1、课时作业4Starting out & Understanding ideasIf you are learning English because youre going to travel in England and wish to be_1_ there, dont try to speak English perfectly，_2_ if you do so, no one will understand you.In London ninetynine in every hundred people speak_3_ English.You may say that_4_ they
2、 dont speak English well themselves, they can_5_ understand it when it is well spoken.They_6_ when the speaker is English.But when the speaker is a_7_ , the better he speaks, the_8_ it is to understand him.No foreigner can_9_ stress(重读)the syllables(音节)and make the tone(声调)_10_ and fall in question
3、and_11_ exactly as a_12_ does._13_ the first thing you have to do is to speak with a strong _14_ accent, and speak broken, that is, English without any_15_ .Then every English person you_16_ will at once know you are a foreigner, and try to understand you and be ready to_17_ you.He will not_18_ you
4、to be polite and use grammatical phrases.He will be_19_ by his cleverness in making out(弄清) your_20_ and being able to tell what you want to know.文章大意：到了英国，不要说太完美的英语，否则没人会听懂你的话，也不会有人帮助你。1A.settled Bheard CunderstoodDknown答案：C解析：如果你在学习英语，想到英国旅游并且想要别人“听懂”你的话，不要说完美的英语。2空后也有understand与此处照应。2A.becauseBun
5、less CwhateverDfor答案：A解析：“因为”如果你这么做的话，没有人会听懂你说的话。3A.American Bbad Cstandard Dno答案：B解析：在伦敦百分之九十九的人说“糟糕的”英语。4A.because Bsince Cwhen Deven if答案：D解析：“即使”他们的英语说得不好，他们也“至少”能理解完美的英语吧。even if“即使”。5A.hardly Breally Cat least Dat most答案：C解析：见上题解析。at least“至少”。6A.say Bcan Cthink Dhope答案：B解析：如果你是英国当地人，他们“能”听明白你
6、的话。7A.foreigner Bnative CLondonerDtraveler答案：A解析：但是当说话者是一名“外国人”时，那么他的英语说得越好，人们越“难”理解他的话。foreigner“外国人”；native“当地人”；Londoner“伦敦人”；traveler“游客”。8A.betterBeasier CharderDclearer答案：C解析：hard“难”。注意此处的句式是“the比较级，the比较级”。9A.neverBeven Cever Donly答案：C解析：ever“(多用于疑问句、否定句和表示条件和比较的附属从句)在任何时候；从来；至今”。10A.rightBex
7、act CraiseDrise答案：D解析：rise“上升，升起”，与该空后的fall照应。11A.requestBanswer CsentenceDphrase答案：B解析：request“请求，要求”；sentence“判决，宣判”；answer“回答”；phrase“措辞”。answer与空前的question照应。12A.nativeBforeigner CchildDreporter答案：A解析：native“当地人”。从来没有一名外国人像当地人那样重读音节，把握问答时的升降调。13A.WhileBAlthough CBecauseDTherefore答案：D解析：“因此”，你需要做
8、的第一件事就是说英语时带有“外国”腔。14A.London BBritish Cforeign Dcountry答案：C解析：见上题解析。15A.grammarBmistake CexpressionDword答案：A解析：由前面的“speak broken”可知，还要说没有“语法规则”的英语。16A.knowBsee Clook forDspeak with答案：D解析：那么，“和你说话的”当地人就会立刻知道你是一名外国人。17A.welcomeBhelp CteachDpraise答案：B解析：他们就会努力弄明白你说的话，“帮助”你。18A.expectBscold CshowDthink
9、答案：A解析：他不“期望”你有礼貌，说的英语符合语法规则。19A.strictBsurprised CpleasedDpraised答案：C解析：他会为自己用聪明智慧弄明白了你的“意思”并能帮助你而感到“高兴”。pleased“高兴的”；strict“严格的”；surprised“吃惊的”；praised“被表扬的”。20A.wayBmeaning Cmistake Dcountry答案：B解析：见上题解析。AEnglish is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. Learning English well is ver
10、y important. Here are some methods that can help you learn English well.Do a lot of listening. Listen to recordings of your teacher, the radio, TV video cassettes (盒式录像带), audio cassettes anything that you can get your hands on. Just listen to English as much as you can and you will learn a lot.Ever
11、y time you learn something new, write it down in a notebook. This will help you remember what you have learned. Buy a notebook and use it only for practicing English.Try to read English one hour every day. Yes, this is difficult, but English has many words, and a good way to enlarge your vocabulary
12、is to read them.Whenever you have the chance, speak English. This will be hard to do if you dont live in an English speaking country; however, the Internet provides new chances to practice speaking English through chat rooms and audiovideo chat technology. You can also record your voice using a reco
13、rder.Find a few different websites that you can go to daily. Dont pay for instruction over the Internet. Some websites require monthly or yearly fees but they arent worth it.Learn from a teacher. If its possible, you should try to learn from as many different teachers as possible, but at the very le
14、ast find one teacher and learn from that person.文章大意：本文主要针对如何才能把英语学好这一问题给出了一些切实可行的方法。1What is the passage mainly about?AWhy learning English is important.BSome widely spoken languages.CHow to chat on line in English.DHow to learn English well.答案：D解析：主旨大意题。根据全文的主题句Here are some methods that can help
15、you learn English well.可知，这篇文章主要讲述的是怎样才能把英语学好，所以选D。2In the authors opinion, reading English one hour a day _.Ais not easy but helpfulBis interesting and helpfulCis supported by most peopleDdoesnt help enlarge our vocabulary much答案：A解析：推理判断题。根据第四段可知，在作者看来，每天读一小时英语不容易，但是很有益，所以选A。3What can we infer fro
16、m Paragraph 6?AWe should pay for some instruction over the Internet.BWe should find a good teacher to learn English.CWe should find some free websites for English learning.DWe should learn English on three different websites each day.答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据第六段可推断出，我们应该找一些免费学习英语的网站，所以选C。4The passage is writt
