About three hundred words in the English language e from the names of people. Many of these words are technical words. When there is a new invention of discovery, a new word may be coined(杜撰) after the inventor or scientist.
It is interesting to observe how many mon words have found their way into the language from the names of people. Lord Sandwich, who lived from 1718-1792, used to sit at the gambling(赌博) table eating bread with meat in between. As the Lord was the only one among his friends who ate bread in that way, his friends began to call the bread “sandwich” for fun. Later on，the word became part of the English language.
The word “boycott” means to refuse to have anything to do with somebody or something. It es from a man called Captain Boycott. He was a land agent in 1880 and he collected rents and taxes for an English landowner in Ireland. But the Captain was a very harsh(苛刻的) man. He treated his poor tenants (佃户) very badly. His tenants decided not to speak to him at all. Eventually word got back to the landowner and the Captain was removed（免除）. The word “boycott” became popular and was used by everyone to mean the kind of treatment that was received by Captain Boycott.
【小题1】A few hundred e from the names of people.A．new inventions B．languagesC．English words D．new discoveries【小题2】“Sandwich” is a word coined (杜撰) by .A．Lord SandwichB．the friends of Lord SandwichC．inventorsD．scientists【小题3】 The tenants did not like .A．to collect rents and taxes B．the English landownerC．the harsh land agent D．to speakC
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(答案→)C
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【小题1】根据第一段About three hundred words in the English language e from the names of people.及下文描述,可知选C,
【小题1】根据his friends began to call the bread “sandwich” for fun. Later on，the word became part of the English language.描述,可知三明治只是三明治只是一个劳德伯爵被他的朋友用来取笑的名称,故选B.
【小题1】根据最后一段He was a land agent in 1880 and he collected rents and taxes for an English landowner in Ireland. But the Captain was a very harsh(苛刻的) man. He treated his poor tenants (佃户) very badly. His tenants decided not to speak to him at all.可知房客根本不喜欢这个房东,故选C.