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Language is always changing and developing. This isn’t a bad thing. If English hadn’t 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.
【小题1】What does the writer think of the change and development of language?
He thinks it is .
【小题2】Why do people use different sets of words and expressions according to the passage?
Because their and education levels are different.
【小题3】How many reasons for language change are mentioned in this passage?
The writer mentions reasons.
【小题4】How do young people help develop language?
They do it when they others of their own age.
【小题5】 What is considered a dead language according to the passage?
The one that over time is considered a dead language.
【小题1】not a bad thing / not bad / a good thing / good
【小题2】ages, jobs
【小题3】two / 2
【小题4】communicate (talk) with
【小题5】doesn’t change / never changes / keeps (stays) the same
解析试题分析：本文叙述了语言总是在发展变化的，这不是一件坏事。语言变化的原因为，说话者本身变化的需要，以及不同的人有不同的语言经历。语言变化的方式是：一方面是许多语言变化是从年轻人开始的；另一方面是我们用许多不同的方法获得新词。语言不随着时间而变化，会被认为是死语言。
【小题1】根据 Language is always changing and developing. This isn’t a bad thing. 可知作者认为语言的发展变化不是意见坏事情，故此处为not a bad thing / not bad / a good thing / good 。
【小题2】根据People use different sets of words and expressions, because they have different ages, jobs, education levels(水平) and so on.可知人们用不同的单词和短语，因为他们有不同的年龄、工作和受教育水平等。故此处为ages, jobs。
【小题3】根据First, it changes because the needs of its speaker change.和Another reason for change is that different people have different language experiences.可知本文提到了语言变化的两个原因，故此处为two / 2。
【小题4】根据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. 可知年轻人和同龄人交流时，他们的语言在语法、词汇和短语不同于年长的人。故此处为communicate (talk) with。
【小题5】 根据Languages that don’t change over time are considered dead languages. 可知不随着时间而变化的语言被认为是死语言。故此处为doesn’t change / never changes / keeps (stays) the same。
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For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping — watching TV and buying things by phone. Now teleshopping is starting in Europe. In a number of European countries, people can turn on their TVs and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys and many other things.
Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden, for example. The biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in 15 European countries, and in one year it made＄100 million. In France there are two teleshopping channels, and the French spend about＄20 million a year to buy things through those channels.
In Germany, until last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for 1 hour every day. Then the government allowed more teleshopping. Other channels can open for telebusiness, including the largest American teleshopping company and a 24－hour teleshopping company. German businesses are hoping this new teleshopping will help them sell more things.
Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without leaving their homes. With all the problems of traffic in the cities, this is an important reason. But at the same time, other Europeans do not like this new way of shopping. They call teleshopping “junk on the air”. Many Europeans usually worry about the quality of the things for sale on TV. Good quality is important to them, and they believe they cannot be sure about the quality of the things on TV.
The need for high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be different from the American companies. They will have to be more careful about the quality of the things they sell. They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see in person.
【小题1】Teleshopping is_______ in Europe.
| A．not popular | B．growing | C．not possible | D．cheap |
| A．American | B．cheaper | C．easier | D．more popular |
| A．don’t like to buy things |
| B．don’t watch TV |
| C．believe the things sold on TV are expensive |
| D．think the things sold on TV are bad quality |
| A．help businessmen get more money | B．keep the shops open longer |
| C．have fewer buyers | D．bring better TV programs |
| A．American Teleshopping | B．Teleshopping Companies |
| C．Teleshopping in Europe | D．Teleshopping — Junk on the Air |
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My favorite book is Don’t Die, My Love by Lurlene McDaniel. I love all her books, but this was the first one I read and I have to say, it is by far my favorite. It doesn’t end like other books, and I cried while reading.I think Nancy Drew is great! Nancy is a detective (侦探) who has many fantastic ideas! I love it because it’s a book from when my grandma was my age, and I can share the fun with her!
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【小题1】According to the reader, Skinny Bones can be described as a ________ story.
| A．sad | B．history | C．funny | D．detective |
| A．Judy Blume. | B．Barbara Park. |
| C．Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. | D．Lurlene McDaniel. |
| A．My Secret | B．Growing Trouble |
| C．Three Friends | D．Alice Learns a Lesson |
| A．It doesn’t have a common ending like other books. |
| B．It’s based on real things that happened to the author. |
| C．It’s about a12-year-old girl who tries to save her father. |
| D．Both the reader and the reader’s grandma love this book. |
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It seems that bloggers can be divided into three types: IT bloggers, bloggers who record their ordinary feelings and media（媒体） bloggers.
