在移民背景下的ESL教学培训。

1.B细节理解题。由第一段的Acrossthecountry，peoplepronouncemanyEnglishwordsinseveraldifferentways，butforthemostpart，Americansspeakonecommonlanguage.可知，他们说英语的方式不同。

2.A推理判断题。由第二段的Non-Englishspeakerswereexpectedto“pickup”thelanguagebymeetingwithothersinpublic.可以推断出，他们还没有找到合适的学习英语的方法。

3.C细节理解题。由SpanishisthesecondmostcommonlyspokenlanguageafterEnglish.我们可以得出答案。

4.D词义猜测题。由后面的bymeetingwithothersinpublic我们可以知道，pickup在这里指“不经过课程学习”。

5.B细节理解题。由最后一段的AmericanEnglishteachersfeelthatEnglishstudentsshouldlearnthelanguagethewaytheywilluseit.可知，他们通过实践学习英语。

Today，wecompleteourstoryabouttheinfluentialEnglishwriterWilliamShakespeare.Hewroteplaysandpoemsduringthelatefifteenthandearlysixteenthcenturies，whichremainverypopulartoday.

Duringearliertimes，peoplewouldprobablyhavelearnedseveralancientRomanandGreekplays.Itwasnotunusualforwriterstoproducemorecurrentversionsoftheseworks.Forexample，inShakespeare’splayTheComedyofErrorsShakespeareborrowedcertaindetailsfromtheancientRomanwriterPlautus.ForhisplayMacbeth，ShakespearemostlikelyusedaworkonScottishhistorybyRaphaelHolinshedforinformation.Shakespearemighthaveborrowedfromotherwriters，buttheintensity(强度)ofhisimaginationandlanguagemadetheplayshisown.Whilemanyplaysbyotherwritersofhistimehavebeenforgotten，Shakespeareandhisartliveon.

Shakespearewasalsoinfluencedbytheworldaroundhim.HedescribedthesightsandsoundsofLondoninhisplays.Hisworksincludeobservationsaboutpoliticalstruggles，thefearofdiseases，andthepopularlanguageofthecity’stradesmen.Shakespeare’sknowledgeoftheEnglishcountrysideisalsoclear.Hisworksincludedescriptionsofdeepforests，localflowersandtheancientpopulartraditionsofruralpeople.

ItwouldbeimpossibletolistallofthewaysinwhichShakespeare’sworkshaveinfluencedtheworldculture.ButthefirstandgreatestexamplewouldbehisgreatinfluenceontheEnglishlanguage.Duringhistime，theEnglishlanguagewaschanging.Manynewwordsfromotherlanguageswerebeingadded.Shakespeareusedhissharpmindandpoeticinventivenesstocreatehundredsofnewwordsandreworkoldones.Forexample，hecreatedthenounformsof“critic”，“mountaineer”and“eyeball”.ManycommonexpressionsinEnglishcomefromhisplays，including“pompandcircumstance(装腔作势)”fromOthello，“fullcircle(绕圈子)”fromKingLear，etc.ThelistofculturalcreationsinfluencedbyShakespeareisalmostendless.Frompaintingstotelevisiontomusicanddance，Shakespearewaswellrepresented.Shakespeare’splayshavebeentranslatedintoeverymajorlanguageintheworld.

Shakespearebecameawell-knownwriterduringagoldenageoftheater.Hisyearsofhardworkpaidoff.

6.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage

A.ManyofShakespeare’sworkswereinfluencedbyearlierwritings.

B.Shakespearewashard-workingwhenhewasastudent.

C.TheexperienceoflivinginLondonhelpedalotwithShakespeare’sworks.

D.Shakespearebecamerichlaterbecauseofthepopularityofhisworks.

7.ShakespearemighthavelearntsomeinformationfromancientRomanworksin.

A.KingLearB.TheComedyofErrors

C.MacbethD.Othello

8.WhycouldShakespeare’sworkssurvivehistime

A.Becausethereweresofewpeoplewritingplaysinhistime.

B.Becauseheproducedtoomanyworksthatnobodyelsecoulddo.

C.Becausehewasarichandinfluentialpersonofhistime.

D.Becausehisworkswererichinimaginationandlanguage.

9.Shakespeare’sgreatestinfluenceshouldbeon.

