Language is always changing and developing. This isnJt a bad thing. If English hadnJt changed for a long time,we won ’t have words to describe telephones,washing machines,computers or some other new things.

Language changes for several reasons. First,it changes because the needs of its speaker change.

    New technologies,new products,and new experiences need new words to express them clearly. Another reason for change is that different people have different language experiences. People use different sets of words and expressions,because they have different ages,jobs,education levels (水平) and so on.

   How does language develop then? On the one hand,many of the languages changes begin with young people. When young people communicate with others of their own age,their language grows in grammar,words and expressions that are different from the older people's. Some have a short lifetime but others can influence the language for long. On the other hand,we get new words in many different ways. We borrow them from other languages,we create them by making words shorter or combining words and we make them out of proper names.

   Languages that don't change over time are considered dead languages. The fact that English changes so much shows that it is alive and well.

1. What does the writer think of the change and development of language?

He thinks it is .

Because their and education levels are different.

3. How many reasons for language change are mentioned in this passage?

The writer mentions reasons.

4. How do young people help develop language?

They do it when they others of their own age.

5. What is considered a dead language according to the passage?

I he one that over time is considered a dead language.

On,   only,   stop,  half,   take,   full,   game,   successfully,  whether 

   As we all know,soccer is one of the most popular sports in the world. The biggest international soccer 1 is the World Cup. Every four years,almost 2 of the population in the world watch the World Cup.

Uruguay won the first World Cup in 1930. Brazil is the 3 nation to play in every World Cup final stage. It has 4 won the World Cup five times. The Brazilian style of soccer is beautiful to watch— 5 of tricks and skills.

     I he 2010 FIFA World Cup 6 place in South Africa. It was the first cup hosted in Africa. The 2014 FIP A World Cup began 7 June 12   in Brazil,and it lasts about one month. The national 8 of 32   countries are competing in 64 matches. New technology is used in the Brazil World Cup. For ex-ample,it uses electronic sensors (電子感應(yīng)器) to check 9 the ball has crossed the goal line or not.

Although the Chinese national team didn't make it to the World Cup,it doesn’t 10 Chinese soccer fans watching the matches in the early morning. (Brazil is 10 hours behind China.)

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   A Play: Four Butterflies (蝴蝶) Characters： Red Butterfly (RB) , Green Butterfly (GB) , Green Tree (GT) , Rose (R) , Grandpa Sun (GS) Look!There are four butterflies in the garden. One is red,one is yellow,one is green,and the other one is white. They play games and dance together every day,and they are very happy. One day,it's fine. Four butterflies are playing a game in the garden. Suddenly it is full of dark clouds and it be-gins to rain hard.

   1. GB： Oh,it^ raining hard. Green Tree is over there. She can help us.

GB： Green Tree,our wings are wet. Please let us stay under your leaves.

GT： Green Butterfly,I like you. We have the same color. You can come in,but the other three butterflies must go away.

GB： No,thank you. We are good friends. We love each other and must stay together.

RB： Rose is over there. She can help us.

   2. RB： Rose,our wings are wet. Please let us stay under your leaves.

R： Red Butterfly,I like you. We have the same color. You can come in,but the other three butterflies must go away.

RB： No,thank you. We are good friends. We love each other and must stay together.

  3. GS： What good friends they are!This is a real friendship. I must help them. The sun drives the clouds away and asks the rain to stop. Soon the sun gives off bright light and dries up their wings.

   4. Four butterflies： Oh,the sun comes out. Our wings are dry. Let5s play and dance again.

() 1. How many butterflies are there in the garden?

   A. One butterfly. B. Two butterflies. C. Three butterflies. D. Four butterflies.

() 2. What are the butterflies doing when it starts to rain?

   A. They are flying. B. They are dancing.

   C. They are playing a game. D. They are staying under the leaves.

() 3. Whom do the butterflies ask for help?

   A. Green Tree. B. Rose.

   C. Green Tree and Rose. D. Green Tree,Rose and Grandpa Sun.

() 4. Who helps the butterflies at last?

   A. Rose. B. Grandpa Sun. C. Rain. D. Dark clouds.

() 5. What is the main idea of the play?

