Gladys Holm was a secretary £¨ÃØÊé). She worked in an office all her life. Gladys earned £¨Õõ) about $ 15,000 a year. She died when she was 86 years old. And she left a big surprise¨C$ 18 million! She gave

2__is it clear why he left his native Stratford. Apparently he arrived in London without friends or money, and at first had to earn his living by taking care of the horses of theatre-goers. In time he became__3__for his wit and imagination and was invited to become one of the actors.

By 1592, when Shakespeare¡¯s name fir st appeared in the records, he was already a leading player in an acting company under the protection of a high official at court. He had started to__4__plays which attracted large audiences and eventually he became quite a wealthy man. Shortly after 1600 he returned to Stratford, where he continued to write plays,__5__them the great tragedies Othello, Macbeth, and King Lear.

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ited vocabulary. Over the century, the grammar changed, and the vocabulary grew. For example, the English and Spanish people who came to America during the sixteenth century gave names to all the new plants and animals they found. In this way, hundreds of new words were introduced into English and Spanish vocabularies. Today life is changing very fast,and language is changing fast too.

There are several major language families in the world. Some scientists say there are nine main families, but other scientists divided them differently. The languages in each family are connected, and scientists think that they came from the same parent language. About 3% of the people in the world speak languages that are not in these major families.

1. The early language had many words and easy grammar.

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2. In the next few hundred years we can expect language to change a great deal.

A. T B. F

3. This article shows that language changes with changes in society.

A. T B. F

4. From this article we can know that language will become easier and easier.

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5. The first English and Spanish people arrived in America more than 400-500 years ago.

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please him.

One of my friends has a large German shepherd named Jack. These dogs are often very intelligent. Every Sunday afternoon, my friend takes Jack for a walk in the park.Jack likes these long walks very much.

One Sunday afternoon, a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time,and he talked and talked. So it was time for my friend to take Jack for his walk, but the visitor didn¡¯t leave. Jack became very worried about his walk in the park. He walked around the room several times and then sat down directly in front of the visitor and looked at him. But the visitor paid no attention. He continued talking. Finally, Jack Couldn¡¯t stand it any longer. He went out the room and came back a few minutes later.

He sat down again in front of the visitor, but this time he held the man¡¯s hat in his mouth.German shepherds aren¡¯t the only intelligent dogs. Another intelligent dog is a Seeing Eye dog. This is a special dog, which helps blind people walk along the streets and do many other things. We call these dogs Seeing Eye dogs because they are the¡°eyes¡±of the blind people and they help them to ¡°see¡±. Seeing Eye dogs generally go to special schools for several years to learn to help blind people.

1. Like many other dogs, Jack tried to please its owner master.

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2. Jack came to sit in front of the visitor in order to invite him for a walk.

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3.¡°Finally, Jack couldn¡¯t stand it any longer¡±means that Jack could no longer put up with the visitor.

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4. Seeing Eye dogs help and see for blind people.

A. T B. F

5. Famous Dogs in Germany would be the most suitable for this passage.

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man, but by an American. His name was Henry Ford.

Henry was born in a poor family. He was the oldest of six children. When he was a boy, he became__2__in mending watches and machines. When he was twelve years old, his mother died. Soon he had to work in a machine shop for two dollars and fifty cents a week. In the evening he mended watches for another dollar a week. The__3__life made him strong and able.

At that time there was another interest in the life of the young man. He dreamed to make a machine, it could run__4__ a horse, so named ¡°horseless carriage.¡± He overcame(¿Ë·þ) a lot of difficulties and in April, 1893, the ¡°horseless carriage¡±was finished, it was the first Car.

Later Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company. He was__5___the first inventor of the car in the world.

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__ a cup of tea and some eggs. Soon the waiter came up to him and asked. ¡°Can I help you?¡±¡°A cup of tea and ... ¡±He could not remember the English word for eggs. He looked around

But__3__was eating eggs. Then he saw a picture-book on the table next to him. There was a picture of a cock on its cover(·âÃæ). He showed the picture to the waiter.

