1、Unit 2 English around the worldPeriod FourGrammarDirect Speech and Indirect Speech()：requests and commands基础巩固.将下列直接引语改为间接引语1“Dont swim out too far，” the teacher said to the boys.The teacher told the boys not to swim out too far.2“Do，please，send me to a warm climate，” she said to me.She asked me to
2、send her to a warm climate.3“Make sure the door is shut when you go out，” father said to me.Father told me to make sure that the door was shut when I went out.4Sally asked me，“Will you please pass me the dictionary？”Sally asked me to pass her the dictionary.5“What a lovely girl she is！” he said.He s
3、aid what a lovely girl she was./He said that she was a lovely girl.将下列间接引语改为直接引语6She told us not to touch anything unless told to when we were in the lab.“Dont touch anything unless told to when you are in the lab，” she said to us.7He asked me never to phone him after midnight.“Never phone me after
4、midnight，” he said to me.8He asked us to tidy the lab as soon as we could.“Please tidy the lab as soon as you can，” he said to us.9Mary reminded me not to forget to answer the letter.Mary said to me，“Dont forget to answer the letter.”10He advised me to tell the boys father if he refused to help.He s
5、aid to me，“If the boy refuses to help，tell his father.”.完成句子11He told me to follow his instructions.他告诉我要听从他的指令。12She asked me to tell Mr White that she was there.她让我告诉怀特先生她在那里。13He told the kids not to make so much noise.他告诉孩子们不要太过吵闹。14He ordered the man to go away.他命令那个人出去。15She advised me not to
6、tell the news to him.她建议我不要把这个消息告诉他。能力提升.完形填空Throughout history，people have been interested in knowing how language first began，but no one knows exactly where or how this happened. 16 ，we do know a lot about 17 ，the languages of today and also the languages of 18 times.There are 19 about three thous
7、and languages in the world today.Chinese is the language 20 the most speakers.English，Russian and Spanish are also spoken by many millions of people. 21 ，some languages in the world have less than one hundred speakers.There are several important 22 of languages in the world.For example，most of the l
8、anguages of 23 are in one large family 24 the IndoEuropean language family.The original(最初的) language of this family was spoken about 4，500 years 25 .Many of the present languages of Europe and India are modern 26 of the language of 4，500 years ago.Languages are 27 changing.The English of today is v
9、ery different 28 the English of 500 years ago.Over time some even 29 completely.About 1，000 years ago 30 was a little known relative of German 31 on one of the borders(边界) of Europe.If a language has 32 speakers or if it is very old，there may be 33 in the way it is spoken in different areas.That is，
10、the language may have several 34 .Chinese is a good example of dialect differences.Chinese has been spoken for thousands of years by many millions of speakers.The differences among the dialects of Chinese are so great that speakers of Chinese from some parts of China 35 understand speakers from othe
11、r parts.16A.But BSoCHowever DBesides答案C解析语言的起源一直是人们感兴趣的事情，但是没人确切地知道语言的起源究竟是怎样的。然而，我们还是对语言有许多了解。but后不能出现逗号，因此此处用however表转折。17A.English BhistoryCChinese Dlanguages答案D解析由上下文可知，此处讲的是对语言的认识，而不单纯是对汉语或英语的认识。空后的“the languages of.”是提示。18A.earlier BlatterCmodern Dhard答案A解析人们对现在的语言以及更早的语言有所了解。由上下文可知此处与today对应。
12、19A.frequently BprobablyCfluently Dgradually答案B解析现在世界上可能有大约三千种语言。probably可能，符合语境。frequently频繁地fluently流利地；gradually逐渐地。20A.for BwithCin Dof答案B解析由with引导的介词短语作定语，修饰language，表示“汉语是使用人数最多的一种语言”。21A.In a word BAt presentCOn the one hand DOn the other hand答案D解析上文提到汉语是使用人数最多的一种语言，接着又说英语、俄语和西班牙语也有数百万人使用，后文话
13、锋一转讲到，还有不到一百人使用的语言。on the other hand另一方面，符合语境。in a word总之；at present现在；on the one hand一方面。22A.blocks BaccentsCfamilies Dchanges答案C解析由后面的内容可知语言有几大语系(family)。“For example，most of the language of are in one large family the IndoEuropean language family.”也是提示。block块；accent口音；change变化。23A.Europe BAsiaCAf
14、rica DAmerica答案A解析由后面的“IndoEuropean language family”可知，欧洲的大多数语言都属于一个大的语系印欧语系。24A.called BspokenCcalling Dspeaking答案A解析过去分词called作定语，表示“被称作”。25A.before BagoClater Dold答案B解析由前面的was spoken可知，此处应该用与一般过去时连用的ago。before用于完成时的句子中。26A.times BfamiliesCforms Dmembers答案C解析现在印度与欧洲的许多语言实际上就是4 500年以前的语言的现代形式(form)
15、。27A.always BseldomCoften Dsometimes答案A解析由下文可知，语言一直都在发展变化。always与现在进行时态连用表示“总是”。28A.about BwithCin Dfrom答案D解析be different from与不同，为固定短语。29A.die out Bdie awayCdie down Ddie off答案A解析随着时间的推移有些语言甚至完全消失了。die out灭绝，消失，符合语境。die away逐渐模糊，逐渐减弱；die down逐渐变弱，暗淡；die off相继死去。30A.Spanish BEnglishCChinese DRussian
16、答案B解析一千年前的英语还与欧洲边界地区人们讲的德语有亲戚关系。31A.called BtoldCspoken Dnamed答案C解析表示“讲(某种语言)”用speak，此处用过去分词作定语表示被动。32A.a great deal of Ba fewCa little Da number of答案D解析讲某种语言的人多或某种语言很古老，那么不同地区人们说话的方式就有差别。A.C项只修饰不可数名词；a few表示“几个”，意义不符。33A.speakers BdifferencesCidentity Dchanges答案B解析由上文可知此处指人们说话方式的不同(difference)。34A.
