1、课时作业5Using languageA year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized (强调) the importance again and again.But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown _1_ an amusing experience. One day, I _2_ to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk.As I _3_
2、about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be surprised. Gently _4_ his head, and shrugging (耸肩) his shoulders, he said, “You dont say！” “You dont say！” I was puzzled.I thought, perhaps this is not an appropriate topic(适当的话题)“Well, Id _5_ change the topic.”So I said to him.“Well，_6_ w
3、e talk about the Great Wall? _7_ the way, have you ever _8_ there？” “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing _9_.It was magnificent.”He was _10_ in thought when I began to talk _11_ a tourist guide.“The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world.We are very
4、_12_ of it.”Soon I was interrupted again by his words: “You dont say！” I couldnt help asking, “Why do you ask me _13_ about it？” “Well, I didnt request you to do _14_，” he answered, greatly _15_.I said, “Didnt you sayyou dont say？” _16_ this , the Englishman laughed to tears.He began to _17_， “You d
5、ont say！ actually means Really？ It is an _18_ of surprise.Perhaps you dont pay attention to English idioms.”_19_ then did I know I had made a fool of _20_.Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions.Remember: what the English teachers said is always right to us students.文章大意：本文向我们
6、讲述了作者因为不明白 “You dont say！”这一英语习语的确切含义而闹的一场笑话。 1A.in BforCby Dto答案：A解析：在一次有趣的经历中，用in。2A.came BhappenedCseemed Dwanted答案：B解析：happen to do sth.“碰巧”。3A.would talk Bhad talkedCwas to talk Dwas talking答案：D解析：强调过去正在谈论如何学英语，所以用过去进行时。4A.nodding BpackingCshaking Dattacking答案：C解析：这名英国人很吃惊，所以应该是“摇头耸肩”。shake one
7、s head“摇头”。5A.to B.betterCnot D.like答案：B解析：had better do sth. 最好做某事。6A.shall BwillCmust Ddo答案：A解析：shall用于征求对方意见。7A.On BInCAll DBy答案：D解析：by the way“顺便问一下”。8A.gone BvisitedCseen Dbeen答案：D解析：have been表示已去过了，而A选项表示还未回来。B、C两项均为及物动词，不能接副词there。9A.it B.themCanything Dsomething答案：A解析：it指代the Great Wall。10A.
8、high BhighlyCdeep Ddeeply 答案：C解析：be deep in thought“陷入沉思”。11A.as BtoCwith Dlike答案：D解析：作“如，像”讲时，A选项中的as是连词，应接从句；like是介词，后接名词。12A.willing BsatisfiedCproud Dfamiliar答案：C解析：be proud of“因而自豪”。13A.not talk Bto not talkCnot to talk Dnot talking答案：C解析：ask sb. not to do sth.“请某人不做某事”。14A.this BsoCanything Dn
9、othing答案：B解析：so指代上文不要谈论长城那件事。15A.encouraged BfrightenedCpleased Dsurprised答案：D解析：根据上文可知，此英国人对我说的话感到很“吃惊”。16A.Heard BTo hearCHearing DListening答案：C解析：hearing为非谓语动词，在此作伴随状语。17A.explain BshoutCprove D.say答案：A解析：从后面的话语可知，此英国人开始“解释”“You dont say！”的确切含义。18A.experience BexpressionCexplanation Dexample答案：B解
10、析：“You dont say！”是“吃惊”的表达。expression“表达”；experience“经历，经验”；explanation“解释”；example“例子”。19A.From BSinceCBy DOnly答案：D解析：since then“自从那时”；by then“直到那时”；它们所引导的句子均为陈述语序。而only放在句首时，后面的句子则采用部分倒装，因此答案选D。20A.me BmyselfCmine Dsomebody答案：B解析：make a fool of sb.“愚弄某人”。宾语和主语一样，故用反身代词。A student is learning to spea
11、k British English.He wonders (想知道): Can I communicate(交流) with Americans? Can they understand me? Learners of English often ask: What are the differences between British and American English? How important are these differences?Certainly! There are some differences between British and American Engli
12、sh.There are a few differences in grammar.For example, speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have you a pen？” Americans say “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen？” Pronunciation is sometimes different.Americans usually sound the rs in words like “bird” and “hurt”Speakers of British E
13、nglish do not sound the rs in these words.There are differences between British and American English in spelling and vocabulary.For example, “colour” and “honour” are British, “color” and “honor” are American.These differences in grammar, pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary are not important, how