¡°What¡¯s the English word for this?¡±he asked. ¡°A cock.¡±answered the waiter. ¡°What do you call a cock¡¯s wife?¡±he asked again.¡°A hen.¡±¡°And what do you call a hen¡¯s children? ¡± ¡°Chicks.¡±¡°And what do you call chicks__4__they are born?¡±¡°Eggs!¡±¡°Very well.¡±said the French student happily.¡°Bring me two eggs and a cup of tea,please.¡±Then he sat down__5__a smile on his face.

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his uncle Maffeo had traveled to China (1260-1269) as merchants. When they left Venice (ÍþÄá˹) to return to china, they were accompanied (Åã°é) by 17-year-old Marco.

Traveling across central Asia, in 1275 the Polos arrived in Shangdu, the summer capital of Kublai Khan (ºö±ØÁÒº¹), Marco soon became a favorite of the Khan and for 17 years lived in china in his service.Toward the end of this time the Polos increasingly desired to return home, but the Khan was unwilling to let them go.

In 1292, however, he consented and allowed them to sail to Persia (²¨Ë¹) on a mission, and they were finally able to reach Venice in 1295.Shortly thereafter Marco was captured (·ý²)in a battle and put into prison for a short time. In prison he dictated an account of his experiences to Rustichello, a well-known writer. Then the book The Travels of Marco Polo came out.The book was full of details but people were shocked and did not believe the stories in the book. Later on lots of reports by other travelers to china developed western interest in Far Eastern trade and influenced people like Christopher Columbus.

1. The Polos in Paragraph 2 refers to ___________.

A. Marco Polo himself

B. Marco Polo and his wife

C. Marco Polo and his father

D. Marco Polo, his father and his uncle

2. The word consented in Paragraph 3 probably means ___________.

A. argued

B. agreed

C. desired

D. discussed

3. Finally the Polos could leave for home because ________________.

A. they fooled the king into believing they would return.

B. they took the king with them to have business trips together.

C. they promised to complete a task for the king.

D. they captured the king in a battle and put him in prison.

4. What is said about the book The Travels of Marco Polo?

A. Marco Polo told his story to Rustichello who actually wrote the book.

B. People did not understand the book because of the different language.

C. People believed the details described in the book and became interested in China.

D. The book directly influenced the Western travelers like Christopher Columbus.

5. What is the main idea of this passage?

A. To compare people's lives in the east and the west.

B. To review Marco Polo's book The Travels of Marco Polo.

C. To show the Polos loved travelling around the world.

D. To introduce how Marco Polo inspired western people to travel to the Far East.

The youngest, who was not ___3___ ambitious (Ò°ÐIJª²ªµÄ), took no part in their argument. As soon as they left home, the father arranged for an adequate income to be provided for ___4___of them, but insisted that apart from this they were to be financially self-supporting. The ___5___ twin, who had the advantage of good looks and s striking personality, decided that he would take up the stage ___6___ a career. He ___7___ a small repertory (±£Áô¾çÄ¿ÂÖÑÝ) company, acted in minor parts, was always unpunctual (²»×¼Ê±) rehearsals and was accordingly ___8___ with his fellow actors. He earned little and so had to live mainly on his allowance. He occasionally thought of ___9___ his profession, but always put off ___10___ a decision, and he became increasingly bored and disillusioned.

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2.A. used B. are used C. using D. are using

