1、课时作业(三)Developing ideas & Presenting ideas必备知识基础练.单词拼写1That suddenly _ (提醒)her that she had promised to ring them up.2At Christmas, we often _ (交换) gifts with our friends and family members.3Dont offer _ (评论)if you cannot understand the real meaning.4I _ (辨认出)him as soon as he came into the room.5I
2、didnt like him at first, but in the end I _ (实际上) got quite fond of him.6No payments were made last week because of a computer _ (错误)7Some TV programs have a _ (负面的)effect on children because they contain too much violence.8As she stared at the watermelon she felt her _ (喉咙)go dry.单句语法填空1The kids ar
3、e looking forward to _ (take)to the zoo this weekend.2Where do you intend _ (go)this summer?3The government should take measures to raise peoples environmental _ (aware)4Id like to exchange this dress _ one in a smaller size.5Here _ (be)a few ideas to help you make a choice.6Believe it or not, techn
4、ology companies seem to be aware _ the problem.7Not only you but also he _ (be) fond of the book.8The old photo reminded me _ my childhood.用方框内短语的适当形式填空play safe; be different from; look forward to; do a good job; have a frog in ones throat; pick up; according to; be aware of1He _ several languages
5、while traveling around the world.2Although it seems confusing, usually the American and the British can understand each other _ the context.3Im _ hearing from you soon.4Good luck. Im sure you will _.5People say that the British always _ with what they eat.6He told us that Maggie couldnt teach that d
6、ay COZ she _.7The children _ the danger of taking drugs.8Old English _ the English we speak nowadays.课文语法填空Misadventures in EnglishLast week, our forum asked if you had any funny or strange stories about 1._ (use) English. We didnt expect 2._ (get) so many posts!Here are some of our favourites to re
7、mind us that some of the English we learn in the classroom is rather different 3._ the English in the outside world!The first post tells us that an English teacher 4._ (call) Maggie couldnt teach one day 5._ she had a frog in her throat.The second post tells us that a lady said the 6._ (shoe) were o
8、n the first floor while they were 7._ (actual) on the ground floor. She wondered why the lady gave 8._ (she) the wrong information.The third post tells us that a man used 9._ negative word about his nice grandfather.The fourth post tells us that a student spent days preparing and writing his first E
9、nglish paper. But when he got the paper back, he found his teacher 10._ (write) the comment“Not bad!”关键能力综合练进阶训练第二层.阅读理解Language is born of culture and in turn reflects the history of a culture. This is clear when we compare English in Britain, the United States and Australia.Of the three dialects,
10、British English has the most confusing grammar and spelling rules. This is probably because the development of English has been under the control of the upper class. The modern English language came into being in the 18th century. The upper class who spoke French wanted to show their influence and m
11、ake themselves different from the uneducated working people. In other words, British English reflects the English character with class.The US dialect is generally recognized as the easiest to understand. Compared with British English, its spelling is more connected with its pronunciation. And its gr
12、ammatical rules are much easier to follow. Whats more, its words are simpler to pronounce. For foreigner, its much easier to learn. Thats why American English is more popular in the world.The reason why American English is simpler than British English is connected with its special history. British E
