英语阅读竞赛

I. 完形填空（共两篇，每小题1分，共30分）

（A ）

More than 3,000 languages are spoken in the world. Of all these languages, English is __1__ used. When it is used, the English language has also __2__ many new words from other languages. For example, Americans borrowed “cookbook” from __3__. They also borrowed “ tofu” and “kowtow” from Chinese.

As we know, there are __4___ between western culture and Chinese culture. We can learn about those by comparing how certain words are used. For example,” you are a lucky dog” ___5__ you are a lucky person.__6__ a person who is ill, they say, “sick as a dog”. On __7___ hand, Chinese people love cats very much. But in western culture, “cat” is sometimes used to describe a woman __8___ is cruel. The rose is __9__ a symbol of love in both China and some western countries. People think the rose __10__ love, peace, courage and friendship.

China, a country __11__ the largest population in the world, has encouraged more people to learn English. __12___ the 1990s, English learning has been very __13___ with Chinese people. Many of them have done well in English and have made great progress in ___14___ it.

Now students are required to learn English, and the study of English is regarded as a very important industry in China __15___ in the rest of the world. The English language has played an important part in our lives.

1. A. more widely B. widely C. the most widely D. wide

2. A. taken back B. taken in C. taken off D. taken out

3. A. German B. Germany C. Germen D. Germans

4. A. difference B. differences C. different D. difficulty

5. A. to mean B. meant C. means D. meaning

6. A. Describe B. To describe C. Described D. Description

7. A. other B. the other C. another D. the others

8. A. which B. whom C. whose D. that

9. A. supposed B. supplied C. considered D. regarded

10. A. stands for B. stands by C. stood for D. stood up

11. A. have B. which has C. that have D. is

12. A. In B. For C. By D. Since

13. A. interested B. fond C. popular D. tired

14. A. spoken B. speak C. speaking D. spoke

15. A. as well as B. as well C. also D. so well as

( B )

It was very cold outside my car. I did not want to get out of it __16__ we passed by a café. Suddenly I noticed a shot old man, __17__ with some bits of cloth, shaking with the cold. He was waiting for anyone who would __18__ him a coin or a cup of hot coffee.

I asked my ___19__ to go over and hand this old man something. He __20__ into my husband’s face, smiled and said, “___21___.” I felt so happy and I wished the old man could live ___22___ the cold night.

I was sure to meet him again and find out how he was the next __23___, as I have to pass this way every day. I did so the next evening, and he remembered the __24___ and came up to my window and __25__ at me. This time I offered him a __26___ of food. He reached out for the bag and I gave him my hand. He __27___ the food, smiled and said, “May God bless you.” I looked at the old man and he __28___ me think of my father.