Before 1066, in the place that we now call Great Britain lived peoples belonging to two major language groups. In the west central place lived the Welsh, who __1__ a Celtic language (凯尔特语), and in the north lived the Scots, whose language, __2__ not the same as Welsh, was also Celtic. In the rest of the country lived the Saxons, actually a mixture of Anglos, Saxons, and other Germanic and Nordic peoples, who spoke __3__ we now call AngloSaxon (or Old English), a Germanic language. If this state of affairs had __4__， English today would be close to German.
__5__ this state of affairs did not last. In 1066 the Normans led by William __6__ the Saxons and __7__ their rule over England. For about a century, French __8__ the official language of England __9__ Old English became the language of peasants. __10__， English words of politics and the law came from French __11__ German. In some __12__， Modern English even __13__ a distinction (区别) between upperclass French and lowerclass AngloSaxon in its words. We even have __14__ words for some foods, meat in particular, __15__ on whether it is still out in the fields or at home ready to be cooked, which shows the fact that the Saxon peasants were doing the farming, while the upperclass Normans were doing most of the __16__.
When Americans __17__ Europe for the first time, they usually find Germany more __18__ than France because the German they see on signs and advertisements seems much more different from English than French does.Few __19__ that the English language is actually Germanic in its beginning and that the French influences are all the result of one __20__ ambition.
1．A.said B．spoke
C．declared D．announced
解析：选B “说某种语言”要用speak。
2．A.because B．if
C．although D．unless
解析：选C 从上下文可看出这里应该是让步关系，苏格兰人说的语言虽然不和威尔士人的一模一样，但是也属于凯尔特语。
3．A.what B．that
C．which D．how
解析：选A 他们所说的语言就是今天所称的盎格鲁—撒克逊语。这是一个宾语从句，在这个从句中缺少宾语，所以选择what。
4．A.conveyed B．stopped
C．interrupted D．lasted
解析：选D 如果这种状况持续下去，现在的英语将会接近德语。此处的last为动词，表示“持续”。
5．A.And B．Or
C．But D．So
解析：选C 根据下文内容可知，这种状况没有持续，所以选择表示转折关系的连词but。
6．A.defeated B．investigated
C．won D．scolded
解析：选A 从下文内容可知，应该是威廉领导的诺曼人打败了撒克逊人。
7．A.finished B．began
C．refused D．formed
解析：选B 这里是承接上文，胜利后就开始了对英国的统治。
8．A.became B．included
C．conveyed D．continued
解析：选A 英国被统治的结果就是法语变成了英格兰的官方语言。
9．A.when B．since
C．while D．before
解析：选C 而古老的英语变成了农民的语言，这里表示前后两种语言和阶层的对比，所以要用while。
10．A.In case B．In return
C．As a result D．In a word
解析：选C 本句讲英语中的政治和法律用语来自法语，这就是被统治的结果，所以选择as a result。
11．A.other than B．rather than
C．more than D．less than
解析：选B 因为上文提到诺曼人打败了撒克逊人，所以英格兰的官方语言是法语而不是德语。用rather than表示“而不是”。
12．A.sentences B．concepts
C．statuses D．cases
解析：选D 从下文看这里说的是一个事实，应该表示“在有些情况下”，要用in some cases。
13．A.shows B．hides
C．makes D．classifies
解析：选A 现代英语显示出上层社会和下层社会语言之间的区别。show意为“显示，显现”。
14．A.similar B．splendid
C．recognisable D．different
解析：选D 上文说到英语本身就有不同，本句就是这种不同的体现，即用不同的词汇来表达食物和肉等。
15．A.taking B．holding
C．depending D．putting
解析：选C 判断这些词汇的差异取决于这些食物仍然在地里还是在家里烹饪。depend on意为“依靠，取决于”。
16．A.eating B．marketing
C．harvesting D．trading
解析：选A 这些不同的词汇表明了在地里工作的撒克逊农民是生产食物，而在家里的诺曼贵族是吃农民生产的食物。
17．A.know B．visit
C．discover D．select
解析：选B 当美国人第一次到欧洲去的时候，也就是“访问”欧洲的时候。故选择visit。
18．A.familiar B．similar
C．foreign D．superior
解析：选C 这句话总结上文，法语对英语的影响比德语对英语的影响大。所以与法国相比，德国更像外国。
19．A.recognise B．hear
C．notice D．realise
解析：选D 根据前一句话，人们看到了表面上法语对英语的影响，而很少有人意识到起初的时候英语和德语之间联系密切。
20．A.country's B．nation's
C．man's D．world's
解析：选C 法语对英语的影响大就是因为发动战争的那个人，由上文可知也就是威廉发动战争导致的结果。
