TheGuyWhoTriedtoEditEnglish
TheEnglishvocabularyisnotonlyhuge，itisalsofullofwordsthatmeanpracticallythesamething.Get，obtain，acquire.Shine，gleam，glow，sparkle.36
ThatwasthethinkingofaBritishwriternamedC.K.Ogden，whointhe1930spromotedanewformofEnglishwithavocabularyofjust850words.HecalledtheprojectBasicEnglish.37
Ogdenarrivedathis850wordlistthroughexperimentation.Thewordshefinallyincludedwerenotnecessarilytheshortestormostconcrete.38Becauseanyverbal (动词的) ideacouldbeexpressedwithasmallnumberof“operators”—wordslikecome，go，take，have，make，beanddo—Ogdenarguedthatmostverbswereunnecessary.InBasicEnglish，eatis“haveameal”andforgetis“gofrommemory”.
WinstonChurchillwasafanoftheconceptasawaytogetforeignerstospeakEnglish，andheencouragedtheBBCtouseit.39Roosevelt，whoexpressedmildinterest，jokedthatChurchill’sfamousspeechaboutofferinghis“blood，toil，tearsandsweat”tohiscountrywouldn’thavebeensoexcitingifhe“hadbeenabletooffertheBritishpeopleonlyblood，work，eyewaterandfacewater，whichIunderstandisthebestthatBasicEnglishcandowithfivefamouswords”.
40Churchilldidn’tuseiteither.Whenseekingtoexpressourselves，wedon’tnecessarilyneedfewerwords; weneedtherightwords.Soit’sourbenefittohavealargesupplyofwordsonhand.
A.Dowereallyneedthemall?
B.HowmanywordsarethereinEnglish?
C.Ogdenhimselfdidn’tactuallyuseBasicEnglish.
D.Plentyofseemingbasicwordsdidnotmakethelistatall.
E.HealsotriedtopersuadePresidentFranklinRoosevelttopromoteit.
F.Hebelieveditwouldmakethelanguagemoreefficientandeasiertolearn.
G.Despiteattentionfromworldleaders，BasicEnglishnevergotasfarasexpected.
答案 36.A 37.F 38.D 39.E 40.C
第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
(2017·江西致远中学高二上月考)
JoytotheWorld
Lights，decorationsandChristmastreesfilledthestores.Manypeoplewerethere41Christmaswasonlytwodaysaway.
ThirteenyearoldJoyhadjust42herChristmasshopping.AfterJoywentoutofthestore，shecameacrossherclassmate，Nick，theleast43studentinschoolbecauseheworestrangeclothingandhehadafaceonlyamothercouldlove.
“WhatareyoudoingforChristmas？”saidNickwithasmilethatshowedallhisyellowteeth.
“I’mbuyingpresentsandhavingdinnerwithmy44，”saidJoy，tryingtobepolite.“Whataboutyou？”
“Myparentsareaway，”hesaid.“Ilivewithmyuncle，whodoesn’tlikemeverymuch.”
Joywasn’tsurehowto45，soshesaidgoodbyewithanawkwardsmile.ShefeltsorryforNicksincehemustfeel46.Butthatwasn’treallyherproblem.
OnChristmasEve，Joy’sfamilywerebusyaround47fortheholiday.Joy’sparentswerecookinginthekitchen.Joywasachildforholidaycheer，dancing48thehouse.
Afterdinner，thefamilygotintotheircarand49tochurchfortheChristmasEveservice.Whentheywalkedintotheoldbuilding，theywere50bytheflowofbeautifulsongs.AmanstoodupwithBibleand51thestoryJoyhadlearnedonhermother’sknees.ItwasaboutababynamedJesuswhocametoliveonEarthtohelppeoplewho52him.
Joy’sthoughtskeptturningbacktoNick.Itmustbe53tobelonelyonChristmas，adaythatcelebratedGod’sSoncomingtoEarth.Tearsstartedtorundownher54，butshebrushedthemaway.
