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001阅读01Butterfliesarecommonallovertheworld,buttheonesinhotcountriesareusuallybiggerandmorebrightlycoloredthanthoseincoolercountriesandtherearemoredifferentkinds.Usuallythemalebutterfliesmorebrightlycoloredthanthefemale.Thefemalehavebiggerandheavierbodies,sincetheycarrytheeggs.Thegay（鲜艳的）colorsofthemalehelptoattract（吸弓I）thefemaleandthedullercolorsofthefemalemakethemlesslikelytobecaughtbyenemiesbeforetheyhavelaidtheireggs.Somebutterflieshaveabrightpatternofcolorsontheuppersurfaceoftheirwings,whichshowwhentheyfly,butwhentheyrestonatreeorleaf,theyclosetheirwings.Ontheundersidesoftheirwingstherearegreenandbrownmarkingswhichlooklikethetreeorleaf.Theyarethendifficulttosee.ThebestexampleofthisistheDeadLeafButterfly.Whenitswingsareclose,itlooksexactlylikeadeadleaf.Thereareevenmarksthatlookliketheholesinadeadleaf.Whenabirdischasingabutterfly,anditcloseitswings,itseemstohavedisappearedcompletely.Manybutterflieshaveroundmarksontheirwingsthatlooklikeeyes.Whentheyareresting,andtheirwingsarefolded,thesecannotbeseen.Whenabirdseesone,andbeginstoattackit,thebutterflyopensitswings.Thebirdthinksthatitseestwoeyesstaringatit,anditisfrightenedtoflyaway.Wherearethebutterfliesalwaysbiggerandmorebrightlycolored?Intheplaceswhereitishot.Intheplacesthatarefarfromthesun.Inthesouth.Inthenorth.Whydothefemalebutterflieshavebiggerandheavierbodies?Theycanhelpthantoattractthemale.Theycanmakethemlikelytobecaughtbyenemies.Theycarryeggs.Theydon'tliketoflyhigher.Whataregreenandbrownmarkingsontheundersidesofthebutterflies'wingsfor?A.Thebutterflieswanttoshowthemwhentheyfly.Itishelpfulforthemtochaseabird.Whenthebutterfliesclosetheirwings,theydisappearedcompletely.Themarkingscansometimeshelptoprotectthebutterflies.002阅读02Whenagroupofchildrenpolitelystopaconversationwithyou,saying,"Wehavetogotoworknow",you'releftfeelingsurprisedandcertainlyuneasy.Afterall,thisisthe1990sandtheideaofchildrenworkingisjustunthinkable.Thatis,untilyouaretoldthattheyareallpupilsofstageschoolsandthatthe"work"theygoofftoistogoonthestageinatheatre.Stageschoolsoftenactasagencies（代理机构）tosupplychildrenforstageandtelevisionwork.Moreworthyofthename"stageschool"arethosefewplaceswherechildrenattendfulltimewithatrainingforthetheatreandageneraleducation.Avisittosuchschoolswillleaveyouinnodoubtthatthechildrenenjoythemselves.Afterall,whatlivelychildrenwouldn'tsettleforspendingonlyhalfthedaydoingordinaryschoolworkandacting,singingordancingtheirwaythroughtheotherhalfoftheday?Thenofcoursetherearetimesforthechildrentomakeanameandmakealittlemoneyinsomebigshows.Somestageschoolsgivetheirchildrentoomuchprofessionalworkatsuchayoungage.Butthelawisverytightontheamounttheycando.Thoseunder13arelimitedto40daysintheyear;thoseover13do80days.Theschoolsthemselvesadmitthatnotallchildrenwillbesuccessfulintheprofessionforwhichtheyarebeingtrained.Sowhathappenstothosewhodon'tmakeit?Whilealltheleadingschoolssaytheyplacegreatimportanceonchildrengettinggoodstudyresults,thefactsseemtosuggestthisisnotalwaysthecase.Peoplewouldstopfeelinguneasywhenrealizingthatthechildrenthey'retalkingto.attendastageschoolaregoingtothetheatrehavegotsomeworktodolovesinginganddancingInthewriter'sopinion,agoodstageschoolducestarperformershelppupilsimprovetheirstudyskillstrainpupilsinlanguageandperformingartsprovideageneraleducationandstagetraining"Professionalwork"asusedinthetextmeans.ordinaryschoolworkmoney-makingperformancesstagetrainingatschoolacting,singingordancingafterclassWhichofthefollowingbestdescribeshowthewriterfeelsaboutstageschools?Hethinkshighlyofwhattheyhavetooffer.Hefavorsanearlystartinthetrainingofperformingarts.Hefeelsuncomfortableaboutchildrenputtingonnightshows.Hedoubtsthestandardofordinaryeducationtheyhavereached.提交重做阅读03Manypeoplelikecookingbutneverhavemuchtimeforit.HelenFry'snewbookQuickCookinghasbeenspeciallywrittenforbusypeople.Ithasover1,000waystocookdishes.Thebookiswellwrittenandthephotographsandthedrawingsareclear.Thebookhasastrongplasticcover.Itiseasytofindyourwayaroundit,too.Andbusypeople,noticethis!MrsFrytellsyouhowmuchtimeyouneedinordertogeteachdishready.QuickCookinghasfourparts,oneforeachseason.Thishelpsyoutousefreshfruitandvegetableswhentheyarecheaperand,ofcourse,better.Therearealotofexcitingideasfromforeigncountries,andmostofthewaysarenotcomplicated（复杂的）.Youtakesomethingsimplelikeachickenorsomecheese,andmakeanunusualdishoutofit.Forexample,therearenofewerthan40waysforcookingeggs!Thebeginnerwillhavetofindoutalotofthingsforhimtotrymanyofthewaysassoonashereadsthem.Forpeoplewithlittlesparetime,HelenFry'sQuickCookingisofexcellentvalue.Thewriterwritesthisshortpassageinorderto.A.makeyoulikecooking B.letyouknowthebookQuickCookingC.helpyoutocookeggs D.teachyoucookingHelenFry'sbookiscalledQuickCookingbecause.noneofthedishesarecomplicatedthereareoverl,000waystocookdishesinititiswrittenforpeoplewhodon'thavemuchtimeittellsyouhowtocookallkindsoffoodquicklyBusypeopleshouldnoticethat.itiseasytofindyourwayaroundthebooktheyaretoldhowlongeachdishtakestocooktherearephotographsanddrawingsinthisbookthebookhasastrongcover"Itiseasytofindyourwayaroundittoo."means.itiseasytofindthingsaroundthebookitiseasytofindthingsinthesupermarkettopreparethefoodinthebook

itiseasytofindthewaysyouwanttocookdishesinthebookitiseasytofindthecoverofthebookOnceyoureadthebook,you.A.can'thelptryingthewaysinit B.findthecoverisverystrongC.findmostofitisaboutcookingeggs D.finditverycheap004阅读04PopularmusicinAmericaiswhateverystudentlikes.Studentscarrysmallradioswithearphonesandlistentomusicbeforeclass,afterclass,andatlunch.Studentswithcarsbuylargespeakersandplaythemusicloudlyastheydriveonthestreet.Adultdriverslistentomusiconthecarradioastheydrivetowork.Theyalsolistentothenewsaboutsports,theweather,andthelifeofAmericanpeople.Mostoftheradioprogrammesaremusic.Poporpopularmusicsingersmakemuchmoney.TheymakeaCDortapewhichradiostationsuseinmanyplaces.Oncethepopularsingerisheardalloverthecountry,youngpeoplebuyhisorhertape.Someofthemoneyfromthesetapesgoestothesinger.Whereverthesingergoes,alltheyoungpeoplewanttomeethimorher.Nowthesingerhasbecomeanationalstar.ThereareotherkindsofmusicthatareimportanttoAmericans.Oneiscalledfolk（民间）music.IttellsstoriesaboutthecommonlifeofAmericans.Anotheriscalledwesternorcountrymusic.Thiswasstartedbycowboys（牛仔）whowouldsingatnighttothecowstheywerewatching.Today,anymusicaboutcountrylifeandthelovebetweenacountryboyandhisgirliscalledwesternorcountrymusic.Whichofthefollowingistalkedinthispassages?A.popmusic,folkmusic