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根据短文内容及提示完成短文。     At the end of the 16th century, about seven million people spoke English. l.________ (几乎) all of them
lived in England. As people from England started 2.________ to other parts of the world, English began to
be 3. ________ in many other countries. Now more people speak English than ever 4.________.
5. ________ English speakers can understand each other even 6. ________ they don"t speak the same kind
of English. 7. ________, they may not be able to understand everything.
     All languages change when cultures communicate with each other. Now American English and Australian
English have their own 8.________. English is also spoken in many other countries in Africa and Asia, such
as South Africa, India, Singapore and Malaysia. Today the number of people learning English in China
9.________ increasing 10.________. In future Chinese English will become one of the world Englishes.
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1. Nearly  2. moving  3. spoken  4. before  5. Native
6. if  7. However  8. identity  9. is  10. rapidly
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阅读理解。     Every day, 340 million people speak it. One billion people are learning it and it is said that by 2050, half
of the world"s population will be using it. What are we talking about? That global language-English.
     The English language started in Britain in the 5th century. It is a mixed language. It was built up when
German, Scandinavian and French invaders settled in England and created a common language for
communication.
     Today it is the official language of the UK, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and
Ireland as well as many islands in the Caribbean Many other countries and regions use it for politics and
business, for example, India, Pakistan, Nigeria and the Philippines. English is also one of the official languages
of Hong Kong.
     But global advertising and pop music mean that in most countries, you will see or hear some English.
Thanks to McDonald"s, we all know about "burgers", "fries" and "milkshakes". Songs by Madonna, Britney
Spears and Celine Dion are in English. We can sing along, even if we do not understand what we are singing!
     English is a messy (杂乱的) language. Every year, dictionaries include new words that talk about popular
culture, for example, computer-related words such as "blogging", "download" and "chat room". Also included
are words that teenagers use. Who does not know "cool", "OK" or "hello"?
     Other languages also influence English. Many English words come from French. Words like "cafe" and
expressions like "c"est la vie" (that is life) are all part of the English language. On the other hand, the French
language includes English words like "le weekend" and "le camping". German words are also part of English.
Words like "kindergarten" come from the German language.
     Recently, British people have become interested in "yoga". But the word comes from an ancient Hindu
language in India. 1. The English language has a history of _____. A. over 2000 years
B. over 500 years
C. over 1500 years
D. over 1000 years 2. The underlined expression "Thanks to" can be replaced by _____. A. Because of
B. Thankful to
C. Not until
D. As if 3. Which of the following statements is true about the language of English? A. It has been changing all the time.
B. It has borrowed words from all the other languages.
C. French words are used by the English because dictionaries have French words.
D. Singers and film stars have the greatest influence on language. 4. How many people in the world are using English now? A. One billion people.
B. 340 million.
C. Almost all the people in the world.
D. None of the above. 5. Many countries and regions use it for politics and business except _____. A. the USA
B. Nigeria
C. the Philippines
D. Norway
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阅读理解。     Claude and Louris are "giraffes". So are police officers Hankins and Pearson. These men and women don"t
look like giraffes; they look like you and me. Then, why do people call them "giraffes"?
     A giraffe, they say, is an animal that sticks its neck out, can see places far away and has a large heart. It
lives a quiet life and moves about in an easy and beautiful way. In the same way, a "giraffe" can be a person
who likes to "stick his or her neck out" for other people, always watches for future happenings, has a warm
heart for people around, and at the same time lives a quiet and beautiful life himself or herself.
     "The Giraffe Project" is a 10-year-old group which finds and honors "giraffes" in the US and in the world.
The group wants to teach people to do something to build a better world. The group members believe that a
person shouldn"t draw his or her head back; instead, they tell people to "stick their necks out" and help others.
     Claude and Louris, Hankins and Pearson are only a few of the nearly l,000 "giraffes" that the group found
and honored. Claude and Louris were getting old and they left their work with some money that they saved
for future use. One day, however, they saw a homeless man looking for a place to keep warm and they decided
that they should "stick their necks out" and give him some help. Today, they lived in Friends" House, where
they invite twelve homeless people to stay every night.
     Police officers Hankins and Pearson work in a large city. They see crimes every day and their work is
sometimes dangerous. They work hard for their money. However, these two men put their savings together
and even borrowed money to start an educational center to teach young people in a poor part of the city.
Hankins and Pearson are certainly "giraffes". 1. Which of the following is true? A. Some of the people around us look like giraffes.
B. Giraffes are the most beautiful animal in the world.
C. "Giraffes" is a beautiful name for those who are ready to help other people.
D. A "giraffe" is someone who can stick his neck out and see the future. 2. "The Giraffe Project" is a group _____. A. of police officers
B. which appeared ten years ago
C. of ten-year-old children
D. which takes care of children 3. People call Claude and Hankins "giraffes" because they _____. A. do what is needed for a good world
B. are not afraid of dangerous work
C. found a home for poor people
D. made money only for other people 4. What does "The Giraffe Project" do? A. It tells people how to live a quiet life.
B. It helps the homeless and teaches the young people.
C. It tries to find l,000 warm-hearted people in the US.
D. It shows people what their duty is for a better world. 5. The passage mainly tries to tell us _____. A. what giraffes are like
B. what "the Giraffe Project" is
C. why Claude, Louris, Hankins and Pearson are called "giraffes"
D. what we should do for a better world
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阅读理解。     The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of September 2, 1666. In four days it destroyed
more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. One
hundred thousand people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives.
