—Volunteering is becoming      popular in China .

—Yeah, people are now aware that helping others is helping themselves.

A. naturally         B. successfully       C. splendidly       D. increasingly

So difficult ________ it to work out the problem that I decided to ask my teacher for advice.

 A. I did find     B. I have found     C. have I found    D. did I find

---Have you been to the National Theatre?

   ---No, but I've         bought two tickets for the concert to be given this weekend.

A．yet           B．even                C．ever           D．a(chǎn)lready

Greatly moved by the movie, __________.

　   A．tears came to the audience’s eyes        

       B．the audience could hardly hold back tears

     C．tears could hardly be held back            

       D．the audience’s eyes were filled with tears

More people speak English than any other language except Chinese .English is the main language spoken in the United Kingdom，Ireland，Australia，New Zealand，Canada，the United States and some other countries. Altogether more than 450 million people speak English as their everyday language .Another 100 million or more speak at least some English. Most English words come from old Anglo?? Saxon，F(xiàn)rench，or Latin words.

Modern English developed through the efforts（努力） of literary(文學(xué)的)and political writings .Modern English was influenced by old English，the beginning of the university?? educated people，Shakespeare，the common language found in the middle of present??day England and an effort to show and standardize(使標(biāo)準(zhǔn)化)English.

British English，known as Standard English or Oxford English，underwent changes during the colonization(殖民)of North America and the creation（創(chuàng)建）of the United States .British English words changed into American English words，such as centre to center，metre to meter，theatre to theater and so on.

Until the 18th century，British and American English were very similar with almost no difference .Immigration（移民） to America by other English peoples changed the language by 1700.Noah Webster，author of the first authoritative(權(quán)威的)American English dictionary，created many changes.

Modern English developed through______.

A．the efforts of literary writings           B．the efforts of political writings

C．old Chinese                         D．both A and B

American English changed from______ during the colonization of North America and the creation of the United States.

A．British English    B．Standard English    C．Oxford English   D．a(chǎn)ll of the above

British English was almost similar to American English until the______ century.

A．20th           B．19th            C．18th           D．17th

What is the title of the passage?

A．Why more people speak English                      B. What modern English is

C．When British and American English had no difference     D．English and its development

Making an advertisement for television often costs more than a movie. For example, a two-hour movie costs $6 million to make. A TV commercial（廣告節(jié)目）can cost more than $6000 a second. And that does not include cost of paying for air time. Which is more valuable, the program or the ad? In terms of money-and making money is what television is all about-the commercial is by far the more important.

Research, market testing, talent, time and money—all come together to make us want to buy a product．No matter how bad we think a commercial is, it works．The sales of Charm went up once the ads began．TV commercials actually buy their way into our head．We, in turn, buy the product.

And the ads work because so much time and attention are given to them．Here are some rules of commercial ad making．If you want to get the low middle-class buyer, make sure the announcer has a tough, manly voice．Put some people in the ad who work with their hands．If you want to sell to upper-class audience, make sure that the house, the furniture, and the hair style are the types that the group identifies with(認(rèn)同)．If you want the buyer feel superior to the character selling the product, then make that person so stupid or silly that everyone will feel great about himself or herself.

     We laugh at commercials．We don’t think we pay that much attention to them．But facts show we are kidding ourselves．The making of a commercial that costs so much money is not kid stuff（非常簡單的事物）．It’s a big, big business．And it’s telling us what to think, what we need, and what to buy．To put it simply, the TV commercial is a form of brainwashing.

TV commercials are more important than other programs to television because _______.

A．they bring in great profits

B．they require a lot of money to make

C．they are not difficult to produce

D．they attract more viewers than other programs

The purpose of all the efforts made in turning out TV commercials is _______.

A．to persuade people to buy the product

B．to show how valuable the product is

C．to test the market value of the product

D．to make them as interesting as TV movies

From the rules set for making commercial ads, we can see that_______.

A．the lower-middle-class buyer likes to work with his hand

B．the more stupid the characters, the more buyers of the product

C．a(chǎn)d designers attract different people with different skills

D．a(chǎn)n upper-class buyer is more interested in houses and furniture than a lower-middle-class

buyer

It is believed by the writer that_______.

A．few people like to watch TV commercials

B．TV commercials are a good guide to buyers

C．TV commercials often make people laugh

D．people do not think highly of TV commercials

閱讀下列材料, 從所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、Ｂ、Ｃ、Ｄ) 中，選出符合各小題要求的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

The people below are needed to take part in a sport. After the description of these people, there is information about four sports(A-D). Decide which sport would be most suitable for the person mentioned in questions 58-61 and then mark the correct letter(A-D) on your answer sheet.