   A. Butterflies cannot fly if their wings are wet.

   B. The four butterflies are sisters and brothers.

   C. Grandpa often helps others.

   D. A real friendship means that friends stay together when they are in trouble.

     On the first day of school our teacher introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn5t already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.

   I turned around to find a little old lady with a warm smile. She said ,“Hi,handsome. My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old. ”

    “Why are you in university at such a YOUNG age?J,I asked. She replied, ”I'm here to meet a rich husband,get married,have a couple of kids,and then retire and travel.

    I knew she was joking. I was curious (好奇) what might have encouraged her to be taking on this challenge at her age.

    “I always dreamed of having a university education and now I'm getting one!” she told me. We be-came friends. Every day we would talk nonstop after class. I always enjoyed listening to this 4<time ma-chine” as she shared her wisdom (智慧) and experience with me. And Rose easily made friends wherev- er she went.

At the end of the term we invited Rose to make a little speech. She cleared her throat and began,We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. I've learned a few secrets to staying young,being happy,and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams,you die. ”

    “There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change. ”

() 1. When the author and Rose first met,they began their conversation in a manner.

   A. polite   B. impolite   C. serious   D. humorous

() 2. Rose went to the university in order to .

   A. meet a rich husband   B. make new friends

   C. get a better job   D. get a university education

() 3. The author considered Rose as a “time machine” because.

   A. she always came to class on time

   B. she made friends easily at university

   C. she enjoyed a long life and had lots of wisdom and experience

   D. she knew the difference between growing older and growing up

() 4. The word “That” in Paragraph 7 refers to (指) .

   A. growing older   B. growing up   C. staying young   D. being happy

() 5. From this passage we know Rose believed

   A. “Easier said than done. ”   B. “Well begun is half done. ”

   C. “It is never too late to learn. ”   D. “Reading makes a full man. ”

   A man lived in a village. He had an old cat at home. The cat couldn’t run fast,and she couldn’t bite,because she was so old. One day,when she saw a mouse,she jumped and caught it. But she could not bite it.  The mouse got out of her mouth and ran away. Then the man became very angry and began to beat the cat. The cat said, “Don’t beat your old servant. I know     

     I'm old and can^ kill a mouse. But I have worked for you for many years,and I still want to work for you. Be kind to the old,and remember what good work they did when they were young. ”

    When the man heard that,he realized that he was wrong.

() 1. Where did the man live?

   A. In a village. B. In a city. C. In a factory. D. In a hotel.

() 2. What could the old cat do?

   A. Run fast. B. Bite. C. Catch a mouse. D. Kill a mouse.

() 3. How did the man feel when the mouse ran away?

   A. Angry. B. Happy. C. Afraid. D. Sad.

() 4. How long did the cat work for the man?

   A. Several days. B. A few months. C. About a year. D. Many years.

() 5. What happened at the end of the story?

   A. The cat left home. B. The man realized his mistake.

   C. The man killed the cat. D. The man didn't believe the cat.

   There are many problems between parents and their children. Some parents don't understand their 1 , and many of them even argue with each other. If I am a parent,how will I 2 my child?

Well,I think there are many ways.3 , Til encourage my child to do things he or she likes. The things should be good 4 him or her. If it is not good for my child,Til talk to him or her about the disadvantage of the thing in a 5 way.

   Second,I will always take pride in everything good that my child 6 . For example,if he or she gets good grades,I'll say something like 7 ,“Well done!I'm very proud of you. ” These words will both make my child and me very 8 Third,I will spend 9 time staying with my child than my parents did with me. Til chat and go shopping with my child.

    I am 10 these things will make parents and their kids get on well.

() 1. A. classmates   B. kids   C. friends

() 2. A. give lessons to . B. get along with   C. talk to

() 3. A. First   B. Next   C. Later

() 4. A. for   B. about   C. before

() 5. A. silent   B. lazy   C. patient

() 6. A. will do   B. is doing   C. has done

() 7. A. it   B. this   C. them

() 8. A. happy   B. strange   C. sad

() 9. A. little   B. less   C. more

() 10. A. afraid   B. sure   C. surprised

    In almost every big county in the USA. football is a favorite sport. 

   American football is not like soccer. Players sometimes kick the ball,but they kick and run with it. They try to take the ball to the end of the field. They have four chances to move the ball ten yards. They can carry it or throw it. If they move it to the end of the field,they have got six points. This is called a touch-down.

