1、Unit 2Exploring English Section A Starting out up 5.Make a good pose and I will for you. 答案 take a photo 6.If you are applying for this position in the company,please the form. 答案 fill in 7.Visiting the exhibition will your understanding of traditional Chinese culture. 答案 add to 8.I most of what you
2、 said,but I dont agree with everything. 答案 agree with .完成句子 1.你能就如何学好英语给我一些建议吗? Can you on how to learn English well? 答案 give me some advice 2.我上中学时学习英语有些困难。 When I was in the middle school,I English. 答案 had some trouble learning 3.他说的话使我意识到我必须好好学习。 What he said that I must study hard. 答案 made me re
3、alise 4.我和我弟弟对踢足球都不感兴趣。 my brother is interested in playing football. 答案 Neither I nor 5.杰克在等她时通过看电视打发时间。 Jack killed time by watching TV . 答案 while waiting for her 6.他错过了公共汽车,那就是他昨天迟到了的原因。 He missed the bus. he was late yesterday. 答案 That was why 素养提升 .阅读理解 A These people are studying English.Howev
4、er,they are now facing some problems. I am Pablo.I work 50 hours a week as a taxi driver,so I talk to people all day.They understand me,but I know I make a lot of mistakes.No one corrects me.My vocabulary is strong.Grammar is my problem.Im trying to change little by little.For example,I dont use the
5、 past tense (时态).I always say,“I drive him to the office this morning” instead of “I drove him to the office this morning”. My name is Maria Luisa.Im teaching myself English,and Im good at grammar.However,its really difficult to find ways to practice English.I live in an area where everyone speaks m
6、y language.My neighbours and friends speak Spanish.I can speak Spanish in the supermarket and at the post office. I am Li Ping.I understand the grammar and the readings in my class and I think my writing is good,but Im very nervous when I speak English.I dont want to make any mistakes because Im afr
7、aid people will think that Im stupid.Also,my pronunciation isnt good.When I speak,people often say,“What?Say that again.” I am Yoshi.I have been in the United States for one year.Im studying hard and I know grammar well,but the vocabulary is very difficult.When I listen,I dont understand many of the
8、 words.When I try to read,there are three or four new words in every sentence.I feel discouraged. 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文,分别讲述了 Pablo、Maria Luisa、Li Ping和 Yoshi四人在学习 英语过程中遇见的不同的问题。 1.Who may say,“I go to bed late last night”? A.Pablo. B.Maria Luisa. C.Li Ping. D.Yoshi. 答案 A 解析推理判断题。根据第一个表格中“For example,I do
9、nt.instead of I drove him to the office this morning.”可知,Pablo不会使用过去时,题干中“I go to bed late last night”属于时态错误。 2.What would be the best advice for Maria Luisa? A.Try to have a wide vocabulary. B.Develop a good knowledge of grammar. C.Read as many English books as possible. D.Make friends with English
10、-speaking people. 答案 D 解析推理判断题。根据第二个表格中的内容可知,Maria Luisa 没有讲英语的环境,所以建议让她和讲 英语的人交朋友,创造练习英语的机会。 3.Why do people find it hard to understand Li Pings English? A.She cant pronounce words in English correctly. B.She speaks at a very fast speed. C.Her grammar is terrible. D.Her voice is very low. 答案 A 解析细节
11、理解题。根据第三个表格中“Also,my pronunciation isnt good.When I speak,people often say,What?Say that again.”可知,李萍的发音很差,这是人们觉得很难听懂她讲英文的原因。 4.What can we learn about Yoshi? A.He was born in the United States. B.He has a very small vocabulary. C.He has learned English for years. D.He is very good at listening. 答案
12、B 解析细节理解题。根据最后一个表格中“Im studying hard and I know grammar well,but the vocabulary is very difficult.”可知,Yoshi 的问题是词汇量少。 B The English language is different from any other language.Yet English words do not stay the same.Our language is always changing.We need new words for new inventions and new ideas.
