The name England comes from the words “Angle land”The Angles were people who came from no

The name England comes from the words “Angle land”．The Angles were people who came from northern Germany in the 5th and 6th centuries，after the Romans had left.The French name for England is Angleterre，which also means “Angle land”．There were also invasions (侵略) of southern England by Saxons and Jutes (people from another part of northern Germany)．English people are sometimes called Anglo­Saxons.The Celts who used to live in this area were forced to move back into Scotland，Ireland，Cornwall and into Western France (the area known as Brittany)．
England at first became a series of kingdoms，the strongest of which was Wessex (the name comes from West­Saxon)．The names of many of the areas in England come from this period—for example，the name Sussex comes from South­Saxon，Essex from East­Saxon，and East Anglia from East­Angle.The Vikings then came from Denmark，and later the Normans invaded from France. Eventually England，Wales，Scotland and Northern Ireland were united，forming the United Kingdom.
The English language is the main language spoken throughout England，although there are many different accents.It can be difficult to know how to spell or to pronounce some English words，because the language has been influenced by Latin and Greek (languages used at the time of the Romans，and used in religion and education until recent times)，German (the language of the Angles，Saxons and Jutes)，French(the language of the Normans)，Gaelic/Scots (Celtic languages) and Danish (the language of the Vikings)．
There are now many people throughout the United Kingdom who speak a foreign language either as their first or second language；mainly due to immigration (移民) from Europe or the Commonwealth (countries which used to be part of the British Empire)．
【小题1】According to the first paragraph，which of the following statements is NOT true?A．The Romans were forced to leave England when the Jutes attacked there.B．The Celts used to live in England but left for some reason.C．Southern England once was attacked by Saxons and Jutes.D．Angles and Saxons came from different parts of northern Germany.【小题2】In the history of England， once was the strongest kingdom.A．SussexB．WessexC．EssexD．East Anglia【小题3】What can we learn from the third paragraph?A．English words are hard to spell and to pronounce.B．England had been invaded by most of the countries of Europe.C．The English language was influenced by several foreign languages.D．It’s hard for people who have different English accents to communicate.【小题4】Why do many people in the UK speak a foreign language nowadays?A．Because they are required to learn a foreign language at school.B．Because they plan to live outside the UK in the future.C．Because they have moved from other countries.D．Because they have worked in other countries.【小题5】The author writes this passage to .A．tell the history of EnglandB．tell how the United Kingdom was formedC．introduce the main spoken language throughout EnglandD．tell the origin of the name of EnglandA

(答案→)A 解析： 文章简单介绍了英格兰的历史，包括英格兰名字的由来以及外来人口对英语语言的影响。【小题1】A　细节理解题。根据第一段The Angles were people who came from northern Germany in the 5th and 6th centuries，after the Romans had left.可知应选A。【小题2】B　细节理解题。根据第二段the strongest of which was Wessex可知Wessex曾是英格兰诸王国中最强壮的王国。【小题3】C　推理判断题。第三段主要介绍了英语总有些单词会很难拼写或发音是因为受到Latin，Greek，German，French，Gaelic，Scots，Danish等语言的影响，由此可以推断应选C。【小题4】C　细节理解题。根据最后一段mainly due to immigration from Europe or the Commonwealth可知应选C。【小题5】A　主旨大意题。通读全文，可知文章简单介绍了英国的历史。

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