Although English is not as 0old as Chinese it is spoken by many people around the world every day. English speakers are always creating（创造）new words, and we should be able to know where most words e from.
Sometimes, however, no one may really know where a word es from. Did you ever think about why hamburgers are called hamburgers, especially when they are not made with ham（火腿）? About a hundred years ago, some men went to America from Europe. They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg. They did not speak good English. But they ate good food. When some Americans saw them eating round pieces of beef（牛肉）,they asked the Germans what it was. The Germans did not understand the question and answered, “We came from Hamburg.” One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea. He cooked some round pieces of beef like what the men from Hamburger ate. Then he put them between two pieces of bread and started selling them. Today “hamburgers” are sold in many countries around the world.
Whether this story is true or not, it certainly is interesting. Knowing why any word has a certain meaning is interesting, too. The reason may be found in any large English dictionary.
【小题1】 According to the writer, English _ _.A．is as old as ChineseB．is older than GermanC．is not so old as ChineseD．is very difficult to learn【小题2】Hamburger is _ _.A．a kind of foodB．a round piece of beefC．the name of a villageD．a city in Germany【小题3】According to the story, _ .A．few Americans like hamburgersB．hamburgers are made with beefC．hamburgers are made with hamD．Hamburgers were sold all over the world about a century ago.【小题4】According to the writer, which of the following can be found in any large English dictionary?A．Where all the new words e from.B．Where those Germans came from.C．The reason why any word has a certain meaning.D．The reason why English is spoken around the world.【小题5】According to the story, the word “hamburgers” es from _ .A．China because it has a long history.B．England because Germans don’t speak good English.C．The round pieces of beef those people from Hamburg brought to America.D．English speakers because they always create new words.C
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(答案→)C
解析：
【小题1】C 细节题。根据文章第一句Although English is not as old as Chinese it is spoken by many people around the world every day.说明英语没有汉语古老，C正确。
【小题2】D 细节题。根据第二段第三行They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg.说明D正确。
【小题3】B 细节题。根据第二段最后三行. He cooked some round pieces of beef like what the men from Hamburger ate. Then he put them between two pieces of bread and started selling them. Today “hamburgers” are sold in many countries around the world.说明在汉堡里面有牛肉，故B正确。
【小题4】C 细节题。根据最后一段Knowing why any word has a certain meaning is interesting, too. The reason may be found in any large English dictionary.说明C正确。
【小题5】C 推理题。根据文章第二段可知汉堡是由一群来自德国汉堡的人带来的用牛肉做成的食物，故C正确。