17、dialects BspellingsCusages Dexpressions答案A解析根据后一句中的dialect differences可知，一种语言可能有几种方言。dialect方言，符合语境。35A.mustnt Bmay notCwont Dcant答案D解析汉语方言的差别如此之大，以至于来自不同地区的人都无法相互沟通。此处表示“不会，不能”，故用cant。.语法填空Believe it 36. not，I used to live in the same apartment with Mo Yan，who requested that the 12year education 37
18、. (be) shortened to 10 years at the Two Sessions(两会)He is also a famous Chinese writer who won the Nobel Prize in literature for his novel Frog.He has many other famous works，such 38. Red Sorghum (红高粱) and The Republic of Wine (酒国) which 39. (recognize) to be the most imaginative Chinese novel.As fa
19、r as I know，he often makes use of his spare time 40. (talk) with the native people and sets down what he has heard.41. (actual)，he visits the native people so frequently that he knows them very well.So，it is natural that the novels written by him 42. (base) on real life.Most importantly，the way he e
20、xpresses his feelings and ideas is different from other novelists(小说家)As one of the most important 43. (writer) in China，his works are read by a great number of readers and play 44. very important part in Chinese literature.That is 45. he works hard and practises writing frequently.36答案or解析考查固定搭配。be
21、lieve it or not信不信由你，是固定短语。37答案(should) be解析考查虚拟语气。request请求，后接宾语从句时，从句谓语用“should do”形式，should可以省略。38答案as解析考查固定搭配。such as例如，是固定短语。39答案is recognized解析考查动词的时态、语态和主谓一致。全文整体时态是一般现在时，故该处用一般现在时，主语The Republic of Wine与recognize之间是被动关系，故用被动语态，故该处用一般现在时的被动语态，填is recognized。40答案to talk解析考查非谓语动词。make use of ti
22、me to do sth.利用时间做某事。41答案Actually解析考查副词。在句中作状语修饰全句，应用副词。actually事实上。42答案are based解析考查动词的时态、语态和主谓一致。本句主语是novels，故谓语用复数形式。be based on以为基础。43答案writers解析考查名词的单复数。设空前是one of the most important“最重要的之一”，故该空用名词的复数形式。44答案a解析考查冠词。play a very important part in在中起非常重要的作用。45答案because解析考查名词性从句的连接词。该句前面提到的“在中国文学中起
23、非常重要的作用”是“努力并经常练习写作”的结果，故该空填because。That is because.那是因为。.读后续写阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。Boys like to be considered to be brave，but what kind of things can be considered to be brave？ It is not a question that can be answered by words，but by the actual deed.A boy with the name Henry gave us a good
24、 example.Ronny and Henry were two friends in the same class.They always played together and went home together.One day as Ronny and Henry were going home after school，they saw some people fighting in the street corner.Ronny said excitedly，“Some people are fighting! Lets go and have a look！” But Henr
25、y refused，“Its none of our business.Wed better go home and not get close to them.Also our parents are expecting to have dinner with us together at home and I dont want them to worry about me.”“You are a coward and afraid to go，” said Ronny and off he ran to the spot(地点) with some other boys.Henry ha
26、d to go home alone and didnt think about it anymore.But Ronny thought Henry was a coward and told all the boys that.They laughed at him a great deal.From then on，they looked down upon Henry and didnt want to play with him.Henry was sad but he wasnt angry with Ronny for his rude behavior，because he h
27、ad learned that true courage was shown most in bearing misunderstanding when it was not deserved(值得)，and that he ought to be afraid of nothing but doing wrong.Thus，he just ignored the other boys laughter and continued to stick to(坚持) his thought and go to school and study as well.However，Ronny didnt
28、 invite Henry to go home with him anymore.Instead，he had his new friends who also thought Henry was a coward.Every day after school，they didnt go home directly but went to the river or somewhere to play games and had lots of fun.注意：1所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；3续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；4续写完成后，请
29、用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paragraph 1：A few days later，something terrible happened to Ronny. Paragraph2：At that moment，Henry happened to pass by. 参考范文A few days later，something terrible happened to Ronny.That afternoon after school，Ronny was bathing with some of his new friends in the river happily.Suddenly，h
30、e was stuck in the mud and couldnt get out.He struggled hard but he was still trapped.He screamed for help，but all in vain.The boys who had called Henry a coward got out of the water as fast as they could.They were so scared and did not even try to help him.At that moment，Henry happened to pass by.H
31、e heard the screams and went to the river as fast as possible.Seeing Ronny was almost drowned，Henry took off his clothes immediately and jumped into the water without any hesitation.He reached Ronny just as he was sinking the last time.With great effort，and with much danger to himself，he brought Ronny to the shore in time.Henry was happy to help his friend，though he was extremely tired.