【正文】 municate with them. There are 42 where English is still not spoken, though it is the most widely know language. So, wouldn’t it be 43 if there was one language that could be understood by anyone anywhere in the world?Esperanto that was created in 1887 may be the world’s 44 truly international language. In fact, although 45 artificial (人造的) languages have been already created, only Esperanto has had much success. Its learners say that it is about four times 46 to learn than other languages. Spelling and pronunciation are both easy, too. For example, it does not have silent 47 like the “h” in “honest”. If you 48 a word, you can spell it without any difficulty. The grammar is also as simple as possible: only sixteen basic 49 , no irregular verbs (不規(guī)則動(dòng)詞), only six verb endings.In short, Esperanto should be attractive (有吸引力的) as a language to learn, 50 there is a problem: how many people have met anyone who can really speak it? Anyway, we hope that some day one language can be mastered easily by anyone.41. A. need B. miss C. face D. touch42. A. offices B. schools C. cities D. places43. A. safe B. nice C. funny D. difficult44. A. first B. another C. last D. other45. A. little B. a little C. few D. a few46. A. better B. easier C. slower D. shorter47. A. marks B. parts C. words D. letters48. A. hear B. see C. watch D. notice49. A. subjects B. sentences C. rules D. lessons50. A. and B. but C. so D. becauseⅦ、閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分，計(jì)40分）閱讀A、B、C三篇材料，然后從各小題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。（共5小題，每小題2分，計(jì)10分）16. What season do you think it is now? A. It’s summer. B. It’s winter. C. It’s spring.17. Why do they go to the beach for their holiday? A. Because they can swim there. B. Because there are lots of hotels. C. Because they can get relaxed there.18. Where did Sky grow up? A. In New York. B. In Chicago. C. In Washington.19. What languages is Sky studying now? A. Chinese and Russian. B. Chinese and Japanese. C. Russian and Japanese.20. What does Sky enjoy doing in the free time? A. Riding, cooking and doing sports. B. Reading, cooking and doing sports. C. Fishing, reading and doing sports.筆試部分Ⅴ、單項(xiàng)選擇（共20小題，每小題1分，計(jì)20分）選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。（共5小題，每小題1分，計(jì)5分）6. A. She’s a nurse. B. She’s very busy. C. She’s at work.7. A. Beijing is great! B. Thank you. I hope so. C. You too. Thank you.8. A. I guess so. B. I don’t think so. C. I am happy for you.9. A. Thanks, I’d love to. B. It doesn’t matter. C. You’d better not.10. A. Don’t worry. B. You can’t miss it. C. Sorry, I’m new here.Ⅲ、聽對(duì)話和問題，選擇正確的選項(xiàng)。2008年河北省初中畢業(yè)生升學(xué)文化課考試英語試卷卷Ⅰ（選擇題，共95分）聽力部分（第一節(jié)）Ⅰ、聽句子，選出句子中所包含的信息。（共5小題，每小題1分，計(jì)5分）1. A. watching B. walking C. washing2. A. $235 B. $212 C. $3253. A. this September B. next September C. this December4. A. a white shirt B. a black shirt C. a black skirt5. A. I only like the last story. B. I don’t like the last story at all. C. I like the last story better than any other one.Ⅱ、聽句子，選出該句的最佳答語。（共5小題，每小題1分，計(jì)5分）11. How’s the weather outside? A. It’s rainy. B. It’s nice. C. It’s cloudy.12. Who is answering the phone? A. Mary. B. John. C. Betty.