When blogging first started, the IT people had the technological advantage and they took the chance to put their thoughts on the web. Some of these IT people now have had over a million people read their blogs.
The next wave of bloggers did not have any training as writers or in IT and wrote about normal daily life. Media bloggers, however, are trained writers, such as journalists and editors. When the many media bloggers showed up, the everyday bloggers lost most of their readers. Media bloggers have the advantage of knowing how to communicate well through the written words.
However, the normal bloggers are still out there and increasing in number. It seems that blogging is the new way to express your feelings. People feel like the world is listening to, or rather reading, their problems, even if they are not.
【小题1】 From the passage we know that________.
| A．56% of the Chinese write blogs |
| B．people in US like to read blogs for news |
| C．the Chinese never share feelings with each other through blogs |
| D．the way that Chinese use blogs is not different from the West |
| A．IT bloggers | B．Media bloggers |
| C．Normal bloggers | D．US bloggers |
| A．There will be more and more normal bloggers. |
| B．Only bloggers express their feelings through the Internet. |
| C．All people in the world are listening to the bloggers’ voice. |
| D．Media bloggers didn’t have the advantage of knowing how to communicate well. |
| A．increased. | B．appeared . |
| C．arrived. | D．grew. |
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Besides having national holidays such as Thanksgiving and Presidents’ Day off from school, students get longer breaks in the spring and during the summer holidays .In fact, kids in US only go to school for about 180 days a year .To students, holidays are perfect .However, parents think there are advantages and disadvantages.
On the one hand, school holidays allow families to spend time together. Many American parents take time off from work during June ,July or August to travel with their children on vacation either in US or a foreign country. On the other hand, schoolchildren get much more time off school than parents get vacation time. This means that parents with young children may have to pay more in babysitting or daycare costs. As well, the long summer holidays mean that students sometimes get bored .
Besides going on trips with their parents, American students enjoy taking part in different kinds of activities during the holidays. For example, some kids enjoy summer camps and outdoor adventure(冒险) holidays. Such trips are great for adventurous students. They also have a lot to offer students who aren’t usually interested in traditional PE activities. You can do courses in survival(生存) skills, for example. Students learn how to make a camp in the forest, which wild food they can eat and how to find their way back to the center.
Students who are not excited about summer camps and outdoor adventure may take part in courses in computer game design, filmmaking and photography during the holidays. Finally, the traditional school trip to foreign countries is always popular. Students can practice their foreign language skills and experience everyday life in a different culture.
【小题1】How long are kids in the US at school every year?
| A．About 180 days . | B．About 280 days . |
| C．About 200 days . | D．About 300 days . |
| A．Some kids. | B．Different traditional PE activities |
| C．Parents | D．Summer camps and outdoor adventure. |
| A．Both parents and students think school holidays are perfect. |
| B．Parents can take care of their young children during all the holidays. |
| C．Students enjoy taking part in different kinds of activities during holidays. |
| D．Students don’t like to have school trips to foreign countries during holidays. |
| A．School Trips in the US. | B．School Holidays in the US. |
| C．School activities in the US. | D．Outdoor Adventure in the US |
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Greetings such as “Have you checked your Facebook page today?” became a part of young people’s everyday language in the US. People can exchange message and get the latest information about their friends on Facebook. Zuckerberg’s dream is to connect people through the Internet. “Facebook is to make the world more open and connected,” he said.
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【小题1】The underlined word “ it “ in the first paragraph refers to _________.
| A．Facebook | B．Renren | C．India | D．China |
| A．exchange messages | B．share information |
| C．do online shopping | D．put up photos |
| A．a-b-c-d | B．a-c-b-d | C．a-d-b-c | D．a-d-c-b |
| A．Because he wanted to collect some money. |
| B．Because he wanted to connect people online. |
| C．Because he felt bored when studying in Harvard. |
| D．Because he didn’t know his classmates very well. |
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In Britain, the first day of the month of May is known as May Day. May day marks the end of the harsh(严酷的) winter months, welcomes the beginning of Summer, and optimistically looks forward to the bright and productive months. 
For their ancestors, largely in rural areas, it was a major annual festival and was celebrated(庆祝) through out the country, especially on the first day of May with music, dancing and games.
How was May Day Celebrated in the past?
