单选题Why does the author say that even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive?A Because they are easy to steal.B Because they are difficult for people to obtain.C Because they are not easy to carry around.D Because they them

Why does the author think the BMGF is the most innovative and successful in history? _________.

A． Because their money is ruled to be given to the really needy people.

B． Because they insist that good intentions should lead to good results.

C． Because their response is immediate if the need is immediate.

D． Because they have to know that every check from Seattle is actually used.

Why does author say that they were lucky in the third paragraph?

A. Because her situation was not serious.

B. Because many other places were flooded.

C. Because she had been to Northern India.

D. Because some others suffered even more.

Why does a man in the west who asks for a job say something like "Yes, I can certainly do it"?

A. Because to get the job he should give an impression that he's just fit for the job.

B. Because he is not modest.

C. Because he could do nothing but speak that way.

D. Because he was eager to get the job.

23． Why does Philip like action movies?

A． Because they are scary．

B． Because they are interesting．

C． Because they are exciting．

D． Because they are boring，

Interviewer-------- Why is English so important?

David------- Well, English is so important primarily because so many people speak it and use it, so it has now become the lingua franca in the world in a way that we’ve never seen before. We’ve never had a world language of this kind before. So people are learning it not just to be able tocommunicate with native speakers, but also with speakers of other language around world.

Interviewer-------And why has it become that dominant language?

David------I think the reason for that is actually very complicated, although in the twentieth century, we can just see that it’s the rise of the US military and consumer power. I mean the technology, all the big developments in technology largely came from the US. So all of these developments actually were produced within the English language, and people had to learn English in order to understand them, or to benefit from them. The Internet is only one example of that kind. Once a language has got into that position of dominance, it’s actually very different to shift it. So we could be seeing the emergence of other big languages in the world becoming more important than they have been, like Spanish, but it’s unlikely that they’re going to shift the English from its position of dominance.

36. English is important, according to David, __________________________. A). because it has become a world language B). because so many people speak and use it C). because a lot of people are learning it D). because it is the lingua franca

37. English has become the dominant language in the world________________________. A). because it has always been the way B). for a reason that is very complicated C). only in the 20th century D). for no reasons

38. English became the dominant language in the 20th century_________________________. A). in the USA

B). because of the increase in American consumer power

C). because developments in technology came mainly from USA. D). all over the world.

39. People had to learn English______________________.

A). because developments in technology were made by English speakers B). because they needed to understand the new developments in technology C). to use the Internet

D). to speak with native Americans

40. David thinks that__________________________.

A). it will be easy for another language to become dominant B). English will not always be the dominant language

C). it will not be easy for another language to become dominant D). English will be the dominant language

Why do you think they had not a backup computer?

A. Because it was easy down.

B. Because it was very expensive.

C. Because it was not advanced enough.

D. Because it was not as big as the main computer.

Why do many of the boys avoid certain instruments?

A．Because they find it not challenging enough to play them.

B．Because they consider it important to be different from girls.

C．Because they find them too hard to play.

D．Because they think it silly to play them.

Passage One

Long time ago, the ancient people could not travel to any far away places for they had no vehicle to carry them across the wide oceans, deep valleys, long rivers or high mountains.

Nowadays people take advantage of steamships, trains, airplanes and modern bridges. Airplanes can carry us to the far countries in a short time; steamships can travel across the wide oceans. It is convenient to the modern people.

Travelling is a good idea to us because we can get more knowledge, such as the customs, the geography of other countries. And people could travel among the different countries in the world. For it is easy to travel from the land by trains, or from the sea by ships.

We learnt that the Italian who made the world large was Mr. Columbus. He was a brave man. Up to the middle of the 15th century, the people were afraid of traveling because they believed it was a dangerous thing.

There is a saying in China, which is "Travelling for thousands is better than reading for ten years." It is to say that we can learn more in different places than we can learn from books.

36. The people in ancient times couldn't travel too far away places because______.

A. they found it no use doing so

B. they liked staying at home

C. there was no modern transportation

D. they were forbidden to go to other countries

Why does the author say Miss Finlayson would remember that first snow day?

A．Because the little girl was in her brother’s clothes.

B．Because it was the most exciting day of the winter.

C．Because the little girl played a trick on her.

D．Because the little girl wore a pretty scarf.

A、Because you tell the hosts that you enjoy the evening.

B、Because you cannot complain how bad the party is.

C、Because you invite the hosts to your dinner party.

D、Because what you do is different from what you really feel.

Please find the exact definition for "accessory".

A. something such as a bag,or jewellery that you wear or carry because it is attractive

B. something that someone has made in a skillful way using their hands

C. something good to eat that is expensive or rare

D. a large area where there are a lot of shops,usually

Why didn't the immigrants share the lands with the natives?

A. They thought the Indians were not friendly to them.

B. They wanted to seize the lands as their own.

C. Because North America was first discovered by them.

D. Because the Indian people liked making war to them.