. The English spoken in  England is only slightly different from_____ spoken in Canada.

The English spoken in the United States is only slightly different from _________ spoken in England. 

A. which B. what

C. that     D. the one

So why has English changed ­­__1.__? Actually all languages change and develop when cultures meet and __2.__ each other. At first the English spoken in England between about AD 450 and 1150 was very __3.__ the English spoken today. It was__4.__ German than the English we speak __5.__. Then __6.__ between about AD 800 and 1150, English became __7.__German because those who ruled England spoke first Danish and later French. These new settlers __8.__the English language and __9.__ its vocabulary. So by the 1600’s Shakespeare was able to __10.__ a wider vocabulary than ever before. In 1620 some British settlers moved to America. Later in the 18^th century some British people were taken to Australia too. English began to be spoken in both countries.

The English spoken in the United States is only slightly different from____ spoken in England.

The English spoken in the United States is only slightly different from ___ spoken in England.

A. which                  B. what              C. that                D. the one

The English spoken in the United States is only slightly different from ________ spoken in England.

1. A.
   which
2. B.
   what
3. C.
   that
4. D.
   the one

根据课文内容填词：（共10小题，每小题0.5分，满分5分）

So why has English changed over time? 1.   all languages change and develop when cultures meet and  2.    with each other. At first the English spoken in England between about AD 450 and 1150 was very different from the English 3.  today. It was based more on German than the English we speak at present. Then   4.between about AD 800 and 1150, English became   5.  like German because those who ruled England spoke first  6.  and later French. These new settlers   7. the English language and especially its   8. . So by the 1600's Shakespeare was able to make use of a wider vocabulary than ever before. In 1620 some British   9.  moved to America. Later in the 18th century some British people were taken to   10.  too. English began to be spoken in both countries.

The English spoken in the United States is only slightly different from         spoken in England.

A. which         B. what               C. that                 D. the one

The English spoken in the United States is only slightly different from ______ spoken in   England.

A. which            B. what                C. that                     D. the one

选择下列适当短语完成下列句子（每小题1分，共5分）

baseded on,  as if,  be concerned about,  graduating from,  as a matter of fact

1.You shoud______________  your friend when  she was upset.

2.The English spoken in England was________more _________German than the English we speak at present.

3.After ________________________college, we finally got the chance to take a bike trip.

4.It seemed _____________________ the world was at an end.       

5.___________________________,I do not like violence.          

任务型阅读 (共10小题; 每小题1分，满分10分)

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据短文的内容要点完成文章后的表格列单。

注意：补全填空应符合语法和搭配要求，每格只填一个单词。

Even British People Can’t Speak English Properly

There are different regional accents across the UK, and a number of regions have several different dialects, that is, they have their own unique vocabulary and grammatical phrases. There were at least six different accents born to London the last time I counted.

Worse than that, it is not just where a person is born in the UK that decides their accent. For example, a language and its accents often vary across class or level of education. Another example is how language can differ among age groups in the UK. The words and pronunciations used by young people in the UK can be radically different compared with those used by adults.

Yoof culture

The word ‘yoof’ is a slang spelling of ‘youth’. Some people consider ‘yoof’ to be a negative term, since its pronunciation is easier and lazier than ‘youth’. Other people see the term as positive, because it describes how young people are creating their own language, concepts and identity. When people find it difficult to understand their children, the children can say more things than without censorship(审查，检查) of their parents. In this way, young people are starting to find freedom, independence and self-expression. They are creating a ‘yoof culture’.

It is not possible to come up with a complete list of words used by yoof. By the time the list was completed, it would be out of date. New words come and go like fashions. However, a few features of the yoof style of language are as follows:

◆instead of saying something like ‘That’s good!’ or ‘I understand’, yoof will use a single adjective like ‘Safe!’, ‘Sorted!’, ‘Sound!’, ‘Cool!’ or ‘Wicked!’.

◆instead of ‘He then said no!’, yoof will say ‘She was like: no!’

◆Instead of ‘She’s attractive!’, yoof will say ‘She’s fine!’ or ‘She’s fit!’

◆Instead of ‘I don’t care!’, a yoof will say ‘Whatever!’.

New social and political language

Certain groups of society feel threatened by ‘yoof culture’ or by the British working classes having more social freedom. As a result, a negative term now commonly used in the UK is ‘chav’. It is insult and is meant to describe someone who is uneducated and anti-social (e.g. ‘He’s a chav!’). A young person who wears a jacket with a hood(风帽，头巾) (after all, it rains a lot in the UK) is sometimes called a ‘hoodie’. It is a negative term and suggests that the young person is interested in committing crime.

Where does that leave us?

Learners of English often feel that the best test of their English is how well they can talk to a native speaker. Yet learners should not worry about communicating with native speakers so much. Research conducted by the British Council shows that 94 per cent of the English spoken in the world today is spoken between non-native speakers of the language. In fact, when we think about ‘international English’, there is no such thing as native or non-native speakers. The UK no longer owns the English language.