1、Unit 2 课下题型练(三) Developing ideas.阅读理解ALearning Chinese could be one of the most important decisions you ever make.Chinese is becoming the language to learn in the 21st century.With the worlds largest population and a rapidly growing middle class, China stands to become the engine of the worlds econo
2、my in the coming years.This will make learning Chinese very important for people in many industries, or for those of us who wish to visit China or learn from its culture and history.There is an ongoing effort to modernize the writing system and standardize the language.An increasing number of people
3、 learning Chinese are learning the Mandarin, so unless you absolutely need to learn another dialect (such as Cantonese), be sure you are studying Mandarin.For native English speakers Chinese is one of the most difficult and most different languages to learn.The vocabulary is wholly unfamiliar and un
4、like anything we know.In addition, in the Chinese tone system, words are spoken in rising or falling tones, which help to distinguish between them.Furthermore, there is the Chinese writing system a collection of thousands of individual ideograms (表意文字), or symbols, which represent a word or an idea.
5、These ideograms have no phonetic value that is to say, we cant tell how the word is pronounced by how it is written.There is a method to present written Chinese in a phonetic script called pinyin.If you are learning Chinese, youll be working with this pinyin system, but the beauty of the traditional
6、 writing system shouldnt be passed up.All these factors make learning Chinese difficult for us.Yet, for a determined learner, theres always a way to overcome it.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了学习汉语的重要性、汉语的特点以及学习汉语的困难。1Learning Chinese is becoming more and more important, because .AChinese engines are very welcom
7、eBChina has the worlds largest populationCthere are more and more rich people in ChinaDChina has become important to the world economy解析：选D细节理解题。根据第一段中的China stands to become the engine of the worlds economy in the coming years.This will make learning Chinese very important for people in many indust
8、ries可知，学习汉语变得越来越重要是因为中国对世界经济变得重要，故选D。2From the text we can learn that .Athe author thinks Chinese is as difficult as EnglishBthe author is interested in the Chinese language and its cultureCforeign languages can play a great role in industrialdevelopmentDas long as the pinyin system is learned well,
9、 one can learn Chinese well解析：选B推理判断题。根据最后一段作者对汉语拼音和汉语文字体系的理解可知，作者对汉语和中国文化很感兴趣，故选B。3The last paragraph mainly tells us about .Athe difficulties of learning ChineseBthe advantages of learning ChineseCthe Chinese tone systemDthe Chinese writing system解析：选A段落大意题。根据最后一段中的For native English speakers Chin
10、ese is one of the most difficult and most different languages to learn.可知，本段主要介绍了学习汉语的困难，故选A。4What would be probably written following this text?AThe sources of Chinese characters.BThe importance of learning Chinese.CThe advice on how to learn Chinese.DThe difficulties of learning other languages.解析
11、：选C推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句Yet, for a determined learner, theres always a way to overcome it.可知，接下来作者可能会介绍如何克服困难学习汉语的建议，故选C。BBirthdays are especially important to the very young and the very old.On their birthdays, people receive birthday cards and birthday presents from their family and friends.Childrens c
12、ards often have a large number on them showing how old they are.Cards for adults have pictures of flowers or scenery, or humorous or rude cartoons.Inside there is usually a simple greeting, such as “Happy Birthday” or “Many Happy Returns of the Day”In the US, children who have their birthdays during
13、 the school year take a cake to school and have a small party with their classmates.In Britain, children sometimes get Bumped (lifted off the ground horizontally and put down again sharply) by their friends.In the US, the 16th birthday is called sweet 16.It is the age at which a person can get a US
14、drivers license, and some wealthier parents give their children a car as a present.At 18, in Britain and in the US, young people become adults and many have a big party.In most parts of the US, 21 is the age at which people can drink alcohol legally.In Britain, people celebrate 21st birthday less.Ma
15、ny adults dislike getting older and a few lie about their age.But in general older people are now much more willing to tell others their age.You may see a sign by the side of a road saying：“Dave Ell is 40 today！”， put there by Daves friends.At about 65, people retire, and those who have reached this
16、 age are called senior citizens.Few people live to be 100, so a 100th birthday is very special.In Britain, people reaching this age may receive card containing a printed message from the Queen.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了在美国和英国不同年龄段的人的生日意义以及庆祝方式。5Whats the main characteristic of childrens birthday cards?AT
