__5__Churchill didn't use it either. When seeking to express ourselves, we don't necessarily need fewer words; we need the right words. So it's our benefit to have a large supply of words on hand.

　　A．Do we really need them all?

　　B．How many words are there in English?

　　C．Ogden himself didn't actually use Basic English.

　　D．Plenty of seeming basic words did not make the list at all.

　　E．He also tried to persuade President Franklin Roosevelt to promote it.

　　F．He believed it would make the language more efficient and easier to learn.

　　G．Despite attention from world leaders, Basic English never got as far as expected.

　　答案与解析

　　本文是说明文。文章介绍了由奥格登创造出来的一种简化英语--基本英语。

　　1．A　第一段讲到英语的词汇量很大且有很多同义词，第二段提到That was the thinking of a British writer及奥格登将英语词汇量减到850个可知，此处应该是问"我们确实需要那么多词汇吗"。故选A。

　　2．F　奥格登之所以创造基本英语是因为他觉得这样英语更容易学。故选F。

　　3．D　根据上文的 were not necessarily the shortest or most concrete及下文举的例子可知，很多基础的词汇并没有出现在基本英语中。故选D。

　　4．E　由下文的 Roosevelt, who expressed mild interest可知，此处是说丘吉尔也试图说服罗斯福总统推广基本英语。故选E。

　　5．C　根据下文的 Churchill didn't use it either 可知，"奥格登并没有真正使用基本英语"符合语境。故选C。

　　Ⅲ.语法填空

　　(2017·湖南省益阳市高三月考)

　　All through history, people from many different countries and cultures have lived together in Britain. The English language __1__ (consist) of the grammar and vocabulary __2__ (this) people brought to Britain. That is __3__ English has so many difficult rules that confuse people.

The development of English experienced three periods - Old English, Middle English and Modern English. From the 5th to the 9th centuries, Britain was occupied by different groups from other countries, which led to Old English __4__ (replace) Celtic. Old English, a mixture of different languages, differs __5__ today's English. Middle English is the name __6__ (give) to the English used from __7__ (approximate) the 12th to the 15th centuries. During this period, French, though it didn't replace English, still made many __8__ (contribution) to Middle English. This resulted in more words with similar meanings. The words for the meat of these animals which __9__ (serve) to the Normans, came from Old French. Modern English appeared in the 16th century, which went through many changes during this period. The question of __10__ English