注意：此页面搜索的是所有试题
题目内容
（西电--高起专英语）
Every language used daily by ordinary people is constantly changing. English is no exception. Perhaps one of the best ways to observe the changes in the English language is to read a passage that people have translated into English at different periods over the centuries.
English is only one of two or three dozen languages which seem to have a common ancestor. The language from which English developed is called indo-European (印欧语系 ). No one now alive has ever heard or read indo-European. We merely suppose it must have existed be cause of the resemblance (相似) of the languages that we think must have come from it.
English has probably borrowed more words from other languages than has any other language. Thousands of words from French and Latin have entered English vocabulary. The borrowing even continues today. The contacts first with American Indians and then with Spanish speaking people have enriched (使丰富) English greatly. Words from German and other
languages can be found in English, too. We can even find borrowed words in it from Arabian and Chinese.
1. Which of the following statements is true?
A. English has remained the same.
B. some languages are changing.
C. English is changing constantly.
D. many languages changed very little.
2. The best way to find the changes in English language is ______.
A. to read a passage that has a long history
B. to look at a passage that is ordinary
C. to translate a passage into English
D. to compare the translations of a passage at different times
3. We know that ______.
A. a few languages seem to have a common ancestor
B. more than twenty languages come from the same ancestor
C. hundreds of languages share the same origin
D. a great many of languages have a lot in common
4. We assume (假设) indo-European must have existed be cause ______.
A. there are languages resembling it now
B. few people can speak it now
C. no one can speak it now
D. many people can speak it now
5. A c cording to the passage, ______ has borrowed heavily from other languages.
A. Chinese
B. Arabian
C. Latin
D. English
English is only one of two or three dozen languages which seem to have a common ancestor. The language from which English developed is called indo-European (印欧语系 ). No one now alive has ever heard or read indo-European. We merely suppose it must have existed be cause of the resemblance (相似) of the languages that we think must have come from it.
English has probably borrowed more words from other languages than has any other language. Thousands of words from French and Latin have entered English vocabulary. The borrowing even continues today. The contacts first with American Indians and then with Spanish speaking people have enriched (使丰富) English greatly. Words from German and other
languages can be found in English, too. We can even find borrowed words in it from Arabian and Chinese.
1. Which of the following statements is true?
A. English has remained the same.
B. some languages are changing.
C. English is changing constantly.
D. many languages changed very little.
2. The best way to find the changes in English language is ______.
A. to read a passage that has a long history
B. to look at a passage that is ordinary
C. to translate a passage into English
D. to compare the translations of a passage at different times
3. We know that ______.
A. a few languages seem to have a common ancestor
B. more than twenty languages come from the same ancestor
C. hundreds of languages share the same origin
D. a great many of languages have a lot in common
4. We assume (假设) indo-European must have existed be cause ______.
A. there are languages resembling it now
B. few people can speak it now
C. no one can speak it now
D. many people can speak it now
5. A c cording to the passage, ______ has borrowed heavily from other languages.
A. Chinese
B. Arabian
C. Latin
D. English
参考答案