1、 Unit 2English around the world (1) .课文缩写At the end of the 16th century,English was only spoken by people from England.They were native speakers.Today,the largest number of people 1._ English may be in China.A lot of Chinese people speak English 2._ their foreign language.3_ English language 4._ qui
2、te a lot over the last four centuries.Old English sounded more 5._ less like German for it was 6._ on German,but 7._ English sounds more like French than German 8._ England was once ruled by the French.Two people had great effects on the English changes.One was Shakespeare,who 9._ the English vocabu
3、lary;the other was Noah Webster,who wrote a dictionary 10._ gave American English its own identity.答案1.speaking2.as3.The4.has changed5.or6.based7.modern8.because9.enlarged 10that/which.单词拼写1Production in the factories stopped because of _(频繁的)power failures.2You can always tell the difference betwee
4、n the tourists and _(当地人)3A dead body was found under the bridge,but it was hard to determine the _(身份)4If you want to read quickly and well,you should increase your _(词汇)5Parents noticed the _(逐渐的)change in their children.6He is not a Chinese but he can speak Chinese _(流利地)7The report is written in
5、 the _(官方的)style and is only for officers.8His _(公寓)covers 200 square meters,which I like very much.答案1.frequent2.natives3.identity4.vocabulary5.gradual6.fluently7.official8.apartment.翻译与仿写1Do you know that there is more_than_one_kind of English?翻译:_仿写:不止一个人在交通事故中丧生。_2Which country do_you_think has
6、the most English learners?翻译:_仿写:你希望我们几点来接你?_3Today,more people speak English as their first,second or a foreign language than_ever_before.翻译:_仿写:雨下得比以前更大了。_4Native English speakers can understand each other even_if they dont speak the same kind of English.翻译:_仿写:尽管在聚会上我谁也不认识,但仍然玩得很开心。_5It was_based
7、 more on German than the English we speak at_present.翻译:_仿写:以真实的事件为基础,这本书目前很流行。_答案1.你知道有不止一种英语吗?More than one (person)was killed in the traffic accident.2你认为哪个国家学英语的人最多?What time do you expect we will come and pick you up?3如今说英语的人比以往任何时候都多,他们有的把英语作为第一语言,有的作为第二语言或外语。Its raining harder than ever befor
8、e.4以英语为母语的人,即使他们所讲的语言不尽相同,也可以互相听懂。Even if I didnt know anybody at the party,I had a good time.5当时的英语更多是以德语为基础,而不是我们现在讲的英语。Based on a real story,the book is popular at present.句型转换1A:He left the company because the boss said something at the meeting.B:He left the company _ _ what the boss said at the
9、 meeting.2A:Some people now also speak English as a foreign or second language in South Asia.B:English now _ _ _ as a foreign or second language in South Asia.3A:A great many college students were sent to the West to help the children there.B:_ _ _ _ college students were sent to the West to help th
10、e children there.4A:I thought Betty was in the garden,but in fact she was in her room.B:I thought Betty was in the garden,but _ she was in her room.5A:Hell be able to put his experience to good use in the new job.B:Hell be able to _ _ _ _ his experience in the new job.答案1.because of2.is also spoken3
11、.A large number of 4actually5.make good use of.单项填空1We are badly in need of waiters _;could you come and help us out?Aat once Bat presentCat the end Dat first答案B句意:当前我们急需服务员,你能来帮我们吗?at once立刻;at present目前;at the end最后;at first首先。根据句意,应选B。2Her wish is to have a roundtheworld _ after she retires.Atrav
12、el Btour Cvoyage Djourney答案B句意:她的愿望是退休后,能进行一次环球旅行。tour强调“巡回旅行”,符合题意。故选B。3_ the bad weather,the boy couldnt go out to play,which made him annoyed.AIn spite of BAccording toCBecause of DThanks to答案C句意:由于坏天气,这男孩不能出去玩,这使他很懊恼。4Though he _ many difficulties on his way to becoming a doctor,he never gave up
13、 his dream.Acame to Bcame aboutCcame across Dcame out答案C句意:尽管在成为医生的过程中遇到很多困难,但他从未放弃过自己的梦想。come to达到;come about发生;come across偶然相遇;come out出版。结合句意应选C。5To us,Mr. Zhang is _ a teacher.He is also a friend.Anot more than Bno more thanCmore than Dnot less than答案Cmore than意为“不仅仅”,符合题意。6Have you ever _ been
14、to England?Yes.I have been there two times.Agradually BactuallyCextremely Dpresently答案B句意:你确实去过英国?是的。我去过两次。gradually逐渐地;actually实际上,事实上;extremely极其;presently目前。7On seeing her new classmate,she _ and said with a smile,“Glad to meet you.”Acame up Bmade upCtook up Dput up答案A句意:一看到新同学,她走过来并且笑着说:“很高兴见到你”
