问答题Now Internet has almost become the symbol of information age. Some think that it is a very great invention because by it, they can do many things that were impossible before. But some view Internet with much disapproval because it distracts people's at

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

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Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again． They want to，bring water to the deserts． But more and more places of the earth is becoming deserts all the time， Scientists may not be able to change the deserts． Scientists think that people make deserts． People are do-ing bad things to the earth．

Some places on the earth don-t get very much rain． But they still don-t become deserts．This is because some green plants are growing there． Small green plants and grass are very helpful to dry places． Plants don't let the wind blow the earth away． When 8 little bit of rain falls，the plants hold the water． Without plants，the land can become a desert much more easily．

( )26． Why can the land become a desert?

A． Because some places don't get very much rain．

B． Because plants don-t let the hot sun make the earth even drier．

C． Because people don't keep the earth well．

D． Because scientists haven-t learnt enough about the deserts．

Questions 61-65 are based on Passage Two:

Passage Two

New rules and behavior. standards(行为规范) for middle school students came out inMarch． The Middle School is going to use a new way to decide who the top students are． The best students won't only have high marks． They should not dye（染） their hair,smoke ordrink because they are students． The following are some of the new rules．

Have you ever copied someone else's work in an exam? Don't do that again! That's not something an honest student should do．

Do more at school． Good students love animals and care for other people． April is Birdloving Month in China． Is your school cloing anything to celebrate it? You should join!And you can learn more about animals and how to protect them． Be friendly to the people around you． Try to think of others,not only yourself．

Be open to new ideas． Do you think people can live on the moon? Maybe you'll find another earth someday． Don't look down on new ideas． Everyone's ideas are important． You should welcome them,because new ideas make life better for everyone．

Protect yourself． Has someone ever taken money from one of your classmates? Don't let it happen to you．lf you have to go home late,you should let your parents know．

Use the Internet carefully． The Internet can be very useful for students． But some things on the Internet aren't good for children,so try to look at web pages (网页) that are good foryou．

What's the meaning of "look down on" in the passage? ( )

A． 向下看

B．轻视

C．在……上面看

D．上下打量

29． Why do people like teleshopping?

A． Because they like watching TV．

B． Because they can do some shopping at home，

C． Because they like the heavy traffic．

D． Because they think the things on TV are good．