B.popular,folkandcountrymusicC.popmusicandwesternmusic D.folk,popandclassicalmusicB.makeaCDortapeWhenpopsingers,theywillbecomenationalstars.B.makeaCDortapeA.makemuchmoneyC.arelovedbyalltheyoungpeopleD.arewantedtosingontheradioC.arelovedbyalltheyoungpeopleD.arewantedtosingontheradioFromthepassageweknowthatcountrymusicisaboutthe.A.commonlifeofAmericans B.countrylifeandlovestoriesC.lifeofcowboys D.schoollifeinAmericaWhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothispassage?MoststudentsinAmericalikepopularmusic.StudentswithcarsinAmericaliketolistentomusicwhiledriving.AdultdriversinAmericalistentomusicallthetimewhiledriving.EveryoneinAmericawantstomeetpopsingerswherevertheygo.Whatwouldbethebesttitle（标题）forthispassage?A.AmericanMusic B.PopularMusicC.HistoryofMusic D.WesternMusic005阅读05Sincesmokingisconsidered（认为）tobeverydangeroustothehealth,itisespeciallydifficultforchildrentobuycigarettes.Ourshopkeeper,Mr.Soames,hasalwaysbeencarefulaboutthis.Ifhiscustomers（顾客）areveryyoung,healwaysasksthemwhomthecigarettesarefor.Onedayalittlegirlwalkedintohisshopandaskedtwentycigarettes.Shehadtheexactamountofmoneyinherhandandseemedverysureofherself.MrSoameswassosurprisedbyherconfident（充满自信的）mannerthatheforgottoaskhisusualquestions.Heaskedherwhatkindofcigarettesshewanted.Thegirlrepliedquicklyandhandedhimthemoney.Whilehewasgivingherthecigarettes,MrSoamessaidlaughinglythatshewassoyoungandsheshouldhidethepacketinherpocketsoasnottobefoundbyapoliceman.Butthelittlegirldidnotseemtofindthisveryfunny.Withoutevensmilingshetookthepacketandwalkedtowardsthedoor.Suddenlyshestopped,turnedround,andlookedsteadilyatMrSoames.Therewasamoment'sdeathlysilenceandMrSoameswonderedwhatshewasgoingtosay.Allatonce,inaclearvoice,thegirlsaid,"Mydadisapoliceman."Andwiththatshewalkedquicklyoutoftheshop..MrSoameskeepsa.A.cigarettecompany B.fast-foodrestaurantC.grocery（杂货店）Cd.smallhotel.Whyisitdifficultforchildrentobuycigarettes?Becausetheyhavenomoney.Becausepeopleareverycarefulinsellingcigarettestochildren.Becausecigarettesareveryexpensive.Becausetheydon'tknowwhatcigarettesare..WhydidMrSoamesforgettoaskthelittlegirlhisusualquestions?Becausethelittlegirlishisfriend'sdaughter.Becausethelittlegirlisapoliceman'sdaughter.Becausethelittlegirlwasverysureofherselfthen.Becausethelittlegirlwasbuyingcigarettesforothers..Thereareusuallyinapacket.A.onecigarette B.onehundredcigarettesC.onethousandcigarettes D.twentycigarettes.Whatdoes"allatonce"meaninthispassage?Itmeans"."A.suddenly B.quickly C.rightnow D.atleast006阅读Mr.Youngworksinacity.HehasasoncalledRichard.Theboyiseightandstudiesatschool.Lastweektheirschoolyearwasoverandhewouldn'tstayinthehotcityandwantedtogothecoolvillagetoseehisgrandparentsandbeonholidaythere.Mr.Younghadtotakehimthere.Ontheirwaythere,atrafficaccidenthappened.Theirbusranveryfast.Suddenlythedriverfoundanoldwomanwascrossingtheroad.Hebegantostopthebus,butitwastoolate.Shewasknockeddownandsoondied,andthebushitabigtreeandwasbadlydamaged（损坏）.Thepeopleinthebushadtogetoffandstayinasmallhotelovernight.Mr.Youngwouldn'tletRichardseethedeadwoman,butthelittleboyhadseenall.Aftersuppertheybothfelttired.Mr.Youngmovedhisbedclosetotheboy'sandturnedoffthelight.AfewminuteslaterRichardsaid,"It'sverydarkintheroom,isn'tit?"Ofcoursethemanunderstoodwhatitmeant.Hesaid,"Yes,buteverythingisallright."Afterafewmoreminutes'silenceasmallhandreachedoverandtookMr.Young's."I'mholdingyourhand,"saidtheboy."Incaseyou'llbeafraid!".WhywouldRichardspendhisholidayatthevillage?Heenjoyedtravelling.Itishotterinthecityandcooleratthevillage.Hehadtogotothevillagetolookafterhisgrandparents.bothAandB..Theoldwomandied.A.athome