Although English is not as old as Chinese , it is spoken by many people around the world every day. English speakers are always creating new words and we are often 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? About a hundred years ago, some men went to America from Europe. They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg. They didn’t speak good English, but they ate good food. When some Americans saw them eating round piece of beef, they asked the Germans what it was. The Germans didn’t understand the question and answered, “We e from Hamburg.” One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea. He cooked some round piece of bread and started selling them. Such bread came to be called “hamburgers”. 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. This reason, for most English words, can be found in any large English dictionary.
【小题1】Hamburg is A．a kind of foodB．a round piece of beefC．the name of a village D．a city in Germany【小题2】According to the passage, .A．few Americans like hamburgersB．hamburgers are made with beefC．hamburgers are made with hamD．hamburgers were first sold about a century ago【小题3】According to the writer, which of the following can often 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 a word has a certain meaning.D．The reason why English is spoken around the world.【小题4】From the story, we can know that the word “hamburger” es from .A．China because it has a long historyB．English because Germans don’t speak good EnglishC．The round piece of beef which those people from Hamburg were eatingD．English speakers because they always create new wordsD
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(答案→)D
解析：本文主要讲了英语单词每天都在被创造，并讲了Hamburger这个名字的由来
【小题1】D 细节题。由They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg可知Hamburg是一个城市。故选D
【小题2】D 细节题。由第二段About a hundred years ago, some men went to America from Europe. They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg. They didn’t speak good English, but they ate good food. When some Americans saw them eating round piece of beef, they asked the Germans what it was. The Germans didn’t understand the question and answered, “We e from Hamburg.” One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea. He cooked some round piece of bread and started selling them. Such bread came to be called “hamburgers”. Today, “hamburgers” are sold in many countries around the world.可知，汉堡包大约在一百年前被出售。故选D
【小题3】C 细节题。由文章最后一段This reason, for most English words, can be found in any large English dictionary.可知C正确。
【小题4】C 细节理解题。由文章第二段可知B正确