【文章內容簡介】 playing football C、 didn’t understand football at all. D、 understand football very well (B) English today is very different from the English spoken long, long ago. By the 12th century, the language had already changed very much. People then could not read writings from the year 700. The history of English has three parts— “old English”(before the year 1150), “Middle English”(up till 1500) and “Modern English”(1500 to now). The biggest difference between old, Middle and Modern English is in vocabulary(詞匯 ). Grammar hasn’t changed greatly, but thousands of new words have e into the language. Many of them are from French. Another important change is pronunciation. It has changed so much that there are almost no words said the same way as in Old English. （ ） 51Today even English people them selves can hardly understand . A. the language B. Old English C. Middle English D. Modern English （ ） 5 By what time had English changed greatly? A. Long, long ago B. By the year 1200 C. From the year700 D. By the 12th century （ ） 5 The period(時期 ) of “Middle English” is . A. from 1500 to now B. from 1150 to now C. from 1150 to 1500 D. from 700 to 1500 （ ） 5 Many English words of today came from . A. French B. Old English C. Middle English D. the English Language （ ） 5 “There are almost no words said the same way today as in Old English. ”means . A、 There are thousands of new words B、 English pronunciation has already greatly C、 Grammar has not changed greatly D、 The vocabulary is different (C) Hundreds of years ago. life was much harder than it is today. People didn’t have modern machines. There was no modern medicine, either. Life today has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty. It kills our fish and polluted our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us talk louder and bee angry more easily. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution. It’s bad for all the living things in the world. Cars, planes and factories all polluted air so thick that it is like a quilt over a city. This kind of quilt is called smog. Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. Factories must now clean their water before it is thrown away, they mustn’t blow dirty smoke into the air. We need to do many other things. We can put waste things in the dustbin and not throw it on the ground. We can go to work by bus or with our friends in the same car. If there are fewer people driving, there will be less pollution. Rules are not enough. Every person must help to fight pollution. 注釋：① pollute v. 污染 ② quilt n. 被子③ smog ④ waste adj. 費的 ⑤dustbin m. 垃圾箱 （ ） 5 Hundreds of years ago. Life was much harder than it is today because . A、 there weren’t any modern machines B、 there was no modern medicine C、 both A and B D、 there were not many people （ ） 5 What’s the biggest problem in today’s life? A、 Water pollution B、 Air pollution C、 Noise D、 Pollution （ ） 5 The most serious kind of pollution is . A、 noise pollution B、 air pollution C、 water pollution D、 all of the above （ ） 5 Factories must clean their water thrown away. A、 before they are B、 when they are C、 after it is D、 before it is （ ） 60、 From the passage we know that . A、 a few years ago, there was no smog at all B、 today people don’t have to talk to each other in a loud voice C、 we can drink water from the polluted rivers and lakes D、 people are making rules in order to fight pollution 第二部分 非選擇題（ 61— 75 小題， 20 分） 四．單詞拼寫（共 5 小題，每小題 1 分；計 5 分。根據(jù)下列句子所給漢語注釋，在句子右邊的橫線上，寫出空處英語單詞的正確形式每空只寫一詞。） 61． What (禮 物 )did you give to Ann for her birthday? month of the year here is (八月 ) old picture is well (保存 ) office is on the (第九 ) floor . (秋季 ) the leaves change from green to yellow. 五、完成對話。 10 小題， 15 分 Let me help you W—woman L—Liu Mei H—husband It was Saturday afternoon. L