1、Unit2EnglisharoundtheworldSectionWarmingUp,Pre-reading,Reading&Comprehending课后篇巩固提升一、用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空because ofcome upat presentmake use ofsuch asbe based onplay a part inthe number of1.Each of us should making the earth a better place to live on.答案:play a part in2.Today people traveling abroad is in
2、creasing.答案:the number of3.He didnt attend the meeting his cold.答案:because of4.The teachers in this school, Mr.White and Mrs.Black,are very kind to the students.答案:such as5.I hope the plan which is being carried out in our city will bring us a good result.答案:at present6.The film about a couples life
3、 a true story.答案:is/was based on7.When the thief saw a policeman to him,he ran away quickly.答案:coming up8.We should train them to reference books.答案:make use of二、用适当的介词或副词填空1. the end of the show,the audience stood up and cheered.答案:At2.People go to the cinema because they want to see something diff
4、erent everyday life.答案:from3.As languages develop,the meaning of the words can change time.答案:over4.Come to the fire,and you will feel much warmer.答案:up5.They must have finished the work now.答案:by三、单句填空1.His famous novel is based a true story.答案:on/upon2.My brother cant go to work because his foot b
5、eing hurt.答案:of3.Please dont worry.Your son is all right present.答案:at4.Tom is more my neighbour.He is a close friend of mine as well.答案:than5.They decided to make voyage to the United States.答案:a6.I dont know why the old lady comes to school (frequent).答案:frequently四、完成句子1.因为这场大雨,我们不能去上班。We cant go
6、 to work .答案:because of the heavy rain2.你认为哪一个队将赢得这场足球赛?Which team will win the football match?答案:do you think3.他提出了一个很好的计划。He a good plan.答案:came up with4.你将怎样利用最后一个月的时间?How the last month?答案:will you make use of5.目前,他正在写一本关于他的故乡的书。,he is writing a book about his hometown.答案:At present6.这部电影是以我们的城市
7、为基础的。This film our city.答案:is based on五、阅读理解AThere are some differences between American English and British English.Some differences are quite interesting.When my friend Lily from London used the word “larder”,I didnt know what it meant.Realizing I didnt follow her,she used another word.I finally k
8、new she wanted to find something to keep some food.The next word came up when we were planning a lunch date.She jotted down the date and time in her diary,while I marked my calendar.If she called me on the phone,she would ring me up.But if the line was busy,she would say the line was engaged.Most ti
9、mes,I can know what Lily means.Last week,she regretted sending her boys to watch an early morning tennis game without their fleeces.I thought that she meant without their jackets or something like those.Other times,we have to ask each other.She recently told me a funny tale about a woman who was pis
10、sed.I wondered what had made the lady angry.It turns out that “pissed” means “drunk”.Here is one more example.My British friend Jane was filling out a ticket at the grocery store recently.She asked the young man if he had a rubber.When she noticed he didnt follow her,she quickly asked for an eraser,
11、which,in England,is often called a rubber.In order to communicate well with the British,we Americans should learn some words that the British use differently.And I think people who learn English as a second language should also realize that there are differences between American English and British
12、English.1.When Lily used the word “larder”,she was probably looking for a .A.cupB.ladderC.cupboardD.cooker答案:C解析：考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“Ifinallyknewshewantedtofindsomethingtokeepsomefood”可知,Lily在寻找一个可以储存食物的东西,cupboard“橱柜”,符合题意。2.What does the underlined phrase “jotted down” in Paragraph 2 mean?A.Wrote down.
