English is an important global language, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to lear
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English is an important global language, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to learn. Many experts have tried to make English easier for students to learn―but they weren’t always successful.
In 1930, Professor CK Ogden of Cambridge University invented Basic English. It had only 850 words (and just eighteen verbs) and Ogden said most people could learn it in just thirty hours. The problem was that people who learned Basic English could write and say simple messages, but they couldn’t understand the answers in “real” English! It was also impossible to explain a word if it wasn’t in the Basic English word list. For example, if you wanted a watermelon, you asked for “a large green fruit with the form of an egg, which has a sweet red inside and a good taste”!
RE Zachrisson, a university professor in Sweden, decided that the biggest problem for learners of English was spelling, so he invented a language called Anglic. Anglic was similar to English, but with much simpler spelling. “Father” became “faadher”, “new” became “nue’ and “years” became “yeerz”. Unfortunately for some students of English, Anglic never became popular.
Even easier is the language which ships’ captains use: it’s called “Seaspeak”. Seaspeak uses a few simple phrases for every possible situation. In Seaspeak, for example, you don’t say, “I’m sorry what did you say?” or “I didn’t understand, can you repeat that?” It’s just “Say again.” No more grammar!
In the age of international communication through the Internet who knows? ... a new form of English might appear. A large number of the world’s e-mails are in English and include examples of “NetLingo” like OIC (Oh, I see) and TTYL (Talk to you later). In another fifty years, English might not exist ... we will probably all speak fluent Internetish!
小题1:The best title for the passage would be ______.| A．Seaspeak | B．Basic English | | C．Internetish | D．Easy English |
小题2:It will take a person about ______ weeks to learn Basic English if he spends two hours
learning it every day.小题3:According to Professor Zachrisson, what was the biggest problem for learners of English?| A．Grammar. | B．Vocabulary. | | C．Speaking. | D．Spelling. |
小题4:Which of the following is likely to be Anglic?| A．IOU | B．A graet batl. | | C．Long time no see. | D．Two five, no lights. |
小题5:What might happen to English in another fifty years?| A．It might be replaced by Internetish. | | B．It might become a global language. | | C．It might take the place of all other languages. | | D．It might become more and more difficult. |
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答案
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:A |
解析
试题分析：文章大意：英语是全球性的语言。为了让更多的学生掌握英语，许多专家试图让英语变得更容易学习——但是并不是很成功。
小题1:标题归纳题。根据Many experts have tried to make English easier for students to learn 文章开头就指 出主题怎样把英语变得更加简单，下文叙述了人们的不同做法。故D正确。
小题2:细节理解题。根据Ogden said most people could learn it in just thirty hours.花30 个小时，一天两个 小时所以总共花两周的时间。故C正确。
小题3:细节理解题。根据RE Zachrisson,a university professor in Sweden, decided that the biggest problem for learners of English was spelling, Zachrisson 教授说最大的问题是拼写。故D正确。
小题4:细节理解题。根据Anglic was similar to English,可推出选项B的单词拼写上看出近似于英语但又 不是英语。故B正确。
小题5:细节理解题。根据In another fifty years, English as we know it might not exist ... we will probably all speak fluent Internetish!再过50年有可能出现Internetish语言。故A正确。 |
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Organic food, once considered something that only health fanatics desired, is now a regular feature at most supermarkets. And that has created a bit of a dilemma. On the one hand, you have a conventionally grown apple. On the other, you have one that’s organic. Both apples are firm, shiny and red. Both provide vitamins and fiber, and both are free of fat, sodium and cholesterol.
Conventionally grown food generally costs less, but is organic food a better choice? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown and sold food products are now being debated on a large scale. Supporters of organic foods ― a term whose meaning varies greatly ―are frequently telling the world that such products are safer and more nutritious than others.
The growing interest of consumers in the safety and nutritional quality of daily foods is a welcome development. However, much of this interest has been aroused by sweeping claims that the conventional food supply is unsafe or inadequate in meeting nutritional needs.
Almost daily, the public is surrounded by claims for “no-aging” diets, new vitamins and other wonder foods. There are numerous unsubstantiated(没证实的) reports that natural vitamins are superior to man-made ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to unfertilized eggs, that untreated grains are better than those treated with insect spray and the like.
Although most of these claims are not supported by scientific evidence, large amounts of written material about the benefits of organic foods makes it difficult for people to separate fact from fiction. As a result, claims that eating a diet consisting of organically grown foods prevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to health have become widely advertised and form the basis for people’s opinion.
