Unit4Extendedreading,Project,Assessment&Furtherstudy一、填空1.effectn._____2._______重视，注意3._____促成，造成4.Howardisa_____(talent)pianistandalwaysgivesperformancesaroundtheworld.5.Insummer,brilliantcoloursare_____(fashion),becausetheylookbetterandbrighter.6.Thenew_____(digit)technologywouldallowarapidexpansioninthenumberofTVchannels.7.The_____(beautiful)ofthecityinvitesmetohavealongerstay.8.Howardisa____________(talent)pianist.9.Thisdecisionmeetstheactualconditionbetter,____________(external)andeasiertobeunderstood.10.Nowadays,peoplearebecomingmoreandmorestylishand____________(fashion).11.Shefledwithherchildren,movingfromoneneighbourtoanotherand____________(end)upinafriend'scellar.12.Psychologicallytherearetwodangersto____________(guard)againstinoldage.13.Hadhe____________(live)uptohispromise,hewouldhavemadeafortuneinsponsorshipmoney.14.Icouldnotbelievemyeyes.Shewasfar___________(beautiful)thanIhadimagined.15.Inthepastdecades,thelocalgovernment____________(reduce)spendinginseveralareas,forexampleeducationandhealth.二、阅读理解IfyouaskpeopletonametheonepersonwhohadthegreatesteffectontheEnglishlanguage,youwillgetanswerslike"Shakespeare,""SamuelJohnson,"and"Webster,"butnoneofthesemenhadanyeffectatallcomparedtoamanwhodidn'tevenspeakEnglish—WilliamtheConqueror.Before1066,inthelandwenowcallGreatBritainlivedpeoplesbelongingtotwomajorlanguagegroups.Inthewest-centralregionlivedtheWelsh,whospokeaCelticlanguage,andinthenorthlivedtheScotch,whoselanguage,thoughnotthesameastheWelsh,wasalsoCeltic.IntherestofthecountrylivedtheSaxons,actuallyamixtureofAnglos,Saxons,andotherGermanicandNordicpeople,whospokewhatwenowcallAnglo-Saxon(orOldEnglish),aGermaniclanguage.Ifthisstateofaffairshadlasted,EnglishtodaywouldbeclosetoGerman.Butthisstateofaffairsdidnotlast.In1066,theNormansledbyWilliamdefeatedtheSaxonsandbegantheirruleoverEngland.Foraboutacentury,FrenchbecametheofficiallanguageofEnglandwhileOldEnglishbecamethelanguageofpeasants.Asaresult,EnglishwordsofpoliticsandthelawcomefromFrenchratherthanGerman.Insomecases,modernEnglishevenshowsadistinction(区别)betweenupper-classFrenchandlower-classAnglo-Saxoninitswords.Weevenhavedifferentwordsforsomefoods,meatinparticular,dependingonwhetheritisstilloutinthefieldsorathomereadytobecooked,whichshowsthefactthattheSaxonpeasantsweredoingthefarming,whiletheupper-classNormansweredoingmostoftheeating.WhenAmericansvisitEuropeforthefirsttime,theyusuallyfindGermanymore"foreign"thanFrancebecausetheGermantheyseeonsignsandadvertisementsseemsmuchmoredifferentfromEnglishthanFrenchdoes.FewrealizethattheEnglishlanguageisactuallyaGermaniclanguageinitsbeginningandthattheFrenchinfluencesarealltheresultofoneman'sambition.1.Before1066,peopleinBritainmainlyspoke____.A.WelshandScottishB.CelticandOldEnglishC.Anglo-SaxonandGermanicD.CelticandGermanic2.HowdidWilliamtheConquerorhaveagreateffectonEnglish?A.BydefeatingtheSaxons.B.ByspeakinggoodEnglish.C.ByteachingpeopleinBritaintospeakEnglish.D.BybringingFrenchtoBritaintogreatlyinfluenceEnglish.3.WhydoAmericansfeelFranceislessforeignthanGermany?A.TherearemoresimilaritiesbetweenEnglishandFrench.B.TheyknowlittleoftheEnglishhistory.C.InFrancemostoftheadvertisementsappearinEnglish.D.TheyknowFrenchbetterthanGerman.4.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.ThehistoryofGreatBritain.B.TheFrencheffectsontheEnglishlanguage.C.Thedifferenceb...
