1、六Unit 2Developing ideas. 单词拼写1. Choosing the right type(种类) of paint for the job is half the battle. 2. Though they all live nearby, I lost contact (联系)with them really quickly. 3. I am aware that the organization (组织)of the book leaves something to be desired. 4. At one point he had seemed a likely
2、(可能的) candidate to become Prime Minister. 5. I went downtown (市区)to watch a flick with my roommate yesterday. 6. He was driven out of a side entrance(入口) with his hand covering his face. 7. Why does the media present such a negative (消极的)view of this splendid city? 8. Errors(错误) in theory will inevi
3、tably result in failures in practice. 9. Council members are due to have informal(非正式的) discussions later on today. 10. Most people recognise(认识到) the need to pay a golden hello to attract the best. . 用适当的介、副词填空1. I was in a shop when I came across a lady looking carefully at me. Shed recognised me.
4、 2. In addition to the tractor, we have acquired a new rice transplanter. 3. If you hadnt reminded me of this matter, I would certainly have forgotten it. 4. I became more aware of the symbols and their meanings. 5. The hospital is recognised as a centre of excellence in research and teaching. 6. We
5、 cant make a decision based on hearsay and guesswork. 7. Why didnt you ask for help, rather than try to do it on your own? 8. She speaks no Japanese and is unfamiliar with Japanese. . 阅读理解A(2021北京高一检测)As a young adult, Noah Webster was a teacher. At that time, the colonies were fighting for independ
6、ence from Britain. Yet the books that American children used in school all came from Britain. The books were all about British people and British places. Webster wanted books that would mean more to American children. So he wrote three books that used American examplesa grammar book, a spelling book
7、, and a reader. These books were very popular, and millions of them were sold. Webster was interested in changing the spellings of words. He wanted words to be spelled the way they were pronounced. For example, he thought the word “head” should be spelled “hed”, and the word “laugh” should be spelle
8、d “laf”. People liked Websters suggestions. However, few words were actually changed. One group of words that were changed were words in which an unpronounced “u” followed an “o”. That is why Americans write “color” and “labor”, and the British write “colour” and “labour”. With the money he made fro
9、m his books, Webster was able to write. It was the first American English dictionary, published in 1828. Websters dictionary had over 70, 000 words and gave the meaning and origin of each. To this day, Websters work is the example that most dictionaries of American English follow. 【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。本文主要
10、讲了韦伯斯特英语词典的来源, 一位美国教师韦伯斯特为了让学生更好地了解美国, 编写了语法、拼写等教材, 后来他对英语的拼写很感兴趣, 他想把英语拼写成它发音的方式, 最后他编了美国第一本英语词典。1. Why did Webster decide to write books? A. Because he wanted to earn more money. B. Because he wasnt satisfied with the books he used. C. Because there were not enough books in the market. D. Because
11、he had to borrow books from Britain when he was a student. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第一段中The books were all about British people and British places. Webster wanted books that would mean more to American children. 可知韦伯斯特决定写书, 因为他对自己使用的书不满意。故选B。2. What can we learn from Paragraph 3? A. Webster spoke English in a
12、 different way. B. American people didnt like speaking English. C. Webster was good at correcting mistakes in textbooks. D. American people didnt write English as exactly as English people did. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据文中第三段内容可知, 美国人在语言上是有所改变的, 并不像英国人那样拼写准确。所以选D。3. What is Noah Webster famous for in American
13、history? A. His teaching methods. B. His dictionary. C. His fighting for freedom. D. Learning foreign languages. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据文中最后一段内容可知, 韦伯斯特编写的词典是美国第一本词典, 以后的词典都是以他的词典为典范, 所以他是以词典而闻名的。故选B。4. What does the last sentence of this article mean? A. Most dictionaries in the world are the copies of Web
