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English, you are so popular

English is the world language, the language of international communication in many areas of life; trade, air and sea transport, tourism and sport. New ideas in science, technology and medicine happen so quickly that it is impossible and very expensive to translate everything into different languages.  71   If you want to study some subject, you need to know professional words and phrases.

English is used as a first language in countries such as Australia, Canada， Ireland, New Zealand, the USA and many of the countries in the Caribbean.  72  It is a way in which people who have different languages communicate with each other. This is especially true in many parts of Africa and India.

  73  Australian, American or Irish English has another pronunciation or stresses, so sometimes you cannot understand, although you can speak English. The USA has no official national language. English is used like a natural language by all Americans, because it is very simple. The American variety is popular between no-native speakers, too.

English is far more worldwide in its distribution(分布) than all other spoken languages. 25% to 33% of the people in the world understand and speak English to some degree. And most of them can use English freely.  74 

In 2001, the 189 member countries in the United Nations were asked what language they wished to use for communication with other countries. More than120 chose English, 40 selected French, and 20 wanted to use Spanish.  75  However, the percentage of Internet users who are not native English speakers is increasing rapidly, especially in Asia.

A． It has become the most useful language.

B． Therefore, most things are published in English.

C． In other countries it is used as a second language.

D． However, English in all these countries is not the same.

E.    English is also the language particularly on the Internet.

F.    There are at least 165 languages spoken in the United States.

G.    Therefore, it is not surprising that all languages change through time.

 

    It is true that a smile means the same thing in any language. So does laughter or crying. There are also a number of clear similarities in the way different animals show the same feeling. Dogs, tigers and humans, for example, often show their teeth when they are angry. This is probably because such behavior patterns are inherited (遗传) rather than learned.

　　Fear is another emotion that is shown in much the same way all over the world. In Chinese and in English literature, a phrase like “he went pale and begin to tremble (颤抖)”suggests that the man is either very afraid or he has just got a very big shock. However, “he opened his eyes wide” is used to suggest anger in Chinese whereas in English it means surprise. In Chinese surprise can be described in a phrase like “they stretched out（伸出）their tongues”! Sticking out your tongue in English is an insulting（侮辱）or expresses disgust.

　　Even in the same culture, people differ in ability to understand and express feelings. Experiments in America have shown that women are usually better than men at recognizing fear, anger, love and happiness on people’s faces. Disgust, contempt (蔑视) and suffering seem to be the most difficult emotions for people everywhere either to recognize or to express. Other studies show that older people usually find it easier to recognize or understand body language than younger people do. And psychologists (心理学家) such as E.G. Beier have also shown that some people often give the completely impression of how they feel. For example, they try to show love but in fact communicate dislike. Or when they want to show interest, they give the impression that they don’t care. This can happen even among close friends and members of the same family. In other words, what we think we are communicating through language, voice, face and body movements may be the exact opposite of what for people understand.

71．According to the passage, even in different cultures the most easily recognized emotion is    .

         A．anger          B．dislike         C．happiness  D．surprise

72．Experiments show that easier understanding of words and gestures has something to do with your           .

         A．age and sex                 B．love and cultural differences

         C．impressions about the speaker         D．emotional state

73．When we communicate with people,        .

         A．we know exactly what they mean while they express their emotions

         B．we sometimes misunderstand each other

         C．we usually mislead them by expressing the opposite of our feeling

         D．it seems much mere difficult to understand body language than language

74．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

         A．When we communicate our real emotions, we many cause misunderstanding to others.

         B．Different people in different cultures may have different ways to understand one gesture.

         C．Some people are likely to hide their real feelings and express them in the opposite way.

         D．What we say does always mean the same thing as the gestures we make.

75．The underlined word “disgust” in Paragraph 2 probably means “     ” in this passage.

