广东省中山市杨仙逸中学2014-2015学年高一上学期第一次段考 英语试题
Ⅰ语言知识及应用（共两节，满分55分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题１分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项
So why English has change over time? 1. all languages 2 and develop when cultures meet and communicate with each other. At first the English was spoken in England between about AD 450 AND 1150 was very 3 from the English we spoke today. It was 4 more on German than the English we speak at present. Then gradually between about AD 800 and 1150, English became less like 5 because those who ruled England spoke first Danish and later French. These new settlers 6 the English language and especially its 7 . So by the 1600’s Shakespeare was able to 8 a wider vocabulary than ever before. In 1620 some British 9 moved to America. Later in the 18th century some British people were taken to Australia too .English began to be spoken in both 10 .
English now is spoken as a foreign or second language in South 11 . For example, India has a very large number of 12 English speakers because Britain 13 India from 1765 to 1947. During that time English is also spoken in Singapore and Malaysia and countries in Africa such as South Africa. Today the number of people learning English in China is 14 rapidly. In fact, China may have the largest number of English learners. Will Chinese English develop its own 15 ? Only time will tell.
1. A Gradually B. Actually C. Suddenly D. Personally
2. A. appeared B. began C. made D. changed
3. A. different B. same C. strange D. important
4. A. based B. requested C. commanded D. settled
5. A. Irish B. German C. French D. English
6. A. produced B invented C. enriched D. used
