Question

【题目】语法填空

At the end of the 16th century, English was only spoken by people from England. They were native speakers. 【1】__________ largest number of people speaking English may be in China at present. A lot of Chinese people speak English 【2】_________ their foreign language and some can even speak English 【3】___________ (fluent). The English language 【4】___________ (change) quite a lot over time. Old English 【5】__________ (speak) at that time sounded like German because it 【6】__________ (base) on German, but modern English sounds more like French 【7】_________ German because England was once ruled by the French. Two people had great effects on English. One was Shakespeare, the person 【8】___________ enriched the English vocabulary; the 【9】_________ was Noah Webster. He wrote a dictionary and finally gave American English 【10】_________ own identity.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】The

【2】as

【3】fluently

【4】has changed

【5】spoken

【6】was based

【7】than

【8】who/that

【9】other

【10】its

【解析】

试题分析：本文属于说明文，主要介绍了英语的发展史以及影响英语发展的两个人：莎士比亚和韦伯斯特。

【1】The 考查定冠词。在形容词或副词最高级前面要使用定冠词the表示特指。句意：现在讲英语最多的人应该在中国。

【2】as 考查介词。本句中介词as意为“作为...”；很多这个人把英语作为他们的外语来讲。

【3】fluently 考查副词。在英语中，形容词通常在句中做定语和表语，副词通常做状语。本句中使用副词fluently修饰动词都一样speak English。

【4】has changed 考查时态。根据本句时间状语over time随着时间的流逝，该短语经常和现在完成时连用。句意：随着时间的流逝，英语已经改变了很多。

【5】spoken 考查分词做定语。本句中动词speak与Old English构成被动关系，所以使用过去分词短语spoken at that time在句中作后置定语。

【6】was based 考查固定搭配。形容词短语be based on....以...为基础；句意：因为英语是以德语为基础的，所以那时被讲的古英语听起来就像是德语。

【7】than 考查介词。介词than通常和比较级连用。句意：现代英语听起来更像法语，而不是德语。本句涉及德语和法语的比较，所以使用介词than。

【8】who/that 考查定语从句。本题定语从句的先行词是the person，关系代词who/that指代先行词并在句中做主语。

【9】other 考查固定搭配。两者中的一个使用one表示，两者中的另外一个使用“the other”表示。

【10】its 考查代词。本句中its指代American English，这是一个单数名词，所以使用its指代它。他写了一本字典最终给了美国英语自己的身份。