完形填空、阅读理解、基础训练

一.完形填空(共20小题；每小题2.5分,满分50分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1.A.itB.oneC.thatD.careful2.A.meanB.wantC.haveD.show3.A.makeB.meetC.haveD.get4.A.lookB.hearC.listenD.watch5.A.whatB.howC.whyD.when6A.teachersB.studentsC.workmatesD.parents7.A.rangB.gotC.sangD.spoke8.A.onB.inC.withD.about9.A.teachB.knowC.learnD.like10.A.voiceB.sentenceC.phraseD.sound11.A.onB.byC.inD.to12.A.familyB.fatherC.workD.name13.A.doB.eatC.getD.play14.A.meantB.likedC.wasD.forgot15.A.muchB.betterC.enoughD.still16.A.themselvesB.theirparentsC.theteacherD.theschool17.A.wasB.didC.gotD.saw18.A.wayB.dayC.teacherD.class19.A.breakB.classC.teachingD.day20.A.noB.differentC.manyD.thesame二.阅读理解(共13小题；每小题3分,满分39分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项。A

Agoodwaytopassanexaminationistoworkhardeverydayintheyear.Youmayfailintheexaminationifyouarelazyformostoftheyearandthenworkhardonlyafewdaysbeforetheexamination.Afewdaysbeforetheexaminationyoushouldstartgoingtobedearly.Donotstayuplateatnightlearningthings.Beforeyoustarttheexamination,readcarefullyoverthequestionpaper.Trytounderstandtheexactmeaningofeachquestionbeforeyoupickupyourpentowrite.Whenyouhaveatlastfinishedyourexaminations,readoveryouranswers.Correctanymistakewhichyouseeandmakesurethatyouhavenotmissedanythingout.21.Ifyouworkhardonlyafewdaysbeforeanexaminationyoumay.

A.passit B.getsick

C.fail D.beallowedtotaketheexamination22.“Stayuplateatnight”heremeans.

A.sleepinginbed

B.justsittingupwithoutdoinganything

C.walkingaboutintheroom D.workingfarintothenight23.Thefirstthingtodoafteryougetthequestionpaperisto.

A.starttoanswerquestions B.workthedifficultproblems

C.havealookatthetitles D.readitverycarefully24.Beforewritingyoushould.

A.pickupyourpen

B.checkthepaper

C.understandtheexactmeaningofeachquestionD.notdoanythingbutwait25.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？

A.Youmustnothandintheexaminationpaperbeforeyoucheckyouranswers.

B.Youmustwaittillotherspointoutmistakesinyourpaper.

C.Youmustfirsthandinyourpaperthencorrectthemistakes.

D.Youmustbethelasttohandinyourpaper.BDearEditor,I’maSenior1studentinamiddleschool.Thisterm,myfavoriteteacher,MissMao,nolongerteachesus.Iwanttoseeher,butI’mafraidthatshenolongerlikesmeandIdon’twanttotroubleher.Ireallymissher.WhatshouldIdo?TianYan

DearTianYan,

It’sbadluckthatyouhavelostyourfavoriteteacher.But,ifsheisstillinyourschool,nothingcanstopyougoingtoseeher.Whensheisn’tbusy,askherifshemindshavingaquickchat.Youcanthentellhershewasyourfavoriteteacher.Everyoneishappytoknowtheyareliked!

Ifshehaslefttheschool,itwillbemoredifficulttomeether.Itwillbehard,butrememberpeoplealwayscomeandgoinourlives.Wecan’trelyonthembeingwithusallthetime.Youmaybesadtosaygoodbyetoher,butwecanrememberandlearnfromher.Thinkofherbestqualities.

Youcouldalsotrylookingforsimilarqualitiesinyourotherteachers.Studyhardandgiveyournewteacherachance.Intime,youmightstarttoseethatheorshehasdifferentqualitiestolearnfrom.

Finally,youcannotcompletely(entirely)relyon(dependon)otherpeoplegettingyouthroughyourstudies,orevenyourlife.Editor

26.TianYan______.

A.isatroublemaker B.likesMissMaoverymuch

C.ishappythesedays D.doesn’tliketotellhersecrettoanyone27.WhichofthefollowingdoestheeditoradviseTianYanNOTtodo?

A.FindatimetoseeMissMao.

B.HaveashortchatwithMissMao.

C.TellMissMaoshelikesher. D.Keepquietaboutthething.28.Theexpression“intime”inthispassagemeans“______”.

