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When I was 16 years old，I made my first visit to Disneyland in America．It wasn't the first time I had been 1．Like most English children I learned French 2 school and I had often been to France，so I 3 speaking a foreign language to people who didn't understand 4 ．But 5 I went to America，I was really looking forward to 6 a nice easy holiday without any 7 problems．
8 wrong I was! The misunderstanding began 9 the airport。I was looking for a 10 telephone to give my friend Danny a 11 and tell her that I had arrived．A 12 old man saw me looking lost and asked 13 he could help me.
“Yes，”I said，“I want to give my friend a ring．”“Well，that's nice，”he said，“Are you getting 14 ？ But aren't you a bit young?”“15 is talking about marriage?”I replied．“I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her I've arrived．Can you tell me 16 there’s a phone box?”“Oh!”he said，“there's a phone downstairs．”
When at last we did meet up，Danny explained the misunderstanding to me．“Don't worry，”she said to me，“I had so many 17 at first．There are lots of words
which the Americans 18 differently in meaning from us British．You'll soon get used to 19 funny things they say．Most of the 20 British，and American people understand each other!”
1. A．out &nb ?sp; B．away C．outside D．abroad
2. A．from B．during C．at D．after
3. A．get used to B．was used to C．used to D．used
4. A．English B．French C．Russian D．Latin
5. A．when B．while C．if D．for
6. A．buying B．having C．giving D．receiving
7. A．time B．human C．language D. money
8. A. Too B. What C．What D．How
9. A．with B. to C．over D．at
10. A．cheap B．popular C．public D．good
11. A. letter B. ring C. news D. information
12．A. friendly B. strange C. stupid D. tough
13．A．that B. if C. where D. when
14．A. to marry B. to be married C. marrying D. married
15．A．You B．She C．Who D．He
16．A．where B．in which C．over there D．that
17. A．trouble B．difficulties C．things D．fun
18. A．write B．speak C．use D．read
19. A．every B．these C．some D．all the
20. A．chance B．situation C．condition D．time
Tom Brennan was working in a Philadelphia office building when he noticed a black bag. The bag contained a book.
This chance discovery ended a 12-day search by the Library Company of Philadelphia for a historical treasure-a 120-page diary kept 190 years ago by Deborah Logan,” a woman who knew everybody in her day,” James Green ,the librarian told the magazine American Libraries.
Most of the diary is a record of big events in Philadelphia. It also includes a description of British soldiers burning Washington D.C. in the war of 1812. She describes President James Madison on horseback as "perfectly shaking with fear “during the troubled days. George Washington, she writes, mistook her for the wife of a French man and praised her excellent English.
The adventure of the lost book began on September 4 when Cory Luxmoore arrived from England to deliver the diary of his ancestor(祖先)to the Library Company, which he and his wife considered to be the best home for the diary.
Green told American Libraries he had the diary in his possession “ about five minutes” when Luxmoore took it back because he had promised to show it to one other person. On returning to his hotel after showing the precious book to Green, Luxmoore was shocked to realize that he had left it in the taxi.
Without any delay, Green began calling every taxi company in the city, with no luck, "I've felt sick since then," Luxmoore told reporters.According to Green, no one has yet learned how the diary came to the office building .
Tom Brennan received a reward(奖励)of 1,000, Philadelphia gained another treasure for its history , and Luxmoore told reporters, "It's wonderful news. I'm on high".
This article mainly tells about the story of ___________.
A. a lost diary B. Deborah Logan
C. Cory Luxmoore D. the Library Company
From the text, we learn that the diary is now owned by ___________.
A. Tom Brennan B. an unknown person
C. a Philadelphia magazine D. the Library Company of Philadelphia
Philadelphia is thought to be the best home for the diary because ___________.
A. it was written in Philadelphia
B. it tells stories about Philadelphia
C. people in the city are interested in old things
D. the British and the Americans once fought in Philadelphia
Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to the diary?
a:Tom Brennan found the book in an office building.
b:The book was shown to James Green.
c: Cory Luxmoore arrived from England.
d: The book was left behind in a taxi.
A. a.b.c.d B. c.b.d.a C. a.c.d.b D. c.a.b.d
What did Cory Luxmoore mean when he said "I'm on high"?
A. I'm rich B. I'm famous C. I'm excited D. I'm lucky.
The history of nomenclature (命名) in Britain is so old that no one knows the beginning of the story. Since written history began， people have had names. It is therefore impossible to do more than guess at how the earliest given names were chosen. Most names appear to have had some sort of original meaning， usually descriptive， rather than being simply a pleasing collection of sounds.
These descriptive names developed both from nouns and adjectives. The Irish Gaelic people used descriptive nouns and adjectives which were meaningful. Early in prehistory some descriptive names began to be used again and again until they formed a name pool for that particular culture. Parents would choose names from the pool of existing names rather than invent new ones for their children.
With the rise of Christianity (基督教)， Christians were encouraged to name their children after the holy people of the church. These early Christian names can be found in many cultures today， in various forms. The pool of names in use in England changed basically after the Norman came in 1066. Then French names of Germanic origin became popular within three generations. As a result names like Emma， Matilda， Richard， and William， became common in English nomenclature. At the same time a few Old English names， like Edward and Alfred remained because they were names of holy people or kings； others were kept because they were used with slight changes by Germanic names from the Normans like Robert.
Surnames developed from bynames， which are additional ones used to differentiate people with the same given name. These bynames fall into particular patterns. These started out as specific to a person and were taken down from father to son between the twelfth and sixteenth century. The noble usually used taken-down surnames early or the peasants did so later.
1.We can infer from the text that .
A.the first given names had not any actual meanings
B.people probably had names when there was no written language
C.the history of nomenclature is shorter than written history
D.names began to be used long after there was written language
2. The underlined word “they” (in Para.3) refers to “ ”.
A.Old English names B.other names
C.names of Germanic origin D.names of holy people
3.According to the text， which of the following statements is TRUE？
A.Robert is a Germanic name from the Normans.
B.Church didn’t encourage nomenclature used in the church.
C.Names like Emma and William were the most popular in 1066.
D.Names like Edward and Alfred were French names of Germanic origin.
4. Give the right order of surname development in history.
(a)People used bynames to differ people with the same given names.
(b)People chose given names from the pool of existing names.
(c)Bynames started out as specific to a person.
(d)Surnames became popular with common people.
(e)Surnames were taken down from father to son in noble families.
A.b-a-e-c-d B.a-b-c-d-e C.a-b-c-e-d D.b-a-c-e-d
5. Which group of words can best describe the development of British nomenclature？
A.Additional， Particular and Various
B.Meaningful， Christian and Foreign
C.Descriptive， Meaningful and Germanic
D.Old English-styled， Christian and Original
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Only by following this method .
A.we can study English well
B.can we be able to study English well
C.can we study English well
D.study English well can we
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