There are some stories behind English words.
You've spent a lot of time studying how to use English in a proper way. But have you ever wondered why English speakers say some of the things they say? For example, why do they say "an easy task" is "a piece of cake"? Why do the two letters "OK" means "all right"?
Many English words and phrases have stories behind them. Sometimes these stories can help us look back into old western history. Let's take a look at a few of the original * common English words and phrases: OK
"OK" was an American who lived in the 19th century. His name was "Old Kinderhook". In one year he was trying to take the place of the leader of his town. His supporters went around the town shouting " OK \ OK \" The supporters thought their future leader was " all right". The expression caught on, and now if something is "all right" , people like to say "OK|"
Boss*
Is your boss nice to you? If not, just be glad you weren't living in the old times. Back to that time, bosses could do anything bad to their men and could even beat* them! That explains why the word "boss" comes from an old German word meaning "to beat".
A piece of cake
A famous American writer named Ogden Nash lived in the 1930s. Many readers enjoyed his poems and wrote them down in their notebooks. In one of his poems, Nash wrote, " Her picture's in the papers now, and life's a piece of cake. " His readers found these words interesting and quickly wrote them down. They thought that if one picture in a newspaper could make you famous, wouldn't life be easy?
For nearly 70 years, "a piece of cake" has meant any task or activity that is easy.
1. Some of English words can tell us stories about_________.
A. how people learned English
B. how English speakers create the words
C. how people spoke English
D. how people taught others to speak English
2.The word "boss" in old German means "_________".
A. to work B. to help
C. to beat D. to kill
3."OK" comes from "_________".
A. Old King B. Old Kindman
C. Old Kinderhook D. Old Mcdonald
4. In this passage "a piece of cake" means "_________".
A. an easy task or activity
B. a difficult task or activity
C. a simple newspaper to read
D. a famous picture in a newspaper
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题
There are some stories behind English words.
You've spent a lot of time studying how to use English in a proper way. But have you ever wondered why English speakers say some of the things they say? For example, why do they say "an easy task" is "a piece of cake"? Why do the two letters "OK" means "all right"?
Many English words and phrases have stories behind them. Sometimes these stories can help us look back into old western history. Let's take a look at a few of the original * common English words and phrases: OK
"OK" was an American who lived in the 19th century. His name was "Old Kinderhook". In one year he was trying to take the place of the leader of his town. His supporters went around the town shouting " OK \ OK \" The supporters thought their future leader was " all right". The expression caught on, and now if something is "all right" , people like to say "OK|"
Boss*
Is your boss nice to you? If not, just be glad you weren't living in the old times. Back to that time, bosses could do anything bad to their men and could even beat* them! That explains why the word "boss" comes from an old German word meaning "to beat".
A piece of cake
A famous American writer named Ogden Nash lived in the 1930s. Many readers enjoyed his poems and wrote them down in their notebooks. In one of his poems, Nash wrote, " Her picture's in the papers now, and life's a piece of cake. " His readers found these words interesting and quickly wrote them down. They thought that if one picture in a newspaper could make you famous, wouldn't life be easy?
For nearly 70 years, "a piece of cake" has meant any task or activity that is easy.
1. Some of English words can tell us stories about_________.
A. how people learned English
B. how English speakers create the words
C. how people spoke English
D. how people taught others to speak English
2.The word "boss" in old German means "_________".
A. to work B. to help
C. to beat D. to kill
3."OK" comes from "_________".
A. Old King B. Old Kindman
C. Old Kinderhook D. Old Mcdonald
4. In this passage "a piece of cake" means "_________".
A. an easy task or activity
B. a difficult task or activity
C. a simple newspaper to read
D. a famous picture in a newspaper
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
There are too many new words in the story, so I have to in the dictionary.
A. look them up
B. look up them
C. look it up
九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I can hardly understand the story although there are only _________ new words.
A. little B. few C. a little D. a few
九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析
_______ the story is short and there are no new words in it, it is difficult to understand.
A.Although B.Because C.If
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—It’s a long story, but you will find that there are few new words in it .
—Good! it will be too hard for children.
A. So B. And C. But D. Or
九年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
The story is hard to understand, _____ there are no new words in it.
A. so B. but C. though D. until
九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
The story is hard to understand, _____ there are no new words in it.
