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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源： 題型：053
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The word "hello" is probably used more often than any other one in the English language． Everybody in the United States and elsewhere uses the word, again and again, every day of the week．
The first thing you hear when you pick up the phone is "hello" unless the caller is an Englishman, who might say, "Are you there?"
Where did the word come from? There are all sorts of beliefs． Some say it came from the French, "ho" and "la" "Ho, there!" This greeting may have arrived in England during the Norman Conquest in the year 1066．
"Ho, there" slowly became something that sounded like "hallow", often heard in the 1300's, during the days of the English poet ,Geoffrey Chaucer．
Two hundred years later, in Shakespeare's time, "hallow" had become "halloo"． And later, sounds like "halloa", and "halloo" were often used by sailors and huntsmen． "Halloo" is still used today by foxhunters．
As time passed, "halloo" and "halloa" changed into "hullo"． And during the 1800's this was how people greeted each other in America．
The American inventor, Thomas Alva Edison, is believed to be the first person to use "hello" in the late 1800's, soon after the invention of the telephone．
At first, people had greeted each other on the telephone with "Are you there?" They were not sure the new instrument could really carry voices．
Tom Edison, however, was a man of few words． He wasted no time． The first time he picked up the phone he did not ask if anyone was there． He was sure someone was, and simply said, "Hello．"
From that time on only about 100 years ago, the "hullo" became "hello", as it is heard today．
Strangely enough, when the first telephone system was put in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1878, people did not say "hello" or "hullo" or even "halloo"． They answered the phone the way sailors hail a ship, "Ahoy, anoy there!" Thank God, that telephone greeting did not last long．
Of course, there are other ways Americans greet one another． Not long ago, people often said, "How are you ?" when they first met someone． This later became "hiyah"． Then, someone thought that two syllables were too much and "hiyah" became "hi"． Laziness is a strong force in changing language．
Answering a telephone call in America still presents problems, however． Telephone companies think that Thomas Edison's short "hello" is too long． Why waste time? The phone companies say． Simply pick up the phone, give your name, and start talking．
1．The word "hello" came from ______．
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A．an unknown origin B．old English
C．the German D．the French
2．The writer thinks that, if used on the telephone, "Ahoy" is a word that ______．
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A．sounds sincere
B．is pleasant to the ear
C．sounds sincere
D．sounds awkward and unsuitable
3．Expressions like "hello" and "hi" have entered the English language because short words ______．
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A．sound better
B．save the speakers time and energy
C．add varieties to the language
D．express the meaning more clearly
4．According to telephone companies, the best way to answer a telephone call is ______．
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A．to say "hello" to the caller
B．to say "hi" to the caller
C．to start talking immediately
D．to listen without saying anything
5．The topic sentence in the last but one paragraph is " ______ ．"
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A．Of course, there are other ways Americans greet one another
B．Laziness is a strong force in changing language
C．Not long age, people often said, "How are you?" when they first met someone
D．Then, someone thought that two syllables were too much and "hiyah" became "hi"
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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：黃岡重點(diǎn)作業(yè) 高一英語(yǔ)（下） 題型：050
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Meaningful Colours
Mary did not understand such sentences as “She is blue Today”, “You are yellow”,“He has a green thumb (大拇指)”,“He has told a little white lie”and so on. And she went to her teacher for help.
Mary : Mrs Smith, there is a colour in each of these sentences. What do they mean?
Mrs Smith : In everyday English, Mary, blue sometimes means sad. Yellow
afraid. A person with a green thumbgrows plants well. And a white lie is not a bad one.
Mary : Would you give me an example for “a white lie”?
Mrs Smith: Certainly. Now I give you some cake. In fact you don't like it, but you won't say it. Instead, you say, “No, thanks. I'm not hungry.”That's a white lie.
Mary: Oh, I see. Thank you very much.
1．Sometimes “yellow”means “afraid” in ________ English.
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2．The farmer doesn't have a green thumb, that is to say ________.
[ ]
3．John is ________ go to out alone at night. He's yellow!
[ ]
4．Mary didn't want to tell me ________ of her serious illness.
[ ]She told me a white lie.
5．If you fail to pass the exams, you'll be ________.
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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：黃岡重點(diǎn)作業(yè) 高一英語(yǔ)（下） 題型：050
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In Europe, men do not usually wear skirts. But the Scottish national clothing for men is a kind of skirt. It is called a kilt. The Scottish like to be different. They are also proud of their country and its history, and they feel that the kilt is part of that history. That's why the men still wear kilts at traditional (傳統(tǒng)的) dances and on national holidays. They believe they are wearing the same clothes that Scottish men always used to wear.
That's what they believe. However, kilts are not really so old. Before 1730, Scottish men wore a long shirt and blanket around their shoulders. These clothes got in the way when the men started to work in factories. So, in 1730 a factory owner changed the blanket into a skirt; the kilt. That's how the first kilt was made.
Then, in the late 1700s Scottish soldiers in the British Army began to wear kilts. One reason for this was national sentiment ( = feelings) . The Scottish soldiers wanted to be different from the English soldiers. The British Army probably had a different reason. A Scottish soldier in a kilt was always easy to find! The Scottish soldier fought very hard and became famous. The kilt was part of the fame, and in the early 1800s men all around Scotland began to wear kilts.
These kilts had colorful stripes (條紋) going up and down and across. In the 1700s and early 1800s, the color of the stripes had no special meaning. Men sometimes owned kilts in several different colors. But later the colors became important to the Scottish families. By about 1850, most families had special colors for their kilts. For example, men from the Campbell family had kilts with green, yellow and blue stripes. Scottish people often believe that the colors of the kilts are part of their family history. In fact, each family just chose the color they liked best.
This is not the story you will hear today if you are in Scotland. Most Scottish people still believe that kilts are as old as Scotland and that the colors are as old as the Scottish families. Sometimes feelings are stronger than facts!
1．This text is mainly about ________.
2．Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．The English soldiers were the first to wear kilts.
B．It was hard then to tell the Scottish soldiers from the English ones apart from the clothes.
C．Colors were specially designed in the first kilts.
D．The factory owner made the first kilt from long shirts to make his workers different from others.
3．Scottish soldiers were dressed in kilts partly because of ________.
4．The colors of the kilts are ________.
[ ]
A．not part of the Scottish family history
B．older than the Scottish family history
C．for the Campbell family only
D．mainly green, yellow and blue
5．From the last paragraph we can infer that ________.
[ ]
A．the European people are full of strong feelings
B．there are no stories about kilts in Scotland today
C．the British like to do things on feelings, not on facts
D．the Scottish prefer to keep their tradition rather than believe the fact
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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：廣東省惠陽(yáng)高級(jí)中學(xué)2010-2011學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期第二次段考英語(yǔ)試題 題型：050
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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：河南省許昌四校2012屆高三第一次聯(lián)考英語(yǔ)試題 題型：050
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