Today,American English is the most influential(有影响力的).But there are many other kinds of English around the world,including Australian English,New Zealand English,Canadian English,South African English,Indian English and Caribbean English.They have differences.
【文章大意】英语随着时间的变化而变化,现代英语和中世纪的英语也有不同,因为社会变革英语吸收了不同语言的词汇。如今英语已经成为世界性的语言,带有更多的地域色彩。
1.What can we know from Paragraph 1?
A.The dialect of London became the standard in the year 1604.
B.Vowels were pronounced longer towards the end of Middle English.
C.The first English dictionary was published in the early 17th century.
D.Many new words entered English because many people moved to Britain.
解析:细节理解题。由“ In 1604,the first English dictionary was published.”可知第一部英语辞典是在17世纪早期出现的。
答案:C
2.From Paragraph 2,we know that the Industrial Revolution .
A.required spelling and grammar to be fixed
B.required a greater number of English words
C.caused many old English words to be useless
D.led to the English colonization of North America
解析:细节理解题。由“...firstly,the Industrial Revolution created a need for new words”可知工业革命导致了一大批新词汇的产生。
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