1、第 1页（共 10页） Unit5 Languagesaround the world Section C Listening and Talking 一、语法专练 1.The houseI lived ten years ago has been pulled down. 2.We live in an agemore information is available with greater ease than ever before. 3.Its helpful to put children in a situationthey can see themselves different
2、ly. 4.Stephen Hawking believes that the earth is unlikely to be the only planetlife has developed gradually. 5.Later I understood the reasonshe has no consideration for my feelings. 6.Mozarts birthplace and the househe composed “The Magic Flute” are both museums now. 二、完成句子 1.From his(观点),the meetin
3、g we held yesterday was of no use. 2.He is working hard and(为奋斗) a good accommodation. 3.This kind of machine runs(靠汽油). 第 2页（共 10页） 4.As a Chinese,Chinese is her(母语). 5.He had no choice but to(乞 求帮助) from the strangers on the road. 6.Some(新公寓) are being built in the city. 7.The more you practise,(更
4、多的 机会) you will have in the competition. 8.She goes to work(乘地铁). 三、阅读理解 A Many people go to school for education.They learn languages,history,politics,geography,physics,chemistry and mathematics.Others go to school to learn a skill so that they can make a living.School education is very important a
5、nd useful.Yet,no one can learn everything from school.A teacher,no matter how much he knows,cannot teach his students everything they want to know.The teachers job is to show his students how to learn.He teaches them how to read and how to think.So,much more is to be learned outside school by the st
6、udents themselves. It is always more important to know how to study by oneself than to memorize some facts or a formula(公式).It is actually 第 3页（共 10页） quite easy to learn a certain fact in history or a formula in mathematics.But it is very difficult to use a formula in working out a math problem.Gre
7、at scientists before us didnt get everything from school.Their teachers only showed them the way.Edison did not even finish primary school.But they were all so successful.They invented so many things for mankind.The reason for their success is that they knew how to study.They read books that were no
8、t taught at school.They would ask many questions as they read.They did thousands of experiments.They worked hard all their lives,wasting not a single moment.Above all,they knew how to use their brain. 1.To work out a math problem,you need to know. A.only a certain formula B.how to memorise some fact
9、s C.only some facts D.the method to work it out 2.Why were many scientists so successful? A.They received good education. B.They were very clever. C.They knew how to learn. D.They learned lots of facts and formulas. 3.How did great scientists study? 第 4页（共 10页） A.They read a lot of books and asked m
10、any questions while reading. B.They did thousands of experiments. C.They always worked hard and never wasted time. D.All of the above. B Ireland has had a very difficult history.The problems started in the 16th century when English rulers tried to conquer (征服) Ireland.For hundreds of years,the Irish
11、 people fought against the English.Finally,in 1921,the British government was forced to give independence to the south of Ireland.The result is that today there are two “Irelands”.Northern Ireland,in the north,is part of the United Kingdom.The Republic of Ireland,in the south,is an independent count
12、ry. In the 1840s,the main crop was affected by disease and about 750,000 people died of hunger.This,and a shortage(短缺) of work,forced many people to leave Ireland and live in the USA,the UK,Australia and Canada.As a result of these problems,the population fell from 8.2 million in 1841 to 6.6 million
13、 in 1851. For many years,the majority of Irish people earned their living as farmers.Today,many people will work on the land but 第 5页（共 10页） more and more people are moving to the cities to work in factories and offices.Life in the cities is very different from life in the countryside,where things m
14、ove at a quieter and slower pace. The Irish are famous for being warm-hearted and friendly.Oscar Wilde,a famous Irish writer,once said that the Irish were “the greatest talkers since the Greeks”.Since independence,Ireland has revived(复兴) its own culture of music,language,literature and singing.Diffe
15、rent areas have different styles of old Irish songs which are sung without instruments.Other kinds of Irish music use many different instruments such as the violin,whistles,etc. 4.What does the writer tell us in Paragraph 1? A.How the Irish fought against the English. B.How Ireland gained independen
16、ce. C.How English rulers tried to conquer Ireland. D.How two “Irelands” came into being. 5.The last paragraph is mainly about. A.the Irish character B.Irish culture C.Irish musical instruments D.a famous Irish writer 第 6页（共 10页） 6.What can be the best title for the text? A.Life in Ireland B.A Very D
17、ifficult History C.Ireland,Past and Present D.The Independence of Ireland 四、阅读填句 Do you have a headache about learning English? Here are some tips that may help you to understand the language better. 1 The biggest problem that most people face is their own fear. 2. Some say that they will look stupi
18、d.Some are afraid that they cannotget themselvesunderstood.Sotheydontsay anything at all.Dont do this.The fastest way to learn English is to say it again and again until you get it right.Like everything else，English requires practice.Dont let a little fear stop you from getting what you want. Surrou
19、nd (围绕) Yourself with English 3.Put English books around，listen to English news and watch English movies.Speak English with your friends whenever you can.The more English material that you have around you， the more progress you will make. Listen to English Music Music can be a very effective method
20、of learning English. 4. The best way to learn，though，is to get the lyrics (歌 词) you are listening to and sing them as the singer sings.There 第 7页（共 10页） are several good Internet sites where you can find the lyrics for most songs.5.And if you like to sing，even better! ASpeak Without Fear BIn fact，En
21、glish music is a way to help us understand English CListen to native speakers as much as possible DSome people worry that they wont say things correctly EIf you listen to the news，you can also hear different accents FThe best way to learn English is to surround yourself with it GIn this way you can
22、practice your listening and reading at the same time 第 8页（共 10页） 一、语法专练 1.where 2.when 3.where 4.where 5.why 6.where 二、完成句子 1.point of view 2.struggling for 3.on petrol 4.mother tongue 5.beg a favour 6.new apartments 7.the more chances 8.on the subway 三、阅读理解 1.D2.C3.D4.D5.B6.C 四、阅读填句 1A总分关系。根据全文结构可知
23、此处需要填本段的小标题， 且由本段关键词“their own fear” ，再结合选项内容可知 A 项正确。 2D并列关系。由后文“Some say that they will look stupid.Someareafraidthattheycannotgetthemselves 第 9页（共 10页） understood.”再结合选项内容可知 D 项正确。 3F承接关系。由本段小标题再结合选项内容可知 F 项的关键 词“surround yourself with it”与之相呼应，所以 F 项正确。 4B递进关系。根据前句“Music can be a very effective method of learning English.”再结合选项内容可知 B 项正确，意 为“事实上，音乐是帮助我们理解英语的一种方法” 。 5G递进关系。根据后句“And if you like to sing，even better！ ”再结合选项内容可知 G 项正确，意为“用这种方式你就能 同时练习听力和阅读” 。 第 10页（共 10页）
