A language never stands still. It is always changing and developing. These changes are rapid in primitive societies, but slow in advanced ones, because the invention

and printing and the spread of education have fixed a traditional usage. The only important change that English has undergone since the first of the 16th century is a large increase in its vocabulary. It is interesting to trace the different way in which new words are invented. Let us take just two English words and see how they were made, sandwich and television.

   Sandwich, which is now no longer are entirely English words, but also international, comes from the Earl of Sandwich (died in 1792) who invented the particular form of quick meal so that he could go on gambling all through the night without stopping for dinner. Many names of things are in fact taken from the name of the first inventors, for example, the electrical terms Watt and Volt.

    Television is one of many new scientific words which re invented from old Greek and Latin word. “Tele” is Greek, meaning “far”, while “vision” comes from the Latin verb, meaning “to see”.

1. “Stands” in the first sentence means___________.

   A. be in a certain condition               B. not sit

   C. remain without change            D. rise to the feet

2. What do you think Volt was? It referred to_________.

   A. a player      B. a physicist     C. a writer   D. a nurse

3. The invention of sandwich has something to do with__________.

   A. work                      B. study

   C. gambling                 D. journey

4. English has undergone an important change in its vocabulary for almost _______centuries.

   A. five        B. four       C. three       D. six

5. The language cannot develop rapidly in advanced societies because_______.

   A. the societies have stopped changing

   B. the printing has been invented

   C. the education has spread

   D. both B and C

 

A language never stands still. It is always changing and developing. These changes are rapid in primitive societies, but slow in advanced ones, because the invention

and printing and the spread of education have fixed a traditional usage. The only important change that English has undergone since the first of the 16th century is a large increase in its vocabulary. It is interesting to trace the different way in which new words are invented. Let us take just two English words and see how they were made, sandwich and television.

   Sandwich, which is now no longer are entirely English words, but also international, comes from the Earl of Sandwich (died in 1792) who invented the particular form of quick meal so that he could go on gambling all through the night without stopping for dinner. Many names of things are in fact taken from the name of the first inventors, for example, the electrical terms Watt and Volt.

    Television is one of many new scientific words which re invented from old Greek and Latin word. “Tele” is Greek, meaning “far”, while “vision” comes from the Latin verb, meaning “to see”.

1. “Stands” in the first sentence means___________.

   A. be in a certain condition               B. not sit

   C. remain without change            D. rise to the feet

2. What do you think Volt was? It referred to_________.

   A. a player      B. a physicist     C. a writer   D. a nurse

3. The invention of sandwich has something to do with__________.

   A. work                      B. study

   C. gambling                 D. journey

4. English has undergone an important change in its vocabulary for almost _______centuries.

   A. five        B. four       C. three       D. six

5. The language cannot develop rapidly in advanced societies because_______.

   A. the societies have stopped changing

   B. the printing has been invented

   C. the education has spread

   D. both B and C

 


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LOS ANGELES, the US
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff ruled Michael Jackson,s father can
receive some medical records related to his superstar son,s death.
The judge will review the records first before making them accessible to Joe Jackson,s
lawyer,Brian Oxman.Beckloff said the man can only receive records on or after June 25一
the day Michael Jackson died.
VANCOUVER,CANADA
World number one Zhou Yang overcame three South Korean players to win the women,s
short track speed skating 1,500 meters final at the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games.
The l8-year-old made perfect debut(首次亮相)as she set an Olympic record of a winning time
of 2 minutes and l6,993 seconds among other seven skaters.
China has never won the women,s l,500 meters in the Olympics before,and this time Zhou,s
performance gave China its third gold medal in Vancouver.
BElJING,CHINA
China,s first compulsory,(强制性的)safety regulation on primary school buses,which re-
quires every seat to have a seat belt,will take effect on July l to help ensure safer transporta-
tion for the country,s 100 million students.
Each primary school bus must also be equipped with a“black box,”0r a recording monitor,
to record speed,travel time and distance.Also,the bus must be staffed by teachers who will
ensure student safety.
In addition,the new rule states that the color of the school buses should be yellow,and each bus must have at least two emergency exits.
Texas,the US
A software engineer who crashed his plane into a Texas building housing a United States
tax agency office,killing himself and at least one worker,apparently left behind an angry anti-government manifesto(宣言) detailing his financial difficulties and tax problems.
The pilot took off from an airport in Georgetown.about 48 km from Austin.He flew low
over the Austin skyline before plowing into the building.
57.We can learn from the first news that_________.
A.all Michael Jackson,s medical records can be accessed
B.Mitchell Beckloff will not go over the record first
C.medical records before June 25 won,t be received
D.Joe Jackson,s lawyer will not get any records
58.The new school bus safety rules include all the followings EXCEPT_____________.
A.the driver,s experience    B.the equipment of the bus
C.the color of the bus      D.emergency exits
59.It seems the software engineer crashed into the US tax office mainly because of___________.
A.unhappy marriage    B.mental disease
C.heavy work pressure D.financial and tax problems
60.We can infer from the news that____________.
A.Joe Jackson will be the first to receive the medical records
B.Zhou Yang once broke the Olympic records in the same event
C.the tax agency office is somewhere inside the building in Texas
D.the software engineer flew high over skyline before crashing into the building

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LOS ANGELES, the US

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff ruled Michael Jackson,s father can

receive some medical records related to his superstar son,s death.

