2021-2022学年人教版高中英语：必修一 Unit 2 English around the world 单元分层训练（含答案 无听力与写作试题）
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2021-2022学年人教版高中英语：必修一Unit 2 English around the world 单元分层训练
【基础训练】
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.It was so good to feel accepted for what I’m good at.For the first time in my life,I (真实地) felt cool.(2020年天津,阅读表达)?
2.We’re going to make a (航行)from Qingdao to Dalian during the summer holidays.?
3.After a few years,she was sent back to her (本国的)country.?
4.Of the phrases “go crazy” and “go nuts”,the (后者的)is used less frequently.?
5.English was (以……为根据)more on German during the 5th century AD.?
6.Reading is one of the best ways of enlarging your (词汇量).?
7.For the first time in years,she felt in (掌控) of her life.?
8.But our insisting it’s merely a window has kept them from attempting millions of (请求) to open the door.(2020年全国Ⅰ,完形填空)?
9.Message with emojis feel more conversational,encouraging better and more (经常的) communication.(2020年全国Ⅱ,七选五)?
10.Go (直接地) down the road until you come to the English language school.?
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1.Higher-income parents tended to have children play with puzzles more
(frequent).(2020年全国Ⅱ,阅读理解B)?
2.All the people in the village are (grate) to Mr Yao for his teaching the children there.?
3.Of the two football teams,the former comes from England;the comes from Brazil.?
4.The traveling experience (rich) our understanding of the country.?
5.As is well-known to us all,the panda is native China.?
6.You cannot accept an opinion (offer) to you unless it is based on facts.
7.Because of the heavy snowfall,nearly all the roads (block) yesterday.?
8.The president is on his way back home after a tour of the (neighbour) countries.?
9.The number of the people,who have access to their own cars, (rise) sharply in the past decade.?
10.Alexander tried to get his work (recognize) by the medical profession.
Ⅲ.短语检测
1.Designer Jennifer Anderson admits it took her a while to (改变看法) to the opinion that using nutria fur for her creations is morally acceptable.(2020年全国Ⅱ,阅读理解C)?
2. these films,some foreigners have begun to think of coming to China.(2020年江苏,书面表达范文)?
3.Many students believe the choice of their courses and universities should (以……为基础)their own interest. ?
4.That firm is looking for a new manager. (目前,现在)the salary they will offer has been left open.?
5.On the train,he (使用,利用)his time and started to read his favourite book.?
Ⅳ.根据提示词或相关要求补全句子
1.促使Jerry成功的原因,与其说是他的聪明,不如说是他的努力工作。(more...than ...)
that led to Jerry’s success.?
2.你一定是弄错号码了。这里没有你说的这样的人。(such)
You must have the wrong number. as you describe here.?
3.老板鼓励员工在会议上积极地发表自己的看法,即使看法与他的不同。(even if/though)
The boss inspires his employees to give their opinions actively in the meeting, .?
4.申请人必须精通英语。(command)
Applicants will be expected .?
5.众所周知,大量地砍伐森林会导致夏天洪水泛滥。(recognize)
extensive deforestation contributes to heavy summer flooding.?
Ⅴ.课文缩写填空
As you know,English has changed over time.Why?1. (actual)all languages change and develop when cultures meet and communicate with each other.At first it was 2. (base) more on German than the English we speak 3. present.Then 4. (gradual) new settlers came and 5. (enrich) the English language and especially its vocabulary.So by the 1600’s a wider vocabulary was able to 6. (make) use of than ever before.In 1620 some British 7. (settler) moved to America.Later in the 18th century some British people were taken to Australia too.English began to be spoken in both countries.?
Finally by the 19th century the language was settled.At that time two big changes in English 8. (spell) happened:first Samuel Johnson wrote his dictionary 9. later Noah Webster wrote The American Dictionary of the English Language.The latter gave a separate 10. (identify) to American English spelling.?
【能力提升】
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2020全国Ⅰ,阅读理解B)
Returning to a book you’ve read many times can feel like drinks with an old friend.There’s a welcome familiarity—but also sometimes a slight suspicion that time has changed you both, and thus the relationship.But books don’t change, people do.And that’s what makes the act of rereading so rich and transformative.
