学年高中英语 Unit 2 English around the world.docx

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学年高中英语Unit2Englisharoundtheworld

SectionⅠ—WarmingUp,Pre-reading,Reading&Comprehending

课时过关·即时巩固

一、根据句意和汉语提示写出本单元学过的单词或短语

1.Ididn’tchoosetheclothes　　　　　　　　　（因为）thecolours. 

答案:

becauseof

2.Averyimportantplan　　　　　　　　　（提出）atthemeetingyesterdayafternoon. 

答案:

cameup

3.Weshouldtryto　　　　　　　　　　　　（充分利用）ourlimitedtime. 

答案:

makefulluseof

4.　　　　　　　（实际上）,hedidn’tgotoseehisuncle. 

答案:

Actually

5.Hisplanwas　　　　　　　　　（以……为根据）whathehadlearnedfromhisteacher. 

答案:

basedon

6.Sothatishowthesituationstands　　　　　　　　　（现在）. 

答案:

atpresent

二、语法填空

1.Laterinthenextcentury,peoplefromEnglandmadevoyagestootherpartsoftheworldandbecause　　　　　　　　　　that,Englishbegan　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　（speak）inmanyothercountries. 

答案:

of;tobespoken

2.SowhyhasEnglishchanged　　　　　time?

答案:

over

3.IndiahasaverylargenumberoffluentEnglishspeakers　　　　　　　　BritainruledIndiafrom1765to1947. 

答案:

because

4.AtfirsttheEnglish　　　　　　　（speak）inEnglandbetweenaboutAD450and1150wasverydifferent　　　　　theEnglishwespeaktoday. 

答案:

spoken;from

5.Bythe1600’sShakespearewasabletomakeuseofa　　　　　（wide）vocabularythaneverbefore. 

答案:

wider

三、单句改错

1.DoyouknowtherearemorethanonekindofEnglish?

答案:

are→is

2.NativeEnglishspeakerscanunderstandeachotheriftheydon’tspeakthesamekindofEnglish.

答案:

if前加even

3.Actualalllanguageschangeanddevelopwhenculturesmeetandcommunicatewitheachother.

答案:

Actual→Actually

4.Lateinthe18thcenturysomeBritishpeopleweretakentoAustraliatoo.

答案:

Late→Later

5.TodaythenumberofpeoplelearningEnglishinChinaareincreasingrapidly.

答案:

are→is

★四、阅读理解

A

Ayearago,IpaidnoattentiontoEnglishidioms,thoughmyteacheremphasizedtheimportanceagainandagain.Butsoon,theimportanceofEnglishidiomswasshowninanamusingexperience.

Oneday,IhappenedtomeetanEnglishmanontheroad,andsoonwebegantotalk.AsIwastalkingabouthowIwasstudyingEnglish,theforeignerseemedtobeastonished,gentlyshakinghishead,shrugginghisshoulders,saying,“Youdon’tsay!

”“Youdon’tsay!

”Iwaspuzzled.Ithought,perhapsthisisnotanappropriatetopic.“Well,I’dbetterchangethetopic.”SoIsaidtohim,“Well,shallwetalkabouttheGreatWall?

Bytheway,haveyoueverbeenthere?

”“Certainly,everyonebackhomewilllaughatmeifIleaveChinawithoutseeingit.Itismagnificent（雄伟的,壮观的）.”HewasdeepinthoughtwhenIbegantotalklikeatouristguide,“TheGreatWallisoneofthewondersintheworld.Weareveryproudofit.”SoonIwasinterruptedagainbyhisorder,“Youdon’tsay!

”Icouldn’thelpasking,“Whydoyouaskmenottotalkaboutit?

”“Well,Ididn’taskyoutodoso,”heanswered,greatlysurprised.Isaid,“Didn’tyousayyoudon’tsay?

