期中测试卷-2020-2021学年新教材高中英语必修第一册【创新思维】同步AB卷（人教版）

期中测试卷 本试卷共120分，考试时间100分钟。 第一部分　阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节　(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A The English language is different from any other language. Yet English words do not stay the same. Our language is always changing. We need new words for new inventions and new ideas. Different words come into use, or older words are used in a new way. English can change by borrowing words from other languages. Tomato was borrowed from Mexico and pajamas from India. The word coffee came from Turkey, and tea came from China. Now new space and science words are being borrowed from other countries, too. New words are also made by adding two words together. Strawberry, postman, and grandfather are words made up of two parts. Sometimes new words are shorter forms of older words. The word photo was made from photograph by cutting off the end of the longer word. Plane was made by cutting off the front part of airplane. Smog was made by using only the first two and last two letters from the words smoke and fog. The names of people and products can become new words. Sandwich was named after a man named Sandwich. Scotch tape, band­aid, and jello were names made up by the companies that first made the products. 1．Why is the English language always changing? A．People get tired of using the same words. B．People use words for movies and TV plays. C．There are too many books and magazines. D．People need words for new inventions and ideas. 2．From the passage we can see that ________. A．all new words are borrowed B．words never come from company names C．languages don't stay the same D．old words don't change their meanings 3．Which of the following may be the best title for the passage? A．A Changing Language B．English—a Beautiful Language C．Names Can Become Words D．Different Languages B Age has never been a problem for 16­year­old Thessalonika Arzu­Embry. After all, she's already got her master's degree. The North Chicago­area teen started homeschooling at the age of 4. She bega