1、Unit2Englisharoundtheworld.听录音,根据所听内容选择正确答案听第14段对话,分别完成第14题1.WhatisthemainlanguagespokeninSingapore?A.Chinese.B.Malay.C.English.2.Whichstatementisright?A.Themaninvitesthewomantothecinema.B.Thewomanwantstoseethefilm.C.Thewomanasksthemantorepeathiswords.3.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewomanscar?A.Itismuchbe
2、tterthanhis.B.Itischeaperthanhis.C.Itisnotagoodcar.4.Whatshouldthemando?A.Learnfrommistakes.B.Trytoavoidmistakes.C.Correctmistakesassoonaspossible.听第5段对话,完成第57题5.Whatdidthetwospeakerstalkaboutatfirst?A.Theboyschemistryclass.B.Anexam.C.Afootballmatch.6.Whatdoyoulearnfromtheconversation?A.Thegirlisver
3、ygoodatchemistry.B.Thegirllikesfootballbetterthantheboy.C.Theyboydidntdowellintheexam.7.Whatdoyouknowabouttheboy?A.Heisntasgoodatfootballasheisatchemistry.B.HeisnotinterestedinwatchingTV.C.Helikesplayingfootballverymuch.听录音,根据短文内容完成下列句子Name WhydoyoulearnEnglish?Mary WithgoodEnglish,Icanvisitallthe1c
4、ountries.Sam IspendalotoftimeonEnglish,forIhopeto2intheexamandstudyinBeijing.Sue Iwanttogetajobina3companyandgetahigherpay.Bob Myparentsexpectmeto4mystudiesintheStates.1.2.3.4.单项选择,从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳答案完成句子1. Moneyplays_importantroleinthematerialworld.Butexpecting_moneytogivehappinessmaybemissingthem
5、eaningoflife.A.a;theB.an;/C.a;/D.the;the2.SwanLakeisafamousballetinfouracts,which_onaGermanfairlytale.A.isbasingB.isbasedC.basesD.based3.Thishabitoffocusingonyourgoalisnoteasytoform_,butinthelongrun,itwilldoyougood.A.infutureB.atpresentC.inpresentD.atthepresent4._youmakeyourmindtodothisresearchwell,
6、Ithinkyoudbetterfindsomehelp.A.SinceB.BecauseC.ForD.As5.Atthemeeting,theoldman_somegoodadviceaboutbringingdownthemarketpriceofonion.A.cameaboutB.camealongC.cameupwithD.cameout6.Howcomeyouarelateforourappointmentagain?_.A.BecauseImissedthebusB.Bybusandthenonfoot C.PleaseexcuseitD.Itsquitewrong7.There
7、atthedoorstoodagirlaboutthesameheight_.A.asmeB.asmineC.withmineD.withme8.Itwasrainingheavily.LittleCathyfeltcoldandfrightened,soshestood_tohermother.A.closeB.closelyC.closedD.closing9.Itisnicetohearfromaclosefriend._,welastmetmorethanthirtyyearsago.A.WhatsmoreB.Thatistosay C.InotherwordsD.Believeito
8、rnot10.Oh,lookatmypersonalalbum!Hereisonephototakenwithmyclassmatesatgraduationceremony.Canyou_meinit?A.recognizeB.realizeC.knowD.speakout11.Sometimeswejustbelievewhatwesee,_therealitymaybedifferent.A.eventhoughB.asifC.sinceD.unless12.Whichofthetwobookswillyoutake?Illtake_andIthink_ofthemisreallyhel
9、pfultome.A.either;neitherB.neither;bothC.both;eitherD.either;both13.IdontthinkJacksonisanhonestman._Actuallyheisacheat.A.Idontthinkso.B.Really? C.SodoI.D.NeitherdoI.14.Fruitjuice_nutrients,_VitaminCandE.A.includes;containB.includes;containing C.contains;includeD.contains;including15.21stCenturySchoo
10、lEditionis_anewspaper.IthelpsustoimproveourEnglishalot.A.nolessthanB.nomorethan C.lessthanD.morethan.将直接引语转化为间接引语1.MrsBrownsaid,“David,finishthework.”MrsBrownthework.2. Sallysaid,“Wouldyouliketohaveacupoftea?”Sallyaskedme.3.MrHoffmansaid,“Pleasedontleavesosoon,MrGreen.”MrHoffmansosoon.4.Thegeneralsa
11、idtothemen,“Dontstoppractising.”Thegeneralthemen.5.Theboysaid,“Sorry,Dad.”Theboy.根据汉语提示及重点词语将下列句子译成英语1.信不信由你,昨晚在海里我看见一条鱼有房子那么大。(believe;size)2.在抵制犯罪的斗争中我们人人有责。(play;crime)3.说实话,世上并没有标准英语这种东西。(such)4.这部影片更多的是基于民间传说而不是历史事实。(folk;base)5.在这所大学里每年都有超过十分之一的学生完不成他们的课程。(morethan).完形填空JoewasanAmericanwhocame
