阅读理解。 Can you remember the day when you spoke your first word? If you can,
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| 阅读理解。 |
Can you remember the day when you spoke your first word? If you can, you are unusual.
Try to imagine what first few months of your life were like. I am sure you just spent most of your time
eating, sleeping and crying. As you grow older, you were awake more of the time. It took your parents more
time to play with you and talk to you. You watched and listened curiously. You began to know that people
made certain sounds to go with certain things.
Then you began to try making the sounds you heard. And step by step you were able to make the right
sound for one thing.
On that day yon came to understand the secret of language. The secret is that a certain sound means a
certain thing. One sound might be as good as another. But it is no good as a word unless everybody agrees
on its meaning. Only when a group of people use the same set of sounds of things, can they understand each
other. Then, and only then do these people have a LANGUAGE.
After you found the secret of language, you learned words. Some of the words meant things, such as
BOOKS, CHAIRS and SHOES. Some words meant doing things, such as GO and SWIM. And other words
describe things, such as GOOD and DIRTY. Soon you learned to put words together to express one"s idea,
such as "I want to go out and play with my friends." This is language. By means of language people can
communicate. So we say languages are means of communication. |
| 1. When you were a little baby, you _____. |
| [ ] |
A. made sounds to let people know that you wanted to eat
B. spent most of your time talking with your parents
C. could not hear any sound around you
D. spent most of your time eating,playing and crying |
| 2. The secret of language means _____. |
| [ ] |
A. one sound might be as good as another
B. people can hear your sounds
C. a certain sound is for a certain thing
D. there is a special sound for each person |
| 3. The aim in using language is _____. |
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A. to get everything one wants from others
B. to find the secret of the language
C. to share ideas, opinions, news, etc with one another
D. to describe the language |
答案
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| 阅读理解。 |
In front of a popular restaurant, a line of customers wait for taxis. And wait. Most of the cabs (taxis)
are full. That"s nothing unusual in this city of 4 million people. But it"s 2:30 in the morning.
Visitors to the Olympic Games may leave disappointed if they see Athens only through the eyes of the
typical tourist, who makes a beeline of the islands after the visit to the Acropolis (雅典卫城) and the unusual
and attractive Plaka district. To fully appreciate and discover Athens" many charms (魅力), do as the Greeks
do: walk out into the neighborhoods, find the packed nightclubs, eat at one of the innumerable (数不清的)
restaurants, or see Hollywood stars under real stars in a romantic outdoor cinema.
The Greek capital is named for the ancient goddess Athena, whose favourite animal was the owl (猫头鹰).
It"s a fitting symbol for the city"s nocturnal (夜里的) nature, which often reaches its highest point in summer
with a rush hour just before dawn.
As native Athenian Panos Demestiha said, Athens by day is unlivable (不宜居住的), but it"s magical at
night. Athenians face up to heavy traffic block, decreasing green space, dusty streets…City officials are using
the momentum (契机) of the August 13-29 Olympics to fix some of these problems and make city life more
bearable. |
| 1. To the surprise of the visitors to Athens, _____. |
| [ ] |
A．most of the cabs are often full all day long
B. the cabs are often empty
C. the cabs are almost full even at 2:30 am
D. there is no cab in the street at 2:30 am. |
| 2. The name of Athens came from _____. |
| [ ] |
A. a goddess
B. a famous athlete
C. a kind of animal
D. a kind of plant |
| 3. The typical visitors will often visit the following places EXCEP _____. |
| [ ] |
A. the neighborhood
B. the Plaka district
C. the Acropolis
D. famous islands |
| 4. The underlined word"bearable" in the last paragraph can be replaced by "_____". |
| [ ] |
A. astonishing
B. forgettable
C. exciting
D. comfortable |
| 阅读理解。 |
We know the westerners like to plan for their time carefully in order to do all the things that are important
to them. So if your American or English friend asks you to dinner, he usually invites you a week ahead. But if
you really have no time and can"t go to the dinner, you can ring him to say sorry. The dinner is usually served
at home, sometimes at a restaurant. You should get there on time, and don"t forget to put on your fine clothes.
