About one hundred years ago, many educated (受教育的) people spoke French when they met people from other countries. Today most people speak English when they meet foreigners. English has become the new international (國際的) language. There are more people who speak English as a second language than people who speak English as a first language. Why?

There are many reasons why English has become so popular. One of them is that English has become the language of business. Another important reason is that popular American culture, like movies, music, and McDonald’s, has quickly spread (傳播) throughout the world. It has brought its language with it.

Is it good that English has spread to all parts of the world so quickly? I don’t know. It’s important to have a language everyone can understand. Our world has become global (全球的) and we need to communicate with one another. However English is a hard language to learn and it brings its culture with it. Do we really need that?

Scientists have already tried to make an artificial (人造的) language that isn’t too difficult and isn’t

from any one group’s culture. It is called Esperanto. But it hasn’t become popular. Maybe the popularity

of English won’t last that long, either. Who knows? There are more people in the world who speak Chinese than any other language. Maybe someday Chinese will be the new international language.

1.A hundred years ago, French was ________ English with educated people.

A. as popular as B. less popular than

C. more popular than D. not as popular than

2.People in countries like Australia and Canada speak English as ________ language.

A. a first B. a second C. a foreign D. a third

3.Paragraph 2 mainly talks about ________.

A. how popular English is B. why English is popular

C. where English is popular D. what is the most important language

4.Esperanto is ________.

A. a popular language B. an easy language

C. an unpopular language D. an interesting language

5.The writer thinks it is ________ for Chinese to become a new international language.

A. easy B. possible C. hard D. unimportant

1.C 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.B 【解析】文章講述了英語在世界上流行的原因。 1.根據(jù)About one hundred years ago, many educated (受教育的) people spoke French when they met people from other countries.故選C 2.根據(jù)常識我們知道澳大利亞和加拿...

根據(jù)所給的漢語意思，完成下面的句子。

1.山頂曾經(jīng)有一座塔。但是現(xiàn)在不見了。

There ___________________________ on the top of the hill. But now it is gone.

2.在過去的幾年里，我們的學(xué)校已經(jīng)發(fā)生了很大的變化。

Our school ______________________________________________.

3.那條高速路已經(jīng)給環(huán)境帶來了很多問題，比如噪音和空氣污染。

The highway has ___________________________. For example, noise and air pollution.

4.我們已經(jīng)開始采取措施減少污染了。

We have begun to ___________________________.

5.南京南站投入運(yùn)營已經(jīng)三年多了。

Nanjing South Railway Station has been in use___________________________.

1.used to be a tower 2.has changed a lot over the years. 3.caused many problems to the environment 4.take action to reduce pollution 5.for over 3 years 【解析】 1. 山頂曾經(jīng)有一座塔。但是現(xiàn)在不見了。 used...

The most common form of public transportation is the bus. They provide transportation service in cities and towns even to countryside around the city. Also, special buses can be chartered (包租) for trips to mountains to lakes, and to nearby places of interest. But usually they can't run as fast as you want.

Undergrounds are mostly found in larger cities, such as New York, London, Beijing and so on. The underground is a underground system of high-speed trains. The world's first system was built in London. Underground trains move more quickly than buses. They, too, are cheap and help solve city traffic problems. But they are often crowed and noisy.

Taxis are more expensive than buses or underground trains, but they will drive you to the place you want in the shortest time possibly. Taxis are suitable if you are in a hurry or if you are taking a number of handbags or packages.

If you ever visit a big city in another country, you will probably have no trouble getting around. Like many people, of course, transportation will be your own two legs!

Public 1.

Forms	2.	Disadvantages
Buses	Providing transportation 3. in cities and towns; special buses can be chartered for 4. to different places.	Running 5.
Undergrounds	Moving more quickly than buses. 6. solve city traffic problems.	Crowded and 7.
8.	Going to the 9. you want in shortest time. Suitable if you are in a hurry or if you are taking lots of handbags or packages.	More 10. than buses and undergrounds

1.transportation 2.advantages 3.service 4.trips 5.slowly 6.Helping 7.noisy 8.Taxis 9.place 10.expensive 【解析】文章介紹了幾種公共交通工具。 1.根據(jù)文章介紹了幾種公共交通工具。故填transportation 2.根據(jù)Di...

_________ great fun it is! And ______ good time I’m having!

A. What a ; what B. What; what a C. How a; how D. How; how a

B 【解析】句意：它是多大的樂趣��！我玩的多高興��！這是感嘆句的結(jié)構(gòu)，how+形容詞+主語+謂語+---！What+(a/an)+形容詞+名詞+主語+謂語+---！ fun 有趣的人或事，樂趣，不可數(shù)名詞；have a good time玩得高興；故選B

Which of the following things is in Denmark?

A. The Statue of Liberty. B. The Little Mermaid.

C. The Sydney Opera House . D. Tower Bridge.

B 【解析】句意：下面哪個是在丹麥？A. The Statue of Liberty. 自由女神； B. The Little Mermaid.小美人魚；C. The Sydney Opera House 悉尼歌劇院； . D. Tower Bridge.塔橋；根據(jù)常識可知選B

He with his family, but now he on his own.

A. used to live; is used to living

B. is used to living; used to live

C. used to live; used to living

D. is used to live; is used to living

A 【解析】試題分析：句意：他過去和他的家人住在一起，但是現(xiàn)在他習(xí)慣獨(dú)自居住了。短語used to do sth.表示過去常常做某事；be used to doing sth.表示習(xí)慣于做某事。根據(jù)題意，故選A。

– He’s just back from work, _______? - _______. He won’t come back until tomorrow.

A. hasn’t he; Yes, he has B. Hasn’t he; No, he hasn’t

C. isn’t he; Yes, he, is D. isn’t he; No, he isn’t

D 【解析】句意：——他剛剛下班回來了，是不是？——不，他到明天才回來。be back回來，根據(jù)反義疑問句，前面肯定，后面否定；根據(jù) He won’t come back until tomorrow.可知是沒回來；故選D

– She _________. Please be quiet! – What? It’s seven a.m. I ______ for an hour.

A. has just fallen asleep; have got up B. has just slept; have got up

C. has just fallen asleep; have been up D. has just been asleep; have been up.

C 【解析】句意：——她剛剛睡著了，請安靜！——什么？現(xiàn)在是上午7點(diǎn)，我剛起床一個小時。get up起床，短暫性動詞不能和時間段連用，所以排除A/B；fall asleep睡著，強(qiáng)調(diào)入睡的動作；be asleep睡著，強(qiáng)調(diào)睡著的狀態(tài)，根據(jù)just可知是指動作；故選C

Hurry up. The play ________ for about half an hour.

A. has begun B. had begun C. has been on D. began

C 【解析】句意：快點(diǎn)，話劇開始了大約半個小時了。begin開始，短暫性動詞不能和時間段連用，所以排除A/B/D；be on上演，延續(xù)性動詞；故選C

—Why not stop_______ a rest, Helen?

—Oh, it’s so exciting that I can’t stop_______ the kite.

A. having; flying B. to have; to fly C. having; to fly D. to have; flying

D 【解析】句意：——為什么不停下來休息一下，海倫？——它是如此的激動人心以至于我不能停止放風(fēng)箏。stop to do sth停下來去做某事；stop doing sth停止做某事；故選D