【題目】Australia is the largest________country________the southern part of the world.
A. Englishspoken; on
B. Englishspeaking; in
C. Englishspoken; in
D. Englishspeaking; on
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【題目】閱讀短文, 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。
A History of English...in Five Words
In 1582, Richard Mulcaster, headmaster of a British school, wrote that the English would not go beyond their island. However, it didn't stay that way. Today, English is spoken all over the world.
English is a colorful and diverse (多樣的) language that long has picked up words from many other languages. Here are five words that show the English language’s interesting history. English
English began in the language spoken by the early Germanic people in the fifth century AD. It is from them that the word “English” comes. First it is the Latin word Angli which means the people of Angul, where the Germanic people were from.
Beef
Although roast beef is seen as a traditional English dish, the word “beef” was introduced from the French boeuf during the Middle Ages. It was one of a group of words, including pork and mutton, that were taken from the speech of the French who moved in Britain following the Norman Conquest (諾曼底登陸) of 1066. However, the farmers who kept these living things continued to call them by their old English names: cow, pig and sheep. This difference passes on till today.
Dictionary
Dictionary is a borrowing from Latin dictornarius liber, “book of words”; It first appeared in English in the 6th century, along with a huge number of other words from Latin and Greek. The first English dictionary was written by Robert Cawdrey in 1604. Cawdrey focused only on the difficult words whose meanings would have caused problems for those not educated in Latin and Greek.
Tea
Tea was brought into Britain early in the 17th century, becoming very popular by the 1650s. By the 18th century it had become a symbol(標志) of fashionable society and a best-selling of the coffee house culture.
The word tea rises from the Chinese word cha. A love of tea is so ingrained (根深蒂固的) in British life that the expression “cup of tea” has come to stand for anything viewed positively. The saying “It’s not my cup of tea.” means: I don’t like it.
Emoji
Emoji began developing in Japan in the 1990s for use by teenagers: the word “emoji” comes from the Japanese e “picture” + moji “l(fā)etter”. Its successful acceptance in English has been helped by its similarity to words with the e-prefix (前綴) like e-mail. The Unicode Consortium’s (統(tǒng)一碼 聯(lián)盟的) official lists emojis and their meanings, but users keep finding creative new ways to employ them. Emojis are just another example of the development and diversity of English.
【1】What language is the word “beef ” from?
【2】Who wrote the first English dictionary?
【3】What does “it’s not my cup of tea” mean?
【4】Why is the word “emoji ” successfully accepted in English?
【5】What makes English a colorful and diverse language?
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【題目】Four years ago, Chinese skater Wu Dajing introduced himself to the skating world by winning a silver medal at the Sochi Olympic Winter Games. At this year’s Pyeong Chang Olympics, Wu not only returned, but also made history.
On Feb 22th, 2018, Wu won the gold medal in the men’s short-track 500-metre race. He set a new world record with a time of 39.584 seconds. He also became the first Chinese man to take home an Olympic short-track gold medal. BBC said Wu’s win was “flawless”, because he was much faster than all of the other skaters.
“I didn’t give them a chance and I kept my speed from the start,” he told the media after the match.
But China’s short-track teams didn’t do well in general at the Games. Chinese skaters in the women’s 500 metres, 3000-metre relay and men’s 1500 metres all failed to take home the gold. Wu was China’s biggest hope, which put a lot of pressure on him. But he proved himself with his great performance.
Wu is now known as a highly talented skater. But things were not always that way. When Wu joined the national team in 2010, he was seen as almost “nothing” compared to gifted skaters like Zhou Yang and Fan Kexin, as his coaches said at the time. Their comments made him quite upset. But as the saying goes, “Winners never quit and quitters never win”. Wu didn’t want to give up and worked as hard as he could. He practiced skating all year round. He even didn’t return to his hometown for the holidays for 10 years. “I believe in myself,” he told the media after his match at the Olympics.
【1】What does the underlined word “flawless” mean?
A. Ordinary B. Valuable C. Perfect D. Difficult
【2】According to the passage, which of the following is RIGHT?
A. Wu won a gold medal at the Sochi Olympic Winter Games four years ago.
B. Wu broke the world record with a time of 39.584 seconds and made history.
C. Wu’s coaches placed great hope on him when he joined the national team.
D. Chinese skaters in women’s 500 metres, 3000-metre relay took home the gold.
【3】What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?
A. The national team and coaches regarded Wu as a talented skater all the way.
B. Wu kept on practicing skating all year round even in the holidays for 10 years.
C. Zhou Yang and Fan Kexin were more and more hard-working on skating than Wu Dajing.
D. It is the hardwork, confidence and strong will that have made Wu a champion.
【4】Which one might be the best title of this passage?
A. From Zero to Skating Hero B. The Dream of a Skater, Wu
C. Pyeong Chang Winner Olympics D. Rising of China’s Bright Skiing Star
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【題目】根據(jù)短文大意和首字母提示寫出空缺處的單詞,使短文意思連貫、完整。
J. K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of the bestsellers in the world.
J.K. Rowling was born in Bristol o【1】July 31st, 1965. She has one sister who is two years younger t【2】 her. Both girls l【3】 listening to their father telling bedtime stories to them. They especially loved s【4】 about the magic world. Rowling wrote her first story, c【5】 Rabbit, at the age of six.
