任务型阅读 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。
Language is always changing and developing. This isn’t a bad thing. If English hadn’t changed for a long time, we won’t have words to describe telephones, washing machines, computers or some other new things.
Language changes for several reasons. First, it changes because the needs of its speaker change. New technologies, new products, and new experiences need new words to express them clearly. Another reason for change is that different people have different language experiences. People use different sets of words and expressions, because they have different ages, jobs, education levels(水平) and so on.
How does language develop then? On the one hand, many of the languages changes begin with young people. When young people communicate with others of their own age, their language grows in grammar, words and expressions that are different from the older people’s. Some have a short lifetime but others can influence the language for long. On the other hand, we get new words in many different ways. We borrow them from other languages, we create them by making words shorter or combining words and we make them out of proper names.
Languages that don’t change over time are considered dead languages. The fact that English changes so much shows that it is alive and well.
1.What does the writer think of the change and development of language?
He thinks it is __________________________.
2.Why do people use different sets of words and expressions according to the passage?
Because their _____________ and education levels are different.
3.How many reasons for language change are mentioned in this passage?
The writer mentions_____________ reasons.
4.How do young people help develop language?
They do it when they _____________ others of their own age.
5.What is considered a dead language according to the passage?
The one that ____________ over time is considered a dead language.
短文填空,用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。（每个单词限用一次）
speak, word, look, frighten, good, own, even, give, feel, example |
At school, it can be 1.________when you are asked to make a speech. But learning from great speakers can help you to become a better 2.________You could start by 3.________at Emma Watson, the 24-year- old Harry Potter star. Earlier this summer, the actress was named a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador(大使).She 4.________a speech in New York on September20th.
First of all, she knew her audience. She also made her speech personal. Good speakers know how to use their 5.________stories. In her speech, there are numbers and 6.________. Remember, 7.________nervous during a speech is natural. 8.________Watson admitted to her own nervousness toward the end. But she hid it 9.________enough that people only notice her powerful 10.________.
完成句子
根据所给汉语意思，用单词或短语完成下列英语句子。
1.小孩子不允许和大人顶嘴。
Little children should not ______________________talk back to their parents.
2.据说数字十三在西方国家是不吉利数字。
_________________thirteen is an unlucky number in many Western countries.
3.两个说法都正确，但是第一个听起来没那么礼貌。
Both are correct, but the first one sounds ________ .
4.茶是在大约七世纪被引进韩国和日本。
Tea was brought to Korea and Japan about _______ century.
5.我很害羞不敢在公共场合说话。
I am too shy to speak ______________.
What is the hottest English word of 2014? It’s “selfie”, according to Oxford dictionaries. Selfie is a photo that one takes of oneself, according to the Oxford online dictionary. People usually take selfies with a smartphone(智能手机) and send them to a social media website.
The word was first used in 2004. In the past 12 months, its frequency (出现频率) in the English language has increased by 17,000 percent, said Oxford dictionaries. Now, almost everybody knows it.
“Almost every day, I take a photo of myself at school, and save it in my Qzone (QQ空间),” said Huang Xu, 13, from Hunan. These photos record her happy and sad moments.
Pop stars also take a lot of selfies. Li Chunping, 14, from Harbin, is a big fan of Yang Mi. “She has used many selfies to tell us what’s going on in her personal life,” said Li.
What makes people love selfies? Some people say it’s narcissism (自恋). “The rise of the selfie is a perfect symbol for our narcissistic culture. We’re crying out: Look at me!” said US psychiatrist(精神科医生) Carole Lieberman.
Young people are using selfies to make friends online, Jonathan Freedland wrote in The Guardian. “The usual purpose of taking a selfie is to share online. They express a human need to connect with others,” wrote Freedland.
Huang Xu agrees with that. “During summer vacation, my classmates and I shared many selfies online. Hair or clothes were not our interests. Through these photos, we got to know each other’s holidays and feelings,” said Huang Xu.
1.According to the story, a “selfie” is __________.
A. a person with a smartphone
B. a smartphone which can take photos
C. a photo taken by oneself
D. an English dictionary
2.When was the word “selfie” first used?
