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The story of English language is a story of change．The old English language, or old English, is quite different from Modern English．If we do not study old English, we can't understand it．Some of the words are the same, but many are not used now．The story of the English language begins some time after the year 400 AD．At this time, some people came to England from North-west Europe．There were many groups of people．They were called Angles (盎格魯人), Saxons(撒克遜人)and Jutes(朱特人)，whose language, old English, is like some of the modern language of North-West Europe．In old English, the ending had many meanings．They showed past time and present time and many other things．In Modern English, most of these endings are gone．This is the biggest difference between Old and Modern English．

(1)

What does the first sentence of the passage mean?

[　　]

A．

The story of English language often changes．

B．

English is a language that has changed a lot as time passes by．

C．

The old English language has changed into Modern English．

D．

The story of English language is one of how people change the language．

(2)

Old English has a story of ________．

[　　]

A．

2,500 years

B．

more than 1,600 years

C．

2,300 years

D．

more than 400 years

(3)

Old English was first used by the people from ________．

[　　]

A．

Old English

B．

English

C．

North-West English

D．

North-West Europe

(4)

Which of the following is NOT true about Old English?

[　　]

A．

The endings of words gave different special meanings．

B．

It is easy for most English-speakers today to understand the language．

C．

Its words are very different from those Modern English．

D．

It was spoken by many groups of the people from North-West Europe．

答案：1．B;2．B;3．D;4．B;
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The Musical Heart

　　This is the story of a small boy, who lived a long time ago in Germany . His name was George Frederick Handle .

　　As a very young boy, he loved music most. But his father didn't allow him to play any music.

　　Then one day he waited until he was all alone at home. Quickly he ran to his hiding place, he and a friend carried a small piano into the house. He decided to put it in his hiding place. There no one could see it.

　　That night, when everyone else wag asleep, he went to his hiding place. The moon was shining through a broken window. He sat on a box and began to play the piano. At that moment he knew he could only be happy playing music the rest of his life.

　　He played on and on, and he filled his house with his music. “George!” cried his father, “What are you doing? Stop that playing now! ”

　　The music stopped. George had tears in his eyes. Then he turned to his father and said, “Papa, you must understand I love music. It is my whole life.”

　　“Now listen to me, you foolish boy,” said Mr. Handle, “I want you to be a rich man. I want you to work hard. 1 don't want you to be a poor man all your life. You must leave music and become a doctor. Don't let me see you at the piano again.”

　　One day George found his way to church. He went straight to the organ(管風(fēng)琴)and began to play it . He was only seven years old then. The story of his music spread in his town.

　　When the Duke heard the story, he said, “This boy must have the best music teacher. ” So George began to take music lessons.

　　George's teacher was very good. He taught George well and helped him write his own music. George became famous when he was eleven years old. Now his music is played all over the world.

1．Why didn't George listen to his father?

[　　]

A．He deeply loved music .

B．He didn't think his father was right.

C．He didn't want to go to school.

D．Music could make him rich.

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C．A doctor.

D．A musician.

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A．a(chǎn) doctor

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C．a(chǎn) good music teacher

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[　　]

A．George began to play the piano when he was very young.

B．George played the piano pretty well .

C．George was a good music teacher.

D．George regarded music as his life and put his heart into it.

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A．to tell an interesting experience

B．to show the easiest way out of a difficulty

C．to describe the trouble facing a newly married woman

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A．The canned orange had gone bad.

B．She didn't use the right kind of flour.

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D．She did not follow the directions closely.

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A．She didn't see the use of keeping it

B．She meant to joke with her husband.

C．She didn't want her husband to see it .

D．She hoped it would soon dry in the sun.

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A．The rising and falling movement.

B．The strange-looking marks.

C．Its shape.

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