1、Unit 2 English around the world Section Warming Up he has a_(词汇量)of about ten words.3Tom told me that he couldnt speak Chinese very_(流利地) 4Only time will tell whether Chinese English will develop its own_(特色) 5The options were History and Geography. I chose the_(后者) 6We_(逐渐地)get used to getting up e
2、arly on winter mornings.答案：1Actually 译文：事实上，中国可能是学英语人数最多的国家。2vocabulary 译文：那个小孩刚开始说话，他只有大约十个词的词汇量。3fluently 译文：汤姆告诉我他的汉语说得不流利。4identity 译文：中式英语会不会形成自己的特色，只有时间来回答了。5latter 译文：可以选择历史和地理。我选择了后者。6gradually 译文：我们逐渐习惯了在冬天的早上早起。.完成句子1_， the fish in the river disappeared.因为河水被污染，河里的鱼都没有了。2The view of Hukou
3、Waterfall on Yellow River is so spectacular that it attracts lots of tourists to _.黄河壶口瀑布的景观是如此壮观以至于它吸引了很多游客走上前去仔细观赏它。3Use should _ to learn more knowledge.利用每一分钟学习更多的知识。4The news was entirely _ facts, so it was convincing.这条新闻完全是以事实为基础的，因此它有说服力。5_， you will still miss the train.即使你乘出租车也赶不上这班火车了。6Du
4、ring their visit to that country, they _ natives there happily.在去那个国家参观期间，他们与那儿的当地人愉快地交流。答案：1.Because of the river being polluted/Because the river was polluted2come up to admire it carefully3be made of every minute4based on5Even if you take a taxi6communicated with.单项填空1She will take a long sea _ n
5、ext month to Britain to get further education.Atrip BtravelCtour Dvoyage答案：D 考查近义词辨析。句意：下个月她将进行一次海上长途旅行去英国深造。travel 通常是长途的、长时间的旅行； trip 常指短途旅行；tour 指为了公务、娱乐或教育参观多处名胜的旅行；voyage 航海旅行。2 Many students believe the choice of their universities should _ their own interest.Abe based on Bbase onCbe basing on
6、 Dbase at答案：A 句意：很多学生认为他们对于大学的选择应该以他们自己的兴趣为基础。base.on.意为 “以为基础；以为根据”。由句意可知，应用被动形式即 be based on。3The rescuers tried their best to help those tourists who were trapped _ the snowstorm.Abecause Bbecause ofCsince Das答案：B 句意：救援者尽力帮助那些由于暴风雪被困的游客。because，since 和 as 表示“因为”，都是连词，后面应跟句子；而 because of 后不接句子，应接名
7、词、代词或动名词。4As soon as the result of the trial(审判) _， it attracted peoples attention.Acomes up Bwas come upCcame up Dhad been come up答案：C 考查 come up 的用法。句意：审判结果一提出就引起了人们的注意。 as soon as 表示主从句的动作同时发生，由主句的时态可知应排除 A、D 两项；come up 作“提及；提出”解时，是不及物动词短语，没有被动语态。5They are enjoying the film Love Ladder based on a
8、 true love story _； please wait for a minute.Aat present Bin presentCfor present Dwith present答案：A 考查 present 的相关短语。句意：现在他们正在欣赏一部基于一个真实的爱情故事的电影爱的阶梯 ；请等一等。at present“目前，现在 ”，与句意相符。6 I know Jane and Mary are good friends; the formers _ is a teacher and _ is a nurse.Abody; the latters Bwork; the lastCi
9、dentity; the latter Djob; the latests答案：C 句意：我知道简和玛丽是好朋友，前者的身份是老师，后者的身份是护士。the former.，the latter.“前者，后者”；identity“ 身份”。由句意可知，C 项符合题意。7They are so busy that they have no time to do any sports, _ they need to do so.Awherever BwheneverCeven if Das if答案：C 考查连词的用法。根据语境可知， “他们需要这样做”和“他们没有时间”之间为转折关系。故用 ev
10、en if “即使 ”引导让步状语从句。8 Ten minutes has been made full _ of _ the problem.Ausing; studying Buse; to studyCto use; to study Duse; studying答案：B 考查 make full use of 的被动形式。句意：已经充分利用了十分钟的时间来研究这个问题。题干还原成主动语态后应为：.have/has made full use of ten minutes to study the problem.9Many great men rose from poor backgr
11、oundsLincoln and Edison, _.Ainstead Bfor exampleCand so on Dsuch as答案：B 选项 A 不合题意，首先排除。若原文 Lincoln 后的 and 改为逗号，则选项C 也可入选。such as 虽然意为 “例如”，后面可列举人或事物，但不能放在句尾，也被排除。for example“例如”，后面可举例说明，其位置很灵活，可放在句首、句中或句尾，通常其前后须加逗号。10Becoming _ in a foreign language is no easy taskit needs lots of practice.Agradual
12、BofficialCnative Dfluent答案：D 句意：流利地掌握一门外语并非易事 这需要大量的练习。fluent“ 流利的”，符合句意。gradual“ 逐渐的 ”；official“ 正式的；官方的”；native“ 本地的”。.完形填空People from Great Britain brought the English language to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. And in the_1_300 years, there were_2_many changes in_3_places that now
13、people can_4_tell an English person_5_an American in the way he or she talks.Many old words_6_in England, but were kept in America. For example, 300 years ago people in Great Britain got their water from something they called either a “faucet”， a“spigot”or a“tap”. All these words are_7_heard in diff
14、erent parts of America, but only “tap”is still common in_8_. Americans often made up new words or changed old_9_. “Corn”is one kind of plant in America and_10_in England.Also, over the last three centuries the English language_11_ thousands of new words for things that werent known_12_. And often, A
15、merican and English people used two_13_names for one thing. A tin can is called“tin”for short in English, but a“can”in America. The word“radio”is_14_all over the world, including America. But many English people call it a“wireless”. And almost anything having something to do_15_cars, railroads, etc.
