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第三部分阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
English is fast becoming the language of science around the world, but what is its future among everyday speakers? One expert points out that the percentage(比率) of native English speakers is declining(降低) globally while the languages of other rapidly growing regions are being spoken by increasing numbers of people. But English will continue to remain widespread and important.
However, British language scholar David Graddol says English will
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In a recent article in the journal Science, Mr. Graddol noted that three languages that are not near the top of the list of the most widely spoken now might be there soon. These are Bengali, Tamil, and Malay, spoken in south and Southeast Asia.
David Crystal, the author of the Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language, says about 1.5 billion of the world’s six billion people speak it as a second tongue compared to the 400 million native speakers. But another expert on the English language says Mr. Graddol underestimates (低估) the future of its dominance
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56. In David Graddol’s opinion, English will _______.
A. remain widespread and important
B. be more important than any other language
C. lose its dominant position
D. die away in the near future
57. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph implies that ______.
A. snowballs will roll down faster than language balls
B. the English language snowball is rolling down faster than any time in the past
C. English language will soon drop in dominance
D. more and more language users will choose English
58. How many experts does the passage mention who express their ideas about the future of English?
A. 2. B. 3. C. 4. D. 5.
59. What should be the best title for the passage?
A. English Remaining the Dominant Position
B. The Future of English? Who Knows?
C. Opinions from Different Experts
D. The English Language Snowball Rolling Down
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56---59 CDBB
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试题【第三部分阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)English is fast becoming the language of science arou】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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The Festival of Cultures
August 11 – 14
City Park
The Festival of Cultures is a yearly event to celebrate the wide range (范围) of cultures found in our great state. People representing 40 cultural groups will share their traditions and customs. Here are just a few of the festival’s many activities.
Crafts(手艺): See the fine art of basket weaving from Vietnam and Zimbabwe. Watch the delicate art of making paper umbrellas from Thailand and the decorative craft of paper picado, or paper cutting, from Mexico. All craft demonstrations (示范) provide a first-hand view of how things are made. You will appreciate the process involved in making these products.
Music and Dance: Experience musical instruments that you have never heard before. Listening to the music of a sho from Japan, a bull-roarer from Australia, a sitar from India, and a chakay from Thailand. You will also be entertained by folk dances from around the world, such as the troika from Russia and the mayim from Israel. From 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. on August 14, special folk-dancing classes for children will be offered. Children ranging in age from 6 – 8 can learn the kinderpolka from Germany. Children ranging in age from 9 – 12 can learn the raspo from Mexico.
Storytelling: Listen for hours as professional (专业的) storytellers charm you with captivating tales. Fables, folktales, and ballads from various countries will be told. By popular demand, Gwendolyn Washington, a famous African American storyteller, is back.
Food: Enjoy delicious foods from countries, such as gyros from Greece, seafood paella from Spain, crepes from France, and tandoori chicken from India. These tasty dishes will be difficult to pass up.
Tickets August 11 - 13
Adults $3
Ages 13 – 18 $2
Ages 6 – 12 $ 1
Ages 6 and under Free
The festival of Cultures is organized by the World Marketplace. For more information about the festival, call (800) 555 – 0199.
60.Which of the following are from Mexico?
A. The paper picado and the raspo.
B. The kinderpolka and sitar.
C. The paper cutting and the troika.
D. The mayim and the gyros.
61.A couple with two children at the age of 8 and 16 are going to the festival on August 12. How much money will they pay for the festival?
A. $5. B. $6. C. $8. D. $9.
62.What do we know about the festival?
A. Children will have a chance to learn different folk-dancing.
B. Storyteller Gwendolyn is invited to the festival for the first time.
C. People will be offered opportunities to play musical instruments.
D. Visitors can make paper umbrellas from their first-hand experience.
63.What’s the purpose of writing this passage?
A. To advertise (做广告) for the World Marketplace.
B. To introduce a wide range of cultural traditions.
C. To explain the great importance of popularizing the festival.
D. To persuade (说服) readers to attend the festival held in the City Park.
Think of London and you will probably remember t
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Imagining what these cities would look like without those is difficult. They are symbols of these cities that make them different. However, these city sy
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In Bangkok, city leaders have banned (禁止) tuk-tuks because they consider them noisy and polluting. However, the ban has largely been unsuccessful as it has not changed Thai people’s love for the cheap tuk-tuks over taxis.
In London the city’s first ever mayor (市长) removed the red double decker buses, which he thought were old fashioned. His plan worked, but Londoners were unhappy to lose the nice old buses they believed represented the best of their city. They made their unhappiness felt when the mayor came up for re-election. Most Londoners voted for his competitor, who promised to bring the bus back.
As for San Francisco, several cable cars are still in use but mainly as tourist attractions. They are too slow to be used for anything other than scenic trips.
City transport symbols may have a place in their city people’s hearts, but it seems they are increasingly out of step with the modern world. As Londoners have proved, their continued life depends on people’s willingness to fight for their survival.
64.What’s the purpose of writing the first paragraph?
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B. To explain why some cities are popular.
C. To talk about modern transport in some cities.
D. To attract more tourists to visit some cities.
65.The London double decker bus is returning mainly because__________.
A. the new mayor loves it
B. Londoners fought for it
C. it is an improved transport
D. it is popular with tourists
66.Which proves the old city transport symbols are not loved by city leaders?
A. Only a few cable cars are still in use in San Francisco.
B. Bangkok city leaders tried to remove the cheap tuk-tuks.
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C. The mayor who sold double decker buses lost the re-election.
