1、Section Listening and Talking & Reading for Writing.单句语法填空1_ (compare) with my deskmate, I am proud of what I did.2Having a good knowledge of English _ (mean) we can see the world through a new window.3Faced with so many new things to learn, I was at a loss what _ (do) next.4In my opinion, nobody bu
2、t him is equal _ the job, for he has good skills in it.5They had to struggle _ their lives against weather and wild animals.6There is no doubt that the earth is becoming warmer and that it is human activities that have caused this _(globe) warming.7He has got used to _ (live) in the quiet village.8W
3、hen I listen to native English speakers _ (talk) in a video, I can understand only a few words.9_ (read) classic books opened a window for me to another world.10I really appreciate _ (have) time to relax with you on this nice island.阅读理解A A student is learning to speak British English. He wonders: C
4、an I communicate 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 English. There are a few differences in gramm
5、ar. 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 theirs in words like “bird” and “hurt”. Speakers of British English do not sound theirs in the
6、se 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, however. For the most part, Briti
7、sh and American English are the same language.1According to this passage, a student who is learning to speak American English might be afraid that _.ABritish people cannot understand himBAmerican people cannot understand himCthe grammar is too hard for himDthe spelling is too hard for him2American E
8、nglish and British English are different in _.Aspelling BpronunciationCgrammar Dall of the above3Most _ say “Do you have a watch？”ABritish people BAmericansCchildren Dteachers4According to this passage, British people and Americans have _ difficulty in understanding each other.Alittle BmuchCsome Dgr
9、eatB An international team of researchers from the University of Oxford have found that the way people use the Internet is closely tied to the seasonal movements in the natural world. Their online species searches follow the patterns of seasonal animal migrations (迁徙) Migratory birds (候鸟) flood back
10、 to where they reproduce every spring. That migratory behavior is accompanied by some human behavior. “The online searches for migratory species tend to increase in spring when those birds arrive in the United States，” said the lead author John Mittermeier. And not just birds. Mittermeier and his te
11、am surveyed nearly 2.5 billion search records, for 32,000 species, across 245 languages. They also saw variable search rates for insects, horsetails and flowering plants. Seasonal trends seemed to be widespread in online searching behavior for many species of plants and animals. This finding suggest
12、s new ways to monitor changes in the worlds biological diversity. It also shows new ways to see how much people care about nature, and which species and areas might be the most effective targets for conservation. Mittermeier is encouraged by the search results. He commented, “I think theres a concer
13、n among conservationists (自然环境保护主义者) that people are losing touch with the natural world and that theyre not interacting with native species anymore. And so in that sense, it was really exciting and quite unexpected for me to see peoples interest closely related to changes in nature.” Richard Grenye
14、r, Associate Professor from the University of Oxford, says search data is useful to conservation biologists, “By using these big data approaches, we can direct our attention towards the difficult questions in modern conservation: which species and areas are changing, and where are the people who car
15、e the most and can do the most to help.”5What have researchers found about species searches?AThey strengthen ties among people.BThey affect the animal movements.CThey differ in language backgrounds.DThey reflect animal migration seasons.6What is the purpose of writing Paragraph 3?ATo summarize the r
16、esearch process.BTo further support the research findings.CTo show the variety of species searches.DTo present researchers heavy work load.7How does Mittermeier feel about the search results?ASatisfied with online service.BWorried about online searching behavior.CAmazed at peoples care about nature.
17、DSad about peoples not getting close to nature.8Why does Richard think such search data is useful?AIt helps to aim at conservation targets.BIt increases interest in big data approaches.CIt keeps track of trends in biologists work.DIt pushes people to solve difficult problems.概要写作阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右
18、的内容概要。When you are learning English, listening, speaking and writing are important, but reading can also be very helpful. When you read, you can not only learn some new words, but also you can learn how to use these English words. When you read, it gives you a good example for writing. Read somethin
19、g that you can (more or less) understand. If you need to stop every three words to use a dictionary, it is not interesting. Reading books with a reasonable number of new words is very important. If there are four or five new words on a page, write them in your notebook. But you dont have to write th
20、em while you read. Instead, try to guess their meaning as you read, and mark them with a pen. Then come back when you have finished reading to look them up in a dictionary and write them in your own vocabulary book. Then try to remember them. You should develop a good habit of reading. For example,
21、read for a short time once a day. Fifteen minutes every day is better than two hours every Sunday. Fix (固定) a time to read and keep to it. You could read for fifteen minutes when you go to bed, or when you get up or at lunchtime. There are a variety of books in the bookstore, so what kinds of books
22、should you choose? Choose a book or a magazine about a subject that you like, because you are going to spend time and money reading it. So, choose an interesting book. You can also read newspapers. There are many English newspapers in China, for example, 21st Century Teens. It is easy enough for you
23、 to understand it. There is something interesting in it._课时作业(十八).单句语法填空1Compared2.means3.to do4.to5for6.global7.living8.talking9Reading10.having.阅读理解A【语篇解读】文章讲述了美国英语和英国英语之间的差别主要在四个方面，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困难。1答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据文章第一段第二句“He wonders: Can I communicate with Americans? Can they unders
24、tand me？”说明学英国英语的人会担心美国人能否听懂，而学美国英语的人也担心英国人是否能听懂。2答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第二段“There are a few differences in grammar. There are differences between British and American English in spelling and vocabulary. Pronunciation is sometimes different.”这三句说明美国英语和英国英语在语法，拼写，词汇和发音方面都有差异。3答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第二段中“Americans sa
25、y in the hospital and Do you have a pen？”说明“Do you have a watch？”是讲美国英语的人所说。故选B。4答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据文章最后一句“For the most part, British and American English are the same language.”说明这是一种语言，那么这两国人在理解对方的语言方面应当没有困难。B【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。牛津大学的一个国际研究小组发现，人们使用互联网的方式与自然界的季节性变化密切相关。人们上网的搜索数据对生物保护学家很有用。5答案与解析：D考查细节理解。根据
26、第一段最后一句“Their online species searches follow the patterns of seasonal animal migrations (迁徙)”可知，人们对物种的搜索反映出了动物季节性迁徙的情况。6答案与解析：B考查推理判断。本段第一句话“And not just birds”暗示，该段要谈鸟以外的其他东西，这显然是对上文内容的延伸，而上文提到的是研究结果，由此可知本段是为了进一步支持上述的研究结果。7答案与解析：C考查推理判断。根据倒数第二段的最后一句中的“it was really exciting and quite unexpected for
27、 me to see peoples interest closely related to changes in nature”可知，看到人们的兴趣与自然界的变化密切相关，Mittermeier很兴奋，也感到很意外，因此他感到“惊讶(amazed)”。8答案与解析：A考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的“By using these big data approaches, we can direct our attention towards the difficult questions in modern conservation”可知，Richard之所以认为搜索数据对生物保护学家很有用，
28、是因为这些数据引导我们关注对生物的保护。.概要写作答案：Reading is an important way to help you learn English well. Here are a few tips on reading books. Firstly, while reading books at the right level, you should try to increase the number of your new words. Besides, its very important for you to read regularly and form a good reading habit. Lastly, you should choose the books and newspapers that interest you most.
