阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

An independent college claimed to have become the first school in England to make Chinese a compulsory (强制的) subject for its pupils.

 Richard Cairns, the headmaster of Brighton College, said the move aims to recognize the importance of China as the world’s fastest growing economy.

    Chinese will become one of the core subjects at the 1,200-pupil college from September. At present the school has only a “handful” of native Chinese students, but it hopes to attract more in the future.

    Mr Cairns, who made the announcement in his first week as head of the high-achieving college, said, “One of my key tasks is to make sure that the pupils at Brighton College are equipped for the realities of the 21st century, and one of those realities is that China has the fastest growing economy in the world.

“China has replaced Britain as the world’s fourth-largest economy. We in Britain need to face up to this challenge, see it for the trading opportunity that it is, and ensure that our nation’s children are well-placed to thrive (茁壮成长) in this new global reality.

“A better understanding of the language and culture of China will be hugely important to the advantage of the children of Brighton College.”

    Mr Cairns said he hoped the Chinese children already at the college would help and encourage their fellow pupils to learn their language.

    In order to lead the way, Mr Cairns, a historian from Oxford, plans to take part in the first Chinese class as a pupil. “I have agreed to join the first Chinese class as a pupil. I think it is the best way for me to show the pupils here how important I regard this new addition to our core subjects.”

The passage mainly tells us ________.

A. how to face up to new challenges in the 21st century

B. the realities of the 21st century

C. the fastest growing economy in the world

D. about a school which will make all its pupils learn Chinese

The college makes its students learn Chinese mainly because ________.

A. Chinese is a language spoken by the largest population in the world

B. it realizes the importance of China as the world’s fastest growing economy

C. Chinese is the easiest language for the students

D. there are many native Chinese students at the college

What is Mr Cairns’ attitude towards the development of China?

A. He sees it to be a threat.                  B. He thinks of it as a danger.

C. He considers it to be an opportunity.        D. He regards it as an encouragement.

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

A. The Chinese students at the college have already helped their fellow students

to learn Chinese.

B. The school is the first in England to make Chinese a compulsory subject.

C. Mr Cairns has just been made head of this high-achieving college.

D. In Mr Cairns’ opinion, learning Chinese will be a great help to his students.

Our thoughts, words, and actions often cause harm to others and to us. Without reconciliation (和解), we cannot deepen our understanding and only cause more suffering. "Beginning Anew" is a(n)   1  of reconciliation. It involves three steps —— sharing appreciation, expressing   2  , and expressing hurt and difficulties.
In the first step, we share appreciation. We acknowledge the   3  qualities of the other person. The second step——expressing regret, is to  4 with the other person our regrets for the things we have done or said that might have caused him or her  5 . This requires humility (谦逊), and the   6  to let go of our own pride. In the third step, we express our own hurt with mindful and loving   7  without blaming or criticizing. We speak in such a way that the other person can listen and   8 our words. If we blame the other person, his heart will   9   and he will not be able to hear us. We ask the other person to help us to understand why he has spoken and acted as he has, causing us so much pain. Perhaps, later, he can share his feelings so that we can understand him more deeply. If a strong   10  arises in us while we are expressing our suffering, we should simply   11  and come back to our breathing until the emotion becomes   12 . The other person can   13  us by following his breathing until we are ready to continue. We can enjoy practicing "Beginning Anew" with our partner, our family, or our friends   14 . By doing this, we will   15  misunderstandings from accumulating. Rather, we will take care of them as they arise, as we take care of our children.

1.	A.	method	B.	practice	C.	example	D.	experience
2.	A.	concern	B.	belief	C.	regret	D.	sympathy
3.	A.	positive	B.	poor	C.	confident	D.	selfish
4.	A.	chat	B.	compare	C.	debate	D.	share
5.	A.	pain	B.	anxiety	C.	confusion	D.	loss
6.	A.	willingness	B.	kindness	C.	happiness	D.	weakness
7.	A.	speech	B.	letter	C.	story	D.	question
8.	A.	choose	B.	accept	C.	spread	D.	change
9.	A.	open	B.	close	C.	beat	D.	melt
10.	A.	emotion	B.	responsibility	C.	value	D.	interest
11.	A.	continue	B.	stop	C.	leave	D.	repeat
12.	A.	quieter	B.	warmer	C.	deeper	D.	stronger
13.	A.	forget	B.	support	C.	hate	D.	remember
14.	A.	quickly	B.	carefully	C.	regularly	D.	willingly
15.	A.	prevent	B.	protect	C.	separate	D.	forbid