13、nglish was mainly influenced by the upper class. But American upper class didnt exist when American English was born. American English was based on the dialects spoken by working people from different countries. So the formation of American English was based on a rule to help all the working people
14、with different cultural backgrounds communicate more easily.Australian English is different from British and American English. It is the most vulgar (粗俗的) of the three. Actually it has a tendency to show its invention, disrespect and humor. At times, this can make it almost impossible to understand
15、and quite impolite to some educated speakers. That is partly connected with special identity of the early settlers.1Why is British English more confusing than American English?ABecause it was influenced by the upper class.BBecause English people are more educated.CBecause it was totally created by F
16、renchmen.DBecause England was more powerful in the past.2American English is more popular than British English worldwide because _.Ait has fewer wordsBthe US has a shorter historyCthe US has a larger populationDit is easier to learn for foreigners3What can we infer from the passage?AAustralian Engli
17、sh is easy to understand.BAustralian English is preferred by educated people.CModern English became popular in the 18th century.DAmerican English may develop from working peoples language.4Which of the following can best describe Australian English?APolite. BRude.CWelcome. DSpecial.七选五English has be
18、en called one of the most difficult languages for nonnative speakers to learn. One reason is that English has so many rules. _1_ Sometimes, this leaves learners confused. For example, the order of words in a sentence can be tricky._2_ The pronunciation of English words cannot always be judged by the
19、ir spelling. For example, there are at least six ways to pronounce the group of letters spelled ough. And, maybe the worst thing of all is that there are many idioms, or expressions, in English. _3_So, it is comforting to know that learning root words can help a nonnative speaker use English. _4_ Ro
20、ot words can help you to break down large, new words into smaller units to discover their meanings.Learning just one root word can help you understand several words in English. _5_ Then where can a root be found?A root can be any part of a word that carries meaning:the beginning, middle or end. Pref
21、ixes, bases, and suffixes are types of roots. The prefix appears at the beginning of a word, the base in the middle and the suffix at the end.AA root word is the most basic form of a word.BThe English have always been fond of all kinds of rules.CYou could say we use idioms like theyre going out of s
22、tyle.DAnd there are almost as many exceptions(例外)of those rules!EMost English root words came from the Greek and Latin languages.FAnother reason why English is hard to learn is the pronunciation of its words.GSo, by learning 20 or 30 root words, you can increase your vocabulary to hundreds of more n
23、ew words.完形填空I am an Australian teacher at a high school in Sydney. A few years ago, I went to Japan to teach _1_ for one year. I quickly _2_ that schools in the two countries are different.In my first class, I put the students in _3_, and asked them to _4_ the question:Who has more advantages in so
24、ciety:men or women?In my class in Australia, this _5_ would successfully get everyone talking in English. So, when I _6_ the same lesson with my Japanese students, I was _7_ that the same things would _8_.Instead of a _9_ debate(辩论)with different opinions, there was almost silence. The students whis
25、pered(低语,耳语)briefly and quietly within their groups. Then a spokesperson gave one answer _10_ the group.I was _11_ at that time, and understand what being team player means. A team player puts himself last, and puts his _12_ first.In a Japanese class, children are often _13_ into groups and taught h
