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(二十八)I.阅读理解AIn thelast severalhundred years,English hasborrowed wordsand expressionsfromother languages.lt maysurprise youthat English has takenlots of words fromJapanese.Hereare twoexamples.In English,tycoon refersto a very richbusinessman.Tycoon comesfrom the Japanesetaikun,meaning greatlord orprince”.In themid-1800s,the UnitedStates wasready touse military(军事的)power toforceJapan tore-open business with the West.When Americanofficer Matthew Perry arrivedinJapan,he refusedto meetwith anyoneother thanthe highestleader inthe country.()The Japaneseintroduced theirshogun ageneral to Perry.But they were concernedthat the Englishtranslation wouldnot seempowerful enoughtoPerry.So theyintroducedtheir shogunusing thetitle taikun.The wordtycoon soonbecame popularin America.lt came to mean“top leader”.EvenAbraham Lincolnbegan tolike the word.When hewas president,people calledhim tycoonaswell.The nextexample ishunky-dory.This wordmeans“fine orfree oftrouble orproblems”.The word hunky-dory is actually acombination(结合)ofwordsfrom twolanguages.The firstpart of theword,“hunky”,means“in asafe place”.In themid-1800s,hunk”was aword thatchildren in New YorkCity usedin streetgames.In thisgame,one ormore playersrun afterother players,trying totouch themwiththeir hands.If theplayers reachthe safeplace beforebeing caught,they areconsidered“saffe”.The storyof thesecond partof theword“dory comesfrom theJapanese wordhoncho-dori.This wasbelieved tobe astreet inJapan whereAmerican soldierswent tohavefun whiletheywereworking there.【语篇解读】几百年以前,英语向其他语言“借词”来扩充词汇量,以丰富其含义我们会发现英语中有很多词来源于日语,下面让我们一起来看两个例子吧
1.Why didMatthewPerryvisit JapanA.To seethe top leader inJapan.B・To learnmore abouttheJapaneseculture.C.To conquerJapan.D.To makeit dobusinesswith theWestagain.[细节理解题根据第三段.(军事的)叩D..use militarypower toforce Jan to可知出访日本的目的是为了打开日re-open businesswiththeWest MatthewPerry本的大门,迫使其同西方国家进行交易]
2.What didtycoon meanat firstin AmericaA.Great prince.B・Top leader.C.Powerful businessman.D.Rich person.[细节理解题根据第五段可知在美国B It cametomean“topleader”.tycoon流行后,最初是〃最高领导人〃的意思]
3.What dowe knowabout hunky-doryA.It couldbe explainedas beingin adangerous place.B・Itcamefrom astreet gameinNewYork.C.It hadthe samemeaning ashoncho-dori.D.It joinedtwo wordsof differentlanguages together.[细节理解题根据第七段D Thewordhunky-dory is actually acombination实际上是两种语言的合成词]-dory
4.Which ofthe followingis themain ideaofthetextA.There areEnglish wordsborrowed fromJapanese.B.Englishhasmore wordsthan Japanese.C.Language changesare happeningmore andmore quickly.D.Japanese willchange intoEnglish inthe end.[主旨大意题根据全文可知,文章主要介绍了从日语中发展而来的英语词汇]ABLearning tospeak Englishwell maybe thebest thingyou cando toimprove yourlife.Thats right.If you can communicatein English,you canContact people from all over the world.Talk aboutyour ideas and opinions on theInternetdiscussion groups.Send e-mail tointeresting people.Learn abouttheir lifeandculture.Travel moreeasily.Communicate withpeople whereveryou go-English isspoken inmorethan100countries.Ask directions,have aconversation,or...ask forhelp.Who knows,maybe English will saveyour lifesomeday!Push yourcareer forward.If you want tofind agood jobin business,technology,orscience,get outof thatarmchair andstart learning English now!If you already have a goodjob,start learningbefore youlose it!Knowing Englishwill let you Putexcellent knowledgeof English”on yourCV履历.Get yourdream job,andearn moremoney.Gain technicalknowledge.English