1、第 1页（共 8页）Unit5Value of MoneySection BDiscovering Useful Structures一、单句语法填空1 Neighbours spotted smoke _ (come) out of the house.2She is very _ (patience) with young children.3When he came to himself, he found himself _ (lie)in hospital.4You can buy all _ (sort) of specially designedgifts for your fa
2、ther in the online shop.5They gave no _ (indicate) of how the work shouldbe done.二、完成句子1我正要出发，天开始下起雨来。I was _ set out _ it began to rain.2这种事应该禁止。Such things _ be forbidden.3我发现自己被一群孩子包围着。I found myself _ by a group of children.4铃响了，表明我们下课了。The bell rang, _ our class was over.5金钱是善仆，也是恶主。Money is a
3、good _ and a bad _.三、阅读理解The death of languages is not a new phenomenon. Languages第 2页（共 8页）usually have a short life span (寿命) as well as a very highdeath rate. Only a few, including Egyptian, Chinese, Greek,Latin, have lasted more than 2,000 years.What is new, however, is the speed at which they a
4、re dyingout.Europescolonialrulecausedasharpdecreaseinlanguages, reducing at least 15 percent of all languages spokenat the time. Over the last 300 years, Europe has lost a dozenlanguages, and Australia has only 20 left of the 250 languagesspoken at the end of the 18th century.The rise of nation stat
5、es has also been decisive inselecting national languages. By making great efforts toestablish an official language in education and the media,national governments have tried to reduce minority languages.This process of language standardization (标准化) has beenimproved by industrialization and scientif
6、ic progress, whichhave created new methods of communication that are fast,straightforward and practical. The various kinds of languagescame to be seen as a difficulty to trade and the spread ofknowledge. Monolingualism ( 单一语言制) became a perfectchoice.Morerecently,theinternationalizationoffinancialma
7、rkets, the spread of information by electronic media andother aspects of globalization have led to the danger to“small” languages. A language not on the Internet is alanguage that “no longer exists” in the modern world. It is第 3页（共 8页）out of the game.The serious effects of the death of languages are
8、 clear.First of all, it is possible that if we all ended up speakingthe same language, our brains would lose some of their naturalfunctions for language inventiveness. We would never be ableto figure out the origins of human language or resolve themystery of “the first language”. As each language di
9、es, achapter of human history closes.Multilingualism( 多 语 制 )isthebestreflectionofmulticulturalism. The destruction of the first will lead to theloss of the second. Creating a language without any links toa peoples culture and way of life stifles the expression oftheir language gift. A language is n
10、ot only used as the maininstrument of human communication. It also expresses the worldview of those who speak it, as well as their ways of usingknowledge. To safeguard languages is an urgent matter.1Which of the following does not contribute to the deathof languages?AColonial rule from Europe.BThe r
11、ise of nationstates.CAdvances in science and industrialization.DThe increase of human population.2The underlined word “stifles” in the last paragraphprobably means _.AcheerBkill第 4页（共 8页）CcreateDimprove3The serious effects of the death of languages include allexcept that _.Apeople would fail to unde
12、rstand how languages startedBmonolingualism would lead to the loss of multiculturalismCthe death of languages would become a difficulty torealize globalizationDhuman brains would become less creative in languages4What is the authors purpose of writing this passage?ATo draw peoples attention to the i
13、mportance of languagepreservation.BTo warn people of the negative results of globalization.CTo explain the reasons why languages are dying out.DTo argue how important it is for people to speak morelanguages.四、阅读七选五Teenagers earning moneyIn the United States, you can only get a fulltime job ifyou are
14、 16 years old or older. But there are things thatteenagers can do to earn some spending money. Here are a fewideas.Parents with young children sometimes want to go out fordinner or to the movies, but they dont want to leave theirchildren alone. _1_ If the children go to bed early, you cando some of
15、your homework!第 5页（共 8页）Some adults have a dog, but they dont have time to take itfor a walk. _2_ So some teenagers work as dog walkers. Itsa good ideayou earn money and youre outside in the fresh air.You get some exercise, too!Teenagers can deliver newspapers. You usually ride a bikearound a neighb
16、orhood and leave a newspaper at each house. _3_You have to get up early, too, because people want to read theirnewspaper with their breakfast._4_ Some companies pay teens to do online research. Theywant to know what teens are interested in. Its a fun and easyway to make money. You can also design we
17、b pages for friendsor adults.Sometimes adults pay teenagers to mow (修剪) their lawns.Its a great job because you get fresh air and exercise. _5_Then you have regular customers, because grass always grows!ADogs need a lot of exercise!BIt brings a lot of safety problems.CNormally you have to have your
18、own bike.DTeenagers can work at home on their computers.EIts important to tell an adult where youre going.FDo your job carefully and people will want you to do itagain.GSo, they ask a teenager to stay in the house and look aftertheir children while they are out.第 6页（共 8页）一、单句语法填空1coming2.patient3.ly
19、ing4.sorts5.indication二、完成句子1about towhen2.ought to3.surrounded4.indicating5servantmaster三、阅读理解1.D考查细节理解。根据文章的第二、第三、第四段的内容可知A、B、C 三项都是语言消亡的原因。故选 D 项。2.B考查词义猜测。根据语境可知，此句意为：创造一种与一个民族的文化和生活方式没有任何联系的语言扼杀了他们语言天赋的表达。kill 是消极词汇，其余三项是积极词汇。故选 B 项。3.C考 查 细 节 理 解 。 由 第 六 段 内 容 和 第 七 段 中 的“ Multilingualism( 多 语
20、 制 )isthebestreflectionofmulticulturalism. The destruction of the first will lead to theloss of the second.”可知，选项 A、B、D 都是语言消亡的严重影响。由第五段的第一句可知。应选 C 项。4.A考查主旨大意。由文章的最后一段，尤其是“To safeguardlanguages is an urgent matter.”可知 A 项正确。四、阅读七选五1G根据本空前的“Parents with young children sometimeswant to go out for din
21、ner or to the movies, but they dont wantto leave their children alone.”可知，有孩子的父母有时想出去吃饭或看电影，但他们不想让孩子一个人在家。故 G 项(所以，他们请一个青少年待在家里，在他们外出的时候照顾他们的孩子)符合语境。第 7页（共 8页）2A根据本空后的“So some teenagers work as dog walkers.”可知，所以一些青少年做遛狗的工作。故 A 项(狗需要大量的运动)符合语境。3C根据本空前的“You usually ride a bike around aneighborhood an
22、d leave a newspaper at each house.”可知，你需要骑自行车送报纸。故 C 项(通常你必须有自己的自行车)符合语境。4D根据本空后的“Some companies pay teens to do onlineresearch.”可知，一些公司付钱给青少年做在线调查。故 D 项(青少年可以在家在电脑上工作)符合语境。5 F根据本空后的 “Then you have regular customers, becausegrass always grows！ ”可知，那么，你就有了常客，因为草是一直生长的。故 F 项(认真做你的工作，人们就会想再找你做这件事)符合语境。第 8页（共 8页）
