Many years ago my grandfather Benjamin Brown, traveled on a ship. The first evening at dinner a Frenchman sat down next to my grandfather. Before he sat down, the Frenchman looked at my grandfather and said, “Bon appetit.” My grandfather stood up and said, “Ben Brown.”

The same thing happened the next evening and the one after that. An Englishman on the ship could speak French. My grandfather said to him, “I don’t understand the man who has dinner with me. Every evening he comes to dinner and introduces himself.” The Englishman asked my grandfather’s mistake. He explained to my grandfather that “Bon appetit,” was not the man’s name, but was French for “Enjoy your meal.”

The next evening my grandfather came to dinner after the Frenchman. My grandfather smiled and said in French, “Bon appetit.” The Frenchman stood up and replied, “Ben Brown.”

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1．How did my grandfather travel many years ago?

A．By train                  B．By plane                  C．On a bus                 D．On a ship

2．What did my grandfather say when the Frenchman said “Bon appetit”?

A．Good evening          B．Bon Appetit             C．Ben Brown             D．Enjoy yourself

3．Who helped Ben Brown understand the Frenchman’s words?

A．The waiter              B．An Englishman        C．Ben Brown himself  D．Nobody

4．What does “Bon appetite.” Mean in English?

A．Enjoy your meal      B．What’s your name?  C．Good evening          D．How are you?

5．How many people were there in the story?

A．Two                       B．There                            C．Five                       D．Six

Many years ago,a Japanese student went to New York for his holiday. He studied   1    English,but he could not speak very well.One day he went to a restaurant for lunch.He wanted to have some   2    .But he couldn’t   3     the English word “chiken” how to pronounce(发音). He looked around and saw a picture of a hen(母鸡). He    4    the picture to the waiter(服务员). “What do you call her childen?”He asked. “chiken,sir.” “Then what do you call chickens    5   they are born?” “eggs,sir.” “very well,” said the Japanese student.“Give me two eggs and a cup of tea,please.”

  One man can find a way out if he learns to look through his around the world.

1 A.no       B.much        C.a little      D.a few

2 A.eggs      B.milk        C.tea         D.chicken

3 A.remember       B.see        C.find         D.think

4 A.looked       B.showed       C.shows       D.showing

5 A.after         B.when         C.before         D.because

　　Only a hundred years ago, people seldom traveled far out of their birthplace. Books were very expensive and there were few national（国家的）newspapers and no radio or TV. In fact, most people spent their time talking and listening. And only a little reading and writing went on and many people were unable to read and write. For this reason, native dialects（方言）grew up and people spoke as their parents and grandparents did. A Cornwall woman who traveled just as far as London would find that people spoke a complete different language.

　　Sometimes it is hard to take in just how much things have changed. You always have books around, read magazines and newspapers, have different TV or radio programs. You and everyone around you, often travel not just in British islands but all of the world. Modern science has changed our life and distances（距离）have been made shorter. It might have taken a Cornwall woman three days to travel to London. Now it takes less than two hours by air, less than four by train and less than six by road.

　　The result of this is that the language we use is becoming more national and the dialect are dying out. Writing, printing（印刷）and broadcasting（广播）have speeded up this change as one dialect has come to be used by more and more people. This is the dialect called Standard（标准的）English which was first used outside London in the south and east Midlands.

(1) From the passage we know that a century ago __________.

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A．people wouldn't like to leave their birthplace

B．there were neither books nor newspapers

C．most people couldn't read and write

D．people learned to read and write from their family members

(2) If a Cornwall woman went to London a hundred years ago, she would find _________.

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A．London was not far from her birthplace

B．London was a strange city

C．she could easily understand London people

D．she could hardly understand London people

(3) Things have changed so much that people are not _____________ any more.

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A．watching TV and listening to the radio

B．reading books and magazines

C．traveling just within the British islands

D．traveling over tile world

(4) English is becoming more national because ________ .

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A．distances have been made shorter by modern science

B．it takes a Cornwall woman less time to travel to London

C．the capital of England has been moved to a place near Cornwall

D．people mustn't speak dialect in England

(5) Today Standard English is __________.

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A．dying out slowly

B．used by more and more people

C．used in east Midlands only

D．used by London people only

阅读理解    

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We are learning English, but how can we learn English well? A student can know a lot about English, but maybe we can’t speak English.

If you want to know how to swim, you must get into the river. And if you want to be a football player, you must play football.