15、。come up走过来;突然出现;被提出。make up编造;take up占据;put up张贴。结合句意,应选A。8Toms father serves in the army while Johns father is an _ in the government.Aofficial Bofficer Cwaiter Dsecretary答案Aofficial指政府官员,officer指军官。9Lets just play a game or something else.Sounds good,but give me a call before you come.My mom migh
16、t try to _ something else for me to do.(2013厦门高一检测)Acome up with Bkeep up withCput up with Dcatch up with答案Acome up with“提出”;keep up with“跟上”;put up with“容忍”;catch up with“赶上”。结合句意应选A。10They tried their best to _ good use of the chance that their school offered to study hard.Amake Btake Cgrasp Dseiz
17、e答案A句意:他们尽力好好利用学校提供的机会努力学习。make good use of“好好利用”为固定搭配。11During the _ part of November,there will be a series of activities.Alatest Blate Clater Dlatter答案D句意:在十一月份的后半部分,将有一系列的活动。latest最近的;late晚的;later较迟的;latter后面的。结合句意D项正确。12What surprised me was not what he said but _ he said it.(2013合肥高一检测)Athe wa
18、y Bin the way thatCin the way Dthe way which答案A句意:使我吃惊的不是他说的话而是他说话的方式。13The famous film is _ a Chinese fairy tale and directed by a famous director.Abasing at Bbased onCbases on Dto base at答案B考查语态。句意:这部有名的电影是基于中国神话故事,且由著名导演执导的。be based on基于,为固定搭配。14Let children speak their own opinions,_ they are di
19、fferent from your own.Auntil Beven ifCunless Das though答案B句意:让孩子们发表他们自己的观点,尽管不同于你自己的。even if即使,尽管;until直到;unless除非;as though好像。15Our monitor,as a student,is excellent,who does very well in sports and games,swimming,_.Aas Blike Csuch as Dfor example答案Dfor example主要用于举例说明,一般只列举同类人或事物中的一个,可以用于句首、句中或句末。
20、符合句意。.完形填空When Pat Jones finished college,she decided to travel around the world and see as many foreign places as she could _1_ she was young.Pat wanted to visit Latin America _2_,so she got a job _3_ an English teacher in a school in Bolivia.Pat spoke a little Spanish,_4_ she was able to communica
21、te with her students even when they didnt _5_ much English.A sentence she had read somewhere stuck in her mind;if you dream _6_ a foreign language,you have really mastered(掌握)it.Pat repeated this sentence to her students and _7_ that some day she would dream in Spanish and they would dream in _8_.On
22、e day,one of her _9_ students came up and explained in Spanish that he had not done his homework.He had _10_ early and had slept _11_.“What does this have to do with your _12_?” Pat asked“I dreamed all night,Miss Jones.And my dream was in English.”“In English?” Pat was very _13_,since he was such a
23、bad student.She was _14_ secretly jealous(嫉妒的)Her _15_ was still not in Spanish.But she encouraged(鼓励)her young student.“Well,_16_ me about your dream.”“All the people in the dream _17_ English.” the student said.“And all the signs were in English.All the newspapers and magazines and all the TV prog
24、rams were in English.”“But thats _18_,” said Pat.“What did all the people say to you?”“Im sorry,Miss Jones.Thats _19_ I slept so badly.I didnt _20_ a word they said.It was a nightmare(噩梦)!”1A.because Bwhile Cif Dsince答案B趁着年轻想多到国外看看,用while合适。2A.first Bat firstClast Dat last答案A首先想去旅行的地方是拉丁美洲。3A.for Bo
25、f Cas Dlike答案Cget a job as.“获得一份工作”。4A.and Bbut Cso Dyet答案C上下文为因果关系,故用so。5A.say Bknow Cread Dwrite答案B学生对英语懂得不多。6A.in Babout Cof Dfor答案A如果能用外语思维做梦,你就真正掌握了外语。7A.thought Brealized Choped Dwanted答案CPat希望他有一天能用西班牙语思维做梦,而学生们能用英语思维做梦。8A.English BSpanish CRussian DGerman答案A参见7题解析。9A.bright BexcellentCbest D
26、worst答案D由文章最后一段可知,该学生一句英语也听不懂,说明他英语学得很差。10A.got up Bgone to bedCfallen asleep Dwoken up答案B很早就睡觉了。11A.well BsoundlyCbadly Dheavily答案C文章最后一段有提示。12A.English Blanguage Cdream Dhomework答案D学生说他的作业没有做,是因为晚上没睡好,Pat问:这与作业有何关系?13A.surprised Bworried Cpleased Dexcited答案A学习最差的学生竟然能用英语做梦了,Pat当然感到惊奇。14A.yet Bseld
27、om Calso Dstill答案C惊奇之余,还有点嫉妒。因为她还不能用西班牙语做梦。15A.study Bclass Cword Ddream答案D使用西班牙语还不能做梦。16A.answer Bwrite Ctell Dask答案Ctell sb about sth“告诉某人的情况”。17A.read Bliked Cspoke Dlearned答案C由原文可知,该学生梦中的人都说英语,他自己却一句也不懂。18A.wonderful BterribleCfunny Dstrange答案C能用英语做梦当然应该是很有趣的。19A.how Bwhy Cwhen Dbecause答案BThats why.“所以”。20A.hear BunderstandCknow Dremember答案B他们所说的我一点儿也听不懂。