A.theEnglishlanguageB.paintings

C.televisionD.musicanddance

10.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.anintroductiontoShakespeare’slifeandhisworks

B.themainfeaturesandstylesofShakespeare’splays

C.howcultureinfluencedShakespeareandheinfluencedculture

D.Shakespeare’sgreatestinfluenceontheworldculture

6.A细节理解题。由第二段的“...ShakespeareborrowedcertaindetailsfromtheancientRomanwriterPlautus.ForhisplayMacbeth，ShakespearemostlikelyusedaworkonScottishhistorybyRaphaelHolinshedforinformation.Shakespearemighthaveborrowedfromotherwriters...”可以看出，莎士比亚的作品受到了早期作品的影响。

7.B细节理解题。由第二段的“...inShakespeare’splayTheComedyofErrorsShakespeareborrowedcertaindetailsfromtheancientRomanwriterPlautus.”可知答案。

8.D细节理解题。由第二段最后两句“...buttheintensityofhisimaginationandlanguagemadetheplayshisown.Whilemanyplaysbyotherwritersofhistimehavebeenforgotten，Shakespeareandhisartliveon.”可知，正是他的语言和想象力的强度使得作品独具特色，具有了极强的生命力，留存到了现在。

9.A细节理解题。由倒数第二段的“ButthefirstandgreatestexamplewouldbehisgreatinfluenceontheEnglishlanguage.”可以看出，莎士比亚对后世最大的影响在于英语语言上。

ThisdictionarytellsyouaboutEnglishwordsandhowtousetheminreading，writingandspeakingEnglish.Itnotonlygivesthemeaningofwords，butalsohelpsyouwithspelling，wordbuilding，grammarandpronunciation.

Touseyourdictionarycorrectly，youneedtounderstandhowthedictionaryworks.Atthefrontofthebook，youwillfindsomeexercisestohelpyoumakethebestuseofyourdictionary.

Ifyoulookuptheword“colour”，youwillfindtwospellingsforthisword.“Colour”isusedinBritishEnglish，while“color”isusedinAmericanEnglish.WhentherearedifferencesbetweenBritishspellingandAmericanspelling，thedictionaryshowsthemwiththeword“BrE”forBritishEnglishand“AmE”forAmericanEnglish.

Thedictionaryalsohelpsyoupronouncewordscorrectly.Weusedaspecialalphabet(特殊字母表)toshowpronunciation.Ifyouturntotheinsidebackface，youwillseeallthephoneticletters(音标)withsomewordstoshowyouhowtheyarepronounced.Justlookattheinsidebackcoverwhenyou’renotsurehowtopronounceaword.Themostimportantreasonforusingadictionaryistofindoutthemeaningofaword—itsdefinition.

Inthisdictionary，thedefinitionshavebeenwrittenusingonly2,000words.Thismeansthatthedefinitionsofeventhemostdifficultwordsaresimplyexplainedandeasytounderstand.

Whenawordhasmorethanonemeaning，readallthemeaningsuntilyoufindtheonethatcorrectlytellstheuseofthewordyouarelookingfor.

Mostofthewordsinthisdictionarycanbeusedbypeopleinallpartsoftheworld.

11.Thisdictionarycannothelpyouwith.

A.singingB.grammarC.spellingD.pronunciation

12.ofthewordsinthedictionaryhavetwospellings.

A.AllB.OneC.FewD.Some

13.Thephoneticalphabethelpsyoueachwordcorrectly.

A.understandB.writeC.readD.know

14.TheChinesemeaningof“definition”hereis.

A.词性B.词条C.词义D.词库

15.Thedictionaryexplains.

A.someofthedifficultwordsB.allthewordsinasimpleway

C.alltheeasywordsD.thewordsoftwomeanings

【语篇解读】本篇短文是一本英文词典的“序言”，介绍了这本词典的用途和使用方法。

11.A细节理解题。通过短文第一段的第一个句子可以发现词典不会教你唱歌。

12.D推理判断题。仔细推敲第二、三段文字，通过理解段意和推敲四个选项确定。all和one都是“走极端”，不对；few意为“几乎没有”，不符合文意，只有D项Some正确。

13.C细节理解题。通过文中“Weuseaspecialalphabettoshowpronunciation.”一句可判断。关键词是pronunciation(发音)，清楚这个词的意思，我们无疑会选择C项。

14.C词义猜测题。重点参考第四、五段。实际上，第四段中用破折号的形式对这个单词作了解释“...tofindoutthemeaningofaword—itsdefinition.”。meaningofaword意为“词义”，故选C。

15.B根据倒数第三段的“Thismeansthatthedefinitionsofeventhemostdifficultwordsaresimplyexplainedandeasytounderstand.”可看出，选B最恰当。

SomepeoplesayglobalEnglishisnolongerjustcontrolledbyBritishorAmericanEnglish，butisrunningfreeanddevelopinguniquelylocalforms.Canyoufigureoutthefollowingterms

TheseexamplesarewhatwecallChinglish.WhenitcomestoChinglish，ifallyouknowis“goodgoodstudy，daydayup，”youwillbeconsidered“outman”.

Nowadays，moreChinglishwordshavebeencreated，forexample，aChineseidiomistranslatedas“smilence”，acombinationbytheEnglishwordsmileandsilence.

ChinglishusuallyoffersahumorouslookatmisusesoftheEnglishlanguageinChinesestreetsigns，products，andadvertising.TheyarefavoredbysomeEnglishspeakingtouristsandvisitors.DominicSwirehasbeenlivinginBeijingforacoupleofyears.“IthinkmanyChinesepeoplecomplainabouttheChinglishandbadlytranslatedEnglish.Butyouknow，sometimesforusforeigners，it’sactuallyquitecharmingtoseethem.IthinkifthetranslationsofEnglishinChinawereallperfect，thensomethingwouldbelostfromChineseculture.”

