根据课文内容填词：（共10小题，每小题0.5分，满分5分）

So why has English changed over time? 1.   all languages change and develop when cultures meet and  2.    with each other. At first the English spoken in England between about AD 450 and 1150 was very different from the English 3.  today. It was based more on German than the English we speak at present. Then   4.between about AD 800 and 1150, English became   5.  like German because those who ruled England spoke first  6.  and later French. These new settlers   7. the English language and especially its   8. . So by the 1600's Shakespeare was able to make use of a wider vocabulary than ever before. In 1620 some British   9.  moved to America. Later in the 18th century some British people were taken to   10.  too. English began to be spoken in both countries.

 

_____ to train his daughter in English，he put an ad like this in the paper，“______，an English teacher for a ten－year－old girl.”

A．Determined；Wanted      B．Determined；Wanting

C．Determine；Wanted       D．Determining；Wanting

 

注意： 如果选 E 涂 AD， 选F 涂BD，选G涂  CD。

I started to study English by myself when I was about 15 because of Michael Jackson. He’s been my idol since 1991, and I really wanted to understand him and his music. 1. I was very patient, and that helped me a lot in the process of learning English by myself.

Actually, I can’t describe the techniques I used to learn it, because it was almost automatic for me to start understanding English after a period of hard work trying to translate texts, dialogues and songs. 2.

One thing that I can say is that I started learning English through comparing patterns and observing the language structure, comparing it to Portuguese and trying to memorize rules.  3.  Another thing that helped me a lot is the fact that I would spend hours studying the uses, tenses, etc. of the words I could notice.

 4.    It was the hardest part of the process for me, because the only source I had was music, although I used a pronunciation dictionary , too.

5.    Later on I entered UFMG and really started studying English. Today I’m a teacher at an English Course, and I really enjoy it, because I can improve my English each day.

A．Despite the difficulty, I could learn everything well.

B．So I really can’t say exactly how I’ve achieved proficiency(熟练).

C．With the help of my teacher, I learned pronunciation well.

D．So I can say that a strong will is the key to my success.

E.  After having a large vocabulary, I started working on pronunciation.

F.  And I used to make lists of words in order to memorize them and their meanings.

G.I used to use a dictionary to find the meaning of each word in songs written by him.

 

单词拼写(用一到三单元生词的合适形式填空,答案写在答题卷上)（10%）

1.I wonder if it’s because I haven’t been able to be o       for so long that I’ve grown crazy about everything to do with nature.            

2.I am only able to look at nature through dirty c       hanging before very dusty windows.                                       

3.The dark, rainy evening, the wind, the t       clouds held me entirely in their power; it was the first time in a year and a half that I’d seen the night face to face…

4.She is very       (可靠的)and I knew I didn’t need to encourage her.

5.She gave me a       (坚定的)look----the kind that she would not change her mind.   

6. Then       (逐渐地) between about AD 800 and 1150 English became less like German.  

7.The latter gave a separate       (身份、特色)to American English spelling. 

8. India has a very large number of       (流利的) English speakers.  

9.After g     from college, we finally got the chance to take a bike trip. 

10.Although she didn’t know the best way of getting to the place, she insisted that she

o       the trip properly.

 

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