Joylayawakethatnight55everyoneelsewassleepinglikeababy.ShewasthinkingwaystohelpNick.Assoonassheheardparentsgetup，she56outofbed.ShefoundtheminthekitchenandtoldthemaboutNick.Thensheasked, “Canweinvitehim57today？”“Sure，”saidhermother，whowasalwayshappywhen58came.Herfathersmiled.
WhenJoycalledNicklaterthatday，hewasexcited.Aftergettinghisuncle’s59，hejoinedthemfordinner.Tohersurprise，Joyenjoyedspendingtimewithhim.
Joycametounderstand60ChristmascheerisajoytoNick，eventothewholeworld.
41.A.soB.becauseC.butD.or
答案 B
解析 句意为：许多人在那里因为还有两天就到圣诞节了，故选B项。
42.A.mentioned B.finished
C.prepared D.remembered
答案 B
解析 根据下一句中的“AfterJoywentoutofthestore”可知，她已经完成购物了，故选B项。
43.A.smart B.brilliant
C.popular D.clever
答案 C
解析 根据“becauseheworestrangeclothingandhehadafaceonlyamothercouldlove”可知，Nick是不受欢迎的，故选C项。
44.A.friends B.classmates
C.colleagues D.family
答案 D
解析 句意为：我买了礼物，与家人共进晚餐。family家人，故选D项。
45.A.remind B.respond
C.comment D.correct
答案 B
解析 句意为：Joy不确定如何来回应，因此她尴尬地说了再见。respond回应，故选B项。
46.A.surprised B.happy
C.lonely D.guilty
答案 C
解析 根据第五段中的“‘Myparentsareaway’hesaid.”可知，她为尼克感到悲伤因为他是孤独的。lonely孤独的；故选C项。
47.A.applying B.preparing
C.calling D.paying
答案 B
解析 根据下一句“Joy’sparentswerecookinginthekitchen.”可知，在圣诞节前夕，Joy一家忙着为节日做准备。prepare准备，故选B项。
48.A.beyond B.for
C.on D.around
答案 D
解析 句意为：Joy是个小孩子，为假期而欢呼，在屋里跳舞。around在……周围。故选D项。
49.A.headed B.led
C.guided D.stuck
答案 A
解析 句意为：晚餐后，一家人上车，去教堂。headfor去往，故选A项。
50.A.surrounded B.heard
C.sensed D.introduced
答案 A
解析 句意为：当他们走进一个老房子时，他们被美妙的歌曲围绕。surround围绕，故选A项。
51.A.wrote B.made
C.recorded D.read
答案 D
解析 一位男士拿着圣经站着，读着Joy小时候听过的故事，故选D项。
52.A.attended B.taught
C.helped D.needed
答案 D
解析 句意为：这是一个叫Jesus的小孩子他来到地球上帮助那些需要他的人。need需要，故选D项。
53.A.normal B.joyful
C.terrible D.delighted
答案 C
解析 Joy想起了尼克，在圣诞节这一天很孤独，肯定是非常可怕的。terrible可怕的，故选C项。
54.A.head B.cheeks
C.eyes D.mouth
答案 B
解析 句意为：眼泪顺着脸颊流下来，但她擦干了眼泪。cheeks脸颊，故选B项。
55.A.if B.since
C.while D.because
答案 C
解析 句意为：当大家晚上熟睡时Joy醒着。while当……时候，故选C项。
56.A.jumped B.ran
C.kept D.took
答案 A
解析 句意为：当她一听到父母起床，她就从床上跳下来。jump跳，故选A项。
57.A.over B.up
C.away D.out
答案 A
解析 句意为：我们今天能邀请他来吗？invitesb.over邀请某人到……，故选A项。
58.A.relatives B.guests
C.teachers D.leaders
答案 B
解析 当有客人来时，妈妈总是很高兴。guest客人，故选B项。
59.A.appreciation B.consideration
C.punishment D.permission
答案 D
解析 句意为：在得到叔叔的允许之后，他来吃晚餐。permission允许，故选D项。
60.A.remembering B.understanding
C.sharing D.becoming
答案 C
解析 句意为：Joy开始理解分享圣诞节的快乐对尼克来说是一种快乐，对整个世界都是。share分享，故选C项。