One thing that most organically grown food products seem to have in common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods. But in many cases consumers are misled if they believe organic foods can maintain health and provide better nutritional quality than conventionally grown foods. So there is real cause for concern if consumers, particularly those with limited incomes, distrust the conventional food supply and buy only expensive organic foods instead.
小题1:According to Paragraph 2, which of the following statements about organic food is true?| A．It hasn’t been used until recent years. | | B．It has no agreed definition. | | C．It is popular among producers. | | D．It is accepted by most nutritionists. |
小题2:In Paragraph 4, treated grains are examples of ________. | A．healthier food | B．organic food | | C．conventionally grown food | D．expensive food |
小题3:It can be inferred from the passage that ________.| A．most doctors believe organic foods prevent disease or provide other benefits to health | | B．organic foods are actually less nutritious than conventionally grown foods | | C．people cannot separate fact from fiction because of the TV advertisements | | D．organic foods cost more but are not necessarily better than conventionally grown foods |
小题4:According to the passage, many consumers are attracted by organic foods because they _____.| A．want to try something new | | B．have carefully researched the products | | C．value food safety and nutrition | | D．expect to save some money |
小题5:What is the author’s attitude towards the claims of organic foods?| A．Doubtful. | B．Enthusiastic. | | C．Supportive. | D．Uninterested. |
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Dear editor,
I am writing to ask what has happened to our young people. They are not as polite or hard-working as
my generation (一代人). I will give you two examples.
Last Friday, I got on the underground at 9:15 a.m. It was very crowded so there was no free seat. There
were some boys sitting on the seats near me. I didn"t know why they were not at school. They were talking
and laughing loudly. It was difficult for me to read my newspaper with all the noise. At the next stop, a
pregnant (***的) woman and her daughter got on with lots of shopping bags. I expected the boys to let them
sit down. They saw the woman but they did nothing. I had to ask them to give the woman and her daughter
seats. They did so but gave me a rude look.
Last Saturday, I had dinner with my friend"s family. I was glad to see his children, who I hadn"t seen for
ten years. During the dinner, I started talking about world politics with the children. It soon became clear that
they didn"t know much about it. They couldn"t tell me the name of the King of Spain or President of Italy. All
they knew about was the Internet or which singers were the most beautiful. In my days, students knew the
kings, the queens and the presidents of every country in Europe.
I worry about the future of Germany. How could these young people become good workers and parents?
They sit around Mcdonald"s after school instead of going to the library as I did at their age. Maybe they have
too much money. Perhaps some readers can give us some ideas about what to do with this "lost generation".
Yours sincerely,
Frantz Vogts |
| 1. Mr Vogts writes this letter to the editor to ______. |
| [ ] |
A. show how rude the teenagers are
B. complain (抱怨) about young people"s act
C. show teenagers are lazy
D. express his worry about Germany"s future |
| 2. When Mr Vogts met the boys on the underground, he ______. |
| [ ] |
A. knew he wouldn"t get a seat
B. didn"t know why they were not at school
C. felt he would be in trouble
D. expected they would get off at the next stop |
| 3. Mr Vogts was disappointed at the dinner because ______. |
| [ ] |
A. The children didn"t like him
B. the children knew much about the Internet
C. his friend knew little about world politics
D. the children knew little about world politics |
| 4. By saying "lost generation", Mr Vogts refers to ______. |
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A. today"s workers
B. the people at his age
C. today"s young people
D. the young people who are poor |
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Parking has long been a major headache for drivers in Shanghai. The Transportation Department is
mapping out a new plan for the city"s parking system. There are one million cars on the road in Shanghai
but only enough public parking space to provide room for 15 percent of these vehicles. It is no wonder
that local drivers get so worried trying to find a place to park.
The city is seeing a rise in private car owners. In March, the city sent out 2,000 private car licenses,
the highest number of licenses ever sent out in a month. And prices rose to 14,600 yuan, 500 more than
in February. Industry experts say this suggests that local people have a strong, active interest in buying
cars.
By the year 2020, the number of automobiles in Shanghai will probably reach two million. If one parking
lot is for each car, then a lot of parking space should be built for these vehicles.
