Question

The English language is different from any other language. 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 languages. Tomato was borrowed from Mexico and pajamas from Indian. 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. Strawberry, popcorn, 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 end of the longer word. Plane was made by cutting off the front part of airplane. 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. Scotch Tape, Band-aid and Jello were names made up by the companies that first made the products.

根據短文內容，選擇正確答案。

1.The word “photo”is an example to show that_________________________________

A.the English language is always changing very fast.

B.English is not as perfect as some other languages

C.sometimes new words are shorter forms of older words

D.English can change by borrowing words from other languages

2.The English language needs new words _________________.

A.to make it more beautiful

B. to make up some stories

C. for new inventions and new ideas

D. to keep up with other languages

3.This passage is mainly about __________________________ .

A.naming new words

B.borrowing words from other languages

C. the old English

D.the development of the English language

4. The passage makes you think that _______________________.

A.all the words are borrowed from other languages

B.language do not stay the same all the time

C.the English words has more words than other languages

D.all the older English words are used in a new way

5. Which of the following is true?

A.New words in the English language come into being in different ways.

B.New English words must be longer than older ones.

C.None of the languages in the world are changing.

D.All the languages except English always stay the same,

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹了英語的發展變化以及新單詞的形成方式。英語新單詞的形成方式是不同的。英語可能借用其他語言來改變，也會通過兩個單詞合成來形成新單詞，有時通過把古老的單詞削減變成新單詞，人名和產品的名稱可能會變成新單詞。

1. word photo was made from photograph by cutting off the end of the longer word.可知單詞“photo”是從古老的長單詞“photograph”削減變化而來的例子，故選C。

2. need new words for new inventions and new ideas.可知我們的新發明和新想法需要新單詞，故選C。

3.主旨大意題。根據The language is always changing.可知本文主要講的是英語的變化和發展，故選D。

4.細節理解題。根據Yet English words do not stay the same.可知語言不是一直不變的，故選B。

5.推理判斷題。根據English can change by borrowing words from other languages.“英語可能借用其他語言來改變” ；New words are also made by adding two words together.“通過兩個單詞合成來形成新單詞”； Sometimes new words are shorter forms of older words. “通過把古老的單詞削減變成新單詞”；The names of people and products can become new words.“人名和產品的名稱可能會變成新單詞”，故推斷英語中新單詞的形成方式是不同的。故選A。

考點：社會政治經濟文化類短文閱讀。