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Unit 2 English around the world

Ⅰ. 听录音,根据所听内容选择正确答案

听第1~4段对话,分别完成第1~4题

1. What is the main language spoken in Singapore?

A. Chinese.

B. Malay.

C. English.

2. Which statement is right?

A. The man invites the woman to the cinema.

B. The woman wants to see the film.

C. The woman asks the man to repeat his words.

3. What does the man think of the woman’s car?

A. It is much better than his.

B. It is cheaper than his.

C. It is not a good car.

4. What should the man do?

A. Learn from mistakes.

B. Try to avoid mistakes.

C. Correct mistakes as soon as possible.

听第5段对话,完成第5~7题

5. What did the two speakers talk about at first?

A. The boy’s chemistry class.

B. An exam.

C. A football match.

6. What do you learn from the conversation?

A. The girl is very good at chemistry.

B. The girl likes football better than the boy.

C. They boy didn’t do well in the exam.

7. What do you know about the boy?

A. He isn’t as good at football as he is at chemistry.

B. He is not interested in watching TV.

C. He likes playing football very much.

Ⅱ. 听录音,根据短文内容完成下列句子

1. 2. 3. 4.

Ⅲ. 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. Money plays ______ important role in the material world. But expecting ______ money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life.

A. a; the

B. an; /

C. a; /

D. the; the

2. Swan Lake is a famous ballet in four acts, which ______ on a German fairly tale.

A. is basing

B. is based

C. bases

D. based

3. This habit of focusing on your goal is not easy to form ______, but in the long run, it will do

you good.

A. in future

B. at present

C. in present

D. at the present

4. ______ you make your mind to do this research well, I think you’d better find some help.

A. Since

B. Because

C. For

D. As

5. At the meeting, the old man ______ some good advice about bringing down the market price of

onion.

A. came about

B. came along

C. came up with

D. came out

6.—How come you are late for our appointment again?

—______.

A. Because I missed the bus

B. By bus and then on foot

C. Please excuse it

D. It’s quite wrong

7. There at the door stood a girl about the same height ______.

A. as me

B. as mine

C. with mine

D. with me

8. It was raining heavily. Little Cathy felt cold and frightened, so she stood ______ to her mother.

A. close

B. closely

C. closed

D. closing

9. It is nice to hear from a close friend. ______, we last met more than thirty years ago.

A. What’s more

B. That is to say

C. In other words

D. Believe it or not

10. Oh, look at my personal album! Here is one photo taken with my classmates at graduation

ceremony. Can you ______ me in it?

A. recognize

B. realize

C. know

D. speak out

11. Sometimes we just believe what we see, ______ the reality may be different.

A. even though

B. as if

C. since

D. unless

12.—Which of the two books will you take?

—I’ll take ______ and I think ______ of them is really helpful to me.

A. either; neither

B. neither; both

C. both; either

D. either; both

13.—I don’t think Jackson is an honest man.

—______ Actually he is a cheat.

A. I don’t think so.

B. Really?

C. So do I.

D. Neither do I.

14. Fruit juice ______ nutrients, ______ Vitamin C and E.

A. includes; contain

B. includes; containing

C. contains; include

D. contains; including

15. 21st Century School Edition is ______ a newspaper. It helps us to improve our English a lot.

A. no less than

B. no more than

C. less than

D. more than

Ⅳ. 将直接引语转化为间接引语

1. Mrs Brown said, “David, finish the work.”

Mrs Brown the work.

2. Sally said, “Would you like to have a cup of tea?”

Sally asked me .

3. Mr Hoffman said, “Please don’t leave so soon, Mr Green.”

Mr Hoffman so soon.

4. The general said to the men, “Don’t stop practising.”

The general the men .

