Question

完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

More than 3,000 languages are spoken in the world. Of all these languages, English is the most widely used. When English is used, it has also      many new words from other languages. For example, Americans borrowed “cookbook” from German. They       borrowed “tofu” and “kowtow” from Chinese.

As we all know, there are       between western culture and Chinese culture. We can learn about those words by comparing how certain words are used.      , “you are a lucky dog” means you are a lucky person. To describe a person who is      , they say, “sick as a dog”. On the other hand, Chinese people love cats very much. But in western culture, “cat” is sometimes used      a woman that is cruel. The rose is considered as a symbol of love in both China and some western countries. People think the rose stands for      and attraction.

China, a country with the largest population in the world, has      more people to learn English. By the 1990s, English learning has been very      with Chinese people. Many of them have done quite well in English.

Now students are required to learn English and people think the study of English is a very important industry in China      in the rest of the world. The English language has played an important part in our lives.

【题文1】A. taken back B. taken out C. taken off D. taken in

【题文2】A. even B. also C. perhaps D. probably

【题文3】A. advantagesB. records C. effects D. differences

【题文4】A. In fact B. In some ways C. For example D. As a result

【题文5】A. ill B. lazy C. afraid D. selfish

【题文6】A. describe B. describing C. to describeD. described

【题文7】A. loving B. love C. to love D. loves

【题文8】A. ordered B. encouraged C. told D. taught

【题文9】A. interested B. tired C. popular D. enjoyed

【题文10】A. as far as B. as well as C. as much as D. as long as

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.B

9.C

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：在世界上大约有3000中语言，但是受到最广泛使用的是英语。现在英语学习不仅在中国而且在世界的其他地方也被认为是重要的技能。

1.D考查动词及语境的理解。A. taken back拿回；B. taken out拿出；C. taken off脱下；D. taken in收进。在英语被使用时也有许多的新的来自其他语言的单词收入进来。结合句意，故选D。

2.B考查副词及语境的理解。A. even甚至；B. also也；C. perhaps也许；D. probably可能。他们也从中国借鉴了豆腐和磕头。结合句意，故选B。

3.D考查名词及语境的理解。A. advantages优点；B. records记录；C. effects影响；D. differences不同之处。正如我们所知，在西方文化和中国文化中有许多的不同。结合句意，故选D。

4.C考查短语及语境的理解。 A. In fact实际上；B. In some ways在某些方面；C. For example例如；D. As a result结果是。根据上文可知后文在举例子，故选C。

5.A考查形容词及语境的理解。A. ill生病的；B. lazy懒惰的；C. afraid害怕的；D. selfish自私的。根据后文they say, “sick as a dog”可知描述的是一个人生病了。故选A。

6.C考查动词及语境的理解。A. describe描述；B. describing动名词；C. to describe 动词不定式；D. described过去式。根据上文可知在西方文化中猫有的时候别用来描述残忍的女人。be used to do sth,被用来做某事，故选C。

7.B考查名词及语境的理解。A. loving动名词；B. love 动词原形或者名词； C. to love动词不定式；D. loves第三人称单数。人们认为玫瑰代表着爱和吸引力。结合句意及结构，可知这里填写名词，故选B.

8.B考查动词及语境的理解。A. ordered命令；B. encouraged鼓励；C. told告诉； D. taught教给。中国，一个世界上拥有最多人口的国家已经鼓励更多的人学习英语。结合句意，故选B。

9.C考查形容词及语境的理解。A. interested感兴趣的；B. tired疲惫的；C. popular受欢迎的；D. enjoyed享受。在二十世纪九十年代之前，英语学习已经在中国人中受到了欢迎。be popular with，在……中受欢迎。故选C。

10.词组及语境的理解。A. as far as一样的远；B. as well as不但而且；C. as much as一样多；D. as long as只要。人们认为英语学习在中国及在世界的其他地方是非常重要的技能。结合句意，故选

考点：社会现象类短文。