A story from the Bible tells of old Babylon, where the men decided to build a tower that would touch the sky. But God was unhappy, and he made them speak different languages. They couldn’t understand each other, so their dream never came true.
Yet the dream remains alive: if all men speak the same language, they can do anything. L. L. Zamenhof from Poland was among the men who pursue this dream. He developed Esperanto(世界语)between 1877 and 1885.
As the most successful man-made world language, it is spoken by over two million people around the world. Last month, the World Esperanto Congress(大会), dealing with language rights, ended in Sweden. Most Esperanto speakers are in Central and Eastern Europe and in East Asia, particularly Chinese mainland.
Esperanto has two advantages. First, it’s easy. Each letter has exactly one sound and there are just 16 basic grammar rules. The second advantage is that it belongs to no one country. But Esperanto has only reached a small number of people compared with natural languages widely used around the world---such as English or Chinese. While these languages are deeply connected with their nations and cultures, Esperanto doesn’t have this background.
Will Esperanto really become a global language? It remains a question.
1.The writer tells us a story at the beginning to________.
A. explain why men have been making the effort to create a language shared by all
B. explain why men now speak different languages
C. show the relationship between man and God
D. prove that language is very important
2.What does the underlined word “pursue” in the second paragraph mean?
A. “realize”. B. “work for”.
C. “be against”. D. “follow”.
3.What is the basic difference between Esperanto and other natural languages?
A. More people speak English than Esperanto.
B. Esperanto words are easier to spell.
C. Esperanto has fewer grammar rules.
D. Esperanto is not supported by any country or culture.
4.What does the story mainly talk about?
A. Advantages and disadvantages of Esperanto.
B. Man’s dream of sharing the same language has come true.
C. The most successfully planned language---Esperanto.
D. Comparison of Esperanto and other languages like English and Chinese.
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A story from the Bible tells of old Babylon, where the men decided to build a tower that would touch the sky. But God was unhappy, and he made them speak different languages. They couldn’t understand each other, so their dream never came true.
Yet the dream remains alive: if all men speak the same language, they can do anything. L. L. Zamenhof from Poland was among the men who pursue this dream. He developed Esperanto(世界语)between 1877 and 1885.
As the most successful man-made world language, it is spoken by over two million people around the world. Last month, the World Esperanto Congress(大会), dealing with language rights, ended in Sweden. Most Esperanto speakers are in Central and Eastern Europe and in East Asia, particularly Chinese mainland.
Esperanto has two advantages. First, it’s easy. Each letter has exactly one sound and there are just 16 basic grammar rules. The second advantage is that it belongs to no one country. But Esperanto has only reached a small number of people compared with natural languages widely used around the world---such as English or Chinese. While these languages are deeply connected with their nations and cultures, Esperanto doesn’t have this background.
Will Esperanto really become a global language? It remains a question.
1.The writer tells us a story at the beginning to________.
A. explain why men have been making the effort to create a language shared by all
B. explain why men now speak different languages
C. show the relationship between man and God
D. prove that language is very important
2.What does the underlined word “pursue” in the second paragraph mean?
A. “realize”. B. “work for”.
C. “be against”. D. “follow”.
3.What is the basic difference between Esperanto and other natural languages?
A. More people speak English than Esperanto.
B. Esperanto words are easier to spell.
C. Esperanto has fewer grammar rules.
D. Esperanto is not supported by any country or culture.
4.What does the story mainly talk about?
A. Advantages and disadvantages of Esperanto.
B. Man’s dream of sharing the same language has come true.
C. The most successfully planned language---Esperanto.
D. Comparison of Esperanto and other languages like English and Chinese.
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To tell the truth, I don’t remember seeing Mom actually read her old Bible. As far as I could tell, it just sat on the nightstand (床头桌) next to her bed. And that was the best place for it, since it probably wouldn’t have survived any meaningful use anywhere else. The black cloth cover was ragged and time-worn, and its dog-eared pages yellowed. Once I accidentally knocked it off the nightstand, launching loose pages all over Mom’s and Dad’s bedroom. I expected a tongue-lashing for my carelessness, but Mom was so busy gathering the pages, gently smoothing them and returning them to their place in the book that she paid no attention to me.
