The English language started about 1500 years ago in England. Three groups of people came to the country. They were the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes. These three groups brought their languages with them to England. After some time, the three languages became one new language—English. The name English es from the Angles. They lived in most of England. England means Angle Land or Country of the Angles.
The language that we speak today—Modern English—is not the same as the English that people used 1500 years ago, including Old English（before ll50）and Middle English（up till 1500）. That language—Old English—sounds different, and it has some different rules of grammar. There were only a few thousand words in Old English. But Modern English does e from Old English, and it is still like it in many important ways.
【小题1】When did Modern English start?A．About the year 1150.B．Before the year 1500.C．Between the 12th century and the 16th century.D．About 1500 years ago.【小题2】How many languages did Old English e from?A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．Four.【小题3】Which language did the name English e from?A．Modern English.B．The Angles.C．The Jutes.D．The Saxons.【小题4】According to the passage, Modern English differs from Old English in .A．grammar B．pronunciationC．wordsD．All of the above【小题5】Which of the following is TRUE?A．Modern English has nothing to do with Old English.B．Modern English has more words than Old English.C．Modern English has a vocabulary（词汇量）twice as large as old English.D．There is no difference between Old English and Middle English.D
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解析：
【小题1】D 细节题。根据第一句The English language started about 1500 years ago in England.说明D正确。
【小题2】C 细节题。根据第一段第2句These three groups brought their languages with them to England.说明一开始的时候有三种不同的语言，故C正确。
【小题3】B 细节题。根据第一段3,4行The name English es from the Angles.说明B正确。
【小题4】D 细节题。根据第二段最后三行That language—Old English—sounds different, and it has some different rules of grammar. There were only a few thousand words in Old English.说明在发音，语法，词汇这三方面都有区别，故D正确。
【小题5】B 推理题。根据第二段可知现在的英语包括了古英语，中世纪的英语，那么现在的英语的词汇量肯定要比以前大得多，故B正确。