阅读理解
The English language started about 1,500 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" comes 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 many years ago, including Old English(before 1150)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 come from Old English, and it is still like it in many
important ways.
1.When did Modern English start?
A. About the year 1150.
B. Before the year 1500.
C. Between tile 12th century and tile 16th century.
D. About the year 1500.
2.How many languages did Old English come from?
A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Four.
3.Which language did the name"English"come from?
A Modern English.
B. The Angles.
C. The Jutes.
D. The Saxons.
4.According to the passage, Modern English differs from Old English in_______.
A. grammar
B. pronunciation
C. words
D. All of the above
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 twice as large as Old English.
D. There is no difference between Old English and Middle English.