12、toBritainforthefirsttimeasanexchangestudentatLondonUniversity.Hisfirstexperienceonthedayhegottohisflatwasveryconfusing,1BritishEnglish.Itstartedthemomenthe2thehouse.Afteralongflight,Joefeltvery3,andhewantedtogotobathroom.Theladyhandedhimatowelandtoldhimthebathroomwasonthe4floor.Withthetowelinhishand
13、,hefeltabitpuzzled,goingaround,onlytofind5bathroomonthatfloor.ActuallytheladymeantthesecondfloorinAmericanEnglish.Thenhewasshownupstairs,6hefoundthebathroombutnotwhathewaslookingfor.Nowhe7theuseofthetowel.Thatwasonlythebeginning.Going8afterusingthetoilet,heheardtheladymakinga9ofrequests.Sheaskedhimt
14、otakeoffhisshoeswhenheenteredtheroom,toputhiscoatinthecupboardandtheumbrellaintheumbrella10.Butthatwasnotthe11.Theseriesofrequestswerefollowedby12onJoesfirstweekend.Shetoldhimnottotakeashowerafternineintheevening;andnottosmokeinthebathroom.Sheaskedhimtospeakquietlyonthephone;andto13herdog.Itwassoter
15、rible14hecouldnothavestayedthereforanotherweek.15,beforeleavingthehouseonMonday,Joefoundthislitter:DearJoe,Couldyoupleasereturnthefrontdoorkey?Andonemorequestion.Canyouhelpmefindanewtenantformyflat?1.A.sinceB.becauseC.thereforeD.becauseof2.A.arrivedB.wentC.setfootintoD.setfooton3.A.excitedB.exciting
16、C.tiredD.tiring4.A.firstB.secondC.groundD.play5.A.aB.oneC.theD.no6.A.whichB.thatC.whenD.where7.A.realizedB.understoodC.recognizedD.remembered8.A.downstairB.downstairsC.upstairD.upstiars9.A.bitB.fewC.littleD.series10.A.standB.placeC.partD.space11.A.worseB.worstC.betterD.best12.A.littlebylittleB.stepb
17、ystepC.oneafterotherD.oneafteranother13.A.goB.walkC.runD.keep14.A.andB.forC.asD.that15.A.AndB.HoweverC.AlthoughD.Even.阅读理解,根据短文内容选择最佳答案AThoughAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglisharebornfromthesameroot,thetwolanguagesdohavetheirdifferences.Similarly,theslang(俚语),orcasuallanguage,spokenonlybetweenschoolma
18、tesandfriendsisdifferentamongAmericanandBritishchildren.Furthermore,studentsfromthepublicschoolsofEnglandusedifferentslangexpressionsfromthoseintheprivateschools.ThefollowingintroducesafewslangexpressionspopularamongBritishschoolchildren(bothnowandinthepast),alongwiththeirmeaningsandtheschoolswheret
19、heexpressionsaremostlikelytobeheard.Taketheword“beard”forexample.Ofcourse,abeardisthehaironamansface,especiallyonhischin,butclassmatesatTheLeys,aprivateschoolatCambridge,useittoshowsurprise.Forexample,ifaboyweretoopenhislocker,andabookcamejumpingout,hemightshout,“Beards!” Heresanotherfunnyexample:in
20、regularlanguage,“agoodegg”meansanedible(可食用的)anddeliciouschickenegg.ButatEton,afamouspublicschoolinEngland,“agoodegg”referstoatrustworthyclassmate.This“goodegg”mightnotbeverypopularandmightnotbeyourbestfriend.Butheorsheisbasicallyapleasantandobedient(顺从)classmate.AtWinchesterSchool,however,youmightn
21、everhearthephrase“goodegg”,butyouarelikelytohearthephrase“badegg”.Inthiscase,“abadegg”issomeonewhodisobeysinclass,doesnotrespecthisfriendsorcausestroubleintheclassroom.Sucha“badegg”mightreceivea“brushing”atChristsHospitalSchool.Thisdoesntmeanthatthestudentmustbrushhisorherhair!This“brushing”ismuchmo
22、repainful,asitreferstopunishment.Iftheheadmasterorprincipal“brushes”astudent,heorshehasstruckthebadstudentonthebackside.YounglearnersatStPaulsSchoolmightchoosetoescape“badeggs”andpotential“brushings”byretreatingintoacarrelintheschoollibrary.Acarrelisaverysmallroom,oftenthesizeofacloset(壁橱),reservedf
23、orprivatestudying.Studentscanstoretheirbooks,notebooksandotherschoolsuppliesintheircarrelsandretreattheretostudyorreadbetweenandafterclasses.IfthesededicatedstudentswereattendingWestminsterSchool,however,theywouldgototheircarrelsto“muzz”.ThisistheWestminsterwayofsayingtoread!1.Ifthispassagewerepubli
