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2 Old English:　 Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Anglo-Saxon

Middle English: 1066, took, control,

Modern English: Latin, Greek, Pronunciation

B

　 Marx could read all the leading European languages and write in three: German, French and English. He liked to repeat the saying: “A foreign language is a weapon in the struggle of life.” He took up the study of Russian when he was already 50 years old, and in six months he knew it well enough to get pleasure from reading Russian books.

　 In spite of the late hour when Marx went to bed, he was always up between eight and nine in the morning. He had some black coffee, read through his newspapers and then went to his study. He worked there till two or three in the afternoon. He stopped his work only for meals and when the weather allowed, he went out for a walk in the evening. During the day he sometimes slept for an hour or two on the sofa. In his youth he often worked the whole night through.

6.　　　 The word “leading” in the first paragraph means ________.

A.　　　 most　 　　　　　 B. main　 　　　　　　 C. many　 　　　　　　 D. less important

7. Marx considered a foreign language was as important as _____.

　 A. the joy of life　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the gun in fighting

B.　　　　 the war of the world　 　　　　　　　　 D. part of struggle

8. It was ______ work that Marx could read Russian books.

A. less than half a year’s　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. after six months’

C. six months before　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. during the six months

9. When he was young, Marx often _______ .

A. stayed up throughout the night

B. got up rather early

C. went to bed between eight and nine in the morning

D. stayed up until eight or nine in the morning

10. When the weather ______ , Marx went out for a walk in the evening.

A. was warm　　 B. was allowed　　　　 C. was well 　　　　　 D. was fine

(三)短文改错

　 It was Sunday. The weather was very good that　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 1.______

I wanted to play the basketball. My mother was doing some 　　　　　　 2.______

washing, so I asked her to washing my coats. Then　　　　　　　　　　　　　 3.______

I went to call Li Ping, but he is reading and 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 4.______

didn’t want to go with I. When I called Xiao　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 5.______

Ming, the different thing happened. I felt 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 6.______

very sorry because I only knew playing. I should　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 7.______

learn them two. So I returned home quickly 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 8.______

and did my homeworks. When my mother 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 9.______

saw I had done, she was very happy.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 10._____

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Period 2

A

　　　　　　　　　 Learning a Second Language

　 Some people learn a second language easily. Other people have trouble learning a new language. How can you help yourself learn a new language, such as English? There are several ways to make learning English a little easier and more interesting.

　 The first step is to feel positive about learning English. If you believe that you can learn, you will learn. Be patient. You do not have to understand everything all at once. It is natural to make mistakes when you learn something new. We can learn from our mistakes. In other words, do not worry about taking risks,

　 The second step is to practice your English. For example, write in a journal, or diary, every day. You will get used to writing in English, and you will feel comfortable expressing your ideas in English. After several weeks, you will see that your writing is improving. In addition, you must speak English every day. You can practice with your classmates outside class. You will all make mistakes, but gradually you will become comfortable communicating in English.

　 The third step is to keep a record of your language learning. You can write this in your journal. After each class, think about what you did. Did you answer a question correctly? Did you understand something the teacher explained? Perhaps the lesson was difficult, but you tried to understand it. Write these accomplishments in your journal.

　 You must be positive about learning English and believe that you can do it. It is important to practice every day and make a record of your achievements. You will enjoy learning English, and you will feel more confidence in yourself.

1.　　　 To feel positive about learning English means _______.

A.　　　　　　　　　　 if you are patient, you will learn

B.　　　　　　　　　　　 you can understand everything all at once

C.　　　　　　　　　　　 if you make mistakes, you can learn from your mistakes

D.　　　　　　　　　　 if you believe you can learn, you will learn

2.　　　 _____ follows in addition.

A.More information　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. The same information

C.　 The result　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. The opposite information

3.　　　 When you learn English, you do not need to ______.

A.be patient　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. make mistakes

C.　 express your ideas in English　　　　　　　 D. understand everything all at once

4.　　　 What is not helpful for you to enjoy learning English?

A.　　　 To communicate in English.

B.　　　　 To worry about taking risks.

C.　　　　 To think about what has been done after each class.

D.　　　 To make a record of the achievements.

5.　　　 What is the main idea of this passage?

A.　　　 It is very important to learn a second language.

B.　　　　 Some people learn a second language easily. Other people do not.

C.　　　　 There are ways to help you learn a second language more easily.

D.　　　 Don’t worry about taking risks when learning a second language.

(二) Read the passage and fill in the form below

(一)True or False questions.

(　 ) 1 If we could hear old English today, we would be able to understand it without much difficulty.　

(　 ) 2 Old developed from Anglo-Saxon and the language of the Vikings. T

(　 ) 3 It was not until the 10th century that Old English became the official language of England.

(　 ) 4 Middle English began with the Norman Conquest.

(　 ) 5 Adding an s to make plurals is the German way in old English.

(　 ) 6 After the Conquest, the Normans once ordered the English to speak French.

(　 ) 7 Nowadays people from different areas in Britain have no difficulty understanding each other when communicating.

(　 ) 8 Modern began during the Renaissance.

(　 ) 9 It’s very clear that English is still changing a lot.　

To the west and off the European Continent, there are several thousands of island on the continental shelf(大陆架). They are generally called the British Isles( 大不列颠岛). Of all the isles, the largest one is called the Great Britain. The name Great Britain was not applied to this large area island until the 17th century, its southern part adopted the name England in the 5^th century when groups of invaders fro Northern Europe, traditionally called the Angles, Saxons and Jutes, were taking possessing of this area. Their language, the English language, spread far and wide and later became the official language of the nation. The “Engl-” part of the word comes from the word Angles while the “-ish” part means “belonging to”. The word English means “the language that belongs to the Angles”.

20. 选A。　 因为紧张的缘故，腿发抖，额头冒汗。

19. 选C。　 后面用了虚拟语气，只有wish后面的句子才用虚拟。