Choose the best answer to complete the passage.The English language is different
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Choose the best answer to complete the passage.
The English language is different from any 36 language. Yet English words do not 37 the same. It is always 38 . People need new words 39 new inventions and new ideas. Different words come into use or older words are used 40 a new way.
English can 41 by borrowing words from other languages. The word “tomato” was borrowed from Mexico, the word “coffee” came from Turkey, and “tea” from 42 and so on. Now new space and science words 43 from other countries, too. New words are also made by adding two words 44 . The words “strawberry”, “postman” and “blackboard” are made up of two parts.
Sometimes, new words are 45 forms of old words. The word “photo” was made from “photograph” by cutting off the 46 of the long word. The word “plane” was made by cutting off the 47 part of “airplane”. 48 “smog” was made by using only the first two letters of “smoke” and cutting off the front part of “fog”. And products can become new words. Our “sandwich” was named after 49 named Sandwich, and “jelly(果冻)” was a name made up by the company that 50 made this product.
| 小题1: | | A．other | B．others | C．another | D．else |
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| 小题2: | | A．leave | B．change | C．stay | D．use |
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| 小题3: | | A．keeping | B．changing | C．kept | D．changed |
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| 小题6: | | A．change | B．changed | C．turns | D．turned |
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| 小题7: | | A．India | B．America | C．Germany | D．China |
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| 小题8: | | A．are borrowing | B．are being borrowed | C．borrow | D．borrows |
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| 小题9: | | A．alone | B．out | C．together | D．outside |
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| 小题10: | | A．longer | B．middle | C．never | D．short |
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| 小题11: | | A．beginning | B．end | C．middle | D．front |
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| 小题12: | | A．back | B．middle | C．front | D．end |
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| 小题13: | | A．While | B．During | C．When | D．as |
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| 小题14: | | A．a man | B．a kind of food | C．a company | D．a place |
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| 小题15: | | A．first | B．last | C．again | D．once |
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答案
小题36:A
小题37:C
小题38:B
小题39:A
小题40:C
小题41:A
小题42:D
小题43:B
小题44:C
小题45:D
小题46:B
小题47:C
小题48:A
小题49:A
小题50:A |
解析
小题36:英语和其他语言相比，any other意思是“其他的任一”，所以选A
小题37:从下文看，英语单词不是一成不变的，所以选C
小题38:承接前文，英语单词一直在变化，所以选B
小题39:根据句意和四个选项的意思，应选A
小题40:用某种方式，用介词in，所以选C
小题41:change常表示外形上的表面变化，而turn常表示性质上的变化。从下文看出，这里指词形上的变化，所以选A
小题42:tea为中国特产，所以选D
小题43:在此，new space and science words作主语，和选项borrow的关系是被动关系，所以选B
小题44:从下文意思知道，应该是把两个单词合在一起，所以选C
小题45:从下文意思知道，一些新单词是旧单词的缩写，所以选D
小题46:从句意和词形看photo一词是去掉了photograph的词尾而成，所以选 B
小题47:从句意和词形看plane一词是去掉了airplane的词头而成，所以选 C
小题48:从句意和词形看，smog同时借用了smoke和fog的各一部分，和前面所举例子有所不同，所以选A
小题49:作为常识，我们知道Sandwich源于一个人的名字，所以选A
小题50:从常识判断，名称应追源于首先应用的人或公司……，应选A |
举一反三
BEIJING--Lights went out for an hour at some famous landmarks and homes all over the world on March 28 for Earth Hour 2010. It is a global event created by the WWF(World Wildlife Fund) to make people pay more attention to climate change.
From the Sydney Opera House and Harbor Bridge to the Eiffel Tower in Pari sand London’s Houses of Parliament, lights went out to encourage people to cut energy use.
Organizers said the action showed that a great number of people wanted the government to take measures to fight global warming by the end of 2010. "We have been dreaming of a new climate deal for a long time," said Kim Carstensen, head of a global climate organization. "Now we’re no longer alone with the dream. We’re sharing it with all these people turning off their lights," he said.
Australia first held Earth Hour in 2007 and it went global in 2008, attracting 50 million people. WWF is hoping one billion people from 1,000 cities in nearly 90 countries will take part in the event.
Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai, the Bird’s Nest in Beijing and many other famous buildings in China also joined in this event.
小题1:The event "Earth Hour" was created to make people pay more attention to __
A. Sydney Opera House B. climate change C. March 28
小题2:According to the passage people who took part in the event__ on March 28.
A. turned off the lights for one hour B. turned down the lights for 2 hours
C. turned on the lights for 3 hours
小题3: created Earth Hour event first in
A. America, 2008 B. Canada, 2010 C. Australia, 2007
小题4:__ famous landmarks are mentioned in the passage.
A. Four B. Five C. Six
小题5:The Earth Hour event was created by __
A. Global Climate Organization B. World Wildlife Fund C. Kim Cartensen |
完形填空。(10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
More than three thousand languages are spoken in the world today . Many of these languages are spoken _36 small groups of people . On the 37 ,hand , over two hundred languages are spoken by one million or more people . Chinese is the language spoken by the ___38 ___number of people in the world . But English is most 39 spoken in the world .