26、ow to study or play together. In Australia, it is the individual who is important, not the group. At first, I felt that Australian culture was better, _14_ after a year in Japan, I learned that cultures are _15_, and that it is not a question of which one is better.1A.Japanese BEnglishChistory Dcult
27、ure2A.considered BrecognizedCrealized Dcompared3A.groups BclassesCgrades Dschools4A.answer BreplyCdiscuss Dquarrel5A.plan BtopicCobject Dopinion6A.managed BgaveCmade Dtried7A.satisfied BdoubtfulCconfident Dafraid8A.work BreportCreturn Dhappen9A.noisy BcruelCbrief Dsimple10A.to BforCon Din11A.amused
28、BannoyedCsurprised Dembarrassed12A.teachers BteammatesCclassmates Dworkmates13A.forced BorganizedCchanged Dintroduced14A.so BhoweverCbut Dor15A.strange BdifficultCdifferent Dcommon.语法填空A few weeks ago we started a blog 1._ (call)“Confessions(自白)of an English Learner.”This blog is 2._ you to share yo
29、ur stories about language misunderstandings. Many of you provided advice about how you learned English. Thanks to everyone who has joined the 3._ (discuss)on the blog so far.One web visitor described his 4._ (difficult)with two English language words 5._ sound similar but are very different in meani
30、ng. Henry described a mistake he made on his first visit to the United States.At the time, Henry was working on a ship. It was his second day. He was organizing some of his 6._ (belong)when a coworker came into the room they were sharing. The coworker asked,“Hey, my friend, do you want soap?”Henry w
31、rote that he was surprised by the question and excited 7._ (use)his English. He answered,“No thanks. I am not hungry.”Well, everyone in the room started laughing and Henry did not understand 8._ joke. His new friends then 9._ (explain)that“soap”is something you use to wash 10._ (you)and“soup”is what
32、 you eat.Henry said this incident happened ten years ago. He added,“Do you imagine that I am an English teacher now?”课时作业(三)Developing ideas & Presenting ideas必备知识基础练.单词拼写1reminded2.exchangements4.recognized5.actually6.error7.negative8.throat.单句语法填空1being taken2.to go3.awareness4.for5.are6.of7.is8.o
33、f.用方框内短语的适当形式填空1picked up2.according to3.looking forward to4.do a good job5play safe6.had a frog in her throat7.are aware of8.is different from.课文语法填空1答案与解析:using考查动名词。句意:上周,我们的论坛问你有没有关于使用英语的有趣或奇怪的故事。根据空前介词about可知,本空应用动名词作介词about的宾语。2答案与解析:to get考查不定式。句意:我们没有想到会有这么多的帖子。expect to do sth.意为“期待做某事;料想做某
34、事”,故本空应用不定式作宾语。3答案与解析:from考查介词。句意:这里有一些我们最喜欢的(帖子)提醒我们,我们在教室里学习的英语与外面的世界的英语是相当不同的!be different from意为“与不同”,故本空应用介词from。4答案与解析:called考查过去分词。句意:第一个帖子告诉我们,有一天一位叫玛吉的英语老师不能上课了,因为她喉咙痛说话困难。本空作定语修饰名词teacher, teacher和动词call之间为逻辑上的被动关系,故本空应用过去分词作定语。5答案与解析:because考查原因状语从句。句意参考上题。根据句意可知,此处为因果关系,故本空应用because。6答案与
35、解析:shoes考查名词的数。句意:第二个帖子告诉我们,一位女士说鞋子在第二层(the first floor),而实际上鞋子在第一层(the ground floor)。根据空后were可知,本空应用名词复数形式。7答案与解析:actually考查副词。句意参考上题。由句意可知本空作状语,故本空应用副词actually。8答案与解析:her考查代词。句意:她想知道为什么这位女士给她错误的信息。本空在句中作宾语,故应用代词宾格her。9答案与解析:a考查冠词。句意:第三个帖子告诉我们,一个人对他善良的祖父使用了一个贬义词。名词word为可数名词,故本空应用冠词a表泛指。10答案与解析:had
36、written考查时态。句意:但当他拿回论文时,他发现他的老师写的评论是“不错!”。根据句意可知,此处表示“过去的过去”,故本空应用过去完成时。关键能力综合练.阅读理解【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文,讲述的是一国语言能反映出一个国家的文化历史。1答案与解析:A细节理解题。根据第二段“Of the three dialects,British English has the most confusing grammar and spelling rules. This is probably because the development of English has been under the
37、 control of the upper class.”可知,是因为英式英语的发展受到上流社会的影响。2答案与解析:D细节理解题。根据第三段的“Compared with British English, its spelling is more connected with its pronunciation. Thats why American English is more popular in the world.”可知,是因为美式英语更容易学。3答案与解析:D推理判断题。根据第四段的“American English was based on the dialects spoke
