1、UNIT5LANGUAGESAROUNDTHEWORLDSectionDReadingforWriting&AssessingYourProgress课后篇巩固提升必备知识基础练.单句语法填空1.The blacks in the country want to be treated (equal) in education and employment.答案equally2.Our physics teacher demands that we (hand) in our homework tomorrow morning.答案(should) hand3.It is required th
2、at what you will write should be (relate) to everyday life.答案related4.Many of the new features and the benefits they provide (describe) in this article.答案are described5.(listen) to English radio programmes helps him get used to how fast native speakers talk.答案Listening6.He always repeats what he hea
3、rs to help (he) to experience the feeling of the language.答案himself.完成句子1.After a month of training,he became (胜任) the work as a bus driver.答案equal to2.Information technology can (在鸿沟上搭起桥梁) between the poor and the rich.答案bridge the gap3.All human beings (在上平等) rights.答案are equal in4.The computer sy
4、stem demands that some updates (应该进行) at once.答案should be done5.His words (与联系起来) the accident happening several days ago.答案were related to6.They havent decided (是否离开) or not.答案whether to leave.用“介词+关系代词”填空1.The plane we flew to Canada last Friday was really comfortable.答案in which2.The manager compa
5、ny I work pays much attention to improving our working conditions.答案in whose3.The English play my students acted at the New Years party was a great success.答案in which4.Eric received training in computer for one year,he found a job in a big company.答案after which5.Wind power is an ancient source of en
6、ergy we may return in the near future.答案to which6.Do you know the man I shook hands just now?答案with whom7.The schools themselves admit that not all children will be successful in the jobs they are being trained.答案for which关键能力提升练.阅读理解Im a strong believer that learning different languages makes you l
7、ook incredibly good when youre in a foreign country and can understand and speak the language.The list below is 4 apps that will help you learn a foreign language!You can download them for free.BabbelLearnLanguagesBabbel is an excellent language tool to help you progress step by step with learning a
8、 new language.It helps you learn grammar along the way as you work your way through the tasks and assignments.You need to pay a monthly subscription(定金),but this will still be cheaper than taking physical lessons with a tutor!DuolingoLearnLanguagesFreeThe app has many languages to choose from and wi
9、ll work through the basics all the way to advanced words and sentences.Its all completely free too!Its incredibly well designed,looks great and will help you learn,remember and progress with just a little bit of time every day.TandemLanguageExchangeRather than have you work through tasks and memoris
10、e different things,the app lets you match with people who share your interests but speak the language you want to learn.You can then have text,voice and video conversations with people who want to learn your native language,and in return you learn theirs,all by simply communicating with each other.I
11、ts a great way to learn with only $1 a day.BusuuLearnEnglishThis app is perfect if you want to learn English.There are all sorts of audio and visual learning aids.Youll find yourself working through interactive tests and learning tools for vocabulary and dialogue.【语篇导读】本文为应用文,向人们推荐了四款语言学习应用程序。1.What
12、 is the purpose of the passage?A.Sell apps to language learners.B.Introduce language learning apps.C.Teach language learners to use apps.D.Teach languages through apps.答案B解析推理判断题。根据第一段最后两句“Thelistbelowis4appsthatwillhelpyoulearnaforeignlanguage!Youcandownloadthemforfree.”可知,下面列出的4个应用程序将帮助你学习一门外语。由此可
13、以判断其目的是向人们推荐语言学习应用程序。2.Which app suits best if you want to learn through communication?A.BabbelLearn Languages.B.TandemLanguage Exchange.C.DuolingoLearn Languages Free.D.BusuuLearn English.答案B解析细节理解题。根据Tandem:LanguageExchange中的第二句“Youcanthenhavetext,voiceandvideoconversationswithpeoplewhowanttolearn
14、yournativelanguage,andinreturnyoulearntheirs,allbysimplycommunicatingwitheachother.”可知,如果你想通过交流学习,Tandem:LanguageExchange最适合。3.What is Duolingo different from the other three apps?A.It is completely free to use.B.It is specially for English learning.C.It is unsuitable for beginners.D.It is the most
