1、课时提能练(四十六) 选修8Module 4Which English?课时作业A：基础层面.语境语法填空1A huge number of English learners initially(initial) fail to master the English phonetics so that they cant tell varieties of English apartThose who complain about the difficulties in learning English should clarify the significance(significant)
2、of English sounds and get down to learning(learn) how to pronounce them well.2As Chinese, its not which English you speak but whether you pronounce it well that matters.So, you must be convinced(convince) that you wont let us down as long as you take some unique methods to practise pronouncing.3Mayb
3、e its a little difficult to select(select) a language as your foreign language.Or rather, you have a prejudice for a certain foreign language.Actually, you may find it absurd to hold the belief that learning English is useless.In conclusion(conclude), you can start with conquering English.根据提示补全句子1上
4、周我们举行了一次关于中学生是否应该上网的辩论。(debate)Last week, we had a debate on/about/over whether middle school students should surf the Internet.2对于年轻的父母来说，决定生不生二孩非常艰难。(whether .or .)It is very difficult for young parents to decide whether to have a second child or not3人们在这些地方定居下来，因为这些地方容易到达，而且天生适合沟通和贸易。(主语beadj.to
5、do .)People settle in these places because they are easy to get to and naturally suited to communications and trade.4我们最好尽可能多背句型。(as many/muchn.as)We had better learn by heart as many sentence patterns as we can5到了政府该开始认真处理食品安全问题的时候了。(get down to)Its high time that the government got down to dealing
6、 with the problem of food safety.课时作业B：能力层面.阅读理解(2019郑州市第二次质量预测)Thomas Cheatham had planned to study Latin during his time at Hebron High School in Texas.But when he learned that the school district was going to offer a Mandarin(普通话) class, he quickly changed his mind.“I thought Mandarin would be mo
7、re beneficial than Latin，” said Cheatham, who is now in his second year of studying the language.He speaks Mandarin to order food at Chinese restaurants and can read social media posts from his Chinesespeaking friends.While its a difficult language to master, the high school junior, who plans to stu
8、dy computer engineering, thinks it will be important for his career.“Chinese is a good language to know, especially with China becoming a growing power，” he said.Many experts agree that proficiency (熟练) in a language spoken by a billion people worldwide will give American students an edge in the glo
9、bal economy.“People are looking at China as our next economic competitor, and interest in Mandarin is growing fast，” said Marty Abbott, director of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.“Were seeing it in all parts of the country.”Abbott predicts that as many as 100，000 students
10、are now studying Mandarin in public and private schools throughout the US.She said the US government has designated (指定) Mandarin as an “important need”language and provides professional development programs for teachers.“Our government wants to increase our language ability for economic competitive
11、ness，” Abbott added.At the same time, the Chinese government is spreading knowledge of the Chinese language and culture through Confucius Institutes set up in many US states.For example, the Confucius Institute at the University of Texas at Dallas has been the home of a Confucius Institute for 10 ye
12、ars.It sponsors Confucius Classrooms at 21 local public and private schools, where tens of thousands of students are learning Mandarin.【语篇解读】该文是一篇说明文，主要是介绍普通话在美国学生中日益流行。1Why did Thomas Cheatham decide to study Mandarin instead of Latin?AMandarin was easier to learn than Latin.BMandarin could be help
13、ful to his future career.CMandarin might help him learn more about China.DMandarin could enable him to study computer engineering.B细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“while its a difficult language to master，the high school junior，who plans to study computer engineering，thinks it will be important for his career”可知，Thom
14、as Cheatham认为学好普通话对他的未来职业有帮助，所以才决定学习普通话。2The underlined word “edge” in Paragraph 4 probably means“ ”Aa slight advantageBthe outside limitCa sharp tone of voiceDan exciting qualityA词义猜测题。根据语境尤其是第三段最后一句中的“Chinese is a good language to know，especially with China becoming a growing power”和第四段第一句中的“a lan
15、guage spoken by a billion people”可知，随着中国的发展，学好普通话大有裨益，由此可推知，学好普通话让美国学生在全球经济中有一定的优势，这与文章第五段的内容呼应。故画线词意为“优势”，与A项含义相近。3Which of the following statements might Marty Abbott agree with?AMandarin should be taught in classrooms throughout the US.BThose skilled at Chinese will be the most competitive in the
16、 future.CThe US governments policy has helped popularize Mandarin in the US.DAmericans learn Mandarin because they worry about their economic security.C推理判断题。根据语境尤其是对第六段的整体理解可推知，在Marty Abbott看来，美国政府的政策有助于普通话在美国的推广。4What does the author mainly talk about in this passage?AThe rising popularity of Mand