17、en for _.Ahousewives Blanguage learnersCbusinessmen Dtravelers答案：B解析：写作意图题。这篇文章主要讲述的是怎样才能把英语学好，所以这篇文章是写给语言学习者的，所以选B。BI was in a strange city I didnt know at all, and whats more, I could not speak a word of the language.On my second day I got on the first bus that passed, rode on it for several stops
18、, then got off and walked on.The first two hours passed pleasantly enough，and then I decided to turn back to my hotel for lunch.After walking about for some time, I decided I had better ask the way.The trouble was that the only word I knew of the language was the name of the street in which I lived,
19、 and even that I pronounced badly.I stopped to ask a newspaperseller.He handed me a paper.I shook my head and repeated the name of the street and he put the paper into my hands.I had to give him some money and went on my way.The next person I asked was a policeman.He listened to me carefully, nodded
20、 and gently took me by the arm.There was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again.I nodded politely and began walking in the direction he pointed. About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields were appearing on either s
21、ide of me.I had come all the way into the countryside.The only thing left for me to do was find the nearest railway station.文章大意：本文讲述了作者来到一个新的城市，不懂这个城市的语言，结果迷路的故事。5The writer preferred to walk back to his hotel because _.Ahe had no money to buy a ticketBhe wanted to lose himself in the cityChe tried
22、 to know the city in this wayDit was late and there were no buses passing by答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据第一段前三句I was in a strange city I didnt know at all, and whats more, I could not speak a word of the language. On my second day I got on the first bus that passed, rode on it for several stops, then got off and
23、walked on. The first two hours passed pleasantly enough，and then I decided to turn back to my hotel for lunch.可知作者在这个陌生的城市里，想多了解这个城市的有关信息，才这样做的。故C正确。6From the story we know that the policeman _.Awas kind but didnt understand the writerBtold the writer where to take a trainCknew what the writer reall
24、y meantDwas coldhearted and didnt help the writer答案：A解析：推理判断题。根据第一段的The next person I asked was a policeman. He listened to me carefully, nodded and gently took me by the arm.和第二段的About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields were appearing on eithe
25、r side of me. I had come all the way into the countryside.可知实际上这个警察并不能听懂作者的话，但是他很友好，故A正确。7What can we learn from the last paragraph?AThe writer got close to the hotel where he stayed.BThe writer got to the hotel with the policemans help.CThe writer found he was much farther away from the hotel.DThe
26、writer found the hotel in the direction the policeman pointed.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据文章最后一段可知作者已经走到了乡下去了，他离自己的宾馆肯定远了。故C正确。8In your opinion, what was the writers real trouble?AHe didnt know the city at all.BHe couldnt speak the language.CHe went too far in the wrong bus.DHe followed the policemans direction.
27、答案：B解析：细节理解题。从作者问路开始，别人都不懂他所说的内容，可知他最大的麻烦是语言不通。故B正确。在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。So why has English changed over time? Actually all languages change and develop 1.when cultures meet and communicate with each other.At first the English 2.spoken (speak)in England between about AD 450 and 1150 was very
28、 different from the English spoken today.It was based more on German 3.than the English we speak at present.Then 4.gradually (gradual) between about AD 800 and 1150，English 5.became (become) less like German because those 6.who ruled England spoke first Danish and 7.later (late) French.These new set
29、tlers enriched the English language and especially its vocabulary.So by the 1600s Shakespeare was able to make use 8.of a wider vocabulary than ever before.In 1620 some British 9.settlers (settle) moved to America. Later in the 18th century some British people 10.were taken (take) to Australia too.E
30、nglish began to be spoken in both countries.解析文章大意：本文主要讲述了英语随着时间的推移而改变的原因。1考查状语从句。根据句子结构可知应填状语从句的从属连词，再根据句意“那么，为什么英语随着时间的推移而改变呢？当文化接触和互相交流时，实际上所有的语言都会变化和发展。”可知填时间状语从句的连词“when当的时候”符合语境。故填when。2考查非谓语动词。因空处是修饰前面的名词English的，作定语，再因名词English和speak之间存在着被动关系，即英语被说，所以用过去分词短语作定语，表被动。故填spoken。3考查比较级。根据空前的“more
31、”和句意“比(than)起我们现在说的英语它更多的是以德语为基础的。”可知填than。4考查副词。因在句中作状语，所以应该用副词。故填gradually。5考查时态。因本句because从句中用的是一般过去时，可知是发生在过去，所以用一般过去时。故填became。6考查定语从句。先行词those在句中指人，关系词在定语从句中作主语。故填who。7考查副词。根据空前的first(先)，可知后面应该填later(后来)才符合上下文的逻辑关系。故填later。8考查固定词组。make use of “利用”是固定搭配。故填of。9考查名词。空处作主语，意为“移民”，所以应该用名词，又因前面用some可知是“一些殖民者”，所以用复数。故填settlers。10考查被动语态。根据句意“后来在18世纪一些英国人也被带到澳大利亚”可知应该用过去时的被动语态，又因主语people是复数。故填were taken。