14、sters. B. Most American people followed Websters advice on writing. C. Websters dictionary is the only one used in the United States. D. Most dictionaries in American English have the characteristic(特点) of Websters. 【解析】选D。句意理解题。根据文中最后一段最后一句To this day, Websters work is the example that most diction
15、aries of American English follow. 可知大多数美式英语词典都有韦伯斯特词典的特点。故选D。BEnglish is a very interesting language. It has borrowed words from many other languages. Immigrants (移民) coming into the United States have contributed many words to the language, which have kept their original pronunciation. “Coolie” and
16、 “kowtow” were taken from the Chinese language, “kamikaze” from Japanese, “shampoo” from Indian, “blitz” from German, “amigo” and “Los Angeles” from Spanish and so on. Many students have studied English for years, some as many as eight. However, some students still have difficulty in speaking fluent
17、 English. Some know many words, but are unable to discern them when native speakers use them. In our oral English classes we will focus on speaking and listening to native English speakers. Because we are trying to train your ears to hear English and your mouths to speak intelligible (易理解的) English,
18、 we will have a rule that ONLY ENGLISH will be spoken in our English classes. Anyone speaking Chinese in class will be required to pay a fine (罚款) in order to encourage the speaking and understanding of English. If teachers enter a classroom and discover that anyone is speaking Chinese, they will re
19、quire everyone in the room to pay the fine. It is everyones job to enforce the English-Only rule. It is for your benefit. It is because we want to accustom (使习惯于) your ears to hearing English. Other subjects may be learned only from books but the only way to learn a foreign language is to SPEAK IT!
20、Students are often nervous about speaking in class at first but we hope to make the classes fun, so you will forget your nervousness and learn to speak out. Enjoy your classes. 【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。本文介绍了英语是一门非常有趣的语言, 它借用了许多其他语言的词汇。告诉学习者学好一门外语的唯一方法是说这门语言。5. What is the first paragraph mainly about? A. The d
21、ifficulty of learning English. B. Different words in different languages. C. How interesting and different English is. D. The immigrants contributions to America. 【解析】选C。 段落大意题。从第一段的前两句话“English is a very interesting language. It has borrowed words from many other languages. ”以及下文列举了英语借用了许多其他语言的词汇可知
22、, 第一段主要说明英语是一门有趣而又不同的语言。故选C。6. What does the underlined word “discern” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A. noticeB. understandC. hearD. speak【解析】选B。 词义猜测题。根据画线单词所在句可知有些人知道很多单词, 但当以英语为母语的人使用这些他们所知道的单词时, 他们却不能理解和明白它们的意思。故可推测画线单词意思为“理解; 明白”。故选B。7. Why is the English-Only rule made? A. To benefit the teach
23、ers. B. To make the English class more colourful. C. To require everyone in the room to pay the fine. D. To improve the students abilities of using English. 【解析】选D。 细节理解题。根据第二段中Anyone speaking Chinese in class will be required to pay a fine in order to encourage the speaking and understanding of Eng
24、lish. 以及It is for your benefit. It is because we want to accustom your ears to hearing English. 可知制订只准使用英语的规定是为了提高学生使用英语的能力。故选D。8. What does the writer think is the only way to learn a language well? A. Speak it often. B. Learn it from books. C. Listen to it on the radio. D. Play games with it. 【解析】
25、选A。 细节理解题。从最后一段中Other subjects may be learned only from books but the only way to learn a foreign language is to SPEAK IT! 可知学好一门外语的唯一方法是说它。故选A。. 语法填空People 1. _ (live) in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred 2. _ (language) in the world. Each cont
26、ains many thousands of words. A very large dictionary, 3. _ example, contains four to five hundred thousand words. 4. _we do not need all these. To read short stories you need to know only about two thousand words. Before you leave school, you 5. _ (learn) only one thousand or more. The words you kn