It is also a good idea to take some little presents to your friend, such as flowers, chocolates and so on. When
you are at dinner, you should also observe (遵守) some other customs. Here I"ll give you some dos and don"ts
about them in the following:
1) Don"t leave bones on the table or the floor. (You should put them on your plate with fingers.)
2) Don"t use your bowl to drink soup, but use your spoon to help you instead.
3) Don"t talk with much food in your mouth.
4) Don"t ask others to have more wine. (This is quite different from that in China.)
5) After dinner, use your napkin (餐巾) to clean your mouth and hands.
6) Make sure small pieces of food are not left on your face.
Then after dinner, you can stay there a little time. And your friend will be pleased if you leave in half an
hour or so. Next day, you had better ring him up to thank him for the good dinner. |
| 1. When you come to the dinner, you"d better _____. |
| [ ] |
A. get there a bit earlier
B. put on your usual clothes
C. take some presents like flowers, chocolates and so on
D. take your best friends with you |
| 2. It would be impolite to _____. |
| [ ] |
A. put bones on your plates with fingers
B. persuade others to drink more
C. drink soup with your spoon
D. make sure that there is nothing left on your face after dinner |
| 3. Which of the following is not true? |
| [ ] |
A. After dinner, you"d better stay and talk with your friends for a long time to show your thanks.
B. You"d better ring your friend the next day to show your thanks.
C. After dinner, you"d better leave in half an hour.
D. After dinner, use napkin to clean your mouth. |
| 4. The best title for this passage would be _____. |
| [ ] |
A. Custom in England and America
B. Custom in the West
C. Living Custom in the West
D. Custom at Dinner Table in the West |
| 阅读理解。 |
The Taj Mahal (泰姬陵) is a love story, a sad and beautiful one. If it didn"t exist, we would easily imagine
that the story of its construction was simply a fairy tale. Three hundred years ago, there lived an Indian
emperor called Shah Jahan. His wife was a beautiful and bright woman whom he loved greatly. Her title was
Mumtazl Mahan: its shortened form Taj Mahan, means "pride of the palace". In the year 1630 this beloved wife
of the emperor died. He was so brokenhearted that he thought of giving up his throne. He decided out of his
love for his wife, to build her the most beautiful tomb that had ever been seen.
He summoned the best artists and architects from India, Turkey, Persia and Arabia and finally, the design
was complete. It took more than twenty thousand men working over a period of 18 years to build the Taj
Mahan, one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.
The building itself stands on a marble platform 29 meters square and 6-7 meters high. Towers rise from
each of the four corners. The Taj itself soars another 61 meters into the air. It is an eight-sided building made
of white marble.
The emperor planned to build an identical tomb of black marble for himself on the other side of the river
connected by a silver bridge. However his son put him into a prison in the palace before he could finish, and
for the rest of his life, he could only gaze across river at the tomb of his beloved wife. |
| 1. The whole passage tells us about _____. |
| [ ] |
A. a beautiful fairy tale
B. the story of the Taj Mahal
C. white and black marble tombs made for two emperors
D. the love story of Emperor Shah Jahan and his wife |
| 2. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Taj Mahal? |
| [ ] |
A. It was completed quickly owing to the efforts of the best artists and workers.
B. A lot of people took part in the building work.
C. It is a magnificent building.
D. It is a tomb for the emperor"s beloved wife. |
| 3. The emperor"s own tomb was designed to be _____. |
| [ ] |
A. 61 meters high
B. eight-sided
C. black-coloured
D. white-colored |
| 4. The emperor _____. |
| [ ] |
A. died soon after Taj Mahan died
B. was killed by his son
C. was beloved by his people
D. died after 1648 |
| 阅读理解。 |
When someone says, "Well, I guess I"ll have to go to face the music", it does not mean he is planning to
go to a concert. It is something far less pleasant, like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this
or that, and why you did not do this or that. Sour (剌耳的; 拙劣的) music, indeed, but it has to be faced.
The phrase "to face the music" is familiar to every American, young and old. It is at least 100 years old.
Where did the expression come from?
