I 国际通用语:英语的故事 (Lingua Franca_ The Story of English)

随堂测验1

1、单选题:
‎English is an official language of nearly ________ sovereign states.‎
选项:
A: 65  
B: 70  
C: 75  
D: 80
答案: 【 75  

2、单选题:
‍In number of native speakers and language learners, English is the ________ language in the world.​‍​
选项:
A: first 
B: second
C: third 
D: fourth 
答案: 【 first 

3、单选题:
‎The most native speakers of English live in _________.‍‎‍
选项:
A: Britain     
B: the United States 
C: Canada
D: Australia 
答案: 【 the United States 

随堂测验2

1、单选题:
English belongs to the _________ branch of the Indo-European language family. ‌‍‌
选项:
A: Celtic  
B: Romanic  
C: Germanic   
D: Baltic
答案: 【 Germanic   

2、单选题:
Old English was mainly derived from the dialects of _________.‏‍‏
选项:
A: ancient Celtic people 
B: Anglo-Saxons
C: Romans
D: French
答案: 【 Anglo-Saxons

3、单选题:
‏The origin of the words like “sky”, “egg”, “window” are from _________ countries.​
选项:
A: Germanic  
B: Norman  
C: Scandinavian   
D: Slavic
答案: 【 Scandinavian   

4、单选题:
 After the Norman Conquest in 1066, _______ languages were used side by side in England. ‌‎‌
选项:
A: two 
B: three 
C: four 
D: five 
答案: 【 three 

5、单选题:
“The Canterbury Tales” was written by _________.‎‌‎
选项:
A:  Geoffery Chaucer
B: William Shakespeare
C: Francis Bacon
D: Thomas Paine
答案: 【  Geoffery Chaucer

6、判断题:
‏Proto-Indo-European is believed to be the ancestor of most European languages, such as Greek, German, Spanish, French and Italian. ‍
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

7、判断题:
‏  The history of English can be briefly divided into three periods: Old English, Middle English and modern English.‎
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

8、判断题:
‍ English script and alphabetic system were from Greek.‎
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

随堂测验3

1、单选题:
 In 1588, England defeated the famous fleet Armada from __________.‏‌‏
选项:
A:  France
B: Germany  
C: Spain  
D: Italy
答案: 【 Spain  

2、单选题:
In 1604,A Dictionary of the English Language was published by ______________.‌ ‌​‌
选项:
A: Thomas Nash 
B: Samuel Johnson
C: Edmund Spenser 
D: Francis Bacon
答案: 【 Samuel Johnson

3、单选题:
The sudden vowel shift in the history of English helped to shape ________ English.​‎​
选项:
A:  Old 
B: Middle  
C: Early Modern 
D: Late Modern 
答案: 【 Early Modern 

4、单选题:
​Which country does the loan word "lychee" come from? ​
选项:
A: Malay
B: Chinese 
C: Hindi 
D: Latin 
答案: 【 Chinese 

5、单选题:
‍ Which country does the loan word "yoghurt" come from? ‌
选项:
A: Turkish 
B: Chinese 
C: Arabic 
D: Greek 
答案: 【 Turkish 

6、单选题:
​ Which country does the loan word "violin" come from? ‏
选项:
A: Hindi 
B: Italian 
C: Malay 
D: Greek 
答案: 【 Italian 

7、单选题:
​ Which country does the loan word "alcohol" come from? ​
选项:
A: Italian 
B: Turkish 
C: Arabic 
D: Chinese 
答案: 【 Arabic 

8、单选题:
‍Which country does the loan word "shampoo" come from? ‎
选项:
A: Malay 
B: Latin 
C: Italian 
D: Hindi 
答案: 【 Hindi 

随堂测验4

1、单选题:
‌William Shakespeare is a great writer in the _____________ language.‏‌‏
选项:
A: French      
B: English     
C: Spanish
D: German 
答案: 【 English     

2、单选题:
​Shakespeare was born in a small town in _______________.‏​‏
选项:
A: England     
B: Scotland     
C: Wales
D: Ireland 
答案: 【 England     

