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aid to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever been there?” “ Certainly. When I?m back home, everyone will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful!”“ Yes, it is one of the wonders in the world. And people of many countries have e to visit it.” As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, “You don?t say!” I couldn?t help asking,“ Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn?t ask you to do so.” he answered, greatly surprised. “Didn?t you say ?You don?t say!??” I asked again. Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain,“ ?You don?t say!?means ?Really?? Perhaps you know little about English idioms(習(xí)慣用語 ).” Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms. 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,判斷正 (T)誤 (F)。 ( ) foreigner didn?t want to listen to the writer to talk about how he was studying English. ( ) writer was puzzled because the foreigner knew the Great Wall very well. ( ) foreigner thought the Great Wall was wonderful. ( ) the story happened in China. ( ) the foreigner used the idiom“ You don?t say!” , he meant“ Stop talking!” (C) English is spoken as a first language by most people in the USA, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Canada. However, 36 . It is the main language in over 60 countries, including India, Singapore and many of the Caribbean and Pacific islands. In these places English is spoken as a second language. 37 , like China and Japan. People in these countries use it for business, and travelers to these countries use English when they get there to municate. Other people may learn English because they enjoy reading books in English, listening to British or American music or watching 5 American films. 38 It is no longer right to talk about British English or American English if the speakers e or don39。t e from those countries. People in Japan and Korea, for example, may use the American spelling but may not sound like Americans. English will probably be the most widely used language in the world by the end of the 21st century. This language no longer belongs to British, American or Australian speakers. 39 So, as a middle school student of English today, think about how you can use this language. After you leave school, 40 . 根據(jù) 材料內(nèi)容,從下面五個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入文中空缺處的最佳選項(xiàng),使短文意思通順,內(nèi)容完整,并將其標(biāo)號(hào)寫在下面的橫線上 。 A. you will almost certainly need it. B. English is spoken all over the world. C. It belongs to anyone in the world. D. English is also an international language in many other countries. E. English has changed a lot over the years and still goes on changing. 第三部分 語言知識(shí)運(yùn)用 (25分 ) Ⅰ .詞匯 。 (10分 ) (A)根據(jù)句意及漢語提示完成句子,每空一詞。 think it?s very important ______ ______ ______ (與??交流 ) foreigners at the moment. is spoken ______ ______ ______ ______(作為第二語言 ) in some countries. cake was ______ ______ (把??分成?? ) three pieces by her. 4. Is Japanese______ ______ (與 ?? 相似 )English? was ______ ______ (滿意 ) her exam results. (B)根據(jù)句意及首字母提示補(bǔ)全單詞。 , I will e______ the rules of the game. students learn English as a f______ l