Unit2 《Language》reading同步练习51（牛津译林版必修3）.docVIP

Unit 2 Language-Reading测试 一、双基提要 To the west and off the European Continent, there are several thousands of island on the continental shelf(大陆架). They are generally called the British Isles( 大不列颠岛). Of all the isles, the largest one is called the Great Britain. The name Great Britain was not applied to this large area island until the 17th century, its southern part adopted the name England in the 5th century when groups of invaders fro Northern Europe, traditionally called the Angles, Saxons and Jutes, were taking possessing of this area. Their language, the English language, spread far and wide and later became the official language of the nation. The “Engl-” part of the word comes from the word Angles while the “-ish” part means “belonging to”. The word English means “the language that belongs to the Angles”. 二、课堂反馈 （一）True or False questions. ( ) 1 If we could hear old English today, we would be able to understand it without much difficulty. ( ) 2 Old developed from Anglo-Saxon and the language of the Vikings. T ( ) 3 It was not until the 10th century that Old English became the official language of England. ( ) 4 Middle English began with the Norman Conquest. ( ) 5 Adding an s to make plurals is the German way in old English. ( ) 6 After the Conquest, the Normans once ordered the English to speak French. ( ) 7 Nowadays people from different areas in Britain have no difficulty understanding each other when communicating. ( ) 8 Modern began during the Renaissance. ( ) 9 It’s very clear that English is still changing a lot. （二） Read the passage and fill in the form below Time What happened Results Old English 5th to 11th century 1 Three tribes (the _____, the _____ and the ______ ) invaded Britain 2 Around the 9th century, the ________ invaded Britain. 1 _________ developed. 2 They created Old English. 3 Many pairs of words and phrases have similar meanings. Middle English From ____ to the 16th century The Normans conquered England and