B.fromtheaccidentC.inahospital D.inthefields.RichardandMr.Younggotoffthebus,becausethebuswasbadlydestroyedthebushadtoberepairedtheywantedtogetoffbothAandB.Whichstatementistrue?Mr.Youngwasfrightened.Theboywasafraid.C.AftersupperbothMr.Youngandtheboyweretired.D.BothBandC.oo7阅读Womenearnlessthanmen.Forexample,in1988thehourlywagesofwomenintheU.S.were16%lessthanthoseofmen.Thegapbetweenmaleandfemaleincomesvaries（变化）withage.Thegapbetweenthelaborincomesofyoungwomenandyoungmenismuchsmallerthanthatbetweenmiddle-agedwomenandmen.Itisalsoclearthatjobsinwhichwomenareconcentrated（ 集中）payless.Thelargerthenumberofworkerswhoarewomenis,thelowertheaveragewagesare.Whydowomenearnlessthanmen?Isthecauseofthegapthatwomenarelookeddownupon?Ifso,thegovernmenthastointervene（干涉），toforcetheemployerstopayequalwagestoequaljobs.However,thereisnoagreementamongeconomists（经济学家）aboutthecausesofthegap.Oneviewarguesthatwomenhavechosenlow-payingjobsinwhichworkersenjoythefreedomofenteringandleavingthelabor,whichreducestheiryearsofexperiencerelativetomen.Otherpeoplesaythegapcanalsobeexplainedbythedifferenceineducationalbackground.Itisjustthedifferencethatcausethedifferenceinproductivitybetweenmenandwomen.Muchofthegap,however,hasnotbeenfullyexplained.Itmightbetheresultofsomebiasagainstwomen.Whatwouldhappenifthegovernmentdidintervenetoincreasethewagespaidtowomen?Onepossibilityisthatincomesforwomenasagroupmightactuallydecline（下降）.Anincreaseinwagedecreasesthedemanded（被需求的）quantityoflaborinput,andthentherateofhiringnewworkersdeclines.Theresultwillbeasurplusoflabor..Thedifferenceisnotveryobviousbetween.youngmenandyoungwomenmiddle-agedmenandmiddle-agedwomenyoungmenandmiddle-agedwomenyoungwomenandmiddle-agedmen2.Someeconomistsbelievewomenearnlessthanmenpartlybecause.womenarelessexperiencedthanmenwomenhavemorefreedominselectingtheirjobstherearemorewomenthanmeninthelabortheyareonlyprovidedwithlow-payingjobs.Whichofthefollowingcannotbeinferredfromthesecondparagraph?Womenreceivelesseducationthanmen.Goodsproducedbywomenarenotasgoodasthosebymen.Womencan'tmakethesameproductivityasmen.Economistsdon'tthinkthecausesofthegaparewomen'sbeinglookeddownupon..Whatdoesauthorsuggestthatforthewomenworkersthegovernmentshoulddo?Topayasmuchasmen.Toexplainwhywomenarepaidless.Toforceemployerstohirelessmen.Noneoftheabove..Whatwouldhappenifwomen'swageswereraised?Theunemploymentratewouldgoup.Womenasagroupwouldearnmorethanbefore.Menasagroupwouldearnlessthanbefore.Thewomenwouldownmoremoneythanmen.008阅读Nomads（游牧部落）arepeoplewhohavenofixedhomesbutmoveregularlyfromplaceto

