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The name England comes from the words “Angle land”．The Angles were people who came from northern Germany in the 5th and 6th centuries，after the Romans had left.The French name for England is Angleterre，which also means “Angle land”．There were also invasions (侵略) of southern England by Saxons and Jutes (people from another part of northern Germany)．English people are sometimes called Anglo­Saxons.The Celts who used to live in this area were forced to move back into Scotland，Ireland，Cornwall and into Western France (the area known as Brittany)．
England at first became a series of kingdoms，the strongest of which was Wessex (the name comes from West­Saxon)．The names of many of the areas in England come from this period—for example，the name Sussex comes from South­Saxon，Essex from East­Saxon，and East Anglia from East­Angle.The Vikings then came from Denmark，and later the Normans invaded from France. Eventually England，Wales，Scotland and Northern Ireland were united，forming the United Kingdom.
The English language is the main language spoken throughout England，although there are many different accents.It can be difficult to know how to spell or to pronounce some English words，because the language has been influenced by Latin and Greek (languages used at the time of the Romans，and used in religion and education until recent times)，German (the language of the Angles，Saxons and Jutes)，French(the language of the Normans)，Gaelic/Scots (Celtic languages) and Danish (the language of the Vikings)．
There are now many people throughout the United Kingdom who speak a foreign language either as their first or second language；mainly due to immigration (移民) from Europe or the Commonwealth (countries which used to be part of the British Empire)．
小题1:According to the first paragraph，which of the following statements is NOT true?A．The Romans were forced to leave England when the Jutes attacked there.B．The Celts used to live in England but left for some reason.C．Southern England once was attacked by Saxons and Jutes.D．Angles and Saxons came from different parts of northern Germany.小题2:In the history of England，________once was the strongest kingdom.A．SussexB．WessexC．EssexD．East Anglia小题3:What can we learn from the third paragraph?A．English words are hard to spell and to pronounce.B．England had been invaded by most of the countries of Europe.C．The English language was influenced by several foreign languages.D．It’s hard for people who have different English accents to communicate.小题4:Why do many people in the UK speak a foreign language nowadays?A．Because they are required to learn a foreign language at school.B．Because they plan to live outside the UK in the future.C．Because they have moved from other countries.D．Because they have worked in other countries.小题5:The author writes this passage to________.A．tell the history of EnglandB．tell how the United Kingdom was formedC．introduce the main spoken language throughout EnglandD．tell the origin of the name of England 题型：未知难度：其他题型

答案

小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:A

解析

 文章简单介绍了英格兰的历史，包括英格兰名字的由来以及外来人口对英语语言的影响。
小题1:A 细节理解题。根据第一段The Angles were people who came from northern Germany in the 5th and 6th centuries，after the Romans had left.可知应选A。
小题2:B 细节理解题。根据第二段the strongest of which was Wessex可知Wessex曾是英格兰诸王国中最强壮的王国。
小题3:C 推理判断题。第三段主要介绍了英语总有些单词会很难拼写或发音是因为受到Latin，Greek，German，French，Gaelic，Scots，Danish等语言的影响，由此可以推断应选C。
小题4:C 细节理解题。根据最后一段mainly due to immigration from Europe or the Commonwealth可知应选C。
小题5:A 主旨大意题。通读全文，可知文章简单介绍了英国的历史。

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该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。