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Do you know how many languages there are in the world? There are about 1500, but many of them are not considered very ________ . English is considered one of most important languages because many people ________ it, not only in England and America, ________ in other countries of the world. About 200,000,000 speak it ________ their own language, and another 230,000,000 use it as ________ language. It is ________ to say how many people are learning it. ________ Boys and girls in schools are trying to do so.

Many ________ children study French. French is also a very important language, ________children study German, Russian, Japanese and Chinese.

Which is the best ________ to learn a language? We know that we all learnt ________ language well when we were ________ . If we learn a second language in the ________ way, it may not seem so difficult. What does a small child do? It ________ what people say, and it tries to guess what it hears. When it wants something, it has to ________ it. It is using the language, ________ and talking in it all of the time. If people use a second language ________ they will learn it ________ .

In school, you learn to read, to write ,to hear and to ________ .It is best to learn all new words through the ________ . You can read them, spell them and speak them later.

1.A. spoken B. happy C. important D. ideal

2.A. like B. use C. operate D. play

3.A. but B. and C. too D. so

4.A. like B. with C. for D. as

5.A. distant B. a second C. the second D. a special

6.A. easy B. again C. difficult D. best

7.A. Millions of B. Hundreds of C. Tens of D. Thousands of

8.A. Chinese B. Japanese C. English D. Asian

9.A. Some B. Thousands C. All D. Much

10.A. time B. way C. thing D. place

11.A. a foreign B. our mothers’ C. other’s D. our own

12.A. born B. children C. grown D. boys

13.A. same B. different C. useful D. good

14.A. talks B. wants C. cries D. follows

15.A. ask B. want C. get D. ask for

16.A. speaking B. writing C. thinking D. doing

17.A. some time B. sometimes C. all the time D. for the time

18.A. fluent B. confident C. freely D. easily

19.A. fight B. sing C. speak D. play

20.A. mouth B. hands C. ears D. eyes

短文改错

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

There was a time when Zhang Yi and I was good friends, but now we are like stranger. On his first day in our class two years ago, he had no one to talk. I was the first one to say hello to her, so we became friends. Zhang Yi did well in math or he was always ready to helping me with it. One day last month, I told him about that I would be away from school for two days to see a friend. But he told my father about it and that made me angrily. Now, I know I was wrong. I decide to say sorry for him, because I don’t want to lose so a good friend.

The timetable says the train from Harbin _____ at 19:26, but today ________ one hour late because of the bad weather. So we have to wait another one hour.

A. arrives; it’s arriving B. arrives; it has arrived

C. arrived; it has arrived D. arrived; it’s arriving

This was a time _________ the two countries were at war.

A. where B. which C. when D. that

All the people present at the meeting felt _______ at the ______ decision announced by the manager.

A. shocked; shocking B. shocking; shocked

C. shocking; shocking D. shocked; shocked

I know you are very ________ ice cream, but you will gain weight if you eat too much.

A. fond of B. tired of C. full of D. afraid of

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

My husband, my four-month-old daughter and I set out on a five-day driving journey from California to Washington. We had to stop frequently because our little child needed to stretch from the car seat.

One of our stops, once we crossed the Oregon border, was at a Black Bear Diner. Walking towards the front door we noticed a gentleman standing at one side. He was clearly untidy, without shoes and wearing worn clothing. We passed right by him and opened the restaurant door. Then something told me to go back.

Holding my daughter, I turned around and said to the gentleman, “Sir. Are you hungry?” He said, “Yes.” I then asked, “May we buy you something to eat?” He responded with, “Sure, I can order something myself.”

My husband opened the door and the gentleman went straight to the counter. I told him to order whatever he wanted. The manager of the restaurant came over quite quickly and looked frightened. I spoke before he had an opportunity to. “This gentleman will have lunch with us today,” I said. “Please add his order to our bill.” The manager said with a frown(皱眉), “Okay.” We turned to our table and the gentleman said, loudly and quickly, “Thank You!” We were seated and upon completing our meal we were handed our bill. I asked my husband what the gentleman had ordered. One fresh orange juice, one coffee, one breakfast combination with a side of hash browns.

