1、Section Reading and Thinking.单句语法填空1Youd better learn some _ (base) Chinese before you come to our school. Only in this way can you get used to the life here soon.2Our school lies in Tianjin city, which is beautiful. In autumn, it is neither too hot _ too cold.3As a result, we often take part in _ (
2、various) of afterschool activities.4As is known to us, China is widely known _ its ancient civilization.5Henry told me that there was a time _ he stayed up every night going over his lessons.6My mother wont allow me to lie to her no matter _ happens.7Sometimes I enjoy _ (play) the piano, but sometim
3、es I find it is really boring.8All possible means have _ (try) to find a way to settle the problem.9What is your attitude _ senior high students taking up a parttime job?10As is known to us, the panda is native_ China.阅读理解A Im a strong believer that learning different languages makes you look incred
4、ibly good when youre in a foreign country and can understand and speak the language. The list below is 4 apps that will help you learn a foreign language! You can download them for free.Babbel Learn LanguagesBabbel is an excellent language tool to help you progress step by step with learning a new l
5、anguage. It helps you learn grammar along the way as you work your way through the tasks and assignments. You need to pay a monthly subscription (订购款), but this will still be cheaper than taking physical lessons with a tutor!Duolingo: Learn Languages Free The app has many languages to choose from an
6、d will work through the basics all the way to advanced words and sentences. Its all completely free too! Its incredibly well designed, looks great and will help you learn, remember and progress with just a little bit of time every day.Tandem: Language Exchange Rather than have you work through tasks
7、 and memorize different things, the app lets you match with people who share your interests but speak the language you want to learn. You can then have text, voice and video conversations with people who want to learn your native language, and in return you learn theirs, all by simply communicating
8、with each other. Its a great way to learn with only $1 a day.Learn English busuu This app is perfect if you want to learn English. There are all sorts of audio and visual learning aids. Youll find yourself working through interactive tests and learning tools for vocabulary and dialogue.1What is the
9、purpose of the passage?ATo sell apps to language learners.BTo introduce language learning apps.CTo teach language learners to use apps.DTo teach languages through apps.2Which app suits best if you want to learn through communication? ABabbelLearn Languages BTandem: Language Exchange CDuolingo: Learn
10、 Languages Free DLearn Englishbusuu3What is Duolingo different from the other three apps? AIt is completely free to use. BIt is specially for English learning. CIt is unsuitable for beginners. DIt is the most effective (有效的) app.4What do the apps have in common? AThey cover all languages. BThey focu
11、s on grammar. CThey contain many tests. DThey are free to download.B Email has brought the art of letter writing back to life, but some experts think the resulting spread of bad English does more harm than good. Email is a form of communication that is changing, for the worse, the way we write and u
12、se language, say some communication researchers. It is also changing the way we interact (交流) and build relationship. These are a few of the recently recognized features of email, say experts, which should cause individuals and organizations to rethink the way they use email.“Email has increased the
13、 spread of careless writing habits，” says Naomi Baron, a professor of linguistics (语言学) at an American university. She says the poor spelling, grammar, punctuation and sentence structure of emails reflect (反映) a growing unconcern about the way we write. Baron argues that we shouldnt forgive and forg
14、et the poor writing often shown in email. “The more we use email and its tasteless writing, the more it becomes the normal way of writing，” the professor says.Others say that despite its poor writing, email has finished what several generations of English teachers couldnt: it has made writing fashio
15、nable again.“Email is a critical new communication technology.” says Ian Lancashire, a professor of English at Toronto University. “It fills the gap between spoken language and the formal methods of writing that existed before email. It is the purest form of written speech.” Lancashire says email ha
16、s the mysterious ability to get people who are usually scared by writing to get their thoughts flowing easily onto a blank screen. He says this is because of emails close similarity to speech. “Its like a circle of four or five people around a campfire，” he says. Still, he accepts that this newfound
17、 freedom to express themselves often gets people into trouble. Emails sent in a day almost exceed(超过) the number of letters mailed in a year. But more people are recognizing the content of a typical email message is not often exact.5From what Baron says in the third paragraph we can see that _.Acare
18、less people use email more than careful peopleBemail requires people to change their native languageCprofessors in universities dont need to use emailDpeople communicate by email full of mistakes6What does the underlined word “it” (in Paragraph 4) refer to? AThe poor writing. BEmail. CThe good writi
19、ng. DA new communication technology.7In Lancashires opinion, email is a wonderful technology because _. Ait can be useful all over the world Bit is the fastest way to communicate Cwe can express ourselves in a free way Dwe can save a lot of paper8This passage mainly shows us that _.Apeople should st
20、op using email to communicateBexperts hold different opinions about email writingCAmericans only use email to communicateDemail makes people lose interest in English.阅读七选五Simple ways to improve your written EnglishMany people think it is really difficult to improve (提高) their writing in English. Don
21、t worry, though. Here are some simple steps that you can take to improve your written English.Increase your vocabulary.To express yourself clearly, you need a good active vocabulary. Thats not just being able to know lots of words it means actually being able to use them correctly. _1_Tip: When you
22、learn a new word, try to learn all the forms of that word._2_People often say that we learn to write best by reading. Reading in English is useful in many ways. It is a great way to get an idea of the different styles of writing and see how to use words properly.Tip: _3_ Learning shouldnt be boring.
