In addition to the words brought to English by foreigners, there are plenty of words which the British have collected from the countries they have settled in all over the world(73) There are even a few Chinese words, which I' m sure a Chinese speaker would neve he way we pronounce them:"typhoon"is a great wind: "to kow tow is to bow down low: a"sampan t. Over 5000 of the words in common use in English today are words of foreign origin. Some of them are clearly recognizable as foreign like"au pair" or" rendezvous": othe now look so English that only a language historian knows where they came from So English is in a state of permanent development Both in Britain and abroad it is gaining new words and expressions, and dropping and changing old ones. Words chan ge their meaning, and they go in and out of fashion like hairstyles.(74)Nobody knows all the four million words that are f you never encounter some of the expressions that still appear in school textbooks; and next time you hear somebody using a strange word you haven t heard before, you can comfort yourself Part V Writing(15 points) Directions A Title: TOURISM IS TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY B Time limit: 40 minutes C Word limit: no less than 150 words(not including the given opening sentence) D Your composition should be based on the outline below and should start with the given opening sentence: China is in a unique position to develop its tourism. E Your composition must be written neatly on the ANSWER SHEET. OUTLINE 1. The basic conditions 2. The advantages 考研英语模拟试题[27]答案分析In addition to the words brought to English by foreigners,there are plenty of words which the British have collected from the countries they have settled in all over the world.(73) There are even a few Chinese words,which I'm sure a Chinese speaker would never recognize from the way we pronounce them:“typhoon”is a great wind;“to kow tow”is to bow down low;a “sampan” is a small wooden boat. Over 5000 of the words in common use in English today are words of foreign origin.Some of them are clearly recognizable as foreign like“au pair” or“rendezvous”; others now look so English that only a language historian knows where they came from. So English is in a state of permanent development.Both in Britain and abroad it is gaining new words and expressions,and dropping and changing old ones.Words change their meaning,and they go in and out of fashion like hairstyles.(74) Nobody knows all the four million words that are said to exist;a well educated person probably uses under 200000. (75) So don't be surprised if you never encounter some of the expressions that still appear in school textbooks; and next time you hear somebody using a strange word you haven't heard before,you can comfort yourself that there may well be a native speaker somewhere who doesn't know it either. Part V Writing(15 points) Directions: A.Title:TOURISM IS TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY B.Time limit:40 minutes C.Word limit:no less than 150 words(not including the given opening sentence) D.Your composition should be based on the OUTLINE below and should start with the given opening sentence:China is in a unique position to develop its tourism. E.Your composition must be written neatly on the ANSWER SHEET. OUTLINE: 1.The basic conditions 2.The advantages 3.My suggestions 考研英语模拟试题[27]答案分析