However，Chinglishwillprobablybecomea“culturalrelic”inthenearfuture.BeijinghasmadeacomprehensiveplantoimproveforeignlanguageservicesandcorrectChinglishwithinfiveyears.“ItisveryridiculoustoseeChinglishonthesignsinsomescenicspots.AndtheyareakindofbarrerforcommunicationbetweenChineseandpeoplefromothercountries，”aBeijingersaid.

SomeChineseuniversityexpertssidewithChinglish.TheyarguethatEnglishhasabsorbedelementsfromotherlanguagessuchasFrenchandSpanishinitsgrowth，andnowit’sChinese’sturn.

16.WhatcanwecallChinglish

A.EnglishwordswhichgetnewChinesemeanings.

B.TheChinesewordswhicharedifficulttotranslate.

C.ThewordscombiningEnglishvocabularyandChinesegrammar.

D.ThelocalwordspreventingforeignerstolearnChinesewell.

17.Whatdoes“smilence”mostprobablymean

A.Sayingnothingbuttosmile.B.Smilingwithoutbeingnoticed.

C.Laughingatsomebody.D.Knowinglittleaboutspeech.

18.Whowillbecalled“outman”accordingtothepassage

A.ApersonwhoknowslittleaboutChinglishwords.

B.Astudentwhohateslearningforeignlanguages.

C.Atouristwhofailstounderstandlocaltranslations.

D.Anexpertwhodoesn’tsupportChinglishatall.

19.WhatistheSwire’sattitudetoChinglish

A.ItcanshowthehumourofChinese.

B.Itwillattractmoreforeigntourists.

C.IthelpshimtolearnChinesewell.

D.ItseemspartofChineseculture.

20.Chinglishislikelytobecomea“culturalrelic”inBeijingbecause.

A.ithasbecomeauniquebridgebetweenChineseandEnglish

B.ChinglishisachancetoenrichChineseandEnglish

C.itimprovestheunderstandingbetweenChineseandforeigners

D.BeijingisdeterminedtogetridofChinglishsigns

【语篇解读】如今，世界英语不只受美式英语和英式英语的影响，英语词汇和汉语语法的结合出现了越来越多的“中国式英语”。

16.C推理判断题。根据第二、三、四段所举的例子可以判断中国式英语是由英语词汇按照汉语语法形成的英语。

17.A细节理解题。根据第四段结尾“...acombinationbytheEnglishwordsmileandsilence.”可知答案为A。

18.A细节理解题。根据第三段可知，如今中国式英语很普遍，不知道反而落伍了。

19.D细节理解题。根据第五段中Swire说的内容可知，他认为中国式英语是中国文化的一部分。

20.D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“BeijinghasmadeacomprehensiveplantoimproveforeignlanguageservicesandcorrectChinglishwithinfiveyears.”可知答案为D。

第Ⅴ组

“Haveaniceday!”maybeapleasantgestureorameaninglessexpression.WhenmyfriendMaxiesays“Haveaniceday”withasmile,Iknowshesincerelycaresaboutwhathappenstome.Ifeellovedandsecuresinceanotherpersoncaresaboutmeandwishesmewell.

“Haveaniceday.Next!”Thisversionoftheexpressionisspokenbyasalesgirlatthesupermarketwhoisrushingmeandmygroceriesoutofthedoor.Thewordscomeoutinthesametone(腔调)withafixedprocedure.Theyarespokenatme,nottome.Obviously,theconcernformydayandeveryoneelse’sisthemanagement’sattempttoincreasebusiness.

Theexpressionisoneofthosebehaviorsthathelppeoplegetalongwitheachother.Sometimesitindicatestheendofameeting.Assoonasyouhearit,youknowthemeetingisatanend.Sometimestheexpressionsavesuswhenwedon’tknowwhattosay.“Oh,youjusthadatoothoutI’mterriblysorry,buthaveaniceday.”

Theexpressioncanbepleasant.Ifastrangersays“Haveaniceday”toyou,youmayfinditheart-warmingbecausesomeoneyoudon’tknowhastriedtobenicetoyou.

Althoughtheuseoftheexpressionisaninsincere,meaninglesssocialcustomattimes,thereisnothingwrongwiththesentenceexceptthatitisalittleuninteresting.Thesalesgirl,thewaitress,theteacher,andallthecountlessotherswhospeakitwithoutthinkingmaynotreallycareaboutmyday.Butinastrangeandcomfortableway,it’snicetoknowtheycareenoughtopretendtheycarewhentheyreallydon’tcareallthatmuch.Whiletheexpressionmaynotoftenbesincere,itisalwaysspoken.Thepointisthatpeoplesayitallthetimewhentheylike.

1.HowdoestheauthorunderstandMaxie’swords

A.Maxieshowsheranxietytotheauthor.

B.Maxiereallywishestheauthoragoodday.