15、effective app.答案A解析细节理解题。根据Duolingo:LearnLanguagesFree中的第一句“Theapphasmanylanguagestochoosefromandwillworkthroughthebasicsallthewaytoadvancedwordsandsentences.Itsallcompletelyfreetoo!”可知,多邻国与其他三个软件相比,它是完全免费的。4.What do the apps have in common?A.They cover all languages.B.They focus on grammar.C.They c
16、ontain many tests.D.They are free to download.答案D解析细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“Youcandownloadthemforfree”可知这些应用程序的共同点是可“免费下载”,因此选D项。.应用文写作假定你是李华,你的英国朋友Emily要找一位中国书法老师,请给她回信,推荐一位合适人选。内容包括:推荐原因、人物介绍以及联系方式。注意:1.词数80左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;3.书信的开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。Dear Emily,Hearing that you are looking for a Chinese call
17、igraphy teacher,I am writing to introduce Ms Li to you.Yours sincerely,Li Hua参考范文Dear Emily,Hearing that you are looking for a Chinese calligraphy teacher,I am writing to introduce Ms Li to you.Ms Li,an art teacher in our school,is famous for her handwriting.She has got some prizes for writing the b
18、est Chinese characters in our city.Not only can she teach you how to write Chinese characters,but also she can offer you some information about Chinese culture.In addition,Ms Li is kind and will be pleased to teach you.You will find her humorous and easy to get along with.Most importantly,Ms Li is p
19、atient and enthusiastic about teaching.You can contact her in her office at weekends.I hope you will have fun learning Chinese calligraphy.Yours sincerely,Li Hua.读后续写阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。I got out of the car and walked up to my daughter Laurens school.Id promised to do something for
20、her eighth birthday.I knew Lauren loved the book.Id discovered it a year earlier,not long after she was diagnosed with a language-based learning disordera fancy way of saying shes dyslexic.That morning at breakfast Id asked Lauren again,“Are you sure thats the book you want me to read?” She looked u
21、p from her breakfast and said,“Yes,Mommy,Im sure.Mrs Small said to have you read my favourite book and ThankYou,MrFalker is my favourite.”ThankYou,MrFalker is written by the childrens book author Patricia Polacco. Its about her own struggles in school.She could draw well but could not read.She was t
22、eased and bullied and felt terrible about herself until the fifth grade,when her teacher,Mr Falker,realised she had a learning disability and taught her to read.The book ends with her running into Mr Falker years later and telling him shes now a writer and artist,thanks in large part to how he chang
23、ed her life.Lauren started this school yearthe second gradenot being able to read.But that didnt seem to get in her way.She was full of opinions and not afraid to express them.She told imaginative stories.And like the young Patricia Polacco,she was quite the artist.Her teachers assured my husband an
24、d me that eventually Lauren would learn to read,and we believed them.I signed in at the office and took my time walking to her classroom.Was it a good idea to read Laurens class a story about a dyslexic girl?Would describing the ways the author had been bullied as a child give my daughters classmate
25、s permission to torment (折磨) her?I began to read.I came to the part where the girl is bullied by her classmates.I could hardly imagine what it would be like if her classmates said those cruel things to Lauren.Finally I reached the part where the adult Patricia runs into her old teacher.注意:续写词数应为150左
26、右。Lauren stood up,looked at her classmates and said,“I have what she hasLauren is now in the fourth grade.参考范文Laurenstoodup,lookedatherclassmatesandsaid,“Ihavewhatshehasdyslexia.I am just like Patricia Polacco.But Im a good artist and thats probably why my brain is taking longer to read.I am very sm
27、art and I am going to grow up to be a writer,like Patricia Polacco.” No embarrassment or hesitation in her voice,just confidence and pride.I stopped and looked up.The kids sat cheerfully.The book had reached them like all good stories shouldin the heart.I knew something beautiful and amazing had jus
28、t happened.Laurenisnowinthefourthgrade.Her classmates have never given much thought to her dyslexia other than to help her when she needs it.She loves to write stories.Her spelling is creative,but that doesnt stop her from putting all the stories she dreams up down on paper.Someday,Lauren hopes to thank Patricia Polacco in person,which she predicts will likely happen at a writers conference.