38、n by working people from different countries. So the formation of American English was based on a rule to help all the working people with different cultural backgrounds communicate more easily.”可推测美式英语是来源于劳动人民的语言。4答案与解析:B细节理解题。根据第五段的“It is the most vulgar of the three. Actually it has a tendency to
39、 show its invention, disrespect and humor.”可知答案。.七选五【语篇解读】英语被称为非母语学习者最难学的语言之一。原因之一是英语有很多规则,第二个原因是单词的发音多变。而学习词根可以帮助背诵和理解单词。1答案与解析:D根据空前句“One reason is that English has so many rules.”可知,英语有许多规则;根据空后句“Sometimes, this leaves learners confused.”可知,这有时会让学习者感到困惑。故D项(例外几乎和规则一样多。)符合上下文文意。2答案与解析:F根据空后句“The p
40、ronunciation of English words cannot always be judged by their spelling.”及所举的例子可知,本段说英语发音与拼写的关系。F项(英语难学的另一个原因是单词的发音。)符合语境,而且根据全文来说这也是第二个难学的原因。3答案与解析:C根据空前句“And, maybe the worst thing of all is that there are many idioms, or expressions, in English.”可知,也许最糟糕的是,英语中有很多习语或表达。C项中idioms为复现词。4答案与解析:A根据空前句中
41、的“learning root words can help a nonnative speaker use English”可知,学习词根可以帮助非母语学习者使用英语。根据空后句“Root words can help you to break down large, new words into smaller units to discover their meanings.”可知,词根对英语学习有很大的帮助,是基础。故A项(词根是词的最基本形式。)符合上下文文意。5答案与解析:G根据空前句“Learning just one root word can help you underst
42、and several words in English.”可知,只学习一个词根就能帮你理解好几个单词,故G项(所以,通过学习二三十个词根,你可以将你的词汇量增加到上百个新单词。)符合文意。.完形填空【语篇解读】本文是夹叙夹议文。一位澳大利亚的老师到日本教英语,发现日本的学生与澳大利亚的学生的一个很大不同在于日本学生从小注重团队意识的培养,由此感悟文化的不同。1答案与解析:B考查名词。根据文章首句和第二段中的“.,this _ would successfully get everyone talking in English.”可知作者去日本教授英语,故选B。2答案与解析:C考查动词。根据对
43、全文内容的把握,此句为下文的总结句,是说我根据自己的切身经历,很快“意识到”(realized)两个国家的学校的不同。recognized意为“认可,承认”,compared意为“比较”,considered意为“认为,考虑”,故选C。3答案与解析:A考查名词。根据文章第三段和最后一段的信息可知,在日本课堂上往往进行“小组”(group)活动,故选A。4答案与解析:C考查动词。根据第三段中的“Instead of a _9_ debate(辩论)with different opinions, there was almost silence.”暗示可知作者让他们去“讨论”(discuss),
44、这里的“debate”是关键词,故选C。5答案与解析:B考查名词。根据上文“Who has more advantages in society:men or women?”可知这是一个讨论的“话题”(topic)。object意为“物体;目标;宾语;对象”,故选B。6答案与解析:D考查动词。根据with可排除give。根据第二段首句“In my first class”可知作者想在日本课堂上“尝试一下”(try)。manage意为“管理,经营;设法干成”,故选D。7答案与解析:C考查形容词。根据“this _5_ would successfully get everyone talking
45、 in English.”可知作者很“自信”(confident),故选C。8答案与解析:D考查动词。作者认为同样的情景会在日本的课堂上“发生”(happen),故选D。9答案与解析:A考查形容词。根据“Instead of a _9_ debate(辩论)with different opinions, there was almost silence.”可知此空和“silence”形成对比,故选A。10答案与解析:B考查介词。“for”意为“代表”,这个介词可以和a spokesperson呼应,故选B。11答案与解析:C考查形容词。对于反差很大的课堂氛围,作者自然很“吃惊”(surpri
46、sed)。后文中的“but I now realize that they were acting as a team”也是暗示,故选C。12答案与解析:B考查名词。根据“understand what being team player means. A team player puts himself last, and puts his _12_ first.”可知一个队员把他自己放在最后,并且把他的队友放在第一位,故选B。13答案与解析:B考查动词。根据第四段中的解释可知日本学生经常进行分组活动,故选B。14答案与解析:C考查连词。根据文章最后一句“that it is not a q
47、uestion of which one is better.”可知前后话语为转折关系。however为副词,表示转折,后面应有逗号,故选C。15答案与解析:C考查形容词。根据全文内容和第一段最后一句可知C项正确,故选C。.语法填空【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了在“英语学习者自白”博客中,一位网友分享的关于语言误解的趣事。1答案与解析:called考查过去分词。句意:几周前我们开了一个叫作“英语学习者自白”的博客。called是过去分词作后置定语,修饰前面的blog,相当于一个定语从句a blog which was called,省略了关系代词和be动词。2答案与解析:for考查固定搭
48、配。for sb. to do sth. 为了让某人做某事。句意:这个博客是为了让大家分享一些关于语言误解的故事。3答案与解析:discussion考查名词。句意:感谢到目前为止参与讨论的每一个人。4答案与解析:difficulty考查名词。句意:一位网友描述了他在使用两个听起来相似但意义迥异的英语单词时所遇到的困难。此处应用名词。5答案与解析:which/that考查关系代词。先行词为two English language words.在从句中作主语,故填关系代词which/that。6答案与解析:belongings考查名词。句意:当他正在整理他的物品时,一个同事走进他们共用的房间。be
49、 doing sth. when为固定搭配,这里的when表示的是时间点,意为“就在这时”。7答案与解析:to use考查动词不定式。句意:亨利写道,他对这个问题感到惊讶,因要使用英语而感到很兴奋。动词不定式to use作excited的原因状语。8答案与解析:the考查定冠词。the后跟名词。the通常表示特指,a/an通常表示泛指。本句中使用the特指上文中提到的笑话。9答案与解析:explained考查时态。句意:然后他的新朋友解释说“肥皂”是你用来清洗自己的东西,“汤”是你喝的东西。根据全文的时态可知,此处应用一般过去时。10答案与解析:yourself“肥皂”是你用来清洗自己的东西,故填反身代词。