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科目:高中英语 来源:新课标英语阅读 高中三年级·下册 题型:050
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If you ask people to name the one person who had the greatest effect on the English language, you will get answers like Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson and Webster, but none of these men had any effect at all compared to a man who didn't even speak English William the Conquer.
Before 1066, in the land we now call Great Britain lived peoples belonging to two major language groups.In the westcentral region lived the Welsh, who spoke a Celtic language, and in the north lived the Scots, whose language, though not the same as Welsh, was also Celtic.In the rest of the country lived the Saxons, actually a mixture of Anglos, Saxons, and Germanic and Nordic peoples, who spoke what we now call Anglo-Saxon (or Old English), a Germanic language.If this state of affairs had lasted, English today would be close to German.
But this state of affairs did not last.In 1066 the Normans led by William defeated the Saxons and began their rule over England.For about a century, French became the official language of England while Old English became the language of peasants.As a result, English words of politics and the law come from French rather than German.In some cases, modern English even shows a distinction (区别) between upper-class French and lower-class Anglo-Saxon in its words.We even have different words for some foods, meat in particular, depending on whether it is still out in the fields or at home ready to be cooked, which shows the fact that the Saxon peasants were doing the farming, while the upper-class Normans were doing most of the eating.
When Americans visit Europe for the first time, they usually find German more foreign than France because the German they use on signs and advertisements seems much more different from English than French does.Few realize that the English language is actually Germanic in its beginning and that the French influences are all the result of one man's ambition.
1.Which of the following groups of words are, by inference, rooted in French?
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A.folk, field, law
B.president, lawyer, beef
C.president, bread, water
D.bread, field, sheep
2.What is the subject discussed in the text?
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A.The similarity between English and French
B.The rule of England by William the Conquer
C.The French influences on the English language
D.The history of Great Britain
3.The two major languages spoken in what is now called Great Britain before 1066 were________.
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A.Celtic and Old English
B.Welsh and Scottish
C.Anglo-Saxon and Germanic
D.Nordic and Germanic
4.Why does France appear less foreign than Germany to Americans on their first visit to Europe?
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A.They know French better than German
B.Most advertisements in France appear in English
C.Many French words are similar to English ones
D.They know little of the history of the English language
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:053
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Annie Dakley Mozee was only nine when she took her father' s big kentucky rifle (步枪) into woods to hunt food. Her father was dead, and the family was poor and hungry.
When she found that she could shoot squirrels and rabbits by aiming the rifle carefully, a new life began for her. She began earning money by selling game to Mr Frost, who owned a hotel in a nearby town.
Then Annie began to try for a trick shot(高明的射手) ,everyone heard of her skill with a rifle .
When she was fifteen, Mr Frost set up a shooting match between her and a famous marksman (神枪手) . And finally, Annie won the match by one point. She was on her way to becoming a world -famous sharp shooter (一等射手) . She now called herself Annie Oakley .
1.Annie first used her rifle to ________.
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A.protect herself
B.shoot birds
C.make her living by hunting
D.be fond of shooting.
2.A new life began for Annie when she ________.
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A.met a famous marksman.
B.met Mr Frost.
C.turned strick shot.
D.found out that she could shoot.
3.Annie Oakley became famous because ________.
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A.the government gave her a medal of sharp shooter.
B.she beat a famous marksman.
C.she was praised for a first - class shot.
D.she turned big- game hunter.
4.The under lined word “game” of the selection means ________.
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A.form a play.
B.sports and exercise outdoors.
C.food fed to poultry(家禽) .
D.animals and birds hunted for food.
5.The best title for this selection is ________.
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A.How Annie Oakley Got Her Start .
B.The Shooting Match.
C.The Girl's Way To A Shot.
D.How To Shoot Game.
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:053
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Everybody knows that words can carry messages. People communicate (交流) with words. Books, magazines, TV and radio and films all help us to communicate with others. They all help us to know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about.
Do you think you can communicate without words? A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly. Tears in your eyes tell others that you are sad. When you put up your hand in class, the teacher knows you want to say something or ask a question. You shake your head, and people know you are saying “No”, you nod and people know you are saying “Yes”.
Other things can also carry messages. For example, a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus to take. A sign on the wall of your school helps you to find the library. Signs on doors tell you to go in or out. Have you ever noticed that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive messages from them all the time? People can communicate in many ways without words. For example, an artist can use his drawings to tell about beautiful mountains, about the sea and many other things.
(1) Which of the following is NOT true?
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A.It is most popular way for man to communicate with words.
B.Words are the only way for man to communicate.
C.Using radio is one of the ways for man to communicate.
D.TV can help people to know the world better.
(2) Besides words, ________ can not be used to express oneself.
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(3) Which of the following signs is usually used to show you the direction?
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(4) How does an artist often carry messages to people?
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(5) We can communicate with others in many ways. Which of the following is right?
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科目:高中英语 来源:英语教研室 题型:050
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SecretaryJenny loves office work but it's hard on her figure. All those sandwich lunches and her sweet tooth added up to extra pounds till Jenny started slimming(减肥) with Bisks.
Every lunchtime she'd have a Bisks chocolate bar with a glass of milk. It filled her up and satisfied her longing for sweet things. And it was all so convenient.
She watched what she ate at her other meals and soon she was losing weight. Now Jenny's feeling looking so good even her boss notices the difference.
That was her proof that Bisks work.
Housewife
A lovely little girl and a hungry husband meant Elizabeth always cooked big, filling meals. And when she cooked them, she couldn't resist eating them, which led to her weight getting out of hand. So Elizabeth tried slimming with Bisks.
Bisks offered her 24 different flavours of biscuits and chocolate. Some sweet and some savoury(咸辣的). When she ate them instead of a meal they were really filling and satisfying. She hardly ever felt hungry and soon she began to lose weight.
Now Elizabeth's back to what she weighed at her wedding.
And she knows that Bisks work.
Student
Sue's first year at college was her first opportunity to cook for herself. Only she didn't. She ate whatever the dining room had to offer. Pretty soon,Sue had a weight problem. A problem she worked out with Bisks.
Sue had Bisks in stead of meal--easy because there was nothing to cook. The Bisks flavours were so delicious, she really enjoyed them. And she ate more sensibly at her other meals.
In a few weeks Sue had lost her extra weight. Now she's even taking a class in cooking!
That's proof that Bisks work.
1.When did Sue start going to cookery lessons?
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A.When she entered college.
B.When she had a weight problem.
C.When she didn;t enjoy Bisks.
D.When she'd lost her extra weight.
2.The main purpose of the passage is to _____.
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A.give proof that Bisks work in slimming
B.ask people to pay attention to their figures while working
C.show people how many different flavors of biscuits and chocolate Bisks can offer
D.ask people not to cook by themselves
3.From the passage, we can infer that the writer clearly aims at _____.
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A.young readers B.women readers
C.men readers D.older readers
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科目:高中英语 来源:福建省芗城中学、龙文中学、程溪中学2012届高三下学期第二次联考英语试题 题型:050
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