1、Unit 2 Section .阅读理解AAmerican and British people both speak English of course. But sometimes it does not seem like the same language. In fact, there are some important differences between British English and American English.First of all, they sound very different. Often, Americans dont say each wor
2、d separately. They say several words together. Americans may say “I dunno” instead of “I dont know”. However, the British are more careful on their speech. They usually say all the words and keep them separate.Also, some letters have different sounds. For example, the Americans say the “a” in half l
3、ike the “a” in cat. But the British say the “a” in half like the “o” in soft.Sound is not the only difference between British English and American English. Words sometimes have different meanings too. Some American words are never used in England. The same thing is true of some British words in Amer
4、ica. For example, the vocabulary for cars and driving is very different. Americans drive trucks, but in England they drive lorries.Many expressions are also different in the two countries. In England, if you are going to telephone friends, you “ring them up”. In America you “give them a call”There a
5、re also sometimes differences in grammar. For example, Americans usually use the helping verb “do” when they ask a question. They say “Do you have class today？”But the British often leave out the helping verb. They say “Have you class today？”All these differences can be confusing if you are learning
6、 English. But most languages are like this. Languages change over time. When people live in separate places, the languages change in different ways. This is what happened to English. It can also happen to other languages, such as French. Many people in Canada speak French but their French is very di
7、fferent from the French of France.文章大意：本文介绍了美式英语与英式英语的不同点。1Compared to the British, Americans are usually_.Amore careful about saying wordsBless careful about saying wordsCeasier to understandDslower speakers答案：B 细节判断题。由文章第二段的第二句 “Often, Americans dont say each word separately.”可以直接得出答案为 B 项。2Some l
8、etters in English_.Aalways sound the sameBhave different sounds in the US and EnglandCdont changeDhave an unusual sound答案：B 细节判断题。由第三段首句可得出正确答案为 B 项。3The vocabulary for cars and driving is_.Aan example of British EnglishBdifferent in the US and EnglandCan example of modern technologyDthe same in the
9、 US and England答案：B 细节判断题。由文章第四段的最后两句可知。B(2014邯郸市高一期末)Sometimes it is difficult to talk to taxi drivers. They must give all their attention to the road as they work out the shortest way to the place where you are going. However, passengers from Wangfujing were in surprise when they took a taxi. The
10、driver just would not stop talkingin English.Organized by the Cultural and Education Section of the British Embassy, “Dare to Speak” examines if Chinese people will speak English in “reallife” situations.Matthew Knowles, an acting student from South Carolina at Beijing Film Academy, acted the part a
11、s the “driver”. He collected six passengers on Saturday morning, most of whom were female whitecollar (白领)workers.“Of course they were surprised at first, wondering why Im driving a taxi, and wondering whether this is a real taxi, but then most of them were pretty willing to speak， ” he said. Knowle
12、s said he was also surprised by his “passengers”. “Apart from my first passenger， who could speak very little English, all the rest spoke English very well, and it was fun to communicate with them， ” he said, adding that some “passengers” were quite talkative.The “foreign taxi driver” project was ju
13、st one of the “Dare to Speak” activities, which have been going on since the end of October. Other projects included a foreign store owner near a high school in Beijing, a cook in a Shanghai university canteen. They were testing the willingness of Chinese people, especially students and whitecollar
14、workers, to speak to foreigners in English.Rong Xin, senior manager of IELTS (雅思) with the British Embassy, said they hoped to let IELTS takers in China know that communication is the ultimate goal of IELTS. “We hope that more and more IELTS takers in China can realize the importance of communicatin
15、g in English in real life, instead of just getting high test scores， ” she said.文章大意：本文是一篇小品文，主要介绍了英国驻华大使馆所举行的一个活动：敢于说英语。4Why did Matthew Knowles drive a taxi?AHe took part in the project “Dare to speak”BHe played the role of a taxi driver in a film.CHe enjoyed chatting with people in English.DHe wa
16、nted to improve his Chinese while driving.答案：A 推理判断题。根据第二段和第三段的整体理解，可推知 Matthew Knowles 开出租是因为他参与了这项“敢开口说英语”的活动，故答案 A 符合文意。5. The Chinese may meet and talk to _ in “Dare to speak” projects.Aa whitecollar worker Ba foreign store owner Ca restaurant manager Da high school student 答案：B 推理判断题。根据第二段： “Da
