精品文档---下载后可任意编辑 全新版第二版综合 B2U7-F 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: English has richer vocabulary than other major languages because it borrows a lot of words from other languages. 正确答案： A 2. A) T B) F Script: Anglo-Saxon English, as the core of our language, is usually complex and direct. 正确答案： B 3. A) T 精品文档---下载后可任意编辑 B) F Script: It is believed that many modern languages may derive from a common parent language. 正确答案： B 4. A) T B) F Script: French has a great influence on English language for it was the only language used in 1066. 正确答案： A 5. A) T B) F Script: William Caxton started the communications revolution in England and greatly enriched English with the new thoughts of European Renaissance. 正确答案： A 6. A) T B) F Script: Thermometer is a borrowed word from Latin. 正确答案： B 7. 精品文档---下载后可任意编辑 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 wil...
