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Tom and Joseph are best friends. They spent their summer vacation in Africa. When they were walking through the desert(沙漠), they started to argue(争吵) about something. Tom became very angry and slapped(掌击) Joseph in the face.

Joseph felt hurt, but he didn’t say anything to Tom. Then Joseph wrote in the sand(沙地): “Today my best friend slapped me in the face.”

They kept on walking until they found a small lake. They decided to have a bath. But when Joseph got in the water, he started to sink(下沉). Tom jumped in after him and pulled him out. His friend saved his life.

After he became well again, Joseph wrote on a stone: “Today my best friend saved my life.”

Tom couldn’t understand it. “After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand. Now you write on a stone. Why?” he asked.

“When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand, and the wind can take it away.” Joseph answered. “But when someone does something good for us, we must write it in stone so that no wind can ever take it away.”

( ) 30. Tom slapped Joseph because ________.

A. he wanted to play a trick on Joseph

B. he argued with Joseph and got angry with him

C. Joseph took him the wrong way in the desert

D. Joseph played with sand

( )31. When they found a nice place, they decided to ________.

A. buy some sand and stones for their friends

B. find something delicious to eat

C. have a swimming competition

D. have a rest and wash themselves

( )32. The underlined sentence means that we should ________.

A. let others know we are angry with them

B. forgive(原谅) others for bad things as time goes by

C. make sure what we write will always be there

D.keep important things in sand but not on stone

( )33. The most suitable title(题目) of this article may be ________.

A. Tom saved Joseph B. Tom slapped Joseph

C. A friendship saved in stone D. Travel in Africa

C

American and British people both speak English of course. But sometimes there are some important differences between British English and American English.

First of all, they sound very different. Often, Americans don’t say each word separately. They say words together. Americans may say “I dunno” instead of “I don’t know”. Or they may say “Whaddya say?” instead of “What did you say?” However, the British are more careful. They usually say all the words and keep them separate.

Sound is not only the difference. Words sometimes have different meanings too. For example, the vocabulary for cars and driving is very different. Americans drive trucks, but in England people drive lorries.

Many expressions(短语) are also different in the two countries. In England, if you are going to telephone your friends, you “phone them up”. In America, you “give them a call”. When you are saying goodbye in England you might say “Cheerio!” In America you might say “See you later.”

There’re also some differences in grammar. For example, Americans usually use the helping verb “do” when they ask a question. They say “Do you have a storybook?” But the British often leave out the helping verb. They say “Have you a storybook?”

Most languages are like this. Languages change over time. When people live in separate places, the languages change in different ways. This is what has happened to English. It can also happen to other languages, such as French. Many people in Canada speak French but their French is very different from the French of France.

( ) 34. What does the word “separately” mean in this passage? It means “_____”.

A. 含糊地 B. 快速地 C. 分开地 D. 简略地

( )35. The vocabulary for cars and driving is _____.

A. an example of British English B. an example of American English

C. the same in America and England D. not the same in America and England

( ) 36. Languages _____.

A. are always changing as time passes

B. keep unchanged even if time changes

C. are the same in all places D. are easy to learn

( )37. Which of the following sentences is right according to the passage?

A. American people usually say “ I don’t know” instead of “ I dunno ”.

B. There are four differences between American and British English.

C. Canadians speak all the same French as Frenchmen.

D. When people live in different places, the language are spoken in the same way.

( ) 38. This passage is mainly about _____.

A. English vocabulary

B. how American sounds are different from British sounds

C. the way the British say words

D. some differences between American and British English

四、根据中文或音标写单词 (共12分)

39. The students are in the same class, but they speak different_____________ (语言).

40. Look at Lily's_______ (微笑的) face. She often wears a smile on her face.

41. You really did a bad job, but I myself did ____________(坏).

42.We all know Pollution is a ___________ (社会) problem.

43. We are all looking forward to _______(赢)the match.

44.There is an _______ (橡皮)on the desk, is it yours?

45.You can search the Internet for _______ (进一步)information.

46.-What is your father like? -He has a good sense of _______.He always makes us laugh.

47. -Why do you believe in Eric so much?-Because he is an_______ man, and he never tells lies.

48.I want to be an_________ ['eks(ə)l(ə)nt] doctor when I grow up.

49. China_______is one of the most famous English newspapers in the world now

50.“Holiday” is _______ [və(ʊ)'keɪʃ(ə)n]in American English.