 

假如英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中有10处错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词

Our English teacher has just graduated university this year.Though she hasn’t much teaching experiences,all of us think high of her.She always makes her class active and interested.What’t is more ,she is so a learned person that we can learn a great deal of from her .And most important of all ,she is strict in us .Some of us are poor at English ,so she always gave us much help in his spare time .Besides,she often spends some time with us ,joining in our after-school activities in order to we have more chances to practice our spoken English .we all get along well with her .

 

 Friendsh ip is a very important human relationship and everyone needs good friends.  Good friendship has many benefits.  It offers companionship, improves self-worth and promotes health.

There are times in our lives such as when we have recently moved into a new town, or  changed our jobs or schools.Such changes often leave us without a friend.____ 1.___.But for many of us the process is difficult and requires courage.  Below are some helpful suggestions  on how to make and keep friends.

  1. Associate with others. 

The first step to making friends is associating with people.  You can go to public places to meet new people.  Besides, you will need to make yourself known by becoming an active member of such places.

  2. Start a conversation

Starting a conversation is the second most important step in making new friends.__ 2.____.

You can always start the conversation.  Being able to make small talk is a very useful skill in relating with other people.  

 3.____ 3.____

Choosing friends with common interests is important in building friendship as these interests

would always bring you and your friend together. Hanging out will always be a pleasant experience.

4. Let it grow. 

It is a good thing to stay in touch.  However, try not to press your new friend with calls, messages or visits as this would likely wear him or her out and finally you may lose your friend.   __4._____.   The best friendships are the ones that grow naturally.

5. Enjoy your friendship

The best way to enjoy your friendship is to allow your friends to be themselves.____ 5._.Try not

to change them from who they are to what you want them to be.  Become the kind of friend you will

want your friend to be to you. 

A. Be cheerful.

B. Do things together.

C. Do not wait to be spoken to.

D. Try not to find fault with your friends

E. Making new friends comes easy for some people.

F. For a friendship to develop you need to stay in touch.

G. So you will need to give your friend time to react（做出反应）to you.

 

Throughout history, people have been interested in knowing how languages first began, but no one knows exactly where or how this happened. However, we do know a lot about languages, the languages of today and also the languages of earlier times. There are probably about 3,000 languages in the world today. Chinese is the language with the most speakers. English, Russian and Spanish are also spoken by many millions of people. On the other hand, some languages in the world have less than one hundred speakers.
There are several important families of languages in the world. For example, most of the languages of Europe are in one large family called Indo-European. The original (最初的) language of this family was spoken about 4,500 years ago. Many of the present day languages of Europe and India are modern forms of the language of 4,500 yeas ago.
Languages are always changing. The English of today is very different from the English of 500 years ago. In time some even died out completely. About 1,000 years ago, English was a little-known relative of German spoken on one of the borders of Europe.
If a language has a large number of speakers or if it is very old, there may be differences in the way it is spoken in different areas. That is, the language may have several dialects. Chinese is a good example of dialect differences. Chinese has been spoken for thousands of years by many millions of speakers. The differences between the dialects of Chinese are so great that speakers of Chinese from some parts of China can’t understand speakers from other parts.
【小题1】The first paragraph mainly tells us that ____ .

A．most people in the world speak Chinese

B．there are thousands of languages in the world today

C．man has much knowledge about languages

D．some people know several languages

【小题2】According to the passage, most European and Indian languages ____ .

A．will soon die out completely	B．were once a relative of English
C．are no longer spoken	D．come from the same family

【小题3】 According to the passage, ____ has the most speakers.

A．Chinese

B．English

C．Spanish

D．German

【小题4】According to the passage, ____ seems to have changed a lot.

A．German

B．English

C．Spanish

D．Chinese

【小题5】The underlined word dialect in the last paragraph probably means ____ .

A．a special language spoken by Chinese

B．the sign used by the Chinese people in a special area

C．the difference between the old and today’s Chinese

D．the form of a language used in one part of the country