Many students in China are learning English. Some of these students are small children. Others are teenagers(青少年). Many are adults(成年人). Some study at school, others learn by themselves. A few learn English language over the radio, on TV, or in the films. One must work hard to learn another language.
Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own(自己的) language and maths and English. Some people learn English because it is useful for their work. Many people often learn English for their higher studies, because at college or university(大学) some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers and magazines in English.
【小题1】根据Others are teenagers(青少年). Many are adults(成年人).描述，可知选C。
【小题2】根据短文第一段描述，可知孩子，年轻人和成人都在学英语。故选C。
【小题3】根据短文第二段描述，可知每个人学英语都有不同的原因，故选D。
【小题4】联系上文可知本文描述的是中国人学英语，故他们自己的语言是汉语，选A。
【小题5】by表示通过某种方式，通过自己学习英语，及自学英语，故选B。
【小题6】Are there many adults learning English in China?

A．No, they aren’t.	B．No, they are.
C．Yes, there are.	D．Yes, there aren’t.

【小题7】________learn English.

A．Only teenagers.

B．Only adults.

C．Small children, teenagers and adults.

D．Only small children.

【小题8】Which of the following is true?

A． Most people learn English over the radio.

B． All the people learn English at school.

C． Students only learn their own language at school.

D． Different people have different reasons for learning English.

【小题9】“Their own language” means_____________.

A．Chinese

B．English

C．French

D．Japanese

【小题10】What’s the Chinese meaning of “learn by themselves”?\

A．和他们一起学习

B．自学

C．向他们学习

D．通过学习

阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案

　In every language（语言）there are some works．These words have some interesting stories behind them．The word “Sandwich（三明治）”, for example, is very common （普通的）in English．If we want to know the story behind it, we must know something about an English nobleman（贵族）, his name is called Sandwich．

　Sandwich lived in the 18th century．He was rich, but he liked to play cards for money（钱）．He often played for 24 hours, and did not even stop to have his meals．He let his servant（仆人）bring some meat and bread, and he played when eating．He put the meat between two pieces of bread, and he held the food in his left hand when he played with his right hand．People liked Sandwich's idea and began to eat bread and meat in his way．

　From the name of the man Sandwich, we have the word “Sandwich”today．

根据短文，选择填空．

(1) “Sandwich”is from a man's name．The man was ______．　　　

[　　]

A．a Chinese　　　　　B．an American

C．an English man　　　D．a French man

(2) Sandwich lived between ______．　　　

[　　]

A．1700～1800　　　B．1701～1799

C．1700～1799　　　D．1701～1800

(3) Sandwich was ______．　　　

[　　]

A．a common man　　　B．a servant

C．a rich man　　   　　　D．a poor man

(4) Sandwich often played cards ______．　　　

[　　]

A．from morning till afternoon

B．from morning till the end of evening

C．from morning till the end of night

D．from evening till morning

(5) Now “Sandwich”means ______．　　　

[　　]

A．two pieces of bread with meat between them

B．two pieces of bread between some meat

C．two pieces of bread among some meat

D．some meat among pieces of bread

阅读下列短文，然后判断正误。与原文意思相符的写T，不符的写F。

　　In every language（语言）there are words that have some interesting stories behind them．The word“sandwich”，for example，is very common（普通）in English．If we want to know the story behind it，we must know something about an English man named Sandwich who lived in the 18th century（世纪）．

　　Sandwich was rich，but he liked to play cards（打牌）for money（钱）．He often played for 24 hours ，and did not even stop to have his meals．He ordered（命令）his servants（仆人）to bring him some meat and bread and he played while（当…时候）eating．He put the meat between（在…中间）two pieces of bread and he held the food in his left hand，while he played with his right hand．People liked Sandwich's idea and began to eat bread and meat this way．

　　From the name of the man Sandwich，we have the word“sandwich”today．

1.There are words that have some interesting stories behind them in 　　English.

(　　)

2.Sandwich was very common before the 18th century.

(　　)

3.The word “sandwich”comes from the man by the name of Sandwich.

(　　)

4.Sandwich lived in the 18th century.

(　　)

5.Sandwich was rich and he often worked for 24 hours.

(　　)

6.Sandwich had a little money, so he played cards for money.

(　　)

7.Sandwich played cards day and night without（不，没有）rest of food.

(　　)

8.A sandwich means a piece of bread between two pieces of meat.

(　　)

9.People didn't think Sandwich's idea was good.

(　　)

10.Later people ate bread and meat in the same way as Sandwich did.

(　　)

There are four people in John's family. His 　36 are English teachers. He 　37 a little brother. His name is Peter. Peter is only five 　38 old. He doesn't go to school. So he can't read of write. One day, John 　39 Peter sitting at the table with a pen in his 　40 . "What are you doing, Peter?" John asks. "I'm writing 　41 my friend, Tony." says Peter. "But 　42 can you write?" John asks, "You don't go to school, 　43 you don't know the words." Peter says, "But it's OK because my 　44 and I know the words on the moon. I write to Tony in the moon language (语言). I want to tell 　45 an interesting story. I think Tony will be happy to read it."

36. A. father　　 B. mother　　 C. parent　　 D. parents

37. A. has　　 B. remembers　　 C. takes　　 D. leaves

38. A. days　　 B. weeks　　 C. months　　 D. years

39. A. hears　　 B. sees　　 C. tells　　 D. calls

40. A. mouth　　 B. head　　 C. hand　　 D. arm

41. A. to　　 B. in　　 C. on　　 D. with

42. A. when　　 B. what　　 C. who　　 D. where

43. A. but　　 B. so　　 C. or　　 D. because

44. A. brother　　 B. sister　　 C. friend　　 D. teacher

45. A. you　　 B. him　　 C. her　　 D. them

There are four people in John's family. His 　36 are English teachers. He 　37 a little brother. His name is Peter. Peter is only five 　38 old. He doesn't go to school. So he can't read of write. One day, John 　39 Peter sitting at the table with a pen in his 　40 . "What are you doing, Peter?" John asks. "I'm writing 　41 my friend, Tony." says Peter. "But 　42 can you write?" John asks, "You don't go to school, 　43 you don't know the words." Peter says, "But it's OK because my 　44 and I know the words on the moon. I write to Tony in the moon language (语言). I want to tell 　45 an interesting story. I think Tony will be happy to read it."

36. A. father　　 B. mother　　 C. parent　　 D. parents

37. A. has　　 B. remembers　　 C. takes　　 D. leaves

38. A. days　　 B. weeks　　 C. months　　 D. years

39. A. hears　　 B. sees　　 C. tells　　 D. calls

40. A. mouth　　 B. head　　 C. hand　　 D. arm

41. A. to　　 B. in　　 C. on　　 D. with

42. A. when　　 B. what　　 C. who　　 D. where

43. A. but　　 B. so　　 C. or　　 D. because

44. A. brother　　 B. sister　　 C. friend　　 D. teacher

45. A. you　　 B. him　　 C. her　　 D. them