43. Mark Twain, the great writer and 　　　(speak), made jokes in his life.

42. 　　　(每当) I see her, she’s always smiling.

(B)根据所给词的适当形式填空。

41. How can I make polite 　　　(谈话) with a stranger?

(C)

Once there were five beggars(乞丐). One was English, one Turkish, one Greek, one was an Arab and one was Persian. One day they met and decided to stay together, sharing what they had and helping each other in times of trouble.

Soon a man passed them in the street and gave them a coin. They talked about what to do with it. At last they decided to buy something to eat.

“Let’s buy some grapes!” said the Englishman. But the Turkish wanted “uzum”, the Arab “aneb”, the Greek “stafelea”, and the Persian insisted on(坚持) “angur”. They did not understand each other’s language very well. Soon they were quarrelling and even fighting.

While they were fighting about how to spend the money, a stranger came along. He knew all the five languages. He asked them why they were fighting. After they told him, he said, “Give me your coin. I will buy what you wish.”

He was soon back with a bunch of grapes. Each beggar was happy, as each had what he had wanted. Each had asked for the same thing, but the word for “grapes” is different in different languages.

If people could understand each other, there would be no need to fight.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

36. Did these beggars speak the same language?

37. What did they decide to do when they met one day?

38. What did a man give them in the street?

39. Why did they quarrel?

40. In fact, all of them wanted to buy grapes, didn’t they?

Ⅴ. 词汇。(10分)

(A)根据汉语提示填空。

(B)

English is very important to us in the modern world. Many people want to learn it well. Here are some things that I want to say about learning English.

You need two things to learn English well-passion and good learning methods(方法), and passion is the more important one. Why? Because passion makes you want to learn English; the learning methods only tell you how to do it better and faster.

If you love learning English, you’ll do it regularly and spend more time on it. Learning English will be easier for you. It’ll be easy for you to remember new words and grammar. 　　　

for example, some people like history and know everything about World War Ⅱ. If you told a “normal person” to memorize(记忆) all these facts, they would never do it. We know you may not love learning English. And even if you love it, you won’t do it sometimes. This is how human psychology(心理学) works-sometimes we’re very lazy and tired, so we don’t want to do anything though we like it very much.

When you don’t feel like learning English, you can do the following things:

First, imagine that you can talk to native speakers just like you talk in your native language. Imagine other people speak English as well as you do. Imagine the possibility of writing e-mail to people from all over the world.

Second, remember there’s a lot that you don’t know. You’re good, but your English probably isn’t good enough. Maybe you can’t understand English-language TV programs, read books in English, talk to English native speakers easily, or write letters without mistakes, etc.

Lastly, use English whenever you can. This is very, very important. The more you use English, the more you’ll want to learn it. Because English is so popular, you can use it everywhere. You can watch American cartoons, you can sing English songs, and you can read interesting books written in English.

(　 ) 31. The underlined word “passion” means “　　 ” in Chinese.

A. 态度　　　　　　　　 B. 热情　　　　　　　　 C. 步骤　　　　　　　　 D. 情感

(　 ) 32. The missing part in the third paragraph can be “　　 ”.

A. The brain can’t memorize everything

B. You’ll find it hard to learn English

C. That’s because the brain can easily remember information on a subject that you like

D. Everyone likes to learn what they like most

(　 ) 33. What can you do if you don’t feel like learning English?

A. To put down books.

B. To read English story-books.

C. To imagine that you can write to many people in the world in English.

D. To give it up.

(　 ) 34. Which is NOT RIGHT according to the passage?

A. Use English whenever you can.

B. The more you use English, the more you’ll want to learn it.

C. Methods are more important than passion.

D. Not everyone loves learning English all the time.

(　 ) 35. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Learning English is the most important thing.

B. What you should do when you learn English.

C. Some methods of learning English.

D. Some advice for you when you don’t feel like learning English.

(A)

English is a member of the Indo-European family of languages. This large family includes most of the European languages spoken today.

Old English (500-1066 AD) The language of the northeastern part of the Netherlands(荷兰) is called Old English. About half of the most commonly used words in modern English come from old English.

Middle English (1066-1500 AD) Because of Norman invasion(入侵) and conquest(征服) of Britain in 1066, many new words added to Middle English during this period came from Norman French, Parisian(巴黎的) French, and Scandinavian(斯堪的纳维亚语).

Early Modern English (1500-1800 AD) During this period, English became more organized and began to be like the modern version of English.

Late Modern English (1800-Present) Pronunciation, grammar, and spelling are largely the same, but Late Modern English has many more words.

American English Immigration(移居) to America changed the language. The American dialect(方言) and Spanish have a great influence on American English.

Global English Whenever we turn on the TV　 to find out what’s happening in the world, local people are telling us about it in English. English has become a global language.

(　 ) 26. English isn’t a member of the Indo-European family of languages, is it?

A. No, it isn’t.　　　　　　　 B. Yes, it is.　　　　　　　　 C. No, it is.　　　　　 D. Yes, it isn’t.

(　 ) 27. How many English languages are mentioned in the passage?

A. Five.　　　　　　　　 B. Six.　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Seven.　　　　　　　　　　 D. Eight.

(　 ) 28. What’s the earliest English language?

A. Old English.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Middle English.

C. Early Modern English.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Global English.

(　 ) 29. Suppose you are in Germany during the 2006 FIFA World Cup, but you can’t speak

German. What other language can be mainly used in the country?

A. Chinese.　　　　　　 B. Spanish.　　　　　　　　　 C. Japanese.　　　　　 D. English.

(　 ) 30. What is the meaning of “global” in the last paragraph?

A. European.　　　　　 B. International.　　　　　　 C. English.　　　　　　 D. Local.

Ⅱ. 情景交际。(5分)

根据对话内容填空。

A: Oh, Mary. I can’t learn English.

B: No? 　　11　 ?

A: I read my books but I always forget. 　　12　 ?

B: By using flashcards (教学卡片). But everyone has different ways. Tony doesn’t like flashcards.

A: How does he learn 　　13　 ?

B: By asking the teacher. But maybe you should learn English like Judy. She’s the best student.

A: 　　14　 ?

B: By watching English TV.

A: Really? How about Ann? Is there another way when she learns?

B: Yes. 　　15　 .

A: I don’t like grammar.

B: Well, everyone learns in a different way.

10. 　　　　of the population in China 　　　　hardly to say.

A. A number; is　　 B. The number; are　　　 C. The number; is　　 D. A number; are

9.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Most of the time, he has no trouble 　　　　the people from different countries.

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