     The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King"s baker (师) in Pudding Lane. The baker,
with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window in the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from
the bakery (房) into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning.
     By eight o"clock three hundred houses were on fire. On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning
along the River Thames. Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St.
Paul"s and the Guildhall among them.
     Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, wrote about the fire. People threw their things into the river. Many poor
people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat.
     The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of
the fire. With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out.
     After the fire, Wren, the architect (建筑师), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone.
In fact, the streets are still narrow, but he did build more than fifty churches, among them new St. Paul"s.
     The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just
of the past. 1. The fire began in _____. A. a hotel
B. the palace
C. Pudding Lane
D. Thames Street 2. The underlined word "family" in the second paragraph means _____. A. home
B. children
C. wife and husband
D. wife and children 3. It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that _____. A. some people lost their lives
B. the birds in the sky were killed by the fire
C. many famous buildings were destroyed
D. the King"s bakery was burned down 4. Why did the writer cite (引用) Samuel Pepys? A. Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire.
B. Because Pepys also wrote about the fire.
C. To show that poor people suffered most.
D. To give the reader a clearer picture of the fire. 5. How was the fire put out according to the text? A. The King and his soldiers came to help.
B. All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed.
C. People managed to get enough water from the river.
D. Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down.
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阅读理解。     The garden city was largely the invention of Ebenezer Howard (1850-1928). After immigrating form
England to the USA, and an unsuccessful attempt to make a living as a farmer, he moved to Chicago, where
he saw the reconstruction of the city after the disastrous fire of 1871. In those days, it was nicknamed "the
Garden City", almost certainly the source of Howard"s name for his later building plan of towns. Returning
to London, Howard developed his design in the 1880s and 1890s, drawing on ideas that were popular at the
time, but creating a unique combination of designs.
     The nineteenth-century poor city was in many ways a terrible place, dirty and crowded; but it offered
economic and social opportunities. At the same time, the British countryside was in fact equally unattractive:
though it promised fresh air and nature, it suffered from agricultural depression (萧条) and it offered neither
enough work and wages, nor much social life. Howard"s idea was to combine the best of town and country
in a new kind of settlement, the garden city. Howard"s idea was that a group of people should set up a
company, borrowing money to establish a garden city in the depressed countryside; far enough from existing
cities to make sure that the land was bought at the bottom price.
     Garden cities would provide a central public open space, radial avenues and connecting industries. They
would be surrounded by a much larger area of green belt, also owned by the company, containing not merely
farms but also some industrial institutions. As more and more people moved in, the garden city would reach
its planned limit-Howard suggested 32,000 people; then, another would be started a short distance away. Thus,
over time, there would develop a vast planned house collection, extending almost without limit; within it, each
garden city would offer a wide rang of jobs and services, but each would also be connected to the others by
a rapid transportation system, thus giving all the economic and social opportunities of a big city. 1. How did Howard get the name for his building plan of garden cities? A. Through his observation of the country life.
B. Through the combination of different ideas.
C. By taking other people"s advice.
D. By using the nickname of the reconstructed Chicago. 2. The underlined phrase "drawing on" in Paragraph 1 probably means _____. A. making use of
B. making comments on
C. giving an explanation of
D. giving a description of 3. According to Howard, garden cities should be built _____. A. as far as possible from existing cities
B. in the countryside where the land was cheap
C. in the countryside where agriculture was developed
D. near cities where employment opportunities already existed 4. What can we learn about garden cities from the last paragraph? A. Their number would continue to rise
B. Each one would continue to become larger
C. People would live and work in the same place
D. Each one would contain a certain type of business 5. What could be the best title for the passage? A. City and Countryside
B. The Invention of the Garden City
C. A New City in Chicago
D. A Famous Garden City in England
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阅读理解。     If you walk slowly through downtown Helsinki (赫尔辛基) during the day, taking in the splendid 19th
century buildings, white boats and noise of passing trams (有轨电车), you will start to understand why it
is called a city of two colors: white and blue.
     The sea is always present in Helsinki. When you take a walk over the great open space of the central
square, you will hear seabirds screaming. When you take the tram, suddenly and unexpectedly, you are
faced with a calm, shining blue sea. You may notice that people in Helsinki do not rush about as in other
cities. Instead, they walk along the roads, politely letting other people by.
     A usual way to see Helsinki for the first time is to start out by boat. You will walk by the elderly women
selling fish and vegetables in the market square and find yourself in front of a beautiful park. You may enjoy
a pleasant walk in the park for a few hours and then take the tram. Trams are the perfect way to get around
in Helsinki. Watching the old houses, parks, theatres, churches, shops, restaurants and people in the streets,
you may have a slightly sad film feeling to it.
     The pale summer nights are another wonder in the city. Following the waterfront (滨水区) of the city
after sunset, you couldn"t help stopping and listening to the sweet silence, interrupted only by the screaming
seabirds and leaving fishing boats.
     However, in some way Helsinki is also the most modern city in northern Europe. You will surely want to
visit the white Glass Palace, the modern art museum, and all those extremely popular cafes and design stores. 1. The best way to see most of Helsinki is to go _____. A. by boat
B. by bus
C. by tram
D. on foot 2. The 19th century buildings, the white Glass Palace, popular cafes and design shops in Helsinki all show that 
    Helsinki is _____.A. both splendid and traditional
B. both quiet and noisy
C. both historical and modern
D. both old and new 3. This passage is most likely to be found in _____.A. a story book
B. a geography textbook
C. a research report
D. a travel magazine
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