About one hundred years ago, many educated (受教育的) people spoke French when they met people from other countries. Today most people speak English when they meet foreigners. English has become the new international (国际的) language. There are more people who speak English as a second language than people who speak English as a first language. Why?

There are many reasons why English has become so popular. One of them is that English has become the language of business. Another important reason is that popular American culture, like movies, music, and McDonald’s, has quickly spread (传播) throughout the world. It has brought its language with it.

Is it good that English has spread to all parts of the world so quickly? I don’t know. It’s important to have a language everyone can understand. Our world has become global (全球的) and we need to communicate with one another. However English is a hard language to learn and it brings its culture with it. Do we really need that?

Scientists have already tried to make an artificial (人造的) language that isn’t too difficult and isn’t

from any one group’s culture. It is called Esperanto. But it hasn’t become popular. Maybe the popularity

of English won’t last that long, either. Who knows? There are more people in the world who speak Chinese than any other language. Maybe someday Chinese will be the new international language.

1.A hundred years ago, French was ________ English with educated people.

A. as popular as B. less popular than

C. more popular than D. not as popular than

2.People in countries like Australia and Canada speak English as ________ language.

A. a first B. a second C. a foreign D. a third

3.Paragraph 2 mainly talks about ________.

A. how popular English is B. why English is popular

C. where English is popular D. what is the most important language

4.Esperanto is ________.

A. a popular language B. an easy language

C. an unpopular language D. an interesting language

5.The writer thinks it is ________ for Chinese to become a new international language.

A. easy B. possible C. hard D. unimportant

1.C 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.B 【解析】文章讲述了英语在世界上流行的原因。 1.根据About one hundred years ago, many educated (受教育的) people spoke French when they met people from other countries.故选C 2.根据常识我们知道澳大利亚和加拿...

根据所给的汉语意思，完成下面的句子。

1.山顶曾经有一座塔。但是现在不见了。

There ___________________________ on the top of the hill. But now it is gone.

2.在过去的几年里，我们的学校已经发生了很大的变化。

Our school ______________________________________________.

3.那条高速路已经给环境带来了很多问题，比如噪音和空气污染。

The highway has ___________________________. For example, noise and air pollution.

4.我们已经开始采取措施减少污染了。

We have begun to ___________________________.

5.南京南站投入运营已经三年多了。

Nanjing South Railway Station has been in use___________________________.

1.used to be a tower 2.has changed a lot over the years. 3.caused many problems to the environment 4.take action to reduce pollution 5.for over 3 years 【解析】 1. 山顶曾经有一座塔。但是现在不见了。 used...

The most common form of public transportation is the bus. They provide transportation service in cities and towns even to countryside around the city. Also, special buses can be chartered (包租) for trips to mountains to lakes, and to nearby places of interest. But usually they can't run as fast as you want.

Undergrounds are mostly found in larger cities, such as New York, London, Beijing and so on. The underground is a underground system of high-speed trains. The world's first system was built in London. Underground trains move more quickly than buses. They, too, are cheap and help solve city traffic problems. But they are often crowed and noisy.

Taxis are more expensive than buses or underground trains, but they will drive you to the place you want in the shortest time possibly. Taxis are suitable if you are in a hurry or if you are taking a number of handbags or packages.

If you ever visit a big city in another country, you will probably have no trouble getting around. Like many people, of course, transportation will be your own two legs!

Public 1.

Forms	2.	Disadvantages
Buses	Providing transportation 3. in cities and towns; special buses can be chartered for 4. to different places.	Running 5.
Undergrounds	Moving more quickly than buses. 6. solve city traffic problems.	Crowded and 7.
8.	Going to the 9. you want in shortest time. Suitable if you are in a hurry or if you are taking lots of handbags or packages.	More 10. than buses and undergrounds

1.transportation 2.advantages 3.service 4.trips 5.slowly 6.Helping 7.noisy 8.Taxis 9.place 10.expensive 【解析】文章介绍了几种公共交通工具。 1.根据文章介绍了几种公共交通工具。故填transportation 2.根据Di...

_________ great fun it is! And ______ good time I’m having!

A. What a ; what B. What; what a C. How a; how D. How; how a

B 【解析】句意：它是多大的乐趣啊！我玩的多高兴啊！这是感叹句的结构，how+形容词+主语+谓语+---！What+(a/an)+形容词+名词+主语+谓语+---！ fun 有趣的人或事，乐趣，不可数名词；have a good time玩得高兴；故选B

Which of the following things is in Denmark?

A. The Statue of Liberty. B. The Little Mermaid.

C. The Sydney Opera House . D. Tower Bridge.

B 【解析】句意：下面哪个是在丹麦？A. The Statue of Liberty. 自由女神； B. The Little Mermaid.小美人鱼；C. The Sydney Opera House 悉尼歌剧院； . D. Tower Bridge.塔桥；根据常识可知选B

He with his family, but now he on his own.

A. used to live; is used to living

B. is used to living; used to live

C. used to live; used to living

D. is used to live; is used to living

A 【解析】试题分析：句意：他过去和他的家人住在一起，但是现在他习惯独自居住了。短语used to do sth.表示过去常常做某事；be used to doing sth.表示习惯于做某事。根据题意，故选A。

– He’s just back from work, _______? - _______. He won’t come back until tomorrow.

A. hasn’t he; Yes, he has B. Hasn’t he; No, he hasn’t

C. isn’t he; Yes, he, is D. isn’t he; No, he isn’t

D 【解析】句意：——他刚刚下班回来了，是不是？——不，他到明天才回来。be back回来，根据反义疑问句，前面肯定，后面否定；根据 He won’t come back until tomorrow.可知是没回来；故选D

– She _________. Please be quiet! – What? It’s seven a.m. I ______ for an hour.

A. has just fallen asleep; have got up B. has just slept; have got up

C. has just fallen asleep; have been up D. has just been asleep; have been up.

C 【解析】句意：——她刚刚睡着了，请安静！——什么？现在是上午7点，我刚起床一个小时。get up起床，短暂性动词不能和时间段连用，所以排除A/B；fall asleep睡着，强调入睡的动作；be asleep睡着，强调睡着的状态，根据just可知是指动作；故选C

Hurry up. The play ________ for about half an hour.

A. has begun B. had begun C. has been on D. began

C 【解析】句意：快点，话剧开始了大约半个小时了。begin开始，短暂性动词不能和时间段连用，所以排除A/B/D；be on上演，延续性动词；故选C

—Why not stop_______ a rest, Helen?

—Oh, it’s so exciting that I can’t stop_______ the kite.

A. having; flying B. to have; to fly C. having; to fly D. to have; flying

D 【解析】句意：——为什么不停下来休息一下，海伦？——它是如此的激动人心以至于我不能停止放风筝。stop to do sth停下来去做某事；stop doing sth停止做某事；故选D