It is difficult to move the ball. Eleven players try to stop the man who has the ball. If the man does not move the ball ten yards,his team will kick the ball to the other team. Every university wants its team to win. A lot of people come to watch. They also yelK 呼喊) for their favorite team. Young men and women call their cheerleaders to come to help the people yell more.

    Every team plays ten or eleven games each season which begins in September and ends in Novem-ber. If a team is very good,it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January 1st,the first day of the New Year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.

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1. If they carry or throw the ball to the end of the field,they can get six points.()

2. There are persons in each team.

3. When do the best teams play again after all games a year?

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story,   hand,   spend,   take,   unlucky 

Dear classmates

    It's March again. Don’t forget the important project that is the month-learning from Lei Feng. Would you like to give a 1  to people who need help?

How about 2 some time with the children in the orphanage (孤兒院) ？

    We will play games with them and tell them 3 If possible,we will teach them how to make dumplings. Without the love of parents,they are 4 .

     Why not bring them some gifts to add a little cheer to their life?

Want to join us? Let's meet at 7 : 00 a. m. at the school gate this Saturday. The school bus will 5 us there. Don't be late.

Students’ Union

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      My birthday was a few days ago. Now Tm 24 years old and Tm 1 with teaching. I didn't remember my birthday until the morning of the 1st. It was just like an ordinary day,no presents,no party,no cake--When I was 2 ,I always felt sad that almost nobody remembered

my birthday,not even my family. But now I don't 3 any more,especially this year,from my birthday to next day,not much 4 .

     This month I have several foreign students 5 Chinese with me. I give lessons privately,so I need to do quite a lot of work before each lesson. So far Tm getting more 6 in teaching foreigners Chinese,and I think it5s a very cool job. When I was at 7 ,I wanted to follow these native English speakers.

I    They can 8 to foreign countries and get teaching jobs easily almost anywhere even though they’re not real teachers. I complained Chinese people didn't have as many chances as people from the West. But now things are 9 . As China is becoming stronger,Chinese is becoming more and more 10 and maybe in the future I can get teaching jobs in foreign countries. Til study more and get ready.

() 1. A. worth   B. busy   C. weak   D. silent

() 2. A. a teacher   B. child   C. young   D. old

() 3. A. receive   B. agree   C. care   D. blow

() 4. A. secret   B. difference   C. experience   D. address

() 5. A. collecting   B. choosing   C. celebrating   D. learning

() 6. A. bored   B. interested   C. frightened   D. covered

() 7. A. school   B. library   C. meeting   D. channel

() 8. A. ring   B. search   C. travel   D. greet

() 9. A. increasing   B. rewarding   C. disappearing   D. changing

() 10. A. popular   B. confident   C. central   D. proud

   Cindy,Jerry and Mary are giving their opinions about what a good triend should be like.

Cindy:I think a good friend should be honest. That is more important than any other thing and is where a real friendship starts. If a friend isn’t honest,he may lose his friends’ trust.

    Jerry:I think a good friend should be generous (慷慨的) . Here “generous” doesn’t mean he has to give his friends his money or his clothes. It means he should share his ideas and feelings with his friends. In fact,his friends can know him better in this way.

    Mary：In my opinion,a good friend should understand his friends. When there s something wrong between him and his friends,he must put himself in his friends,place and think more for his friends.

() 1. What does the underlined sentence mean?

   A. To be honest is the most important. 

    B. To be honest is as important as other things.

   C. To be honest is not so important.

    D. It’s very difficult to be honest.

() 2. Jerry would like to make friends with people who.

   A. give him money   

    B. know him very well

   C. tell him their ideas and feelings  

    D. share their house

() 3. Mary thinks friends should .

   A. visit each other often   B. understand each other

   C. help each other do things   D. think more for themselves

() 4. Which of the following is NOT true?

   A. The three people are talking about what they think a     good friend should be.

   B. Mary would like to make friends with people who think      more for friends.

   C. “A man is generous” means he is very clever.

   D. Cindy likes to make friends with honest people.

() 5. What does the underlined word “trust” mean in Chinese?

   A. 夸獎(jiǎng)   B. 理解   C. 信任   D. 喜歡