全新版第二版综合 B2U7-C Part I Listening Comprehension ( 11 minutes ) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and decide whether each statement is true or false. 1. A) T B) F Script: French government managed to keep the purity of their language so they don't like to borrow foreign words. 正确答案： A 2. A) T B) F Script: Walkman is a borrowed word from Japan. 正确答案： A 3. A) T B) F Script: In Winston Churchill's speech quoted in the text, every word came from Old English in order to stir the people's emotions against their enemy. 正确答案： B 4. A) T B) F Script: English borrowed hundreds of words from Greek and Latin to enrich its farming vocabulary. 正确答案： B 5. A) T B) F Script: Many words that begin with sk in English, like sky and skirt, can find its origin in Old Norse. 正确答案： A 6. A) T B) F Script: In 1066, there were three languages in the country: French for the rulers, Greek for the churches and English for the common people. 正确答案： B 7. A) T B) F Script: We can attribute the wide use of English to its usage in science, technology and commerce, its integration of vocabulary from other languages, and its tolerance of various English dialects. 正确答案： A 8. A) T B) F Script: Many dialects, developing from the Standard English, instill its own cultural factors to the usage and vocabulary into English. 正确答案： B 9. A) T B) F Script: Many languages will disappear due to the language shift. 正确答案： A 10. A) T B) F Script: English will not replace other languages, but will supplement ...
