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Betty’s English is _______ than _______ in the class.

A. much better; anyone else

B. far better; anyone else’s

C. a lot better; anyone’s else

D. a great deal better; anyone’s else’s

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The English proficiency of Chinese women is much better than that of men, according to a study released in Shanghai yesterday, Chinese women scored three points higher than men in the English Proficiency Index(英语水平指数) released by EF Education, a language training company, mainly English. Worldside, women scored one point higher than men on average.

“This shows that Chinese women are more used to the Chinese education mode, the report said. Chinese women use their gift of language to gain success.”

However, Chinese mainlanders English proficiency ranked second to last in Asia, despite the great time and effort that many people invest in learning the language, the report said, China’s mainland is ranked the 36th in the index of 54 countries and regions where English is not the native language. That’s down by seven places comparing with that last year. The Chinese mainland belongs to the low-proficiency tier(低水平层次) and is ranked just above Thailand in Asia. This year’s index has increased the weight of listening tests, while decreasing the importance of grammar and vocabulary exams, which partly caused the ranking change, researchers said. Moreover, test-oriented(以考试为目的) and rote-based(死记硬背)learning methods often used in China hurt the language skills of Chinese students, education experts said.

The study compared test scores of more than 1.7 million adults in the 54 countries and regions. Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands have the best command of English, while Libya has the lowest English proficiency level. European countries generally performed well. But Italy, Spain and Portugal, some of the countries at the heart of the euro zone crisis, are being dragged down by poor English, according to the report. Singapore is 12th, the best in Asia, followed by Malaysia and India, South Korea; at 21st, and Japan, at 22nd, performed disappointingly low despite their focus on education; the report said.

One in every four people frequently uses English at work on China’s mainland, nevertheless nearly 15 percent said they never use English, lower than the world average level, according to the study.

1.What is EF Education?

A. It is a language test organization.

B. It is an English teaching school.

C. It is a language training company.

D. It is an organization studying human.

2. By what do Chinese women gain success in English learning?

A. Cheating.　　　 B. Gift.

C. Learning by heart.　　　 D. Asking for help.

3. What can we learn from paragraph 3?

A. Chinese mainlanders’ English proficiency ranked second in the index of 54 countries and regions.

B. Chinese mainlanders’ English proficiency ranked 29th last year.

C. The Chinese mainland belongs to the mid proficiency tier.

D. This year’s index has increased the weight of grammar and vocabulary exams.

4. Which of the following order is TRUE in the ranking of the English Proficiency Index?

A. Denmark > India > Japan > Singapore > Libya

B. Denmark > Japan > Singapore > India > Libya

C. India>Japan > Denmark > Singapore > Libya

D. Denmark > Singapore > India > Japan > Libya

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The theatre in Shakespeare’s time was much different than it is today. Authors wrote plays for the masses, especially those who couldn’t read or write.

The theatre changed a lot during Shakespeare’s lifetime. The authorities didn’t like it and didn’t allow acting in the city itself: They thought it had a bad influence on people and kept them from going to church. Queen Elizabeth, on the other hand, loved acting and helped the theatre become popular.

The theatre in Shakespeare’s time was full of life. People did not sit all the time and it was not quiet during the performance. The audience could walk around, eat and drink during the play.

Theaters were open arenas or playhouses that had room for up to three thousand people. There was almost no scenery because the dialogue was the most important part of the play. Colourful and well-designed costumes were very important and told the people about the status of a character. Women never performed in plays, 80 young boys played female characters. The performances took place in the afternoon because it was too dark at night.

There was no stage crew as there is today. Actors had to do everything themselves-from making costumes to setting the stage. Plays were organized by acting companies. They performed about 6 different plays each week because they needed money to survive. They had almost no time to rehearse (排练).

The companies in Shakespeare’s time had a rank system. The company belonged to shareholders and managers. They were responsible for everything and got most of the money when the company was successful. Sometimes they even owned their own buildings. Actors worked for the managers and after some time became a permanent member of the company. Apprentices (学徒) were young boys and were allowed to act in unimportant role. They also played female characters in plays.

1.Why was the theatre banned by the authorities?

A. It was much different than before.

B. They thought it affected people negatively.

C. They thought it kept people going to church.

D. The queen didn’t like it.

2.What does the underlined word “arenas” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. Stages. B. Stores.

C. Companies. D. Playgrounds.

3.What do we know about then actors?

A. They could drink during the play.

B. Women had to cross-dress male characters.

C. They had stage crew to help them.

D. They were too busy to practice.

4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A. To remember Shakespeare.

B. To show his love of Shakespeare’s plays.

C. To introduce theaters in Shakespeare’s time.

D. To discuss the company’s rank system.

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Things have changed quickly over the past decade and life in the country is much better than ___used to be．

A．that　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B．what

C．it　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D．one

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In my opinion,life in the twenty-first century is much easier than _______.

A.that used to be                           B.it is used to

C.it was used to                            D.it used to be

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My uncle’s house in the downtown area is much smaller than ours , but it is twice____ expensive .

A. as        B. so     C. too       D. very

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Things have changed quickly over the past decade and life in the country is much better than ________used to be．

A．that              B．it                C．what             D．one

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I’m moving to the countryside because the air there is much fresher than ______ in the city.

A. ones         B. one          C. that            D. those

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My uncle’s house in the downtown area is much smaller than ours , but it is twice _______ expensive .

A. as        B. so     C. too       D. very

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

My uncle’s house in the downtown area is much smaller than ours, but it is twice ____ expensive．

A．as             B．so        C．too       D．very

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