There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world.But ___1___ a few of them are very ___2___. English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the U. S. A, but in other parts of the world. About 200, 000, 000 speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a ___3___ language. Many millions are ___4___ to do so.

Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different ___5___. Have you ever ___6___ the ads of this kind in the newspapers or magazines?

“Learn English in six month, or your ___7___ back ...” “Easy and funny? Our records and tapes ___8___ you master your English in a month. ___9___ the first day your ___10___ will be excellent. Just send ...” Of course, it never ___11___ quite like this.

The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should ___12___ that we all learned our own language well when we were ___13___. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. ___14___ what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using the language, talking in it, and ___15___ in it all the time, just imagine how much ___16___ that gets!

So it is ___17___ to say that learning English is easy, because a good command of English ___18___ upon a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and ___19___ much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will ___20___. But they cannot do the student’s work for him.

1. A. not           B. quite          C. only           D. very

2. A. difficult       B. important      C. necessary      D. easy

3. A. native          B. foreign         C. useful        D. mother

4. A. learning       B. enjoying        C. trying         D. liking

5. A. questions            B. problems      C. ideas          D. answers

6. A. found          B. watched       C. noticed          D. known

7. A. knowledge     B. time          C. money              D. English

8. A. make           B. help           C. let              D. allow

9. A. From           B. On            C. Since         D. After

10. A. spelling      B. grammar       C. English          D. pronunciation

11. A. happened      B. know               C. seemed         D. felt

12. A. know        B. remember       C. understand    D. think

13. A. students           B. children          C. babies        D. grown-ups

14. A. Imagine           B. Mind           C. Do             D. Think of

15. A. using       B. thinking     C. trying         D. practicing

16. A. time         B. money          C. language        D. practice

17. A. hard        B. easy              C. funny         D. silly

18. A. depends     B. tries            C. has            D. takes

19. A. uses        B. takes             C. gets           D. costs

20. A. do         B. work            C. help           D. master

第一节：单词拼写（共10小题; 每小题0.5分，满分5分）

1. In Africa, still quite a number of children die of h______ because of lack of food every day.

2. Nowadays, China can not only feed herself but also e________ some rice to other countries.

3. Now that you have grown up, you should r__________ on yourself.

4. He is afraid of the dog as he has ever been b___________ by a dog.

5. The bad weather a _________ for the long delay（延迟） of the plane.

6. You’d better a____________ to your mother for your rudeness.

7. Your smoking can be h___________ to the health of your children.

8. Vancouver is s_____________ by mountains on the north and east and the Pacific Ocean on the west.

9. He found his English was so l________ that he couldn’t make himself understood by the foreign customers in the shop.

10. The new hospital will be a great b________ to the town.

 

 

根据括号里的中文提示用单词的适当形式填空。（每空0.5分，共5分）

1. Animals become __________ (漠不关心的) to their young as soon as their young can look after themselves, but human beings find this difficult.

2. We should __________ (谴责) any attempts to break into company networks to obtain users’ information

3. The __________ (执行的) director of board assumes the responsibility of managing financial, productive and marketing affairs.

4. Our __________ (可持续的) levels of happiness are up to our life circumstances and our everyday activities.

5. Students from all over the world take a major step along their life's journey when they __________ (参与) in an advanced education.

6.Care must be taken that each task ends with a sensible state, because there is no __________ (保证) when the next step will be carried out.

7. In this book, Adam Smith's emphasis that the ________ (无形的) hand usually leads markets to allocate resources efficiently.

8. If you have a keen __________ (欣赏) for good art, you may have a strong interest in cultural activities or entertainment.

9. Getting the best out of digital __________ (广播电视) will probably mean replacing, or at least repositioning, the indoor or rooftop aerial.

10. The eruption of volcano __________ (伴随) by an earthquake caused great damage to the living things around.

 

单词拼写(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分

1.I hope we will have the strength to bear the difficulties and disappointments and bear them with _____ (尊严) and without self-pity.

2.He is a well-educated man and behaves _____  (高雅).

3.---I heard that your brother got _____ (离婚)Is that true?

4.The poor old couple began to regret the ___ (购买) of such a large house at so high a price.

5.Who will in charge of the  _____  (分发、运送) of food and clothing to the flood victims?

6.My new boss used to be a travel _____  (代理人)in a famous city.

7.The Minister           (辞职)from office.

8.Her           (抱负) is to become a doctor.

9.Many people          (捐赠)blood to the blood bank voluntarily

10.The essay is not             （与……有关）to the topic.

 

改正下面短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在答题卡该行右边横线上画一个勾（√），请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

      2.原行没有错的不要改。

How many time do you spend with your parents?              1.___________

Your parents are your dearer people in the world                      2.___________

when you are young. And they always care of you                    3.___________

deep. But even though many children still love their                    4.___________

mum and dad, families may become more close                          5.___________

as you get older. The end of the year is a time for                  6.___________

families to get together. Have you ever thought of                      7.___________

how you can show your parents that you love them?                 8.___________

Find a chance and do something for them or to have                9.___________

sincere talk with them. If you can do this, your parents             10.___________

will be very happy.