Today a quarter of the world's population use English，and as many as one bill ion people  ___l_  （learn）it．

New types of English   2   （be）common wherever English is spoken．Singaporeans speak “Singlish”．For example，to ask, "Where are you going?”，they mix English words with Chinese grammar：You go where?

When you   3   （go）to Egypt，people always say, “Welcome in Egypt．” Why do they say this? It's an example of how English changes over time and from place to place．Using “in” after “welcome”   4  （be）normal in Egypt．

Languages always   5  （change）．A hundred years ago，German   6  （be）the most popular language for science．Scientists   7  （have）to learn German to read the latest information in science books．But by 1950，American inventions and ideas   8  （help）to make English more popular．Some language teachers believe that if China   9  （begin）to develop important technologies，such as new types of computers，then Chinese might become the language that every scientist wants to learn．Already，many business people  10  （learn）Chinese to help them do business in China．

l．a(chǎn)re learning 2．a(chǎn)le                  3．go                   4．is            5．a(chǎn)re, changing

6．was                7．had                 8．had helped      9．begins      10．a(chǎn)re learning

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科目：初中英語 來源：湖北省咸寧市2011年初中畢業(yè)生學(xué)業(yè)考試英語試卷 題型：001

聽力測試(共30分)

一、聽對話選圖　聽下面五則對話，從每小題A、B、C三個選項中，找出能回答所提問題的圖片。[聽完每則對話后，你將有10秒鐘的時間做出選擇和準備下一小題。每則對話讀兩遍。](每小題1分，共5分)

1．A．

B．

C．

2．A．

B．

C．

3．A．

B．

C．

4．A．

B．

C．

5．A．

B．

C．

二、對話理解　聽下面三則對話，從每小題A、B、C三個選項中,找出相應(yīng)問題的最佳答案。[聽每則對話前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各個小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每則對話讀兩遍。](每小題1.5分，共15分)

聽第一則對話，回答6-8小題。

6．What is the date today?

A．Saturday．

B．June 6．

C．July 6．

7．Which food do people usually have this day?

A．Moon cakes．

B．Rice dumplings．

C．Noodles．

8．Who is honored(紀念)on this festival?

A．Qu Yuan．

B．Confucius．

C．Shen Nong．

聽第二則對話，回答9-11小題。

9．Where were they probably talking?

A．On the top floor．

B．In a hotel．

C．In the lift．

10．What was the rope(繩子)used for?

A．Holding something．

B．Hanging the clothes．

C．Escaping if the hotel was on fire．

11．Why did the woman ask the man to pay for the bill first?

A．Because he would put a fire to the hotel．

B．Because she was afraid that he would leave through the window．

C．Because he would take something away from the hotel．

聽第三則對話，回答12-15小題。

12．From which day in 2011 can we not smoke in public?

A．March 1．

B．April 1．

C．May 1．

13．Where is the smoking room?

A．Next door．

B．Upstairs．

C．Downstairs．

14．How can the man find the smoking room?

A．Go to the first floor and turn left．

B．Go straight and turn left．

C．Turn left and go downstairs．

15．What advice does the woman give?

A．To smoke less．

B．To give up smoking．

C．To smoke outside．

三、短文理解　聽下面一則短文，從每小題A、B、C三個選項中,找出相應(yīng)問題的最佳答案。[聽短文前，你將有30秒鐘的時間閱讀各小題。短文讀兩遍。](每小題2分，共10分)

16．What was the weather like that day?

A．Pretty cold．

B．Rather hot．

C．Heavily rainy．

17．Who gave the old man something when they first met?

A．Her son．

B．Her husband．

C．Her father．

18．What did she give to the old man the next day?

A．A coin．

B．A cup of coffee．

C．A bag of food．

19．How did the old man behave when they gave their kindness to him?

A．He accepted without a smile．

B．He smiled and accepted．

C．He didn’t accept with a smile．

20．According to the passage, what can we offer when we pass by a poor person?

A．A word of love and a kind smile．

B．An act of kindness．

C．A or B．

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科目：初中英語 來源：北京市順義區(qū)2011年中考一模英語試題 題型：050

閱讀理解

　　Languages keeps evolving(進化、發(fā)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(辯論，爭論)．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(縮寫)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(當(dāng)選)would not be a radical(激進的)result to all problems, President Obama said：“…even though I am president…, AI-Qaida is still a threat(威脅)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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科目：初中英語 來源：湖北省中考真題 題型：聽力題

聽對話，回答問題。
1. What is the date today?
A. Saturday.
B. June 6.
C. July 6.
2. Which food do people usually have this day?
A. Moon cakes.
B. Rice dumplings.
C. Noodles.
3. Who is honored (紀念) on this festival?
A. Qu Yuan.
B. Confucius.
C. Shen Nong.

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