3、单选题:
​Shakespeare wrote 154 ___________ and some verses in his lifetime.‍​‍
选项:
A: plays       
B: sonnets      
C: novels
D: stories 
答案: 【 sonnets      

4、单选题:
‏Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous _____________ of Shakespeare.‎‏‎
选项:
A: tragedies    
B: comedies    
C: verses
D: sonnets 
答案: 【 tragedies    

5、单选题:
‎As you like it is a _____________.‎
选项:
A: tragedy     
B: comedy     
C: sonnet
D: verse 
答案: 【 comedy     

6、判断题:
‏Romeo and Juliet is one of the four most famous tragedies of Shakespeare. ‍
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

7、判断题:
‏Ben Johnson described Shakespeare as “ He belonged to all time”. ​
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

8、判断题:
‎William Shakespeare wrote 40 plays in his lifetime. ‌
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

随堂测验5

1、判断题:
​For something that has occurred in the recent past, BrE tends to use the simple tense while AmE shows the preference for the present perfect tense. ‎
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

2、判断题:
​For the meaning of "在周末", British people" prefer to use "at the weekend" while American people will prefer "on the weekend". ‌
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

3、判断题:
‎For the meaning of "全家在看电视", British English will use "The family is watching TV." and American English will prefer "The family are watching TV.".‍
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

4、判断题:
‏The word "颜色" is spelt in British English as "color". ‏
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

5、判断题:
​The word "组织" is spelt in American English as "organize".‌
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

6、判断题:
‎The word "中心" is spelt in British English as "centre". ‌
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

7、判断题:
‌The word "许可证" is spelt in American English as "licence". ‏
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

8、判断题:
‎In British English, "糖果" is expressed as candies. ‎
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

9、判断题:
‌The American expression of "玉米" is corn. ​
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

随堂测验6

1、判断题:
Many words from Hindi flew back to English, such as “bungalow”, “coolie”, “cashmere”, “ pajamas” and “yoga”. ‎‏‎
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

2、判断题:
‌Now, English is used as the first language and official language in Singapore. ‎
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

3、判断题:
‌In 1985, the People's Republic of China made English the main foreign language in education. ‌
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

II 浮光掠影:英伦风情(A Glance at the British Landscape)

随堂测验1

1、单选题:
​________ is the official name of Britain.‌​‌
选项:
A: The United Kingdom
B: England
C:  British Isles 
D: Great Britain 
答案: 【 The United Kingdom

2、单选题:
‍The full name of Britain is the United Kingdom of _________ Britain and __________.‌‍‌
选项:
A:  / ; Northern Ireland
B: Great; Northern Ireland
C: /; Ireland 
D: Great; Ireland
答案: 【 Great; Northern Ireland

3、单选题:
​There are _______ parts in Great Britain and ________ parts in Britain. ‎​‎
选项:
A: three; four 
B:  three; three
C:  four; three  
D: four; four
答案: 【 three; four 

4、单选题:
‏British Isles include two large islands: _________ and Ireland island.​‏​
选项:
A: Britain   
B: the UK
C: Great Britain
D: England
答案: 【 Great Britain

5、单选题:
‎The capital of the Republic of Ireland is _________.‍‎‍
选项:
A: Cardiff   
B: Belfast   
C: Glasgow   
D: Dublin
答案: 【 Dublin

随堂测验2

1、单选题:
​ The longest river in Britain is _____________.‌​‌
选项:
A: River Severn
B: River Thames
C: River Mississippi
D: River Shannon
答案: 【 River Severn

2、单选题:
‎ Britain enjoys a ______________ climate.‎‎‎
选项:
A: hot maritime
B:  temperate maritime
C: warm continental
D: cold continental 
答案: 【  temperate maritime

3、单选题:
‌“If winter comes, will spring be far behind?”comes from Ode to the ______ wind by Shelly.​‌​
选项:
A: east   
B: west   
C: south   
D: north 
答案: 【 west   

4、单选题:
​The Acts of Union 1707 made the kingdoms of England and ________ united to form Great Britain.‍​‍
选项:
A: Wales   
B: Scotland   
C: England
D: Northern Ireland
答案: 【 Scotland   

5、判断题:
July is normally the best month in a year and the west wind from the Atlantic is the warmest. ‌‍‌
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

