More and more differences occur between the written form and oral form of English because ( ).
More and more differences occur between the written form and oral form of English because ( ).
A、some of the differences were created by the printing industry
B、the spelling has changed more rapidly than the pronunciation over the years
C、some borrowed words do not conform to the rules of English pronunciation and spelling
D、English alphabet was adopted from the Anglo-Saxons, which does not have a separate letter to represent each sound
【正确答案】:C
【题目解析】:本题考查书面语形式和口语形式产生越来越大差异的原因。1)With the development of the language, more and more differences occur between the written form and the oral form. The internal reason for this is that the English alphabet was adopted from the Romans, which does not have a separate letter to represent each sound in the language so that some letters must do double duty or work together in combination. 随着语言的发展,声音和形式之间的差异越来越大。产生这一差异的内在原因是英语字母表是从罗马人那里引进来的,从而使英语中的每个音位并不能都用单独的字母来表示,有些字母必须起双重职能或组合在一起来表示一个音。D选项中采用Anglo-Saxons”盎格鲁-萨克逊“的表达错误,故D错误。2)Another reason is that the pronunciation has changed more rapidly than spelling over the years. 另一个原因使发音比拼写变化的快。而B选项说法刚好相反,故B错误。3)A third reason is that some of the differences were created by the early scribes. 第三个原因是由早期抄写僧所造成的一些差异。而A选项说的printing ”打印“错误。故A错误。4)Finally comes about the borrowing, which is an important channel of enriching the English vocabulary. When English borrowed words from other languages, it borrowed spelling as well. The early borrowings were assimilated and the later ones, however, do not conform to the rules of English pronunciation and spelling. 最后一个原因是外来词。外来词是丰富英语词汇的重要途径,英语从其他语言借词的同时也借来了词的拼写。早期的外来词已逐渐被英语同化,但后来的外来词仍与英语在拼写和发音上有相当程度的差异。故C选项说法一致。故本题选C。
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