17、arin among American students.BThe great benefits of learning Mandarin for American students.CThe influence of Chinas growing power on American education.DThe effect of Confucius Institutes in promoting Mandarin in the US.A主旨大意题。根据对全文的整体理解可推知，本文主要讲述的是普通话在美国学生之间日益流行的现象，这与最后一段的进一步论述呼应。故选A。.阅读七选五(2019济南
18、市模拟)About one hundred years ago many educated people learned and spoke French when they met people from other countries.Today most people speak English when they meet foreigners. 1 There are more people who speak English as a second language than people who speak English as a first language.Why is t
19、his? 2 One of them is that English has become the language of business.Another important reason is that popular American culture(like movies and music) has quickly spread throughout the world. 3 Is it good that English has spread to all parts of the world so quickly? 4 Its important to have a langua
20、ge that the people of the earth have in common.Our world has become very global and we need to communicate with one another.On the other hand, English is a fairly complicated language to learn and it brings its culture with it.Do we really need that?Scientists have already tried to create an artific
21、ial language that isnt too difficult and doesnt include any groups culture.It is called Esperanto. 5 Maybe the popularity of English wont last that long either.There are more people in the world who speak Chinese than any other language.Maybe someday Chinese will be the new international language.AP
22、eople like English.BBut it hasnt become popular.CIt has brought its language with it.DThere is no doubt about the question.EThis is why English was widely spoken.FIt has become the new international language.GThere are many reasons why English has become so popular.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章分析了英语作为国际语言流行的原因并
23、预测了未来可能流行的语言。1F根据第一段的前两句可知，大约一百年前很多有学问的人学习法语，并且见到其他国家人时说法语，现在大部分人见到外国人时说英语。由此可推知，英语已经成了新的国际性语言。故选F项。2G承接上文“Why is this？”，并结合本段中的“One of them is”和“Another important reason is”可推知，此空表述英语流行有诸多原因，故选G项。3C承接上文美国文化在全球的流行可知，它的语言也随之而来，故选C项。4D承接上文的疑问句，并结合下文的肯定陈述“Its important to have a language that the peopl
24、e of the earth have in common”可知，此处表示英语在全世界的传播是一件好事，故选D项。5B结合下文“Maybe the popularity of English wont last that long either”可知，B项“但是它并没有流行起来”符合语境，衔接上下文。.语法填空(2019贵阳市适应性考试一)Chinas space program has become the first to land a spacecraft on the 1._(socall) dark side of the moon.The landing on Thursday b
25、rought the country closer to its goal of becoming a space power.Change 4 sent a picture taken at 11：40 in the morning back to Earth.It shows small craters and 2._empty surface that appears to be 3._(light) by a light from the lunar explorer.The name Change comes from a subject of Chinese mythology t
26、hat many Chinese believe 4._(live) on the moon for thousands of years.The landing is an example of Chinas 5._(grow) desire to compete with the American, Russian and European space 6._(program)China also wants to strengthen 7._(it) position.Hou Xiyun is a professor at Nanjing Universitys school of as
27、tronomy and space science.He told the Associated Press, “8._ the whole, Chinas space technology still falls behind the West, but with the landing on the far side of the moon, we have raced to the front.”He added that China plans to explore Mars, Jupiter and asteroids(小行星) in the future.“Theres no do
28、ubt 9._ our nation will go farther and farther，”he said.In 2013, Change 3 made the first moon landing since the former Soviet Unions Luna 24 in 1976.The United States is the only country that has 10._(success)sent a person to the moon.But China is considering a crewed mission, as well.For now, China
29、 plans to send a Change 5 spacecraft to the moon in 2019 and have it return to Earth with collected particles.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，主要通过讲述“嫦娥四号”登陆月球介绍了中国的太空探索状况。1socalled考查词形转换。修饰名词应用形容词，故用形容词socalled 修饰dark side，作定语。2an冠词。surface是可数名词，且第一次在语境中出现，故用不定冠词修饰，且empty的发音以元音音素开头，故填an。3lit/lighted考查动词的语态。根据空后的介词“b
30、y”并结合语境可知，此处是被动结构，即“bedone”的形式，故填lit/lighted。4has lived考查动词的时态和主谓一致。分析句子结构可知，that引导定语从句，指代a subject，在从句中作主语，故此处应用第三人称单数形式；且根据时间状语for thousands of years可知，本句应用现在完成时，故填has lived。5growing考查形容词。growing 是形容词，意为“增长的”，在句中作定语，修饰名词desire。6programs考查名词的单复数。program是可数名词，且其前无限定词修饰，故用复数形式，故填programs。7its考查代词。此处应用形容词性物主代词its修饰名词position。8On考查介词。on the whole是固定搭配，意为“大体上”，符合语境，故填介词On。9that考查固定用法。分析句子结构可知，此处考查固定用法There is no doubt that，意为“毫无疑问”，符合语境，故填that。10successfully考查副词。修饰动词应用副词，故用副词successfully修饰其后的动词sent，在句子中作状语。
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