A.overaperiodoftime

B.ontime

C.attherighttime

D.alongtimeago29.Accordingtothepassage,studentscanmakeprogressintheirstudies______.

A.completelybytheirfavoriteteachers B.completelybytheirfavoriteclassmates

C.mainlybytheirparents D.mainlybythemselvesfloatingdown,becauseit’schallenging.NowIhavebeenthinkingaboutbeingalawyerandfollowingmyfather’sfootsteps,butIjustdon’tthinkI’mintoit.Ihaveheardpeopletellmeoverandoveragain:Ifyouwanttobehappywithyourlife,youneedtolikeandenjoyyourjob.Well,I’mnotsureaboutthefactthatIwillenjoybeingalawyerwhenIgrowup.I’mjustnotthetypeofpersonwhositsdownandstudiesforhours.SoIjustneedopinionsonwhethertobecomeatennisplayer(hopefully),tobecomeacyclist(hopefully)ortobecomealawyer.26WecanknowthatAdamGunissatisfiedwith______.A.hisfriends B.hischoicetobealawyerC.hisschoolD.hisfavoritetennisstar 27.Accordingtothepassage,AdamGunbelievesthatcyclinginIstanbul______.A.needskills B.needsgoodpreparationC.iseasybutboring D.isdifficultbutchallenging28.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphmean?A.I’mabletodoit. B.Ihatetodoit.C.I’mconfidentaboutit. D.I’minterestedinit.29What’sAdamGun’sproblem?A.Heisn’tcertainabouthisfuturecareer. B.Hehasnoenoughtimetopractisetennis.C.Hisdaddisagreeswithhiscareerchoice. D.Hecan’tconcentrateonhisstudyforhours.30.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Hisfatherisalawyer. B.Helikesdrawingandsingingbesidesdoingsports.C.Istanbulisacitywithanumberofhills. D.Ofthesportshelikescyclingbest. CThreewishesAmanandhiswifewereverypoor.Theykepthopingfornewclothesandgoodfood.Themanenjoyedeating,andheespeciallylikedcakes.Onenightanoldwomancametotheirhouseandtoldthemshewouldletthemhavethreewishes.Theycouldwishforanythingtheywanted.Themanhadjustfinishedeatingapieceofbreadforhisdinner,buthewasstillhungry.Hesaid,“IwishIhadabigcake!”Suddenlyacakeappearedonhisplate.“Youfool!”Hiswifecried.“Youcouldhavewishedforahousefullofwonderfulfood,butyouwishedforacake.Iwishthatcakewasontheendofyourfoolishnose!”Immediatelythecakestucktotheendofhisnose.Thenthemanandhiswifestartedblamingeachother.“It’syourfault!”shemancried.“No,it’syourfault!”sheanswered.Whatcouldtheydo?Thecakewasstillstucktothehusband’snose.“Oh!”thewifecried.“Iwishnoneofthishadeverhappened!”Immediatelythecakewasgone,andthemanwassaying,“I’mstillhungry.HowIwishIhadsomecakes!”Butofcoursenothinghappened.31.Themanquarreledwithhiswifebecause___.A.healwaysenjoyedeatingB.hiswifehopedthatheaskedforahouseC.thecakestucktotheendofhisnoseaccordingtohiswife’swish.D.hedidn’twantanythingexceptcakes32.Thewrongstatementofthefollowingis___.A.themanmadehiswishesbeforedinnerB.thewifemadetwowishes,whichworkedC.thewifewantedherhusbandtowishformorethanabigcakeD.themanwishedthatthecakewerenotonhisnose33.Whydidtheoldwomannotsatisfytheman’swishwhenhesaidhewasstillhungryandwantedsomecakes?A.BecausetheoldladywasangrywiththemB.Becausethiswasthefourthwish.C.Becausethemanhadmadethiswishbefore.D.Becausethecakehadbeengone.班级姓名编号题号1234567891011121314151617181920答案题号21222324252627282930313233答案完形填空阅读理解高效训练3一.完形填空(共20小题；每小题2.5分,满分50分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Iliketobenearwater—sea,lakeorriver.ThatisprobablybecauseIwasborninavillage1thesea,andhavelived2lifeclosetowaterofsome3.WhenIaminsomeplace4isfarfromlake,riverandsea,Iamrestlessandalways5thatthereissomething6,thoughitissometimeshardto7whatitis.Ofcourse,thesportsIlikeare8whichneedwater—sailing,rowingandswimming.Itis9toswiminasmallswimming－pool,10rowingandsailingareimpossiblewithoutalotofwater.Rowingisbestonariver,andsailingontheseaorabiglake,butonecan11somesailingonariver,andonecancertainlyrowonalakeortheseawhenthe12isgood.Ofthethreesports—swimming,rowingandsailing,Ilikerowing13,becauseitisthe14tocontinueduringthewinter,whenthewateristoocoldforswimmingandtheseaistooroughforsailing.15onthecoldestdayonecanrow；16iceonthewater,orthickfogstopsone.SometimesitissocoldwhenIgo17thatdropsofwater18.Insuchweather,itisnotvery19toswim；onecan’tstayinthewaterlong；however,whenoneisrowing,onegets20thelongeronegoeson.1A.byB.onC.inD.farfrom2.A.mymostB.mostofmyC.mymostofD.mostmy3.A.goodB.kindC.placeD.land4.A.thereB.whichC.whereD.this5.A.knowB.findC.feelD.want6.A.missedB.missingC.whichismissedD.nice7.A.makeB.seeC.doD.say8.A.fewB.someC.manyD.those9.A.ableB.easyC.possibleD.impossible10.A.butB.andC.howeverD.or11.A.haveB.getC.makeD.do12.A.skyB.weatherC.dayD.water13.A.betterB.moreC.bestD.least14.A.mostinterestingB.coldestC.hardestD.easiest15.A.EvenB.EverC.ButD.Only16.A.notB.onlyC.itishardlyD.notonly17.A.torowingB.onrowingC.outrowingD.ontorow18.A.freezeB.windC.turnwarmD.getcool19.A.gladB.pleasedC.pleasureD.pleasant20.A.warmerB.happierC.coolerD.colder二.阅读理解(共13小题；每小题3分,满分39分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AGARDENRESTAURANTTel:2706630Add:9020BridgeportRoadOpen:Mon.toFri.7:00a.m—2:30p.m.5:00p.m.—9:00p.m.Sat.7:00a.m—11:00a.m.5:00p.m.—9:30p.m.Sun.11:00a.m.—2:00p.m.5:00p.m.—9:30p.m.SKYLINEHOTELTel:2785161Add:3031No.3Road(atSeaIslandWay)TheHangarDen:Wed.toSun.Lunchfrom10:30a.m.CoffeeShop:Mon.—Fri.6:00a.m.Sat.6:00a.m.Sun.7:00a.m.Mon.—Wed.to10:00p.m.Thurs—Sun.to11:00p.m.LANSDOWNETel:3562367Add:5300No.3RoadOpen:Mon.Tues.Sat.9:30a.m.—5:30p.m. Wed.Thurs.Fri.9:30a.m.—9:30p.m. Sun.11:00a.m.—5:00p.m.NEWYORKTel:364431Add:VanierPark,Open:Mon.toFri.9:00a.m.—5:00p.m.Sat.9:00a.m.—1:00p.m.(Mondayfree)21.IfyouwanttogooutforlunchonTuesdayyoucancallupthenumber.A.2706630 B.7364431 C.3562367 D.278516122.YoudonothavetopayonMondayifyougoto. A.SkylineHotel B.LansdowneC.NewYorkMuseum D23.SupposeyouwanttoenjoyyourselfonSundaymornings,youcangoto. A.5300No.3Road B.VanierPark,1100ChestnutSt. C.9020BridgeportRoad D.3031No.3Road24.Whatcanyoudoafter9:30p.m.onSunday? A.VisitNewYorkC.GotoGardenRestaurant D.GototheCoffeeShopofSkylineHotel25.Accordingtothead,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.At6:00ameverydaycoffeeisservedatSKYLINEHOTEL.B.YoucanhavesuppereverydayatGARDENRESTAURANTC.Tel2785161cangiveyousomeinformationaboutshopping.D.NEWYORKMUSEUMBThepolicedomanythingsforus.Theyhelpkeepourthingsandussafe.Theyhelpkeepcarsmovingsafely.Theytakecareofpeoplewhoarehurt.Thentheyseethesepeoplegettoadoctor.