The first information comes from the American writer James Fennimore Cooper. He said in 1851 that the
expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings to go on stage. After they got their clue (提示,
暗示) to go on, they often said, "It"s time to go to face the music." And that is exactly what they did-face the
orchestra (管弦乐队) which was just below the stage.
An actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of the audience that might be
friendly or perhaps unfriendly especially if he forgot his lines. But he had to go out. So, "to face the music"
came to mean having to go through something, no matter how unpleasant the experience might be, because
you knew you had no choice.
The other explanation comes from the army. Men had to face inspection (视察) by their leader. The soldiers
worried about how well they looked. Was their equipment clean-shiny enough to pass inspection? Still, the men
had to go out, and face the music of the band, as well as the inspection. What else could they do? |
| 1. According to the passage, the word "music" means _____. |
| [ ] |
A. your boss"s criticism (批评)
B. something unpleasant to be experienced
C. your leader"s inspection
D. sour pop music |
| 2. The phrase "to face the music" was first used by _____. |
| [ ] |
A. all the Americans
B. the American writer James Fennimore cooper
C. some American actors
D. the American orchestra |
| 3. The phrase "to face the music" is also used to mean that soldiers were not willing _____. |
| [ ] |
A. to be examined about their equipment
B. to be found weak
C. to show themselves up in public
D. to be inspected by their leader |
| 4. The passage is mainly about _____. |
| [ ] |
A. the meaning of the phrase "to face the music"
B. how to deal with something unpleasant
C. how to learn English phrase
D. how to go through difficulty |
| 阅读理解。 |
Who taught you to speak English? Your parents, while you were a young child? Your teachers at
school? Perhaps even the BBC as a grown-up. Whoever it was, somehow you have developed an
understanding of what is rapidly becoming a truly global language.
There are now about 376 million people who speak English as their first language and about the same
number who have learnt it besides their mother tongue. It is said there are one billion people learning
English now and about 80% of the information on the Internet is in English.
Is this a good thing, or a bad thing? Should we celebrate the fact that more and more of us can
communicate, using a common language, across countries and cultures? Or should we worry about
the dangers of "mono-culturalism", a world in which we all speak the same language, eat the same food
and listen to the same music?
Does it matter if an increasing number of people speak the same language? On the contrary (相反),
I would have thought-although I have never accepted the argument that if only we all understood each
other better, there would be fewer wars. Ask the people of India (where many of them speak at least
some English) and Pakistan (the same situation with India)…
If we all speak English, will we then all start eating McDonald"s burgers? Surely not. If English
becomes more dominant (占主导地位的), it will kill other languages? I doubt it. When I travel in Africa
or Asia, I am always surprised by how many people can speak not only their own language but also one
or more other related languages, as well as English and perhaps some French or German as well.
When we discussed this on Talking Point a couple of years ago, we received a wonderfully poetic
email from a listener in Ireland. "The English language is a beautiful language. Maybe it"s like a rose," he
said. "But who would ever want their garden just full of roses?"
Well, I love roses, and I think they make a beautiful addition to any garden. But the way I see it, just
by planting a few roses, you don"t necessarily need to pull out everything else. If more and more people
want to plant English roses, that"s fine by me. |
1. By saying "Ask the people of India … and Pakistan" (in Paragraph 4), the author is trying to show
that _____. |
| [ ] |
A. speaking the same language doesn"t necessarily bring peace
B. wars can destroy the relationship between two countries
C. English doesn"t kill other languages
D. English is widely used in the world |
| 2. What does "rose" in the last two paragraphs stand for? |
| [ ] |
A. The world
B. Family
C. Language
D. The Earth |
| 3. The author would probably agree that _____. |
| [ ] |
A. it"s very hard to plant many kinds of flowers in a garden
B. it"s good for people from other countries to learn English
C. more and more people like to plant roses in their gardens
D. English is easier to learn than other languages |
| 4. This passage is mainly about _____. |
| [ ] |
A. why English has become a global language
B. how many people in the world speak English
C. how people in the world learn English as a foreign language
D. whether we need to worry about English being a world language |
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