The English language is changing, and you are responsible! Whether we consider changes in grammar, spelling, pronunciation, or the very vocabulary of the language, you have played your part and continue to do so.
When we first learned basic grammar and spelling, perhaps in elementary school, we might have gotten the impression that these things were sacred. The rules that apply to such things might have been presented as unchanging and unchangeable. While this approach might be beneficial for teaching children, it is far from accurate.
The English language, like many others, is a living, growing, ever-evolving thing. Like it or not, you are involved in this change. These changes take many forms. Grammar and spelling have changed radically over the years and centuries, with the spelling differences in different countries today a reflection of this. While the language of a thousand years ago might be called English, most of us would hardly recognize it today as the same language.
The first involves changes in the pronunciation of words. Many are familiar with the differences between the British and American ways of pronouncing certain words. In addition to these differences, the pronunciation of many words has changed over the years because of how you have decided to pronounce them. For example, consider the word "err." The traditional pronunciation of this word rhymes with the word "her." However in recent years, more and more people have been pronouncing it so that it sounds like "air."
Another change in the language involves the addition and removal of words. The makers of dictionaries decide which words deserve to be officially adopted as part of the English language. Through the centuries, many words have come from other languages. In fact, English has probably done this more than any other language in the world, which is why spelling and pronunciation rules for English have so many exceptions.
Of course many slang words have been just short-lived fads that have died out quickly. Others,though, have been adopted by mainstream society and become respectable, as have many technical terms. So then remember, the next time you repeat the newest expression to hit the street, or make up your own words, you may be contributing to the future of the English language.
1.When we begin to learn English, we think .
A.it is interesting to take up a new language
B.grammar and spelling rules are unchangeable
C.only grown-ups have the ability to affect a language
D.English rules are wrongly presented in fact
2.The pronunciation of words are changing because .
A.people speak in different ways B.the British don’t agree with others
C.people adopted foreign words D.makers of dictionaries created them
3.Which of the following statement about English slang words is True?
A.All the slang words have become standard English.
B.English slang words are popular for a short time.
C.Some slang words have been accepted.
D.English slang words have different meanings actually.
4.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A.You can change the English language.
B.English is changing over years.
C.The British speaks differently from Americans.
D.Foreign words involved in English.
Pappadavada, a popular restaurant in Kochi, India, is urging customers and the community to put their leftover food in a fridge located outside of the restaurant for the hungry to take.
People who are in need of a meal are encouraged to take from the fridge at any time, for any reason. Minu Pauline, who runs Pappadavada, has nicknamed the fridge, which was placed there on March 23 and is shaded by a neighboring tree, "tree of goodness".
The fridge is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and stays unlocked. Pauline asks that people write the date they left the food, so those who take know how long it's been there. But most food doesn't stay in the fridge for long. In spite of a huge response from the community and plenty of donations, the fridge needs to be brought more in to replace in time. Pauling herself adds around 75% to 80% of food from Pappadavada a day in the fridge.
The idea to put a fridge on the street came to Pauline late on night when she saw a lady searching in a dustbin for food. She was especially saddened because that particular night, her restaurant had made a ton of food that they could have easily given the woman, instead of her searching for it. She felt like she contributed to waste, and avoiding waste is what Pauline pays her attention to.
"The only thing I want to say no is that people are actually buying food and putting it in the fridge. But I'd rather people put their food they bought but aren't going to eat in the fridge instead of the dustbin," she said.
1.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. A tree planted on March 23.
B. The fridge outside for the hungry to take from.
C. The popular restaurant in Kochi, India.
D. A neighboring tree near Pappadavada.
2.What does the manager of the restaurant advise in the last paragraph?
A. People shouldn't throw foods into dustbin.
B. Everyone should always avoid waste.
C. People shouldn't buy food for that.
D. Everyone should help those in need.
3.What is special about Minu Pauline?