May Day began early in the morning. People went out before sunrise in order to gather flowers and plants to make their houses and villages beautiful in the belief that the vegetation spirits(神灵) would bring good luck.
A traditional May Day dance is Maypole Dancing，On May Day, people used to cut down young trees and stick them in the ground in the village to mark the arrival of summer.People danced around the tree poles in celebration of the end of winter and the start of the fine weather that would allow planting to begin. Maypoles are still a part of some
village life and on May Day the villagers dance around it.
May Day celebrations have their origins(起源) in the Roman festival of Flora, goddess(女神) of fruit and flowers, which marked the beginning of summer. So the highlight of the day was the crowning(为…加冕) of the May Queen(女皇), the human replica (模型) of Flora. By tradition she took no part in the games or dancing, but sat like a queen in a flower-decked chair to watch her 'subjects'.
Ever since 1978, for the convenience of the general public, many May Day activities have now been moved to the new May Day holiday on the first Monday of the month. This Monday is a bank holiday, a day off school and work. There are more intereting celebrations on this day.
【小题1】In the old days, most people in Britain made their living by .
A. fishing B. farming C. working in factories
【小题2】People in Britain celebrate May Day is to express their
A. pleasure and hope B. thanks and harvest C. freedom and new life
【小题3】Britain’s May Day holiday is on in 2010.
A. May 1st B. May 3rd C. May 5th
【小题4】What is not mentioned in this passage?
A. Special food. B. Special custom. C. Special activity.
【小题5】Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Only children can take part in the Maypole Dancing.
B. The queen of the UK came to watch her “subjects”.
C. Children needn’t go to school on May Day holiday now.
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阅读短文，根据其内容回答问题。
The British are known for their sense of humour. However, it is often difficult for foreigners to understand their jokes. The main point to remember is that the British often use understatement.
Understatement means saying less than you think or feel. For example, if someone gets very wet in a shower of rain, he might say, ‘It’s a little damp (潮湿的) outside.’ Or, if someone is very impolite and shouts at another person, someone else might say, ‘She isn’t exactly friendly.’ Understatement is often used in unpleasant situation or to make another person look silly. Understatement plays an important part in British humour.
Another key to understanding British humour is that the British like to make fun of themselves as well as others. They often laugh about the silly and unpleasant things that happen to our everyday life when someone accidently falls over in the street. They also like to make jokes about people from different classes of society. They like to make jokes about their accents, the way they dress and the way they behave. What’s more, the British love to watch comedies (喜剧) about people who do not know how to behave in society. The comedies series Mr Bean is a good example of this kind of humor.
Mr Bean is the character created by British actor Rowan Atkinson in 1990. Mr Bean doesn’t talk often, and instead he uses his body movement and facial expressions to make people laugh. Perhaps what makes Mr Bean so funny is that he does things that adults in the real world cannot do. Mr Bean is popular in many countries round the world because you do not have to speak English to understand the humour. Because of this, many people have become familiar with the British sense of humour.
【小题1】Is it difficult for foreigners to understand British jokes?
【小题2】What does ‘understatement’ mean?
【小题3】What do the British love to watch comedies about?
【小题4】How does Mr Bean make people laugh?
【小题5】What are the key points for people to understand British humour?
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| Name | Country | Date | How to celebrate |
| Remembrance Day | England | November 11th | People wear red flowers to remember people who died in the two World Wars. |
| Easter Day | America | March or April | This festival is a symbol of new life. People eat Easter eggs and chickens, and wear new clothes. Children often look for Easter eggs in the grass. |
| Bank Holiday | England | May | Workers in banks will have a holiday. They can spend their free time with their families and friends. They can do some shopping have a trip and enjoy themselves. |
| Girls’s Day | Japan | March 3rd | People put dolls into a boat and let the boat down the river to the sea. People also eat a special food — sweet rice cakes. |
| A．December | B．March | C．May | D．November |
| A．eat Easter eggs and wear new clothes |
| B．go boating with their family |
| C．wear red flowers |
| D．go shopping in different countries |
| A．America | B．England | C．Japan | D．Germany |
| A．Bank Holiday | B．Easter Day |
| C．Girls’ Day | D．Remembrance Day |
| A．people may celebrate Easter Day and Girls’ Day in the same month |
| B．people put dolls into a boat on Remembrance Day |
| C．English people celebrate Bank Holiday in March |
| D．we can see children look for Easter eggs in the grass on Girls’ Day |
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