【正文】 ______. A. tend to affect human survival immediately B. are easy to remember C. are much more important than other things D. can make people live much happier 30. According to this passage, people may find happiness in ________. A. being famous B. chasing power C. setting life goals D. earning money 31. In the last paragraph, the author tries to tell us to _________. A. think more about our future B. be positive in our life and work C. focus on everything in our life D. only enjoy the present moment 32. What does the passage mainly want to tell us? A. Why people remember positive things easily. B. Why people remember negative things easily. C. What makes people happy. D. What makes people sad. D American English began in the 17th century. At the beginning of the 17th century, the English language was brought to North America by colonists (殖民者 ) from England. They used the language spoken in England, that is, Elizabethan English, the language used by Shakespeare. In order to exploit (開發(fā) ) new resources in America, British colonists settled down there and from 1607 to 1732 set up thirteen colonies. In these thirteen areas, English was a mon language used by all people. They continued to speak as they had done in England. As time went by, the English language gradually changed on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Foreigners longing for wealth set foot on the coastal area to trade. The Americans adopted many words from foreign languages and invented lots of new words to meet their mercial (貿易的 ) needs. Following American Independence, famous people like Thomas Jefferson, the president, began to consider that the country should have a language of its own. Noah Webster piled (編纂 ) three elementary books on English. Later, he expressed the idea that as an independent nation, America should have a system of its own in language as well as in government. After the second half of the 19th century, many great writers such as Mark Twain helped the development of American English. English in America has developed a character of its own, showing the life and the physical and social environment of the American people. Since the rise of the United States to a position of world importance, American English has been developing and changing. There is no doubt that American English will enrich the English language greatly. With the rapid development of modern mass media and the mon needs of economic, cultural and political exchanges, American English will be more widely used in the world than British English. 33. What can we infer from paragraph 3? A. People from the seaside were more willing to learn English. B. The English language changed as a result of inner culture shock. C. New words occurred in American English as a result of local invention. D. International business and trade contributed to the development of American English. 34. What do we know about American English according to the passage? A. It came into being at the end of the 17th century. B. It hardly makes contributions to the development of English. C. Its development has a close relationship with American people’s life. D. It has been more widely used than British English from the beginning. 35. What’s the best title for the passage? A. The development of American English. B. Language and Business. C. The Difference between American English and British English. D. The Birth of American English. [KS5 UKS5 UKS5 U] 第二節(jié) （共 5 小題，每小題 2 分，滿分 10 分） 根據(jù)短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。 濟南一中 2017 年 10 月階段性考試 高二英語試題 本試卷分第 I 和第 II兩卷，共 10 頁，考試時間 120分鐘，滿分 150分。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題 5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出 5 秒鐘的作答時間。 18. How old was Mary when her family moved? A. Six years old. B. Seven years old. C. Eight years old. 19. Why didn’t Mary catch the school bus that morning? A. She was sick. B. She got up too late. C. Her mother decided to drive her to school. 20. What can we learn from the talk? A. Mary’s mother knew the way well. B. Mary’s home was near the school. C. Mary gave the quickest directions. 第二部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分 40 分） 第一節(jié) （共 15個小題，每小題 2 分，滿分 30分） 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（ A, B, C 和 D）中，選出最佳選項。文中共有10 處語言錯誤 ,每句中最多有