Thepolicegoaroundtowntoseethateverythingisallright.Theygetaroundtowninmanyways.Someofthemwalkorgobycar.Insomebigcities,someofthepolicerideonhorses.Itisstrangetoseetheseanimalsinthestreet.

Astheygoaroundtown,thepolicehelppeople.Sometimestheyfindlostchildren.Theytakethechildrenhome.Ifthepoliceseeafight,theyputanendtoitrightaway.Sometimespeoplewillaskthepolicehowtogettoaplaceintown.Thepolicecanalwaystellthepeoplewhichwaytogo.Theyknowallthestreetsandroadswell.

Somepolicestandatcrossings.Theytellthecarswhentogoandwhentostop.Theymakesurethatthecarsdonotgotoofast.Theyhelpchildrencrossthestreet.Theyalsohelppeoplewhocan'twalktoowell.

Withoutthepolice,ourstreetswouldnotbesafe.Carsmightgotoofastandhurtpeople.Lostpeoplemightneverbefound.Thepolicedoagoodjob.Weneedthem.Andweshouldthankthemforajobwelldone.26.Thepolicedomanythingsforus.Theyhelpkeepourthingsandus_____.A.warm B.clean C.quiet D.safe27.Howdosomeofthepolicegetaroundinsomebigcities?A.Bytaxi. B.Onhorses. C.Bybus. D.Onbikes.28.Inthetext,“putanendto”means“____”.A.stop B.cut C.kill D.fly29.Thetextismainlytalkingaboutthe_____ofthepolice.A.life B.road C.job D.dayCMostfriendshipsdieanaturedeath:peoplemove,changejobs,orstartdifferentstagesoflife.Otherfriendships,however,endunexpectedly.Whenafriendshipisoverandyoudon’tunderstandwhy,itcanbeespeciallypainful.Sometimesafriendendsyourrelationshipwithouttellingyouwhy.Thelossoffriendshipmightbeworthreflectingon.Knowingwhenafriendshipisoverandwhyitendsmayhelpyoubuildstrongerfriendshipsinthefuture.●Seeifyoucanfindaproblem.Whenafriendshipisover,examineyourrelationship.Perhapsyourememberyourfriendcomplainingthatyou’realwayslate.Maybeyouseldomreturnyourfriend’sphonecalls.Whenafriendendsyourrelationship,trytofindoutthereasonswhythefriendshipisover.●Writeralettertoyourfriend.Expressyoufeelingsaboutthefriendship.Doyoumissseeingthem?Doyouhaveanyregrets?Wouldyouactdifferentlyifyouwerestillfriends?Makeitanhonestcommunication.●Expressyoufeelingofbeinghurtoranger.Writeortalkabouthowyoufeelinaletter.Whenafriendshipisover,it’simportanttocommunicateexactlyhowhurtyoufeel,andwhy.Writeuntilyouhavenothinglefttosay.Whenafriendendsyourrelationship,youdohavetherighttoexpressyourself.●Communicatethatyouareopentopickupthefriendship.Whenafriendshipisoverandyouwanttoreconnectsomeday,sendChristmas,orbirthdaycards.Sayhiandsendgreetingsthroughmutual(共有的)friends.Whenafriendshipisover,don’tgiveupuntilyou’reready.●Decidetomakeyourpresentfriendshipsbetter.Anadviseroncetoldmethatsimplytalkingaboutyourrelationshipstrengthensyourrelationship.Talktoyourpresentfriends.Aretheyhappywithyourfriendship?Ifafriendendsyourrelationship,learnsomethingfromit.30.Theunderlinedphrase“reflectingon”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto.A.thinkingabout B.givingup C.keepingon D.gettingangry31.Whatcanweknowfrom“Seeifyoucanfindaproblem.”?A.Youarealwayslatewhenyouandyourfriendplantogoout.B.Youoftenrefusetoansweryourfriend’sphonecalls.C.Yourfriendisfondofcomplainingallthetime.D.Perhapsyourfriendshipisoverbecauseofyourproblem.32.Whenafriendshipisover,youmaydoallthefollowingEXCEPT.A.writealettertoyourfriendtotellyourregretsB.talkabouthowyoufeelaboutyourfriendshipC.askyourfriendswhosefaultonearthitisD.sendyourgreetingstoyourfriendbeforegivingup33.Thepurposeofthispassageisto.A.explainwhyyouloseafriendshipB.suggestwhattodowhenafriendshipisoverC.tellyouwhenafriendshipisoverD.advisehowtoendafriendship三.