(A) English is now the first language of about 400 million people, the mother language of 12 countries and the official language of thirty-three more countries. That means one in every seven people in the world speaks English. English has become the new Latin(拉丁语) of the century. One must know English is a part of the twenty-first century. In Italy, for example, English is a must for many technical (技术的) jobs. In China, English is the most important foreign language learned at school.

Now no other language on the earth is better suited to play the role of the world language. Because English is easier to learn than any other language, and it easily borrows local words and phrases from other countries to expand(丰富，扩大) its vocabulary. English is so widely used that it has become the standard language for all kinds of international communication. Now 75% of the world’s mail is in English. 60% of the world’s telephone calls are made in English. 60% of the world’s radio stations are broadcast(广播) in English and over half of the world’s books and magazines are written in English. In a word, English is now the world’s first language. ( )26._____ countries speak English as their mother language. A.11 B.12 C.33 D.45 ( )27.“English has become the new Latin of the century” means _____. A. English has a long history B. English is as important as Latin C. English has borrowed lots of words from Latin D. English is as difficult to learn as Latin ( )28.If you want to ask for a technical job in Italy, you must be able to _____. A. speak Latin B.speak French C.speak English D.speak Italian ( )29._____ of the world’s magazines are written in English. A.More than 50% B.75% C.60% D.Less than 50% ( )30.The writer thinks English is now _____. A.a native language B.the world language C.an official language D.the Latin language

(B) One day, I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying,“You don’t say! You don’t say!” I was puzzled(困惑的), and I thought, “Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about.” So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever been there?” “Certainly. When I’m back home, everyone will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful!”“Yes, it is one of the wonders in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it.” As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, “You don’t say!” I couldn’t help asking,“Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do so.” he answered, greatly surprised. “Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say!’?” I asked again. Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain,“‘You don’t say!’means ‘Really?’ Perhaps you know little about English idioms(习惯用语).” Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms. 根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。 ( )31.The foreigner didn’t want to listen to the writer to talk about how he was studying English. ( )32.The writer was puzzled because the foreigner knew the Great Wall very well. ( )33.The foreigner thought the Great Wall was wonderful. ( )34.Perhaps the story happened in China. ( )35.When the foreigner used the idiom“You don’t say!”, he meant“Stop talking!”

(C) Once there were five beggars(乞丐). One was English, one Turkish, one Greek, one was an Arab and one was Persian. One day they met and decided to stay together, sharing what they had and helping each other in trouble times. Soon a man passed them in the street and gave them a coin. They talked about what to do with it. At last they decided to buy something to eat. “Let’s buy some grapes!” said the Englishman. But the Turkish wanted “uzum”, the Arab “aneb”, the Greek “stafelea”, and the Persian insisted on(坚持) “angur”. They did not understand each other’s language very well. Soon they were quarrelling and even fighting. While they were fighting about how to spend the money, a stranger came along. He knew all the five languages. He asked them why they were fighting. After they told him, he said, “Give me your coin. I will buy what you want.” He was soon back with a bunch of grapes. Each beggar was happy, as each had what he had wanted. They all asked for the same thing, but the word for“grapes”is different in different languages. If people could understand each other, there would be no need to fight. 根据短文内容，回答下列问题。 36.Did these beggars speak the same language? ______________________________________________________________ 37.What did they decide to do when they met one day? ______________________________________________________________ 38.What did a man give them in the street? ______________________________________________________________ 39.Why did they quarrel? ______________________________________________________________ 40.In fact, all of them wanted to buy grapes, didn’t they? ______________________________________________________________ 第三部分 写作 (25分)

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