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填空题第一周

A. Read the passage and choose the best answer(根据短文内容,选择最恰当的答案)

Welcome to Words and Their Siories. Today we talk about the cake. lt's a kind of dessert made from flour,butter and icing sugar(糖).

The cake is a commonly served sweet treat at celebrations. And the word also appears in several English idioms(习语). We've learned the idiom “to have one's cake and eat it, too”, which means “you don't have to choose between two good things". And “sell like hot cakes" means “sell quickly or in great numbers". Another expression is “a piece of cake" and it describes something that is very easy to do.

Most cakes are made up of two parts: the parts made from flour and icing. However, a cake without the sweet icing on top is already great. After all, it's made with lots of butter and sugar. So the icing is not really necessary. But it makes the cake extra special. That is the meaning of the idiom “the icing on the cake". Something already good becomes better because of the addition(添加物) of something else.

Let's hear an example. Amy is in her new school and she loves her new teachers.

So having her best friend as her classmate is the icing on the cake.

We probably should not cat much cakc because it has much butter and sugar. But it tastes so good! And sometimes having something delicious is better. That's all the time we have for this Words and Their Slories. Thanks for listening! I'm Anna!

( )65. Which idiom can be used to describe the fact that a student good at English wants to get an A grade?

- A. A piece of cake.
- B. Sell like hot cakes.
- C. The icing on the cake.
- D. To have his cake and eat it, too.

( )66. Why does Anna give the example of Amy?

- A. To tell us the importance of good friends.
- B. To show us how much Amy likes her new school.
- C.To advise us to get on well with our new classmates.
- D. To help us better understand “the icing on the cake”.

( )67. What does Anna probably think of the cake?

- A.Unhealthy but tasty.
- B, Tasty but expensive.
- C. Unhealthy and expensive.
- D.Expensive and unpopular.

( )68. Words and Their Stories is most likely to be

- A. a news report
- B. a cake show
- C.a nature magazine
- D. a radio program

阅读理解第一周

Read the passage and answer the questions(阅读短文,回答问题)

American and British people both speak English, but sometimes it doesn't seem like the same language.

First of all, they sound very different. Often, Americans don't say all the letters in each word, especially consonants like “t” and “d”. For example, Americans may say “I dun no" instead of “I don't know". However, the British usually pronounce their consonants more carefully.

Also,some letters have different sounds. For example, Americans say the “a” in“half” like the “a” in “cat” , but the British say the “a” in “half” like the “a” in “aah”. The sound is not the only difference between British English and American English. The two languages have different words for some of the same things. For example,the words for clothing are different. Americans use the word “sweater”, but the British say "jumper".

Many other words and expressions are different in the two countries. In England, if you are going to telephone a friend, you “ring him or her up”. In America, you “give him or her a call". The British use the word “lovely" to describe something they like. Americans use the word “cool” or “great".
There are also some differences in grammar. For example, Americans almost always use the helping verb “do” with the verb “have". They might say “Do you have an extra pen?" The British often ask the question in a different way. They might say Have you got an extra pen?”

These differences can be confusing if you are learning English. But there is a reason for the differences. Languages change over time. When the same language is used in different places, it changes differently in each place. This is what happened to English. It also happened to other languages, such as French. Many people in Canada speak French, but their French is different from the French spoken in France.

82.Do Americans say all the letters in each word?

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83, Who use the word “sweater" instead of “jumper",Americans or the British?

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84. Why are there some differences in the same language?

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85. What are the differences between British and American English?

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86, What can you learn from the passage?

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填空题第二周

填空题第一周

Choose the words or expressions and completethepassage(选择最恰当的单词或短语亮B.成短文):

A UK book company recently changed some words in Roald Dahl’s famous children's books. The company said they wanted the stories to be “enjoyed by everyone” by removing words that might hurt people's feelings. But many people disagreed, saying this censorship (changing or hiding content) 65_____ creativity.

Roald Dah was a popular British writer who wrote funny and magical stories like *Charlie* and *the Chocolate Factory* and *Matilda*. His books are full of silly 66_____  and wild ideas. For example, in *The Twits*, a man eats spaghetti mixed with worms! Dahl often made children the heroes, while adults in his stories were sometimes stupid or unkind. His writing style is loud, fumny, and exaggerated, which has made kids 67____ for over 50 years.

However, some people think certain words in Dahl's books are not 68____ today. The publisher Puffn then asked a team to edit the books, Words like “fat" or “ugly” were removed. Descriptions like “tiny" became “small," and “mothers" or “fathers” were changed to “"parents"” or “farmily."

These changes made many readers and writers angry. They argue that rewriting books takes away the author's original style. They think the changes are unnecessary.

Roald Dahl, who died in 1990, always refused to change his books. He once said, “Children 69____ complain about my stories." Considering people's dissatisfaction, Pufin says they will also sell the original versions of the books, called The Roald Dah! Classic Collection. Now, readers can choose between the edited and original texts.

This debate shows how 70____ changes over time. Old books might include words we find unfair or rude today. But many believe stories should stay as the author wrote them, even if they have old-fashioned ideas. After all, books are like time capsules-------they help us understand the past.

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(　)　65.A.encourages 　　B. teaches 　　C.harms 　　D. receives
(　)　66.A. characters 　　B. traditions 　　C. risks  　　D. reviews
(　)　67.A.cry 　　　　　B. worry 　　　　C. pity  　　D. laugh
(　)　68.A.modem 　　　B. proper 　　　C. complete 　D, attractive
(　)　69.A.never 　　　　B. sometimes 　　C. often 　　D. always
(　)　70.A. education 　　B. language 　　　C. pressure 　D. youth
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