5. The boy said, “Sorry, Dad.”

The boy . Ⅴ. 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。(more than)

Ⅵ. 完形填空

Joe was an American who came to Britain for the first time as an exchange student at London University. His first experience on the day he got to his flat was very confusing, 1 British English. It started the moment he 2 the house. After a long flight, Joe felt very 3 , and he wanted to go to bathroom. The lady handed him a towel and told him the bathroom was on the

4 floor. With the towel in his hand, he felt a bit puzzled, going around, only to find

5 bathroom on that floor. Actually the lady meant the second floor in American English. Then he was shown upstairs,

6 he found the bathroom but not what he was looking for. Now he

7 the use of the towel.

That was only the beginning. Going 8 after using the toilet, he heard the lady making a

9 of requests. She asked him to take off his shoes when he entered the room, to put his coat in the cupboard and the umbrella in the umbrella 10 . But that was not the 11 . The series

of requests were followed by 12 on Joe’s first weekend. She told him not to take a shower after nine in the evening; and not to smoke in the bathroom. She asked him to speak quietly on the phone; and to 13 her dog. It was so terrible 14 he could not have stayed there for another week. 15 , before leaving the house on Monday, Joe found this litter:

Dear Joe,

Could you please return the front door key? And one more question. Can you help me find a new tenant for my flat?

1. A. since B. because C. therefore D. because of

2. A. arrived B. went C. set foot into D. set foot on

3. A. excited B. exciting C. tired D. tiring

4. A. first B. second C. ground D. play

5. A. a B. one C. the D. no

6. A. which B. that C. when D. where

7. A. realized B. understood C. recognized D. remembered

8. A. downstair B. downstairs C. upstair D. upstiars

9. A. bit B. few C. little D. series

10. A. stand B. place C. part D. space

11. A. worse B. worst C. better D. best

12. A. little by little B. step by step

C. one after other

D. one after another

13. A. go B. walk C. run D. keep

14. A. and B. for C. as D. that

15. A. And B. However C. Although D. Even

Ⅶ. 阅读理解,根据短文内容选择最佳答案

A

Though American English and British English are born from the same root, the two languages do have their differences. Similarly, the slang(俚语), or casual language, spoken only between schoolmates and friends is different among American and British children. Furthermore, students from the public schools of England use different slang expressions from those in the

private schools. The following introduces a few slang expressions popular among British school children(both now and in the past), along with their meanings and the schools where the expressions are most likely to be heard.

Take the word “beard” for example. Of course, a beard is the hair on a man’s face, especially on his chin, but classmates at The Leys, a private school at Cambridge, use it to show surprise. For example, if a boy were to open his locker, and a book came jumping out, he might shout, “Beards!”

Here’s another funny example: in regular language, “a good egg” means an edible(可食用的) and delicious chicken egg. But at Eton, a famous public school in England, “a good egg” refers to a trustworthy classmate. This “good egg” might not be very popular and might not be your best friend. But he or she is basically a pleasant and obedient (顺从) classmate.

At Winchester School, however, you might never hear the phrase “good egg”, but you are likely to hear the phrase “bad egg”. In this case, “a bad egg” is someone who disobeys in class, does not respect his friends or causes trouble in the classroom.

Such a “bad egg” might receive a “brushing”at Christ’s Hospital School. This does n’t mea n that the student must brush his or her hair! This “brushing” is much more painful, as it refers to punishment. If the headmaster or principal “brushes”a student, he or she has struck the bad student on the backside.

Young learners at St Paul’s School might choose to escape “bad eggs”and potential “brushings” by retreating into a carrel in the school library. A carrel is a very small room, often the size of a closet(壁橱), reserved for private studying. Students can store their books, notebooks and other school supplies in their carrels and retreat there to study or read between and after classes. If these dedicated students were attending Westminster School, however, they would go to their carrels to “muzz”. This is the Westminster way of saying to read!

1. If this passage were published in a newspaper, the best title will be _______.

A. Slang in English

B. British Schools

C. Slang Used by Students

D. Good Egg or Bad Egg

2. Which of the following is NOT true according to the first paragraph?

A. Though from the same root, American English and British English differ.

B. Most English speakers might not be able to understand the slang used by British students.

C. Students from one school in England might not be able to understand the slang used in

another school.