17、re to Speak” examines if Chinese people will speak English in “reallife” situations.可推知，在这项活动中中国人会遇到外国人，从而有机会说英语，故答案 B 符合文意。6. The underlined word “ultimate” is closest in meaning to _.Amost difficult Bmost commonCmost famous Dmost important答案：D 词义猜测题。根据最后一段的整体理解并结合生活常识可知，学习语言的最终目的是为了交流，无论是书面的还是口头，而
18、不是所谓的考试，考试只是一种检验语言掌握水平的方式而已，由此可推知答案 D 符合文意。7. The purpose of the project “Dare to Speak” is to _.Aattract more foreigners to start business in ChinaBdraw Chinese peoples attention to IELT Cremind language learners of the goal of learning Dgive more chances for English learners in China答案：C 目的意图题。根据第
19、二段： “Dare to Speak” examines if Chinese people will speak English in “reallife” situations.这个活动的主旨和最后一段的呼应，可推知答案 C 符合文意。.完形填空(2014福州八县市一中期中联考)A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized (强调) the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idiom
20、s was shown _1_ an amusing experience.One day, I _2_ to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I _3_ about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be surprised. Gently _4_ his head, and shrugging (耸肩) his shoulders, he said, “You dont say！” “You dont say！” I was pu
21、zzled. I thought, perhaps this is not an appropriate topic(适当的话题). “Well, Id _5_ change the topic. ”So I said to him. “Well，_6_ we talk about the Great Wall? _7_ the way, have you ever _8_ there？” “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing _9_. It was magnificent
22、. ”He was _10_ in thought when I began to talk _11_ a tourist guide. “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very _12_ of it.”Soon I was interrupted again by his words: “You dont say！” I couldnt help asking, “Why do you ask me _13_ about it？” “Well, I didnt request you to do _14_，
23、 ” he answered, greatly _15_. I said, “Didnt you sayyou dont say？” _16_ this , the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to _17_， You dont say actually means really？ It is an _18_ of surprise. Perhaps you dont pay attention to English idioms.”_19_ then did I know I had made a fool of _20_. Since the
24、n I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions. Remember: what the English teachers said is always right to us students.文章大意：本文向我们讲述了作者因为不明白 “you dont say”英语习语的确切含义而发生的一场笑话。 1Ain BforCby Dto答案：A 在一次有趣的经历中，用 in。2Acame BhappenedCseemed Dwanted答案：B happen to do sth. “碰巧” 。3Awould talk Bhad talke
25、dCwas to talk Dwas talking答案：D 强调过去正在谈论如何学英语，所以用过去进行时。4Anodding BpackingCshaking Dattacking答案：C 这名英国人很吃惊，所以应该是 “摇头耸肩” 。shake ones head “摇头” 。5Ato BbetterCnot Dlike答案：B Id better do sth. 最好做某事。6Ashall BwillCmust Ddo答案：A shall 用于征求对方意见。7AOn BInCAll DBy答案：D by the way “顺便问一下 ”。8.Agone BvisitedCseen Dbe
26、en答案：D have been 表示已去过了，而 A 选项表示还未回来。 B、C 两项均为及物动词，不能接副词 there。9Ait BThemCanything Dsomething答案：A it 指代 the Great Wall。10Ahigh BhighlyCdeep Ddeeply 答案：C be deep in thought“陷入沉思” 。11Aas BtoCwith Dlike答案：D 作“如，像”讲时， A 选项中的 as 是连词，应接从句；like 是介词，后接名词。12Awilling BsatisfiedCproud Dfamiliar答案：C be proud of
27、“因而自豪” 。13Anot talk Bto not talkCnot to talk Dnot talking答案：C ask sb. not to do sth.“请某人不做某事” 。14Athis BsoCanything Dme a favor答案：B so 指代上文谈论长城那件事。15Aencouraged BfrightenedCpleased Dsurprised答案：D 根据上文，此英国人对我说的话感到很 “吃惊” 。16.AHeard BTo hearCHearing DListening答案：C hearing 为非谓语动词，在此作伴随状语。17Aexplain Bsho
28、utCprove Dsay答案：A 从后面的话语可知，此英国人开始 “解释” “you dont say”英语习语的确切含义。18Aexperience BexpressionCexplanation Dexample答案：B “you dont say”是“吃惊”的表达。expression“表达” ；experience“经历，经验” ；explanation“解释” ；example “例子” 。19AFrom BSinceCBy DOnly答案：D since then“自从那时” ；by then“直到那时” ；它们所引导的句子均为陈述语序。而 only 放在句首时，后面的句子则采用
29、部分倒装，因此答案选 D。20Ame BmyselfCmine Dsomebody答案：B make a fool of sb.“愚弄某人” 。. 语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容(1 个单词) 或括号内单词的正确形式。There are various reasons _1_ people write poetry. Some poems tell _2_ story or describe something in a way _3_ will give the reader a strong impression. _4_ try to convey certain emoti
30、ons. Poets use many different forms of poems _5_(express) themselves. In this text, however, we will look at a few _6_ the simpler forms.Some of the first poetry a young child _7_(learn) in English is nursery rhymes. These rhymes like the one on the right are still a common type of childrens poetry.
31、 The language is concrete(实在的 ) but imaginative, and they delight small children _8_ they rhyme, have strong rhythm and a lot of _9_(repeat). The poems may not make sense and even seem contradictory, but they are easy to learn and recite. By _10_(play)with the words in nursery rhymes, children learn about language.1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._6_ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._答案：1.why 2.a 3.that 4.Others 5.to express 6.of 7learns 8.because 9.repetition 10.playing
