English words don’t stay the same. People need new words for new ideas and new inventions. Different words come into use, or old words are used in a new way.
English can be changed by borrowing words from other languages. The word “tomato” was borrowed from Mexico and “tea” came from China and so on. Now new space and science words are being borrowed from other countries, too. New words can be formed by adding two words together. “Countryside” and “earthquake” are made up of two parts. Sometimes new words are shorter forms of old words. The word “photo” was made from “photograph” by cutting off the end of the longer word. “Plane” was made by cutting off the front part of “airplane”. The names of people and products can become new words, too. Our “sandwich” was named after a man called Sandwich and “sellotape”(透明胶带) was a name given by the company that first made the product.
1.New English words are needed because _________.
A. people use old words in a new way
B. the old words are not enough
C. new ideas and new inventions appear all the time
2.Which of the following words was taken to English from another country?
A. Tomato. B. Sandwich. C. Countryside.
3.Which of the following words came from China?
A. Tea. B. Earthquake. C. Airplane.
4.How many ways of developing English words does the passage tell us?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.
5.The main idea of this passage is _________.
A. that the English language is always changing
B. how people name new products and inventions
C. how people use old words in a new way
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断句子的正误。正确的涂 “A”，错误的涂 “B”。
More and more advertisements appear on the Web. You have to be careful not to be fooled or tricked(欺骗) by the advertisements on the Internet. Something is said to be a bargain(便宜物品), but it isn’t always cheap. And some so-called new things just have a new outside.
However, shopping online is a kind of fashionable(时尚的) thing today. I love to buy things of everyday use, so I often get lots of information about them on websites online. For example, if I want an MP3, I can choose my favorite one, and look for what the users like or don’t like about it, then decide whether to buy or not. And at the same time, you don’t have to go to a shop or walk around a crowded shopping area, so you don’t have to waste much time. The Internet is really useful for shopping, but be careful not to spend too much.
1.If you want to shop online, you should be careful not to be fooled.
2.The writer thinks that the advertisements online are always true.
3.MP3 is a kind of book that you can learn music.
4.The writer doesn’t like buy things online.
5.If you shop online, you can save time.
Wally was a wild goose(鹅). One day, when he was flying south for ________ with his family, he saw some farm geese walking around and eating corn on the ground. “It would be nice to have corn,” he thought. “And flying is very ________ . I’d like to walk around for a while.”
Wally________ his family, landed among the farm geese and began to eat corn. The other wild geese went on flying ________ Wally didn’t care. “I’ll join them again when they come back ________ in a few months,” he thought.
A few months went by, it was spring. Wally looked up and saw the other wild geese. They looked beautiful in the ________ . Wally said to himself, “It’s time to leave. I’m ________ the ground.”
So Wally tried to fly. But he became very ________ because he had eaten too much corn and he hadn’t exercised his wings much. He ________ to the ground. “Oh, well, I’ll just wait until they fly south again. Then I’ll join them,” he said.
When his family flew overhead once more, Wally tried to fly again, but he________ .
Wally became a farm goose at last.
1.A. winter B. spring C. summer
2.A. interesting B. exciting C. boring
3.A. followed B. joined C. left
4.A. so B. but C. or
5.A. north B. south C. west
6.A. river B. sky C. field
7.A. tired of B. afraid of C. worried about
8.A. thin B. wild C. fat
9.A. jumped B. fell C. ran
10.A. rose B. succeeded C. Failed
完形填空 分别通读下面两篇短文，根据短文内容，从A、B、C 三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
When I was in high school, I didn’t do well in my schoolwork at first. ________ I wanted
to go to college. I went to talk with my favorite teacher. He told ________ that there might be no chance for me to go to college. It made me very ________ .
But I didn’t give up (放弃). I might not be able to get into ________ . But I wouldn’t stop ________ . Then I found that my ________ in the past was spending too much time on science. I was not good at my schoolwork, because I wasn’t working hard on all________ .
So during the following semesters I ________ my plan. I spent more time in studying English, math and other subjects. I worked hard by ________ to the teachers carefully in class and doing more exercises after class. Now I am studying at college.
If you are not doing well at school at the moment, don’t ________ . Forget the past years and restart (重新开始) now! I believe all your dreams can come true.
1.A. Or B. And C. But
2.A. her B. him C. me
3.A. upset B. tired C. glad
4.A. hospital B. college C. Trouble
5.A. speaking B. spending C. trying
6.A. hope B. opinion C. problem
7.A. sports B. subjects C. dreams
8.A. changed B. kept C. Exchanged
9.A. looking B. talking C. Listening
10.A. give up B. pick up C. look up
补全对话 根据对话内容，从方框中选出适当的选项补全对话
Li Gang: Yes, I’d like to return this book, please.
Miss Wu: 1. .
Li Gang: No, I couldn’t read it. I had a hard time reading a few pages, and then I decided to give up.
Miss Wu: 2. .
Li Gang: It wasn’t the language. It was the words. They are too small for me.
Miss Wu: 3. . What can I do for you then?
Li Gang: Well, I’d be glad if you could find me another book.
Miss Wu: 4. .
Li Gang: Yes, but one with bigger words.
Miss Wu: What about this one?
Li Gang: Oh, Oliver Twist. This one is fine. And the words are much bigger. Thank you very much.
Miss Wu: You’re welcome.
A. Another English storybook?
B. OH? But I know you are good at English.
C. Did you enjoy the book?
D. Yes, they are really small.
Han Han’s books are popular. They _______by many teenagers.
A. is read B. read C. are read