14、ever.For the most part, British and American English are the same language.文章大意：文章讲述了美式英语和英式英语之间的差别主要体现在四个方面，并说明了它们属于同一种语言，这两国人在相互理解方面没有什么困难。1According to this passage, a student who is learning to speak American English might be afraid that _.ABritish people cannot understand himBAmerican people ca
15、nnot understand himCthe grammar is too hard for himDthe spelling is too hard for him答案：A解析：推理判断题。根据文章第一段第二、三句话He wonders (想知道): Can I communicate(交流) with Americans? Can they understand me？可知学英式英语的人会担心美国人能否听懂，而学美式英语的人也担心英国人是否能听懂。故A项正确。2American English and British English are different in _.Aspellin
16、g BpronunciationCgrammar Dall of the above答案：D解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的“There are a few differences in grammar.”“ Pronunciation is sometimes different.”“There are differences between British and American English in spelling and vocabulary.”这三句可知美式英语和英式英语在语法、发音、拼写和词汇方面都有差异，故D项正确。3What is not mentioned(提及) in
17、the passage?AWhether there are differences between British English and American English.BWhether British English and American English are one language or two.CHow the differences between British English and American English came about.DHow important the differences are.答案：C解析：细节理解题。第二段中提及了两种英语之间的确存在
18、着差异；文章最后一句话告诉我们它们是一种语言，最后一段也说了这种差异并不重要。唯独没有提及这种差异是如何产生的。故C项正确。4Most _ say “Do you have a watch？”ABritish people BAmericansCchildren Dteachers答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第五句Americans say “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen？”说明Do you have a watch？是讲美式英语的人所说。故B项正确。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。There was onc
19、e a boy called Mario who loved to have loads of friends.He showed off a lot, always talking about how many friends he had at_school,_and how he was so friendly with everyone else.One day his grandfather said to him，“ Mario, I bet you a big bag of popcorn(爆米花) that you dont have as many friends as yo
20、u think.Im sure many of them are nothing more than companions, or partners in crime.”Mario accepted the bet without_hesitation. However, he wasnt sure how he could test whether or not his schoolmates were real friends, so he asked his grandpa.The old man answered, “I have just exactly what you need.
21、Its in the attic(阁楼)Wait a minute here.”Grandpa left, soon returning as though carrying something in his hand, but Mario could see nothing there.“Take it.Its a very special chair,_because it cant be seen and its rather tricky to sit on, but if you take it to school and you manage to sit on it, youll
22、 start its magic and youll be able to tell who your real_friends are.”Mario, brave and determined, took the strange chair with him and set off for school.At break time he asked everyone to form a circle, and he put himself in the middle, with his chair.“Nobody move.Youre about to see something amazi
23、ng.”And Mario attempted to sit on the chair.Having difficulty seeing it, he missed and fell straight onto his backside.Everyone had_a_pretty_good_laugh.“Wait, wait, just a slight technical problem，” he said, making another attempt.But again he missed the seat, causing more surprised looks.Mario woul
24、dnt be beaten.He kept trying to sit on the magic chair, and kept falling to the_ground.until, suddenly, he tried again and didnt fall.This time he sat, circling in midair.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，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。答案Paragraph 1：He realized what his grandfa
25、ther said proved to be right.However，he fell on the_ground very heavily so that he didnt know anything.When Mario came back to life，looking around，he felt himself lying on the ground at school，and saw four friends of his circled him，afraid of his safety，while others had_a_pretty_good_laugh at a dist
26、ance.He understood what the real friend meant at last and he also found it easy to tell who his real_friends were so that no one would trick him.Paragraph 2：From then on，Mario seemed to be strong，and he knew how to make a real friend.When he couldnt tell who his real friends were，he used this kind of chair his grandfather gave him to test them.Whoever passed it became friends for life，which was very right.As a proverb says，a friend in need is a friend indeed.
