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______ many French newspapers are eager to report is not their president’s political achievements but his private life.

A. That B. It C. What D. Where

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If you ask people to name the one person who had the greatest effect on the English language, you will get answers like “Shakespeare,” “Samuel Johnson,” and “Webster,” but none of these men had any effect at all compared to a man who didn’t even speak English-William the Conqueror.
Before 1066, in the land we now call Great Britain lived peoples belonging to two major language groups. In the west central region lived the Welsh, who spoke a Celtic language, and in the north lived the Scots, whose language, though not the same as Welsh, was also Celtic. In the rest of the country lived the Saxons, actually a mixture of Anglos, Saxons, and other Germanic and Nordic peoples, who spoke what we now call Anglo-Saxon (or Old English), a Germanic language. If this state of affairs had lasted, English today would be close to German.
But this state of affairs did not last. In l066 the Normans led by William defeated the Saxons and began their rule over England. For about a century, French became the official language of Eng-land while Old English became the language of peasants. As a result, English words of Politics and the law come from French rather than German. In some cases, modern English even shows a distinction (区别) between upper-class French and lower-class Anglo-Saxon in its words. We even have different words for some foods, meat in particular, depending on whether it is still out in the fields or at home ready to be cooked, which shows the fact that the Saxon peasants were doing the farming, while the upper-class Normans were doing most of the eating.
When Americans visit Europe for the first time, they usually find Germany more "foreign" than France because the German they see on signs and advertisements seems much more different from English than French does. Few realize that the English language is actually Germanic in its beginning and that the French influences are all the result of one man's ambition.
【小题1】 The two major languages spoken in what is now called Great Britain before l066 were

A．Welsh and Scottish	B．Nordic and Germanic
C．Celtic and Old English.	D．Anglo-Saxon and Germanic

【小题2】 Which of the following groups of words are, by inference, rooted in French?

A．president, Lawyer, beef	B．president, bread, water
C．bread, field, sheep	D．folk, field, cow

【小题3】Why does France appear less foreign than Germany to Americans on their first visit to Europe?

A．Most advertisements in France appear in English.

B．They know little of the history of the English language.

C．Many French words are similar to English ones.

D．They know French better than German.

【小题4】 What is the subject discussed in the text?

A．The history of Great Britain.

C．The rule of England by William the Conqueror.

D．The French influences on the English language.

“I like your smile, but unlike you put your shoes on my face”. A charming way of saying “Keep off the grass”. But could you figure it out? Or this: “Wash Clothing Store” for laundry.

They are both typical Chinglish, a combination of English vocabulary and Chinese grammar. Expressions such as “people mountain people sea”, means extremely crowded, and “give you some color to see”, meaning a punishment, are widely known and recognized.

Chinglish has been attracting global attention in recent years as China grow s rapidly in status on the world stage, attracting both fans and detractors(批评者).

The Beijing Speaks Foreign Languages Programme and English First China Company, a language trainer known as EF Education, jointly launched a campaign to root out poor grammar and misused vocabulary in downtown Beijing. They argue Chinglish is an embarrassment that we should let it die out at all costs.

“It is meaningful to allow the capital to show its most beautiful historical and cultural heritage to the world." Michael Lu, vice-president of EF Education said, “since the launching of the campaign, foreign teachers and students had been very keen to volunteer participation.”He believed signs were very important in public services. "The signs in some old buildings confused foreign visitors.

Chinglish, although the target of much criticism, has also won supporters who regard it as an interesting way for foreigners to learn how Chinese people think and express themselves.

“Many Chinglish logos carry Chinese elements and they will enrich the English language,” 32-year-old Oliver Radtke said. He had even published a book “Chinglish: Found in Translation,” on the subject. About 50,000 copies of the book have been sold since it was published in 2007.

Some Chinese university experts also side with Chinglish. "English has absorbed elements from other languages such as French and Spanish in its growth, and the emergence of Chinglish again testifies(说明) to the language’s vitality and inclusiveness," said Shi Anbin, an associate professor of Tsinghua University.

1.How did Chinglish come into being?

A. Chinese people misunderstood the meaning of the new words.

B. Chinese people combined English vocabulary with Chinese grammar.

C. Chinese people based their English on the native English speakers.

D. Chinese people make wide use of English vocabulary with bad spelling.

2.What Shi Anbin said means .

A. there are many French and Spanish words in English

B. English is the language with vitality and inclusiveness

C. Chinglish enriches English and shouldn’t be got rid of

D. Chinglish has greater effect on English than French and Spanish

3.According to Oliver Radtke, Chinglish .

