Throughout history, people have been interested in knowing how language first began, but no one knows exactly where or how this happened. However, we do know a lot about languages, the language of today and also the languages of earlier times. There are probably about three thousand languages in the world today. Chinese is the language with the most speakers. English, Russian and Spanish are also spoken by millions of people. On the other hand, some languages in the world have less than one hundred speakers.
There are several important families of languages in the world. For example, most of the languages of Europe are in one large family called Indo-European. The original language of this family was spoken about 4,500 years ago. Many of the present-day languages of Europe and India are modern forms of the language of 4,500 years ago.
Languages are always changing. The English of today is very different from the English of 500 years ago. In time, some even die out completely. About 1,000 years ago, English was a little known relative of German spoken on one of the borders of Europe.
If a language has a number of speakers, or if it is very old, there may be differences in the way it is spoken in different areas. That is, the language may have several dialects. Chinese is a good example of dialect differences. Chinese has been spoken for thousands of years by many millions of people. The differences between the dialects of Chinese are so great that speakers of Chinese from some parts of China can’t understand speakers from other parts.The first paragraph mainly tells us that_______.
| A．most people in the world speak Chinese |
| B．there are thousands of languages in today’s world |
| C．man has much knowledge about languages |
| D．some people know several languages |
Most European and Indian languages_______.
| A．will soon die out completely |
| B．were once a relative of English |
| C．are no longer spoken |
| D．come from the same family of language. |
Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
| A．Chinese is the language with the most speakers. |
| B．English was a well-known relative of German spoken on one of the borders of Europe. |
| C．A language has many speakers, but there may be no differences in the way it is spoken in different areas. |
| D．Speakers of Chinese from some parts of China can understand speakers from other parts. |
It is considered a most difficult thing for one to learn to speak Chinese because_______.
| A．there are great differences between the dialects of Chinese |
| B．Chinese and many foreign languages are not of the same family |
| C．Chinese is a very old language |
| D．there are great differences between the old Chinese and the present-day Chinese |
The underlined word “dialect” in the last paragraph means_______.
| A．a special language spoken by Chinese |
| B．the sign used by Chinese people in a special area |
| C．the difference between the old and today’s Chinese |
| D．the form of a language used in one part of the country |
We all need to exercise．Doctors say it is good for us．It makes our heart and body strong．It also gives you more energy(能量)．And you will feel better about yourself．It’s good to exercise twice a week．Twenty minutes each time is enough．
There are many ways to exercise．You can walk，run，play sports or swim．Many people go to special places to exercise．They are called “fitness centers(健康中心)”．These places have a lot of equipments(设备)．People can do different sports there．Some people buy equipments for their homes．But it is very expensive．
Exercising can be fun．Friends can exercise together at a fitness center，or they can play sports together．How do you exercise? How often do you exercise?It’s good to exercise_______．
| A．every day | B．20 minutes a week |
| C．twice a week | D．twice a month |
At fitness centers，_______．
| A．you can buy expensive equipments |
| B．people can do many kinds of exercise |
| C．it is very expensive |
| D．exercising is not popular |
Which of these kinds of exercise is NOT mentioned(被提到) in the passage? __________．
| A．Playing sports． | B．Swimming． | C．Running． | D．Dancing |
Which of these is TRUE? __________．
| A．Exercising is expensive． |
| B．Exercising is good for your heart． |
| C．Only doctors exercise． |
| D．Friends never exercise together． |
What is the main idea of this passage? __________．
| A．Exercise equipment is expensive． |
| B．Playing sports is the only way to exercise． |
| C．Everyone should exercise． |
| D．Fitness centers are popular． |
“Can I learn to play the violin．Daddy?”Ann asks her father．
“That sounds good．But how long can you learn?”