The judge will review the records first before making them accessible to Joe Jackson,s

lawyer,Brian Oxman.Beckloff said the man can only receive records on or after June 25一

the day Michael Jackson died.

VANCOUVER,CANADA

World number one Zhou Yang overcame three South Korean players to win the women,s

short track speed skating 1,500 meters final at the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games.

The l8-year-old made perfect debut(首次亮相)as she set an Olympic record of a winning time

of 2 minutes and l6,993 seconds among other seven skaters.

China has never won the women,s l,500 meters in the Olympics before,and this time Zhou,s

performance gave China its third gold medal in Vancouver.

BElJING,CHINA

China,s first compulsory,(强制性的)safety regulation on primary school buses,which re-

quires every seat to have a seat belt,will take effect on July l to help ensure safer transporta-

tion for the country,s 100 million students.

Each primary school bus must also be equipped with a“black box,”0r a recording monitor,

to record speed,travel time and distance.Also,the bus must be staffed by teachers who will

ensure student safety.

In addition,the new rule states that the color of the school buses should be yellow,and each bus must have at least two emergency exits.

Texas,the US

A software engineer who crashed his plane into a Texas building housing a United States

tax agency office,killing himself and at least one worker,apparently left behind an angry anti-government manifesto(宣言) detailing his financial difficulties and tax problems.

The pilot took off from an airport in Georgetown.about 48 km from Austin.He flew low

over the Austin skyline before plowing into the building.

57.We can learn from the first news that_________.

A.all Michael Jackson,s medical records can be accessed

B.Mitchell Beckloff will not go over the record first

C.medical records before June 25 won,t be received

D.Joe Jackson,s lawyer will not get any records

58.The new school bus safety rules include all the followings EXCEPT_____________.

A.the driver,s experience    B.the equipment of the bus

C.the color of the bus      D.emergency exits

59.It seems the software engineer crashed into the US tax office mainly because of___________.

A.unhappy marriage    B.mental disease

C.heavy work pressure D.financial and tax problems

60.We can infer from the news that____________.

A.Joe Jackson will be the first to receive the medical records

B.Zhou Yang once broke the Olympic records in the same event

C.the tax agency office is somewhere inside the building in Texas

D.the software engineer flew high over skyline before crashing into the building

 

E

LOS ANGELES, the US

    Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff ruled Michael Jackson,s father can

 receive some medical records related to his superstar son,s death.

  The judge will review the records first before making them accessible to Joe Jackson,s

lawyer,Brian Oxman.Beckloff said the man can only receive records on or after June 25一

the day Michael Jackson died.

VANCOUVER,CANADA

    World number one Zhou Yang overcame three South Korean players to win the women,s

 short track speed skating 1,500 meters final at the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games.

    The l8-year-old made perfect debut(首次亮相)as she set an Olympic record of a winning time

 of 2 minutes and l6,993 seconds among other seven skaters.

    China has never won the women,s l,500 meters in the Olympics before,and this time Zhou,s

 performance gave China its third gold medal in Vancouver.

BElJING,CHINA

    China,s first compulsory,(强制性的)safety regulation on primary school buses,which re-

quires every seat to have a seat belt,will take effect on July l to help ensure safer transporta-

tion for the country,s 100 million students.

  Each primary school bus must also be equipped with a“black box,”0r a recording monitor,

to record speed,travel time and distance.Also,the bus must be staffed by teachers who will

ensure student safety.

    In addition,the new rule states that the color of the school buses should be yellow,and each bus must have at least two emergency exits.

Texas,the US

  A software engineer who crashed his plane into a Texas building housing a United States

tax agency office,killing himself and at least one worker,apparently left behind an angry anti-government manifesto(宣言) detailing his financial difficulties and tax problems.

  The pilot took off from an airport in Georgetown.about 48 km from Austin.He flew low

over the Austin skyline before plowing into the building.

57.We can learn from the first news that_________.

  A.all Michael Jackson,s medical records can be accessed

  B.Mitchell Beckloff will not go over the record first

  C.medical records before June 25 won,t be received

  D.Joe Jackson,s lawyer will not get any records

58.The new school bus safety rules include all the followings EXCEPT_____________.

    A.the driver,s experience    B.the equipment of the bus

    C.the color of the bus       D.emergency exits

  59.It seems the software engineer crashed into the US tax office mainly because of___________.

    A.unhappy marriage    B.mental disease

    C.heavy work pressure D.financial and tax problems

  60.We can infer from the news that____________.

    A.Joe Jackson will be the first to receive the medical records

    B.Zhou Yang once broke the Olympic records in the same event

    C.the tax agency office is somewhere inside the building in Texas

    D.the software engineer flew high over skyline before crashing into the building

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