1、第 1页（共 9页） Unit5 Languages around the world section B Reading and Thinking 一、单词拼写 1For your safety, never tamper with (胡乱摆弄) these _ (系统) 2Physical activity is an important _ (因素) in maintaining fitness. 3 Can you tell the difference between Putonghua and Beijing _ (方言)? 4He is good at Chinese _ (书法
2、), especially at the running style. 5 The last Ming _ (朝代) emperor hanged himself from this tree. 6This opera is one of the cultural totems of Western _ (文明). 7The famous university is devoted to developing leaders in many disciplines who make a difference _ (全球地) 8White has always been a _ (象征) of
3、purity in Western cultures. 9Its said the woman is an expert on foreign _ (事 务) 10The statue was _ (雕刻) out of a single piece of stone. 二、单句写作 第 2页（共 9页） 1我们学校的不少同学都擅长写中国书法。 _ my schoolmates are good at writing Chinese calligraphy. 2尽管他申请了数百个工作，但仍然在失业中。 _ hundreds of jobs, he is still out of work. 3
4、然而，庆祝生日有很多种不同的方式。 However,thereare_birthday celebrations. 4如果你帮我这个忙，我将非常感激。 I really _ you could do me this favor. 5无论你和他们之间有多大的分歧，你都得继续去见他们。 You must continue to see them _ you may disagree with them. 三、阅读理解 Many people believe that you lose the ability to learn new languages as you get older. Lang
5、uage experts, however, will tell you that youre never too old to learn a new language. As you get older, it can be more difficult to learn a new language, though. Children and adults learn new languages in different ways. For children, language is their life. They study for thousands of hours every
6、year, because they need to learn languages to 第 3页（共 9页） become part of their communities. Adults, on the other hand, are already part of a language community. Learning a new language means becoming part of another language community, and adults rarely get the chance to practise as much as young chi
7、ldren do. Moreover, children learning a new language are expected to make mistakes. This gives them freedom when learning to be daring and confident. Adults, however, often feel pressured to be perfect when learning a new language. This can discourage many people and make it even harder to learn a n
8、ew language. When young children learn a new language, they come to see various languages as a “normal” part of society. This mindset (思维模式) helps them embrace learning a new language without feeling like theyre doing something unusual or “too hard” So if you want to learn a new language, go for it!
9、 Its never too late to learn a new language. If youre older, it may take more work, but it can be done. If youre a young child, though, now is the time to step out and learn a new language！ 1By saying “language is their life” ， the author means that children _. Acant live without language Blead a ha
10、ppy life every day Cpractise a new language a lot Dare taken good care of by adults 2What may make it hard for the old people to learn a new 第 4页（共 9页） language? AThey are afraid of being laughed at. BThey usually have too many interests. CThey think making mistakes is natural. DThey always make dif
11、ferent kinds of mistakes. 3Which of the following shows the difference between children and adults in learning a new language? AThe behaviour they have. BThe learning attitudes. CThe future plans they have made. DThe materials they are using. 4According to the author, a new language _. Acan never be
12、 learnt by the old people Bcan be grasped by the old people easily Ccan be understood only by the old people Dcan be learnt by both the old and the young 四、语法填空 The first Edinburgh International Festival _1_ (hold) 71 years ago. Its first big success came in the following year _2_ an adaptation ofTh
13、e Thrie Estaiteswas performed. From then on, the Festival has _3_ (gradual) grown to become one of the most popular arts festivals in the world. As the founders of the Festival believed, the Festival programs have enriched the _4_ (culture) life of Britain and even Europe. The Festival focuses on th
14、e fields of music, art, dance and 第 5页（共 9页） theatre. _5_ (bring) together the best artists from around the world, the Festival has earned _6_ good reputation, which has done much to draw the visitors attention to the various shows that take place all over the city. Each year during the summer _7_ (
15、month), Edinburgh becomes the worlds Festival City. It is the huge range of artistic events, performances and exhibitions that _8_ (make) Edinburgh unforgettable. It makes you feel that there is always something else happening around the corner which you are missing and _9_ any given night of the Fe
16、stival, you can choose _10_ (watch) “The Girl on the Sofa” ， a play by Joan Fosse, and the operaParsifal,among many other options. 第 6页（共 9页） 一、单词拼写 1.systems 2.factor 3.dialect 4.calligraphy 5.Dynasty 6.civilisation 7.globally 8.symbol 9.affairs 10.carved 二、单句写作 1.A good number of 2.Despite applyin
17、g for 3.many varieties of 4.would appreciate it if 5.no matter how much 三、阅读理解 1.C推理判断题。根据第二段中的“They study for thousands of hours every year . ”可知，他们每年要花费成千上万个小时 学习语言， 由此可以推知其意思是指儿童在学习新语言的时候进行了 大量的语言练习。故选 C 项。 2.A细节理解题。第三段最后一句“This can discourage many people and make it even harder . ” 中的 “This” 指代上
18、句 “Adults, however, often feel pressured to be perfect when learning a new 第 7页（共 9页） language.” ，由此可知，成年人学习语言的时候，往往因为追求完美 而感到有压力，也就是说，成年人在学习语言时会担心受到嘲笑。故 选 A 项。 3.B推理判断题。根据文章第二至四段的内容可知儿童和成年 人学习的方法不同、态度不同会导致学习结果的不同。故选 B 项。 4.D推理判断题。题干询问作者的观点，可定位到文章的最后 一段，由其中的“Its never too late to learn a new languag
19、e.” 可知，什么时候学习一门新的语言都不晚，也就是说成年人和儿童都 可以学习新的语言。故 D 项正确。 四、语法填空 1was held考查动词的时态和语态。根据表示过去的时间状 语 71 years ago 可知，本句用一般过去时，又因为主语与动词 hold 是被动关系，故用一般过去时的被动语态。 2when考查定语从句的引导词。分析句子结构可知，空处引 导一个定语从句，修饰先行词 the following year，且空处在从句 中作时间状语，故用 when。 3gradually考查词性转换。因为空格后是动词 grown，故空 处应用副词 gradually 来修饰此动词。 4cul
20、tural考查词性转换。由于空格前是冠词 the，空格后 是名词 life，故这里用形容词修饰后面的 life，表示“文化生活” 。 5Bringing考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，此处是非 谓语动词作方式状语， 又因为动词 bring 与其逻辑主语 the Festival 是主谓关系，故用其现在分词形式。注意：空处位于句首，首字母要 大写。 6a考查冠词。earn a good reputation “赢得好声誉”是 第 8页（共 9页） 固定搭配，故填 a。 7months考查名词的复数。根据常识可知，夏季一般有三个 月，故此处要用名词 month 的复数形式。 8makes考查动词的时态和主谓一致。此处描述现在的客观情 况， 故用一般现在时； 分析句子结构可知， 空处所在的句子是强调句， 被强调的部分是句子的主语，空处是谓语动词，要与主语“the huge range of .”在数上保持一致，即用单数形式。 9on考查介词。根据语境可知，此处指的是“在艺术节的任 何一个晚上” ，故用 on，表示具体的某一晚上。 10to watch考查非谓语动词。choose to do sth.表示“选 择做某事” ，是固定用法。 第 9页（共 9页） 、
