1 . As more Europeans arrived in America 500 years ago, they were in such great need of the land that they and the Native American Indians battled constantly. By the end of the 19^th century, most Indian tribes (部落) were moved to reservations. A lot of their children were taken away to boarding schools to learn to speak English. By the end of the 20^th century, more than half of the Native Americans in the US were living in the cities. They gave up speaking their old tribal language and only used English. As a result, many Native American languages disappeared and with that their culture.

Today some American Indian languages are usually spoken by the older members of the tribes who still live on the reservations. In North America there are 150-170 languages that have at least one speaker. One ancient language spoken by the Northern Paiute tribe has over 100 speakers.

But the good news is that some of these people are keeping their culture and language alive. They are also receiving help from the National Geographic Society’s Enduring Voices project, whose aim is to help languages around the world which are dying out. The team meets these “last speakers”. The experts interview them and they are recorded with video, pictures and so on. They also tell old stories which are written down in English so people can learn more about the cultures.

Recording the language and culture is only part of the project. The next stage is to pass on the language to the next generation. The Salish tribe is an excellent example of how schools can help. The tribe lives on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana. Their language is spoken by about 50 people aged over 75. So now, the local people have set up a school. It has 30 students aged two to twelve during the day and there are also courses for adults in the evening.

1. Why did Europeans fight with the American Indians?

A．To live in American cities	B．To occupy more living space
C．To have Indians speak English	D．To make Indian cultures disappear

2. What does the underlined word “They” refer to in Paragraph 3?

A．The experts	B．The recordings
C．The Indian cultures	D．The last speakers

3. What can we know about the Salish tribe?

A．It has its own language school.	B．It has given up speaking English.
C．Its next generation speaks English.	D．Its language is only learnt by adults.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Learning American Indian Languages

B．Researching on American Indian Languages

C．Saving American Indian Languages

D．Finding Lost American Indian Languages

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is Thursday in memory of ?

A．The god of Wind.

B．The god of Fire.

C．The god of Thunder

2. Who is Mr.Thursday to Mr.Wednesday ?

A．His brother.

B．His father.

C．His son.

3 . Not every parent looks forward to the day when their child goes off to school .In fact, some parents are not sending their children to school at all. Instead, they are choosing to teach their children at home.    1    In the U. S. only about three percent of children are homeschooled.

    2    One reason is that some parents do not feel their children are safe in school because of bullying and a growing trend of police in school. Other parents want their children's education to be based on their religion or moral belief.     3    Homeschooling is also seen as a choice for families that live in rural areas, and families that travel, like actors.

    4    And homeschooling allows parents to customized (定制) lessons based on their children's needs. Families can purchase textbooks to use or create their own materials. Some worry that homeschooling means students will not have opportunities to socialize, so some families have created the activities that would normally happen in school like field trips and proms（高中舞会）.

Being homeschooled does not mean a student cannot go to college.     5     It is important, however, for parents and students to create a portfolio (作品集)to show what they have learned.

A．They will go to college.

B．This is called homeschooling.

C．there are various homeschool regulations.

D．Most colleges accept homeschooled stadents.

E．There are many different ways to homeschool.

F．Yet other parents don't think school teaching is good enough.

G．There are many reasons why some parents choose to homeschool.