题目
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More people study English than any other language. In many countries, the textbooks in universities are in English. Many university classes are taught in English even though the native language is not English.
English is the language of international communication. It is the language of international business, research, and science. More than three-fourths of the world’s mail is written in English. More than half of the scientific research journals are in English. Most other languages have borrowed many English words.
Why did English become the international language? In the middle of the nineteenth century, French was the international language. The Britain became very powerful in the world. England started colonies in North America and India in the seventeenth century. By 1900 England also had colonies in other parts of Asia, Africa and the South Pacific. The people in the colonies had to use English. Slowly it became more important than French internationally. After the Second World War, the United States became very powerful, and even more people began to learn English.
Is English a good international language? It has more words than any other language. The grammar is simpler than in other major languages. However, English spelling is difficult. Foreigners all have trouble spelling English. So do native speakers!
Since 1880, people have invented over fifty artificial (not natural) languages. No one speaks them as a native language. However, none of them has ever become popular. Some people don’t want to study English, but it is the international language. There is no way to change that now.
小题1:English is the native language of ______.
| A．South Africa | B．Australia | C．All of Canada | D．Malaysia |
| A．1600s | B．1800s | C．1700s | D．1900s |
| A．The English grammar is simple in general. |
| B．It has a good vocabulary. |
| C．Its pronunciation sounds pleasant. |
| D．It is difficult to spell correctly. |
| A．it is necessary to invent a new language. |
| B．English is the international language whether you like it or not |
| C．English is much better than other languages |
| D．English should be spoken all over the world |
答案
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:B
解析
小题2:A 细节题。结合第四段The Britain became very powerful in the world. England started colonies in North America and India in the seventeenth century. 可选出答案。
小题3:C 细节题。结合第5段It has more words than any other language. The grammar is simpler than in other major languages. However, English spelling is difficult.排除C 项。文章中没有提及C 项。
小题4:B推断题。结合最后一段Some people don’t want to study English, but it is the international language. There is no way to change that now.可知不管你喜不喜欢，英语都是国际语言。
核心考点
试题【English is the native or official language of one-fifth of the land area of the 】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Your tour begins in Milan, Italy, and moves on to the pretty Italian Lake District and the attractive resort（胜地） of Stresa, your home for two nights. Collette Vacations has carefully chosen the Costa Victoria as your home away from home for your 7-night journey along the waterways of the Mediterranean. The cruise ship is filled with the warmth and culture of Italy and is richly designed with entertainment（娱乐） areas and very good living conditions. It will take you to the places of your dreams.
You’ll spend 4 days touring Greek cities you’ve always heard about. In Katakolon, you will have the only unguided tour to nearby Olympia on the whole journey. Then with a local guide you will visit the Greek islands of Santorini, which is often related to the story of the lost city Atlantis, and Mykonos, a wonderful island with beautiful beaches.
Your journey ends in Verona, home of the love story Romeo and Juliet, with a fun-filled farewell dinner--- a perfect ending to a pleasant journey.
12Days, 25 Meals, 10 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches, 9Dinners
Day 1 Overnight fight to Italy
Day 2-3 Regina Palace, Stresa, Italy
Day4—10 Costa Victoria (Costa cruises)
Day11 Hotel Leopardi, Verona, Italy
Day12 Leave for home
Please Note
| Leaving date | Price for one person |
| April 7 | $ 2 099 |
| June 2 | $ 2 199 |
| October 6 | $ 2 099 |
| November 3 | $ 1 999 |
| A．It starts and ends in Italy. |
| B．It starts and ends in Greece. |
| C．It starts in Italy and ends in Greece. |
| D．It starts in Greece and ends in Italy. |
| A．The price may get lower than those in the plan. |
| B．The price include three meals a day. |
| C．The price is the highest in summer. |
| D．The prices include entertainment service. |
| A．A famous hotel. | B．A beautiful resort. |
| C．A comfortable ship. | D．A long-distant bus. |
| A．Stresa | B．Olympia | C．Mykonos | D．Verona |
A trip with your family and friends to Disney World can be one of the best vacations of your life. When you decide to travel to this destination, you can be sure in the knowledge that you are going to have a great time.
Many travelers may be worried about the exorbitant amount of money that one has to pay for a comfortable and fun trip to Disney World. We all want to give our family and children the best time since it may only be a once in a lifetime vacation. However it would not be wise to end up in debt over a week-long stay in Disney World. A few handy tips and a little planning can make a lot of difference and can reduce some of your financial (经济上的) worries.
You need to start planning for a vacation to Disney World well in advance. The first step is deciding what time of year you wish to visit it. The peak seasons of the year will be costly for the accommodations (膳宿) whether you are staying within or outside the theme park. Staying outside the resort is a choice that may save you a large amount of money if you plan to stay for a week or two. Also, there are plenty of budget (价格低廉的) hotels outside Disney World that offer cheap and pleasant accommodations with shuttle services. Another money saving tip is to buy food ahead of time. If you have most of your meals at your hotel or at cheaper restaurants, it will save you a lot of money. You can try not to buy food in and around Disney World. Carrying food and beverages and enough cold water would help you reduce the cost, too.
