Question

【題目】閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小題所給的四個選項中選出一個最佳答案。
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 1 many new words from other languages. For example, Americans borrowed “cookbook” from German. They 2 borrowed “tofu” and “kowtow” from Chinese.
As we all know, there are 3 between western culture and Chinese culture. We can learn about those words by comparing how certain words are used. 4, “you are a lucky dog” means you are a lucky person. To describe a person who is 5, they say, “sick as a dog”. On the other hand, Chinese people love cats very much. But in western culture, “cat” is sometimes used 6 a woman that is cruel. The rose is considered as a symbol of love in both China and some western countries. People think the rose stands for 7 and attraction.
China, a country with the largest population in the world, has 8 more people to learn English. By the 1990s, English learning has been very 9 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 10 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.describe B.describing C.to describe D.described
（7）A.loving B.love C.to love D.loves
（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）、B
（8）、B
（9）、C
（10）、B

【解析】在世界上大約有3000種語言，但是受到最廣泛使用的是英語�，F(xiàn)在英語學習不僅在中國而且在世界的其他地方也被認為是重要的技能。
（1）D考查動詞及語境的理解。A. taken back拿回；B. taken out拿出；C. taken off脫下；D. taken in收進。在英語被使用時也有許多的新的來自其他語言的單詞收入進來。結合句意，故選D。
（2）B考查副詞及語境的理解。A. even甚至；B. also也；C. perhaps也許；D. probably可能。他們也從中國借鑒了豆腐和磕頭。結合句意，故選B。
（3）D考查名詞及語境的理解。A. advantages優(yōu)點；B. records記錄；C. effects影響；D. differences不同之處。正如我們所知，在西方文化和中國文化中有許多的不同。結合句意，故選D。
（4）C考查短語及語境的理解。 A. In fact實際上；B. In some ways在某些方面；C. For example例如；D. As a result結果是。根據(jù)上文可知后文在舉例子，故選C。
（5）A考查形容詞及語境的理解。A. ill生病的；B. lazy懶惰的；C. afraid害怕的；D. selfish自私的。根據(jù)后文they say, “sick as a dog”可知描述的是一個人生病了。故選A。
（6）C考查動詞及語境的理解。A. describe描述；B. describing動名詞；C. to describe 動詞不定式；D. described過去式。根據(jù)上文可知在西方文化中貓有的時候別用來描述殘忍的女人。be used to do sth,被用來做某事，故選C。
（7）B考查名詞及語境的理解。A. loving動名詞；B. love 動詞原形或者名詞； C. to love動詞不定式；D. loves第三人稱單數(shù)。人們認為玫瑰代表著愛和吸引力。結合句意及結構，可知這里填寫名詞，故選B.
（8）B考查動詞及語境的理解。A. ordered命令；B. encouraged鼓勵；C. told告訴； D. taught教給。中國，一個世界上擁有最多人口的國家已經(jīng)鼓勵更多的人學習英語。結合句意，故選B。
（9）C考查形容詞及語境的理解。A. interested感興趣的；B. tired疲憊的；C. popular受歡迎的；D. enjoyed享受。在二十世紀九十年代之前，英語學習已經(jīng)在中國人中受到了歡迎。be popular with，在……中受歡迎。故選C。
（10）B考查詞組及語境的理解。A. as far as一樣的遠；B. as well as不但而且；C. as much as一樣多；D. as long as只要。人們認為英語學習在中國及在世界的其他地方是非常重要的技能。結合句意，故選