1
Hiding behind the loose dusty curtain, a teenager packed up his overcoat into the suitcase. He
plans to leave home at dusk though there was thunder and lightning outdoors. He had got to do
this because he was tired of his parents鈥?nbsp;nagging about his Engl
ish study and did not want to go
through
it
any
longer.
He
couldn鈥檛
get
along
well
with
English
and
disliked
joining
in
English
classes because he thought his teacher ignored him on purpose. As a result, his score in each exam
never added up to over 60.
His
partner
was
concerned
about
him
very
much.
She
understood
exactly
what
he
was
suffering
from,
but
entirely
disagreed
with
his
idea.
In
order
to
calm
him
down
and
settle
his
problem,
she
talked
with
him
face
to
face
and
swapped
a
series
of
learning
tips with
him.
The
items she set down helped him find the highway to studying English well.
The
teenager
was
grateful
and
got
great
power
from
his
friend鈥檚
words.
Now,
he
has
recovered from being upset and has fallen in love with English.
1. Which is the best title?
A. Get along well with English
B. Recover from being upset
C. Fall in Love with English
D. Swap a series of learning tips
2. From the first passage, we know in the beginning
.
A. The teenager was good at English
B. The teenager was poor in English
C. The teenager liked English
D. The teenager got along well with English
3. His partner was concerned about him very much and did the following except
.
A. calming him down
B. talking face to face
C. swapping a series of learning tips
D. agreeing with his idea
4. The teenager鈥檚 attitude to his partner鈥檚 help with his English is
.
A. upset
B. tired
C. concerned
D. grateful
5. What鈥檚 the Chinese meaning of the word
nagging in the first passage?
A.
鍞犲彣
B.
瀹夋叞
C.
鍏冲績
D.
鎭㈠
2
V
oyages of people from England play an important part in spreading the English language.
At
present, English
is
frequently
spoken
as
an official
or
common
language
in
many
countries,
such as America, Singapore, Malaysia and some African countries. All based on British English,
the
English
spoken
in
these
countries
can
be
well
understood
by
native
English
speakers.
But
actually, these Englishes have been gradually changing in accents, spellings, s and the usage of
vocabulary.
Because of this fact, you can make use of the differences to tell which country the foreigners
of your block are from. For example, if a boss fluently commands
his driver, 鈥?/p>
Come up straight to
my
apartment
by
elevator
and
take
some
gas
for
my
trucks
and
cab
s鈥?
instead
of
requesting,
鈥淧lease come to my
flat by lift and take some petrol for my lorries
and taxis鈥? you can
recognize
his American identity, while the latter suggests that he is British.
1. Which is the best title?
A. Voyages are important
B. Make use of the differences
C. Official English
D. Different Countries Have Different Kinds of Englishes
2. From the first passage, we know
help spread English greatly
A. accents
B. spellings
C. voyages
D. expressions