3.A. at least B. at most C. in the least D. in the most

4.A. every B. all C. none D. each

5.A. first B. older C. younger D. elder

6.A. as B. is C. be D. /

7.A. joined B. attended C. went D. joined in

8.A. popular B. unpopular C. welcome D. unwelcome

9.A. living B. turning C. changing D. ending

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One young man said that his weekend had not been so good. He had his wisdom teeth (ÖdzÝ) removed. The young man then asked me why I always seemed to be so cheerful. His question reminded me of something I¡¯d read somewhere before: ¡°Every morning when you get up, you have a choice about how you want to approach life that day, ¡± I said. ¡°I choose to be cheerful.¡±¡°Let me give you an example.¡±I continued. ¡°In addition to teaching here, I also teach out at the community college, 17 miles down the freeway from where I live. A few weeks ago I drove 17 miles to that college. I left the freeway and turned onto College Drive. I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college. But just then my car died. I tried to start it again, but the engine wouldn¡¯t turn over. So I put my flashers (ÉÁ¹âµÆ) on, grabbed my books, and ran to the college.¡±¡°As soon as I got there I arranged for a tow truck (Íϳµ) to meet me at my car after class. The secretary in the office asked me what has happened.¡®This is my lucky day,¡¯ I replied, smiling.¡±¡°Your car breaks down and today is your lucky day?¡±She was puzzled. ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°I live 17 miles from here,¡±I replied. ¡°My car could have broken down anywhere along the freeway. It didn¡¯t.it broke down in the perfect place: off the freeway, within walking distance of here. I¡¯m still able to teach my class, and I¡¯ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class. If my car was meant to break down today, it couldn¡¯t have been arranged in a more convenient way. ¡±secretary¡¯s eyes opened wide, and then she smiled. I smiled back and headed for class.¡±the sixty faces in my economics class. Despite the early hour, no one seemed to be asleep.Somehow, my story had touched them. Or maybe it wasn¡¯t the story at all. In fact, it had all started with a student¡¯s observation that I was cheerful.

1. Why did the young man in the class feel sad on his weekend?

A. Because he was ill in bed all day long.

B. Because his car broke down on the way to hospital.

C. Because he had his wisdom teeth pulled out.

D. Because he had an accident on the way.

2. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the reason why the author still felt lucky after his car broke down?

A. His car broke down in the perfect place.

B. He met a very helpful secretary in school.

C.He has been able to arrange for the tow truck after class.

D. He's still been able to teach his class without being late.

3. How did the secretary feel when she heard the author's explanation?

A. Surprised and approving.

B. Worried and nervous.

C. Happy and excited.

D.Disappointed and angry.

4. How did the students feel after they heard the author's story?

A. They were bored.

B. They were excited.

C. They were impatient.

D. They were moved.

5. Which is the best word to describe the author?

A. Open

B. Optimistic

C. Pessimistic

D. Alert

tific evidence, ___2___ shown in the Fourth Assessment Report (µÚËÄ´ÎÆÀ¹À±¨¸æµÄ×ۺϱ¨¸æ ) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (Õþ¸®¼äÆøºò±ä»¯×¨ÃÅίԱ»á), that climate change will threaten ___3___ growth and long-term prosperity, as well as the very survival of the most vulnerable populations. IPCC projections indicate that if emissions continue to rise at their current ___4___ and are allowed to double from their pre-industrial level, the world will face an average temperature ___5___ of around 3¡æthis century. Serious impacts are associated ___6___ this scenario (Çé¾°), including sea-level rise, shifts in growing seasons, and an ___7___ frequency and intensity of extreme weather events such as storms, floods and droughts. The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December in 2009 offers a ___8___ opportunity to step up international action on climate change. A Copenhagen deal is ___9___ the global transition into green economic growth, and, most urgently, to help the world, especially the most vulnerable, to adapt to impacts ___10___ are now inevitable.

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2.A. because B. as C. while D. when

3.A. economics B. economical C. economy D. economic

4.A. speed B. rate C. pace D. rhythm

5.A. rising B. rise C. raise D. raising

6.A. with B. to C. from D. in

7.A. being increased B. increased C. increase D. increasing

8.A. history B. historical C. historic D. historically

9.A. necessary B. inevitable C. essential to D. basic

10.A. that B. of which C. who D. what

reparations beforehand. Learning the language of the new country would be difficult for the traveler,__1__the benefits of such an effort would become obvious immediately on his arrival. It may not seem important to him when he comfortably stays at home, but knowing how to__2__a meal or book a room is necessary for the newcomer in a strange country. Without knowing the language,it is very difficult__3__the stranger to understand the people of the new country and their customs.

Of course£¬in our small world it is often possible to find someone__4__understands our own, but this is only second¨Cbest for the traveler. To be sure, he can see places and things without the use of a language, but places and things are not the heart of any country. To get the greatest benefit from a trip__5__another country, it is how important for the visitor to have an understanding of the language.

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