C.Maxieencouragestheauthortostayhappy.

D.Maxiereallyworriesabouttheauthor’ssecurity.

2.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mean

A.Thesalesgirlisrude.B.Thesalesgirlisbored.

C.Thesalesgirlcaresaboutme.D.Thesalesgirlsaysthewordsasaroutine.

3.Bysaying“Haveaniceday”,astrangermay.

A.trytobepolitetoyouB.expressrespecttoyou

C.givehisblessingtoyouD.sharehispleasurewithyou

4.Accordingtothelastparagraph,peoplesay“Haveaniceday”.

A.sincerelyB.asthanksC.asahabitD.encouragingly

5.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage

A.HaveaNiceDay—aSocialCustom

B.HaveaNiceDay—aPleasantGesture

C.HaveaNiceDay—aHeart-warmingGreeting

D.HaveaNiceDay—aPoliteEndingofaConversation

【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。对人们打招呼常用的Haveaniceday这一习语进行叙述和说明。在不同的语境、不同的场合下，从不同人的口中说出，Haveaniceday所表达的内涵是不同的，但这个习语已经成了一种社会习俗。

1.B细节理解题。由第一段中“...Iknowshesincerelycaresaboutwhathappenstome.”以及“wishesmewell”可知，“我”的朋友Maxie是真的关心“我”，希望“我”一切顺利，而不是仅仅担心“我”的安全问题等。

2.D细节理解题。售货员口中说出的“Haveaniceday”，只是催促“我”带着我买的东西快出超市门口，因此她说的这句话只是一种例行程序，而不是真正地对“我”关心。

3.A细节理解题。由第四段中“...becausesomeoneyoudon’tknowhastriedtobenicetoyou.”可知是stranger向你表示善意，因此就是“trytobepolite（有礼貌的，礼节性的）toyou”。而陌生人之间谈不上“respect”，排除B项。

4.C细节理解题。由“itisalwaysspoken”和“peoplesayitallthetime”可知，人们说“Haveaniceday”是一种习惯了。

Englishisalanguagespokenallaroundtheworld.Therearemorethan42countrieswherethemajorityofthepeoplespeakEnglish.MostnativespeakersofEnglisharefoundintheUnitedKingdom，theUnitedStatesofAmerica，Canada，Australia，SouthAfrica，IrelandandNewZealand.Intotal，formorethan376millionpeopleEnglishistheirmothertongue.AnequalnumberofpeoplelearnEnglishasasecondlanguage.Thesepeoplewillperhapsspeakthelanguageoftheirowncountryathomewiththeirfamily，butthelanguageofthegovernment，schools，newspapersandTVisEnglish.ThissituationisfoundincountriessuchasIndia，Pakistan，NigeriaandthePhilippines.

However，thenumberofpeoplewholearnEnglishasaforeignlanguageismorethan750million.EverywhereintheworldchildrengotoschooltolearnEnglish.MostpeoplelearnEnglishforfiveorsixyearsathighschool.InChinastudentslearnEnglishatschoolasaforeignlanguage，exceptforthoseinHongKong，wheremanypeoplespeakEnglishasafirstorsecondlanguage.

Inonlyfiftyyears，Englishhasdevelopedintothelanguagemostwidelyspokenandusedintheworld.Englishistheworkinglanguageofmostinternationalorganisations，internationaltradeandtourism.BusinessmenandtouristsoftencometoChinawithoutbeingabletospeakChinese.Chinesebusinessmen，taxidriversandstudentstalkwiththemusingEnglish.Englishisalsothelanguageofglobalculture，suchaspopularmusicandtheInternet.YoucanlistentoEnglishsongsontheradiooruseEnglishtocommunicatewithpeoplearoundtheworldthroughtheInternet.WithsomanypeoplecommunicatinginEnglisheveryday，itwillbecomemoreandmoreimportanttohaveagoodknowledgeofEnglish.

6.HowmanypeoplelearnEnglishasasecondlanguage

A.Morethan37,500,000.B.Morethan376,000,000.

C.Morethan750,000,000.D.Morethan75,000,000.

7.Mostinternationalorganisationsuseastheirworkinglanguage.

A.EnglishB.ItalianC.LatinD.Japanese

8.Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage

A.Therearemorethan42countrieswhereEnglishisspoken.

B.Morethan750millionpeoplespeakEnglishastheirmothertongue.

C.Englishisthelanguageofglobalculture.

D.Englishisthelanguagewidelyusedandspokenintheworld.

