1、必修一 Unit 2English around the world 词汇1. base n 底部，基础 vt. 以什么为基础/依据(1)be based on 以什么为基础/依据(2)basis n基础；根据on the basis of根据；在的基础上(3)basic adj.基本的；基础的2command nC命令，指令；U掌握vt.命令，指挥，支配(1)at/by sbs command听某人支配under ones command由指挥take command of控制have a good command of掌握；精通(尤指语言)(2)command that.(should)
2、do.命令command sb.to do sth.命令某人做某事3.request v& n请求；要求(1)request sb.to do sth.请求某人做某事request that sb.(should) do sth.要求/请求某人做 request sth.要求得到某物(2)make a request for sth.要求某物；需要某物at sb.s request(by the request of sb.) 应某人要求/请求4recognize vt.辨认；识别；承认；公认(1)recognize sb./sth.认出某人/识别出某物recognize sb./sth.as
3、/to be 承认/认定某人/某物是 It is recognized that .人们公认 be recognized as(be known/accepted/identified as) 被认为是；被公认为 (2)recognition n认识，识别；承认；常识out of/beyond recognition 认不出来词组短语5. make use of(take advantage of) 利用；使用It is no use doing sth.做某事没有用put/bring .to use 利用；使用6. play a part/role (in) 扮演一个角色；参与7. comm
4、unicate with 与交流/沟通8.without a second thought(without hesitation) 毫不犹豫地9.make sense讲得通；有意义；言之有理 It doesnt make any sense 没有任何意义10.a large number of 许多11.be different from不同于12.be expected to do sth.被期待做某事；有望做某事13.be过去分词介词be based on以为基础be addicted to对上瘾；沉溺于be absorbed in专心于；全神贯注于be faced with面临；面对be
5、 trapped in被困在be dressed in穿着e up 走近；上来；长出；发芽(1)(sth.) come up 长出；升起；上升；出现；(事情)被提及 (sb.) come up 走近；上来come up with.提出；想出；赶上come across (偶然)遇见come about 发生；产生come out 出来；出版；发行；显现；结果是come to 达到；苏醒；谈到单句语法填空1With our knowledge _(base) on practice, we can make great contributions to our country.2Oprah(奥普
6、拉), the queen of American daytime talk TV, _(recognize) as one of the most powerful women in the world.be recognized as.被公认是。3Though they found the road _(block), they decided to move on.4Although this is the first time that the plan _(come) up at the meeting, it has caused much concern.5According t
7、o the rules of the hotel, guests _(request) to vacate their rooms by noon on one day of departure.6I think in English study it is your attitude, not your teachers that _(play) the key role.该句是一个含强调句型的句子；被强调部分是句子的主语部分，其真正主语是your attitude，故填单数第三人称形式。7With so many people _(communicate) in English every
8、 day, we can see that it will be more and more important to have a good knowledge of English.该with复合结构中，people与 communicate之间构成逻辑上的主谓关系，故填communicating。8In Japan some firms even monitor whether their employees smile _(frequent) enough at customers.9The film star wears sunglasses.Therefore, he can go
9、 shopping without _(recognize)without为介词，后面接动名词形式；the film star与recognize之间存在被动关系，故用动名词的被动式，即“being done”结构。10The school isnt the one I really wanted to go to, but I suppose Ill just have to make _ best of it.make the best of充分利用，妥善处理。单句语法填空1Having studied Chinese for two years，now she can speak Chi
10、nese _(fluent)2He has dreamed about travelling to Australia or New Zealand，and the _(late) one is his favorite place.3As a successful businessman, he often makes _(voyage)to deal with his foreign business affairs.4Even though he lives alone，he owns two _(apartment)5_(actual)，he is an honest and reli
11、able person，whom you can depend on.6If you want to master English, to have a large _(vocabulary) is necessary.7_(gradual)，they are tired of life in the noisy city.8 . _ present，you are a student；you must not smoke.9Even _ you take a taxi，you will still miss the train.10Time should be _(make) good us
12、e of to study hard.阅读理解ATowards the end of Middle English，a sudden change in pronunciation started，with vowels (元音) pronounced shorter and shorter.From the 16th century the British had contact(接触)with many peoples from around the world.This meant that many new words and phrases entered the language.
