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    　　Languages keeps evolving(进化、发展), and English is no exception．It is a language that embraces(欣然接受)new words that may be cool today but gone tomorrow．

    　　There are, however, some words and phrases that have stood the test of time．OK, which has become the international standard for expressing agreement, is a good example．

    　　But why is this rather odd(奇怪的)expression so popular and so useful when we could use any number of other words to say the same thing?

    　　Writing in The Times, Allen Metcalf, author of OK：The Improbable Story of America’s Greatest Word, writes：“What OK provided that the others did not was neutrality(中性), a way to express agreement without having to offer an opinion．”

    　　For example, if someone asks you “Shall we go for a walk after lunch?” you can simply respond “OK”．There you go－no extra opinions．Just straight, plain old OK．

    　　So just where did this rather curious expression come from? The origins of OK have been widely disputed(辩论，争论)．Some people have guessed that OK was the name of a person or a product．

    　　Speakers of many different languages have had their say on this question, keen to claim the term as their own．

    　　Writing an article for London’s Metro newspaper, Metcalf states：‘O and K are present in every language of the world, as expressions that can be abbreviated(缩写)OK．” For example：French－“O qu-oui”, “yes indeed”; German－“Ohne Korrektur”,“ without correction needed”; and in Latin or Greek, “Olla kalla”, “all good”．

    　　But, does it sound a little too informal with this popular little expression?

    　　Apparently not．

    　　In a speech where he stated that his election(当选)would not be a radical(激进的)result to all problems, President Obama said：“…even though I am president…, AI-Qaida is still a threat(威胁)and that we cannot pretend somehow that because Barack Hussein Obama got elected as president, suddenly everything’s going to be OK,” he said．

    　　So, there you go, straight from the president．It’s OK to say OK, and thanks to the expression’s widespread usage across the world, you can be understood anywhere．

    (1)

    Using the example of Obama, the author wants to show that _________．

    [　　]

    A．

    there is still a long way to go to defeat Al-Qaida

    B．

    Obama likes to use OK when he speaks

    C．

    OK is widely used even on formal occasions

    D．

    the use of OK is encouraged in formal speech

    (2)

    According to Allen Metcalf, OK differs from other terms to express agreement, which of the following opinions is true?

    [　　]

    A．

    It is easiest way to say．

    B．

    It doesn’t need emotion．

    C．

    It is the most commonly used．

    D．

    It doesn’t use in the formal speech．

    (3)

    What is the best title for the passage?

    [　　]

    A．

    Why OK is OK everywhere?

    B．

    It’s OK to say OK in the world．

    C．

    Where did OK come from?

    D．

    Everything is going to be OK．

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    完形填空

    　　What are things going 　　1　　 like in the year 2100? Can you guess?

    　　You wake up 　　2　　 7∶00．Your 　　3　　 may be all ready for you to eat．People needn’t(不需要)cook．Now you start 　　4　　 ．But you don’t go 　　5　　．You get on a moving sidewalk．It carries you to a train station．There you 　　6　　 a train．Three o’clock comes．Your work is over for a day．“I’ll call my friend，John，”you say．John 　　7　　 the visual phone．You and he hear and see each other over the phone．“What are you going to do 　　8　　 Saturday?”you ask．“Will you come and visit the underwater park with me?”John may say，“I want 　　9　　 a spaceship (宇宙飞船)! Let’s 　　10　　 the moon．”

    (1)
    [　　]

    A．

    be

    B．

    to be

    C．

    /

    D．

    to

    (2)
    [　　]

    A．

    in

    B．

    on

    C．

    at

    D．

    /

    (3)
    [　　]

    A．

    breakfast

    B．

    lunch

    C．

    dinner

    D．

    drink

    (4)
    [　　]

    A．

    to working

    B．

    worked

    C．

    works

    D．

    to work

    (5)
    [　　]

