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One interesting thing is that when we talk about meat at the table, we use French words. But when we talk
about animals, English words are used. For example, a pig is called pig when it"s living, but it"s called pork
when it is killed and its meat is brought to the table.
When the Normans (诺曼人) ruled (统治) England, the English farmers were made to raise animals for
food, but they could not eat the meat. The meat was sent to the Normans" tables. The farmers could only eat
rabbit, because rabbits ran all over the fields and rabbit meat was cheap. So the meat of a rabbit was not
changed into a French word. It was called rabbit by the English farmers at that time and is still called rabbit
today.
B. really an English word
C. really a French word
D. used only by Frenchman
B. the landlords (地主)
C. the Normans
D. the owners of the animals
B. "Pig" is another way of saying "pork".
C. The expressions of some meat of animals was changed into French words.
D. The farmers could eat rabbit, because it was cheap when the Normans ruled England.
B. a kind of French food
C. changed to another thing
D. called "beef" in English now
B. moved to live in
C. were born in
D. became the king of
答案
核心考点
试题【阅读理解。 You may know that some English words come from French. One interest】；主要考察你对社会历史类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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names. Once an English lady came to (2)_____ me. When I was introduced to her she said, "Glad to meet you,
Miss Ping." Then she gave me her name card with three words on it: "Betty J. Black". So I said, "Thank you,
Miss Betty, "We looked at each other and laughed heartily. Later I found that the English people (3)_____ their
family names last and the given names (4)_____, while their middles are (5)______ used very much. I explained
to her that the Chinese family name (6)______ first, the given name last, so she (7)_____ never call me Miss
Ping. She asked if we Chinese had a middle name. I told her we didn"t. (8)______ people may often find three
words on a Chinese name card. In this case the family name still comes first, the other words after it (9)______
a two-word given name. It is quite usual an China. My sister is Li Xiaofang. She has two words in her given
name instead of just one (10)______ mine.
| ( ) 1. A. with ( ) 2. A. find ( ) 3. A. put ( ) 4. A. at the first ( ) 5. A. never ( ) 6. A. came ( ) 7. A. would ( ) 8. A. But ( ) 9. A. is ( ) 10. A. as | B. from B. look at B . placed B. at first B. not B. comes B. could B. Or B. was B. with | C. for C. visit C. took C. in the front C. / C. put C. should C. While C. are C. to | D. in D. meet D. brought D. first D. often D. puts D. must D. And D. were D. like |
| Tell whether the following statements are True or False according to the texts. | |||
| ( )1. William Shakespeare was an English writer of plays and poetry. ( )2. It was Louis Braille who developed the writing system for the blind people. ( )3. Sunday lunch is a very important meal in Britain for many families. ( ) 4. If an invitation is for eight o"clock, that means eight o"clock exactly. Don"t be late. ( )5. In Britain, they have dinner with a knife in their right hands and a fork in their left hands. | |||
| 阅读短文，回答问题。 | |||
 Zhang Qian was an early traveler. He was probably the first man to bring back good information about the central Asian lands to China. In 138 BC, Han Wudi sent Zhang Qian to the Yue-chi people to ask for their help against the Xiongnu. Unfortunately, on the way to West Regions, he was caught by the Xiongnu people. Zhang had to stay with them for about 10 years before he got away. When Zhang at last reached the Yue-chi in Northern India, he was disappointed to find that they didn"t want to fight against the Xiongnu people. On his return journey (旅程), Zhang Qian and his men were again caught. It was not until 125 BC that they returned to China. Although Zhang didn"t finish his job he learned a lot about the places, people, customs and cultures of the 36 kingdoms (王国) of Western Regions. Han Wudi then sent Zhang to the west again. Zhang"s journey to the west helped with international trade, especially in silk, between China and the West. | |||
| 1. Zhang Qian was sent to the West because ________. | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. Han Wudi wanted to make friends with the Xiongnu people B. he liked travelling all over the world too much C. Han Wudi needed the help from the Yue-chi people D. he hoped to learn the cultures of other countries | |||
| 2. What do the underlined words "West Regions" mean in Chinese? | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. 西欧 B. 西域 C. 西亚 D. 西方 | |||
| 3. When did Zhang Qiang reach the Yue-chi? | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. In 138 BC. B. In about 148 BC. C. In about 128 BC. D. In 125 BC. | |||
| 4. Which of the following is TRUE? | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. Zhang finished his job successfully in the end. B. Zhang did not return at last because he was caught. C. Zhang returned to China in about 125 AD. D. Zhang learned a lot about the West Regions. | |||