A. She runs her restaurant in a different way.
B. She saves food and helps others in a wise way.
C. She sets a higher standard to deal with waste.
D. She makes the community more friendly to each other.
第一节 应用文写作
假定你是李华，计划组织一次郊游，请给你的英国朋友Chris写封邮件邀请他参加。内容包括：
1. 参加者；
2. 时间、地点；
3. 活动：登山、野餐等。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。每句中均有一处语言错误。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
One night I was going to work on my usually bus route. Upon our arrive at the terminal, I noticed that I was the only passenger left on the bus. I looked around and saw a mobile phone in a chair that must have been left behind by the passenger. I give it to the conductor.
Two day later, the conductor told me that the passenger was very much happy that I returned the mobile phone. The passenger was trying to get her name, so she wanted to post on Facebook about what had happened as a sort of appreciation. I thought it was unnecessary. What was important was when I saw the smile on her face, I was happy.
A mouse, because of an 1.(luck) chance, made close friends with an evil frog. One day, 2.frog played a trick on the mouse by 3.(tie) a foot of the mouse to his own. At first, both of them joined together and the frog4. (lead) his friend toward the pool in which he lived, and didn’t stop5.he reached the side of the water. Then the frog suddenly jumped into the water and the mouse was pulled in with6.(he). The frog enjoyed the water and swam in it around, happily crying7.if he had done a great deed. The unhappy mouse died soon in the water, and his dead body floated around on the surface,8.(fasten) to the foot of the frog. A hawk saw the dead mouse, suddenly flew down towards it, caught it and flew away. The frog, still tied to the leg of the mouse, was also carried off as a9.(prison), and it10.(eat) by the hawk. Harm hatch, harm catch.
Skylynn always had a love for reading. For her, stories served as ______ to new worlds. As she surrounded herself with ______ tales, Skylynn developed a ______ for writing as well. Nowadays she can often be found writing stories in her room or ______ at the library. After being ______ by her love of reading, she published her own book ______ Sky’s the Limit.
Sky’s the Limit is about a little girl who wants to become a famous playwright and ______ challenges that come her way by staying ______ throughout the story. The tale is based on actual ______ in Skylynn’s life and Skylynn identifies strongly with the ______ of her book. In fact, she, too, has been bullied (欺凌) before and laughed at. Sometimes people would claim her dreams were ______ and she would come home crying. In the end, ______, just like the little girl in her book, she never let the ______ stop her.
Skylynn stays strong by ______ herself. Whenever she is feeling down, she tries to think positive thoughts and ______ herself with positive people. Her mother tells her that this “waterfall of positive attitudes” can ______ the bulling. By believing in herself and others, Skylyn ______ blocks out the voices of intimidators (威吓者).
She hopes that her story will inspire ______ to develop the same belief in themselves. In Skylynn’s opinion, everyone has the capability to ______ that which they put their mind to. Dreams can be reached if we are willing to ______ them. As for Skylynn, her happiness as a result of the process proves how meaningful pursuing dreams can be.
1.A.pictures B.actions C.tickets D.devotions
2.A.magical B.childish C.long D.complicated
3.A.regret B.method C.power D.trend
4.A.sometimes B.seldom C.always D.never
5.A.disappointed B.instructed C.inspired D.moved
6.A.renamed B.given C.underlined D.titled
7.A.overcomes B.avoids C.suggests D.keeps
8.A.kind B.positive C.awake D.healthy
9.A.opinions B.plans C.events D.opportunities
10.A.heroine B.plots C.lines D.construction
11.A.boring B.interesting C.wonderful D.unrealistic
12.A.therefore B.then C.though D.still
13.A.work B.darkness C.distance D.story
14.A.believing in B.referring to C.attending to D.pointing at
15.A.hide B.blame C.follow D.surround
16.A.match B.conquer C.lose D.examine
17.A.slightly B.firstly C.successfully D.hardly
18.A.readers B.writers C.girls D.students
19.A.introduce B.acknowledge C.copy D.accomplish
20.A.remember B.chase C.admire D.value