9.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.Englishwillbetheonlylanguagetobeusedintheworld

B.Englishmenmightfinditunnecessaryforthemtolearnotherlanguages

C.thenumberoflearnersofEnglishwillbecomesmaller

D.ChinesewillplayamoreimportantpartthanEnglish

【语篇解读】本文主要介绍英语在全世界得到广泛应用。

6.B推理判断题。由第一段中的“...formorethan376millionpeopleEnglishistheirmothertongue.AnequalnumberofpeoplelearnEnglishasasecondlanguage.”可推知，把英语作为第二语言学习的人数也是morethan376,000,000。

7.A细节理解题。由第三段第二句可以得知，多数国际组织把英语作为工作语言。

8.D主旨大意题。本文主要讲述英语在当今世界应用之广。

9.B推理判断题。由短文最后一段可知，那些来中国的商人和游客没必要会说汉语，只需要说英语即可。此外，每天用英语交流的人非常多。由此推出，随着世界各地学英语的人数的增加，英国人可能发觉自己没有必要学习其他语言了。

WhotaughtyoutospeakEnglishYourparents，whileyouwereayoungchildYourteachersatschoolPerhapseventheBBCasagrown-up.Whoeveritwas，somehowyouhavedevelopedanunderstandingofwhatisrapidlybecomingatrulygloballanguage.

Therearenowabout376millionpeoplewhospeakEnglishastheirfirstlanguage，andaboutthesamenumberwhohavelearntitinadditiontotheirmothertongue.TherearesaidtobeonebillionpeoplelearningEnglishnowandabout80%oftheinformationontheInternetisinEnglish.

Isthisagoodthing，orabadthingShouldwecelebratethefactthatmoreandmoreofuscancommunicate，usingacommonlanguage，acrosscountriesandculturesOrshouldweworryaboutthedangersof“mono-culturalism”，aworldinwhichweallspeakthesamelanguage，eatthesamefoodandlistentothesamemusic

DoesitmatterifanincreasingnumberofpeoplespeakthesamelanguageOnthecontrary(相反)，IwouldhavethoughtalthoughIhaveneveracceptedtheargumentthatifonlyweallunderstoodeachotherbetter，therewouldbefewerwars.AskthepeopleofIndia(wheremanyofthemspeakatleastsomeEnglish)andPakistan(thesamesituationwithIndia).

IfweallspeakEnglish，willwethenallstarteatingMcDonald’sburgersSurelynot.IfEnglishbecomesmoredominant(占主导地位的)，itwillkillotherlanguagesIdoubtit.WhenItravelinAfricaorAsia，Iamalwayssurprisedbyhowmanypeoplecanspeaknotonlytheirownlanguagebutoftenoneormoreotherrelatedlanguages，aswellasEnglishandperhapssomeFrenchorGermanaswell.

WhenwediscussedthisonTalkingPointacoupleofyearsago，wereceivedawonderfullypoetice-mailfromalistenerinIreland.“TheEnglishlanguageisabeautifullanguage.Maybeit’slikearose，”hesaid，“butwhowouldeverwanttheirgardenjustfullofroses？”

Well，Iloveroses，andIthinktheymakeabeautifuladditiontoanygarden.ButthewayIseeit，justbyplantingafewroses，youdon’tnecessarilyneedtopullouteverythingelse.IfmoreandmorepeoplewanttoplantEnglishroses，that’sfinebyme.

10.Accordingtothepassage，howmanypeopleintheworldarespeakingEnglishastheirfirstlanguagenow

A.About376million.B.About752million.

C.80%oftheworldpeople.D.Onebillionpeople.

11.Bysaying“AskthepeopleofIndia...andPakistan...”inthefourthparagraph，theauthoristryingtoshowthat.

A.speakingthesamelanguagedoesn’tnecessarilybringpeace

B.warscandestroytherelationshipbetweentwocountries

C.Englishdoesn’tkillotherlanguages

D.Englishiswidelyusedintheworld

12.Whatdoes“garden”inthelasttwoparagraphsstandfor

A.Language.B.Family.C.Theworld.D.TheEarth.

13.Theauthorwouldprobablyagreethat.

A.it’sveryhardtoplantmanykindsofflowersinagarden

B.it’sgoodforpeoplefromothercountriestolearnEnglish

C.moreandmorepeopleliketoplantrosesintheirgardens

D.Englishiseasiertolearnthanotherlanguages

【语篇解读】本文介绍越来越多的人讲英语，并且数量还在增加，这是好事还是坏事？

10.A细节理解题。本文第二段讲述了英语的使用情况。第二段第一句中提到，把英语作为第一语言的人数大约是376000000。

11.A观点态度题。本句承接上文“...althoughIhaveneveracceptedtheargumentthatifonlyweallunderstoodeachotherbetter，therewouldbefewerwars.”而来，作者以印度和巴基斯坦为例说明彼此间的了解并不能减少战争。

12.C词义猜测题。在最后两段作者提出没有人会让他们的花园仅仅种植玫瑰，他想表达的意思是世界上不能所有国家都使用同一种语言，在这里玫瑰代表“英语”，因此garden代表“世界”。

13.B推理判断题。在最后一段第一句和最后一句中，作者用花来比喻语言，由此我们看出，作者认为别的国家的人学英语(toplantEnglishroses)是好的。

Everyday，340millionpeoplespeakit.Onebillionpeoplearelearningitanditissaidthatby2050，halfoftheworld’spopulationwillbeusingit.WhatarewetalkingaboutThatgloballanguage—English.