A. so B. but C. though
【答案】C
【解析】句意:那个故事很难理解,尽管里面没有生单词。so所以,but但是;though尽管。结合句意,此处表示让步关系,故用连词though,故选C。
【题型】单选题
【结束】
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Forests are very important to human beings, a lot of water _____by forests.
A. save B. can be saved C. can save
【答案】B
【解析】句意:森林对于人类来说非常重要,很多水可以被森林节约下来。根据by forests可知此处用被动语态,故选B。
【题型】单选题
【结束】
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As students, we should study hard and try to ______ every day.
A. satisfy our needs B. make progress C. comfort ourselves
【答案】B
【解析】句意:作为学生,我们应该努力学习,每天努力取得进步。satisfy our needs满足我们的需要;make progress取得进步;comfort ourselves安慰我们自己。根据As students, we should study hard可知学生努力学习的目的是取得进步,故选B。
【题型】单选题
【结束】
24
— Look, the lady in red _________ be our English teacher, Miss Read.
— No, she ________ be. Miss Read is in the office now.
A. must; mustn’t B. can’t; mustn’t C. must; can’t
九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析
The story is hard to understand, _____ there are no new words in it.
A. so B. but C. though
【答案】C
【解析】句意:那个故事很难理解,尽管里面没有生单词。so所以,but但是;though尽管。结合句意,此处表示让步关系,故用连词though,故选C。
【题型】单选题
【结束】
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Forests are very important to human beings, a lot of water _____by forests.
A. save B. can be saved C. can save
【答案】B
【解析】句意:森林对于人类来说非常重要,很多水可以被森林节约下来。根据by forests可知此处用被动语态,故选B。
【题型】单选题
【结束】
23
As students, we should study hard and try to ______ every day.
A. satisfy our needs B. make progress C. comfort ourselves
【答案】B
【解析】句意:作为学生,我们应该努力学习,每天努力取得进步。satisfy our needs满足我们的需要;make progress取得进步;comfort ourselves安慰我们自己。根据As students, we should study hard可知学生努力学习的目的是取得进步,故选B。
【题型】单选题
【结束】
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— Look, the lady in red _________ be our English teacher, Miss Read.
— No, she ________ be. Miss Read is in the office now.
A. must; mustn’t B. can’t; mustn’t C. must; can’t
【答案】C
【解析】句意:——看,那个穿着红色衣服的女士是一定是我们的英语老师,里德小姐。——不,不可能是她。里德小姐现在正在办公室。must一定,mustn’t禁止;can’t不可能;第一空表示推测,用于肯定句,故用must。第二空根据No可知此处是否定句,故用can’t,故选C。
【题型】单选题
【结束】
25
—To save energy, we should the electricity when we don’t use it.
—I agree, you are really a greener person.
A. put away B. shut off C. take away
九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析
Some English words have more than one meaning. These are called multi- meaning words.
Multi-meaning words have the same pronunciation with different meanings. For example, let's look at the word “ball” You could have a “ball” which means you would have a good time. You could toss a “ball” which means you throw an object. You could be on the “ball” which means you know what is happening. You could go to a “ball” which means a dance.
_______Take the word “can”. You “can” ride a bike which means you are able to ride a bike. You have a “can” of soup which means the soup is in a round-shaped holder. You can do the “can-can” which is a dance from the 1920s. And you might get “canned” if you do a poor job at work, which means you might lose your job.
How about “fly”? You can “fly” that is on your food in your house. Or, you can “fly by the seat of your pants” which means you don't make a plan before taking an action. And, you know that the “fly” of the zipper.
There are hundreds of words that are multi-meaning words. The word “set” has more meanings than any other word in the English language. When you have time, why don't you try to think of all the ways the word “set” is used?
If you look at the title of this book Can a Fly, Fly? …you know that the answer is “Yes” because you have seen an insect named a “fly” go up in the air and move around through the air …which is what “fly” means. Can a Fly, Fly? Of course, it can!
1.If Tom is often late for work and fails to finish his tasks, he will___________.
A.do the can-can B.get canned C.be on the ball D.go to a ball
2.From the passage, we know “__________” has the most meanings in the English language.
A.ball B.can C.set D.fly
3.Which of the following is the best sentence to fill in the blank in paragraph 3?
A.Let's try another word. B.Let's make a word list.
C.Here's a survey report. D.Here's the guessing game.
九年级英语阅读单选简单题查看答案及解析
I don't understand the story though there are___ new words in it.
A. few B. little C. a few D. a little
九年级英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析