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 ______．　　　

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A．a Chinese　　　　　B．an American

C．an English man　　　D．a French man

(2) Sandwich lived between ______．　　　

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A．1700～1800　　　B．1701～1799

C．1700～1799　　　D．1701～1800

(3) Sandwich was ______．　　　

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A．a common man　　　B．a servant

C．a rich man　　   　　　D．a poor man

(4) Sandwich often played cards ______．　　　

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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 ______．　　　

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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

We each have a memory. That’s why we can Still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things，but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have surprising(惊人的)memories.

A good memory helps people learn language(语言)well. Everyone learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears sounds. remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign(外国的)countries. They can learn two languages every day. In schools it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the students have so little time for it，and they are busy with other subjects. too.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案:

1.Some people can easily 1earn many things because ________.(　)

A. they always sleep very well　　　　　　　　　　    B. they often eat good food

C. they read a lot of books　　　　　　　　　　    D. they have good memories

2.Everyone learns his mother language ________.(　)

A. at the age of six　　　　　　　　　　    B. when he is a small child

C. after he goes to school　　　　　　　　　　    D. when he can read and write

3.Before a child can speak，he must ________.(　)

A. read and write　　　　　　　　　　    B. make sentences

C. hear and remember sounds　　　　　　　　　　    D. think hard

4.In school the students can't learn a foreign language easily because ——.(　)

A. they have no good memories

B. they have no good books

C. they have too much time for it

D. they are busy with other subjects

5.The best title of the text is ————.(　)

A. Two Languages　　　　　　　　　　    B. Learning a Language

C. Something about Memory　　　　　　　　　　    D. Remembering Things

 

　　It is interesting to go on a trip to another country, but sometimes there are problems when we don’t　 1　 the language （语言）very well. It may be　 2　 for us to talk with the people there. We may not know　 3　 to use the telephone in the country we are visiting. We may get off the bus at the wrong place　 4　 we can not understand what the conductor （售票员）says. We may not know how to buy the things we need in a　 5　 . In a foreign country we might not know where to eat or what to order in a restaurant. It is not easy to decide how　 6　 to tip （给小费）waiters or taxi drivers When we have difficulty, we might not know how to ask for　 7　 . It is not pleasant to have an experience （经历）like that. 　　8　 a short time, however, we learn what to do and what to say. We　 9　 to enjoy （喜欢）our life in the country, and then we may be　 10　 to leave. That’s almost the same experience to everyone who is visiting another country.

　　（　　）1．A. read 　　　　　　  B. write 　　　　　　　　 C. know 　　　　　　    D. spell

　　（　　）2．A. nice 　　　　　　  B. difficult 　　　　　　 C. boring 　　　　　　   D. relaxing

　　（　　）3．A. how 　　　　　　 B. why 　　　　　　　　  C. where 　　　　　　   D. who

　　（　　）4．A. because 　　    B. that 　　　　　　　　   C. so 　　　　　　　　    D. then

　　（　　）5．A. school 　　　　  B. hotel 　　　　　　　　  C. store 　　　　　　　　 D. hospital

　　（　　）6．A. often 　　　　    B. many 　　&n
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bsp;　　　　    C. soon 　　　　　　　　 D. much

　　（　　）7．A. question 　　    B. example 　　　　　　 C. help 　　　　　　　　  D. survey

　　（　　）8．A. Before 　　　　  B. After 　　　　　　　　 C. For 　　　　　　　　   D. In

　　（　　）9．A. want 　　　　　　 B. wish 　　　　　　　　  C. need 　　　　　　　　 D. start

　　（　　）10．A. sorry 　　　　  B. happy 　　　　　　    C. relaxed 　　　　　　  D. tired

 

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.

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

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

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4.Sandwich lived in the 18th century.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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阅读短文，判断正误，正确(T)，错误(F).

　There is one common(共有的) language(语言) in every country in the world. All the people, old and young, men and women ,must use it. It is everybody's first language. It is easy to be understood (被理解),although(尽管) you don't hear it. It is sign language.

　　When you wave (挥手) to your friends, you are using sign language. When you smile at others, you mean(意味) to be friendly. When you raise your hands in class, you are saying, “Please ask me. I know the answer to the question.” When you put one finger(手指) in front of your mouth, you mean, “Silence!” The deaf(聋) use sign language to talk to each other. There is even a university(大学) for deaf in the United States. There are also TV  programmes for the deaf people. They use sign language to tell everything.

(1)Sign language is the common language in the world.

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(2)The people around the world can hear it.

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(3)“Silence”means (意义是)“speak, please”.

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(4)Only the deaf use sign language.

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(5)The deaf can watch TV, too.

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