D

English has now achieved global status (身份). Whenever we turn on the news to find out what’s happening in East Asia, or Africa, or South America, or anywhere, local people are being interviewed and telling us about it in English.

Indeed, if one looks at the facts about the amazing reach of the English language, many would be surprised. English is used in over 90 countries as an official or semi-official language. English is the working language of many international institutes as well as of most international research scientists. It is believed that over one billion people worldwide are learning English now.

One of the most remarkable aspects of the spread of English around the world has been the extent to which Europeans are adopting (采用) it as their language. English is spreading from northern Europe to the south and is now firmly established (建立) as a second language in countries such as Sweden, Norway, Netherlands and Denmark. If one visits any of them it would seem that almost everyone there can communicate with ease in English.

Recently, a special survey of Europeans’ use of languages has just been published. The report said that English is the most widely known foreign language now, with 43% of Europeans claiming they speak it and that Sweden now holds the most of English speakers, with over 89% of the population. What’s more, English is the language rated as the most useful language to know, with over 77% of Europeans who do not speak English as their first language considering it useful.

English has without doubt become the global language.

47. Which of the following continents is NOT mentioned in this passage?

　　 A. Asia.　　　　　　 B. Europe.　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Africa.　　 D. Oceania.

48. About English, which of the following statements is TRUE?

　　 A. English is the first language in Denmark.

　　 B. All of African people can speak English.

　　 C. English is the main working language in the world.

　　 D. About 77% of Swedes are English speakers now.

49. The underlined word “rated” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by “　　”.

　　 A. admitted　　　 B. disagreed　　　 C. considered　　　 D. argued

50. We can learn from Paragraph 4 that 　　.

　　 A. half of people in Europe speak English

　　 B. English is most useful in Europe

　　 C. English is widely used in the world

　　 D. English is a well-known foreign language

C

My father and I started our morning by moving quickly into the local　 store. I waited in line at the Starbucks counter while he shopped around to pick up a few things.

As I was standing there I became aware of an elderly woman, with untidy hair, wearing layers upon layers of old clothing, hunchbacked (弯背的) behind me in line. She had a few things for washing and seemed to want the Starbucks cashier to ring up since that queue was shorter than the queues in the store.

At some point I became aware of her edging (慢慢挪动) closer behind me — closer than I was comfortable with! I instinctively (本能地) placed a hand over my purse and drew it closer to me. My fear and imagination raced creating wild stories about this homeless woman who might try to steal from me.

Then it was my turn to order. As the cashier rang up my total, I discovered I was 67 cents short. I called my father but he was hard of hearing. He asked me to repeat what I said but he still couldn’t make me out. At that point, a long, grey arm, with holes in its sleeves, reached over from behind me. She laid 67 cents out on the counter, saying, “Here, we all need some help sometimes.”

I was stunned! Here was a woman who clearly had very little to give and was in great need herself. I had judged her wrongly and she had offered to reach out to help me!

What an amazing gift and lesson this woman gave me about judging others！Thank you, God!

43. When seeing the elderly woman behind, the writer 　　.

　　 A. thought of her grandmother　　 B. wondered what she would do

　　 C. called her father right away　　 D. was on the watch for her

44. The elderly woman decided to help the writer 　　.

　　 A. the moment she saw the writer

　　 B. when she noticed the writer watching her

　　 C. after the writer failed to get help from her father

　　 D. when the writer discovered she was 67 cents short

45. The underlined word “stunned” in Paragraph 5 probably means “　　”.

　　 A. happy　　　　　 B. surprised　　　 C. angry　　　　　　　 D. disappointed

46. What lesson does the writer learn from the story?

　　 A. We should look at things from two sides.

　　 B. It’s wise to give help to those in need.

　　 C. The world is full of love and surprises.　　　　　　　

　　 D. Never judge a person from his appearance.

B

If I asked you to name your favorite teachers from kindergarten through graduate school, it would be easy to answer, wouldn’t it? It would also be an enjoyable question to answer because it would bring back so many good memories of wonderful people who’ve touched both your personal life and your professional life. You would be thinking about people who not only taught you things of value, but inspired you as well. Quite possibly they inspired you to become a teacher.

My classmates and I were asked this question on my first day in the teaching credential (证书) program at the University of San Francisco many years ago. I thought of Sister Mary Anne, who taught me in elementary school. I thought of Mrs. Padgett and Mrs. Kofford, English teachers, in high school. I thought of Dr. Lincoln and Dr. Campbell, history professors, who taught me in college. Then came this question, “What do they all have in common?” I stood up and said, “They all love what they are doing. They have great enthusiasm for teaching.” All of my classmates nodded their heads in agreement.

That was apparently the answer Dr. McSweeney expected. He said, “I ask that question every year, and I always get the same answer.” He went on to explain that he opened with that question because it got future teachers to think about what separates the great teachers from the not-so-great. He said, “We all remember our favorite teachers — the ones who had passion and enthusiasm, the ones who loved and enjoyed what they were doing. We want each of you to become that kind of teacher. Always remember those special teachers.” It’s a statement I never forgot once during my thirty-five years in the classroom.　