place.Huntingpeoples,suchastheBushmen,Pygmies（俾格米人，中非个子矮小的一种黑人 ）andAustralianaborigines（土著人）moveinsearchoflargeanimalpopulation.Pastoral（适于放牧牛羊的）nomads,intheMiddleEastandCentralAsia,movewiththeseasonstofindpasture（牧场）fortheiranimals.Otherpatrolpeoples,alsodependentontheseasons,growcropsbutmovetootherplacesaftertheircropsneednoattention.Someagriculturalworkers,intheUnitedStatesparticularly,followanomadiclifealso,goingnorthwardduringthegrowingandharvestingseasonandreturningtothewarmersouthernregionsinthewinter.Generallyspeaking,thenomads'movementsareregulatedbytheseasonsandtheeffectsoftheseasonsonplantsandanimallives.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressesthemainideaofthisparagraph?Therearestillsomenomadicpeoplesleftinthemodernworld.Insearchoflargeanimalpopulation,nomadsmovefromoneplacetoanother.Seasonsandtheireffectsonplantsandanimallivesregulatenomads'movement.Bushmen,PygmiesandAustralianaboriginesarenomadicpeoples.Thebesttitleofthisparagraphcouldbe.WhereThereIsaLargeAnimalPopulation,ThereAreNomadsCharactersofNomadsTwoDecisiveFactorsofNomads'MovementSomeAmericanAgriculturalWorkers-NomadicPeoplesofNewEraAccordingtothisparagraph,whydosomenomadicpeopleleavetheircropsaftertheygrowthem?Becausetheircropsneedn'tbetakencareof.Becausetheyregretgrowingthem..Becausetheycanhuntmanymoreanimalsinotherplaces.Becausetheirmovementsdependontheseasons,too.4.Accordingtothisparagraph,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Australianaboriginesfollowthemovementsoflargegroupsofanimals.

SomeAmericanagriculturalworkersgobacktothenorthforcoldwinter.NomadsintheMiddleEastmovewiththeseasonstolookforpasturefortheircattle.Somepastoralpeoplesalsomovefromoneplacetoanother.009Humanbeingshaveadapted（使 适应）tothephysicalworldnotbychangingtheirphysicalnaturebutbyadjusting（调整）theirsociety.Animalsandplantshavemadeadjustmentsoverlongperiods,bydevelopmentofthoroughandcompletechangesintheirveryorganisms.（有机组织）Hereditary（遗传的）differencesmeetneedsofvariousenvironments.（环境）Butamonghumanbeings,differencesinheadformandinotherphysicalfeatures（特征）arenot,inmostcases,clearlyadaptive.Norisitclearthatmentalcapacitiesofracesaredifferent.Asfarasweknow,theracesareequallyintelligent（聪明的）andequallycapableofsolvingtheirproblemsoflivingtogether.Thedifferentwaysoflife,itseems,aresocialandlearneddifferencesandnotphysicalandhereditarydifferences.Itstandstoreason,therefore,thatman'sadjustmenttohissurroundingsshouldbestudiedincustomandinstitution（制度）,notinanatomy（身体结构）andneuralstructure（神经系统的构造）..Accordingtotheparagraph,anyonewhowantedtostudyhumanadaptationtoenvironmentshoulddosothroughthefieldof.A.physics B.sociology（社会学）C.archaeology（考古学） D.medicine2.Accordingtotheparagraph,manhasadaptedtothephysicalworldbychangingotherphysicalfeatureC.headformotherphysicalfeatureC.headformhereditarydifferencesD.socialsystems3.Inorderto,animalshavemadeadjustmentsoverlongperiodsbydevelopmentofthoroughandcompletechangesintheirveryorganisms.developthemselvesadapttotheirlivingsurroundingshavealargerpopulationhaveagreaternumberofoffsprings（后代）4.Whichofthefollowingideasisthewriternotinfavourof?Humanbeingshaveadaptedtotheworldbytheadjustmentoftheirsociety.Headformofhumansandtheirotherfeaturesarebasicallynotadaptive.Differentracesvaryalotintheirintelligences.Generallyspeaking,theraceshaveequalabilitiesofsolvingtheirproblemsoflivingtogetherpeacefully.010Thesedayspeoplemoreandmorecarefortheirweight.Forexample,as70,000,000Americansareperhapsonweight-reducingdiets,andweightcontrolhasbecomeaverylargebusiness.Therearedifferentkindsofdietfoodsinthemarketssuchassoftdrinks,dietcakes,dietsaladdressings.Dietersalsospendmuchmoneyondietpills,exercisemachinesandsoon.EachyearscoresofnewdietsbecomepopularalloverAmerica.TheyhavesuchnameastheMiracleDiet,theNine-DayWonderDiet,andtheEasy24-HourDiet.ThereisevenonecalledtheIceCreamDiet,whichadvisesthedietertoeatonlyicecreamforlunchanddinner!Fordieterswhocannotloseweightontheirown,therearemanywell-prepareddietgroups,whichgivethemhelpandencouragement..Theword"dieters"meansthosewho.A.wanttoloseweight B.haveimportantdietsC.takeweight-reducingdiets D.havehealthydiets.ThecontrolofweighthasbecomealargebusinessbecausealargenumberofAmericanswanttoloseweightweight-reducingdietsarenotcheapmoreandmorepeoplecarefortheirweighttherearemanydifferentkindsofdietfoods.Themeaningof"Nine-DayDiet"isthat.thedieterissuretolosesomeweightonlyin9daysbytakingthedietthedietermusthavefood9timesadaythedietershouldn'teatanythingin9daysthedieterneeds9days.Thewriterthedietfoodscanhelponeloseweight.A.issurethat B.doesn'tbelievethatC.doesn'tunderstand D.wantstoletusunderstand011阅读PALOALTO,California-"Switchingoffthetelevisionmayhelppreventchildrenfromgettingfatter-eveniftheydonotchangetheirdietorincreasetheamounttheyexercise,"USresearcherssaidlastweek.Astudyofl92thirdandfourthgraders,generallyagedeightandnine,foundthatchildrenwhocutthenumberofhoursspentwatchingtelevisiongainednearlytwopounds(0.91kg)lessoveraone-yearperiodthanthosewhodidnotchangetheirtelevisiondiet."Thefindingsareimportantbecausetheyshowthatweightlosscanonlybetheresultofareductionintelevisionviewingandnotanyotheractivity,"saidThomasRobinson,apediatrician( JL科专家)atStanfordUniversity."Americanchildrenspendanaverageofmorethanfourhoursperdaywatchingtelevisionand

videosorplayingvideogames,andratesofchildhoodbeingveryfathavedoubledoverthepast20years,"Robinsonsaid.Inthestudy,presentedthisweektothePediatricAcademicSocieties'annualmeetinginSanFrancisco,theresearcherspersuadedabout100ofthestudentstoreducetheirtelevisionviewingbyone-quartertoone-third.Childrenwatchingfewerhoursoftelevisionshowedasignificantlysmallerincreaseinwaistsizeandhadlessbodyfatthanotherstudentswhocontinuedtheirnormaltelevisionviewing,eventhoughneithergroupateaspecialdietortookpartinanyextraexercise."Oneexplanationfortheweightlosscouldbethechildrenunstucktothetelevisionmaysimplyhavebeenmovingaroundmoreandburningoffcalories,"Robinsonsaid."Anotherreasonmightbeduetoeatingmoremealsinfrontofthetelevision.SomestudieshavesuggestedthateatinginfrontoftheTVencouragespeopletoeatmore,"Robinsonsaid..Whatdoestheauthortrytotellusinthefirsttwoparagraphs?Childrenwillgetfatteriftheyeattoomuch.Childrenwillgetthinneriftheyeatless.ChildrenwillgetfatteriftheyspendlesstimewatchingTVChildrenwillgetfatteriftheyspendmoretimewatchingTV.Accordingtothepassage,thetimeAmericanchildrenusuallyspendonwatchingTV.ismorethanfourhoursadayislessthanfourhoursadaydoubledinthelasttwentyyearsismorethanonanyotheractivities.HowmuchtimearechildrensuggestedtospendonTVviewingeveryday?.A.Aboutsixhours