DoyoueverwonderwhytheEnglishhaveonewordforsomeanimalsan...

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Do you ever wonder why the English have one word for some animals and a different one for their meat? Why do they use pig and pork, cow and beef, and sheep and mutton. To find out, we have to go back to 1066. In that year, the Norman French invaded England and put a French king on the English throne. The French not only changed the government but they also changed the language. French became the language（王位） of the upper classes of society. And it remained that way  for 300 years. Only these high society people could afford to eat meat. As a result, French words like porc (pork) and beouf (beef) came into the English language. However, poor English farmers raised the animals. So, the English language retained the words pig and cow from the native Anglo-Saxon.   The Norman French added about 10,000 French words to the English language. Seventy-five percent of them are still in use today.   Language experts estimate that English speakers who have never studied French already know 15,000 French words! Between one-third and two-thirds of all English words have French origin. Some words such as possible and avenue are the same in French and English; only the pronunciation changes. Other words such as ballet or a la carte retain their French pronunciation in both languages.   In French grammar, nouns have either a male or female gender, so adjectives（形容詞） take different forms for each. English has only one adjective that does this, and it came from French. The world bl ond describes someone with light-colored hair. Blond is used for men, and blonde describes women. And they are also nouns.   Some French words that entered the English language have taken on completely different meanings. The French phrase a la mode means “in style.” In English, the phrase means “with ice c ream.” Someone must have decided something eaten with ice cream was in style!   Now, as you learn English, you’re on your way to learning French! 64．French was once popular among the upper classes of the UK because _________ .   A．too many Frenchmen moved to Britain.   B．the French brought animals with them   C．the king and his officials spoke French    D．the king allowed French to be spoken 65．The underlined word “retained” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______?   A．adopted            B．kept          C．introduced    D．deserted 66．Why does an English speaker find French easy to learn?   A．Because English and French share similar pronunciation.   B．Because English grammar and French grammar are similar.   C．Because English has great influences on the French language.   D．Because a large number of English word have French origins. 67．What conclusion can we draw from the text?   A．Language is closely related to history and culture.   B．Language is controlled by the upper classes of society.   C．French and English words don’t have much in common.   D．English combines French and the Native Anglo-Sanxon.

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