D. The new mayor will bring back improved double decker buses.
67.What can we infer from the passage?
A. Modern cities should remove old city transport symbols.
B. The writer thinks highly of the old city transport symbols.
C. Old city transport symbols face the problem of survival.
D. Tourist cities will lose their attraction without the symbols.
第II卷(非选择题 共35分)
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分35分)
第一节对话填空(共10小题,共10分)
阅读下面对话,掌握其大意,并根据所给首字母的提示,在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式,使对话通顺。
Olivia: Hi, it’s you, Pansy! I didn’t (76)r________ you! 76_______
Pansy: Hi, Olivia! Long time no see. I’ve changed a lot, haven’t I?
Olivia: Yes, indeed. You’re slimmer than before.
Pansy: Really? I’m losing (77)w______. 77_______
Olivia: But how? Going on a (78)d____ or … ? 78_______
Pansy: I tried to eat less, but failed. You know I’ve got a sweet tooth.
Chocolates, ice creams…all my (79)f________. 79______
Olivia: So?
Pansy: My doctor (80)s_________ that I do more sports. You see, 80_______
as a secretary to the manager, I always sit at the desk doing paperwork.
Lack of (81)e _______ led to my 81_______
(82)g______ weight day by day. So at last, 82______
I (83)f_______ his advice. Now, I’m attending a Yoga (瑜伽) course 83_______
(84)r________, twice a week. And I often do jogging (慢跑) in the 84_______
morning.
Olivia: Can you (85)i_________ your Yoga 85_______
coach to me? I’m quite interested in it.
Pansy: Sure.
第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Centuries ago, many houses in a bad state in London were torn down to make way for new streets.However, the construction project was put off for quite some time, and the foundations of the houses pulled down were left in the open.
One day, a team of scientis
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Most of the destroyed houses had been built during the Roman invasion.Weighed down by piles of bricks an
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The little seeds were so fragile yet so persevering.Though bricks piled on them many years, they still remained alive.Once exposed to sunshine and rain, th
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One year, a British expedition was marching through the boundless Sahara sands.With the sun hanging overhead, ho
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The bottle of water lent them confidence to get through the desert, and embodied their hope to live on.It was handed down the line of people.This changed into firmness the despair registered on the men’s faces.Finally the men walked out of the desert, shaking off the threat of death.Tears out of joy welled out, and trembling hands were trying to screw off the bottle cap and let out the water, which had supported them spiritually.Now, however, it was sand pouring out—a bottleful of sand!
Was it a bottle of sand that rescued them from the burning sun and the boundless desert? No, it was their firm faith, like a seed that had taken root in their hearts and that finally let them out of the awful desert.
51.Centuries ago, a team of scientists arrived in London and discovered _____, which made them confused.
A.some wild plants
B.some foundations of many old houses
C.many houses in a poor state
D.some little seeds
52.When the British expedition were marching through the Sahara, _____.
A.they had one bottle of water left
B.they had the last drop of water
C.the weather was anything but tolerable
D.they experienced thirst, anxiety and hunger
53.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 probably means _____.
A.the bottle of water changed the firmness on the men’s face into despair
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B.the bottle of water transformed the men’s desperation into confidence
C.feeling heavy made the men strong rather than weak
D.feeling heavy changed the men’s hope into disappointment
54.What lesson can we learn from the passage?
A.Telling a lie is sometimes necessary.
B.Man can overcome any difficulty whatever it is.
C.A man can do no more than he can.
D.Where there is a seed, there is hope.
SYDNEY (AFP) Nick Bryant reports:
“It gives me great pleasure to introduce the new caretaker of the islands of the Great Barrier Reef, from the United Kingdom, Ben Southall.”
A global recruitment(招聘) drive with the trappings of a TV reality show made it truly a tourism marketing campaign.
The best job in the world’s competition finally has a winner, Ben Southall, a 34-year-old charity worker from Britain.He beat 34,000 candidates from 200 countries in an online competition that became something of an Internet phenomenon.
“To go away now as the island caretaker for Tourism Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef is an extreme honour.I hope I can fill the boots as much as everybody is expecting, my swimming hopefully is up to standard and I look forward to all of the new roles and responsibilities that the task involves.” [Ben Southall]
For a disappointing Australian tourism industry currently in the doldrums, this has been an unexpected encouragement.Tourism Queensland deliberately chose the middle of winter of the northern Hemisphere to launch the campaign back in January, but didn’t expect anywhere near the global response.They think the only countries where people didn’t visit their website were North Korea and a few African nations.
What’s said to be the best job in the world comes with a $110,000 (about 750,000 yuan) contract for six months’ work, a luxury beachside home and a plunge pool.
In return, the island caretaker will be expected to stroll the white sands, enjoy the sun, diving and taking care of the reef, “maybe clean the pool”-- and report to a global audience via weekly blogs, photo diaries and video updates.
For the losers meanwhile, there’s the worst of long journeys home.
55.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.The global recruitment mostly took place online.
B.Ben Southall got the job in January.
C.The recruitment started in winter in Australia.
D.The organizers knew the activity would attract attention from all over the world.
56.The caretaker of the islands is expected to be good at all the following EXCEPT ______.
A.swimming B.writing C.photographing D.acting
57.It can be inferred from the report that ______.
A.it’s the easiest job in the world
B.you need to surf the Internet regularly to know what Ben Southall is doing there
C.the organizers of the activity knew North Koreans would never be interested in the job
D.The journey home of the losers of the competition will be dangerous
58.The underlined word “doldrums” probably means ______ .
A.depression B.development C.recovery D.promotion
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