Bob is a very active man. He is very strong and healthy. He’d like to take part in an exciting sport. But he is afraid of water.

Simon is very fat. He would like to lose his weight. But he is not interested in double quick and excitement activity. He enjoys water sports.

Mathew hates to take part in the violent sports. He is in poor health. He wants to build up his body.

Jack is brave and risky and a good swimmer. He enjoys water game. He looks for excitement with his friend when they are on holiday.

A. Hiking is a great way to travel. You will get close to nature and take exercise at the same time. Hiking is easy to do and doesn’t have to be very expensive. You can hike close to home or travel to other places. The basic equipment you need for hiking is simple: good shoes, clothes and a backpack. You can hike in the mountains, in a forest or along a river. You can also go for a hike in the city. Hiking is fun and exciting, but you shouldn’t forget safety.

B. Rafting is a good way to experience nature. If you want a normal rafting trip, choose a quiet stream or river that is wide and has few fallen trees or rocks. If you are looking for more excitement you may want to try whitewater rafting. You should always think about your safety and wear good clothes. You also need to learn the basic skills of rafting, such as how to handle the raft, how to paddle and how to get in and out of the raft. You should not go rafting unless you know how to swim, and you should always wear a life jacket.

C. Swimming is a good way for swim lovers. You can reduce your weight and become slim by swimming. You can train your willpower and increase your energy of your lung. You can swim in the swimming pool, in the lake, in the river or even in the sea.

D. Long running is a good sport, for example, Marathom is very popular with young people especially people with strong body and will. If you have hypertension or heart disease, perhaps, it is not suitable for you.

There is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling. No school I have ever taught in has ever ignored spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill. There are, however, different ideas about how to teach it, or how much priority (優(yōu)先) it must be given over general language development and writing ability. The problem is how to encourage a child to express himself freely and confidently in writing without holding him back with the complexities (復(fù)雜性) of spelling.

If spelling becomes the only focal (焦點(diǎn)的) point of his teacher’s interest, clearly a bright child will be likely to “play safe”. He will tend to write only words within his spelling range, choosing to avoid adventurous language. That’s why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability.

I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience: “This work is terrible! There are far too many spelling errors and your writing is terrible.” It may have been a sharp criticism of the pupil’s technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who had omitted to read the essay, which contained some beautiful expressions of the child’s deep feelings. The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the errors, but if his priorities had centered on the child’s ideas, an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more motivation (動(dòng)機(jī)) to seek improvement.

Teachers are different in their opinions about _________.

A .the difficulties in teaching spelling

B. the role of spelling in general language development

C. the complexities of the basic writing skills

D. the necessity of teaching spelling

The underlined expression “play safe” probably means ________.

   A. to write carefully            B. to do as teachers say

   C. to use dictionaries frequently   D. to avoid using words one is not sure of

Teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that ____________.

   A. students will be able to express their ideas more freely

   B. students will have more confidence in writing

   C. students will have less trouble in correcting mistakes

   D. students will learn to be independent of teachers

The author seems to think that the teacher’s judgment on that sensitive piece of writing is __________.

   A. unfair       B. reasonable        C. foolish         D. careless

The major point discussed in the passage is ___________.

   A. the importance of developing writing skills     

   B. the complexities of spelling

   C. the correct way of marking compositions     

   D. the relationship between spelling and the content of a composition

閱讀下面短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~或使用括號(hào)中的語法的正確形式填空，并將答案填寫在答題卡標(biāo)號(hào)為16—25的相應(yīng)位置上。

    Last summer, I went to Hanwang, an area severely damaged during the Wenchuan earthquake. I visited some of the ____________(survive) and helped the local volunteers.

    At Hanwang, there were no tall buildings and the air was very dirty and people were crowded. I lived with volunteers _______all around China in makeshift (臨時(shí)的) accommodation. They had been working there for more than six months, some giving up jobs to help with educating the kids. They never complained ________the poor conditions that I couldn’t bear at first. Rather, they were thankful to have the chance ______(rebuild) the damaged areas. I respected their work.

   My main task was to visit some of the children_____ charity organization was supporting. One of them was disabled, having broken a leg during the earthquake. A ________(poison) spider had bitten another girl while she __________(live)in a tent after the earthquake. She had had to endure (忍受) the transplant of a piece of skin from one leg to the other. These children had had terrible bad luck,____ ____ they were still full of hope despite the situation. Their grades were amazingly good, _______was one reason the charity group chose to help them. All the people I visited were grateful, not only for surviving but to the country for helping_________.

Why didn’t you ask for help, ______ trying to do it on your own?

   A. other than           B. less than                   C. more than                 D. rather than