| 阅读材料，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。 |
| The English language is different from any other languages. Yet English words do not stay the same. The language is always changing. We need new words for new inventions and new ideas. Different words come into use, or older words are used in a new way. English can change by borrowing words from other language. "Tomato" was borrowed from Mexico, the word "coffee" came from Turkey, and "tea"came from China. Now new space and science words are being borrowed from other countries, too. New words are also made by adding two words together. "Postman" and "grandfather" are words 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 front part."Smog"was made by using only the first two and last two letters from the words "smoke" and "fog". The names of people and products can become new words. Our sandwich was named after a man named "Sandwich". |
| 1. The English language needs new words _____. |
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| A. to make it more beautiful B. to make up some stories C. to keep up with other languages D. for new inventions and new ideas |
| 2. The passage makes you think that ______. |
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| A. all the new words are borrowed from other languages B. languages do not stay the same all the time C. The English language has more words than other languages D. all older words are used in a new way |
| 3. On the whole, the passage is about _____. |
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| A. borrowing words from other languages B. naming new products C. the development of the English language D. the old English |
| 4. The word "coffee" is an example to show that _____. |
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| A. the English language is always changing very fast B. English can change by borrowing words from other languages C. English is not as perfect as some other languages D. sometimes new words are shorter forms of older words |
| 5. Which of the following is true? |
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| A. New words in the English language come into being in different ways. B. New English words must be longer than the older ones. C. English is not as perfect as some forms of older words. D. None of the languages in the world are changing. |