Question

【題目】More than 3,000 languages are spoken in the world. Of all these languages, English is the most widely used. When English is used, it has also ________many new words from other languages. For example, Americans borrowed “cookbook” from German(德語). They ______ borrowed “tofu” and “kowtow” from Chinese.

As we all know, there are _____ between western culture and Chinese culture. We can learn about those words by comparing how certain words are used. _____, “you are a lucky dog” means you are a lucky person. To describe a person who is _____, they say, “sick as a dog”. On the other hand, Chinese people love cats very much. But in western culture, “cat” is sometimes used to describe a woman that is ____. The rose is considered as a symbol of love in both China and some western countries. People think the rose stands for love and _____.

China, a country with the largest population in the world, has _____ more people to learn English. By the 1990s, English learning has been very ____with Chinese people. Many of them have done quite well in English.

Now students are required to learn English and people think the study of English is a very important industry in China _____ in the rest of the world. The English language has played an important part in our lives.

【1】A. taken back B. taken out C. taken off D. taken in

【2】A. even B. also C. perhaps D. probably

【3】A. advantages B. records C. effects D. differences

【4】A. In fact B. In some ways C. For example D. As a result

【5】A. ill B. lazy C. afraid D. selfish

【6】A. kind-hearted B. pretty C. cruel D. helpful

【7】A. sadness B. attraction C. disappointment D. friendship

【8】A. ordered B. encouraged C. told D. taught

【9】A. interested B. tired C. popular D. enjoyed

【10】A. as far as B. as well as C. as much as D. as long as

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 D

【2】 B

【3】 D

【4】 C

【5】 A

【6】 C

【7】 D

【8】 B

【9】 C

【10】 B

【解析】

試題世界上有3000多種語言，在所有這些語言中，英語是最廣泛使用的。現(xiàn)在學生被要求學習英語，英語在人們的生活中起著重要的作用。

【1】句意：當英語被用時，它也吸收了來自其他語言的許多新詞。考查固定短語的辨析。 A. taken back收回、取回；B. taken out取出、拿出；C. taken off起飛、脫掉；D. taken in吸收。根據(jù)語境可知，“吸收”新詞匯。故選：D。

【2】句意：他們還借用了漢語的“豆腐”和“磕頭”。A. even副詞，甚至；B. also副詞，也；C. perhaps副詞，或許； D. probably副詞，大概。根據(jù)前文 For example, Americans borrowed “cookbook” from German(德語).與本句的borrowed可知，此處需要“也、還”之意。 故選：B。

【3】句意：眾所周知，西方文化和中國文化是有區(qū)別的�？疾槊�詞的辨析。A. advantages名詞，優(yōu)點；B. records名詞，記錄；C. effects名詞，效應；D. differences名詞，差異。根據(jù)語境可知，兩種文化應存在“差異”。故選：D。

【4】句意：例如，“你是一只幸運狗”的意思是你是一個幸運的人。 A. In fact事實上；B. In some ways在一些方面；C. For example例如；D. As a result作為結果。根據(jù)后文“you are a lucky dog” means you are a lucky person. 可知，后文進行了舉例說明。故選：C。

【5】句意：為描述一個生病的人，他們說：“病得像狗一樣”。 A. ill形容詞，生病的；B. lazy形容詞，懶惰的；C. afraid 形容詞，害怕的；D. selfish形容詞，自私的。根據(jù)后文“sick as a dog”可知，sick與ill是近義詞。故選：A。

【6】句意：但在西方文化中，“貓”有時被用來形容一個殘忍的女人。A. kind-hearted形容詞，好心腸的；B. pretty形容詞，漂亮的；C. cruel殘忍的；D. helpful形容詞，有幫助的。根據(jù)前文Chinese people love cats very much.與后文轉折連詞but可知，此處需要“貶義詞”，“cruel殘忍的”為貶義詞。故選：C。

【7】句意：人們認為玫瑰代表愛情和友誼。A. sadness名詞，傷心；B. attraction名詞，吸引、魅力；C. disappointment名詞，失望；D. friendship名詞，友誼�！懊倒濉笔敲篮玫氖挛�，因而“ friendship友誼”符合語境。故選：D。

【8】句意：中國是世界上人口最多的國家，鼓勵更多的人學習英語。A. ordered動詞，命令、安排；B. encouraged動詞，鼓勵；C. told動詞，告訴；D. taught動詞，教。根據(jù)語境可知，應是“鼓勵”更多的人學習英語。故選：B。

【9】句意：到20世紀90年代，英語學習受到了中國人的普遍歡迎。A. interested形容詞，感興趣的；B. tired形容詞，令人疲勞的；C. popular形容詞，受歡迎的；D. enjoyed動詞，喜歡、享受。固定搭配be popular with sb.,意為“受...歡迎”。故選：C。

【10】句意：現(xiàn)在學生被要求學習英語，人們認為學習英語在中國乃至世界都是一個非常重要的行業(yè)。A. as far as與...一樣遠，表示同級比較；B. as well as也、還有，表示并列關系；C. as much as和...一樣多，表示同級比較；D. as long as只要，表示條件關系。根據(jù)句意表示并列關系，意為“中國還有全世界”。故選：B。