1、Unit 2 English around the worldSectionLearningaboutLanguage,UsingLanguage,SummingUp&LearningTip课后篇巩固提升一、单词拼写1.Applicants will be expected to have a good (掌握) of English.答案:command2.Im not clear about the (用法) of the word and will look it up in the dictionary.答案:usage3.He (请求) us to be on time for th
2、e lecture.答案:requests/requested4.We decided to make a (航行) down the Yellow River to the sea.答案:voyage5.Though he speaks Chinese fluently,his (本族的) language is Russian.答案:native6.Thunder and (闪电) are not caused by gods being angry.答案:lightning7.Go s and dont make any turn,and you will find the hospit
3、al in the end.答案:straight8.She r the man who attacked her last night when she saw him in the police office.答案:recognized9.The boy often laughed at my French (口音),which made me angry.答案:accent10.The letter can be considered as an (表达) of thanks.答案:expression二、用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空believe it or notbe differ
4、ent fromplay a part inthe same asbe expected to1.They make their own beds.答案:are expected to2.Might the dreams of Chinese teenagers western teenagers?答案:be different from3.Why not their discussion?答案:play a part in4.,Jack is often late for school.答案:Believe it or not5.She looks before.You can recogn
5、ize her the moment you see her.答案:the same as三、单句填空1.He told me (do) that again.答案:to do2.I dont know the way he will solve the problem.答案:that/in which3.My husband has lost so much weight that he can hardly (recognize).答案:be recognized4.Do you know who will play major part in the film?答案:the5.Havin
6、g lived in China for 8 years,Helen has a good command Chinese.答案:of6.Although his home is only two (block) away from school,his parents still pick him up every day.答案:blocks7.Life in the new century changes a lot because what we do is quite different what we did.答案:from8.The foreigner I knew comes f
7、rom the (east) part of America.答案:eastern9.Many people there speak the same dialect people in the northwestern USA.答案:as10.Believe it not,anyone can create a website,so you can set up websites about whatever you can imagine.答案:or四、完成句子1.信不信由你,她已经和我相爱两年了。,she has been in love with me for two years.答案
8、:Believe it or not2.在新年庆典中,食物也起了重要的作用。Food also in New Year celebrations.答案:plays an important role/part3.抱歉,这里没有叫王林的人。Sorry,there is called Wang Lin here.答案:no such person4.他被公认为中国最好的电影导演之一。He is one of the greatest film directors in China.答案:recognized as5.发生这起事故是因为他的粗心。The accident happened his c
9、arelessness.答案:because of五、阅读理解Every day,340 million people speak it.One billion people are learning it and it is said that by 2050,half of the worlds population will be using it.What are we talking about?The global languageEnglish.The English language started in Britain in the 5th century.It is a m
10、ixed language.It was built up when German,Scandinavian and French invaders settled in England and created a common language for communication.Today it is the official language of the UK,the USA,Australia,New Zealand,Canada,South Africa and Ireland as well as many islands in the Caribbean.Many other
11、countries and regions use it for politics and business,for example,India,Pakistan,Nigeria and the Philippines.English is also one of the official languages of Hong Kong.But global advertising and pop music mean that in most countries,you will see or hear some English.Thanks to McDonalds,we all know
12、about “burgers”,“fries” and “milkshakes”.Songs by Madonna,Britney Spears and Celine Dion are in English.We can sing along,even if we do not understand what we are singing!English is a messy(杂乱的)language.Every year,dictionaries include new words that talk about popular culture,for example,computer-re
13、lated words such as “blogging”,“download” and “chatroom”.Also included are words that teenagers use.Who does not know “cool”,“OK” and “hello”?Other languages also influence English.Many English words come from French.Words like “cafe” and expressions like “cest la vie(that is life)”are all part of t
14、he English language.On the other hand,the French language includes English words like “le weekend” and “le camping”.German words are also part of English.Words like “kindergarten” come from the German language.Recently,British people have become interested in “yoga”.But the word comes from an ancien
15、t Hindu language in India.1.The English language has a history of .A.over 2 000 yearsB.over 500 years C.over 1 500 yearsD.over 1 000 years答案:C 解析细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知,英语开始于5世纪,故距今已有1500多年。故选C项。2.Which statement is true about the language of English?A.It has been changing all the time.B.It has borrowed wo
16、rds from all the other languages.C.French words are used by the English because dictionaries have French words.D.Singers and film stars have the greatest influence on language.答案:A解析推理判断题。由第四到六段的内容可知,英语这门语言一直在不断发展变化。故选A项。3.How many people in the world are using English now?A.One billion people.B.340
17、 million.C.Almost all the people in the world.D.Not mentioned above,but the number is growing rapidly.答案:B 解析细节理解题。由第一段第一句可知答案:为B项。4.Many countries and regions use English for politics and business except.A.the USAB.NigeriaC.the PhilippinesD.Norway 答案:D 解析细节理解题。由第三段可知,四个选项中只有挪威没有被提及,故选D项。六、七选五阅读理解En
18、glish has been called one of the most difficult languages for non-native speakers to learn.One reason is that English has so many rules.1 Sometimes,this leaves learners confused(混淆).For example,the order of words in a sentence can be tricky.2 The pronunciation of English words cannot always be judge
19、d by their spelling.For example,there are at least six ways to pronounce the group of letters spelled o-u-g-h.And,maybe the worst thing of all is that there are many idioms,or expressions,in English.3So,it is comforting to know that learning root words can help a non-native speaker use English.4 Roo
20、t words can help you to break down large,new words into smaller units to discover their meanings.Learning just one root word can help you understand several words in English.5 Then where can a root be found?A root can be any part of a word that carries meaning:the beginning,middle or end.Prefixes,ba
21、ses,and suffixes are types of roots.The prefix appears at the beginning of a word,the base in the middle and the suffix at the end.A.A root word is the most basic form of a word.B.The English have always been fond of all kinds of rules.C.You could say we use idioms like theyre going out of style.D.A
22、nd there are almost as many exceptions(例外) of those rules!E.Most English root words came from the Greek and Latin languages.F.Another reason why English is hard to learn is the pronunciation of its words.G.So,by learning 20 or 30 root words,you can increase your vocabulary to hundreds of more new words.答案:15 DFCAG