Downtown Shanghai is most short of parking space. However, experts point out that simply building
more parking lots in downtown areas is not practical and doesn"t provide an ideal solution. The idea of
"Park & Ride" system has been suggested. This means that drivers can leave their vehicles in car parks
nearby subway or bus stations and ride public transport to go downtown. Based on this idea, the city will
limit the number of parking lots in downtown areas and demand higher parking fees but build more parking
areas near main subway and bus stops. |
| 1. The underlined phrase "mapping out" in the first paragraph means ______. |
| [ ] |
A. making
B. arguing
C. controlling
D. inspiring |
| 2. About ______ drivers can find places to park their cars in Shanghai now. |
| [ ] |
A. 850,000
B. 1,000,000
C. 150,000
D. 2,000,000 |
| 3. What does the second paragraph mainly tell us? |
| [ ] |
A. The city sent out more private licenses in February.
B. Less and less people bought cars in March.
C. The city sent out less private licenses in March.
D. More and more people are going to buy cars. |
| 4. According to the idea of a "Park & Ride" system, the city will ______. |
| [ ] |
A. send out more private car licenses
B. build more parking lots near bus stops
C. encourage people to buy more cars
D. build more parking areas in downtown |
| 阅读理解。 |
Sydney-Mobile phone (手机) has become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia
have banned (禁止) students from carrying mobile phones during school hours.
Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the school this year. Several children have got
mobile phones as Christmas gifts, and more students want them.
Mary Bluett, an official, said mobile phone use is a distraction (分心的事) to students during school hours
and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes
students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.
She said some schools had tried to ban mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn"t get
in touch with their children.
Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they
could leave their phones at school office. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not
have mobile phones at school: they were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies.
Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones, but they think
schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones. |
| 1. Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones . |
| [ ] |
A. because they are students
B. when they are free
C. when they are at school
D. because they are children |
| 2. We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from . |
| [ ] |
A. the makers and sellers
B. the passers-by and strangers
C. their parents and friends
D. some mobile phone users |
| 3. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn"t during school hours. |
| [ ] |
A. use their mobile phones
B. leave their mobile phones at school office
C. help the teachers with their work
D. get in touch with their children |
| 阅读理解。 |
For Senior 3 students, choosing which college to attend can be the most exciting and thrilling time in their
entire school lives. This is also true for an American girl named Melanie in the film, College Road Trip, which
was released in the US on March 7.
Melanie"s dad, James Porter, is the chief of police for a Chicago suburb. Incredibly worrying about her
daughter"s security, he wants Melanie to attend nearby Northwestern University, where she"s already been
accepted. But Melanie, 17, really wants to go to George-town in Washington, D.C., where she"s been
wait-listed.
When she gets an unexpected interview, she decides to take a road trip with a few close female friends.
Melanie believes it is her first step toward adulthood. But despite the fact that this trip is "girls only", James
isn"t comfortable with the prospect of his little princess exploring the world without him. He wants to protect
her.
James joins the girls and hopes he can convince her to go to Northwestern. While Melanie"s father only
has the best of intentions, his presence leads to an endless series of comic encounters (遭遇).
After following their faulty GPS device deep into the backwoods, James and Melanie discover her little
brother and his pet pig have been hiding in the spare tire compartment. (隔间).
What should be a simple tire charge (充气) results in the expensive car rolling down a mountain, forcing
them to hike to a nearby hotel. There the pig ruins an outdoor wedding reception after eating an entire bag of
coffee beans.
All these disasters add spice to their trip while along the way a father and a daughter finally get the chance
to really talk to each other.
The film explores the parent-child relationship in a comic way: The gap between how close James thinks
he is to Melanie and how little he actually knows of her plans makes us laugh first and then think.
All parents, whether they have college students or not, can relate to the bittersweet realization that their
kids are growing up. Like what Melanie and James have done in the film, we all can find the balance between
staying connected and letting go. |
| 1. The main purpose of the passage is to _____. |
| [ ] |
A. introduce the newly-released film
B. call on parents to learn to balance the relationship with their children
C. tell a story which happened between an American girl and her father
D. explore the difference in parent-child relationship between the west and the east. |
| 2. What does the underlined word "released" mean? |
| [ ] |
A. set free
B. known
C. shown
D. developed |
| 3. We can infer from the passage that _____. |
| [ ] |
A. their car rolled down the mountain, ruining the wedding reception
B. a hotel was destroyed by Melanie"s brother and his pet pig
C. Melanie and her father got to understand each other better after so many encounters
D. the girls had to give up their trip because of the incidents on the way |
| 4. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? |
| [ ] |
A. It"s unclear whether Melanie could be accepted by North-western University.
B. Northwestern University isn"t so famous as the university in Washington D.C.
C. There is no hope that Melanie will be accepted by the university in Georgetown.
D. Melanie"s father prefers her to stay not too far away from him. |
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