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

Unit 1 单元测试

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

2、单选题:
2.    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:
3.    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 

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

5、单选题:
5.      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

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

7、单选题:
7.      In 1604,the first English dictionary was published by _________. ‏​‏
选项:
A: Thomas Nash
B: Samuel Johnson
C: Edmund Spenser
D: Francis Bacon
答案: 【 Samuel Johnson

8、单选题:
8.      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 

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

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

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

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

13、判断题:
1.    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

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

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

16、判断题:
4.      The expression of“电梯” in American English is elevator.‎‌‎
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

17、判断题:
‍     5.    The expression of “斑马线”  in British English is pavement.‌
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

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

19、判断题:
​   7.   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

20、判断题:
‏    8.   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

21、判断题:
‌   9.   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

22、判断题:
‌   10.   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

课后练习

1、判断题:
1. 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:
‎2. 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:
3. 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

4、判断题:
‏4. Since there are many misuse and mistakes of English in Chinglish, we should avoid the use of Chinglish as much as possible.‍
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)

Unit 2 单元测试

1、单选题:
‍1. ________ 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:
‎2. 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:
‏3. 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:
‍4. The longest river in Britain is _____________.​‍​
选项:
A: River Severn 
B: River Thames
C: River Mississippi 
D: River Shannon
答案: 【 River Severn 

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

6、单选题:
‍6. “If winter comes, will spring be far behind?”comes from Ode to the ______ wind by Shelly.‎‍‎
选项:
A: east   
B: south   
C: west  
D: north 
答案: 【 west  

7、单选题:
7. 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

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

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

10、单选题:
10.  Up until now, Queen Elizabeth has ruled in Britain for over __________ decades. ‏‏‏
选项:
A: four    
B: five
C: six 
D: seven 
答案: 【 six 

11、判断题:
1.      Queen Elizabeth II ruled Britain in Shakespeare’s time.​‌​
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

12、判断题:
‍  2.  The house of Windsor starts from George VII. ‏
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

13、判断题:
3.      Queen Elizabeth I is the present monarch of the UK.‌‍‌
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

14、判断题:
4.      The nickname of Queen Victoria is “the grandmother of Europe”.‌‎‌
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

15、判断题:
5.      The Pennies is known as the backbone of England. ‎​‎
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

16、判断题:
6.      In England, it is cold in winter and hot in summer. ‌‎‌
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

17、判断题:
7.      Stonehenge is a famous monument dated from the 16th century. ‍
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

18、判断题:
‍    8.   Scotland takes up half of Great Britain and is the second largest country in the ​
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

19、判断题:
9.      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

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

课后练习

1、单选题:
‎1. 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:
​2. 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:
‍3. _________ 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:
‌1. 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:

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