Ⅰ.词汇。(10分)

(A)根据句意及首字母提示补全单词。

1.If you want to learn English well, you should pay attention to its spelling and p_____.

2.What are the d_____ between the two pictures?

3.Fall is another saying of a _____.

4.People in the city held a great party to celebrate their v_____.

5.He spoke English with a little Dutch(荷兰语的) a_____.

(B)根据句意，用所给单词的适当形式填空。

6.She ________ (force) herself to be polite to them.

7.The two ________(German) are from Germany.

8.English is spoken ________(different) in different English-speaking countries.

9.In the word “knew”, the letter“k”is not ________(pronounce).

10.In ________ (Australian), people call their friends “mates”.

Ⅱ.英汉互译。(5分)

11.我父亲叫我把旅行箱放在汽车尾部的行李箱里。

　　 My father _____ me _____ put the suitcase in the boot.

12.澳大利亚英语和英式英语一样吗？

　　 Is Australian English _____ _____ _____ British English?

13.迈克尔将去机场为王军峰送行。

　　 Michael is going to the airport _____ _____ Wang Junfeng _____.

14.昨天下午4:00林涛看到他的同学在操场上打篮球。

　　 Lin Tao _____ his classmates _____ basketball on the playground at 4:00 p.m. yesterday.

15.陈真学英语没有困难。

　　 Chen Zhen has no _____ in _____ English.

Ⅲ.书面表达。(10分)

假如你是王群，正在澳大利亚度暑假。在那儿你遇到了一些语言障碍。请给你的英语老师Mr. Zhou发一封电子邮件，把你所遇到的困难告诉他。(80词左右)

Unit 3　 Topic 3

(满分100分，时间90分钟)

(C)

English is spoken as the first language by most people in the U.S.A., Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Canada. However, English is spoken all over the world. It is the main language in over 60 countries, including India, Singapore and many of the Caribbean and Pacific islands. In these places English is often the second language.

English is also an international language in many other countries, like China and Japan. People in these countries use it for business, and travelers to these countries use English when they want to communicate. Other people may learn English because they enjoy reading books in English, listening to British or American music or watching American films.

English has changed a lot over the years and still goes on changing. It is no longer right to talk about British English or American English if the speakers come or don’t come from those countries. People in Japan and Korea, for example, may use the American spelling but may not sound like American.

English will probably be the most widely used language in the world by the end of the 21st century. This language no longer belongs to British, American or Australian speakers. It belongs to anyone in the world. So, as a middle school student today, think about how you can use this language. After you leave school, you will almost certainly need it.

根据短文内容填空，每空一词。

36.In the U.S.A., Britain and Australia, English is _____ as their _____ language.

37.English is spoken as an _____ _____ by the people all over the world now.

38.English doesn’t stay _____ _____, it has changed a lot over the years.

39._____ the most widely used language will be _____ by the end of the 21st century.

40.In the future, English will be more _____ and _____.

(B)

When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been abroad. Like most English children, I learnt French at school and I had often been to France, so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand English. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language problems.

How wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to give my American friend Danny a ring and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking like being lost and asked if he could help me.

“Yes,”I said.“I want to give my friend a ring.”

“Well, that’s nice,”he exclaimed (惊呼).“Are you getting married? But aren’t you a bit young？”

“Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me where there’s a phone box?”

“Oh!”he said.“There’s a phone downstairs.”

When at last we did meet up, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me.“Don’t worry,” she said to me.“I had many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which the Americans use differently in meaning from us British. You’ll soon get used to all the funny things they say. But most of the time British and American people can understand each other!”

31.(　 )Which sentence is right according to the passage?

　　　　　　 A.This was the first time for the writer to go abroad.

　　　　　　 B.The writer could speak French and English.

　　　　　　 C.He thought he would have some difficulties in understanding the Americans.

　　　　　　 D.The writer had been to the U.S.A. many times.

32.(　 )When the writer arrived at the airport, he wanted to _____.

