英语人教必修五Unit2TheUnitedKingdom【同步练习】1/18Unit2TheUnitedKingdom同步练习阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。ATowardstheendofMiddleEnglish,asuddenchangeinpronunciationstarted,withvowels(元音)beingpronouncedshorterandshorter.Fromthe16thcenturytheBritishhadcontact(接触)withmanypeoplefromaroundtheworld.Thismeantthatlotsofnewvocabularyenteredthelanguage.Theinventionofprintingalsomeantthattherewasnowacommonlanguageinprint.Booksbecamecheaperandmorepeoplelearnedtoread.Spellingandgrammarbecamefixed,andthedialectofLondonbecamethestandard.In1604thefirstEnglishdictionarycameout.EarlyModernEnglishandLateModernEnglisharemostlydifferentinthenumberofwords.LateModernEnglishhasmanymorewords,mainlybecauseofthefollowingtworeasons:First,theIndustrialRevolution(工业革命)ledtotheneedfornewwords.Second,theBritishEmpirecoveredonequarteroftheearth'ssurface,andtheEnglishlanguagetookinforeignwordsfrommanycountries.Fromaround1600,theEnglishcolonization(殖民地化)ofNorthAmericaledtoAmericanEnglish.SomeEnglishpronunciationsandwords“froze”whentheyreachedAmerica.Insomeways,AmericanEnglishismoreliketheEnglishofShakespearethanmodernBritishEnglish.Someexpressionsthatarecalled“AmericanEnglish”areinfactfromBritishexpressions.TheywerekeptinthecolonieswhilelostforatimeinBritain.Spanishalsohadaninfluence(影响)onAmericanEnglish.Forexample,wordslikecanyon,ranch,stampedeandvigilantearefromSpanish.TheyenteredEnglishbythepeopleofSpainwhosettledintheAmericanWest.FrenchwordsandWestAfricanwordsalsoinfluencedAmericanEnglish.Today,AmericanEnglishhasagreaterinfluence,becauseoftheUSA'smovies,television,◆阅读理解英语人教必修五Unit2TheUnitedKingdom【同步练习】2/18popularmusic,tradeandtechnology.1．ThemaindifferencebetweenEarlyandLateModernEnglishliesin_________.A．vocabularyB．pronunciationC．spellingD．grammar2．Fromthepassage，wecanlearntheword“canyon”isfrom_____.A．AmericandialectB．AfricandialectC．SpanishD．French3．Thethirdparagraphmainlytalksabout___.A．EnglishcoloniesinNorthAmericaB．thedevelopmentofAmericanEnglishC．otherlanguages'influenceonAmericanEnglishD．thedifferencebetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish4．Theunderlinedword“froze”canbestbereplacedby___.A．remainedunchangedB．disappearedC．improvedD．keptactiveBLondon'snewestskyscraper(摩天大楼)iscalledtheShardanditcostabout430millionpoundstobuild.Ataheightofalmost310metres,itisthetallestbuildinginEurope.TheShardhascompletelychangedtheappearanceofLondon.However,noteveryonethinksthatitisachangeforthebetter.TheShardwasdesignedbythefamousItalianarchitectRenzoPiano.WhenhebegandesigningtheShardforLondon,Pianowantedaverytallbuildingthatlookedlikeaspire(尖顶).Hewantedtheglasssurfacestoreflecttheskyandthecity.Thesidesofthebuildingaren'tregular.Sothebuildinghasanunusualshape.Itlookslikeaverythin,sharppieceofbrokenglass.Andthatishowthebuildinggotthename:theShard.PianosaysthatthespireshapeoftheShardispartofagreatLondontradition.TheshaperemindshimofthespiresofthechurchesofLondonorthetallmasts(桅杆)oftheshipsthatwereonceontheriverThames.英语人教必修五Unit2TheUnitedKingdom【同步练习】3/18TheShardhas87floors.Atthetop,thereisanobservatory.Atthemomentthebuildingisempty,buteventuallytherewillbeafive－starhotel.Therewillalsobetopqualityrestaurants,apartmentsandoffices.Beforebuildingworkbegan,alotofpeopledidn'twanttheShardthoughthepl...