    A．

    by car

    B．

    by a car

    C．

    take car

    D．

    take cars

    (6)
    [　　]

    A．

    by

    B．

    take

    C．

    takes

    D．

    took

    (7)
    [　　]

    A．

    asks

    B．

    asked

    C．

    answers

    D．

    answered

    (8)
    [　　]

    A．

    at

    B．

    on

    C．

    in

    D．

    /

    (9)
    [　　]

    A．

    take

    B．

    to take

    C．

    in

    D．

    /

    (10)
    [　　]

    A．

    fly

    B．

    fly to

    C．

    flew

    D．

    flying to

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    A few minutes before six o’clock, Mr. Smith left the house. He just wanted to 　　 the car when a gunman (持枪者) jumped up from the back seat. He 　　 a gun to Mr. Smith’s head. “Drive me to Paris!” he shouted.

    　　“All right,” Mr. Smith answered. He started the engine (发动机), pulled away (开走) from the side of the street and 　  down. Being 81 years old, he knew he could not fight with the gunman. He knew he needed help . Where were the police？ As he drove 　   each crossing, he looked up and down the side streets, hoping to find a police car, but he could see 　    . “Just my luck,” he thought. “If I were driving too 　, there would be a police car on every corner.”

    　　Suddenly he pushed his foot down on the accelerator (加速器), and the car went    faster. “What are you doing？” shouted the gunman. “To 　   the police,” Mr. Smith answered. “I thought I saw a police car near there.”

    　　He ran red lights, drove wrong on one-way streets. On the two-way streets, he drove on the wrong side of the road. None of the policemen saw him. Again, Mr. Smith’s plan was not working. He had to try a new plan.

    　　He turned at a corner and saw the 　  in front. Then he drove his car as fast as he could towards the police gate. The car knocked a police motorbike over and stopped. Mr. Smith shouted, “Help! Help!” Then he 　  back to grab (抓住) the man’s gun. At the same time the policemen heard the noise and quickly caught the gunman.

    1.A．stop 　　　B．begin　　　 C．leave　　  D．start

    2.A．brought　　B．pointed　　 C．held 　　  D．carried

    3.A．drove 　　 B．left 　　　 C．took　　　 D．pushed

    4.A．past 　　　B．over 　　　 C．through　　D．towards

    5.A．somebody　B．anybody　　C．everybody　 D．nobody

    6.A．fast　　　　B．slowly　　 C．generally　  D．commonly

    7.A．more　　　 B．much　　　C．very　　　　D．quite

    8.A．look for　　 B．keep away from　　C．look at　　D．care about

    9.A．train station　B．police station　　C．hospital　　D．bank

    10.A．got 　　　　B．looked　　　C．turned　　　D．came

     

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    Reading comprehension(阅读理解)：

    Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)：

    　　Do you have bright ideas?Ideas for inventions that change the world or, at least, make life easier for somebody?P　　1　　 we all do sometimes, but we don’t often make the idea a real thing．Recently, there was a competition in a country, which encouraged young people to make their bright ideas come true．There were t　　2　　 groups in the contest：Group A was for school children under 16; Group B was for those o　　3　　16．And there were eleven prize-winners altogether．

    　　Neil Hunt, one of the prize-winners, was c　　4　　“Sunshine Superman”by one newspaper writing about his design．When people study the weather, it’s important to be able to record the sunshine accurately．We need to know how many h　　5　　 of sunshine we have and how strong it is．Most sunshine recorders o　　6　　 record direct(直接的)sunshine．Neil’s is more accurate and this is very important for research into ways of using solar power．Neil plans to keep inventing．

    　　The ideas in the competition were so g　　7　　 that we are surprised that the industry(工业界)doesn’t ask more school children for suggestions．

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    —Must I be home before eight o’clock, Mum?　　

    — No, you         . But you have to come back before ten o’clock.　　

    A. needn’t       B. can’t       C. mustn’t　　

     

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