13、The invention of printing also meant that there was now a common language in print.Books became cheaper and more people learned to read.Spelling and grammar became fixed, and the dialect of London became the standard.In 1604 the first English dictionary came out.Early Modern English and Late Modern
14、English are mostly different in the number of words.Late Modern English has many more words，mainly because of the following two reasons.First，the Industrial Revolution(工业革命)led to the need for new words.Second, the British Empire covered one quarter of the earths surface，and the English language too
15、k in foreign words from many countries.From around 1600，the English colonization(殖民地化) of North America led to American English.Some English pronunciations and words froze when they reached America.In some ways，American English is more like the English of Shakespeare than modern British English is.S
16、ome expressions that are called “Americanisms”are in fact from British expressions.They were kept in the colonies while lost for a time in Britain.Spanish also had an influence on American English，words like canyon, ranch, stampede and vigilante are from Spanish.French words and West African words (
17、through the slave trade) also influenced American English.Today，American English has a greater influence，because of the USAs movies，television，popular music，trade and technology.1The main difference between Early and Late Modern English lies in AvocabularyBspellingCgrammarDpronunciation2What helped
18、to increase the vocabulary of Late Modern English?athe invention of printingbthe Industrial Revolutioncthe colonizationdthe contact with other countriesAa，b，cBa，c，dCa，b，dDb，c，d3The third paragraph mainly talks about Adifferent kinds of EnglishBEnglish colonies in North AmericaCother languages influe
19、nce on American EnglishDthe difference between American English and British EnglishBA year ago，I paid no attention to English idioms，though my teacher emphasized the importance again and again.But soon，the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience.One day，I happened to meet an
20、Englishman on the road，and soon we began to talk.As I was talking about how I was studying English，the foreigner seemed to be surprised.Gently shaking his head，shrugging his shoulders，he said，“You dont say！”“You dont say！”I was puzzled.I thought，perhaps this is not a proper topic.Well，Id better chan
21、ge the topic.So I said to him，“Well，shall we talk about the Great Wall？By the way，have you ever been there？”“Certainly，everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it.It was wonderful.”He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide.“The Great Wall is one of t
22、he wonders in the world.We are very proud of it.”Soon I was stopped again by his words：“You dont say！”I couldnt help asking，“Why do you ask me not to talk about it？”“Well，I didnt ask you to do so，”he answered，greatly surprised.I said，“Didnt you sayyou dont say？”Hearing this，the Englishman laughed to
23、 tears.He began to explain，“You dont say！actually means Really？It is an expression of surprise.Perhaps you dont pay attention to English idioms. ”Only then did I know how foolish I had been.Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions.Remember：what the English teachers said is alwa
24、ys right to us students.4At first，on hearing“You dont say”，I thought the foreigner meant Ahe was not interested in the topicBhe was only interested in the Great WallCI had talked too muchDI had to stop talking5The underlined word in the first paragraph probably means AinterestingBimportantCterribleD
25、unlucky6Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AThe Englishman left China without seeing the Great Wall.BThe Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after I talked about it.CThe Englishman wanted me to act as his guide.DThe Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visi
26、ting.7After the Englishman explained the idiom， AI thought the Englishman had made me a foolBThe Englishman became a real foolCI felt very foolishDI became more careful in everything完形填空A couple of weeks ago，my friend offered to sell some of our things for us.I thought it was a good opportunity to 1
27、 my 7yearold sons room and 2 some toys that were no longer suitable for him to play with.We 3 that all the money we got from selling the toys would be his money.The night before the 4 ，we loaded up the truck with toys and a little bike that was too 5 for him.In the yard he 6 the bike for the last ti
28、me and then happily put it onto the truck.This little bike had at least two previous owners as far as we 7 It wasnt in the best 8 and was certainly not new，but the tires were 9 good.We put a price of $10 on it，but it didnt sell.So，after the sale was 10 ，my friend put it on the sidewalk with a sign t
29、hat 11 “FREE，BIKE”Within five minutes her doorbell rang.A little boy was 12 there.In poor English he asked whether the bike was 13 free.She said yes and that he could have it for 14 He smiled，got on the bike and rode away.Later that evening when I told my son how much money he had made at the sale，h
30、e was very 15 ，shouting happily.He asked about a few of his things，wondering 16 they had been sold.When he asked about the bike，I told him about the little boy and that made him 17 He was much happier than when I told him how much he had 18 He was so happy to 19 that someone else would make good 20
31、of that little bike!1A.clean Bcheck Cdisplay Ddesign2A.look for Bgo through Cshow off Ddeal with3A.refused Bagreed Cwrote Dlied4A.trip Bshow Csale Ddecision5A.weak Bsmall Cnew Dthin6A.rode Bfound Cwatched Dfelt7A.doubted Bknew Ctold Dthought8A.time Bchance Cplace Dshape9A.also Bnever Cstill Dhardly1
32、0A.ahead Bon Cnear Dover11A.said Brepeated Ccopied Dexpressed12A.jumping BStanding Cwalking Dshouting13A.barely Busually Creally Dalways14A.something Banything Ceverything Dnothing15A.calm Bscared Cexcited Ddisappointed16A.when Bif Cwhy Dhow17A.smile Bworry Cleave Dcry18A.enjoyed Blost Cbought Dmade
33、19A.hear Bunderstand Cremember Dthink20A.interest Bmoney Cuse Dprice语法填空English is a language spoken all around the world.Its reported that English is used 1. almost a billion people in the world and 83% of the worlds emails 2. (write) in English.Now 3. number of people who learn English as a foreig
34、n language is more than 750 million.Now, everywhere in the world children go to school 4. (learn)English. Most of them learn English for five 5. six years at high school.Lee is studying English because he wants to be a 6. (science) and he knows that English is the international language of science.M
35、ost scientists write in English. Wei Ling wants to work for an airline when she 7. (leave) school. She needs to learn English because English is the international language 8. (use) on airlines and all pilots speak English.Her teacher told her 9. (go) on an English course this summer to improve her English.I think with so many people 10. (communicate) in English every day, it will become more and more important to have a good knowledge of English.