| 5. How many times has Zhang Qian been to the west? | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. Only once. B. Twice. C. Three times. D. Four times. | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| When you are learning English, you find it not clever to put an English sentence, word for world, into your own language. Take the sentence "How do you do?" for example. If you look up each word in the dictionary, one at a time, what is your translation (翻译)? It must be a wrong sentence in your language. Language do not just have different sounds, they are different in many ways. It"s important to master the rules of word order in the study of English, too. If the speaker put words in a wrong order, the listener can"t understand the speaker"s meaning easily. Sometimes when order of words in an English sentence is changed, the meaning of the sentence changes. But sometimes the order is changed, the meaning of the sentence doesn"t changed. Let"s see the difference between the two pairs of sentences. "She only likes apples." "Only she likes apples." "I have seen the film already." "I have already seen the film." When you are learning English, you must do your best to get the spirit of the languages and use it as the English speaker does. | |||
| 1. From the passage we know that _____ when we are learning English. | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. we should look up every word in the dictionary B. we shouldn"t put every word into our own language C. we need to put every word into our own language D. we must translate word by word. | |||
| 2. The writer thinks it is _____ in learning English. | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. difficult to understand different sounds B. possible to remember the word order C. important to master the rules of word order. D. Easy to master the rules of word order | |||
| 3. We can learn from the passage that . | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. the meaning of an English sentence always change with the order of the word B. the order of the word can never change the meaning of an English sentence C. sometimes different order of words has a different meaning D. if the order of words is different, the meaning of the sentence must be different | |||
| 4. The sentence "she only likes apples" . | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. is the same as "Only she likes apples" B. is different from "Only she likes apples" C. means "she likes fruit except apples" D. means "she doesn"t like apples | |||
| 5. Which is the best title for this passage? | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. How to Learn English? B. How to Speak English? C. How to Put English into Our Own Languages? D. Different Orders, Different Meanings. | |||
| 阅读短文，选择正确答案。 | |||
| Popular breakfast foods in the United States, as in many other countries around the world, include coffee, milk, juice, eggs and bread. Some other breakfast items served in the United States are thought by many to be traditionally American. However, they actually come from other countries. A very popular breakfast food in America is the pancake---a thin, flat cake made out of flour and often served with maple syrup. The idea of the pancake is very old. In fact, pancakes were made long ago in ancient China. Bagels, a round thick bread with a hole in the middle, are also popular for breakfast in America. Polish people in the late 1600s came up with the idea for the first bagels and this new kind of bread soon took off across Eastern Europe. In the late 1800s, thousands of Jews from Eastern Europe traveled to the United States and brought the recipe for bagels with them. Today, New York bagels are said to be the best in the world. Many people have them with cream cheese for breakfast on the go. Doughnuts (usually spelled "donut" in the United States) came from France. They were served to American soldiers in France during World WarⅠ(第一次世界大战). After the war, American soldiers asked cooks in the United States to make doughnuts for them. Now, served with coffee, they are a very popular breakfast food across the United States. | |||
| 1. This reading is mainly about _______. | |||
[ ] | |||
| A. famous places in the United States to eat breakfast B. popular American breakfast foods coming from China C. the most popular types of pancakes in the United States D. the history of popular breakfast foods in the United States | |||
| 2. Which of the following is true for both bagels and donuts? | |||
[ ] | |||
| A. They both came from Europe. B. They are both easy to make. C. They are both sweet. D. People in New York make them best. | |||
| 3. Who brought bagels to America? | |||
[ ] | |||
| A. Polish people. B. Jewish people. C. Chinese people D. American soldiers. | |||
| 4. Which of the following is true about doughnuts? | |||
[ ] | |||
| A. It was first made by the French. B. The soldiers invented them in World War I. C. Only soldiers eat them in the Untied States. D. It is round with a hole in the middle. | |||
| 5. This passage tells us that ________. | |||
[ ] | |||
| A. the Americans like to eat sweet foods for breakfast B. all American foods come from other countries C. not all American foods are really American D. very few Americans have breakfast every day |