Soon after I moved away from home, my sister Kathy and I bought a new Bible for Mom for her birthday. It was a black leather volume, twice as big as her old Bible. The pages were trimmed in gold, and there were maps, references and a complete Bible dictionary included within its pages. We even had her name engraved on the front with gold-leaf lettering. It was a beautiful book and Mom was touched and pleased. I remember watching her thumb carefully through the pages, admiring the quality of the paper and the clarity of the printing. From that day on, that Bible was the one she took with her to church and the one from which she read during the family Nativity Pageant (圣诞庆典). But for some reason, it never displaced the old Bible from its place for honor on her nightstand. And that bothered me a little.
“I don’t know why you keep that ratty old thing,” I told her as we prepared to pack it among her most precious belongings for what would turn out to be the last of many relocations in her life—this time to warm Southern California. “That new Bible we got for you is the best that money can buy. You can’t even use this old one anymore.”
Mom smiled at me weakly and sat on the edge of her bed, carefully rapping the old Bible in an equally old, equally shabby white cloth.
“Just because a thing isn’t useful anymore, that doesn’t mean it isn’t valuable,” she said softly and deliberately. “You look at this and see an old, worn-out book. However, I see the gift your father gave me on our wedding day. I see the friend that was always there to provide me with strength and comfort when your father served at the front. I see the storybook from which I read stories to all of my children, and the book from which you all read your first Bible poems”.
“This Bible has been in the family as long as we’ve been a family.” She continued, caressing (爱抚) it through the shabby white cloth. “Even though it isn’t especially useful anymore, there is still value in what it represents. At least, there is to me.”
Suddenly it occurred to me that she wasn’t just talking about the old Bible. We live in an age of fanatically obsessive utilitarianism (效用主义). Everything is disposable (用完即可丢弃的). If it’s old or odd-looking or not particularly useful, we toss it out. We forget that there is value beyond utility, and worth beyond “what’s in it for me right now.”
When Mom passed away, Dad gave me her “new” Bible. It’s among my most cherished possessions. It’s the Bible I read and take to church. It means a lot to me, and it’s really beautiful and incredibly useful. But I would trade it in a minute for Mom’s old useless Bible. I even have the perfect place for it: on the nightstand next to my bed.
1.What does the underlined word “tongue-lashing” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. Defense. B. Criticism
C. Challenge. D. Recognition.
2.According to the passage, what bothered the author a little?
A. Her mom didn’t take the new Bible to church.
B. Her mom was unwilling to move to Southern California.
C. Her mom couldn’t find an appropriate place for the new Bible.
D. Her mom had a strong love for the old Bible after owning the new one.
3.What did the author think of her mom’s packing the old Bible before moving to Southern California?
A. It was puzzling. B. It was inspiring.
C. It was surprising. D. It was tiring.
4.What does paragraph 6 mainly tell us?
A. The Bible is too old to use.
B. The Bible has been part of their family.
C. The author should have read all the stories in the Bible.
D. The author should have shown respect for the Bible.
5.According to the author, what is “utilitarianism”?
A. The most valuable things are the most useful.
B. Too much spoils, while too little is nothing.
C. People nowadays are materially better off than ever before.
D. The importance of the necessities of life has been overstated.
6.What’s the best title for the passage?
A. The Making of a Holy Man B. The power of utilitarianism
C. Mom’s Old Useless Bible D. Mom’s Perfect Nightstand
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A group of children___ around the old man,listening to him telling the story and they ____ when it came to something really interesting.
A.were gathered,held their breaths
B.gathered,held their breath
C.gathered,held their breaths
D.were gathered.,held their breath
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The old man was telling a funny story, surrounded by many kids, _________ with fascination.
A. all of whom listened B. all of whom listening
C. all of them listened D. all of them were listening
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_____ the dull story, he left the hall without ____ anyone .
A. Tired of …to tell B. Tired from…telling
C. Tired from…to tell D. Tired of …. telling
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Where Are We Going, Dad? presents a new generation of men, in a break from Chinese tradition, now take an active role in their children's lives.
