2017高考英语三轮冲刺阅读强化训练23
<p> 、阅读理解（本大题共5小题，共0分）</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="answers">answers</span> <span word="like">like</span> " <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span>," " <span word="Samuel">Samuel</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>," <span word="and">and</span> " <span word="Webster">Webster</span>," <span word="but">but</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>' <span word="t">t</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="English">English</span>---<span word="William">William</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Conqueror">Conqueror</span>.</p><p> <span word="Before">Before</span> 1066, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span> <span word="belonging">belonging</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="west">west</span>-<span word="central">central</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Welsh">Welsh</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Celtic">Celtic</span>, <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Scots">Scots</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Welsh">Welsh</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="Celtic">Celtic</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Saxons">Saxons</span>, <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mixture">mixture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Angles">Angles</span>, <span word="Saxons">Saxons</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Germanic">Germanic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Nordic">Nordic</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="Anglo">Anglo</span>-<span word="Saxon">Saxon</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="English">English</span>) , <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Germanic">Germanic</span> <span word="language">language</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lasted">lasted</span>, <span word="English">English</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="German">German</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="last">last</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1066 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Normans">Normans</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="defeated">defeated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Saxons">Saxons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="England">England</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="French">French</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="peasants">peasants</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="English">English</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="German">German</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distinction">distinction</span> (区别) <span word="between">between</span> <span word="upper">upper</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lower">lower</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="Anglo">Anglo</span>-<span word="Saxon">Saxon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="words">words</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="foods">foods</span>, <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>, <span word="depending">depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="cooked">cooked</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Saxon">Saxon</span> <span word="peasants">peasants</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farming">farming</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upper">upper</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="Normans">Normans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eating">eating</span>.</p>
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