TheEnglishlanguagestartedinBritaininthe5thcentury.Itisamixedlanguage.ItwasbuiltupwhenGerman，ScandinavianandFrenchinvaderssettledinEnglandandcreatedacommonlanguageforcommunication.

TodayitistheofficiallanguageoftheUK，theUSA，Australia，NewZealand，Canada，SouthAfricaandIrelandaswellasmanyislandsintheCaribbean.Manyothercountriesandregionsuseitforpoliticsandbusiness，suchasIndia，Pakistan，andNigeria.EnglishisalsooneoftheofficiallanguagesofHongKong.

Butglobaladvertisingandpopmusicmeanthatinmostcountries，youwillseeorhearsomeEnglish.ThankstoMcDonald’s，weallknowabout“hamburgers”，“fries”and“milkshakes”.SongsbyMadonna，BritneySpearsandCelineDionareinEnglish.Wecansingalong，evenifwedonotunderstandwhatwearesinging!

Englishisamessy(杂乱的)language.Everyyear，dictionariesincludenewwordsthattalkaboutpopularculture，forexample，computer-relatedwordssuchas“blogging”，“download”and“chatroom”.Alsoincludedarewordsthatteenagersuse.Whodoesnotknow“cool”，“OK”and“hello”？

OtherlanguagesalsoinfluenceEnglish.ManyEnglishwordscomefromFrench.Wordslike“café”andexpressionslike“c’estlavie”(thatislife)areallpartoftheEnglishlanguage.Ontheotherhand，theFrenchlanguageincludesEnglishwordslike“leweekend”and“lecamping”.GermanwordsarealsopartofEnglish.Wordslike“kindergarten”comefromtheGermanlanguage.

Recently，Britishpeoplehavebecomeinterestedin“yoga”.ButthewordcomesfromanancientHindulanguageinIndia.

14.TheEnglishlanguagehasahistoryof.

A.over2,000yearsB.over500years

C.over1,500yearsD.over1,000years

15.Theunderlinedexpression“Thanksto”canbereplacedby“”.

A.BecauseofB.ThankfultoC.NotuntilD.Asif

16.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthelanguageofEnglish

A.Ithasbeenchangingallthetime.

B.Ithasborrowedwordsfromalltheotherlanguages.

C.FrenchwordsareusedbytheEnglishbecausedictionarieshaveFrenchwords.

D.Singersandfilmstarshavethegreatestinfluenceonlanguage.

【语篇解读】本文讲述英语是一门国际语言，是许多国家的官方语言，但是也受许多其他语言的影响。

14.C细节理解题。由第二段的“TheEnglishlanguagestartedinBritaininthe5thcentury.”可知。

15.A词义猜测题。thanksto意为“由于”。

16.A推理判断题。通读全文内容可知。

ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare’stimeisestimatedtohavebeenaboutfivemillion.Todayitisestimatedthatsome260millionpeoplespeakitasanativelanguage，mainlyintheUnitedStates，Canada，GreatBritain，Ireland，SouthAfrica，AustraliaandNewZealand.InadditiontothestandardvarietiesofEnglishfoundintheseareas，thereareagreatmanyregionalandsocialvarietiesofthelanguageaswellasvariouslevelsofusagethatareemployedbothinitsspokenandwrittenforms.

Infact，itisimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeopleintheworldwhohaveacquiredanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglishinadditiontotheirownlanguages.ThepurposeforwhichEnglishislearnedandthesituationsinwhichsuchlearningtakesplacearesovariedthatitisdifficulttoexplainandstillmoredifficulttojudgewhatformsanadequateworkingknowledgeforeachsituation.

ThemainreasonforthewidespreaddemandforEnglishisitspresent-dayimportanceasaworldlanguage.Besidesservingtheindefiniteneedsofitsnativespeakers，Englishisalanguageinwhichsomeofimportantworksinscience，technology，andotherfieldsarebeingproduced，andnotalwaysbynativespeakers.Itiswidelyusedforsuchpurposesasmeteorologicalandairportcommunications，internationalconferences，andthespreadofinformationovertheradioandtelevisionnetworksofmanynations.Itisalanguageofwidercommunicationforanumberofdevelopingcountries，especiallyformerBritishcolonies.Manyofthesecountrieshavemultilingualpopulationsandneedalanguageforinternalcommunicationinsuchmattersasgovernment，commerce，industry，lawandeducationaswellasforinternationalcommunicationandforaccesstothescientificandtechnologicaldevelopmentsintheWest.

17.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage

A.ThedifficultiesoflearningEnglishB.Internationalcommunications

C.ThestandardvarietiesofEnglishD.Englishasaworldlanguage

18.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue

A.Some260millionpeopleintheworldhaveanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglish.

B.Therearesome260millionnativespeakersofEnglishintheworld.

C.ItisalmostimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeoplewithanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglish.

D.PeoplelearnEnglishforavarietyofreasons.

19.Accordingtothepassage，whatisthemainreasonforthewidespreaduseofEnglish

A.ItwaspopularduringShakespeare’stime.

