1、LondonBig BenJamaicaSingaporeAustraliawLook at the content in the box.Listen to the tape and find out which are not mentioned in the passage?A.the use of languageB.official languageC.pronunciation and grammarD.different EnglishesE.learning EnglishF.the development of EnglishG.the English-speaking co
2、untryH.the history of EnglishE FHChoose the best answers according to the text.w1.According to the writer,you can know who it is when someone phone you because_.wA.this persons voice is different from otherswB.this person uses different words from otherswC.either A or BwD.both A and BDw2.We nlearn f
3、rom the Paragraph 2 all the following except_.wA.English spoken by people in the different areas sounds differentwB.English pronunciation,grammar and vocabulary can change quickly from place to placewC.you can tell which part of the world a person comes from by their accentwD.British English and Ame
4、rican English are similarDw3.There are different Englishes in the world.But it is impossible to tell which English is correct because_.wA.Most people dont agree that there is a right or wrong way to speak EnglishwB.the development of English has produced many different EnglisheswC.English is widely
5、spoken and it is impossible to provide a model to followwD.people only pay attention to how they can communicatecw4.It is not mentioned in Part 2 that Australia is a country _.wA.where British government once sent its prisoners to workwB.which is one of the youngest nations in the worldwC.whose Engl
6、ish is sometimes hard to understand for people from other English-speaking countrieswD.where there are unusual plants and animalsDw5.In the last part of the text,the writer mainly wants to tell us that _.wA.the English spoken in a certain country is influenced by the mother tongue of the speakerswB.
7、Jamaica English has features of some African languageswC.many people in Singapore are bilingualwD.Jamaica English and Singapore English are quite different to British EnglishAEveryday EnglishwComplete the sentences with the correct forms of the expressions given.1.It doesnt matter.2.a straight answe
8、r 3.mate 4.get held up 5.Ive got no ideaw1.-When is the sports meeting going to be held,do you know?w-_.You can ask the monitor.w2.-He missed the plane to Paris.w-On the way to the airport,there had been an accident which resulted in a traffic jam and he _.w3.-Where is the bus to the History Museum?
9、w-Do you see that building with red bricks,_?Thats the museum you asked about.Ive got no ideagot held upmatew 4.-Sorry for returning the book late.-_.I wasnt reading it,acturally.w5.I am still uncertain abiut the managers attitude because he didnt give me _ when I asked him his opinions about the ma
10、tter.It doesnt mattera straight answerReading And VocalbularywSkim the passage to decide the main idea of each paragraph.wParagraph OnewA.English has a powerful influence in the world.wB.The communication revolution has turned the world into a“global village.”wC.English has spread around the world b
11、ecause of the communication revolution.AwParagraph TwowA.More people now speak English as a second language.wB.British English is only one variety.wC.Experts believe that the future shape of English will no longer be determined by the traditional English-speaking countries.CwParagraph ThreewA.A new
12、pattern of using English is developing.wB.Often meaning and words from other language find their way into English.wC.Dialects of English will becime new language in the future.CComplete the sentences with words from the passage.w1)Process of the birth of a new dialect is one of evolution,not a _.(Pa
13、ra.1)w2)_ more and more people are using the Internet.(Para.1)revolutionNowadaysw3)Some experts _ more dialects of English will appear in the future.(Para.2)w4)Whether you are really excellent or not will be _ by your work.(Para.2)w5)The police are _ the cause of the accident.(Para.3)w6)Thousands of
14、 cars are _ in this plant every year and are sold all over the world.(Para.3)estimatedeterminedinvestigatingproducedWritingForAgainstlCommunication would be easier.lBusiness would be smoother.lEveryone could talk to everyone else.lThere would be no misunderstandings.lInternational meetings would be cheaper-no need for translators and interpreters.lCountries would lose their own identity.lEverything would be just the same.lThe world would be boring.lThere would be less individual cultural differences.
