Question

7．The English language is a result of the invasions of the island of Britain over many hundreds of years．The invaders lived along the northern coast of Europe．
（36）C The Angles were a German tribe who crossed the English Channel．Later two more groups crossed to Britain．They were the Saxons and the Jutes．Through many years，the Saxons，Angles and Jutes mixed their different languages．The result is what is called Anglo-Saxon or old English．
The next great invasion of Britain came from the far north beginning about l，100 years ago．People called Vikings came to the coastal areas of Britain．（37）G Words like"sky"，"leg"，"skull"，"egg"，"lift"and"take"are from the old languages of the far northern countries．
 The next invasion of Britain took place more than 900 years ago，in 1066．（38）F．William the Conqueror led it．
The Normans were a French-speaking people from Normandy in the north of France．They became the new rulers of Britain．These new rulers spoke only French for several hundred years．It was the most important language in the world at that time．（39）B But the common people of Britain still spoke old English．
 Old English took many words from the Norman French．Some of these include"damage"，"prison"and"marriage"．The French language used by the Norman rulers greatly changed the way English was spoken by 800 years ago．（40）A． Middle English sounds like modern English．But it is very difficult to understand now．The history of the English language continues as Middle English becomes Modern English，which is spoken today．

A．History experts call this invasion the Norman Conquest．
B．It was the language of educated people．
C．English became what language experts call Middle English．
D．Therefore most common people speak the language．
E．Few people spoke Middle English at that time．
F．Many English words used today come from these ancient Vikings．
G．The first invasions were by a people called Angles about l，500 years ago．

Answer 1

分析 文章主要介绍了英语的起源和发展历史．英语是几百年间不断有人入侵英国的结果．最先入侵英国的是德国的一个叫Angles的部落，接着是Saxons和Jutes．第四次入侵英国的是北欧海盗，第五次是法国的诺曼人．对英语影响最大的是法语，英语中的许多词汇都来自法语．

解答 36．C．推理判断题．根据 后文The Angles were a German tribe who crossed the English Channel．Later two more groups crossed to Britain可知英语成了语言专家所说的中古英语；故选C．
37．G．推理判断题．根据后文Words like"sky"，"leg"，"skull"，"egg"，"lift"and"take"are from the old languages of the far northern countries可知第一次入侵是500年前一个叫Angles 的人所说的；故选G．
38．F．推理判断题．根据前文The next invasion of Britain took place more than 900 years ago，in 1066可知今天使用的许多英语单词来自这些古代维京人；故选F．
39．B．推理判断题．根据前文These new rulers spoke only French for several hundred years．It was the most important language in the world at that time可知这是受过教育的人的语言；故选B．
40．A．推理判断题．根据前文The French language used by the Norman rulers greatly changed the way English was spoken by 800 years ago可知历史专家称这次入侵为Norman Conquest；故选A．

点评 七选五阅读是完成性阅读，和完形填空很类似，不同的是一个选词，一个选句子．解题时，要注意上下文语境，充分考虑信息词（选项中和空格前后句子中相同或相近的词），选出最符合语境的句子．