B.ItisusedinformerBritishcolonies.

C.Itservestheneedsofitsnativespeakers.

D.Itisaworldlanguagethatisusedforinternationalcommunication.

20.WhatformsanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglish

A.Theabilitytoreadanewspaper.

B.Itisdifficulttojudgebecauseitdiffersforeachsituation.

C.Beingmultilingual.

D.Beinganativespeaker.

【语篇解读】本文介绍了英语的发展变化，说明了会说英语的人的数量是难以估测的，人们学说英语的原因也是多种多样的，以及英语作为一种世界语言在当代社会中的重要性。

17.D主旨大意题。根据第三段第一句及全文的内容可推知答案为D。

八、七选五阅读填空

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Gettingyourchildrentostudycanbealittlelikegettingthemtoeattheirvegetables.

1Makeastudytimeandhaveitatthesametimeeveryday.Thiswillhelpyourkidstolearntoscheduletheirdayandwillgivethemasenseofcontroloverhowtheyspendtheirtime.

Allowthemtostudyinblocksoftime，suchasforhalfanhourwithafive-minutebreakinthemiddle.2Ideal(理想的)studytimeisafterdinnerorrightafterschoolbeforedinner.

Neverallowyourchildrentostudyinfrontoftelevision，asthatwillencouragepassiveactivity.3You’llalsoneedtohelpyourkidsfindtherightplacetostudy.Afteryou’vesetupagoodstudytimeforlittlelearners，setupagoodplacewheretheycangetthosecreativejuicesflowing.

4Makesurethereisatableoradeskandacomfortablechair.

5Thisincludeshelpingthemoutwiththeirhomeworksometimesandbeingthereforthemwiththeanswerstoanyquestions.Theinputyougiveyourchildrenduringstudyperiodswillhelpformabondandhelpmakestudyingenjoyable.

A.Pickaplacewhereyourchildrencanstudyproperly.

B.Holdthemtothescheduletheycreateforthemselves.

C.Finally，spendtimewithyourkidswhenthey’restudying.

D.Keeptheatmospherelightandofferlotsofencouragement，too.

E.Instead，useTVasatreatorarewardwhenthehomeworkiscompleted.

F.Trytostopthisbadhabitbyofferingsomesortofreward.

G.Oneofthebestwaystoformgoodstudyhabitsforyourkidsistodesignaschedulethattheykeepto.

答案：1～5GBEAC

（2015广东广州实验中学高一上期中卷）Nofightcanend,andnofriendshipcanmoveon,untileveryonesaystheselittlewords:I’msorry.Sometimes,though,theycanbedifficulttosay.1

It’snotaboutwinning.

Friendshipsaren’tliketheSuperBowl,andthereshouldneverbeawinnerandaloser.Whenyoustartfightingwithafriend,itmayfeelimportantthatyou“win”thefightbyprovingyou’rerightandheiswrong,orbymakinghimbethefirsttoapologize.

Inreality,you’llBOTHLOSEifyouletyourfightruinyourfriendship,andyouwillBOTHWINifyoufindawaytohealit.

2

Youmayhaveheardtheexpression“Hispridestoodintheway.”Itisusuallyusedtodescribeapersonwhoissodeterminedtobe“right”thatheletsanopportunityforhappinesspasshimbyforever.3Remember:astimegoeson,weusuallyforgetwhowasrightandwhowaswronginadisagreement,andonlyrememberthesadnessoflosingafriend.

Takethefirststep.

AreyousickoffightingDoyouthinkthisfightisjustnotimportantenoughtoruinyourfriendship

4Youdon’thavetotakefullresponsibility(责任)forstartingthefight,orevensaythatyourfeelingswerewrong.Butyoushouldfindsomethingyoudidorsaidthat’sworthapologizingfor.Maybeyou’resorrythatyouletthefightgoforsolong,orthatyouoverreacted(反应过度)tosomethingyourfrienddid.Ifyousayyou’resorry,itislikeaninvitationforyourfriendtodothesame.5

A.Thentrytobethefirsttoapologize.

B.Stopthinkingaboutyourpride.

C.It’sabouttakingsomeresponsibilityfortheargument.

D.Don’tletthishappentoafriendshipyoucareabout.

E.Herearesomethingstokeepinmind.

F.Therearesomespecialcaseswhenyoushouldn’tbetheonetoapologizefirst.

G.Onceyou’vebothsaidit,you’llbothfeelamilliontimesbetter.

答案：1～5EBDAG

WhyIsExerciseCool

1.ExerciseStrengthensMuscles

Didyoueverdoapush-uporswingacrossthemonkeybarsattheplayground1Byusingyourmusclestodopowerfulthings，youcanmakethemstronger.Forolderteensandadults，thiskindofworkoutcanmakemusclesbigger，too.