Five star fathers and their children travel around China, riding camels through the western deserts, fishing off the east coast, and selling vegetables for their bus fare home in remote southwestern Yunnan province. One dad doesn’t know how to do his daughter’s hair, but give him a couple of days — he’ll figure it out. Another one must survive with his son for three days in the desert, where, because neither can cook, the two only eat instant noodles.
These story lines are part of Where Are We Going, Dad? which, since its first show in October, has become one of China’s most popular television shows, covering more than 600 million viewers each week. And searches for Where Are We Going, Dad? turn up over 40 million hits on Sina Weibo, China’s Twitter.
“In traditional Chinese culture, the common conception of parenthood is that the father is strict and the mother is kind. But on the show, we see fathers who are much gentler on their kids and more concerned with their upbringing,” said Li Minyi, an associate professor of early childhood education at the leading Beijing Normal University. “An important question arises in this show for modern Chinese society — what is the role of fathers in today’s China?”
“As they raise their children, parents are growing up at the same time,” said Wang Renping, a popular education expert, in an interview with the Qianjiang Evening News. “They cannot use parenting styles from 20 years ago to guide the development of children born 20 years later.”
The attraction of Where Are We Going, Dad? lies in the chance to have a close look at the lives of popular Chinese stars and their children. Audiences fancy watching the failed attempts of star dads making dinner, braiding hair(编头发), and disciplining children — tasks often left to mothers in a society still influenced by the opinion that “men rule outside and women rule inside.”
1.From the passage, we can draw a conclusion that Where Are We Going, Dad? is .
A. a TV show B. a novel C. a match D. a news report
2.In Where Are We Going, Dad, we can probably learn about .
A. how the fathers do housework at home
B. how the children study in their spare time
C. how the fathers look after and guide their children
D. how the children help their father with their travel around China
3.Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage?
A. In modern society, men should not care too much about their kids.
B. Where Are We Going, Dad has the most number of viewers in China.
C. In Chinese tradition, fathers always play an active part in their children’s lives.
D. While they bring up their children, parents are improving their parenting styles.
4.The reason why Where Are We Going, Dad is so popular in China may include the following EXCEPT that .
A. audiences enjoy laughing at others’ failure in life
B. it can make people laugh and think at the same time
C. people love watching the stars and their children’s lives closely
D. it presents a new generation of men’s role in their children’s lives
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Where Are We Going, Dad? presents a new generation of men, in a break from Chinese tradition, now take an active role in their children's lives.
Five star fathers and their children travel around China, riding camels through the western deserts, fishing off the east coast, and selling vegetables for their bus fare(费用) home in remote(偏远的) southwestern Yunnan province. One dad doesn’t know how to do his daughter’s hair, but give him a couple of days — he’ll figure it out. Another one must survive with his son for three days in the desert, where, because neither can cook, the two only eat instant noodles.
These story lines are part of Where Are We Going, Dad? which, since its first show in October, has become one of China’s most popular television shows, covering more than 600 million viewers each week. And searches for Where Are We Going, Dad? turn up over 40 million hits on Sina Weibo--China’s Twitter.
“In traditional Chinese culture, the common conception of parenthood is that the father is strict and the mother is kind. But on the show, we see fathers who are much gentler on their kids and more concerned with their upbringing,” said Li Minyi, an associate professor of early childhood education at the leading Beijing Normal University. “An important question arises in this show for modern Chinese society — what is the role of fathers in today’s China?”
“As they raise their children, parents are growing up at the same time,” said Wang Renping, a popular education expert, in an interview with the Qianjiang Evening News. “They cannot use parenting styles from 20 years ago to guide the development of children born 20 years later.”
The attraction of Where Are We Going, Dad? lies in the chance to have a close look at the lives of popular Chinese stars and their children. Audiences fancy watching the failed attempts of star dads making dinner, braiding hair(编头发), and disciplining children — tasks often left to mothers in a society still influenced by the opinion that “men rule outside and women rule inside.”
1.In Where Are We Going, Dad, we can probably learn about .
