【创优课堂】2016秋高中英语 2.1 Warming Up Reading练习 新人教版必修1.docVIP

Warming Up Reading Reading 姓名：________　测试时间：45分钟　本卷总分：50分　自评或老师评分：________ 　　基础训练 Ⅰ.Fast reading Read the text (P9－10) quickly and choose the best answers. 1．What is the text mainly about? A．The reasons for the changes of English since AD 450. B．A brief history of the English language. C．Englishs being widely spoken in the world. D．The differences between old and modern English. 答案：B 2．The last sentence “Only time will tell.” in the text probably means that ________. A．English may develop its own identity in China B．Chinese people may help change English a great deal C．there may be more and more English learners in China D．there may be a completely new language in China 答案：A 3．Which of the following is NOT true? A．Languages are changing gradually over time. B．Between AD 450 and 800, English was like German. C．In the 19th century, English was the official language of India. D．Before the 18th century, English was only spoken in England. 答案：D .Careful reading Work in pairs and fill in the blanks below according to the text. Time The development of English Between about AD 450 and 1150 The English was spoken in England was based more on 1.German than the English we speak at present. Between about AD 800 and 1150 ◆Because the people who 2.ruled England spoke first Danish and later French, English became 3.less like German. ◆These new settlers 4.enriched the English language and especially its vocabulary. By the 5．1600s Shakespeare made use of a wider vocabulary than ever before. In 1620 Some British settlers moved to 6．America 7.English began to be spoken in America as well as Australia. In the 18th century some British people were taken to Australia. From 1765 to 1947 English was spoken in India. It became the language for 8.government and education in the country. By the 19th century The English language was settled. Two big changes took place in its spelling. ◆Samuel Johnson wrote his 9.dictionary. ◆Noah Webster wrote The American Dictionary of the Eng