39. According to the passage, an excellent teacher should have 　　.

　　 A. a sense of humor　　　　 　 B. a wide range of knowledge　　

　　 C. passion and enthusiasm　　　 D. good health

40. The author implies that teachers who are liked best by students 　　.

　　 A. have good memories　　　 　　 B. are mostly women teachers

　　 C. teach very well　　　　　 　

　　 D. have very positive influence on them

41. Dr. McSweeney wished his students to 　　 by starting with that question.

　　 A. become great teachers　　　 　 B. have a lively and interesting lesson

　　 C. remember their teachers　　 　 D. tell great teachers from common ones

42. What can we learn about the author?

　　 A. He works as a writer.　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. He is really a teacher.

　　 C. He has very little schooling.　　 　　　　　　　　　　　

　　 D. He liked answering questions at school.

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5 分，满分30分）

A poor and old farmer lived in a village, who had a beautiful and young wife. The wife 　　16　 　wanted to enjoy life by spending lots of money on good clothes. Because of his old age and poor 　　17　 , the farmer hardly left his house and did not earn more than what was 　　18　 . So the wife often felt 　　19　 　and the couple often 　　20　 　each other.

One day, a thief heard their quarrel and saw the wife 　　21　 　out of the house in tears. He followed her and then came up to her to 　　22　 . “Dear, I’ve heard about your quarrel. You are very beautiful and young and the old man cannot fulfill your desires (要求). I have lots of 　　23　 　but no one to spend it. So, why don’t you 　　24　 　the old man and follow me to the city? We will start a(n) 　　25　 　life together.” the thief said. To his 　　26　 , the wife agreed. That night she gathered all her fine clothes and money and left with the thief for the 　　27　 .

Early the next morning, they reached a 　　28　 . The thief said to the woman, “Dear, please stay here on this bank 　　29　 　I swim to the other side and 　　30　 　a boat to get you across.Hand over your money to me, for seeing you 　　31　 , somebody may try to take 　　32　 　away from you.”

The woman handed over the money to the thief and 　　33　 　on the bank. The thief had 　　34　 　what he wanted so he didn’t come back. Now, the woman had 　　35　 　her husband and everything.

Moral: desire for more may let you lose what you have.

16. A. sometimes　　 B. always　　　　　 C. also　　　　　　　　　 D. still

17. A. health　　　　　 B. appearance　　 C. performance　　　 D. memory

18. A. usual　　　　　　 B. difficult　　　　 C. important　　　　　 D. necessary

19. A. afraid　　　　　 B. weak　　　　　　 C. sad　　　　　　　　　　 D. cold

20. A. wounded　　　 B. disturbed　　　 C. followed　　　　　　 D. fought

21. A. riding　　　　　 B. looking　　　　 C. running　　　　　　　 D. traveling

22. A. talk　　　　　　　 B. trade　　　　　　 C. teach　　　　　　　　 D. explain

23. A. time　　　　　　 B. money　　　　　 C. advice　　　　　　　　 D. energy

24. A. leave　　　　　　 B. treat　　　　　　　 C. help　　　　　　　　　 D. forget

25. A. honest　　　　　 B. long　　　　　　　 C. new　　　　　　　　　 D. simple

26. A. invitation　　　 B. feeling　　　　　 C. hope　　　　　　　　　 D. suggestion

27. A. factory　　　　 B. garden　　　　　 C. city　　　　　　　　　 D. farm

28. A. cross　　　　　　 B. bridge　　　　　 C. park　　　　　　　　　 D. river

29. A. unless　　　　　 B. while　　　　　　 C. though　　　　　　　 D. after

30. A. look for　　　　 B. think about　　 C. find out　　　　　　 D. build up

31. A. ill　　　　　　　　 B. alone　　　　　　 C. young　　　　　　　　 D. nervous

32. A. one　　　　　　　 B. him　　　　　　　 C. me　　　　　　　　　　 D. it

33. A. waited　　　　　 B. slept　　　　　　　 C. worked　　　　　　　 D. counted

34. A. noticed　　　　 B. got　　　　　　　　 C. discovered　　　　　 D. believed

35. A. changed　　　　 B. hidden　　　　　 C. lost　　　　　　　　　　 D. broken

15. — May I speak to Kate?

　　 — Sorry. She’s on holiday in New York _______, but she’ll be back next week.

　　 A. after a moment　　　 　　　　　 B. in a moment　　　

　　 C. at the moment　　　　 　　　　 D. at any moment

14. The teacher asked a difficult question, but Tom _______ a good answer.

　 　 A. came up with　　　 　　　　　　　 B. kept up with

　 　 C. caught up with　　 　　　　　　　 D. put up with

13. The train station is _______ crowded that I can’t find anywhere to sit.　　

　　 A. too　 　　　　 B. so　　 　　　　　 C. such　 　　　　　 D. very　

12. — Mary wants to know if you _______ a picnic this Saturday.　

　 　 — Yes, but if it _______, I’ll watch a movie instead.　　

　　 A. have; will rain　　 　　　　　　　 B. will have; rains 　　 　

　　 C. will have; will rain　　 　　　　　 D. have; rains

11. John, together with three friends, _______ a visit to the Great Wall this summer.

　　 A. are going to pay　　　　 　　 B. is going to pay

　 　 C. pays　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. pay