Question

Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次)  (共8分)

A. because    B. products    C. describe    D. several    E. disturb

Language is always changing and developing. This isn’t a bad thing. If English hasn’t changed for a long time, we won’t have words to   1.   telephones, washing machines, computers or some other new things.

Language changes for   2.  reasons. First, it changes because the needs of its speaker change. New technologies, new   3. , and new experiences need new words to express them clearly. Another reason for change is that different people have different language experiences. People use different sets of words and expressions _ 4.   they have different ages, jobs, education levels and so on.

A. shorter    B. another    C. alive    D. communicate with    E. the other

How does language develop then? On the one hand, many of the language changes begin with young people. When young people_5.   others of their own age, their language grows in grammar, words and expressions. Some have a short lifetime but others have a long life. On 6.__  hand, we get new words in many different ways. We borrow them from other languages, we create them by making words 7.  or putting words together and we make them out of proper names.

Languages that don’t change over time are considered dead languages. The fact that English changes so much shows that it is    8.  and well.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.E

7.A

8.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了语言总是在发展变化的，这不是一件坏事。语言变化的原因为，说话者本身变化的需要，以及不同的人有不同的语言经历。语言变化的方式是：一方面是许多语言变化是从年轻人开始的；另一方面是我们用许多不同的方法获得新词。语言不随着时间而变化，会被认为是死语言。

1.句意：如果英语长时间不变化我们就不会有描述电话，洗衣机，电脑及其他一些新东西的词汇。根据句意此空是“描述”，所以选C。

2.句意：语言变化是有几种原因的。根据句意“几种”应选several，故选D。

3.句意：新的科技，新的产品和新的经历需要新词汇把它们表达清楚。根据句意“新科技”应选B。

4.句意：人们用不同的词汇和表达方式是因为他们有不同的年龄、工作和教育水平等等。根据句意是“因为”，故选A。

5.句意：当年轻人和他们的年龄的人交流时，根据句意是“交流”，所以应选D。

6.句意：从另一方面来说，我们用许多不同的方式获得新词汇。“从另一方面讲”是on the other hand,故选E。

7.句意：我们通过把单词变更短或把单词放在一起来创造它们。根据句意是“更短”，所以选A。

8.

考点：单词填空