1 . Although English is not as old as Chinese, it is spoken by many people around the world every day. English speakers are always creating new words, and we are often able to know where most words come from.

Sometimes, however, no one may really know where a word comes from. Did you ever think about why hamburgers (汉堡包) are called hamburgers, especially when they are not made with ham (火腿)? About a hundred years ago, some men went to America from Europe. They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg. They did not speak good English, but they ate good food. When some Americans saw them eating round pieces of beef, they asked the Germans what it was. The Germans did not understand the question and answered, “We come from Hamburg.” One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea. He cooked some round pieces of beef like those which the men from Hamburg ate. Then he put each between two pieces of bread and started selling them. Such bread came to be called “hamburgers”. Today “hamburgers” are sold in many countries around the world.

Whether this story is true or not, it certainly is interesting. Knowing why any word has a certain meaning is interesting, too. This reason, for most English words, can be found in any large English dictionary.

1. About a hundred years ago, Hamburg was        .

A．An American city	B．a Chinese city
C．the name of a village	D．a city in Germany

2. Hamburgers are mainly made with        .

A．beef, bread	B．only made with beef
C．bread, potato	D．only made with bread

3. According to the writer, which of the following can often be found in any large English dictionary?

A．Where all the new words come from

B．Where those Germans came from

C．The reason why an English word has a certain meaning

D．The reason why English is spoken around the world

4. According to the story, the word “hamburger” comes from         .

A．China because it has a long history

B．England because Germans don’t speak good English

C．the round pieces of beef which those people from Hamburg were eating

D．English speakers because they always create new words

2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Silk Road was a network of trade routes     1    (connect) the East and the West in ancient and Medieval times. In addition to silk, varieties of other goods     2    (trade) along the Silk Road, and the network was also important for migrants and travellers, and for the spread of religion, philosophy, science, technology, and artistic ideals. The Silk Road had a significant impact     3     the lands through which the routes passed, and the trade played a significant role in the development of towns and cities along the Silk Road routes.

Many merchants (商人) along the Silk Road were involved in relay trade,     4     an item would change owners many times and travel a little bit with each one of them     5     reaching its final buyer. It seems to have been     6    (high) unusual for any individual merchant to travel all the way between China and Europe or Northern Africa. Instead, many merchants specialized in transporting goods through     7    (variety) sections of the Silk Road.

The Silk Road established     8    (early) connection between the East and the West. It was of great significance in the promotion of world     9    (civil) and the progress of human society. Research and development of the Silk Road today continue to have     10     incredible impact.