D. Slang or casual language is a big threat to people’s daily communication.

3. A carrel at St Paul’s School is all of the following except _______.

A. a shelter for students to escape from bad students

B. a big room for private study

C. a place where they can store their books

D. a small room in the school library

4. If something surprises students at The Leys, they might _______.

A. open their lockers and have books jump out

B. shout “beards”

C. touch their beards

D. run to their carrels

5. Which of the following is the right match of school, slang expressions and real meanings?

A. St Paul’s School — good eggs — trustworthy classmates

B. Eton — bad eggs — disobedient students

C. Christ’s Hospital School— brushing — surprise

D. Westminster School — muzz — read

B

The advantages of an international language in the modern world are obvious. Thanks to modern methods of transport, we can travel everywhere more easily and more quickly than ever before, but the language problem still remains. Without a common language, there may be misunderstandings between people of different countries. There are two possible solutions to this problem: either we choose one of the main living languages of the world, or we make up an artificial one. But neither solution is simple because no living language will be acceptable to everyone and because an artificial(人造的)language, such as Esperanto, has no culture and would be thought boring by many learners.

It is often said that English is quickly becoming a world language. It is certainly the most

widely used language in the world, and second only to Chinese in its number or native speakers, but there are certain worries of choosing English as an international language.

First of all, for political reasons and national pride, English is not acceptable to everyone as a world language. Many dislike its influence. English words enter their language and this often threats their own language. In France, a new word “franglais” has been invented to describe the results. Although English is being taught in more and more schools abroad, the process is not always popular. Not every nation is prepared to accept the leading position of English in their education system.

6. What are the advantages of an international language?

A. We can travel more easily.

B. We can learn our culture.

C. We can understand each other.

D. We can develop transport.

7. Why would many learners think Esperanto boring?

A. Because it is not a natural language.

B. Because it is not a world language.

C. Because there is nothing interesting in the language.

D. Because there is no country using this language as the main language.

8. What did the writer think of choosing English as an international language?

A. It’s crying for the moon.

B. Easier said than done.

C. It’s a piece of cake.

D. No pain, no gain.

9. The invention of the new French word “franglais” shows that ________.

A. French words enter the English language

B. English words enter the French language

C. the French language is becoming international

D. the English language is becoming international

10. Every nation doesn’t accept a living language as a world language partly because _________.

A. they are proud of their own school

B. they dislike a widely used language

C. a process has not become very popular

D. a foreign language has certain dangers

Ⅷ. 书面表达

Suppose you are Zhang Lin. You have been learning British English. Now you are writing to your American pen pal Jack to ask him something about American English and whether it would be difficult to communicate with the American people if you went there.

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。

Dear Jack,

How are you? I hope all is well with you. _________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Write soon.

Yours,

Zhang Lin

听力材料及参考答案

Ⅰ. 听录音,根据所听内容选择正确答案

听第1~4段对话,分别完成第1~4题

Text 1

W: What’s the main language you speak in Singapore?

M: English, but in fact, quite a number of people there speak Chinese and Malay.

Text 2

M: Excuse me, could you tell me what movie is on tonight?

W: Pardon?

M: I mean what film is on tonight.

Text 3

W: How do you like my car?

M: To be honest, it is no better than mine.

W: Then I’ll go and get a new one.

Text 4

M: I’m slow when I speak English.

W: Are you afraid of making mistakes when you speak English?

M: Sort of.

W: Well, don’t be afraid of that. It’s part of language learning.

1. C

2. C

3. C

4. A

听第5段对话,完成第5~7题

Text 5

W: Hi, Mike. How was your chemistry exam last week?

M: Not so good.

W: Well, the term exam is always more difficult. Work harder and you will certainly do better next time.

M: I’ve always worked hard enough, I believe, but unluckily, I’ve never done well.