         A．strong dislike     B．friendliness        C．love    D．sickness

 

If you are hungry, what do you do? Have your favorite meal and stay quiet after that.__ 1.__   But it never lets you know，because you keep it busy thinking about your friends or favorite stars. So it silently serves your needs and never lets itself grow. When mind loses its freedom to grow，creativity gets a full stop. This might be the reason why we all sometimes think "What happens next?""Why can’t I think?"

  __2.__ Why reading but not watching TV? It is because reading has been the most educative tool used by us right from childhood. Since it develops other aspects of our life，we have to get help from reading.

Once you read a book，you run your eyes through the lines and your mind tries to explain something to you. __3.__ Now this seed is unknowingly used by you to develop new ideas. If it is used many times，the same seed can give you great help to relate a lot of things which you would have never thought of in your wildest dreams!

This is nothing but creativity. __4.__ Within no time you can start talking with your friends in English or any other language and never run out of the right words.

So guys, do give food for your thoughts by reading, reading and more reading. __5.__  Go and get a book!

A．The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed.

B．Why not do some reading while you are hungry?

C．Just like your stomach, your mind is also hungry.

D．Now what are you waiting for?

E．Hunger of the mind can be actually solved through wide reading.

F．Reading can help you make more friends, too.

G．Also this makes a significant contribution to your vocabulary.

 

阅读下面短文，并根据文章后的要求答题（请注意问题后的词数要求）。

(1)     Although many Chinese students say they have a good knowledge of English grammar, most would admit(承认) that their spoken English is poor. Whenever I speak to Chinese students, they always say, “My spoken English is poor.” However, their spoken English does not have to remain poor! I would suggest that there may be some reasons for their problems with spoken English.

(2)     First, they can’t find suitable words to express themselves because of limited vocabulary. Clearly the better answer is to expand(扩展) their vocabulary. However, you can speak with a limited vocabulary if your attitude is positive. Others will follow you as long as you use the words that you know.

(3)     Second, they are afraid of _____________________. Sometimes they make mistakes when they are speaking because they are shy and nervous. Yet students should remember that their goal should be FLUENCY AND ACCURACY. You want to make yourself understood, to talk to someone in English ,as quickly and as well as you can, even if sometimes you may use a wrong word or tense, but it doesn’t matter because the person you are speaking to will understand you and ignore your mistakes.

(4)     Third, no enough attention is paid to listening. You have one mouth but two ears! All that is heard is necessary for you to start speaking.

(5)     Fourth, most Chinese students are inactive rather than active language learners. Instead of actively finding opportunities to improve their spoken English, they passively wait for speaking opportunities(机会) to come to them and wonder why their spoken English always remains poor. If you have positive attitude, then you will see English opportunities wherever you go.

1.          What’s the main idea of the passage？( no more than 10 words)

2.          Fill in the blank in Para 3 with proper words. (no more than 3 words)

3.          What does the underlined word “they” mean in Para 5？(no more than 3 words)

4.          Complete the following statement with proper words. (no more than 2 words)

They don’t know how to express their meaning properly because of __________.

5.          What does the writer think most Chinese students should do to improve their spoken English according to para 5 ?  ( no more than 10 words)

 

The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you’ll get your words mixed up(混合)and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can’t understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor(幽默感),you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don’t be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It’s better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don’t understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning Englsih is：“Don’t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”
【小题1】The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is_______.

A．writing

B．using it

C．listening

D．learning grammar

【小题2】What should you do in learning Englsih?

A．Be careful not to make any mistake.	B．Write as quickly as you can.
C．Speak English as much as you can.	D．Laugh more often.

【小题3】When people laugh at your mistakes, you should______.

A．not care

B．be happy

C．feel worried

D．be unhappy

【小题4】When you make a mistake, you should______.

A．keep quiet

B．get angry

C．be kind

D．keep your sense of humor

【小题5】The story tells us,“________”

A．Only foolish people make mistakes

B．Few people make mistakes

C．People never make mistakes

D．There is no one who doesn’t make mistakes