6、判断题:
‎Jane Austen has written “Pride and Prejudice”, “Sense and sensibility” and other novels. ‏‎‏
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

7、判断题:
 “Ladies and gentlemen” only refers to those cultured and refined men and women. _______ ‍‎‍
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

随堂测验3

1、判断题:
Scotland takes up half of Great Britain and is the second largest country in the UK. ‎
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

2、判断题:
The American movie “A water horse” is based on the tale of monster in Loch Ness. ​‌​
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

3、判断题:
Kilt, tartan and Bagpipe are all characteristic of Scotland. ​‍​
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

4、判断题:
2014 Referendum is the first time for the Scottish to pursue freedom from the United Kingdom.‌‍‌
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

5、判断题:
In 2016 Scotland still remains in the territory of the United Kingdom. ‎‏‎
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

随堂测验4

1、单选题:
The Scots, Welsh and Irish are descendents of ___________.‏‏‏
选项:
A:  the Romans 
B: the Anglo Saxons 
C:  the Celts
D: the French
答案: 【  the Celts

2、单选题:
Wales is located in the _________ of Great Britain. ‍‏‍
选项:
A: east  
B: west  
C: north  
D: south
答案: 【 west  

3、单选题:
Wales was not conquered by the English until __________.‏​‏
选项:
A: 1536  
B: 1538  
C: 1546  
D: 1548
答案: 【 1536  

4、单选题:
The Giant’s Causeway was located in __________.‍‎‍
选项:
A: Wales  
B: England  
C: Scotland  
D: Northern Ireland
答案: 【 Northern Ireland

5、单选题:
The capital of Northern Ireland is ____________.‌‎‌
选项:
A: Cardiff  
B: Glasgow  
C: Belfast   
D: Dublin
答案: 【 Belfast   

6、判断题:
​Much of the land in Wales is pasture and only 22% of the land is arable. _________‍
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

7、判断题:
Today, a quarter of the Welsh still speak Welsh as their first language. _________‌‎‌
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

8、判断题:
 The greatest event of the year of Northern Ireland is the National Eisteddfod. __________‏‏‏
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

9、判断题:
The majority of Northern Irish people wanted to be independent but was forced to remain within the United Kingdom. ___________‏‏‏
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

随堂测验5

1、单选题:
‎The nickname of ______ is “the grandmother of Europe”. ‏
选项:
A: George V 
B: Princess Diana
C: Queen Elizabeth I
D: Queen Victoria
答案: 【 Queen Victoria

2、单选题:
‏The house of Windsor starts from _______­__.‍
选项:
A: George V 
B:  Queen Elizabeth II 
C:  Queen Victoria
D: Prince Charles
答案: 【 George V 

3、单选题:
‌_________ ruled Britain in Shakespeare’s time. ‏
选项:
A: Princess Diana
B: Prince Charles
C: Queen Elizabeth I
D: George VII
答案: 【 Queen Elizabeth I

4、判断题:
‌The monarchy in Britain has been passed in succession in the past 1000 years and has never been broken. _______‏‌‏
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

5、判断题:
‎The age of constitutional monarchy began after the Glorious Revolution. _________‍‎‍
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

6、判断题:
‏The king or the queen is the head of the UK and has no real power. _________‌‏‌
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

7、判断题:
‌The members of the royal family have to earn money to support themselves. _________‏‌‏
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

III 穿越美国:印象之旅(Transamerica_ A First Impression)

随堂测验1

1、判断题:
‎1. The United States of America consists of 50 states and a federal government. ‎
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

2、判断题:
‍2.  Great Salt Lake is a major waterway that empty into the Gulf Mexico. ‍‍‍
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

3、判断题:
​3.  Alaska is the largest state on the continuous continent.‏​‏
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

随堂测验2

1、单选题:
1.  The heads of which Presidents are carved into Mount Rushmore? ​‏​
选项:
A: Washington, Madison, Theodore Roosevelt, Kennedy
B: Washington, Lincoln, Nixon, Reagan 
C: Adams, Taft, Eisenhower, Carter
D:   Washington, Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Lincoln
答案: 【   Washington, Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Lincoln

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