49. A 细节题。从第五个小方框内的“Good news”部分可以判断出选项A是错误的说法。

50. D 细节题。根据最后一个小方框内的具体内容，可以看出只有D项不是中国学生去Italy留学的理由。

C

Many things about language are mystery, and many will always be so. But some things we do know.

First, we know that all human beings have a language of some kind. There is no race of men anywhere on earth so backward that it has no language, no set of speech sounds by which the people communicate with one another. In historical times, there has never been a race of men without a language.

Second, there is no such thing as a primitive language. There are many people whose cultures are underdeveloped, who are, as we say, uncivilized, but the languages they speak are not primitive, In all known languages we can see complexities that must have been tens of thousands of years in developing.

This has not always been well understood; indeed, the direct contrary has often been stated. Popular ideas of the language of the American Indians will illustrate. Many people have guessed that the Indians communicated in a very primitive system of noises. Study has proved this to be nonsense. There are, or were, hundreds of American Indian languages, and all of them turn out to be very complicated and very old. They are certainly different from the languages that most of us are familiar with, but they are no more primitive than English and Greek.

A third thing we know about language is that all languages are perfectly adequate. This is, each one is a perfect means of expressing the culture of the people who speak the language.

Finally, we know that language changes. It’s natural and normal for language to change; the only languages which do not change are the dead ones. This is easy to understand if we look backward in time. Change goes on in all aspects of language. Grammatical features changes as do speech sounds and changes in vocabulary are sometimes very extensive and may occur very rapidly. Vocabulary is the least stable part of any language.

51. In the second paragraph the writer thinks about that __________.

A. some backward race doesn’t have a language of its own.

B. some race in history didn’t possess a language of its own.

C. any human race, whether backward or not, has a language.

D. some races on earth can communicate without language.

52. According to the writer, people of undeveloped cultures can have __________ languages.

A. complicated       B. uncivilized    C. primitive   D. well-known

53. The writer has used American Indian languages as an example to show that they are________ .

A. just as fully developed as some well-known languages.

B. more developed than some well -known languages.

C. more complex than some well - known languages.

D. just as old as some well - known languages.

54. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

A. A language is a means of expressing a particular culture.

B. American Indian languages are as developed as English.

C. All languages can well express their own cultures.

D. Some languages are better than other languages.

55. According to the writer, language changes are most likely to appear in __________.

A. grammar      B. vocabulary  C. intonation   D. pronunciation

本文主要介绍了语言的一些基本特征。

51. C 细节题。由文章第二段的最后一句话there has never been a race of men without a language可知。

52. A 细节题。根据文章第三段最后一句话中的complexities得知。

53. A 推断题。细读文章第四段内容，特别是最后一句，可推知。

54. D 细节题。选项A、B、C都是文章讲述的内容，D项是不对的，文中没有提及。

56. Tommy, a computer engineer, doesn’t believe his working capability (能力). Though he works hard, he never gets praise from his boss.

57.   Jack dislikes going home after a full day's work. He says that it makes him feel lonely.

58.   Linda, a housewife, spends most of her time cooking and looking after babies. She is worn out now.

59.   Bob, a businessman, doesn’t care much about his success and has lost his struggling motivation (动力).

60.   Cathy worked continuously for two weeks without rest. Now she is worried about her family, especially her five-year-old daughter.

人物介绍――建议

56. B 因为Tommy doesn’t believe his working capability，所以他要Believe in himself and his ability，Have confidence。

57. C 因为Jack dislikes going home and feels lonely，所以他要Seek out a friend or co-worker who will make him feel comfortable。

58. A 因为Linda spends most of her time cooking and looking after babies and she is worn out，所以她要take care of her health。

59. D 因为Bob doesn’t care much about his success and has lost his struggling motivation，所以他要Reward yourself，Create a list of incentives that will keep him motivated。

60. F 因为Cathy worked continuously for two weeks without rest and she is worried about her family，所以她要Go on a trip，Go out with your family and have a good time。

第一节：基础写作：

请根据下面的信息提示写一篇短文。

2008年奥运会吉祥物“福娃”的英文译名“Friendlies”已经正式更改，新的英文译名“Fuwa”正式启用，并得到了大家的认可和支持。下面是你支持的理由：

1. Fuwa拼写相对简单，而且易发音、好记忆；

2. 福娃的汉语拼音译法还可以避免许多误解；

3. 在汉语里，福娃代表着好运；