16、 _16_different names in British and American English.But now American and British English may be growing closer together. One_17_is the large amount of American speech that British people hear daily in movies, on televisions, or_18_travellers. _19_this, Americans seem to be influencing(影响 ) the Brit
17、ish more and more. So some day, English may even be_20_on both sides of the Atlantic.1A.following BrecentColdest Dlast答案：A 下文讲英语有了许多变化，应是在随后的年头里。2A.such BtooCso Dgreat答案：C 当名词前有 many/much/few/little(少)修饰时，用 so。3A.either BbothCneither Dtwo答案：B 空后的名词 places 是复数，故排除 A、C。这两个地方特指英美两国，填both 具有特指意义，能把它们都说进
18、去。若填 two 则为泛指意义，需在 two 之前加 the 才具有特指意义。4A.hardly BdifferentlyCclearly Deasily答案：D 既然有那么大的变化，就很容易把英、美人区别开来。5A.with BfromCto Dand答案：B tell.from. 意为“ 把和区别开来”。6A.disappeared BremainedCspoken Dwere spoken答案：A 后面说“但在美国保留下来了”，则前面应说“在英国消失了”。7A.not BhardlyCyet Dstill答案：D 后面说 faucet, spigot, tap 这三个词中，只有 tap
19、一词在英国还用得普遍，则前面应说在美国各地仍能听到。8A.America BBritishCEngland Dthe two countries答案：C 谈论的是英美两国，前面是美国， but 转折后应是英国。9A.word BformsCones Dways答案：C ones 在此代替空前的 words。10A.another Balso plantedCa plant Da kind of food答案：A 本文讲的是英美语言的差异，因而同一单词在英美两国所指可能不同，应从这一角度来解题。11A.added Badded upCdiscovered Dfound答案：A 随着历史的前进，语
20、言也向前发展，因此英语也增加了数千个新词。add 意为“增加”，add up 意为“把加起来”。12A.anywhere BbeforeCfor centuries Din some countries答案：B13A.new BshortCdifferent Dsurprising答案：C 由下面的例子可知此处应选 C。14A.produced BmadeCdeveloped Dused答案：D radio 这个词在世界各地被使用。15A. to BawayCwith Dfrom答案：C 本题考查 have something to do with.的搭配，意为“与有关”。16A.has Bh
21、aveChas given Dwas given答案：A17A.thing BnameCdifference Dexpression答案：A18A.from BthroughCon Dby答案：A19A.For BBecauseCBesides DBecause of答案：D because 后面应是句子，because of 后跟名词或代词。20A.different Bmore differentCthe same Dmore useful答案：C 最后一句说：将来某一天，大西洋两岸 (指英、美两国)可能讲同一种英语。.阅读理解This dictionary tells you about
22、 English words and how to use them in reading, writing and speaking English. It not only gives the meaning of words, it can also help you with spelling, word building, grammar and pronunciation. To use your dictionary correctly, you will find two spellings for this word. “Colour” is used in British
23、English, while “color” is used in American English. When there are differences between British and American spelling, the dictionary shows it with the word “BrE” for British English and “AmE” for American English.The dictionary also helps you pronounce words correctly. If you turn to the inside back
24、 face, you will see all the phonetic letters (音标) with some words to show you how they are pronounced. Just look at the inside back cover when youre not sure how to say a word. The most important reason for using a dictionary is to find out the meaning of a wordits definition. In this dictionary, th
25、e definitions have been written using only 2,000 words. This means that the definitions of even the most difficult words are simple and easy to understand. 文章大意：本文介绍了一部英语词典，该词典能更好地帮助你阅读、写作和发音，重要的是该词典的词义简单易懂，便于使用。1The AmE spelling of the Chinese word “颜色” in this dictionary is _.Acolour BcolarCcolor
26、Dcorner答案：C 细节理解题。根据第二段第二句 “Colour” is used in British English, while“color” is used in American English.可知选 C。2The phonetic letters help you _ each word correctly.Aunderstand BwriteCsay Dknow答案：C 细节理解题。根据第三段第二句 “If you turn to the inside back face，you will see all the phonetic letters with some words to show you how they are pronounced.”可知音标是用来对单词正确发音的。3The Chinese meaning of “definition” here is _.A词性 B词条C词义 D词库答案：C 词义猜测题。根据破折号前 the meaning of a word 便知 definition 的汉语意思是“词义”。