A. shows how Chinese people think

B. does damage to the English language

C. shows the great humor of Chinese people

D. should be sold to all over the world

Many French teachers and parents complain that their kids are less bright than they were. They say young people visit museums less often and spend too much time on the Internet. They only read comics and listen to music, and like American culture more than their own. But is this true? A recent survey shows that many French kids spend their time as other kids always have.

Most French teens love music, with 86% putting it as their top hobby, above the cinema, sport and television. French kids read a lot and like different things, from Japanese cartoons to American novels. Many French people worry that their children watch too many American films and listen to too much American music. But the results of this survey show that French young people like their own culture.

As Silvia Berlin, a student from Paris, says, "I love watching American TV, but I watch more French programmes. I love being French!"

1.Many French teachers and parents

A. think their kids are as clever as they were

B. don' t think their kids are as clever as they were

C. think their kids are more clever than they were

D. don' t think their kids are clever at all

2.Most French teens' top hobby is

A. going to the movies B. doing sport

C. watching TV D. listening to music

3.The French kids like all of the following except _________ .

A. Japanese history B. Japanese cartoons

C. American films D. American music

4.This passage is mainly about a survey of______.

A. French parents' complaint

B. French kids' study

C. French kids' interests

D. French teachers' complaint

If you ask people to name a person who had the greatest effect on the English language, you will get answers like “Shakespeare” “Samuel Johnson” and “Webster”, but none of these men had any effect at all compared to a man who didn’t even speak English—William the Conqueror.

Before 1066, in the land we now call Great Britain lived people in two main language groups. One was a Celtic language, the other was what we now call Anglo-Saxon (or old English), a Germanic language. If this had lasted, English today would be close to German.

But this didn’t last. In 1066 the Normans led by William began their rule over England. For about a century, French became the official language of England while Old English became the language of farmers. As a result, English words of politics (政治) and the law come from French rather than German. In some cases, modern English even shows a difference between upper-class French and lower-class Old English in its words. We even have different words for some foods, meat in particular, depending on whether it is still out in the fields or at home ready to be cooked. This shows the fact that the lower-class farmers were doing farming, while the upper-class Normans were doing most of the eating.

When Americans visit Europe for the first time, they usually find Germany more “foreign” than France because the German they see on signs and ads seems much more different from English than French does. Few realize that the English language is actually Germanic in its beginning and that the French influences are all the results of one man’s ambition (野心).

1.Before 1066, the two main languages spoken in the place which we now call “Great Britain” were __________.

A. Germanic and French

B. Nordic and Germanic

C. Celtic and Old English

D. Old English and Germanic

2.According to the passage, which of the following groups of words are most probably from French?

A. President, lawyer and beef.

B. President, bread and water.

C. Bread, field and sheep.

D. Pig, cow and government.

3. Why do Americans find France less foreign than Germany?

A. Many signs and ads are in English.

B. They know little about the history of the English language.

C. Many French words are similar to English ones.

D. They know French better than German.

4.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. The History of Great Britain.

B. The Similarity (相似点) between English and French.

C. The Rule of England by William the Conqueror.

D. The French Influence on the English Language.

Before 1066, in the land we now call Great Britain lived peoples belonging to two major language groups. In the west central region lived the Welsh, who spoke a Celtic language, and in the north lived the Scots, whose language, though not the same as Welsh, was also Celtic. In the rest of the country lived the Saxons, actually a mixture of Anglos, Saxons, and other Germanic and Nordic peoples, who spoke what we now call Anglo-Saxon (or Old English), a Germanic language. If this state of affairs had lasted, English today would be close to German.

But this state of affairs did not last. In l066 the Normans led by William defeated the Saxons and began their rule over England. For about a century, French became the official language of Eng-land while Old English became the language of peasants. As a result, English words of Politics and the law come from French rather than German. In some cases, modern English even shows a distinction (区别) between upper-class French and lower-class Anglo-Saxon in its words. We even have different words for some foods, meat in particular, depending on whether it is still out in the fields or at home ready to be cooked, which shows the fact that the Saxon peasants were doing the farming, while the upper-class Normans were doing most of the eating.

When Americans visit Europe for the first time, they usually find Germany more "foreign" than France because the German they see on signs and advertisements seems much more different from English than French does. Few realize that the English language is actually Germanic in its beginning and that the French influences are all the result of one man's ambition.

1. The two major languages spoken in what is now called Great Britain before l066 were

A．Welsh and Scottish	B．Nordic and Germanic
C．Celtic and Old English.	D．Anglo-Saxon and Germanic

2. Which of the following groups of words are, by inference, rooted in French?

A．president, Lawyer, beef	B．president, bread, water
C．bread, field, sheep	D．folk, field, cow

3.Why does France appear less foreign than Germany to Americans on their first visit to Europe?