Question

Though Chinese is older than English, English is spoken by many people around the world every day. English speakers are always making new words and we should be able to know where most words come from.

Sometimes, however, no one may really knows where a word comes 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 did not speak good English, but they ate good food. When some American saw them eating round pieces of beef, they asked the Germans what it was. The Germans did not understand the question and answered, “We came from Hamburg.” One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea. He cooked some round pieces of the beef like what the man from Hamburg ate and sold in many countries around the world.

Whether this story is true or not, it certainly is interesting. Knowing why a word has a certain meaning is interesting, too. The reason may be found in any large English dictionary.

1.Hamburg is _______ .

A. a kind of food            B. a city in Germany

C. the name of a village     D. a round piece of beef.

2.According to the story, _______.

A. few Americans like hamburgers

B. hamburgers are made with ham

C. hamburgers are made with beef

D. hamburgers were sold all over the world about a century ago

3.According to the writer, which of the following can be found in any large English dictionary?

A. Where all the new words come from.

B. Where those Germans came from.

C.The reason why English is spoken around the world.

D.The reason why a word has a certain meaning.

4.According to the story, the word “hamburgers” comes from _______.

A. China because it has a long history

B. England because Germans don’t speak good English

C. English speakers because they always make new words.

D. The round pieces of beef those people from Hamburg brought to America.

5.From the passage, we can infer that hamburgers was first sold to the world by _______.

A.Germans     B. Americans

C. Chinese    D. we don’t know

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：向人们讲述了英语单词“hamburgers”的由来。说明我们可以了解一些单词的来历是很有趣的事情。

1.They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg.”及文章第三段中“When some American saw them eating round pieces of beef, they asked the Germans what it was. The Germans did not understand the question and answered,‘We came from Hamburg.’”可知，一些美国人问这些德国人他们在吃什么时，德国人不明白，回答说“我们来自于Hamburg.”,于是美国人就误认为这种好吃的东西是Hamburg了。其实据此可知，Hamburg实际是德国的一个大城市。故该题正确答案为B.

2.When some American saw them eating round pieces of beef,”可知Hamburg是由beef（牛肉）做的。故该题正确答案为C.

3.Knowing why a word has a certain meaning is interesting, too. The reason may be found in any large English dictionary.”（知道一个单词为什么会有一定的含义也是有趣的。而其原因可能会在任何一本英语大字典里被发现。）可知，可能在任何一本英语大字典里找到的是一个单词为什么会有这样的含义。故该题正确答案为D.

4.Hamburg的德国人所带到美国的牛肉。故正确答案为D.

5.One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea. He cooked some round pieces of the beef like what the man from Hamburg ate and sold in many countries around the world.”（其中的一个美国人，他拥有一家餐馆并且有了个主意。他做了些类似于这些来自Hamburg 的人所吃的圆形的牛肉并且买往世界的许多国家。）可推知，第一个买汉堡包的是美国人。故正确答案为B.

考点：历史文化类文章的阅读