23、 Read each text several times to make sure you understand how to use new words and expressions in the text.Improve your grammar.Grammar is very important because it improves the quality (质量) of your writing.Tip: _4_ The first time, look for general mistakes and the second time look for mistakes with
24、 the grammar point you are studying at the moment.Just do it!The best way to improve your writing is to get a pen and paper and write. Be prepared to write several versions (版本) of each text._5_AKnow your readers.BRead widely and often.CAlways check your writing twice.DRemember, practice makes perfe
25、ct!EChoose books or articles that interest you.FUse simpler language and shorter sentences to show your ideas.GDo this by learning new words with example sentences, not just word lists.课时作业(十六).单句语法填空1basic2.nor3.varieties4.for5.when6what7.playing8.been tried9towards/to10.to.阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文为应用文。主要向人们推
26、荐语言学习应用程序，它们可以免费下载。1答案与解析：B主旨大意题。根据第一段最后两句“The list below is 4 apps that will help you learn a foreign language! You can download them for free.”本句意为“下面列出的4个应用程序将帮助你学习一门外语！你可以免费下载它们。”可知，本文的目的是向人们推荐语言学习应用程序。2答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据“Tandem: Language Exchange”中的“You can then have text, voice and video conversa
27、tions with people who want to learn your native language, and in return you learn theirs, all by simply communicating with each other.”可知如果你想通过交流来学习语言，Tandem: Language Exchange最合适。3答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据Duolingo: Learn Languages Free中的“The app has many languages to choose from and will work through the bas
28、ics all the way to advanced words and sentences. Its all completely free too！”可知，Duolingo与其他三个apps相比，它是完全免费的。4答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“You can download them for free”可知这些应用程序的共同点是可“免费下载”。B【语篇解读】本文介绍了电子邮件使写信这种古老而传统的沟通方式又恢复了生机，但用电子邮件写信也带来了一些新的问题，专家们对此也有不同的看法。本文就此陈述了这些不同的观点。5答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“She sa
29、ys the poor spelling, grammar, punctuation and sentence structure of emails reflect a growing unconcern about the way we write.”可知email里拼写、语法、标点、句子结构等反映出对写作方式的不关心，所以会有很多错误。6答案与解析：A词义猜测题。根据第四段中的“The more we use email and its tasteless writing, the more it becomes the normal way of writing.”可知it指the p
30、oor writing。7答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“Still, he accepts that this newfound freedom to express themselves.”可以看出Lancashire的观点，他认为电子邮件可以使人自由地表达思想和情感，类似于口头语言。8答案与解析：B主旨大意题。根据第一段及第五段等处可以归纳出：本文阐述了对电子邮件的不同观点。.阅读七选五【语篇解读】本文是说明文。文章介绍了几种提高英文写作的简单方法。1答案与解析：GG项中的“learning new words with example sentences”与该空前的“it
31、 means actually being able to use them correctly”相呼应。本段是说增加词汇量并不仅仅是知道单词的意思，而是要懂其用法。2答案与解析：B由下文解释的“get an idea of the different styles of writing and see how to use words properly”可知，本段讲阅读对写作的帮助。故选B项。3答案与解析：E由上文的“learn to write best by reading”和该空后的“Learning shouldnt be boring”可知，阅读有助于写作，但要选择那些让你感兴趣的书籍或文章。故选E项。4答案与解析：CC项中的“check your writing twice”与该空后的“The first time. general mistakes”和“the second time. mistakes with the grammar point”相呼应。5答案与解析：D由本段小标题“Just do it！”和下文中的“get a pen and paper and write. Be prepared to write several versions of each text”可知，想要提高写作就要多动笔写，俗话说得好，熟能生巧。