”Hearingthis,theEnglishmanlaughedtotears.Hebegantoexplain,“‘Youdon’tsay’actuallymeans‘really’.Itisanexpressionofsurprise.Perhapsyoudon’tpayattentiontoEnglishidioms.”OnlythendidIrealizeIhadmadeafoolofmyself.Sincethen,Ihavebeenmorecarefulwithidiomaticexpressions.

1.Ayearago,IpaidnoattentiontoEnglishidiomsbecause　　　. 

A.Englishidiomsweretoodifficulttomaster

B.Ididnotrealizetheimportanceofthem

C.myteacherdidn’temphasizetheimportance

D.IhadnointerestinEnglishlearning

答案:

B

解析:

细节理解题。

由第一段可知,是因为我没有意识到它们的重要性。

2.Theunderlinedword“amusing”means“　　　”. 

A.interesting　　　　　　　B.important

C.terribleD.lucky

答案:

A

解析:

词义猜测题。

由下文所讲的经历非常有意思可知,amusing的含义是“有趣味的”。

3.WhenIfirstheard“Youdon’tsay!

”,Ithought　　　. 

A.theEnglishmanwasnotinterestedinmyEnglishstudies

B.theEnglishmanwasonlyinterestedintheGreatWall

C.Ihadtalkedtoomuch

D.Ihadtostoptalkingatonce

答案:

A

解析:

推理判断题。

因为开始时“我”和那个英国人谈论的是“我”的英语学习情况,那个英国人说“Youdon’tsay!

”直译为“你不要说了!

”,“我”误解为他对此事不感兴趣。

4.Wecanlearnfromthesecondparagraphthat　　　. 

A.theEnglishmanwasleavingChinawithoutseeingtheGreatWall

B.theEnglishmanwantedtoseetheGreatWallafterItalkedaboutit

C.theEnglishmanwantedmetoactashisguide

D.theEnglishmanvisitedtheGreatWallandthoughtitworthvisiting

答案:

D

解析:

细节理解题。

由第二段的叙述可知,这个英国人参观了长城,并对其表示了赞扬。

5.AftertheEnglishmanexplainedtheidiom,　　　. 

A.theEnglishmanmademeafool

B.theEnglishmanmadeafoolofhimself

C.Ifeltverysilly

D.Ifeltproudofmyunderstanding

答案:

C

解析:

细节理解题。

由第二段倒数第二句“OnlythendidIrealizeIhadmadeafoolofmyself.”可知,“我”对自己的无知感到愚蠢可笑。

B

EnglishasaForeignLanguage

Therearenowabout376millionpeoplewhospeakEnglishastheirfirstlanguage,andaboutthesamenumberwhohavelearntitinadditiontotheirmothertongue.ThereareonebillionpeoplelearningEnglishnowandabout80%oftheinformationontheInternetisinEnglish.

Isthisagoodthing,orabadthing?

Shouldwecelebratethefactthatmoreandmoreofuscancommunicate,usingacommonlanguage,acrosscountriesandcultures?

Orshouldweworryaboutthedangersof“mono-culturalism”,aworldinwhichweallspeakthesamelanguage,eatthesamefoodandlistentothesamemusic?

Doesitmatterifanincreasingnumberofpeoplespeakthesamelanguage?

Onthecontrary,Iwouldhavethought—althoughIhaveneveracceptedtheargumentthatifonlyweallunderstoodeachotherbetter,therewouldbefewerwars.AskthepeopleofIndia（wheremanyofthemspeakatleastsomeEnglish）andPakistan（thesamesituationwithIndia）... 

IfweallspeakEnglish,willwethenallstarteatingMcDonald’sburgers?

Surelynot.IfEnglishbecomesmoredominant（占主导地位的）,willitkillotherlanguages?

Idoubtit.WhenItravelinAfricaorAsia,Iamalwayssurprisedbyhowmanypeoplecanspeaknotonlytheirownlanguagebutoftenoneormoreotherrelatedlanguages,aswellasEnglishandperhapssomeFrenchorGermanaswell.

