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TowardstheendofMiddleEnglish,asuddenchangeinpronunciationstarted,withvowels(元音)beingpronouncedshorterandshorter.Fromthe16thcenturytheBritishhadcontact(接触)withmanypeoplefromaroundtheworld.Thismeantthatlotsofnewvocabularyenteredthelanguage.Theinventionofprintingalsomeantthattherewasnowacommonlanguageinprint.Booksbecamecheaperandmorepeoplelearnedtoread.Spellingandgrammarbecamefixed,andthedialectofLondonbecamethestandard.In1604thefirstEnglishdictionarycameout.
EarlyModernEnglishandLateModernEnglisharemostlydifferentinthenumberofwords.LateModernEnglishhasmanymorewords,mainlybecauseofthefollowingtworeasons:
First,theIndustrialRevolution(工业革命)ledtotheneedfornewwords.Second,theBritishEmpirecoveredonequarteroftheearth’ssurface,andtheEnglishlanguagetookinforeignwordsfrommanycountries.
Fromaround1600,theEnglishcolonization(殖民地化)ofNorthAmericaledtoAmericanEnglish.SomeEnglishpronunciationsandwords“froze”whentheyreachedAmerica.Insomeways,AmericanEnglishismoreliketheEnglishofShakespearethanmodernBritishEnglish.Someexpressionsthatarecalled“AmericanEnglish”areinfactfromBritishexpressions.TheywerekeptinthecolonieswhilelostforatimeinBritain.Spanishalsohadaninfluence(影响)onAmericanEnglish.Forexample,wordslikecanyon,ranch,stampedeandvigilantearefromSpanish.TheyenteredEnglishbythepeopleofSpainwhosettledintheAmericanWest.FrenchwordsandWestAfricanwordsalsoinfluencedAmericanEnglish.
Today,AmericanEnglishhasagreaterinfluence,becauseoftheUSA’smovies,television,popularmusic,tradeandtechnology.
1.Whatwecanlearnfromparagraph1?
A.ThesuddenchangeinpronunciationstartedatthebeginningMiddleEnglish.
B.Agreatmanyofnewvocabularydidn’tappearinEnglishuntil16thcentury.
C.PeoplecouldreadmucheasierbecauseofthedialectofLondonbecamethestandard.
D.AfterthefirstEnglishdictionary,spellingandgrammarbecamefixedatlast.
2.WhathelpedtoincreasethevocabularyofLateModernEnglish?
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a.theinventionofprintingb.theIndustrialRevolution
c.thecolonizationd.thecontactwithothercountries
A.a,b,cB.a,c,dC.a,b,dD.b,c,d
3.Thethirdparagraphmainlytalksabout.
A.EnglishcoloniesinNorthAmerica
B.thedevelopmentofAmericanEnglish
C.otherlanguages’influenceonAmericanEnglish
D.thedifferencebetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish
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Peoplewholiketravellinghavetheirreasons.Theybelievethattravellingcanhelpthemexpandtheirfieldofview,especiallyinthegeographicalandhistoricalsense.Theyalsothinkthattouringwillgivethemmorechancestoenjoydifferentkindsoffoodandexperiencenewthingsthatwouldneverbebroughtbyotheractivities.Butthosewhodisliketravellingalsohavesomereasons.
Travelling,inmyopinion,doesmoregoodthanharm.Mostimportantly,itbroadens(使扩大)ourmind.Wecangetintouchwithothercivilizations(文明),cultures,customsandideas.
Throughhistory,mostpeopletravelledbecauseofnecessity(必要性)—notforpleasure.Peopletravelledjustinordertoremainalive.Theysearchedforfoodtoeatorplacestolivein.Theysometimesranawayfromenemies.Thisisnottosaythatnooneevertravelledjustforthefunofit.Inancienttimes,forexample,richRomanstravelledallthewaytoGreecetotakepartintheOlympicGames,andfestivals.Ofcourse,somepeopledecidedtotraveljustoutofcuriosity(好奇心).Theywantedtofindoutwhatitlookedlikebeyondthehorizon(地平线).Alsobusinesstravelhasbeengoingonforcenturies.Traderscouldnotonlymakemoneybutalsolearntospeakseverallanguagesandbeintroducedtodifferentcultures.
So,travellingdoesenrichourmindanddrawnewideastous.Thereisnodoubtthatwecangetmuchfromit.
4.Peopleenjoystravellingbecause.
A.EnlargetheirknowledageB.Havemorechancestoeatdifferentfood
C.ExperiencenewthingsD.Aboveall
5.HowmanyreasonsfortravellingarementionedinParagraph3?
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A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.
6.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?
A.Differentkindsoftravelling.C.Waystoenjoyyourselfwhiletravelling.
B.Travellingenrichesourmind.D.Theadvantagesanddisadvantagesoftravelling.
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