B.AbouteighthoursC.AboutthreehoursD.AboutonehourC.AboutthreehoursD.Aboutonehour.Whichoneofthefollowingistrue?ChildrenusuallyeatfewerwhilewatchingTV.ChildrenusuallyeatmorewhilewatchingTV.ChildrenusuallyeatnothingwhilewatchingTV.ChildrenusuallyeateverythingwhilewatchingTV..WhycanwatchingTVincreasekids'weightaccordingtothepassage?TheyusuallyeatmorewhilewatchingTV.Theyburnofffewercalories.TheychangetheirdietwhilewatchingTV.BothAandB.012阅读IfyouaskpeopletonametheonepersonwhohadthegreatesteffectontheEnglishlanguage,youwillgetanswerslike"Shakespeare,""SamuelJohnson,"and"Webster,"butnoneofthesemenhadanyeffectatallcomparedtoamanwhodidn'tevenspeakEnglish-WilliamtheConqueror.Before1066,inthelandwenowcallGreatBritainlivedpeoplesbelongingtotwomajorlanguagegroups.Inthewest-centralregionlivedtheWelsh,whospokeaCelticlanguage,andinthenorthlivedtheScots,whoselanguage,thoughnotthesameasWelsh,wasalsoCeltic.IntherestofthecountrylivedtheSaxons,actuallyamixtureofAnglos,Saxons,andotherGermanicandNordicpeoples,whospokewhatwenowcallAnglo-Saxon(orOldEnglish),aGermaniclanguage.Ifthisstateofaffairshadlasted,EnglishtodaywouldbeclosetoGerman.Butthisstateofaffairsdidnotlast.In1066theNormansledbyWilliamdefeatedtheSaxonsandbegantheirruleoverEngland.Foraboutacentury,FrenchbecametheofficiallanguageofEnglandwhileOldEnglishbecamethelanguageofpeasants.Asaresult,EnglishwordsofpoliticsandthelawcomefromFrenchratherthanGerman.Insomecases,modernEnglishevenshowsadistinction(区别)betweenupper-classFrenchandlower-classAnglo-Saxoninitswords.Weevenhavedifferentwordsforsomefoods,meatinparticular,dependingonwhetheritisstilloutinthefieldsorathomereadytobecooked,whichshowsthefactthattheSaxonpeasantsweredoingthefarming,whiletheupper-class

Normansweredoingmostoftheeating.WhenAmericansvisitEuropeforthefirsttime,theyusuallyfindGermanymore"foreign"thanFrancebecausetheGermantheyseeonsignsandadvertisementsseemsmuchmoredifferentfromEnglishthanFrenchdoes.FewrealizethattheEnglishlanguageisactuallyGermanicinitsbeginningandthattheFrenchinfluencesarealltheresultofoneman'sambition..ThetwomajorlanguagesspokeninwhatisnowcalledGreatBritainbefore1066were.A.WelshandScottishB.NordicandGermanicA.WelshandScottishB.NordicandGermanicC.CelticandOldEnglishA.president；lawyer；beefB.president； bread； waterC.bread；field:sheepD.folk；field；cowC.CelticandOldEnglishA.president；lawyer；beefB.president； bread； waterC.bread；field:sheepD.folk；field；cowD.Anglo-SaxonandGermanic.Whichofthefollowinggroupsofwordsare,byinference,rootedinFrench?.WhydoesFranceappearlessforeignthanGermanytoAmericansontheirfirstvisittoEurope?MostadvertisementsinFranceappearinEnglish.TheyknowlittleofthehistoryoftheEnglishlanguage.ManyFrenchwordsaresimilartoEnglishones.TheyknowFrenchbetterthanGerman..Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?ThehistoryofGreatBritain.ThesimilaritybetweenEnglishandFrench.TheruleofEnglandbyWilliamtheConqueror.TheFrenchinfluencesontheEnglishlanguage.0i3阅读InsomepartsoftheUnitedStates,farmingiseasy.Butfarminghasalwaysbeendifficultinthenortheasterncornerofthecountry,whichiscalledNewEngland.NewEnglandhasmanytreesandthin,rockysoil.Anyonewhohaswantedtostartanewfarmtherehashadtoworkveryhard.Thefirstjobhasbeencuttingdownthetrees.Thenewjobhasbeendiggingouttherootsofthetrees.Thenthefarmerhashadthedifficultjobofremovingstonesfromhisland.Thisworkofremovingstonesneverreallyends,becauseeverywintermorestonesappear.Theycomeupthroughthethinsoilfromtherocksbelow.Farmershavetokeepremovingstonesfromthefields.Event