isthe languageof technology,especially hightechnologylike computerscience,genetics,and medicine.If youregoing toread abouttechnology,youll probablyhave todo itin English.Learn computerscience.Read technicalarticles withoutdifficulty orwrite yourownarticles!Be aworld-class businessmanor businesswoman.Its simple.International businessisdone in English.And allbusiness todayis international.So if you wantto play,you havetoknow English-to contactother businesspeople,go toconferences,read internationalbusinessnewspapers and magazines,etc.Become abetter scientist.Contact scientistsfrom othercountries,go tointernationalconferences,and visitacademic centersabroad.Learn aboutnew scientificdiscoveries byreadingpapers,books,andmagazines.Use yourcomputer moreeffectively.Most computerapplications areinEnglish,so youwillunderstand thembetter andbecome abetter employee.【语篇解读】本文为说明文,主要介绍了说英语和掌握好英语的益处
5.According tothe passage,knowing Englishwill letyou.A.travel inyour countrymore easilyB・gain technicalknowledgeC.contact peopleall overyour countryD.watch televisionnetworks[细节理解题根据文中的〃B KnowingEnglishwillletyou...Gain technical可知,掌握英语有助于获取技术知识故选]knowledge.B
6.Sending e-mail tointeresting peopleisaway to.A.learn knowledgeB.contact peopleC.become abetter scientistD・work better[细节理解题根据第二段中的〃B Contactpeoplefromallovertheworld.Talkabout yourideasandopinionsonthe Internetdiscussion groups.Send e-mail to〃可知,给那些有趣的人发送由口件是不□其他人联系的一种方式interesting people.故选]B
7.A world-class businessperson may.A.write his/her ownarticlesB.read internationalbusiness newspapersC.talk abouthis/her ideasand opinionsD.read abouttechnology[推理判断题根据倒数第三段中的内容可推断出,一个世界一流的商人可能B会读国际商业报纸故选]B
8.If youdon*t learn English,you maylose.A・your good job B.your familyC.your friendsD.your game[细节理解题根据第三段中的〃A If youalreadyhave agoodjob,start learning〃可知,如果你不学英语的话,你有可能会失去你的工作故选]before youlose it!A阅读七选五II.根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项Do youhaveaheadache aboutlearning EnglishHere aresome tipsthat mayhelp youtounderstand thelanguage better.[2Some say that they will look stupid.Some areafraid that they cannot getthemselves understood.So theydont sayanything atall.Dont dothis.The fastestway tolearnEnglish is to sayit againand againuntil youget itright.Like everythingelse,Englishrequires practice.Dont leta littlefear stopyou fromgetting whatyouwant.(围绕)Surround Yourselfwith English3Put Englishbooks around,listen toEnglish newsand watchEnglishmovies.Speak Englishwith yourfriends wheneveryou can.The moreEnglish materialthatyou havearound you,the moreprogress youwill make.Listen toEnglish Music45_And ifyou like to sing,even better!A.Speak WithoutFearB.In fact,English musicisaway tohelp usunderstand English.C.Listen tonative speakersas muchas possibleD.Some peopleworry thatthey wontsay thingscorrectly.E.Ifyoulisten tothe news,youcanalso heardifferent accents.F.The bestway tolearnEnglishistosurround yourself with it.G.In thisway youcan practiceyour listeningand readingatthesame time.【语篇解读】英语在我们日常生活中扮演着越来越重要的角色,要怎样才能学好英语呢?让我们一起来了解一下吧![总分关系根据全文结构可知此处需要填本段的小标题,且由本段关键词
1.Atheir ownfear”,再结合选项内容可知A项正确][并歹关系由后文
2.D Somesaythattheywilllookstupid.Some areafraid.再结合选项内容可知项正确]thattheycannotgetthemselves understoodD
3.F[承接关系由本段小标题再结合选项内容可知F项的关键词“surround与之相呼应,所以项正确]yourselfwithit”F[递进关系根据前句(有效的)
4.B Musiccan beaveryeffective methodof再结合选项内容可知项正确,意为〃事实上,音乐是帮助我们理解learningEnglish.B英语的一种方法〃][递进关系根据后句再结合选项内
5.G Andifyouliketosing,even better!容可知项正确,意为〃用这种方式你就能同时练习听力和阅读〃]G。