第2部分 中考语篇滚动训练5（阅读提升训练）-【夺冠百分百】2024河北中考冲刺英语精练册

滚动训练五 I.完形填空(2023廊坊统考二模) English wrote“plough”.Webster changed it Thanks to Webster's Dictionary(韦氏i词 l0“plow”.The English wrote“colour'" of 1828,spelling is now 1 for Amer- and“honour”.Webster spelled the words icans than it used to be.Noah Webster was “color'”and“honor'”.Webster's Dictionary is proud of being an American.The English still used. said there was no such thing as American 1.A.harder B.easier learning.Webster said American learning C.closer D.fresher was as good as English learning.It was 2.A.almost B.ever 2 a bit different. C.just D.yet The great English dictionary of 1755 3.A.written B.sung was 3 by Samuel Johnson.Johnson C.spelt D.read standardized(使标准化)spelling.That 4.A.what B.why means he gave one spelling for each word. C.when D.how That was the only way 4 people were 5.A.gave up B.kept up supposed to spell it.Before that,most people C.felt like D.put off spelled words anyway they 5 spelling 6.A.same B.different them.When people spell anyway they want C.necessary D.primary to,other people may not understand what is 7.A.mistakes B.meanings written.If people spell words in the 6 C.questions D.discussions way,anybody who can read can understand 8.A.took B.added them. C.appeared D.tried Webster used most of Johnson's spell- 9.A.Others B.Other D.Another ings.He used many of Johnson's 7 for C.The others 10.A.with B.under words and that is because Americans spoke C.by D.into English.Americans lived in a new country. Ⅱ.阅读理解(A篇)(2023河北二模) They had new words.There were Indian words.There were French and Spanish Dear Mike, words.There were also new words for new My worst subject in school is history be- animals.Webster 8 these new words to cause I have to memorize a lot of things.I often his dictionary..One word was skunk(北美臭 forget what I've memorized.My parents often )9 was applesauce.The English blame me for my poor grades.What should called these words“Americanisms”. I do? Webster also made spelling easier.The Josephine B.Explaining our trouble to our