This Englishman is good at writing, reading and _____ is kind to others.
A.above all B.first of all C.in all D.after all
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—Excuse me, sir. Would you do me a favour?
—Sure. What is it?
—I _________if you could tell me how to pronounce this English word.
A. had wondered B. was wondering C. would wonder D. did wonder
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You can________this English programme________the air easily with your short-wave radio.
A. pick out; over B. pick up; on C. choose; through D. choose; by
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It is widely known that any English conversation begins with The Weather. Such a fixation with the weather finds expression in Dr. Johnson’s famous comment that “When two English meet, their first talk is of weather.” Though Johnson’s observation is as accurate now as it was over two hundred years ago, most commentators fail to come up with a convincing explanation for this English weather-speak.
Bill Bryson, for example, concludes that, as the English weather is not at all exciting, the obsession with it can hardly be understood. He argues that “To an outsider, the most striking thing about the English weather is that there is not very much of it.” Simply, the reason is that the unusual and unpredictable weather is almost unknown in the British Isles.
Jeremy Paxman, however, disagrees with Bryson, arguing that the English weather is by nature attractive. Bryson is wrong, he says, because the English preference for the weather has nothing to do with the natural phenomena. “The interest is less in the phenomena themselves, but in uncertainty.” According to him, the weather in England is very changeable and uncertain and it attracts the English as well as the outsider.
Bryson and Paxman stand for common misconceptions about the weather-speak among the English. Both commentators, somehow, are missing the point. The English weather conversation is not really about the weather at all. English weather-speak is a system of signs, which is developed to help the speakers overcome the natural reserve and actually talk to each other. Everyone knows conversations starting with weather-speak are not requests for weather data. Rather, they are routine greetings, conversation starters or the blank “fillers”. In other words, English weather-speak is a means of social bonding.
【小题1】The author mentions Dr. Johnson’s comment to show that______.
| A.most commentators agree with Dr. Johnson |
| B.Dr. Johnson is famous for his weather observation |
| C.the comment was accurate two hundred years ago |
| D.English conversations usually start with the weather |
| A.A social trend. |
| B.An emotional state. |
| C.A historical concept. |
| D.An unknown phenomenon. |
| A.Bill Bryson has little knowledge of the weather |
| B.there is nothing special about the English weather |
| C.the English weather attracts people to the British Isles |
| D.English people talk about the weather for its uncertainty |
| A.To explain what English weather-speak is about. |
| B.To analyse misconceptions about the English weather. |
| C.To find fault with both Bill Bryson and Jeremy Paxman. |
| D.To convince people that the English weather is changeable. |
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. This English newspaper is believed to be a highly valuable one that ________ many events not found in other newspapers.
A. writes B. covers C. prints D. reads
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第II卷
第一节:单词拼写(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母,写出单词的正确形式(每空限写一词)。
1. They are to put on an e_____________ of French paintings in the Oriental Hall next week.
2. My father used to smoke a lot but he has q___________ smoking since last year.
3. It is a_____________ true that the sun rises in the east.
4. She has received formal keyboard training. C_____________, she can type much faster than I.
5. Can you t_____________ this English poem into Chinese?
6. The a___________ temperature in summer in Quzhou is about 20℃.
7. The soldier was awarded a medal for his b____________ in the war.
8. The temperature is above n_____________ all over the world and it’s time we took measures.
9. Who is to b____________ for the fire in the kitchen?
10. I felt n___________ and uncertain because it was my first travel abroad.
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