When we left the restaurant I looked for the gentleman but didn’t see him, but that very small act just made my day. I hope in some small way we were able to add some joy to his life, even if only for a few minutes.

1. From the appearance of the gentleman, we can guess he was probably a(n) _____.

A. waiter B. actor C. beggar D. worker

2.The manager of the restaurant looked frightened because _____.

A. the man was not friendly

B. the man had stolen something from the restaurant

C. he had fired the man before

D. he was afraid the man wouldn’t afford to pay the food

3. From the passage, we can infer the man _____.

A. was thankful for their kind act

B. felt ashamed and went away

C. was hungry and ate a lot of food

D. was too proud to accept their offer

4. The phrase “made my day” in the last paragraph probably means ______.

A. wasted my money B. made me very happy

C. made me feel sorry D. moved me deeply

根据短文内容，在短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or 1. and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.

In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. 2. _ When you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health. When you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you. When you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. 3.__ All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.

Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that can’t be bought with money. 4._, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving(旋转的)door. When it closes, it also opens. 5._.

A. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you

B. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person

C. those who have nice cars and a lot of money

D. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too

E. those who have no houses

F. When you meet with difficulties, you can give them up and be happy

G. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy

单句改错

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改句子，请你修改你同桌写的以下10个句子，每句中只有1处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：每处错误及其修改均限一词；

1.He studied very hard ever since he came to our school.

2.The rescue workers final arrived at the end of last week.

3.Million of Chinese people are learning English as a foreign language.

4.I want to offer my sincere congratulation to you on your exam results.

5.The first time when I saw her, I fell in love with her.

6.Don’t lose your heart, even if you are in trouble.

7.As matter of fact, those books are of high quality.

8.We are amazing to find that no one got injured in the accident.

9.There is no wonder that she failed in the exam. She had never worked hard.

10.A great number of parents send their children to big cities to accept better education.

A castle is a type of fortified（加固的）structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages. This is different from a palace, which is no fortified-though there are many similarities among these types of construction. Usage of the term has varied over time and has been applied to diverse structures.

The European castles originated in the 9th and 10th centuries, resulting in its land divided among nobles. These nobles built castles to control the area surrounding them, and they were both offensive and defensive structures. Although army uses are often emphasized in castle studies, the structures also served as centres of administration and symbols of power. Urban castles were used to control the local people and important travel routes, and rural castles were often built near farmland.

Many castles were originally built from earth and wood, but had their defences supplanted later by stone. In the late 12th and early 13th centuries, scientific approaches to castle defence appeared, and could function to maximize the castle’s firepower. These changes in defence came from a mixture of castle technology. Although gunpowder was introduced to be built well into the 16th century, improved cannon（大炮）fire made them uncomfortable places to live in. As a result, true castles went into decline.

From the 18th century onwards, there was a renewed interest in castles with the construction of mock（仿造的）castles, part of a romantic revival（复活）of Gothic architecture, but they had no defensive purpose.

1.According to the first paragraph, we can know .

A. the palace is a fortified structure

B. the castle is different from the palace

C. the palace changed over time

D. the structures of the castle in different ages look the same.

2.what does the second paragraph mainly talk about?

A. Symbols of the European castles.

B. Functions of the European castles.

C. Influences of the European castles.

D. Characteristics of the European castles.

3.The underlined word “ supplanted ” in the third paragraph is closet in meaning to “ “.

A. produced B. saved C. protected D. replaced

4. What can be inferred from the river?

A. Castles have nothing in common with palaces.

B. Castles have a history of more than 1,000 years in Europe.

C. Castles were mainly used for defensive purposes after the 18th century.

D. The introduction of gunpowder instantly influenced castle building in Europe.