
第二单元自测恩 Part A Choose the correct answer 1.Standard English can be spoken A.only usinga Received Pronunc CBonly in the acent ofedud North American Speakers CC.itheriedeBitirued Noth American nt C D.with avariety of accents 2.The core of the English lexicon is C A.French words CB.Latin and Greck words CC.of Scandinavian origin CD.of Germanic origin 3.The final conquest of the British Isles was in the CA.1st century BC by the Scandinavian people CB.5th cenury A.D.by the Normans C C.IIth century A.D.by the Normans C D.World War ll by Germans 4.Which of the following is NOT a reason whry the English language started to spread throughout Britain? CA.It was taught in schools B.More people leamed toread. CC.Primed books appeared in English C D.The Romars left Britain 5.Standard English started in CA.the souhe of England C B.the east of England CC.the south of England CD.the souh west of England 6.Standard English started in century C A.5th
第二单元自测题 Part A Choose the correct answer. 1. Standard English can be spoken ________ . A. only using a Received Pronunciation B. only in the accent of educated North American Speakers C. either in an educated southern British or educated North American accent D. with a variety of accents 2. The core of the English lexicon is____________. A. French words B. Latin and Greek words C. of Scandinavian origin D. of Germanic origin 3. The final conquest of the British Isles was in the ________. A. 1st century BC by the Scandinavian people B. 5th century A.D. by the Normans C. 11th century A.D. by the Normans D. World War II by Germans 4. Which of the following is NOT a reason why the English language started to spread throughout Britain? A. It was taught in schools. B. More people learned to read. C. Printed books appeared in English. D. The Romans left Britain. 5. Standard English started in_________. A. the south east of England B. the east of England C. the south of England D. the south west of England 6. Standard English started in _______ century. A.5th

C B.I1th C C.14th C D.15th 7.Talking to people in another language requires knowledge and practice. C A.receptive CB.productive C C.descriptive CD.prescriptive 8.Prescriptive teaching is about the systems of'rules.deseriptive study is about CA.local standards C B.written English instead ofora English CC.different was to teach a foreignangu C D.the languge itself 9.When a teacher correctsa student's mistakes.he is doing teaching C A.receptive C B.productive C C.descriptive C D.prescriptive 10.Which of the following is not considered to be spoken with a Received Pronunciation? C A.BBC English C B.VOA English C C.Jamaican English CD.Oxford English Part B Decide whether the following statements are true or false. 1.Samuel Johnson is the writer of one of the earliest really good English dictionaries C TC F 2.Chinese belongs to the Sino-Japanese langunge family. CTC F 3.Studying Latin should help people understand English better and write it better. CTC F
B. 11th C. 14th D. 15th 7. Talking to people in another language requires ____________ knowledge and practice. A. receptive B. productive C. descriptive D. prescriptive 8. Prescriptive teaching is about the systems of rules, descriptive study is about _____________. A. local standards B. written English instead of oral English C. different ways to teach a foreign language D. the language itself 9. When a teacher corrects a student’s mistakes, he is doing _________ teaching. A. receptive B. productive C. descriptive D. prescriptive 10. Which of the following is not considered to be spoken with a Received Pronunciation? A. BBC English B. VOA English C. Jamaican English D. Oxford English Part B Decide whether the following statements are true or false. 1. Samuel Johnson is the writer of one of the earliest really good English dictionaries. T F 2. Chinese belongs to the Sino-Japanese language family. T F 3. Studying Latin should help people understand English better and write it better. T F

4.In general it is easier to learn a new language that belongs to the same family than one that belongs to another family. C T C F 5.English belongs to a big language family called the Indo-Tibetan family. CTC F 6.Learning about English is very useful for advanced learners because it can give perspective to study and make possible informed decisions. C TC F 7.English is the earliest language spoken in England. CTC F 8.Standard English began as a regional variety. CT C F 9.English was brought to England by the Anglo-Saxons and Norman-French. CTC F 10.Geoffrey Chaucer is remembered chiefly for his work The Camerbwy Tales CTC F 参考答案 Part A Choose the correet answer. 1.D 2.D 3C 4.D 5A 6.C 7.B 8.D 9.D 10C Part B Decide whether the following statements are true or false. 1.T 2.F 3.T 4.T 5.F 6.T 7.F 8.T 9.T 10.T
4. In general it is easier to learn a new language that belongs to the same family than one that belongs to another family. T F 5. English belongs to a big language family called the Indo-Tibetan family. T F 6. Learning about English is very useful for advanced learners because it can give perspective to study and make possible informed decisions. T F 7. English is the earliest language spoken in England. T F 8. Standard English began as a regional variety. T F 9. English was brought to England by the Anglo-Saxons and Norman-French. T F 10. Geoffrey Chaucer is remembered chiefly for his work The Canterbury Tales. T F 参考答案 Part A Choose the correct answer. 1. D 2. D 3. C 4. D 5.A 6. C 7. B 8. D 9. D 10.C Part B Decide whether the following statements are true or false. 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F 6. T 7. F 8. T 9. T 10. T