七选五（共5小题；每小题2分,满分10分）根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Howtokeephealthy?It’seasyforustocatchacoldinwinterandspringbecausetheweatherchangesalotinspringanditistoocoldinwinter.Butifwetakecareinourlife,allofuscankeephealthywithoutanycold.34.Thiswillstopgerms（细菌,病毒）passingfromonepersontoanother.Whenyoufinishyourworkorbeforeyoueat,you’dbetterwashyourhands.35.Useatissue（纸巾）,andthenthrowitintodustbinsatonce.Whenothersaroundyouarecoughing,Iadviseyoutoturnyourheadawayfromthepeoplesothattheirviruseswon’treachyou.Getmorefreshair.Germslikestayingaroundindryandwarmrooms.36.Don’tstaytoolongintheplaceswithtoomanypeople.Iffluisgoingroundhouseorschool,youshouldtrytostayawayfromthosewhoareill.37Boilyourtoothbrushforaboutaminute.Thiskillsgerms.38.Ifyouhaveusedthetoothbrushforthreemonthsorso,throwitawayandbuyanewone.HaveashowereverydayWashyourhandsoftenDon’tuseyourhandswhencoughingDon’tgooutoftenwhenyouarecoughingBesides,don’tusethesametoothbrushtoolongInthisway,youwon’tbeinfectedbythesepeopleSoyou’dbetterstayintheplaceswithmorefreshair班级姓名编号题号1234567891011121314151617181920答案题号212223242526272829303132333435363738答案完形填空阅读理解高效训练4一.完形填空(共20小题；每小题2.5分,满分50分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Inthemiddleofthenight,Peter'swifesuddenlyfellill.Shecouldn’thelpcrying,“Oh,mystomach(胃)!Getthe1!”Peter,awakingfromadeepsleep,thoughthiswifewasonlyhavinga2dream.“Stopthatnoise.”hesaidtoher.Heturnedoverandtriedtogoto3again,buthiswifestillcriedout,“Oh,help!Help!I'msureI'm4!”Petergotoutofbedandstarted5,buthecouldnotfindhimanyclothes.“Whereismyshirt?”heasked.Hiswifewas6illtotellhim,andshecouldonlycry,“Oh,my7stomach!”Assoonashehadputhisclothes8,hesaid,“Now,mydear,areyouquite9thatyouneedthedoctor?Surelyyoucanwait10morning,can'tyou?”“No,Ican't.Go,go,go.”hiswifeshouted,“11youwillfindmedead12themorning.”SoPeterwentoutintothedarkstreet.Hehadonlygoneafewmeters13heheardhiswifecallinghimagain.“I'm14againnow,andIshallnotwantthedoctor.”shesaidsoftly.Hearingthis,hestartedrunningas15ashecouldtowardsthedoctor's.Whenhearrivedthere,heknockedatthedoorloudlyenoughtowake16around.Thedoctorputhissleepyheadoutofthebedroomwindowandsaid,“Er?Who'sthere?”“Oh,Doctor.”Petersaidtohim,“I'vevery17newsforyou.Mywife18illwithaterriblestomachache.Iwasonmywaytobringyoutoher,butshecalledmebacktosaythetroublehadsuddenly19her.Soyouneednotcome.Gobackto20now,andsleepwell!”1.A.driverB.nurseC.doctorD.child2.A.terribleB.interestingC.surprisingD.wonderful3.A.bedB.sleepC.dreamD.hospital4.A.walkingB.dyingC.achingD.sleeping5.A.dressingB.wearingC.raisingD.working6.A.veryB.soC.tooD.quite7.A.goodB.badC.wrongD.poor8.A.downB.offC.onD.up9.A.surprisedB.afraidC.certainD.worried10.A.beforeB.forC.toD.until11.A.AndB.ButC.SoD.Or12.A.afterB.inC.beforeD.until13.A.afterB.whenC.beforeD.while14.A.goodB.wrongC.allrightD.right15.A.fastB.slowlyC.hurriedlyD.happily16.A.everyoneB.someoneC.nooneD.doctors17.A.goodB.badC.necessaryD.ill18.A.fellB.stayedC.grewD.failed19.A.goneB.missedC.disappearedD.left20.A.yourhomeB.yourbedroomC.yourdreamD.bed二.阅读理解(共13小题;每小题3分,满分39分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项。A