After she graduated f【6】 the university, Rowling worked as a translator in London. In 1991, Rowling began to teach English. She s【7】 much time finishing the first Harry Potter book for young readers. T【8】 her surprise, this book was very successful. Now the Harry Potter series is popular with people of all ages and about 60 million books are sold in 200 countries.
J.K. Rowling is very pleased w【9】 the success. Now she is busy finishing the whole series of seven books. She says she will go on l【10】 a normal (正常的) life with her daughters.
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【題目】I remember my mother reading to me when I was a small child. I remember watching as she showed me the words she read.” Can you say that?” she asked.
“A for apple," Mom said many times. I listened carefully, then pointed at the letter and repeated it. Time and again my mother listened to me as I sounded out letters and simple words. By the time I reached kindergarten I could read simple sentences. A year or so later I remember running home and telling her I was in the “Red Birds”, the top group in my second grade class.
During my high school years I remember using a Reader’s Digest magazine to challenge my mother to Word Power competition. We read the words given by Reader's Digest and wrote a definition( 定義)for each word. We checked our answers and compared our scores. My beginning junior years Mom won most the challenges, but my senior year I began to beat my mom most of the time. “It’s about time." She said.
I remember Mom giving me a lifetime love of reading. Whenever I read a good book I appreciate (感激)this gift given me by my mother.
【1】The writer could read simple sentence when she
A. finished kindergarten B. finished primary school
C. entered primary school D. entered kindergarten
【2】When did the writer beat her mother most of the time in the Word Power competition?
A. In her junior middle school.
B. In her freshman year in high school.
C. In her junior year in high school.
D. In her Senior year in high school.
【3】From the last paragraph we know the writer
A. gives her mother many gifts.
B. appreciate her mother very much.
C. loves to live with her mother.
D. sends many books to her mother.
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【題目】閱讀下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中,選擇最
佳選項。
Bob opened the box and drew the two shoes from it. He put them on quickly to feel how they felt onhis feet. Once they were on, he jumped up and down a couple of times. They fit like a glove.
"Are thOSP. the ones you like, dear'?" his mother asked.
'They certainly are!" Bob was____ These were the best shoes ever. He couldn't hide his happiness."I'm wearing them out of the store."
While his mother paid for them, Bob walked back and forth___ his shoes in front of the mirror. On the way out of the store, Bob felt like he was floating on air. Just as they were about to leave the store, an old man stepped on his new shoes, leaving a black___ on the front.
"Hey!" Bob shouted angrily.
"Oh, sorry there, young man," the old man said.
"Look what you did to my shoes._____ where you are going!"
"I'm very sorry, " the old man apologized again.
"Bob!" His mother's face was red and she seemed more embarrassed than angry. "I'm so sorry, sir. I don't know what has got into him." Then she tumed to Bob and said ___ , "Apologize to the man.'
"But, mom! He stepped on my shoes."
"You won't have any shoes to be stepped upon if you don't apologize."
Bob took a breath. As he looked into the old man's cloudy eyes, he realized that the man didn't see very well. The old man probably had stepped on his foot by accident. He looked at his shoes. It wasn't that big of a deal.
"I'm sorry, sir."
The old man shook his head, “No worries. It was my __ . I need to watch where I put my feet,too.” The old man smiled and walked away then.
Bob felt uneasy as he saw the old man's shoes. They were really worn out. Suddenly, his new shoes didn't seem so____ . His old ones weren't that dirty or worn out. “Mom, do I really need new shoes?" He wondered.
Bob's mother was surprised, "Not really, but you love shoes."
"Ijust feel bad. Did you see that old man's shoes? I won't ask for so many new shoes anymore."Mom nodded, "I'm glad that you say so, but don't forget to
__ the elders."
Bob smiled, "I won't. Not again.
【1】A. excited B. moved C. tired D. interested
【2】A. holding B. cleaning C. designing D. admiring
【3】A. mark B. note C. shape D. hole
【4】A. Plan B. Watch C. Head D. Follow
【5】A. happily B. politely C. nervously D. seriously
【6】A. worry B. mistake C. trouble D. question
【7】A. famous B. colourful C. necessary D. comfortable
【8】A. like B. serve C. respect D. believe
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【題目】根據(jù)漢語或首字母提示完成單詞。
【1】He is bad at cooking and he often ________ (燒焦) food.
【2】My father is a manager and he often goes away on ________ (生意).
【3】________ (任何人) can't leave the room now. I have something important to tell you.
【4】Could you please tell me your email a________?I'll send some emails to you.
【5】There is nothing in the box. It is e________.
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【題目】—Alex, could you tell me ?
—Every four years. My father and I will go to Russia to enjoy the exciting games this summer.
A. how long the World Cup is held
B. when you will go to Russia
C. who you will go to Russia with
D. how often the World Cup is held
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【題目】根據(jù)句意,在答題卡對應(yīng)題號的橫線上,寫出括號內(nèi)所給單詞的適當形式。
【1】None of his classmates thought that he would turn out a great ________ (invent) one day.
【2】Being lonely is terrible.Today, if you have someone who loves you, you have something more ________ (value) than wealth.
【3】Now I think if I am ever ________ (high) successful, it will be because a lot of people help me get there.
【4】The ________ (miss) page of the letter made it a real puzzle to everyone.
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