Question

English words don’t stay the same. People need new words for new ideas and new inventions（发明）. Different words come into use, or older words are used in a new way.

English can change by borrowing words from other languages. The word “tomato” was borrowed from Mexico and “tea” came from China and so on. Now new space and science words are being borrowed from other countries, too. New words are formed（形成） by adding two words together. “Countryside” and “earthquake” are made up of two parts. Sometimes new words are shorter forms of older words. The word “photo” was made from “photograph” by cutting off the end of the longer word. “Plane” was made by cutting off the front part of “airplane”. The names of people and products can become new words, too. Our “sandwich” was named after a man Sandwich and “sello”（透明胶带） was a name given by the company that first made the product.

1.New English words are needed because          .

A. people use old words in a new way

B. people don’t want to stay the same

C. the old words are too old to use now

D. new ideas and new inventions appear

2.The underlined word “products” means “          ”.

A. 产品    B. 改变    C. 词汇    D. 发现

3.The article mainly tells us          .

A. how people use old words in a new way

B. how the English language is always changing

C. how people name new products and inventions

D. that there are new ideas and inventions in England today

4.How many ways are mentioned（提到） about how new English words come into use?

A. Two.    B. Three.    C. Four.    D. Five.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】本文主要叙述了英语词汇不是一成不变的，它是不断变化地，介绍了几种英语词汇的变化方式。由于社会的变化诞生一些新单词，也有一些就单词出现新的用法等。

1.题意：需要新的英语单词因为_____________。A. people use old words in a new way人们用一种新的方式使用旧词；B. people don’t want to stay the same人们不想保持不变；C. the old words are too old to use now这些老词太老了现在不使用了；D. new ideas and new inventions appear新思想和新发明的出现。根据第1段第2句People need new words for new ideas and new inventions（人们需要为新的想法和新发明创造新的词汇）可知选D。

2.题意：下画线的单词“products”意思是________________。A. 产品；B. 改变；C. 词汇；D. 发现。最后一句Our “sandwich” was named after a man Sandwich and “sello”（透明胶带） was a name given by the company that first made the product.意思是“我们的“三明治”是以一个男人三明治命名的，透明胶带（sello）是该公司最初制造该产品的一个名字。”根据提示“透明胶带，公司”等结合句意可以猜测products的意思是“产品”，选A。

3.题意：这篇文章主要告诉我们_____________。A. how people use old words in a new way人们如何以新的方式使用旧词；B. how the English language is always changing英语是怎样变化的；

C. how people name new products and inventions人们如何命名新产品和发明；D. that there are new ideas and inventions in England today英国今天有新思想和新发明。本文主要叙述了英语单词的变化方式，并强调英语单词总是在不停地变化和增加的。根据本文主要内容可知选B。

4.题意：提及新英语单词的使用方式有多少种？A. Two.二；B. Three.三； C. Four. 四；D. Five.五。根据第2段第1句English can change by borrowing words from other languages.，第5句New words are formed（形成） by adding two words together..第7句Sometimes new words are shorter forms of older words.第9句The names of people and products can become new words, too.可知提到了4种方式；故选C。