English is spoken by more than four hundred million people 40 their first language . It is 41 by most people in the U.S.A. , Great Britain , Canada , Australia and New Zealand . And it is 42 used very widely in many other countries of the world . Look at the back of your watch . You may see the English words “Made 43 China” , or “Japan” , even “Germany” .
English is the first language in 44 of these . Why are English words 45 on it ? That is because in the modern world English is widely used for business between different countries .
| 小题2: | | A．other | B．others | C．another | D．the second |
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| 小题3: | | A．biggest | B．bigger | C．largest | D．larger |
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| 小题4: | | A．wide | B．wider | C．widest | D．widely |
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| 小题6: | | A．spoke | B．spoken | C．speak | D．speaking |
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| 小题7: | | A．either | B．as well | C．also | D．too |
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| 小题9: | | A．no one | B．none | C．nothing | D．no |
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| 小题10: | | A．written | B．wrote | C．write | D．writing |
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There are some special traditions in Hawaii . People there are very friendly and always welcome visitors . They give visitors a lei , a long necklace of beautiful fresh flowers . Men wear bright flowered shirts , and women often wear long flowered dresses .
In Hawaii you may find some traditional Chinese , Japanese and Philippine holidays . Of course , many holidays are from the United States . People call Hawaii the Aloha State . Aloha means both “hello” and “good--bye”. It also means “I love you ” .
Usually when people from different countries , races or traditions lives together , there are serious problems . But in Hawaii there are few problems , people have learned to live together in peace .
Hawaiians earn most of their money from tourists , most of whom come from the mainland and from Japan . The families of the first people who came from the U.S. mainland own the important banks and companies . Japanese are also starting business and buying more and more land .
小题1:The underlined word “lei” in Paragraph One means ____________.| A．a necklace of flower | B．a plant in Hawaii. | | C．a group of flower | D．a flowered dress |
小题2:Which of the following is TRUE about the people in Hawaii according to the passage?| A．They live together in peace. | | B．There are no problems at all in Hawaii . | | C．It is difficult for them to live together . | | D．There are serious problems among them . |
小题3:Most of the rich men in Hawaii are _____________ .| A．Japanese | B．Americans and Chinese | | C．Japanese and Americans | D．Chinese and Japanese |
小题4:The holiday in Hawwaii come from ______________ .| A．America | B．Philippines | C．China and Japan | D．All the above |
小题5:From the passage we know that Hawaiians are mostly __________.| A．rude to others | | B．friendly to others | | C．visitors from the mainland | | D．tourists from Japan |
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When are you an adult (成年人)？
When do you think you are an adult ? Maybe different __31_ have different ideas.
Now let’s see what some American teenagers(青少年)say .
Sam: In 32 idea ,you are an adult at the 33 of 18. That’s when you can vote(投票)。You can help to 34 who rules(统治)the whole country .That’s also a grown-up does! My grandfather couldn’ t vote 35 he was 21.They changed（改变） it to 18 in 1971.
Jenny：I don’t 36 it’s hard to say . I can drive a car at 16, can’t I ?When you have a driver’s licence , you can 37 it to people to tell them your age for all kinds of things . 38 sixteen must be the age when you change from a 39 person to an adult.Because you can tell others you are not a 40 any more .
Suzie : Well , I think there is 41 wrong with American laws for when young people can 42 things . I can vote at 18 and drive at 16. So you would think 18 is a grown-up, 43 16 isn’t .But then I can’t drink wine（酒）until I’m 21 ! If I’m 44 an adult at 18, how can people stop me from 45 a cup of beer in a bar ?
| 小题1: | | A．teenagers | B．adults | C．drivers | D．grandfather |
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小题3:.| A．age | B．end | C．front | D．number |
| 小题4: | | A．make | B．keep | C．choose（选择） | D．teach |
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| 小题6: | | A．hope | B．want | C．like | D．think |
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| 小题9: | | A．old | B．young | C．little | D．tall |
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| 小题10: | | A．baby | B．group-up | C．boy | D．kid |
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| 小题11: | | A．anything | B．everything | C．something | D．nothing |
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小题13:A,as if B.even though C.ever since D.above all
| 小题14: | | A．already | B．still | C．also | D．yet |
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| 小题15: | | A．selling | B．making | C．drinking | D．giving |
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Americans usually eat three meals a day. Breakfast usually comes before eight o’clock in the morning. They usually have eggs, some meat, bread, fruit juice and coffee. Lunch is between twelve and one o’clock. It is like a light meal and working people must take lunch with them or get it near workplace.
Children in school take sandwiches, fruit, and cookies with them or eat in school. Supper, the main meal, is between six and eight in the evening. People cook it carefully. They may have meat or chicken, turkey and duck. They may all have potatoes or rice, vegetables or salad. The drink is coffee, tea or milk. Then comes the dessert.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
小题1:Americans have breakfast ________.| A．after eight o’clock | B．at eight o’clock | | C．before eight o’clock in the morning | D．in the morning |
小题2: _______ is the most important meal in a day.| A．Breakfast | B．Lunch | C．Meals | D．Supper |
小题3: Americans usually have breakfast and supper at ______.| A．home | B．office | C．inn | D．work place |
小题4:When Americans have supper, _______ comes last.| A．drink | B．meat | C．dessert | D．vegetables |
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