A.More than ten years ago B. In 2014
C. When smartphones appeared D. Nobody knows
3.We can tell from the story that __________.
A. only famous people enjoy taking selfies
B. all people love selfies because of narcissism
C. people love to share selfies online
D. US psychiatrist Carole Lieberman hates selfies
4. We put the sentence “But some people don’t see it that way” at the beginning of ___________.
A. Paragraph 4 B. Paragraph 5
C. Paragraph 6 D. Paragraph 7
5.What is the best title of this passage ?
A. Selfies and narcissism
B. Selfies and sharing
C. Selfies and smartphones
D. Selfies, the hottest word in 2014
I used to hate my mother because she worked a lot and didn’t spend much time with me. Then one Friday morning I took part in a three-day self-help program for teenagers. Whether you believe it or not, that weekend changed my life.
About 100 other teenagers were there. During the first two days I met a lot of great people. I was glad because I made so many friends there.
On Sunday, the leader did an interesting exercise called “Chocolate or Toys”. He asked a girl which she liked better, chocolate or toys. She chose chocolate. Then he asked her to choose again between chocolate and chocolate. Of course, she didn’t have a choice.
This exercise told us that sometimes we don’t have a choice in life, and that sometimes we have to accept something, rather than complaining(抱怨).
A girl stood up and started talking about her mom who was a drug addict (吸毒者)and how much she hated her mother.
“I want a new mom,” she cried.
“Unluckily, you can’t have one,” the leader replied.
“You have to accept the mother that you have.”
This hit me hard. I realized that, for better or worse, my mom was my mom. I couldn’t choose another mom, but I could try to make the best of the situation.
1.The writer used to hate his mother because ________.
A. she didn’t care for him.
B. she had no time to be with him
C. she was a drug addict.
D. she was too strict with him.
2.The self-help program for teenagers lasted ___________.
A. a week B. two days
C. three days D. only one day
3.The writer started to change his thinking ___________.
A. during the first two days of the program
B. after the exercise named “Chocolate or Toys”
C. as soon as he came to the program
D. after he left the program some time
4.From the end of the passage, we can know that ____________.
A. the writer used to love his mom for years
B. the writer’s mom is a very bad person
C. the writer’s mom loves her son very much
D. the writer will try to get along with his mother
5.What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Choices can be made as we like
B. Everyone should take part in a self-help program
C. Chocolate can influence one’s attitude toward things.
D. We should try to accept things instead of complaining about them.
Have you ever heard of Weifang, Shangdong Province? What is it known for? There is an international kite festival every April in Weifang that is a modern city with many traditions. People from all over the world compete in the kite flying. There are also competitions for the best kites. The kites in the competition are all made by hand.
Most people have flown a kite. It makes people happy. It’s easy to make it. It’s made of bamboo and paper. But not so many people know that kites were first made in China thousands of years ago. The ancient Chinese made and flew kites even before they could write.
A long time ago, the Chinese made kites to use in wars. They would fly these war kites in the dark. The kites were fixed and they made strange sounds in wind. Men who were at war against them would hear these sounds and run away. They thought those strange sounds were made by gods in the sky.
The ancient Chinese also flew kites to bring good luck and to make their crops grow rich and tall. Sometimes they tied long strings and hooks(钩子) to their kites. Then they would fly the kites over water, letting the hooks hang down to catch fish.
The Chinese use sticks, string and paper for their kites. Some of these kites look like animals or trees and others look like houses.
1.Chinese made and flew kites ___________.
A. two thousand years ago B. before they could write
C. after they write D. three thousand years ago
2.The main idea of the first paragraph is “____________”.
A. the city Weifang B. the international kite festival
C. how to make a kite D. how to fly a kite
3.In ancient China kites could be used for __________.
A. helping people fly B. playing games
C. watering crops D. catching fish
4.The ancient Chinese used kites in wars because the kites __________.
A. could bring good luck
B. looked like animals.
C. could make strange sounds and help them in a war.
D. could brought light in the dark for them.
5. _________ are used for making kites by the Chinese.
A. Paper and plastic B. String and paper
C. Sticks, string and paper D. String and hooks