13、B.Left behind.C.Looked for.D.Settled down.答案:A解析：考查词义猜测。根据画线词后面的“inherdiary”以及“whileImarkedmycalendar”可知,Lily把日期和时间记在了日记本上。writedown“记下,写下”。3.Last week,Lily regretted sending her boys to watch a tennis game mainly because .A.she thought the game was boringB.she wanted to spend time with her boysC.sh
14、e didnt dress her boys in thick clothesD.her boys got lost答案:C解析：考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“anearlymorningtennisgame”和“Ithoughtthatshemeantwithouttheirjacketsorsomethinglikethose”可推断,Lily后悔送她的孩子们去看网球比赛是因为她没给孩子们穿厚一点的衣服。4.According to the passage,in British English .A.the word “pissed” means “angry”B.the word “ja
15、cket” is often usedC.the word “engaged” means “tired”D.the word “rubber” means “eraser”答案:D解析：考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“shequicklyaskedforaneraser,which,inEngland,isoftencalledarubber”可知,选D项。B(2019浙江,A)Zachariah Fike has an unusual hobby.He finds old military(军队的) medals for sale in antique stores and on the I
16、nternet.But unlike most collectors,Zac tracks down the medals rightful owners,and returns them.His effort to reunite families with lost medals began with a Christmas gift from his mother,a Purple Heart with the name Corrado A.G.Piccoli,found in an antique shop.Zac knows the meaning of a Purple Heart
17、he earned one himself in a war as a soldier.So when his mother gave him the medal,he knew right away what he had to do.Through the Internet,Zac tracked down Corrados sister Adeline Rockko.But when he finally reached her,the woman flooded him with questions:“Who are you?What antique shop?”However,whe
18、n she hung up,she regretted the way she had handled the call.So she called Zac back and apologized.Soon she drove to meet Zac in Watertown,N.Y.“At that point,I knew she meant business,” Zac says.“To drive eight hours to come to see me.”The Piccolis grew up the children of Italian immigrants in Water
19、town.Corrado,a translator for the Army during WWII,was killed in action in Europe.Before hearing from Zac,Adeline hadnt realized the medal was missing.Like many military medals,the one Zacs mother had found was a family treasure.“This medal was very precious to my parents.Only on special occasions(场
20、合) would they take it out and let us hold it in our hands,”Adeline says.As a child,Adeline couldnt understand why the medal was so significant.“But as I grew older,” Adeline says,“and missed my brother more and more,I realized that was the only thing we had left.” Corrado Piccolis Purple Heart medal
21、 now hangs at the Italian American Civic Association in Watertown.Zac recently returned another lost medal to a family in Alabama.Since he first reunited Corrados medal,Zac says his record is now 5 for 5.【语篇导读】本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了ZachariahFike的一项特殊爱好。他在古董店和互联网上买到军队勋章,然后把它们归还给勋章的拥有者。5.Where did Zac get a P
22、urple Heart medal for himself?A.In the army.B.In an antique shop.C.From his mother.D.From Adeline Rockko.答案:A解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“ZacknowsthemeaningofaPurpleHeartheearnedonehimselfinawarasasoldier.”可知,Zac当兵时在一次战斗中赢得了一枚紫心勋章。所以选A项。6.What did Zac realize when Adeline drove to meet him?A.She was very impol
23、ite.B.She was serious about the medal.C.She suspected his honesty.D.She came from a wealthy family.答案:B解析：推理判断题。根据第三段最后的“Atthatpoint,Iknewshemeantbusiness,Zacsays.Todriveeighthourstocometoseeme.”可推知,她非常重视这件事情,开车八个小时来见“我”。词组meanbusiness意为“是认真的,当真的”。所以选B项。7.What made Adeline treasure the Purple Heart?
24、A.Her parents advice.B.Her knowledge of antiques.C.Her childhood dream.D.Her memory of her brother.答案:D解析：推理判断题。根据第六段中的“ButasIgrewolder,Adelinesays,andmissedmybrothermoreandmore,Irealizedthatwastheonlythingwehadleft.”可推知,Adeline之所以珍惜这枚勋章,是因为这枚勋章成为Adeline思念哥哥的唯一物件,故D项正确。六、根据课文内容填空At first,nearly all
25、the people 1. spoke English lived in England.Later in the 17th century,people from England made voyages 2.(conquer) other parts of the world and 3. of that,English began to 4.(speak) in many other countries.English has changed much over time.Old English was based more 5. German.Then English was chan
26、ged 6.(gradual).The people who ruled England enriched the English language.Later some British settlers moved to America.7. the 19th century,two English dictionaries were written by Samuel Johnson and Noah Webster.The dictionary 8.(write) by the latter gave a separate identity to American English 9.(
27、spell).Now English is spoken in many countries as a foreign or second language.Many people in India can speak 10.(fluently) English.Today the number of people learning English in China and other countries of the world is increasing rapidly.答案:1.who2.to conquer3.because4.be spoken5.on6.gradually7.By8.written9.spelling10.fluent