Question

Although English is not as 0old as Chinese it is spoken by many people around the world every day. English speakers are always creating（创造）new words, and we should be able to know where most words come from.

         Sometimes, however, no one may really know where a word comes from. Did you ever think about why hamburgers are called hamburgers, especially when they are not made with ham（火腿）? About a hundred years ago, some men went to America from Europe. They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg. They did not speak good English. But they ate good food. When some Americans saw them eating round pieces of beef（牛肉）,they asked the Germans what it was. The Germans did not understand the question and answered, “We came from Hamburg.” One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea. He cooked some round pieces of beef like what the men from Hamburger ate. Then he put them between two pieces of bread and started selling them. Today “hamburgers” are sold in many countries around the world.

         Whether this story is true or not, it certainly is interesting. Knowing why any word has a certain meaning is interesting, too. The reason may be found in any large English dictionary.

1. According to the writer, English ___    _.

         A. is as old as Chinese                                 B. is older than German

         C. is not so old as Chinese                          D. is very difficult to learn

2.Hamburger is___    _.

         A. a kind of food                                       B. a round piece of beef

         C. the name of a village                               D. a city in Germany

3.According to the story, ___    __.

         A. few Americans like hamburgers

         B. hamburgers are made with beef

         C. hamburgers are made with ham

         D. Hamburgers were sold all over the world about a century ago.

4.According to the writer, which of the following can be found in any large English dictionary?

         A. Where all the new words come from.

         B. Where those Germans came from.

         C. The reason why any word has a certain meaning.

         D. The reason why English is spoken around the world.

5.According to the story, the word “hamburgers” comes from_____   __.

         A. China because it has a long history.

         B. England because Germans don’t speak good English.

         C. The round pieces of beef those people from Hamburg brought to America.

         D. English speakers because they always create new words.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：

1.C 细节题。根据文章第一句Although English is not as old as Chinese it is spoken by many people around the world every day.说明英语没有汉语古老，C正确。

2.D 细节题。根据第二段第三行They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg.说明D正确。

3.B 细节题。根据第二段最后三行. He cooked some round pieces of beef like what the men from Hamburger ate. Then he put them between two pieces of bread and started selling them. Today “hamburgers” are sold in many countries around the world.说明在汉堡里面有牛肉，故B正确。

4.C 细节题。根据最后一段Knowing why any word has a certain meaning is interesting, too. The reason may be found in any large English dictionary.说明C正确。

5.C 推理题。根据文章第二段可知汉堡是由一群来自德国汉堡的人带来的用牛肉做成的食物，故C正确。

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点评：文章解释了英语中每个单词都有自己的意思和来源，并举了汉堡的例子。本文较为简单，所考查的能力主要集中在细节考查方面。