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.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

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】

试题分析：本文介绍了英语的发展变化以及新单词的形成方式。英语新单词的形成方式是不同的。英语可能借用其他语言来改变，也会通过两个单词合成来形成新单词，有时通过把古老的单词削减变成新单词，人名和产品的名称可能会变成新单词。

1. word photo was made from photograph by cutting off the end of the longer word.可知单词“photo”是从古老的长单词“photograph”削减变化而来的例子，故选C。

2. need new words for new inventions and new ideas.可知我们的新发明和新想法需要新单词，故选C。

3.主旨大意题。根据The language is always changing.可知本文主要讲的是英语的变化和发展，故选D。

4.细节理解题。根据Yet English words do not stay the same.可知语言不是一直不变的，故选B。

5.推理判断题。根据English can change by borrowing words from other languages.“英语可能借用其他语言来改变” ；New words are also made by adding two words together.“通过两个单词合成来形成新单词”； Sometimes new words are shorter forms of older words. “通过把古老的单词削减变成新单词”；The names of people and products can become new words.“人名和产品的名称可能会变成新单词”，故推断英语中新单词的形成方式是不同的。故选A。

考点：社会政治经济文化类短文阅读。