27、ow 6. _ (call) your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary 7. _ (big). Read as many books as you can. There are a lot of books 8. _ (write) in easy English. You will enjoy them. When you meet 9. _ new word, look it up in your dictionary. Your dictionary is the 10. _ (much) useful book. 【
28、文章大意】不同国家的人使用不同的语言, 当今世界上大约有一千五百种语言, 每种语言有成千上万个单词。你认识的单词构成了你的词汇量, 要想扩大词汇量, 你需要多读书。其中, 字典是最有用的一本书。1. 【解析】living。考查分词。句中live作people的后置定语, 要用非谓语动词; live与people构成主谓关系, 要用表示主动的现在分词来构成。2. 【解析】languages。考查名词。句中有fifteen hundred修饰, 可数名词要用复数形式。3. 【解析】for。考查短语搭配。for example例如, 固定短语。4. 【解析】But。考查连词。句意表达的是转折, 要用
29、But来连接。5. 【解析】will learn。考查动词时态。时间状语从句中用了一般现在时, 主句用一般将来时。故填will learn。6. 【解析】are called。考查动词语态。句中call与主语words构成动宾关系, 要用过去分词构成被动语态。7. 【解析】bigger。考查比较级。句意表达暗含比较之意, 意思是让词汇量变得更大, 要用形容词的比较级形式。8. 【解析】written。考查分词。句中write作books的后置定语, 要用非谓语动词; write与books构成动宾关系, 要用表示被动的过去分词。9. 【解析】a。考查冠词。句意表达的是泛指一个新单词, 要用不定
30、冠词来限定。10. 【解析】most。考查比较级。句中有定冠词the限定, 且句意表达的是最有用的书, 要用形容词的最高级形式来表示。. 应用文写作(2021连云港高一检测)假定你是高一学生李华, 你校下个月将举办全市英语口语大赛, 请用英语给你的朋友李雷写一封信, 邀请他参加这次比赛。内容包括: 1. 比赛的时间、地点; 2. 比赛的内容; 3. 发出邀请。注意: 1. 词数80左右; 2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。_【参考范文】Dear Li Lei, How has everything been going recently? Im writing to invite you
31、 to take part in the English Oral Competition. What is known to all is that we learn English not just for tests but mainly for communication. That is why the English Oral Competition counts. The competition will be held in our school hall on the afternoon of December 15th. Participants are expected
32、to give an English speech on a given topic and then answer some questions related to your speech. The top three will be awarded prizes. Since I know you are willing to show yourself, I am expecting you to come to participate in the competition. For further information, you can visit our school websi
33、te or contact me. Looking forward to your reply. Yours, Li Hua【详解】第一步: 审题体裁: 应用文时态: 根据提示, 时态应为一般现在时和一般将来时要求: 1. 比赛的时间、地点2. 比赛的内容3. 发出邀请第二步: 列提纲 (重点词组)take part in; be expected to do; given topic; participate in; further information; be willing to第三步: 连词成句1. Im writing to invite you to take part in t
34、he English Oral Competition. 2. Participants are expected to give an English speech on a given topic and then answer some questions related to your speech. 3. Since I know you are willing to show yourself, I am expecting you to come to participate in the competition. 4. For further information, you
35、can visit our school website or contact me. 根据提示及关键词(组)进行遣词造句, 注意主谓一致和时态问题。第四步: 连句成篇(衔接词)1. 表文章结构顺序: First of all, Firstly/First, Secondly/Second. . . And then, Finally, In the end, At last2. 表并列补充关系: What is more, Besides, Moreover, Furthermore, In addition, As well as, not only. . . but (also), in
36、cluding3. 表转折对比关系: However, On the contrary, but, Although+clause(从句), In spite of+n. /doing, On the one hand. . . , On the other hand. . . Some. . . , while others. . . , as for, so. . . that. . . 4. 表因果关系: Because, As, So, Thus, Therefore, As a result 连句成文, 注意使用恰当的连词进行句子之间的衔接与过渡, 书写一定要规范清晰。第五步: 润色
37、修改【点睛】范文内容完整, 要点全面, 语言规范, 语篇连贯, 词数适当, 上下文意思连贯, 符合逻辑关系。作者在范文中使用了较多主从复合句和非谓语动词, 如What is known to all is that we learn English not just for tests but mainly for communication. 这句话运用了主语从句和表语从句, 连接词分别是what和that。Participants are expected to give an English speech on a given topic and then answer some que
38、stions related to your speech. 中的related是过去分词作后置定语, 修饰questions。固定搭配运用了take part in; be expected to do; given topic; participate in; further information; be willing to等。全文中没有中式英语的句式, 显示了很高的驾驭英语的能力。另外, 文章思路清晰、层次分明, 上下句转换自然, 为文章增色添彩。. 阅读理解English is English, right? Not exactly. Although Americans shar
39、e the same language as those in Great Britain, words that commonly mean one thing in America can mean something completely different in Britain. Here are some examples. In the United States a bird is, well, an animal with feathers. In England, however, a bird is often used to describe a young female
