—Go and have a good drink tonight, OK?

—_______. We need to relax ourselves.

A. I couldn’t agree more              B. I’m afraid not

C. I believe not                      D. I don’t think so

English nowadays is widely used in science, business, the media and popular culture. For example, 80% of e-mails on the internet are in English. But where will English be at the end of the 21^st century?

     One view is that English is going to become even more important as a global language, being most widely used in trade and media while some other languages will become less important or just disappear. Another view is that English is already breaking up into several separate languages. There are already dictionaries of the “New Englishes”, such as Australian English, full of words that a British English speaker would not recognize.

      Hopefully, neither of these things will happen. Although different varieties of English will continue to develop around the world, standard English will survive for international       communication. However, it is impossible for one language to totally control the world. Already, other languages are fighting back against the control of English on the net. Governments around the world are also starting to protect smaller languages and recognize the importance of keeping a variety of cultures and languages. English will probably stay in control for a long time, but it certainly won’t become the only language in the world.

According to the situation, how many people do you think speak English now?

A. 200 million     B. 300 million    C. 500 million    D. a billion

At present, what is the most important language in the world?

   A. Chinese        B. English       C. French        D. German

What is the best title of the passage?

 A. The Change of English           B. Different Varieties of English  

 C. The Future of English            D. The Cause of English Change   

       Don’t do that. It is impolite to play jokes _____ others.

A. at                                                               B. with

C. for                                                              D. on

 Sorry, Madam. You’d better come tomorrow because it’s      the visiting hours.

   A. on               B. beyond         C. with             D. at

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題，每題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳答案，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

    Today most Chinese teenagers are happy to be favored by two parents and four grandparents

in their families. But have you ever thought about how to take care of four to twelve old people

when you grow up and get married? This could be a problem for most Chinese youths as China is

entering a new stage of an aging society.

An aging society refers to one where 10 percent or more of its population is over 60. By the end of 2007, Chinese over 60 years old have made up 11.7 percent of the nation’s total population.

“China is getting old before becoming rich,” said Cai Chuang, a professor at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The population increase that has powered Chinese growth for three decades will give way over the next ten years to a rapid aging of the society. This will lead to weaker economic growth, because of a lack of labor resources.

As a result of the family planning policy, it is expected that the country’s total working population will decrease after 2015.

China is not the only country getting old. More that 60 countries have become aging societies and one in three people in the European Union is a senior citizen.

However, experts said that China doesn’t have a highly developed social security network to support the old. Social security is an insurance program protecting those in need, including the old, the disabled and others.

56．An aging society is a society that        .

      A．less that 10% of its population is over 60

       B．10% or more of its population is over 60

       C．there are four old people in a family

       D．most of its population is over 60

57．If China enters an aging society,       .

       A．there will not be enough labor resources

       B．the family planning policy will be ended

       C．everyone needs to take care of four to twelve old people

       D．China will have a highly developed social security network

58．What does Cai Chuang mean by saying “China is getting old before becoming rich.”?

       A．China will be an aging society, then be a developed country.

       B．China will be a rich country before being an aging society.

       C．An aging society will affect Chinese economy development.

       D．China will stop developing because of its aging problem.

59．The passage mainly talks about         .

      A．a(chǎn)n aging society             B．Chinese social problem

       C．family panning policy     D．a(chǎn)ging problem in China

There is a new take on an old tale．It's the story of the three

little pigs and the big bad wolf that blew down a house made of

straw and one made of sticks．The only house left standing was

the one made of bricks．Now there is new evidence to suggest

that houses built with bales（捆）of straw can be very strong．

Pete Walker is a professor at the University of Bath in Britain．

He and a team of researchers there have built a house made out of straw bale and hemp（大麻） material．During the next twelve months the team will study die effectiveness of these materials in home building．Professor Walker says there are many good reasons for using straw．It's a relatively inexpensive renewable material that's quickly and easily available．Straw takes in carbon dioxide as it grows．So it can be seen as having no harmful effects the environment．And the straw bales walls are relatively thick and so all that straw provides very good thermal insulation．So we make buildings that require very little heating in winter or indeed very little cooling in summer．So they require very little additional energy．

David Lanfear owns an eco-friendly home building service in the United States called Bale on Bale Construction．He says he laughed when some friends first told him about houses built of straw．But after doing his own research, he learned that building with straw bales makes a lot of sense．He has now helped to build more than ten straw bale houses and says the building material is becoming more widely accepted．To build the houses, he fills a wood frame with tightly packed bales of straw．Next he coats the walls inside and out with layers of clay plaster．He says the common ideas about straw houses continue, including stories about the threat of fire．As a matter of fact, straw bale houses have done well when tested for fire resistance．And his builders use the same building methods as traditional builders to keep out rain．He says we use what we call good shoes and a good hat, and that would be a solid foundation and a really good roof．

68．According to the passage, Pete Walker ____．

       A．is cooperating with David Lanfear in building houses

       B．is pretty sure that straw is a good building material

       C．is studying home building with his team at present

       D．holds a different view of building materials from David Lanfear

69．If we live in houses built with bales of straw, we ____．

       A．will be worried about the threat of fire

       B．need to wear good shoes in severe weather

       C．can reduce our household expense

       D．should use a special method to keep out rain

70．In building straw houses, ____．

       A．a(chǎn) solid foundation and a good roof are necessary

       B．straw bales have to be tested for fire resistance

       C．a(chǎn) wood frame of straw should be used as a good roof

       D．builders should wear good shoes and a good hat

71．Which of the following is the best tide of the passage?

       A．Houses Made of Straw

       B．New Meaning Of an Old Tale

       C．Pete Walker and David Lanfear

       D．Solid Foundation and Good Roof

學(xué)生之間是否應(yīng)該在自習(xí)課上討論問題？你所在班級就此話題展開了討論。根據(jù)下列內(nèi)容用英語寫一篇100字左右的短文。

贊成：45%     理由：1.可以更好的解決問題；  2. 互相取長補(bǔ)短

反對：55%     理由：1.聲音大，影響他人學(xué)習(xí)；2.無法獨(dú)立思考問題。

注意：文章標(biāo)題和開頭已給出，但不計入總詞數(shù)。

Should We Study by Talking in Self-study Classes?

   Lately our class has had a discussion on whether we should study by talking in self-study classes. Views vary from person to person.                                                

Just like spoken language, body language            from culture to culture,

   A. changes            B. varies            C. exchanges        D. appears

 The police      Tom of stealing and the accused was afraid to meet the accuser.

A. accused       B. charged       C. robbed         D. informed

---I won the first prize in the talent contest!

    ---        !

       A．Have good luck       B．Congratulation C．Good for you   D．Best wishes