“A month,” Ann says．“After a month，I can play for you．If I don’t play well，I won’t play it．”
“All right．” her father says．
He soon finds a violin teacher and Ann starts her lessons．The fee(费用) isn’t cheap，but her father doesn’t say anything．
A month passes．The time comes for Ann to play for her father．
She says to her father, “I want to play for you，Daddy．”
“OK，Ann，”her father says．“Start”
She starts to play．She doesn’t play well．Her father has a friend with him，and the friend can’t stand(忍受)it．
When Ann stops，her father says, “Great! Ann, you can have more lessons．”
Ann runs out of the room．Her father’s friend says to him, “I don’t think your daughter plays well．”
“Well，you’re right．”her father says．“But she’s very happy, right?”Ann thinks playing the violin is________, so she wants to learn it．
| A．tired | B．dangerous(危险的) | C．boring(无聊的) | D．interesting |
Ann wants to learn to play the violin for _______before she plays it for her father．
| A．two weeks | B．six weeks | C．a month | D．six months |
_______finds a violin teacher to teach her．
| A．Ann’s father | B．Ann’s father’s friend |
| C．Ann’s mother | D．Ann’s uncle |
Ann’s father wants Ann to have more lessons because_________．
| A．Ann plays well | B．the fee is very cheap |
| C．he loves Ann | D．he 1ikes the violin |
From this passage we can see that ________．
| A．Ann doesn’t 1ike playing the violin |
| B．Ann can have more 1essons |
| C．Ann doesn’t want to have more 1essons |
| D．Ann’s father doesn’t have a friend |
阅读短文，按照要求完成短文后的各项任务
We call Chinese New Year the Spring Festival. There is a name for each Chinese year. ( 1 )We may call it the year of sheep, the of horse the year of dog. ( 2 ) And this year is the year of dragon.
Before New Year’s Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On New Year’s Eve, there is a big family dinner. All the families stay up late to welcome the New Year after dinner. On the first day of the New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their friends and relatives. They say “Happy New Year and good luck.” and some other greetings（祝福）to each other. People usually have a good time during Chinese New Year, the Spring Festival.将（1）句的空白处分别填上一个适当的词语, 使句意完整、上下文通顺。
___________; ___________将（2）句译成中文。
____________________________________________________回答问题：What do Chinese people do before New Year’s Day?
____________________________________________________在文中找出与A lot of families don’t sleep early because they want to welcome the New Year.的同义句。
____________________________________________________.在文中找出最能表达该短文主题的句子。
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Yao Ming, the centre of the Chinese National Men’s basketball team, joins the Houston Rocket in the 2002 NBA. The 2.2 m, 120kg basketball star becomes the first one to come from a foreign (外国的) team. Yao Ming was born in Shanghai in September, 1980. His mother is a leader of the Chinese National Women’s Team. His father plays basketball, too. Yao Ming is welcome in China. He becomes a very important basketball player in China Basketball Association. It’s short for CBA.
During the 2000-2001 seasons, he gets 27.1 scores for the Shanghai Oriental(东方) Sharks in every match. Yao Ming joins the Houston Rockets in November, 2002. He says this is a new start in his basketball life. He world do his best to learn from the NBA and improve(提高) himself. Sport analyst(分析家) Bill Walton says, “Yao Ming is very strong. He has the capability(能力) of changing the future(未来) of basketball.”TheHoustonRocketsisthenameofa_______team.
| A．tabletennis | B．volleyball | C．basketball | D．golf |
BothYaoMing’sfatherandmotherare___________.
| A．footballplayers |
| B．theleaderoftheChineseNationalTeam |
| C．thecentersofChineseNationalTeam |
| D．basketballplayers |
YaoMing________inCBAduringthe2000-2001seasons.
| A．doesbadly | B．isn’tgood | C．isin America | D．doeswell |
YaoMing_________theHoustonRocketsinNovember,2002.
| A．doeshisbesttojoin | B．isa teacherin |
| C．becomesamemberof | D．leaves |
SportanalystBillWaltonthinksYaoMingcan__________.
A.learnfromtheNBA.
B.changethefutureofbasketball
C.improvehimself
D.becomesthecaptainoftheHoustonRockets.
Hans says to his friend Kurt，“I’m going to take my car and drive to London.” Kurt says, “Driving to London is very difficult. You aren’t going to find your hotel.” But Hans is not afraid. He drives to Calais, puts his car on his ship, takes it off at Dover, and drives to London.
He stops near the city and looks at his map. Then he drives into London, but he doesn’t find his hotel. He drives round and round for an hour, and then he stops and gets out of his car. A taxi comes, and Hans stops it. “Take me to the Brussels Hotel,” he says. But he doesn’t get into the taxi, he gets back into his car. The taxi man laughs, but then he drives to the Brussels Hotel and Hans follows him in his car. They get to the hotel in two minutes(两分钟后).Hans goes to London by________.
| A．car | B．sea | C．air | D．both sea and land |
Hans can’t find the hotel in_______.
| A．Calais | B．London | C．Dover | D．Brussels |
Hans doesn’t find his hotel because______.
| A．he has no map | B．he doesn’t know English |
| C．he is not good at driving | D．it is not easy to find the way |
Hans stops a taxi and ______.
| A．follows it to the hotel | B．gets into it |
| C．laughs | D．drives it to the hotel |
The hotel is ______.
| A．very far away | B．very near |
| C．very difficult to get to | D．only two minutes’ walk |