So, you see, you can learn by using it, You should listen to your teacher in class. You should speak English to your classmates every day and also you could write something in English. Then one day you may find your English very good.
(   )1You know a lot about English, but maybe

_________ it.
       A.you can speak      B.you can study

C.you can’t speak 

(   )2You must get into the river___________.
     A.to learn how to swim  B.to play C.to jump
(   )3Do you want to be a football player? 

Please ____________.
       A.buy a football        B.play football

C.have some lessons 
(   )4You can learn by using it. For example:____
     A.listen to your teacher in class 

B.Speak English to your classmates every day

C.A and B

(   )5Which do you think is the best title for this

 article?     __________________.
A.How to swim       B.How to play football C.How can we learn English well
                  B

　　Several years ago Robert knew a girl at a party. He loved her at once. But he hadn’t enough money to marry(娶)her. He went to another village and wanted to borrow five thousand dollars from Peter, one of his classmates. He said he was going to return the money in two years.

    Peter Black believed him and lent the money to him. And Robert thanked the young man very much.

    In the past four years Robert married the girl and she had a baby. They lived a happy life, but he didn’t give the money back to Peter.

    One day Peter’s mother was ill and needed an operation. He looked for Robert for a few times, but he never met him. One day Peter heard that the young man was in. He hurried there. He knocked at the door for a long time and Robert’s wife came out to meet him.

    “I’m sorry, Mr Black.” said the woman. “My husband has just gone out.”

    Peter thought for a while and said, “Yes, I met him on my way here. He told me that he had left all his money at home and let you return it to me.”

    “Don’t believe him, dear!”Robert came out in a hurry(匆忙) and called out. “I’ve never told him about it!”

(   )6Peter believe Robert because _______.

        A.they were old classmates

        B.they lived in different villages

        C.Peter was a rich man

        D.Robert once helped Peter

(   )7Robert wouldn’t meet Peter because _______.

        A.he did not want to pay back the money

        B.he had paid Peter all the money

        C.he was always very busy

        D.his wife didn’t let him do so

(   )8Robert’s wife said sorry to Peter because she wanted ______.

    A.to pay Peter the money  B.to make Peter leave

    C.to let Peter in         D.to go out to meet Peter

(   )9Robert came out in a hurry because _______.

A.he was afraid Peter would beat his wife

B.he was afraid Peter would take his wife to the police

    C.he decided to give the money back to Peter

    D.he was afraid his wife would give the money to Peter

(   )10Which of the following is true? ___________.

    A.The woman didn’t know her husband was at home.

    B.Robert had no money to pay Peter.

    C.Peter was clever enough to make Robert come out.

D.Robert thought Peter was a good friend.

Alex knew colors and shapes．He learned about 150 English words．With his language ability he made himself known as perhaps the world’s most famous talking bird．

But Alex．a parrot，died two weeks ago when he was 31．Irene，a psychologist（心理学家）at Harvard University，studied and worked with the parrot for nearly 30 years．

In 1977, Irene, then an excellent student in chemistry at Harvard, bought Alex from a pet store．At that time, scientists were not quite sure whether birds could learn to communicate with humans．

But using the methods of teaching, Irene helped Alex to learn about 150 words, and to count small numbers, as well as colors and shapes．

In experiments, Irene would give Alex a small reward （奖励）, like a grape．Alex learned to ask for the grape by watching what the trainer was doing to get it．The researchers then worked with the bird to help him with pronunciation．

Alex showed a surprising ability to learn．For example, when he was shown a blue paper circle, he could tell what color the paper was, what shape it was, and after touching it what it was made of．

Like other parrots, he also picked up some words when staying in the lab, like "calm down" and "good morning"．He could also show his happiness and sadness．

Even before the week he died, Alex was working with Irene on difficult words． As she put him into his cage for the night that Thursday, Irene said that Alex looked at her and said," You be good．See you tomorrow．I love you．"

He was found dead in his cage the next morning．

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1．Alex is the name of_______

A．an excellent student                       B．a clever bird

C．a trainer                               D．a psychologist

2．How did Irene get the parrot?

A．A friend gave it to her．                     B．She caught it in a forest．

C．She bought it from the market．               D．The passage doesn't mention it．

3．The underlined words "picked up" in the seventh paragraph mean_______

A．捡到                    B．挑选                    C．举起                   D．学到

4．The best title of the passage can be _______．

A．A Thinking Parrot                                    B．The Owner of a Parrot

C．How to Teach a Parrot to Speak                  D．Parrots，Our Close Friends

5．The passage is probably taken from a_______．

A．history textbook                                      B．novel（小说）

C．newspaper                                                D．dictionary