IhavebeeninEnglandthreemonthsnow.Ihopeyoudon’tthinkI’veforgottenyou.TherehavebeensomanyplacestoseeandsomanythingstodothatI’venothadmuchtimeforwritingletters.

I

shall

soon

be

starting

my

studies

at

King’sCollege.SofarI’vebeenlearningaboutEnglandandBritishwaysofliving.Iwon’ttellyouaboutLondon.Therearelotsofbooksyoucanreadandlotsofpicturesyoucanlookataboutthisfamouscity.I’msureyou’llbemoreinterestedtoknowwhatIthinkaboutlifehere.

Ifindsomeofthecustoms（风俗）

interesting.Peopleheredonotshakehandsasmuchaswedointhemainland（大陆）ofEurope.DuringthefirstfewweeksIwasoftensurprisedbecausepeopledidnotputouttheirhandswhenImetthem.Menraisetheirhatstowomenbutnottoeachother.21.ThewritercametoLondonfrom.A.Asia

B.themainlandofEurope

C.America

D.Africa22.Thewriterdidnotwritetheletterearlierbecause.A.shehadforgottenherfriendB.shewaslonelyandsadinthisstrangelandC.shewastoobusytowriteD.shewastoobusywithhercoursesatKing’sCollege23.HowdoesthewriterfeelaboutBritishwaysofliving？A.Happy.

B.Angry.

C.Sad.

D.Interesting.24.ThewritercametoLondon.A.tomakealiving

B.tostudyC.tolearnBritishwaysofliving

D.forsightseeingonly25.Englishmen.

A.donotoftenshakehandswithfriendswhentheymeetB.oftenshakehandswhentheymeetwithfriendsC.raisetheirhatstoallfriendswhentheymeetD.donotraisetheirhatstoanyoftheirfriendswhentheymeet

B

Ayoungfatherwasvisitinganoldneighbor.Theywerestandingintheoldman’sgarden,andtalkingaboutchildren.Theyoungmansaid,“Howstrictshouldparentsbewiththeirchildren？”

Theoldmanpointedtoastring（绳子）betweenabigstrongtreeandathinyoungone.“Pleaseuntie（解开）thatstring,”hesaid.Theyoungmanuntiedit,andtheyoungtreebent（弯）overtooneside.“Nowtieitagain,please,”saidtheoldman,“butfirstpullthestringtightsothattheyoungtreeisstraightagain.”

Theyoungmandidso.Thentheoldmansaid,“There,itisthesamewithchildren.Youmustbestrictwiththem,butsometimesyoumustuntiethestringtoknowhowtheyaregettingon.Iftheyarenotyetabletostandalone,youmusttiethestringtightagain.Butwhenyoufindthattheyarereadytostandalone,youcantakethestringaway.”26.Thestoryisabout.

A.howtotakecareofyoungtreesB.howstrictparentsshouldbewiththeirchildrenC.howtheyoungfathershouldgetonwithhisoldneighbor

D.howtotieanduntiethestring27.Theyoungmanuntiedthestring.

A.inordertothrowitawayB.sothatbothofthetreeswouldgrowstraightC.onlytofindthatthethinneronebentovertoonesideD.inordertolettheoldmanteachhim28.Whencanthestringbetakenaway？.A.WhentheoldmanhasleftB.AfteryouhaveuntieditC.WhentheyoungmanhasuntieditnexttimeD.Whentheyoungtreegrowsstrongenough29.Atlasttheoldmantoldtheyoungman.

A.thatheshouldbestrictwithhischildreniftheycouldnotyetstandaloneB.thatheshouldalwaysbestrictwithhischildrenC.thatheshouldbehardonthemD.thatheshouldtiehischildrenuntiltheyarereadytostandalone30.Inthestorytherelation（关系）ofthebigstrongtreetothethinoneislike

thatof.A.theyoungfathertotheoldneighbor

B.parentstotheirchildrenC.theoldneighbortothechildrenoftheyoungfatherD.grown-upstotheirparentsCEnglishisEnglishnowadaysiswidelyusedinscience,business,themediaandpopularculture.Forexample,80%ofe-mailsontheinternetareinEnglish.ButwherewillEnglishbeattheendofthe21stcentury?Oneviewisthatgoingtobecomeevenmoreimportantasagloballanguage,beingmostwidelyusedintradeandmediawhilesomeotherlanguageswillbecomelessimportantorjustdisappear.AnotherviewisthatEnglishisalreadybreakingupintoseveralseparatelanguages.Therearealreadydictionariesofthe“NewEnglishes”,suchasAustralianEnglish,fullofwordsthataBritishEnglishspeakerwouldnotrecognize.Hopefully,neitherofthesethingswillhappen.AlthoughdifferentvarietiesofEnglishwillcontinuetodeveloparoundtheworld,standardEnglishwillsurviveforinternationalcommunication.However,itisimpossibleforonelanguagetototallycontroltheworld.Already,otherlanguagesarefightingbackagainstthecontrolofEnglishonthenet.Governmentsaroundtheworldarealsostartingtoprotectsmalle