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    13．English is the most widely used language in the history of our planet．One in every seven human beings can speak it．More than half of the world's books and three quarters of international mails are in English．Of all languages，English has the largest vocabulary-perhaps as many as two million words．
       However，let's face it：English is a crazy language．There is no egg in an eggplant，neither pine nor apple in a pineap ple and no ham in a hamburger．Sweet-meats are candy，while sweetbreads，which aren't sweet，are meat．
       We take English for granted．But when we explore its paradoxes （矛盾），we find that quicksand can work slowly，boxing rings are square，public bathrooms have no baths in them．And why is it that a writer writes，but fingers don't fing，grocers don't groce，and hammers don't ham？If the plural （复数形式） of tooth is teeth，shouldn't the plural of booth be beeth？One goose，two geese-so one moose，two meese？How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same，while a wise man and a wise guyare opposites？How can overlook and oversee be opposites，while quite a lot and quite a few are alike？How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next？
    English was invented by people，not computers，and it reflects the creativity of human beings．That's why，when stars are out，they are visible； but when the lights are out，they are invisible．And why，when I wind up my watch，I start it； but when I wind up this essay，I end it．
    25．According to the passageB．
    A．there should be eggs in an eggplant 
    B．sweet-meats and sweetbreads are different
    C．pineapples are the apples on the pine tree     
    D．boxing rings should be round
    26．What does the author use most to prove his idea？B
    A．Plurals．B．Paradoxes．C．Comparisons．（比较）        D．Synonyms．（同义词）
    27．The underlined words"a wise guy"in paragraph 3 probably mean"D"．
    A．somebody wise                    
    B．a valuable chance
    C．an opposite word                     
    D．a stupid person
    28．The last paragraph is written to showB．
    A．English is important                
    B．a word may have several definitions
    C．human beings are creative            
    D．why people invented English．

    分析 本文主要讲述英语是使用最广泛的语言，每七个人中，就有一个会说英语．世界上一半以上的书籍和四分之三的邮件是用英语写的，英语包含的词汇也是最多的．但我们不能想当然来学习英语中一些似是而非的单词，而应认真学习英语单词．

    解答 25．B 细节理解题．根据第二段Sweet-meats are candy，while sweetbreads，which aren't sweet，are meat．"可知，Sweet-meats和sweetbreads两个词的意思不同，即一个是糖果，一个是肉．故选B．
    26．B 推理判断题．根据第二、三段可知，作者列举一许多英语中的似是而非的单词来说明我们在学习英语时不能模棱两可，而应认真学习英语单词．
    27．D 词义猜测题．根据第三段How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same，while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites？可知，a wise man和a wise guy是反义词，a wise man意为"聪明的人"，那反义词便是""愚蠢的人"．故选D．
    28．B 推理判断题．wind up有两个意思：上紧发条；使结束．故选B．

    点评 历史文化类阅读理解文章属高考常选材料之一．这类文章常涉及历史、文化、法制、宗教等方面的文学艺术、发明创造、文化遗产保护、宗教与文化、风俗与习惯、道德与法制、中外文学名著节选、等等．这类材料的命题点往往落在主旨大意题、事实细节题上．

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