24、shedinanewspaper,thebesttitlewillbe_.A.SlanginEnglishB.BritishSchoolsC.SlangUsedbyStudentsD.GoodEggorBadEgg2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothefirstparagraph?A.Thoughfromthesameroot,AmericanEnglishandBritishEnglishdiffer.B.MostEnglishspeakersmightnotbeabletounderstandtheslangusedbyBritishstu
25、dents.C.StudentsfromoneschoolinEnglandmightnotbeabletounderstandtheslangusedinanotherschool.D.Slangorcasuallanguageisabigthreattopeoplesdailycommunication.3.AcarrelatStPaulsSchoolisallofthefollowingexcept_.A.ashelterforstudentstoescapefrombadstudentsB.abigroomforprivatestudyC.aplacewheretheycanstore
26、theirbooksD.asmallroomintheschoollibrary4.IfsomethingsurprisesstudentsatTheLeys,theymight_.A.opentheirlockersandhavebooksjumpout B.shout“beards”C.touchtheirbeardsD.runtotheircarrels5.Whichofthefollowingistherightmatchofschool,slangexpressionsandrealmeanings?A.StPaulsSchool-goodeggstrustworthyclassma
27、tesB.EtonbadeggsdisobedientstudentsC.ChristsHospitalSchoolbrushingsurpriseD.WestminsterSchoolmuzzreadBTheadvantagesofaninternationallanguageinthemodernworldareobvious.Thankstomodernmethodsoftransport,wecantraveleverywheremoreeasilyandmorequicklythaneverbefore,butthelanguageproblemstillremains.Withou
28、tacommonlanguage,theremaybemisunderstandingsbetweenpeopleofdifferentcountries.Therearetwopossiblesolutionstothisproblem:eitherwechooseoneofthemainlivinglanguagesoftheworld,orwemakeupanartificialone.Butneithersolutionissimplebecausenolivinglanguagewillbeacceptabletoeveryoneandbecauseanartificial(人造的)
29、language,suchasEsperanto,hasnocultureandwouldbethoughtboringbymanylearners.ItisoftensaidthatEnglishisquicklybecomingaworldlanguage.Itiscertainlythemostwidelyusedlanguageintheworld,andsecondonlytoChineseinitsnumberornativespeakers,buttherearecertainworriesofchoosingEnglishasaninternationallanguage.Fi
30、rstofall,forpoliticalreasonsandnationalpride,Englishisnotacceptabletoeveryoneasaworldlanguage.Manydislikeitsinfluence.Englishwordsentertheirlanguageandthisoftenthreatstheirownlanguage.InFrance,anewword“franglais”hasbeeninventedtodescribetheresults.AlthoughEnglishisbeingtaughtinmoreandmoreschoolsabro
31、ad,theprocessisnotalwayspopular.NoteverynationispreparedtoaccepttheleadingpositionofEnglishintheireducationsystem.6.Whataretheadvantagesofaninternationallanguage?A.Wecantravelmoreeasily.B.Wecanlearnourculture.C.Wecanunderstandeachother.D.Wecandeveloptransport.7.WhywouldmanylearnersthinkEsperantobori
32、ng?A.Becauseitisnotanaturallanguage.B.Becauseitisnotaworldlanguage.C.Becausethereisnothinginterestinginthelanguage.D.Becausethereisnocountryusingthislanguageasthemainlanguage.8.WhatdidthewriterthinkofchoosingEnglishasaninternationallanguage?A.Itscryingforthemoon.B.Easiersaidthandone.C.Itsapieceofcak
33、e.D.Nopain,nogain.9.TheinventionofthenewFrenchword“franglais”showsthat_.A.FrenchwordsentertheEnglishlanguageB.EnglishwordsentertheFrenchlanguageC.theFrenchlanguageisbecominginternationalD.theEnglishlanguageisbecominginternational10.Everynationdoesntacceptalivinglanguageasaworldlanguagepartlybecause_
34、.A.theyareproudoftheirownschoolB.theydislikeawidelyusedlanguageC.aprocesshasnotbecomeverypopularD.aforeignlanguagehascertaindangers.书面表达SupposeyouareZhangLin.YouhavebeenlearningBritishEnglish.NowyouarewritingtoyourAmericanpenpalJacktoaskhimsomethingaboutAmericanEnglishandwhetheritwouldbedifficulttocommunicatewiththeAmericanpeopleifyouwentthere.要点:1.美国英语与英国英语有什么不同,在拼法和发音上是否有区别;2.美国人是否也讲英国英语;3.美国是否有很多方言(dialect);4.美国方言是否很难听懂。要求:1.不要逐字逐句翻译,可适当增加情节;2.词数100左右,不含已给出的内容。DearJack,Howareyou?Ihopealliswellwithyou._