WhenwediscussedthisonTalkingPointacoupleofyearsago,wereceivedawonderfulpoetice-mailfromalistenerinIreland.“TheEnglishlanguageisabeautifullanguage.Maybeit’slikearose,”hesaid.“Butwhowouldeverwanttheirgardenjustfullofroses?

”

6.Bysaying“AskthepeopleofIndia...andPakistan...”inParagraph3,theauthoristryingtoshowthat　　　. 

A.speakingthesamelanguagedoesn’tnecessarilybringpeace

B.warscandestroythepeacebetweentwocountries

C.Englishdoesn’tkillotherlanguages

D.Englishiswidelyspokenintheworld

答案:

A

解析:

细节理解题。

根据该画线部分前面的“...therewouldbefewerwars”可推断出,作者借助于印度和巴基斯坦来说明说同一种语言不一定带来和平。

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“garden”inthelastparagraphprobablystandfor?

A.Language.B.Family.

C.Theworld.D.Theculture.

答案:

C

解析:

词义猜测题。

本文主要论述英语和世界之间的关系,因此如果英语是玫瑰,那么garden就应是整个世界。

8.Theauthorwouldprobablyagree　　　. 

A.it’sveryhardtoplantmanykindsofflowersinagarden

B.it’sgoodforpeoplefromothercountriestolearnEnglish

C.moreandmorepeopleliketoplantrosesintheirgardens

D.Englishiseasiertolearnthanotherlanguages

答案:

B

解析:

推理判断题。

根据短文第三、四段可知,作者认为学英语是一件好事情。

9.Whatdoesthepassagetalkabout?

A.WhyEnglishhasbecomeagloballanguage.

B.HowmanypeopleintheworldspeakEnglish.

C.HowpeopleintheworldlearnEnglishasaforeignlanguage.

D.WhetherweneedtoworryaboutEnglishbeingaworldlanguage.

答案:

D

解析:

主旨大意题。

本文主要讨论我们是否需要担心英语成为一门世界性的语言。

★五、七选五阅读理解

　1　Peopleusemoneytobuyfood,furniture,books,bicyclesandhundredsofotherthingstheyneedorwant.Whentheywork,theyusuallygetpaidinmoney. 

Mostofthemoneytodayismadeofmetalorpaper.　2　Oneofthefirstkindsofmoneywasshells. 

Shellswerenottheonlythingsusedasmoney.InChina,clothandkniveswereused.InthePhilippineIslands,ricewasusedasmoneyforalongtime.Elephanttusks,monkeytailsandsaltwereusedasmoneyinpartsofAfrica.

ThefirstmetalcoinsweremadeinChina.Theywereroundandhadasquareholeinthecentre.　3　 

Differentcountrieshaveuseddifferentmetalsanddesignsfortheirmoney.　4　SwedenandRussiausedcoppertomaketheirmoney.Latersomecountriesbegantomakecoinsofgoldandsilver. 

Butevengoldandsilverwereinconvenientifyouhadtobuysomethingexpensive.AgaintheChinesethoughtofawaytoimprovemoney.　5　Thefirstpapermoneylookedmorelikeanotefromonepersontoanotherthanthepapermoneyusedtoday. 

Moneyhashadaninterestinghistoryfromthedaysofshellmoneyuntiltoday.

A.Theybegantousepapermoney.

B.Money,asweknow,isallmadeofpaper.

C.ThefirstcoinsinEnglandweremadeoftin（锡）.

D.Butpeopleusedtouseallkindsofthingsasmoney.

E.Nooneknowsforcertainwhenpeoplebegantousemoney.

F.Todayanyonewillacceptmoneyinexchangeforgoodsandservices.

G.Peoplestrung（串联）themtogetherandcarriedthemfromplacetoplace.

答案:

1.F　2.D　3.G　4.C　5.A