1、Lesson 2Varieties of English课时过关即时巩固一、单词拼写1.You can get one of your (亲戚) to look after your child.答案:relatives2.When she came back,she brought a travel (小册子) for me.答案:brochure3.They have been (兄弟) since they were very young.答案:mates4.Would you like milk or (奶油) in your coffee?答案:cream5.On my father
2、s birthday,I bought him a (剃须刀).答案:razor二、完成句子1.He has been to America (许多年).答案:for ages2.Students can easily (学会) to what I teach in class.答案:catch on3.Can you send me (一本你公司的简介手册)?答案:a brochure about your company4.Shall we go there on foot or (乘出租车)?答案:by cab/taxi5.I am becoming (越来越苗条).答案:slimmer
3、 and slimmer三、七选五阅读理解根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Although many Chinese students say that their knowledge of English grammar is good,most would admit that their spoken English is poor.Whenever I speak to Chinese students they always say,“My spoken English is poor.” 1. I would like to sug
4、gest that there may be some reasons for their problems with spoken English.First,they fail to find suitable words to express themselves due to a limited vocabulary.2. However,you can speak with a limited vocabulary,if your attitude is positive.Others will follow you as long as you use the words that
5、 you know.Second,they are afraid of making mistakes.Sometimes they make mistakes when they are speaking,because they are shy and nervous.Yet students should remember that their goal should be fluency not accuracy.Your aim in writing is to be accurate following the rules of grammar and using tenses t
6、o get your message across.But to talk to someone in English,you should be as quickly and well as you can.Even though sometimes you may use a wrong word of tense,it doesnt matter;because the person you are speaking to will understand you.The third reason is that not enough attention is paid to listen
7、ing.You have one mouth but two ears!3.Fourth,most Chinese students are reactive rather than proactive language learners.Instead of actively seeking out opportunities to improve their spoken English,they passively wait for speaking opportunities to come to them and wonder why their English always rem
8、ains poor.4.If you dont use your English beyond the classroom,you will forget the English you know.5. You can learn how to speak English better by speaking English more.A.Remember:USE IT OR LOSE IT!B.Do not pay much attention to the grammar.C.All that hearing is necessary for you to start speaking.D
9、.Obviously the better answer is to expand their vocabulary.E.However,their spoken English doesnt have to remain “poor”.F.Reading a lot is important for you to improve your spoken English.G.If you have the proactive outlook,then,you will see English opportunities wherever you go.答案:15 EDCGA四、完形填空When
10、 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 communicate with her students e
11、ven when they didnt 5 much English.A sentence she had read somewhere struck herif 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.One day,one of her 9 students came up a
12、nd 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 bad student.She was 14 secretly jealous(妒忌的).Her
13、 15 was still not in Spanish.But she encouraged her young student.“Well,16 me about your dream.”The student said,“All the people in the dream 17 English.And all the signs were in English.All the newspapers and magazines and all the TV programs were in English.”“Great!Thats 18,”said Pat.“What did all
14、 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)!”1.A.becauseB.whileC.ifD.since解析:帕特决定趁着年轻尽量多到国外看看,while在此意为“当的时候”。答案:B2.A.firstB.laterC.lastD.at last解析:帕特首先想去旅行的地方是拉丁美洲。答案:A3.A.forB.ofC.asD.like解析:get a job as.意为“获得一份的工作”。答案:C
15、4.A.andB.butC.soD.yet解析:空处前后之间为因果关系,故用so。答案:C5.A.sayB.knowC.readD.write解析:学生对英语懂得不多。“说英语”应用“speak English”,故排除A项;read English与语境不符;“用英语写”应用“write in English”,排除D项。故选B项。答案:B6.A.inB.aboutC.ofD.for解析:如果能用外语做梦,你就真正掌握了外语。答案:A7.A.thoughtB.realizedC.hopedD.wanted解析:帕特希望她有一天能用西班牙语做梦,而学生们能用英语做梦。答案:C8.A.Engli
16、shB.SpanishC.RussianD.German解析:参见上题解析。答案:A9.A.brightB.excellentC.bestD.worst解析:由文章第六段中的“since he was such a bad student”及最后一段的描述可知,他学习很差。故选D项。答案:D10.A.got upB.gone to bedC.fallen asleepD.woken up解析:很早就睡觉了。go to bed睡觉。答案:B11.A.wellB.soundlyC.badlyD.heavily解析:文章最后一段的“I slept so badly”是提示。答案:C12.A.Engl
17、ishB.languageC.dreamD.homework解析:学生说他的作业没有做,是因为晚上没睡好。帕特问:“这与作业有何关系?”答案:D13.A.surprisedB.worriedC.pleasedD.excited解析:学习很差的学生竟然能用英语做梦了,帕特当然感到惊奇。答案:A14.A.yetB.seldomC.alsoD.still解析:惊奇之余,也有点妒忌,因为她还不能用西班牙语做梦。答案:C15.A.studyB.classC.wordD.dream解析:参见上题解析。答案:D16.A.answerB.writeC.tellD.ask解析:tell sb. about st
18、h.意为“告诉某人关于某事的情况”。答案:C17.A.readB.likedC.spokeD.learned解析:由上下文可知,该学生梦中的人都说英语,他自己却一句也听不懂。答案:C18.A.horribleB.terribleC.wonderfulD.strange解析:根据上下文可知,帕特认为这样很棒。答案:C19.A.howB.whyC.whenD.because解析:Thats why.意为“那就是为什么”。空处引导表语从句“I slept so badly”表示结果,故用why。答案:B20.A.hearB.understandC.sayD.remember解析:由上文可知,这个学生
19、学习很差,因此可推断,他们所说的话这个学生一点儿也听不懂。故选B项。答案:B五、语篇填空阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Some people live in the world for body while others for dignity.I once 1.(take) a walk along the street on a Saturday dusk,with a Pepsi can in my hand.An old woman in ragged clothes,2. was living on collecting used cans,jars
20、 and tins,moved slowly towards me,with a bag on the back!3. (walk)nearer,she looked up at me and then fixed her eyes on my can.At that time,I hadnt finished my cola,so I gave her several coins instead.She stared at me for a few seconds and handed back the money.Quite 4.(confuse),I asked,“Why not?Isn
21、t that 5. you want?”“I am not a 6.(beg),” she said seriously,word by word.Instantly,I felt so sorry.I had intended 7.(help)her,completely misunderstanding her.Thus I hurt her.What I could do at that moment was only to drink up the cola and handed her 8. emptied can.This time,she gave me a smile with 9.(satisfy)and gratitude in her eyes.The woman is poor in material life but is so 10. (respect) as a man.I am not only moved but also have learned a good lesson.答案:1.took2.who3.Walking4.confused5.what6.beggar7.to help8.the9.satisfaction10.respectable
