1、Unit 12 Culture Shock课时作业15Warmup & Lesson 1Visiting Britain.单词拼写1He offered a frank apology (道歉) to her for hurting her feeling.2His parents have a great expectation (期盼) to his study in university.3There was not much time left, so she explained it in brief (简洁)4Time passes quickly when you are abs
2、orbed (沉浸于) in reading a good book.5I felt my attention wandering (走神) during the lecture.6So lets take a toast (祝酒) to our friendship.7She thought the price of the ring was reasonable (合理的)8At Christmas we exchange (交换) gifts all the time.9The majority (大多数) supported the new holiday policy.10Ive b
3、ooked (给预订座位) you on the 10 oclock flight.单句语法填空1The number of students in our class is more than 70 and the majority of them are (be) from the countryside.2How I wish I had_slept (sleep) longer this morning, but I had to get up and go to school.3He owes his success to hard work and practice.4I woul
4、d appreciate it if you could exchange seats with me.5With the development of economy, the number of cars is increasing very rapidly, thus resulting (result) in some social problems.6Please give him lots of love instead of high expectations (expect); otherwise he will be loaded with great pressure.7A
5、bsorbed (absorb) in writing a letter, he didnt even look up when I came in.8Tom apologized to me for his not being able to inform me of the change in the plan.9I think you should make an apology (apologize) to your brother for being so rude to him.10Her advice sounds reasonable (reason) and we shoul
6、d take it into consideration.单句改错1The majority of students finds it quite hard to understand their new teacher.findsfind2I havent got used to live on my own so far.liveliving3When he came back three hours later, they were still sitting on the sofa, absorbing in conversation.absorbingabsorbed4Were lo
7、oking forward to be given a chance to watch the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.bebeing5I wish that we go with my brother when he flies to England next week.go前加could.选词填空look forward to， first of all， laugh at， in brief， get confused， give up， at least， put off， as a result， get us
8、ed to1Ill have to get_used_to different working conditions.2City council decided to put_off the vote on the proposal.3If we would learn our lessons in school, we must be diligent and not give_up whenever we come to anything difficult.4In_brief,_she was happy with that result.5First_of_all,_I was to
9、draft the speech, which was just a piece of cake for me.6As_a_result,_he never again trusted any vehicle with less than four wheels.7Are you a creative and trained florist with at_least two years of experience?8If you are not able to follow the thought, go back to the place where you first got_confu
10、sed and try again.9“Excuse me，” he said, “but I think I could move the rock.” They all laughed_at the boy.10Im looking_forward_to your kind reply at your earliest convenience.完成句子1The climbers wandered_off in the mountains.那些登山者在山中迷路了。2The_majority_of the people there speak English.那里的大多数人说英语。3Even_
11、if/though the forest park is far away, a lot of tourists visit it every year.尽管森林公园离得很远，但是每年都会有很多游客来此游览。4The new knife will be_used_to_cut the meat.这把新刀子会被用来切肉。5To begin with, Id like to tell in_brief the importance of the work.首先，我要简要谈谈这项工作的重要性。6I wish that someday I could_live on the moon.我希望有一天我能
12、住到月球上。.阅读理解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 more beneficial than Latin，” said Cheatham, who is now
13、 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 study computer engineering, thinks it will be importan
14、t 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 global economy.“People are looking at China as our ne
15、xt economic competitor, and interest in Mandarin is growing fast，” said Marty Abbott, director of the American Council (议会) on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. “Were seeing it in all parts of the country.”Abbott predicts that as many as 100,000 students are now studying Mandarin in public and priv
16、ate schools throughout the US. She said the US government has designated (指定) Mandarin as an “important needs” language and provides professional development programs for teachers. “Our government wants to increase our language ability for national security and economic competitiveness，” Abbott adde
17、d.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 in Dallas has been the home of a Confucius Institute for 10 years. It sponsors
18、Confucius Classrooms at 21 local public and private schools, where tens of thousands of students are learning Mandarin.本文主要以一个美国学生的经历为例来讲述随着中国经济的发展，普通话在美国校园很流行，这是中国在世界舞台上地位上升的一个反映。许多美国学生认为学习中文能够在今后职业发展的道路上有所帮助，美国政府对中文的重视也促使更多的学生学习中文。1Why did Thomas Cheatham decide to study Mandarin instead of Latin?
19、AMandarin was easier to learn than Latin.BMandarin could be helpful to his future career.CMandarin might help him learn more about China.DMandarin could enable him to study computer engineering.解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的While its a difficult language to master, the high school junior, who plans to study compu
20、ter engineering, thinks it will be important for his career.可知，Thomas希望中文能够在他今后职业发展的道路上对他有所帮助。故选B。答案：B2The underlined word “edge” in Paragraph 4 probably means “_”Aa slight advantageBthe outside limitCa sharp tone of voiceDan exciting quality解析：词义猜测题。根据本句句意可知，汉语是一门全世界10亿人说的语言，专家认为掌握了它的人会在全球经济中有优势，故选
21、项A符合题意。答案：A3Which 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 future.CThe US governments policy has helped popularize Mandarin in the US.DAmericans learn Mandarin be
22、cause they worry about their national security.解析：细节理解题。根据第六段中的She said the US government has designated (指定) Mandarin as an “important needs” language and provides professional development programs for teachers. 可知，美国政府的政策促进了普通话在美国的普及，故选C。答案：C4What does the author mainly talk about in this passage?
23、AThe rising popularity of Mandarin 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.解析：主旨大意题。纵观全文，主要介绍了美国学生学习中文的热情提升的现象，分析了出现该现象的背景和原
24、因，故选A。答案：A.短文改错The day before yesterday, my classmates and me went to the park near my school. Can you guess that what we did there? Not for amusement but to take part in a volunteer task. We reached a park at nine oclock. The whole class was divided three groups. Group One planted trees and water f
25、lowers. Group Two picked up litter leaving by the tourists and cleaned all the benches. The group which I was in wiped all the equipments in the Childrens Playground. All of us worked hardly. Before noon we finished work at the task. Each of us felt a little bit tired, so we were happy because we ha
26、d done a good deed.答案The day before yesterday, my classmates and went to the park near my school. Can you guess what we did there? Not for amusement but to take part in a volunteer task. We reached park at nine oclock. The whole class was divided three groups. Group One planted trees and flowers. Group Two picked up litter by the tourists and cleaned all the benches. The group which I was in wiped all the in the Childrens Playground. All of us worked . Before noon we finished at the task. Each of us felt a little bit tired, we were happy because we had done a good deed.