13、Different words come into use,or older words are used in a new way. English can change by borrowing words from other languages.Tomato was borrowed from Mexico and pajamas(睡衣) from India.The word coffee came from Turkey,and tea came from China.Now new space and science words are being borrowed from o
14、ther countries,too. New words are also made by adding two words together.Strawberry,postman,and grandfather are words made up of two parts. Sometimes new words are shorter forms of older words.The word photo was made from photograph by cutting off the end of the longer word.Plane was made by cutting
15、 off the front part of airplane.Smog was made by using only the first two and last two letters from the words smoke and fog. The names of people and products can become new words.Our sandwich was named after a man named Sandwich.Scotch tape,band-aid,and jello(果冻) were names made up by the companies
16、that first made the products. 【语篇解读】随着新发明和新想法的出现,我们需要更多的英语单词来表达。本文主要讲述了 英语一些新单词的形成方式。 5.Why is the English language always changing? A.People get tired of using the same words. B.People use words for movies and TV plays. C.There are too many books and magazines. D.People need words for new invention
17、s and ideas. 答案 D 解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“We need new words for new inventions and new ideas.”可知,人们 需要新的单词来表达这些新发明和想法,所以选 D 项。 6.What can we know from the passage? A.All new words are borrowed. B.Words never come from company names. C.Languages dont stay the same. D.Old words dont change their meanings. 答案
18、C 解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Our language is always changing.”可知,语言是在不断变化的。 7.Which of the following may be the best title of the passage? A.A Changing Language B.Englisha Beautiful Language C.Names Can Become Words D.Different Languages 答案 A 解析主旨大意题。通读全文可知,英语这种语言不是一成不变的,是不断变化的,用 A 项作标题概括 了文章的主要内容。 .七选五 Does t
19、his situation seem familiar to you?Your English is progressing well,the grammar is now familiar,the reading comprehension is no problem,and you are speaking quite fluently. 1 First of all,remember that you are not alone.Listening is probably the most difficult job for almost all learners of English
20、as a foreign language.The most important thing is to listen as often as possible. 2 The Internet is really a useful tool for English students.You can download The RealPlayer.The RealPlayer allows you to use the Internet like a radio station. Once you have begun to listen on a regular basis,you might
21、 still be frustrated by limited understanding. 3 Here is some of the advice I give my students: Accept the fact that you are not going to understand everything. Stay relaxed when you do not understand,and try listening to the material for more times. Do not translate everything into your native lang
22、uage. 4 Dont concentrate on details before you have understood the main ideas. Listen to something you enjoy. I remember the problems I had in understanding spoken German when I first went to Germany.In the beginning,when I didnt understand a word,I insisted on translating it in my mind.This method
23、usually resulted in confusion. 5 Firstly,translating creates a barrier between the listener and the speaker.Secondly,most people repeat themselves constantly.By remaining calm,I noticed that even if I did not pay much attention I could usually understand what the speaker had said. A.What should you
24、do? B.Listen for the general idea of the conversation. C.But you cant follow a native English speaker at all! D.But listening is a problem for most of the beginners! E.So,what you need to do is to find listening resources. F.However,after several weeks,I got used to the new environment in Germany. G
25、.Then,after the first six months,I discovered two extremely important facts. 答案与解析 【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。主要讲述了在学习英语时遇到的最大问题听力,并介绍 了几种提高英语听力的方法。 1.C 前文提到“你的英语进步很大,语法也不错,阅读理解也很好,你也说得很流利”,再根据下一段指 出听力是几乎所有英语学习者的最大障碍,可见 C 项“但是你听不明白以英语为母语的人所讲的内容” 承上启下,故选 C项。 2.E 前文指出最重要的是要尽可能多听,后文指出因特网是一个有用的工具,指出了具体的学习途径, 即如何去寻找学习资源,E项与下文衔接紧密,故选 E项。 3.A 前文提到有规律地听,但你仍然可能理解不了,后文针对性地给出了一些建议,故 A选项符合语 境。 4.B 后文提到在弄清大意之前不要关注细节,“the main ideas”与“the general idea of the conversation” 是同义词,故选 B项。 5.G 根据后文的“Firstly,.Secondly,.”可知,下文讲述了两个要点,G 项中的“two extremely important facts”是总述,故选 G 项。
