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anguage D. Business ( C ) You may know that some English words e from French. One interesting thing is that when we talk about meat at the table, we use French words. But when we talk about animals, English words are used. For example, a pig is called pig when it?s living, but it?s called pork when it is killed and its meat is brought to the table. When the Normans(諾曼人 ) ruled(統(tǒng)治 ) England, the English farmers were made to raise animals for food, but they could not eat the meat. The meat was sent to the Normans? tables. The farmers could only eat rabbit, because rabbits ran all over the fields and rabbit meat was cheap. So the meat of a rabbit was not changed into a French word. It was called rabbit by the English farmers at that time and is still called rabbit today. ( ) 41. We know that the word “pork” is _____. A. a kind of animal B. really an English word C. really a French word D. used only by Frenchman ( ) 42. The English farmers were made to raise animals by _____. A. the farmers themselves B. the landlords(地主 ) C. the Normans D. the owners of the animals ( ) 43. Which of the following sentence is wrong? A. A rabbit is a kind of animal. B. “Pig” is another way of saying “pork”. C. The expressions of some meat of animals was changed into French words. D. The farmers could eat rabbit, because it was cheap when the Normans ruled England. ( ) 44. When the meat of a cattle(奶牛 ) is brought to a table, its _____. A. known as “pork” in English now B. a kind of French food C. changed to another thing D. called “beef” in English now ( ) 45. In the sentence “When the Normans ruled England”, which of the following can substitute(替換 ) “ruled”? A. had power to control the country and the people of B. moved to live in C. were born in D. became the king of ( D ) Have you ever had problems in your life and don?t know how to be happy? If so, you will find“ Being a Happy Teenager” written by an Australian writer Andrew Matthews useful. In his book, Matthews tells us how to have a happy life and answers the questions of teenagers. There are many subjects, such as parents and friends, and the book says we should stop being angry and should five(寬恕 ). The book tells us some useful skills, such as how to put what you have learned into pictures of your mind to make your memory better. Many teenagers think that happiness es from a good exam result or praise(贊揚(yáng) ) from other people. But you can still be happy when there are no such“ good” things. Success es from a good attitude(態(tài)度 ). If you learn from problems, you will have success in the future. Some school students have problems, such as being too tall or too short. But Matthews tells us that happiness es form thinking in a positive(積極的 ) way. If you are tall, people notice you and you can get a better view(視線 ) at the movie。( 5 分) 51. Can you t_____ this English sentence into Chinese? 52. Which kind of English study m_____ can you learn from this passage? Remember to choose one that fits you best. 53. It is important for you to buy a g_____ book when you learn a foreign language. 54. Do you learn anything else b_____ Chinese at school? 55. W_____ you need help, telephone me. (B)用方框中所給短語的適當(dāng)形式填空。( 15分) 請(qǐng)根據(jù)提示,寫一篇闡述英語重要性的文章;( 80 詞左右) 1. 英語是世界上使用最廣泛的語言; 2. 全球有 4 億多人把英語作為第一語言來使用; 3. 世界上有許多國家把英語作為一門外 語來學(xué)習(xí)和使用; 4. 中國的改革開放政策( reform and openingup policy),加入“世貿(mào)”組織( entry into WTO)和北京 2020 年奧運(yùn)會(huì)激勵(lì)越來越多的人學(xué)習(xí)英語。( 5分) 從方框中選出 10 個(gè)單詞,并用 其適當(dāng)形式填空,使短文意思正確通順。 46. What?s the name of the book written by Andrew Matthews? __________________________________________________ 47. What?s in Matthews? book? __________________________________________________ 48. According to the passage, where does happiness e from to many teenagers? ___________