阅读理解

　　The development (发展) of the English language falls into three reasonable different periods. Old English lasted from about 450A. D., when the first Germanic tribes (部落) began to settle in England, until about 1100. Middle English extended from about 1100 to about 1475. And Modern English began about 1475 and has lasted to the present time. Of course, the breaks were not as sudden and definite (确定) as these dates suggest. There has never been a year when the language was not changing. In spite of that, the traits of the three periods are so different that a man who knows both Old and Modern English well will find a great deal of difficulty reading some of the Middle English writings without additional (另外的) study in the important aspects (方面) of the language.

1．The writer organized (组织) this passage according to ________.

[　　]

2．This passage suggests that a person who knows Old English well ________.

[　　]

A．can learn foreign langnages well

B．will have much trouble in reading Modern English

C．probably has no difficulty in learning German

D．can certainly speak Modern English well

3．According to passage, which of the following statements is true?

[　　]

A．The English language will be different from what it is today in fifty years.

B．If you want to learn Modern English well, you must learn Old English well first.

C．English is spoken widely in the world.

D．The history of the English language is short and simple.

4．We know from this passage ________.

[　　]

A．Old English began with the first Germanic tribes' settlement in England

B．Middle English was developed by the Germanic tribes

C．Old English lasted 650 years

D．Middle English lasted 375 years

5．Shakespeare wrote his famous plays during the late 1500s and early 1600s, we can say that he wrote in ________.

[　　]

　　Reading Comprehension

　　The development of the English language falls into three periods. Old English lasted from about A. D. 450, when the first German people began to settle in England, until about 1100. Middle English extended from about 1100 to about 1475. And Modern English began about 1475 and has lasted to the present time. Of course the breaks were not as sudden and exact as these dates suggest. There has never been a year when the language was not changing, or a time when it was spoken without any differences between regions (地区) . However, the characters of the three periods are so different that a person who knows both Old and Modern English well will find a great deal of difficulty reading some of the Middle English writings without further study in the important points of the language.

1．Shakespeare produced his famous plays during the late 1500s and early 1600s ; thus we can say that he wrote in ________ .

[　　]

A．Old English

B．Middle English

C．Early Middle English

D．Modern English

2．A person who knows Old English ________ .

[　　]

A．would probably have little difficulty learning old German

B．would want to learn Modern English

C．would have no difficulty learning Middle English

D．would have difficulty learning other languages

3．The author would advise a person learning English for the first time ________ .

[　　]

A．to study the history of the English language

B．to realize that English is very difficult

C．to remember that English will be different as time goes on

D．to appreciate that English is spoken everywhere

4．Old English ________.

[　　]

A．lasted for 450 years

B．is still spoken in some areas of Britain

C．came into being because of German influence(影响)

D．had an unusual system (系统) of writing

5．The English language ________ .

[　　]

A．has stayed about the same for the last 500 years

B．should be studied by everyone

C．is a mixture of French and German

D．is the oldest language in Europe

　　Reading Comprehension

　　The development of the English language falls into three periods. Old English lasted from about A. D. 450, when the first German people began to settle in England, until about 1100. Middle English extended from about 1100 to about 1475. And Modern English began about 1475 and has lasted to the present time. Of course the breaks were not as sudden and exact as these dates suggest. There has never been a year when the language was not changing, or a time when it was spoken without any differences between regions (地区) . However, the characters of the three periods are so different that a person who knows both Old and Modern English well will find a great deal of difficulty reading some of the Middle English writings without further study in the important points of the language.

1．Shakespeare produced his famous plays during the late 1500s and early 1600s ; thus we can say that he wrote in ________ .

[　　]

A．Old English

B．Middle English

C．Early Middle English

D．Modern English

2．A person who knows Old English ________ .

[　　]

A．would probably have little difficulty learning old German

B．would want to learn Modern English

C．would have no difficulty learning Middle English

D．would have difficulty learning other languages

3．The author would advise a person learning English for the first time ________ .

[　　]

A．to study the history of the English language

B．to realize that English is very difficult

C．to remember that English will be different as time goes on

D．to appreciate that English is spoken everywhere

4．Old English ________.

[　　]

A．lasted for 450 years

B．is still spoken in some areas of Britain

C．came into being because of German influence(影响)

D．had an unusual system (系统) of writing

5．The English language ________ .

[　　]

A．has stayed about the same for the last 500 years

B．should be studied by everyone

C．is a mixture of French and German

D．is the oldest language in Europe

阅读理解

　　The development (发展) of the English language falls into three reasonable different periods. Old English lasted from about 450A. D., when the first Germanic tribes (部落) began to settle in England, until about 1100. Middle English extended from about 1100 to about 1475. And Modern English began about 1475 and has lasted to the present time. Of course, the breaks were not as sudden and definite (确定) as these dates suggest. There has never been a year when the language was not changing. In spite of that, the traits of the three periods are so different that a man who knows both Old and Modern English well will find a great deal of difficulty reading some of the Middle English writings without additional (另外的) study in the important aspects (方面) of the language.

1．The writer organized (组织) this passage according to ________.

[　　]

2．This passage suggests that a person who knows Old English well ________.

[　　]

A．can learn foreign langnages well

B．will have much trouble in reading Modern English

C．probably has no difficulty in learning German

D．can certainly speak Modern English well

3．According to passage, which of the following statements is true?

[　　]

A．The English language will be different from what it is today in fifty years.

B．If you want to learn Modern English well, you must learn Old English well first.

C．English is spoken widely in the world.

D．The history of the English language is short and simple.

4．We know from this passage ________.

[　　]

A．Old English began with the first Germanic tribes' settlement in England

B．Middle English was developed by the Germanic tribes

C．Old English lasted 650 years

D．Middle English lasted 375 years

5．Shakespeare wrote his famous plays during the late 1500s and early 1600s, we can say that he wrote in ________.

[　　]