Most English words are _____ symbols.
A.definite
B.arbitrary
C.infinite
D.hereditary
A.definite
B.arbitrary
C.infinite
D.hereditary
After the World War Ⅱ ended in 1945, some Americans felt VOA’s purpose had to be changed, __34__ the Soviet Union became enemy of America. They wanted to __35__ Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian.
In the early years VOA began adding something new to its broadcast that was called “Music USA”. Another new idea came along in 1959.VOA knew that many listeners did not know __36__ English to completely understand its normal English broadcast. So VOA __37__ a simpler kind of English, which uses about 1,500 words and is spoken __38__ of course, it is special English.
In the opinion of most VOA listeners, the most __39__ program is the news report. News from around the world flies into the VOA news rooms in Washington 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in __40__ cities and also from other broadcasts like BBC.VOA writers and editors use these materials to prepare news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 languages.
31. A. business B. culture C. support D. information
32. A. same B. short C. English D. German
33. A. stations B. news C. announcers D. officials
34. A. if B. supposing C. considering D. in order that
35. A. reach B. satisfy C. attack D. support
36. A. American B. British C. standard D. enough
37. A. invented B. discovered C. taught D. stopped
38. A. slowly B. rapidly C. normally D. loudly
39. A. difficult B. important C. various D. common
40. A. all B. major C. American D. news
A.Formal words
B.Common words
C.Colloquial words
D.Slang words
Please spell in English the following words,
共产主义 _____________ 资本主义 _____________ 文艺复兴 _____________ 耶稣 _____________ 基督 _____________ 基督教的 _____________ 天主教的 _____________ 新教 _________________
A.French
B.Latin
C.Chinese
D.American
A.It is nothing
B.It is my duty
C.Not at all
D.It is my pleasure
Language is always changing.The earliest known languages had complicated grammar but a small, limited vocabulary.Over the centuries, the grammar changed, and the vocabulary grew.For example, the English and Spanish people who came to America during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries gave names to all the new plants and animals they found.In this way, hundreds of new words were introduced into English and Spanish vocabularies.Today life is changing very fast, and language is changing fast, too.
There are several major language families in the world.Some scientists say there are nine main families, but other scientists divide them differently.The languages in each family are related, and scientists think that they came from the same parent language.
We learn our own languages by listening and copying.We do this without studying or thinking about it.But learning a foreign language takes a lot of study and practice.
(1).What do all languages in the world have?
A.Complicated vocabularies
B.Single grammar
C.Large vocabularies
D.A system of sounds
(2).What does the earliest known languages have?
A.Different word orders
B.Difficult grammar
C.Difficult vocabularies
D.Easy sound system
(3).What did the English and Spanish people who came to America do?
A.They gave names to different animals
B.They found many new plants and animals
C.They changed the grammar of English and Spanish
D.They introduced new words into English and Spanish
(4).Scientists think that the languages in each family_________________________.
A.are related
B.should be divided differently
C.should be separated
D.are not very different
(5).According to the passage, we learn our own language by_________________________.
A.thinking about it
B.practicing it
C.listening and copying
D.studying it
A.slides
B.changes
A.Best writer of the English novel
B.Father of the English novel
C.the most gifted writer of the English novel
D.conventional writer of English novel
A.Nothing,nothing
B.It is my duty
C.Not at all
D.It is my pleasure
Living in a foreign country and going to school with people from various parts of the world has given me the opportunity to encounter and interact with people from different cultures.I would like to share some of my experiences and thoughts with you.When I first arrived.I knew no one and I needed all fingers to communicate what i said in English.All of the foreign students were in the same situation.When we could not find the right word we used strange movements and gestures to communicate our meaning.
Knowing some common phrases.such as How are you? Fine.thank you.and what country are you from?was enough in the beginning for us to make friends with each other.The TV room in the dormitory became our meeting place every evening after dinner.but for the most part their words were just a strange mumble to us.
After a while, bored and a little sad, we slowly began to disappear to our rooms.I thought that all of us were experiencing some homesickness.However, despite my loneliness.I had a good feeling within myself because I was doing what I wanted to do for many years to live and study in a foreign country.
1.When I first arrived in the U.S().
A.I can speak English well
B.I have already had some friends there
C.I needed all my fingers to communicate in English
D.I could find the right word in speaking English
2.Why did we slowly begin to disappear to our room?()
A.Because we wanted to watched to watch television
B.Because we were bored and a little sad
C.Because we were experiencing homesickness
D.Because the TV room has become our meeting place
3.What is the thing I wanted to do for many years? ()
A.To live and study in a foreign country
B.I had a good feeling within myself
C.To understand what the people appearing on the screen said
D.Not to be lovely
4.Which of the following sentence is wrong according to the passage?()
A.Studying in US is one of the best experiences I have ever had in my lifetime
B.I have learned more about foreign cultures than l expected
C.Some common phrases were enough in the beginning for us to make friends
D.Not all the foreign students were in the same situation
5.What is the author's attitude towards studying in a foreign country?()
A.He considered it a good experience
B.He dislike this experience
C.He didn't think it hard living in a foreign country
D.He felt sad when thinking of it