40、, similar to the way young women are referred to “chicks” in America. But be careful when you are calling your boss daughter a bird, because some Britons consider the word a negative expression. Saying you need a new trainer in America means something quite different from it does in England. In the
41、US, trainers are healthy and strong experts who can help you work out. However, in England, trainers are just another name for tennis shoes. In America, the word “jumper” usually means a call to 911, as it can refer to a person whos trying to jump from a bridge or building. The meaning couldnt be mo
42、re different in Great Britain, where “jumper” is the name given to a knit top, or, as its called in America: a sweater. Telling a Londoner that you like to sleep with your comforter every night may cause some strange looks, unless youre a baby. In the US, a comforter is a cover for bed that is fille
43、d with a soft material, but in England, a comforter is a word used to describe a babys pacifier(橡皮奶嘴). In America, a casket, also called a coffin(棺材), clearly has a sad meaning. In Great Britain, on the other hand, a casket has a completely different meaning: it refers to a small box used to store j
44、ewelry or other valuable objects. If a Londoner tells an American he locked something in his boot, the American may look at him strangely. In America, a boot is a type of footwear, while in England the word is used to refer to a trunk(后备箱)of a car. 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。英式英语和美式英语有些拼写相同的单词意思不同, 在文中作者给我们列举了一
45、些这样的例子。1. If you call a young English female a bird, she would most probably _. A. feel unhappy about itB. find it very interestingC. consider you are strangeD. think you come from the US【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第二段的But be careful when you are calling your boss daughter a bird, because some Britons consider t
46、he word a negative expression. 可推断, 英国女孩听到自己被这样叫可能会不开心。2. In America, a middle-aged woman teaching people to do sports can be probably called a “_”. A. chick B. trainer C. jumper D. comforter【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第三段的In the US, trainers are healthy and strong experts who can help you work out. 可知, 在美国, tra
47、iner是指健身教练。所以, 一个教别人运动的中年女士在美国可以被称为trainer。3. If a Londoner says he needs to get something in his boot, he _. A. has locked his car by accidentB. needs to return to his car for somethingC. has dropped something into his footwearD. needs to open his casket to get some jewelry【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据最后一段的In Am
48、erica, a boot is a type of footwear, while in England the word is used to refer to a trunk of a car. 可知, 伦敦人说这句话的时候, 他是要去他的车里取东西。4. Whats the main idea of the passage? A. English is widely spoken in the world. B. British English has experienced many changes. C. American English is easier than Britis
49、h English. D. British English and American English have some differences. 【解析】选D。主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知, 本文主要是讲在英式英语和美式英语中有些拼写相同的单词意思不同, 这表明英式英语和美式英语是有一些差别的。. 应用文写作(2021池州高一检测)假如你是新华中学高一学生李华, 你校将于下周六在报告厅举办英语书法比赛, 请你写信邀请来自美国的Michael担任评委(judge), 内容包括: 1. 邀请原因; 2. 介绍比赛(如目的、内容、时间、地点等)。注意: 1. 词数80个左右; 2. 可适当增加细节
50、, 使行文连贯。Dear Michael, _Yours sincerely, Li Hua【参考范文】Dear Michael, How is everything going? Our school is going to hold an English Writing Competition. I am writing to invite you to be a judge of the competition since you have much experience. To promote the students skills in English handwriting, th
51、e contest held once a year enjoys a terrific reputation among students for its high standard judgements, which is scheduled to fall on next Saturday from 9 am to 11 am in our school hall. During the competition, students selected from each class are required to write an appointed article. Then judge
52、s, including you, will decide who is the best. Equipped with adequate experience in writing, your guidance will definitely add color to this activity. I wonder if you could spare some time to take part in it. I would appreciate it if you could accept my invitation. I am looking forward to your early reply. Yours sincerely, Li Hua