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1、第二章I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement.1. The following languages are all Germanic except A. Dutch B. Flemish C. Norwegian D. Spanish2. The early inhabitants of the British Isles spoke A. English B. Celtic C.
2、Scandinavian D. Hellenic3. Words such as crag, bin and Avon are from A. Latin B. Greek C. Celtic D. Anglo-Saxon4. The Indo-European is made up of most of the languages of Europe, A. the Far East and the Near East B. the Far East and the Middle East C. the Near East and India D. India and North Afric
3、a5. The prehistoric Indo-European parent language is thought to be a/an language. A. analytic B. inflected C. isolating D. agglutinative6. belong to the Western set of the Indo-European language family. A. Hellenic, Germanic, Hindi and Celtic B. Germanic, Persian, Albanian and Indo-Iranian C. Celtic
4、, Germanic, Hellenic and Italic D. Scandinavian, Germanic, Albanian and Armenian7. In the Western set of the Indo-European language family, Greek is the modern language derived from A. Hellenic B. Scandinavian C. Italic D. Celtic8. In the Celtic, we find , etc. A. Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Icelandic B
5、. Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Breton C. Flemish, Scottish, Breton, Dutch D. Norwegian, Irish, Breton, Welsh9. Anglo-Saxon dominated and almost totally blotted out in Old English period. A. Scandinavian B. Swedish C. Sanskrit D. Celtic10. Old English is a highly language just like modern German. A. agglu
6、tinative B. analytic C. isolating D. inflected11. As a basic word, father is borrowed from A. Scandinavian B. Greek C. French D. Latin12. The Norman Conquest started a continual flow of words into English. A. Latin B. Greek C. Danish D. French13. Handbook is a word created by combing A. two native w
7、ords B. a native word and a loan word C. two loan words D. a Celtic word and an Anglo-Saxon word14. It is estimated that at least words of Scandinavian origin have survived in modern English. A. 1000 B .900 C. 100O0 D. 8O015. Between 1250 and 1500 about French words poured into English. A. 900 B. 90
8、0O C. 100O0 D. 1200016. All of the following words are from Dutch except. A. boom B. easel C. stoop D. shirt17. Old English was a language of _ endings, and Middle English was one of endings. A. full, leveled B. leveled, full C. partial, leveled D. full, partial18. Since the beginning of the 20 cent
9、ury, particularly after World War II, although borrowing remains a channel of English vocabulary expansion, more words are created by means of A. analogy B. word-formation C. transfer D. conversion19. English has evolved from a _ language (Old English) to the present language. A. analytic, synthetic
10、 B. synthetic, analytic C. agglutinative, analytic D. isolating, synthetic20. More than per cent of modern English words come almost directly from classical languages. A. 80 B. 25 C. 50 D. 4021. By the end of the century, English took the place of French and gradually came back into the schools, the
11、 law courts, and government and regained social status. A. 12th B. 14 th C. 13th D. 15th22. The translation of the Bible and the writings of and others contributed a lot to the revival of English as the dominating language in Middle English period. A. Lang land; Wycliffe, Chaucer B. Wycliffe; Lang l
12、and, Chaucer C. Chaucer; Wycliffe, Thomas More D. Bacon; Wycliffe, Chaucer23. Old English began to undergo a great change when the invaded England in 1066. A. Romans B. Danes C. Normans D. Jutes24. Before English regained social status in Middle English period, those in power spoke French; those who
13、 were literate read and wrote ; those who could educate their children taught them in ; and any young man who sought to earn his living as a scribe learned or A. Latin; French; Latin, French B. French; French; French, English C. French; French; Latin, French D. Greek; French; Greek, French25. The th
14、ree main sources of new words are A. the rapid development of modem science and technology ; social, economic and political changes; the influence of other cultures and languages B. the rapid development of modern science and technology; social, economic and political changes; reviving archaic or obsolete words
