1. Early in the 17th century, the English settleme...

In the 17th century,the English government encouraged people from Scotland and Northern England to emigrate to the north of Ireland, because ____.

A.they wanted to increase its control over Ireland

B.they had too many people and didn’t have enough space for them to five in Britain

C.they intended to expand their investment

D.they believed that Ireland was the best place for them

此题为判断题(对，错)。

At the beginning of the 17th century the English language was brought to North America by colonists from England who used the language spoken in England, that is,______, the language used by Shakespeare, Milton and Banyan.

A．Elizabethan English

B．Edwardian English

C．King's English

D．Standardized English

The English novel as a genre began to prosper in the______.

A．16th century

B．17th century

C．18th century

D．19th century

A．In 1177.

B．In 1315.

C．In the 16th century.

D．In the 17th century.

听力原文： Early in the 16th century men were trying to reach Asia by traveling west from Europe. (18[C])In order to find Asia they had to find a way past South America. The man who eventually found the way from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific was Ferdinand Magellan.

Magellan sailed from Seville in August 1519 with five ships and about 280 men. Fourteen months later, (19[B])after spending the severe winter on the coast of Patagonia, he discovered the channel which is now called Magellan's Strait. In November 1520, (19[D])after many months of dangers from rocks and storms, the three remaining ships entered the ocean on the other side of South America.

They then continued, hoping to reach Asia, but they did not see any land until they reached the islands off the coast of Asia. Before they arrived at these islands, later known as the Philippines, men were dying of starvation. While they were staying in the Philippines, (19[C])Magellan was killed in battle. The remaining officers then had to get back to Spain. They decided to sail around Africa. After many difficulties, one ship with eighteen men sailed into Seville three years after leaving. They were all that remained of Magellan's expedition. However, their achievement was great. They were the first men to sail round the world.

The purpose of Magellan’s expedition was ______.

A．to sail round the world

B．to find navigation lane from the Atlantic to the Pacific

C．to make a voyage to Asia

D．to carry men to Philippines

In the 20th century the equipping of bathrooms became a separate industry with a wide variety of special forms of bathroom furniture and fixtures. The materials used are porcelain, enamel, plastic, wood and ______ steel. (stain)

Cross-country bicycle racing, ______ early in the 20th century in France, was current in the 1920s and became prominent in the 1950s.

A．generated

B．originated

C．sponsored

D．proclaimed