1、第 1页（共 12页） Unit5 Languagesaround the world Section A Listening and Speaking 一、单句语法填空 1.Knowing a foreign language means better job chances the future. 2.What he(refer) to in his article is unknown to the general reader. 3.This affects the birds nervous(system) and ability to produce baby birds. 4.W
2、hen he left his(nation) country,he said he would not return until he was successful. 5.People who used horses to pull heavy loads would have chosen (keep) stronger animals. 6.Chinese(speak) by the largest number of people in the world. 7.On behalf of our school,I would like(express) our warm welcome
3、 to you. 8.To most of the people,it seems that the only foreign language (learn) is English. 二、短语填空 第 2页（共 12页） native language,would like,at least,refer to,if possible,neither.nor;official language,pay attention to,do business with,in the future 1.According to the art dealer,the painting is expecte
4、d to go fora million dollars. 2.As we all know,the term “classical music” is used to a great variety of music. 3.Could you please write to me in English instead of Japanese,? 4.It is very important tothe usages of words when learning English. 5.I have learned English for many years and known enough
5、English toAmericans. 6.To sum up,lifewill certainly be very different from that of today. 7.We,as well as animals,cannot live without water and agricultureindustry can go without it. 8.You can probably find a word used in English that first came from your. 9.Ito take this opportunity to tell you abo
6、ut a new service which we are offering. 第 3页（共 12页） 10.Chinese and Portuguese are theof Macao,and a lot of people also speak English. 三、阅读理解 A Captain Henry，a 98yearold American retired fisherman， has become a firsttime author, having written and published his autobiographyIn a Fishermans Languageaf
7、ter learning to read at the age of 91. Mr.Henry spent most of his life without even his closest family members knowing he was illiterate. Forced to quit school in the third grade to take odd jobs，he kept the secret close to his chest, only telling his late wife. Henrys granddaughter, Marlisa, told r
8、eporters how he used tricks, like waiting for others to order at restaurants first, to avoid the issue. A family argument in his 90s，she said，aroused his desire for education. “He signed a document he could not read about where he was going to live, Marlisa said. Starting with his name, he eventuall
9、y moved on to the ABCs and childrens books. He put them down since his wife fell ill. After the tragic loss of his wife, he went back to reading and began to log (记录) his life. He wrote about his familys voyage from Portugal to the US，how he went on to captain a boat, and his many journeys at sea. H
10、is life stories have become so popular that nearly 800 copies were sold in the first two weeks after the books release. 第 4页（共 12页） One thousand more have since been printed as requests for the book flood in from as far as Germany. And now even Hollywood producers have approached Mr Henry about buyi
11、ng the rights to his life story for a big screen adaptation. The family also now has a book agent and a deal in the works to publish a second edition. Meanwhile, the family says they are reconnecting and closer than ever as a result of Henrys latelife efforts. “Everyone has a story， ” Marlisa said，
12、“It teaches that when youre down and out，never give up.” 1When did Henry begin writing his life story? AWhen he was 91 years old. BAfter his wife passed away. CWhen he was 98 years old. DAfter he retired from work. 2Which of the following is TRUE according to thetext? A A Hollywood producer wishes t
13、o make a movie out of Henrys book. BHenry never told anyone that he couldnt read or write. CHenry began his reading with some famous novels. DHenrys book was wellreceived only by Americans. 3How did Henrys family benefit from his writing? AThe family got more money from the 2nd edition. BThe family
14、ties were rebuilt and strengthened. CHis family moved from Portugal to the US. DHis family story has been made into a movie. 第 5页（共 12页） 4What message can Henrys story give us? AAn idle youth, a needy age. BEvery coin has two sides. CPractice makes perfect. DIt is never too old to learn. B Foreign v
15、isitors to the UK might be disappointed when they learn that not everyone there speaks like Harry Potter and his friends. Usually, theres an assumption by many nonBrits that everyone in Britain speaks with whats known as a Received Pronunciation (RP，标准发音) accent，also called “the Queens English”. How
16、ever, while many people do talk this way, most Britons speak in their own regional accents. Scouse, Glaswegian and the Black Countryfrom Liverpool, Glasgow and the West Midlandsare just three of the countless nonRP accents that British people speak with. There are even differencesinaccentsbetweentow