W: Well, it’s no use worrying about the exam now. Let’s talk about the football game tonight. It’s

much more interesting.

M: Is there a football game on TV this evening?

W: Yes, it’s between the Chinese team and the Japanese team.

M: Err …I’d rather watch some other programmes.

W: But why? You’re very interested in football.

M: The Chinese team has always played badly in important games, just as I have done in important exams.

5. B

6. C

7. C

Ⅱ. 听录音,根据短文内容完成下列句子

Reporter: Hello, everyone. The other day, we interviewed some students about why they try hard to learn English. Here are their replies.

Mary: You see, I have a dream that one day I can visit all the English-speaking countries. With good English, it will be easier and more fun.

Sam: Yes, I spend lots of time on English. The reason is that I hope I can score highly in the College Entrance Examination and hopefully go to a good university in Beijing.

Sue: I practise speaking English as much as I can because I want to get a job in a foreign company in Shanghai. If your English is good, especially your spoken English, your pay will be good, too. It’s an investment in the future.

Bob: I try very hard to learn English because my parents expect me to further my studies in the States. My cousins are all there, you know.

1. English-speaking

2. score highly

3. foreign

4. further

Ⅲ. 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. B

解析:句义为“金钱在物质世界中起重要作用,但是期望钱带来幸福可能会失去人生的意义”。依据important 判断,第一空要用an,第二空后的money表泛指,故不用冠词。

2.B

解析:base sth on/upon以……为根据;从结构看定语从句中应用被动语态。

3. B

解析:句义为“专注于自己的目标这一习惯一时间是很难形成的,但是它终究对你会有好处”。

in the long run意思是“终究”。in future 不能与后半句形成比较;C、D两项结构错误。4. A

解析:句义为“既然你下定主意要做好这个研究,我认为你最好寻求些帮助”。since表示“既然”。

5. C

解析:句义为“会议上,这位老人提了个好建议来调低市场上洋葱的价格”。主语是提出建议的人,A、B和D三项一般主语为物。

6.A

解析:“How come …? ”的意思是“怎么回事?怎么发生的?怎么解释?”because用来表明原因,故选A项。

7. B

解析:从句义看应是比身高,全句可改成“There at the door stood a girl. Her height is about the same as my height.”。

8. A

解析:句义为“雨下得很大,小凯西感到又冷又怕,因此她紧紧挨着她妈妈站着”。close紧紧地;closely接近地;closed关闭的;closing结束的。根据句义选A。

9. D

解析:句义为“收到密友的来信真是太好了。你相信吗,我们已经30多年没见面了”。故选D。

10. A

解析:recognize 表示“认出”。句义为“看看我的个人相册,这是在我毕业会上和同学拍的一张照片,你能从中认出我吗?”

11. A

解析:句义为“有时我们相信看到的东西,即使事实可能完全不同”。even though即使;as if 好像;since 因为;unless除非。根据句义选A。

12.C

解析:选项A、B放入句中前后意思矛盾,故排除;若选D,局部与整体意义相矛盾。故选C,表示说话人对两本书都满意。

13.D

解析:由“Actually he is a cheat.”可知说话人同意对方的观点。“Neither do I.”的意思是“我也认为他不是个诚实的人”。

14. D

解析:句义为“水果汁中含有营养素,包括维生素C和E”。从句义看,第一空要用contain 表示“含有”,侧重包含的内容和成分; 第二空是分词短语作状语,侧重整体中包含个体,应该用including。

