题目内容
The English language started about 1500 years ago in England. Three groups of people came to the country. They were the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes. These three groups brought their languages with them to England. After some time, the three languages became one new language—English. The name "English" comes from the Angles. They lived in most of England. "England" means "Angle Land" or "Country of the Angles".
The language that we speak today—Modern English—is not the same as the English that people used 1500 years ago, including Old English（before ll50）and Middle English（up till 1500）. That language—Old English—sounds different, and it has some different rules of grammar. There were only a few thousand words in Old English. But Modern English does come from Old English, and it is still like it in many important ways.
【小题1】When did Modern English start?
| A．About the year 1150. |
| B．Before the year 1500. |
| C．Between the 12th century and the 16th century. |
| D．About 1500 years ago. |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．Modern English. | B．The Angles. | C．The Jutes. | D．The Saxons. |
| A．grammar | B．pronunciation | C．words | D．All of the above |
| A．Modern English has nothing to do with Old English. |
| B．Modern English has more words than Old English. |
| C．Modern English has a vocabulary（词汇量）twice as large as old English. |
| D．There is no difference between Old English and Middle English. |
【小题1】D
【小题2】C
【小题3】B
【小题4】D
【小题5】B
解析试题分析：
【小题1】D 细节题。根据第一句The English language started about 1500 years ago in England.说明D正确。
【小题2】C 细节题。根据第一段第2句These three groups brought their languages with them to England.说明一开始的时候有三种不同的语言，故C正确。
【小题3】B 细节题。根据第一段3,4行The name "English" comes from the Angles.说明B正确。
【小题4】D 细节题。根据第二段最后三行That language—Old English—sounds different, and it has some different rules of grammar. There were only a few thousand words in Old English.说明在发音，语法，词汇这三方面都有区别，故D正确。
【小题5】B 推理题。根据第二段可知现在的英语包括了古英语，中世纪的英语，那么现在的英语的词汇量肯定要比以前大得多，故B正确。
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点评：文章介绍了英语的发展历史和一些细节情况。文章比较简单，题目设置中也是细节题为主，只要抓住其中的细节问题就可以很好的完成全文。
阅读快车系列答案根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两个为多余选项。
Sandy is at home．She is now calling Lisa，her classmate．
Sandy：Hi，Lisa．Have you finished helping your parents?
Lisa： I finished cleaning the living room a little while ago，but I haven’t cleaned my bedroom yet．【小题1】
Sandy：I know what you mean. 【小题2】 Do you think you’11 be finished soon?
Lisa： I should be done in about an hour．
Sandy： 【小题3】
Lisa： I did the English homework last night.【小题4】 I don’t understand it．
Sandy：Me neither. 【小题5】 We can help each other work it out．
Lisa： OK.Then we can go and have our hair cut．
Sandy：Great! See you in a little while．
| A．I don’t like math at all． |
| B．But I haven’t star'ted my math yet． |
| C．Housework is tiring，and I’m tired． |
| D．What do you think we should do then? |
F.Have you looked at Monday’s homework yet?
G..I also hate doing the cleaning around the house．
Have you ever considered all the English expressions that include words about clothes? Let’s see if I can name a few proverbs “off the cuff” since I haven’t prepared for it.
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English expressions with “pants” |
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People wear pants to cover the lower part of their bodies. We sometimes say that people who are restless or nervous have “ants in their pants.” They might also “fly by the seat of their pants” -- they use their natural sense to do something instead of their learned knowledge. Sometimes, people may “get caught with their pants down” -- they are found doing something they should not be doing. And, in every family, one person takes control. Sometimes a wife tells her husband what to do. Then we say “she wears the pants in the family.” |
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When people want to say something about money |
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Pants usually have pockets to hold things. Money that is likely to be spent quickly can “burn a hole in your pocket.” Sometimes you need a belt to hold up your pants. If you have less money than usual, you may have to “tighten your belt” -- you may have to live on less money and spend your money carefully. But once you have succeeded in budgeting your money, you will have that skill “under your belt.” I always praise people who can save their money and not spend too much. I really “take my hat off to them.” Yet, when it comes to my own money, I spend it “at the drop of a hat” — immediately, without waiting. And sadly, you cannot “pull money out of a hat” —you cannot get money by inventing or imagining it. |
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English expressions with “shoes” |
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Boots are a heavy or strong kind of shoes. People who are “too big for their boots” think they are more important than they really are. I dislike such people. I really do. You can bet your boots on that! Yet, truly important people are hard to replace. Rarely can you “fill their shoes” -- or replace them with someone equally effective. |
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English expressions with “shirt” |
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My father is an important person. He runs a big company. He wears a suit and tie and a shirt with sleeves that cover his arms. Some people who do not know him well think he is too firm and severe. They think he is a real “stuffed shirt.” But I know that my father “wears his heart on his sleeve” —he shows his feelings openly. And, he knows how to “keep his shirt on”—he stays calm and never gets angry or too excited. |
1.What is this passage mainly about?
A. Which words can be used to describe my father.
B. Why English expressions include words about clothes.
C. What people mean when they use some proverbs.
D. How to say English correctly and properly.
2.Which of the following proverbs are not related to money?
A. tighten one’s belt B. take one’s hat off to them
C. burn a hole in one’s pocket D. get caught with their pants down
3.Tim often considers himself the most important person in the world, which is far from the truth .We may say ______.
A. he “wears his heart on his sleeve ”. B. he “bet his boots on that ”.
C. he is “too big for their boots”. D. he “ fill their shoes”.
4.If you want to praise somebody for his calmness when facing danger, you may say______.
A. “Amazing! How can you keep your shirt on at that time!”
B. “You really fill your shoes”
C. “Awesome ! You wear your heart on your sleeve!”
D. “Cool! You are truly a stuffed shirt”.