17、nsorcitiesjust30 kilometers apart. What is even more disappointing is that not speaking in a RP accent may mean a British person is judged and even treated differently in their everyday life. In a 2015 study by the University of New South Wales，videos of people reading a passage in three different U
18、K accents were shown to a second group of people. The group then rated how intelligent they thought the readers sounded. The lowestrated 第 6页（共 12页） accent was the Brummie accent, native to people from Birmingham, a city whose accent is considered the working class. However, there is no need to be d
19、isappointed though you are not speaking in a RP accent. In fact, doing_the_opposite may even give you advantages. KongSeong jae,25,isanInternetcelebrityfrom Seoul.After studying in the UK, he picked up several regional accents.Hes now famous for his online videos, where he shows off the various acce
20、nts hes learned. “British people usually get really excited when I use some of their local dialect words, and they become much friendlier. I think it makes a bit of bond between local people and foreigners to speak in their local accent， ” he said. So if youre working on perfecting your British acce
21、nt, try to speak like someone from Liverpool, Glasgow or Birmingham. You may not sound like Harry Potter, but you are likely to make more friends. 5What can we infer from Paragraph 1? ANonBrits usually hold that all Britons speak in a RP accent. BOnly “the Queens English” is accepted in the UK. CFor
22、eign visitors are disappointed at their own spoken English. DAny Received Pronunciation around the world is also called “the Queens English” 第 7页（共 12页） 6What do people think of the Brummie accent? AIt is favored by foreign visitors to the UK. BIt is closest to the RP accent. CIt is smart and easy t
23、o understand. DIt is spoken by people of the working class. 7What does the underlined phrase “doing the opposite” in Paragraph 4 refer to? ASpeaking in a RP accent. BSpeaking in regional accents. CSpeaking the Brummie accent. DSpeaking like Harry Potter. 8What is the passage mainly about? AA study a
24、bout the most intelligent accent in Britain. BA comparison between different British accents. CHow much British people value the RP accent. DThe impact of regional accents on peoples lives. 四、书面表达 假定你是李华, 你的留学生朋友 Peter 发邮件说, 他正在学汉 语, 但感觉很吃力, 请求你给予帮助。请给他回一封邮件, 内容包 括: 1. 举例说明汉语学习的特点; 2. 提供一些可行的建议。 注意:
25、 1. 词数 80 个左右; 2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。 第 8页（共 12页） 一、单句语法填空 1.in 2.refers 3.systems 4.native 5.to keep 6.is spoken 7.to express 8.to learn 二、短语填空 1.at least 2.refer to 3.if possible 4.pay attention to 5.do business with 6.in the future 7.neither;nor 8.native language 9.would like 10.official languages
26、三、阅读理解 1.B细节理解题。根据第三段中的“After the tragic loss of his wife，he went back to reading and began to log his life.He 第 9页（共 12页） wrote about his familys voyage from Portugal to the US”可 知，是在他的妻子去世后，他开始写作的，故选 B 项。 2.A细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“And now even Hollywood producers have approached Mr. Henry about buying th
27、e rights to his life story for a big screen adaptation.”可知 好莱坞想拍摄他的人生故事。故选 A 项。 3.B推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Meanwhile，the family says they are reconnecting and closer than ever as a result of Henrys latelife efforts.”可知因为亨利晚年的努力，他的家庭 关系得到重建并加强了。故选 B 项。 4.D推理判断题。从亨利的故事可以看出，他 91 岁才开始学习 写字，并开始写作，取得了重大成就，我们可以得到启发
28、：活到老学 到老。故选 D 项。 5.A细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“Usually，theres an assumption by many nonBrits that everyone in Britain speaks with whats known as a Received Pronunciation (RP，标准发音) accent，also calledthe Queens English ”可知非英国人通常 认为，所有的英国人都有标准口音。故选 A。 6.D细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“The lowestrated accent was the Brummie accen
29、t， native to people from Birmingham， a city whose accent is considered the working class.”可知人 们认为工人阶级的人说伯明翰口音。故选 D。 7.B词义猜测题。根据上句“However，there is no need to be disappointed though you are not speaking in a RPaccent.” 可知，然而，尽管你发音不标准，也没有必要失望。由此推断出此处 第 10页（共 12页） 表达的是“事实上，说话带有地方口音甚至可能会给你优势” ，故选 B。 8.D
30、主旨大意题。本文通过介绍英国标准音之外的一些方言使用情 况，说明了地方口音对人们生活的影响，故选 D。 四、书面表达 Dear Peter, Hope this email finds you well!Last time you said you were learning Chinese but encountered some difficulties. Its inevitable because English emphasizes the structure,while Chinesefocusesonthemeaning.Chinesecharactersare difficul
31、t to write and they have complex tone system. With regard to the matter you mentioned in your letter,my suggestions are as follows: Firstly,I would recommend you to find a native speaker as a language partner,and meet with him on a regular basis. Besides,watching Chinese movies and listening to Chinese songs can make the learning process much more interesting. Those are the tips on my mind now. I would always be pleased to offer you help. I do hope you will find these proposals practical. Yours, 第 11页（共 12页） Li Hua 第 12页（共 12页）