15. D

解析:句义为“《校园版21世纪英文报》不仅仅是一份报纸”。more than 表示“超过,大大高于”。

Ⅳ. 将直接引语转化为间接引语

1. told /asked David to finish

2. to have a cup of tea

3. told/asked Mr Green not to leave

4. ordered, not to stop practising

5. said sorry to his Dad

Ⅴ. 根据汉语提示及重点词语将下列句子译成英语

1. Believe it or not, last night I saw in the sea a fish about the size of a house.

2. We all have a part to play in fighting the battle against crime.

3. To be honest / To tell you the truth, there is no such a thing as standard English.

4. The film is based more on the folk tale than the historical fact.

5. At this university more than one-tenth of the students never finish their courses every year. Ⅵ. 完形填空

1. D

解析:A、B、C都是连词,后面连接句子;这里需要的是一个表原因的介词短语。

2. C

解析:set foot into the house踏入这所房子,固定搭配。

3. C

解析:长途旅行之后,应当感到疲倦,人为主语,因此选tired。

4. A

解析:从下文“Actually the lady meant the second floor in American English.”可知,在英式英文中,楼房地面与街道相平的楼层叫ground floor, ground floor上面的一层叫first floor, 即“二层”;在美式英文中,楼房地面与街道相平的楼层叫first floor, first floor上面的一层叫second floor, 即“二层”。

5. D

解析:根据文义,因为他理解错了楼层意思,所以没有找到bathroom。

6. D

解析:这是个非限制性定语从句,从句部分缺少地点状语,故选地点副词where。

7. B

解析:英式英语中的bathroom是“浴室”的意思。此刻,他终于理解了为什么房东给他毛巾。

8. B

解析:根据上文可知他在楼上,用完洗手间以后,他来到了楼下,用副词downstairs。

9. D

解析:根据下文“The series of requests …”可知,这里的要求是一系列的。

10. A

解析:umbrella stand 特指“伞架”。

11. B

解析:后文中出现了terrible,且乔伊因无法忍受房东太太的苛刻要求,决定搬家。所以此处表达的意思为“这还不是最糟的”,故选B。

12. D

解析:根据语境可知,应是“接踵而来”。C选项应改为one after the other。

13. B

解析:根据实际情况,房东应当是要求乔伊帮她遛狗。walk one’s dog遛狗。

14. D

解析:so … that 引导状语从句,表示“如此……以至于”。

15. B

解析:根据句义这里是表转折,用逗号隔开应用however,故选B。

Ⅶ. 阅读理解,根据短文内容选择最佳答案

1. A

解析:主旨大意题。根据第一段内容可知A为正确答案。

2. D

解析:细节题。第一段最主要阐述了不同学校之间对于俚语拥有不同的理解。只有D项与题意不符。

3. B

解析:细节题。由最后一段中的“A carrel is a very small room.”可知答案为B。

4. B

解析:细节题。由第二段可知答案为B。

5. D

解析:根据文章可知正确的搭配分别为“The Leys — beard — surprise;Eton — good eggs —trustworthy classmates;Winchester School — bad eggs — disobedient students;Christ’s Hospital School — brushing — punishment;Westminster School — muzz — read”。

6. C

解析:细节题。由“Without a common language, there may be misunderstandings between people of different countries.”可知正确答案为C。

7. D

解析:理解题。由“… such as Esperanto, has no culture and would be thought boring by many learners.”可知正确答案为D。

8. B

解析:推断题。由“It is certainly the most widely used language in the world, … but there are certain worries of choosing English as an international language.”可知选英语作为全球语言仍然存在着问题。故选B,“说起来容易做起来难”。

9. B

解析:理解题。从上文“English words enter their language and this often threats their own language.”可知应该是英语进入法语。

10. D

解析:推断题。由第二、三段可知,各个国家无法从现存语言中选出全球语言是因为该语言

对自己语言文化的威胁。

Ⅷ. 书面表达

参考范文:

Dear Jack,

How are you? I hope all is well with you. I would like to ask you something about American English. Could you tell me what the differences between British English and American English are? Are there any differences in spelling and pronunciation? Do Americans speak British English? In China we have a number of dialects. Are there many dialects in America, too? Is it difficult to understand the American dialects? I have been learning British English, so if I visited America, would it be difficult for me to comminute with the American people?

Write soon.

Yours,

Zhang Lin

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