小题1:The first paragraph mainly tells us that ______.
| A．a trip to Disney World must be the best vacation of your life |
| B．you are sure to have a good time by visiting Disney World |
| C．when you decide to travel to Disney World, you should bring your family and friends with you |
| D．you can get rich knowledge during your travel to Disney World |
| A．too low | B．too high |
| C．too expensive | D．too small |
| A．You can get more information about Disney World ahead of time. |
| B．You can make it more economical to travel to Disney World. |
| C．You can spend longer time traveling in Disney World. |
| D．You can receive a warm welcome in Disney World. |
| A．By going there in the peak seasons. |
| B．By staying outside the resort for a week or two. |
| C．By buying food ahead of time in Disney World. |
| D．By carrying enough food and drinks. |
Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street.
Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people. Most of the radio programmes are music.
Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tape. Some of the money from these tapes goes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.
There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk (民间) music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys (牛仔) who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.
小题1:Which of the following is talked in this passages?
| A．pop music, folk music |
| B．popular, folk and country music |
| C．pop music and western music |
| D．folk, pop and classical music |
| A．make much money |
| B．make a CD or tape |
| C．are loved by all the young people |
| D．are wanted to sing on the radio |
| A．common life of Americans |
| B．country life and love stories |
| C．life of cowboys |
| D．school life in America |
| A．American Music | B．Popular Music |
| C．History of Music | D．Western Music |
Sport is very popular in England. In other words lots of English people like the idea of sport． A lot watch sport on TV． But the number who take part in（参加）sport is quite small． On the whole English people prefer to be fat rather than thin．
The most popular sport in England is football． Football is played on Saturday afternoon in most towns and the supporters（球迷）of a certain team will travel from one end of the country to the other to see their team play． There are four divisions（级别）of the football league．Not surprisingly the best teams are in the first division． But the best supporters are often in the fourth division． You have to be a good supporter to watch the fourth division football!
Many other sports are also played in England, such as golf, in which you try to knock a ball into a hole; basketball, in which you try to got a ball through a net（篮筐）; tennis, in which you try to hit a ball so that your opponent（对手）can not hit it． As you see, if the ball had not been invented, there would have been no sport．
Actually（其实）, that is not quite true． Athletics（田径）isn’t played with a ball; nor horseracing（赛马）． Perhaps that is why they are not so popular as football!
小题1:________ is the most popular sport in England．
| A．Basketball | B．Football | C．Golf | D．Tennis |
| A．the first | B．the second | C．the third | D．the fourth |
| A．They are too busy． |
| B．They like watching sport on TV． |
| C．They would like to be fat． |
| D．They prefer to be thin． |
| A．They have their football team． |
| B．The sport games are played on Saturday afternoon． |
| C．They like the idea of sport． |
| D．They like the famous players． |
News that Microsoft was making a $44.6 billion bid to buy Yahoo was greeted with heated discussion by many Internet users on Friday. Here are some responses:
Mark Galeassi of Kansas City, Missouri
This is the best move for both parties. Yahoo has the ideas and Microsoft has the money to finally market these ideas correctly. Microsoft and Yahoo are a perfect fit and the deal will be good for consumers.
Scott G of New Jersey
I was a Yahoo user for years along with Hotmail from Microsoft. Then Google came along: Google Earth, Google Toolbar and Gmail. Google is so innovative (创新的) with everything they do. Yahoo and Microsoft... same old story... I don’t think the merger (合并) will do anything for either company except improve the Yahoo shareholders’ bank accounts.
Michael Glosser of Estero, Florida
Right now, Yahoo offers a lot of features and tools at no cost for all different levels of Internet users. Microsoft seeks nothing but profit. Undoubtedly, they’ll do nothing other than find ways to start removing Yahoo’s formerly non-priced features. Microsoft’s greed will ruin the great thing that Yahoo currently is.
Toni Suarez of Hacienda Heights, California
Perhaps it would bring better high technology innovations to e-mail and help in researching and developing a better Internet!
Antonio Simmons of Parkville, Maryland
Microsoft purchasing Yahoo would be nothing more than an attempt from Microsoft to further impose upon the users their poor-quality software and obtain more wealth for the company. In my opinion, they will never be able to compete with Google because Yahoo and Microsoft’s current search engines are too inferior (差的) to compete. Even if combined, they still lack.
小题1:Who is in favor of the merger of Microsoft and Yahoo?
| A．Antonio Simmons. | B．Michael Grosser. |
| C．Scott G. | D．Mark Galeassi. |
| A．the merger will contribute to Microsoft |
| B．Yahoo and Microsoft are lacking in innovation |
| C．Google is getting short of management experience |
| D．the merger will allow Microsoft to overtake Google |
| A．the merger will cost Yahoo’s free features |
| B．the merger will lead to Microsoft’s defeating Yahoo |
| C．the increased competition will force Google out of the game |
| D．Internet users will have to buy Microsoft’s expensive software |
| A．Doubtful. | B．Disapproval. | C．Positive. | D．Negative. |
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