( ) 56. When did Sally do her homework?
A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. At lunch time. D. In the evening.
( ) 57. Sally and her mother went to the supermarket to buy __________.
A. food for lunch and pens B. some books and pens
C. some fish and clothes D. food and books
( ) 58. Which of the following things did Sally do on Day Four?
A. She went swimming. B. She went out for breakfast.
C. She read books. D. She went shopping.
( ) 59. How many times did Sally and her mother meet their friends during the five days?
A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times. D. Four times.
( ) 60. According to the passage, it can be inferred that ________.
A. a park is the best place to meet a friend
B. parents shouldn’t leave teenagers alone at home
C. teenagers don’t usually do their homework during their school holidays
D. surfing the Internet has become an important part of teenagers’ lives
B
Kenyon Scudder once told me a story about his friend, Michael. Michael happened to be on a train sitting next to a young man who seemed worried. Finally the young man told Michael that he was a convict (罪犯) returning home from a distant prison (监狱). His behavior had brought shame (羞耻) on his family, and they had neither visited him nor written to him. He hoped, however, that it was only because they were too poor to travel and too busy to write.
When he was set free he had written to tell them he wanted to go home. To make matters easy for them, however, he had asked them to put up a signal (信号) for him when the train passed their little farm. If the family had forgiven (原谅) him, they were to put up a white ribbon in the big apple tree near the railway. If they didn’t want him back, they were to do nothing, and he would stay on the train, and go far away.
As the train neared his hometown his suspense became so great that he couldn’t stand and he was afraid to look out of the window. He asked Michael to watch for the big apple tree. They changed seats. In a minute, Michael put his hand on the young convict’s shoulder. "There it is," he said, his eyes filled with sudden tears. "It’s all right. The whole tree is white with ribbons."
( ) 61. For which of the following reasons might the young man be worried?
A. He might not be allowed to go home.
B. He was afraid his family wouldn’t remember him.
C. His family hadn’t written to him often.
D. His family hadn’t visited him for a long time.
( ) 62. According to the passage, the white ribbon in the big apple tree means ________.
A. pleasure B. forgiveness C. happiness D. education
( ) 63. The underlined word "suspense" in the last paragraph can be best replaced by ________.
A. pain B. interest C. worry D. happiness
( ) 64. Why was Michael asked to watch for the apple tree?
A. The young man was afraid that he was refused by his family.
B. The young man’s seat was far from the window.
C. The young man was afraid of seeing the white ribbons in the tree.
D. The young man was sure that his family would accept him.
( ) 65. Why did Michael cry at the end of the story?
A. The young man couldn’t live with his family.
B. There were many more white ribbons than he had expected.
C. He was moved by the young man.
D. The young man was very sad.
C
New kinds of English are appearing. More and more non-native speakers use it to communicate with native speakers. So there is a basic question about learning English that we have to answer. Should you try to achieve native-speakers’accuracy (准确), or just effective (有效的) communication without perfection (完美)?
Offshore English is a kind of language spoken largely by non-native speakers. It often appears in international business situations. Other languages influence (影响) Offshore English so that some expressions sound a little strange. Although native-speakers don’t speak this way, they can still understand it.
For example, "I am working for my company since three years" is not grammatically correct. The sentence includes two mistakes common to many people who speak English as a foreign language, but there is no danger of misunderstanding what the speaker means.
Many non-native speakers of English speak less than 100% accurate English. If the meaning is clear, then it is not necessary to worry too much about it. Some mistakes, however, are serious, and can cause misunderstandings or problems. English learners need to pay attention to them. For example, "I’ll give it to him when I see him" is a serious mistake if the speaker really means "I’ll give it to him if I see him".
Many English learners would like to be as accurate in the language as possible. However, their target level depends a lot on who they need to communicate with. In actual business practice, they may find that if they deal only with other non-native speakers, effective communication does not require (要求) a native-speaker level of accuracy.
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