Question

English words don’t stay the same. People need new words for new ideas and new inventions. Some new words come into use, and some old words are used in a new way.

English can change by borrowing words from other languages. The word “tomato” was borrowed from Mexico, and “tea” came from China, and so on. Now a great many new space and science words are being borrowed from other countries, too. New words can be created in other ways. For example, some can be created by adding two words together. “Weekend” and “cookbook” are made up of two parts. Sometimes new words are shorter forms of older words. The word “photo” was made from “photograph” by cutting off the end of the longer word. “Plane” was made by cutting off the front part of “airplane”. The names of people and products can become new words. Our “sandwich” was named after a man named Sandwich and “sello(透明胶带)” was a name given by the company that first made the product.

1.New English words are needed because .

A. people use old words in a new way

B. people need a new way to speak

C. the world is changing in a different way

D. new ideas and new inventions come about quickly

2.What can we know from the passage?

A. New science words are shorter than the old ones.

B. The best way to make a new word is adding words together.

C. Some new English words are borrowed from other languages.

D. Most new English words are the name of a person or a product.

3.According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. New words come into use while older words disappear.

B. New words can only be formed by adding two words together.

C. The word “tea” was borrowed from China.

D. The word “photo” was named after its inventor.

4.The main idea of the passage is that .

A. the English language is always changing

B. there are new ideas in English today

C. people name new products and inventions

D. the change of languages goes on in the world

5.This passage may most probably be taken from .

A. a story book

B. a science magazine

C. a business report

D. a TV advertisement

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要叙述了英语单词的变化方式，并强调英语单词总是在不停地变化和增加的。由于社会的变化诞生一些新单词，也有一些就单词出现新的用法等。

1. need new words for new ideas and new inventions可知新的英语单词的出现是由于新观点和新发明的出现。故判断选D。

2. 推断题。根据文章第二段的English can change by borrowing words from other languages可知一些英语单词是根据其他语言改编而来的，故判断选C。根据文章第二段的a great many new space and science words are being borrowed from other countries, too排除A；根据文章第二段的New words can be created in other ways. For example, some can be created by adding two words together排除B；根据文章第二段的The names of people and products can become new words及其后的解释说明只是一些单词是根据人名或产品变成的，故排除D。

3. 推断题。根据文章第二段The word “photo” was made from “photograph” by cutting off the end of the longer word可排除D；根据文章第二段的Sometimes new words are shorter forms of older words可排除A；根据文章第二段的some can be created by adding two words together可排除B；根据第二段The word “tomato” was borrowed from Mexico, and “tea” came from China可知选C。故判断选C。

4. 总结题。通读全文可知该段短文主要介绍英语单词发生的变化，再根据文章第一段的第一句话English words don’t stay the same可知英语单词是变化的，故判断选A。

5. 判断题。通断全文，文章应该是来自一份杂志。A故事书；B科技杂志；C生意杂志；D电视广告。故选B。

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