2.2

CanyoutouchyourtoeseasilywithoutyellingouchMostkidsareprettyflexible，whichmeansthattheycanbendandstretchtheirbodieswithoutmuchtrouble.Beingflexibleishaving“fullrangeofmotion”，whichmeansyoucanmoveyourarmsandlegsfreelywithoutfeelingtightnessorpain.

3.ExerciseKeepstheBalance

3Yourbodyneedsacertainamountofcalorieseverydayjusttofunction，breathe，walkaround，anddoallthebasicstuff.4Ifyou’renotveryactive，yourbodywon’tneedasmanycalories.Whateveryourcalorieneedis，ifyoueatenoughtomeetthatneed，yourbodyweightwillstayaboutthesame.Ifyoueatmorecaloriesthanyourbodyneeds，itmaybestoredasextrafat.

4.ExerciseMakesYouFeelGood

Itfeelsgoodtohaveastrong，flexiblebodythatcandoalltheactivitiesyouenjoy—likerunning，jumping，andplayingwithyourfriends.It’salsofuntobegoodatsomething，likescoringabasket，hittingahomerun，orperfectingadive.

Butyoumaynotknowthatexercisingcanactuallyputyouinabettermood.5It’sjustanotherreasonwhyexerciseiscool!

A.Sodoyouwanttodoanyaerobic(有氧的)exerciserightnow

B.Foodgivesyourbodyfuelintheformofcalories，whichareakindofenergy.

C.Whenyouexercise，yourbrainreleasesachemical，whichmaymakeyoufeelhappier.

D.Thoseareexercisesthatcanbuildstrength.

E.ExerciseMakesYouFlexible

F.ExerciseMakesYourHeartHappy

G.Butifyou’reactive，yourbodyneedsanextrameasureofcaloriesorenergy.

答案：1～5DEBGC

九、短文改错

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

MostpeopleintheUnitedStatesdon’tlearntospeakthesecondlanguage.Highschoolsteachlanguages.Andveryfewstudentslearntospeakgood.Whydon’tAmericansspeakotherslanguages

TheUnitedStatesareaverylargecountry.

AmericanscantravelalongdistanceandnotleavetheUnitedStates.Theynotneedtolearnasecondlanguage.

AndmanypeopleinotherpartsoftheworldspokeEnglish.IfAmericanstraveltoothercountries，theycanspeakEnglishinthere，too.ButsomeAmericansthinkthatisamistaketospeakonlyEnglish.Theybelieveitisveryimportantlytolearnasecondlanguage.

MostpeopleintheUnitedStatesdon’tlearntospeaksecondlanguage.Highschoolsteachlanguages.veryfewstudentslearntospeak.Whydon’tAmericansspeaklanguages

AndmanypeopleinotherpartsoftheworldEnglish.IfAmericanstraveltoothercountries，theycanspeakEnglishinthere，too.ButsomeAmericansthinkisamistaketospeakonlyEnglish.Theybelieveitisverytolearnasecondlanguage.

DearPeter,

Iamwritingtoaskwhetheryouareabletodomeafavor.Iwanttohaveapenfriend,hopefully，agirlintheearlytwenties，andwithinterestssimilarlytomine.Inmymind，heissomeoneinterestingintraveling，swimming，andplayingtabletennis.However，itwouldbebetterforhertohaveapetdogasIhavebeenkeptoneathomeforsometime.Withsuchapenfriend，IhopeIcansharewithherourexperiencesintraveling，takingcarepets，orwhateverwehaveincommon.IbelievedIwillimprovemyEnglishbydoingsoandlearnmoreabouthercountries.Iamlookingforwardtohearfromyousoon.

Bestregards,

LiHua

DearLinda,

HowarethingsgoingIcan’twaittotellyouthegoodnewswhatmyparentshavejustallowedmetotakea10-daystriptoEnglandthiswinter.ThatwouldbeareallygoodchanceformetoexperienceEnglishculture.What’smore,IcanimprovemyspeakingEnglish.IhavelearnedEnglishformanyyears，soIhavefewchancestopracticeEnglish.Idon’tliketojoininagrouptotravel.Couldyouoffermesomeadviceonwheretostay，whattoeatandhowtotravelinsuchshorttimeI’dappreciateitifyoucanprovidemewithsomenecessaryinformations.I’msureyoursuggestionswillsurelymakemyvisitenjoyably.

I’mlookingforwardtohearfromyousoon.

Bestwishes,

I’mlookingforwardtofromyousoon.

WhenIwastenyearold，IwenttoHangzhouwithtwoAmericans.Ibecametheirguide.First，wewenttotheWestLake.Theywantedtolookaroundthelakebytheboat.Afterbuyourtickets，wegotintotheboat.Wewentaroundseeingthebeautifulsight.Afterthat，wewentshopping.Thesellerscouldn’tspokeEnglish.Thoughitwasveryharder，Itriedmybesttranslatethesentences.Theyboughtsomenicethingsundermyhelp.Andthenwewenttothezooandtakesomepictures.Whenwefelthunger，wewentoutandhadlunch.Afterlunch，wevisitedmucholdhousesandlearnedmoreaboutChinesehistory.