Question

【題目】Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (將下列單詞或詞組填入空格。每空格限填一詞，每詞只能填一次) (共8分)

A. because B. products C. describe D. several E. disturb

Language is always changing and developing. This isn’t a bad thing. If English hasn’t changed for a long time, we won’t have words to 【1】 telephones, washing machines, computers or some other new things.

Language changes for 【2】 reasons. First, it changes because the needs of its speaker change. New technologies, new 【3】 , and new experiences need new words to express them clearly. Another reason for change is that different people have different language experiences. People use different sets of words and expressions _ 【4】 they have different ages, jobs, education levels and so on.

A. shorter B. another C. alive D. communicate with E. the other

How does language develop then? On the one hand, many of the language changes begin with young people. When young people_【5】 others of their own age, their language grows in grammar, words and expressions. Some have a short lifetime but others have a long life. On 【6】__ hand, we get new words in many different ways. We borrow them from other languages, we create them by making words 【7】 or putting words together and we make them out of proper names.

Languages that don’t change over time are considered dead languages. The fact that English changes so much shows that it is 【8】 and well.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】A

【5】D

【6】E

【7】A

【8】C

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了語言總是在發(fā)展變化的，這不是一件壞事。語言變化的原因為，說話者本身變化的需要，以及不同的人有不同的語言經(jīng)歷。語言變化的方式是：一方面是許多語言變化是從年輕人開始的；另一方面是我們用許多不同的方法獲得新詞。語言不隨著時間而變化，會被認為是死語言。

【1】句意：如果英語長時間不變化我們就不會有描述電話，洗衣機，電腦及其他一些新東西的詞匯。根據(jù)句意此空是“描述”，所以選C。

【2】句意：語言變化是有幾種原因的。根據(jù)句意“幾種”應(yīng)選several，故選D。

【3】句意：新的科技，新的產(chǎn)品和新的經(jīng)歷需要新詞匯把它們表達清楚。根據(jù)句意“新科技”應(yīng)選B。

【4】句意：人們用不同的詞匯和表達方式是因為他們有不同的年齡、工作和教育水平等等。根據(jù)句意是“因為”，故選A。

【5】句意：當年輕人和他們的年齡的人交流時，根據(jù)句意是“交流”，所以應(yīng)選D。

【6】句意：從另一方面來說，我們用許多不同的方式獲得新詞匯�！皬牧硪环矫嬷v”是on the other hand,故選E。

【7】句意：我們通過把單詞變更短或把單詞放在一起來創(chuàng)造它們。根據(jù)句意是“更短”，所以選A。

【8】句意：事實上英語變化這么多說明它是鮮活的和健康的。根據(jù)句意“鮮活的”應(yīng)選C。