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上海市初中毕业生统一学业考试英语试卷

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F. Answer the questions （根据短文内容回答下列问题 ）:（12分）

08年

English is an important international language, but that doesn ' t mean it

Many experts have tried to make English easier to learn — but they weren ' always successful.

In 1930, Professor C.K. Ogde n of Cambridge Uni versity inven ted Basic En glish. It had only 850 words (and just eightee n verbs) and Ogde n said most people could lear n it in just thirty hours. The problem was that

people who lear ned Basic En glish could write and say simple messages,but they couldn 'understand the answers in ‘ realE n glish! It was also impossible to explain a word if it wasn ' t in the Basic English word list.

R.E. Zachriss on, a uni versity professor in Swede n, decided that the biggest problem for lear ners of En

glish was spelli ng, so he inven ted a Ian guage with the n ame An glic.

An glic was similar to En glish, but with much simpler spelli ng.

faaFheher, ' becam In the age of intern ati onal com muni cati on through the Intern et, who knows what will happen?…a new

form of English might appear. A large number of the world -mails are ' s ， in English and include (包括)examples of ‘ NetLingolike OIC (Oh, I see) and TTYL (Talk to you later). In ano ther fifty years, En glish might not be used. We might all speak flue nt Intern etish!

104. Many experts have tried to make En glish easier to lear n, have n 105. Who invented Basic English in 1930

106. How long could most people lear n Basic En glish accord ing to Professor Ogde n?

107. What was the biggest problem for learners of English according to Professor Zachriss on?

108. What might happe n to En glish in ano ther fifty years?

09年

Kyra Komac, 28 years old, now has 25 furniture stores all over the country. The new store, in London's Camden new' becamue' ‘ and years aEne. Unluckily, An glic n ever becameqpular.

t they? 109. What do you thi nk of the experts 'ideas of making En glish easier?

High Street, takes her back to where it all started. She tells us about how the business began.

When I was little, my mother bega n sell ing flowers in Camde n Market. She could n't leave me at home on my own, so I had to go to the market with her."

To begi n with, I did n't have to do anythin g. I just sat there, and my mum told me jokes and stories so I did n't get bored. Whe n I got older, I gave my mum a hand and I really enjoyed it.

Then, one year, my grandma gave me a book for Christmas. It was all about making can dles and I loved it. I was 14, and I did n't have to go to the market any more because mum could leave me at home on my own. I spe nt my free time making can dles of all shapes and sizes. I made hun dreds of them.

One day, my mother was ill so I had to goto the market on my own. I decided to take some candles with me and see if I could sell them. They were sold out in twenty minutes! The n ext week, my mum gave me some money to buy some waX苜）to make more can dles. They sold out really quickly, too.

Nine mon ths later, we decided to stop selli ng flowers. My mum and I could n't make eno ugh can dles duri ng the week, so some of my school friends started to help us. I paid them one pound for every candle, and we used to sell them for three or four times that. It was fun and my friends worked with me in the market.

At the age of 22, my uncle lent me some money and I opened my first shop in Portobello Road. Since then,

I've never looked back, even in difficulties. In the first store, we only sold candles, but now we sell everything from designer furniture to paintings. Oh, and can dles, of course..

99.How many furniture stores does Kyra Komac have now?

100.Where did Kyra's mother sell flowers?

101.What did Kyra do in her free time whe n she was fourtee n?

102.Did the can dles sell well on the first day in the market?

103.Who helped Kyra and her mum whe n they could n't make eno ugh can dles duri ng the week?

104.How did Kyra's uncle help her to ope n her first shop?

105.What do you thi nk of this story?

10年

Mary Don aids on is worried about her 16-year-old daughter. Sophia. Six mon ths ago. Sophia came back from a party, upset and un happy. From the n on. she thinks of no thi ng but how to lose weight and become beautiful. She refuses to eat and keeps on doing exercise. Sophia had always bee n a little heavy, so whe n he decided to go on a diet, Mary encouraged her. She felt that her daughter would look more attractive if she lost 10 kilograms. However, Sophia has lost over 20 kilograms until now. Her eating and exercising habits are having a harmful effect on her health. She is too thin and is often sick.

Her mother is trying to preve nt her from going on a diet and los ing weight, but Sophia thinks that she is still too heavy and refuses to start eating as usual. Sophia's mind is full of the idea of looking like a model （模特）.Every day she goes to a club to do exercise. When she is not there, she spends her time reading