　　　　　　 A.buy a ring for his friend　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.ask the way to his friend’s

　　　　　　 C.telephone his friend　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.call a taxi

33.(　 )The old man thought _____.

　　　　　　 A.the writer wanted to find a phone box

　　　　　　 B.the writer was old enough to get married

　　　　　　 C.the writer didn’t know the way

　　　　　　 D.the writer wanted to find his girlfriend

34.(　 )At last, the old man _____.

　　　　　　 A.understood what the writer wanted to do

　　　　　　 B.couldn’t understand the writer

　　　　　　 C.bought a ring for the writer

　　　　　　 D.took the writer to the phone box by himself

35.(　 )Which sentence is wrong according to the passage?

　　　　　　 A.The writer’s friend, Danny had a lot of difficulties in the U.S.A. at first.

　　　　　　 B.There are some differences between American and British English.

　　　　　　 C.British people can’t understand the Americans most of the time.

　　　　　　 D.British and American people can understand each other most of the time.

(A)

Every person uses his own special words to show his ideas and feelings. Some of these expressions are commonly used for many years. Others are popular for just a short time. One such American expression is “Where’s the beef ?”. It is used when something is not as good as it is said to be. In the early 1980s, “Where’s the beef ?” was one of the most popular expressions in the United States. It seemed as if everyone was using it at that time.

Beef, of course, is the meat from a cow, and no food is more popular in America than a hamburger made from beef. In the 1960s, a businessman named Ray Kroch began building small restaurants that sold hamburgers at a low price. Kroch called his restaurant “McDonald’s”. Ray Kroch became one of the richest businessmen in America.

Other business people saw his success. Some of them opened their own hamburger restaurants. One company called “Wendy’s” said its hamburgers were bigger than those sold by McDonald’s or anyone else. The Wendy’s company began to use the expression “Where’s the beef ?” to make people know that Wendy’s hamburgers were the biggest. The Wendy’s television advertisement showed three old women eating hamburgers. The bread that covered the meat was very big, but inside there was only a bit of meat. One of the women said she would not eat a hamburger with such a little piece of beef.“Where’s the beef?”she shouted in a funny way. The advertisement for Wendy’s hamburger restaurants was a success. As we said, it seemed everyone began using the expression “Where’s the beef?”.

根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。

　(　 )26.The expression “Where’s the beef ?” is used when something is not as good as it is said to be.

27.(　 )Wendy started McDonald’s restaurant.

28.(　 )Other people wanted to open hamburger restaurants because they thought they could make a lot of money.

29.(　 )Wendy’s made the expression known to everybody by a television advertisement.

30.(　 )The Wendy’s company wanted to tell others their hamburgers were the most delicious.

Ⅱ.情景交际。(5分)

A: Hello, Granny! What are you doing?

B: 　11　

A: Learning English? Why?

B: Yes. 　12　 　More and more foreign friends will come to China. I want to do something for them. 　13　

A: You’re great, Granny! Well, English has become more and more popular. 　14　

B: You’re right, dear. 　15　

A: Of course, Granny. Let’s learn English together.

B: That’s fine. Thank you.

A: You’re welcome.

10.(　 )I’m not sure if I’m going to Tom’s birthday party. I may go to the concert _____.

　　　　　 A.only　　　　　　　　　　 B.instead　　　　　　　　 C.early　　　　　　　　　　 D.instead of

9.(　 )The winter holiday will begin soon. John _____ to stay with us.

　　　　　 A.will be coming　　　es　　　　　　　　 C.came　　　　　　　　　　 D.is coming

8.(　 )The little girl _____ go to school, though she didn’t want to go there.

　　　　　 A.wanted to　　　　　　 B.was forced to　　　 C.is forced to　　　　　 D.liked to

7.(　 )Peter’s Chinese was very poor when he came to China, so he couldn’t make himself _____.

　　　　　 A.understands　　　　　 B.understanding　　　 C.understand　　　　　　 D.understood