17、hey are full of pictures of scenery.BThere are some flowers on them.CThere is a large number on them.DThey have greetings written on them.解析：选C细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的Childrens cards often have a large number on them showing how old they are.可知，孩子的生日卡片的主要特点是有巨大的数字。故选C。6In the last paragraph, the example “Dav
18、e Ell is 40 today！” shows .Athe 40th birthday is very specialBmany adults like lying about their ageCDaves friends like playing jokes on him.Dolder people dont mind telling others their age now解析：选D细节理解题。根据最后一段中的But in general older people are now much more willing to tell others their age.You may s
19、ee a sign by the side of a road saying：“Dave Ell is 40 today！”， put there by Daves friends.可知，举Dave Ell的例子主要为了说明，现在年龄稍大的人愿意告诉别人他们的年龄。故选D。7If a person reaches 65, he can .Abe called a senior citizenBrefuse to talk about his ageCreceive a card from the QueenDbe invited to dinner with the Queen解析：选A细节理
20、解题。根据文章最后一段中的“At about 65, people retire, and those who have reached this age are called senior citizens.”可知，如果一个人到了65岁会被称为老年人。故选A。8We can infer from the passage that .Abars in the US are forbidden to sell alcohol to young people under 21Bin Britain, 18 means young people become adultsCyoung people
21、will get a car as the 16th birthday present in the USDBritish young men love to celebrate the 21st birthday解析：选B细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段中的At 18, in Britain and in the US, young people become adults and many have a big party.可知，在英国和美国18岁就是成年人。故选B。.阅读七选五阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。As we all know,
22、 studying a language is different from living in a language.As adults, we already understand how a language works, so we apply the rules to another language. 1 .Language living is what we do when we share our languages with our children on a daily basis. 2 .We may point out grammar errors now and th
23、en but finally we are our childrens examples for how to use languages in everyday life and we share with them without expecting them to understand the underlying constructs. 3 ， here are some tips that my family would like to pass on according to our own experiences：Playful.It has been particularly
24、important for my husband and me to just let go of the weight of learning Spanish and instead play with it as much as possible. 4 ， but its also the best way to approach it.We act out the language, crawl on the floor to imitate animals, call out colors in the grocery store.Its such a wonderful excuse
25、 to spend time together having fun!Make Mistakes.Making mistakes in language learning is the best thing that can happen, especially when someone else points them out. 5 ， the sooner we can move on to the real process of learning a language.Plus, laughing at our own mistakes makes for so much family
26、fun.AThe more you use a wordBGradually, you will form the habit of learningCIf you are learning a second languageDThe sooner we give ourselves permission to make mistakesEHowever, our children shouldnt be expected to study as we doFOur kids have followed our lead and can see that being playful is no
27、t only OKGWe surround them with our languages and allow them to absorb these languages over time语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。学习外语不同于在一种语言氛围内生活，如果你正在学习一门语言，作者根据他们家的亲身经历给你提供了一些建议。1选E根据上文的As adults, we already understand how a language works可知，E项However, our children shouldnt be expected to study as we do和上文形成对比，同时引出
28、下文。2选G根据上文提到的“我们每天与孩子们分享语言时所做的事情”可知，G项We surround them with our languages .与上文语境一致。3选C根据下文的here are some tips .可知，所填的是引出下文的过渡句。C项If you are learning a second language符合语境。4选F根据下文的“but its also the best way to approach it”可知，F项和下文构成not only . but also .结构。5选DD项中的make mistakes对应本段第一句，且D项与下文构成“the比较级.，
29、the比较级.”句式。.应用文写作假如你是某高中学生李华，进入高中后，你觉得学英语的方式和初中有很大不同，你给自己的英语老师写了一封信，讲述自己的英语学习情况。要包括以下内容：1开始学习时遇到的困难；2后来自己做出的努力；3现在英语取得的进步。注意：1.词数 80 左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。Dear Mr Wang，Im writing to you to talk about my English learning with you. Thanks for your helping me.Best wishes for you!Yours，
30、Li Hua参考范文：Dear Mr Wang，Im writing to you to talk about my English learning with you.When I started senior English in the beginning, I found it much more difficult than what we learned in junior school and almost lost heart.Later, I realized the importance of English, so I got up early every morning
31、, recited English words, listened to English tapes and did a lot of exercises.I also asked my teachers and classmates for better ways of learning English.Now, I have made great improvement in my English.And Im getting more and more interested in learning English.Thanks for your helping me.Best wishes for you!Yours，Li Hua