A. how the fathers do housework at home
B. how the children study in their spare time
C. how the fathers look after and guide their children
D. how the children help their father with their travel around China
2.Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage?
A. In modern society, men should not care too much about their kids.
B. Where Are We Going, Dad has the most number of viewers in China.
C. In Chinese tradition, fathers always play an active part in their children’s lives.
D. While they bring up their children, parents are improving their parenting styles.
3.The reason why Where Are We Going, Dad is so popular in China may include the following EXCEPT that .
A. audiences enjoy laughing at others’ failure in life
B. it can make people laugh and think at the same time
C. people love watching the stars and their children’s lives closely
D. it presents a new generation of men’s role in their children’s lives
4.What does the underlined word “arises” probably mean here?
A. appears B. escapes
C. settles D. persuades
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Dear Laura,
I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You doubted that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you _______.
I wanted to do something very ______ for my fifteen – year – old son, who has always been the perfect child. He worked all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it ______ it looked almost new. I was so ______ of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet and a riding outfit.
I could ______ wait for him to open up his gift. ______, I barely slept the night before. Upon awakening. I went to the kitchen to ______ the coffee, tea, and morning goodies. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a ______: “To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”
I was so ______. It had been a long – standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could ______ lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s _______.
I stood there shocked, crying a(an) ______, asking myself how my son could ______ this expensive gift.
Of course, the house ______, and my son was thrilled(激动的)with my reaction. Many kisses were ______, and I immediately wanted him to open my gift.
As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not ______ what I was expecting. Then I realized that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.
Of course I was the proudest mother ______ on that day, and my feet never ______ the ground for a month.
So I wanted you to know, that kind of love still ________ and lives even in the ever – changing world of me, me, me!
I thought you’d love to ______ this story.
Yours,
Hilary
P.S. The next day, my husband and I bought him a new “used” already shiny motorcycle.
1.A. hope B. advice C. support D. courage
2.A. polite B. similar C. special D. private
3.A. after B. before C. unless D. until
4.A. sure B. fond C. proud D. confident
5.A. perhaps B. really C. almost D. hardly
6.A. However B. In fact C. Therefore D. In total
7.A. start B. cook C. set D. serve
8.A. note B. notice C. word D. sign
9.A. disturbed B. confused C. astonished D. inspired
10.A. give B. take C. draw D. teach
11.A. reason B. request C. comment D. response
12.A. mountain B. article C. river D. bowl
13.A. present B. afford C. find D. order
14.A. felt B. jumped C. cried D. awoke
15.A. exchanged B. experienced C. expected D. exhibited
16.A. purely B. basically C. obviously D. exactly
17.A. only B. still C. ever D. even
18.A. hit B. stuck C. pat D. felt
19.A. works B. exists C. matters D. counts
20.A. send B. publish C. share D. write
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The story of English language is a story of change.The old English language, or old English, is quite different from Modern English.If we do not study old English, we can’t understand it.Some of the words are the same, but many are not used now.The story of the English language begins some time after the year 400 AD.At this time, some people came to England from North-west Europe.There were many groups of people.They were called Angles (盎格鲁人), Saxons(撒克逊人)and Jutes(朱特人),whose language, old English, is like some of the modern language of North-West Europe.In old English, the ending had many meanings.They showed past time and present time and many other things.In Modern English, most of these endings are gone.This is the biggest difference between Old and Modern English.
1.What does the first sentence of the passage mean?
A.The story of English language often changes.
B.English is a language that has changed a lot as time passes by.
C.The old English language has changed into Modern English.
D.The story of English language is one of how people change the language.
2.Old English has a story of ______.
A.2,500 years B.more than 1,600 years
C.2,300 years D.more than 400 years
3.Old English was first used by the people from ______.
A.Old English B.English
C.North-West English D.North-West Europe
4.Which of the following is NOT true about Old English?
A.The endings of words gave different special meanings.
B.It is easy for most English-speakers today to understand the language.
C.Its words are very different from those Modern English.
D.It was spoken by many groups of the people from North-West Europe.
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— Have you heard the story of “The Merchant of Venice”?
—No. When and where does the story ______ ?
A. take up B. take on C. take place D. take off
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