The beauty of rereading lies in the idea that our bond with the work is based on our present mental register.It’s true, the older I get, the more I feel time has wings.But with reading, it’s all about the present.It’s about the now and what one contributes to the now, because reading is a give and take between author and reader.Each has to pull their own weight.
There are three books I reread annually.The first, which I take to reading every spring, is Ernest Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast.Published in 1964, it’s his classic memoir of 1920s Paris.The language is almost intoxicating (令人陶醉的),an aging writer looking back on an ambitious yet simpler time.Another is Annie Dillard’s Holy the Firm, her poetic 1975 ramble (随笔) about everything and nothing.The third book is Julio Cortázar’s Save Twilight: Selected Poems, because poetry.And because Cortázar.
While I tend to buy a lot of books, these three were given to me as gifts, which might add to the meaning I attach to them.But I imagine that, while money is indeed wonderful and necessary, rereading an author’s work is the highest currency a reader can pay them.The best books are the ones that open further as time passes.But remember,it’s you that has to grow and read and reread in order to better understand your friends.
1.Why does the author like rereading?
A.It evaluates the writer-reader relationship.
B.It’s a window to a whole new world.
C.It’s a substitute for drinking with a friend.
D.It extends the understanding of oneself.
2.What do we know about the book A Moveable Feast?
A.It’s a brief account of a trip.
B.It’s about Hemingway’s life as a young man.
C.It’s a record of a historic event.
D.It’s about Hemingway’s friends in Paris.
3.What does the underlined word “currency” in paragraph 4 refer to?
A.Debt. B.Reward.
C.Allowance. D.Face value.
4.What can we infer about the author from the text?
A.He loves poetry.
B.He’s an editor.
C.He’s very ambitious.
D.He teaches reading.
B
(2020年7月浙江,阅读理解A)
I am an active playgoer and play-reader, and perhaps my best reason for editing this book is a hope of sharing my enthusiasm for the theater with others.To do this I have searched through dozens of plays to find the ones that I think best show the power and purpose of the short play.
Each play has a theme or central idea which the playwright(剧作家) hopes to get across through dialogue and action.A few characters are used to create a single impression growing out of the theme.It is not my intention to point out the central theme of each of the plays in this collection, for that would, indeed, ruin the pleasure of reading, discussing, and thinking about the plays and the effectiveness of the playwright.However, a variety of types is represented here.These include comedy, satire, poignant drama, historical and regional drama.To show the versatility(多面性) of the short play, I have included a guidance play, a radio play and a television play.
Among the writers of the plays in this collection, Paul Green, Susan Glaspell, Maxwell Anderson, Thornton Wilder, William Saroyan, and Tennessee Williams have all received Pulitzer Prizes for their contributions to the theater.More information about the playwrights will be found at the end of this book.
To get the most out of reading these plays, try to picture the play on stage, with you, the reader, in the audience.The houselights dim(变暗).The curtains are about to open, and in a few minutes the action and dialogue will tell you the story.
5.What do we know about the author from the first paragraph?
A.He has written dozens of plays.
B.He has a deep love for the theater.
C.He is a professional stage actor.
D.He likes reading short plays to others.
6.What does the author avoid doing in his work?
A.Stating the plays’ central ideas.
B.Selecting works by famous playwrights.
C.Including various types of plays.
D.Offering information on the playwrights.
7.What does the author suggest readers do while reading the plays?
A.Control their feelings.
B.Apply their acting skills.
C.Use their imagination.
D.Keep their audience in mind.
8.What is this text?
A.A short story.
B.An introduction to a book.
C.A play review.
D.An advertisement for a theater.
Ⅱ.语法填空
(2020河北高三年级3月联合考试)
Why does autumn have two names? According to Merriam-Webster,“autumn” appeared first in English in the 1300s,coming from the Latin word“autumnus”.“Autumn”caught on quickly,likely because it replaced the 1. (origin) name—“harvest”.As you might imagine,when crops were collected from the fields,calling the season“harvest”might make people 2. (confuse) because “harvest” is also the name for the act 3. (it).?
So “autumn” appeared instead of “harvest”.Then the term,“autumn”,4.
was referred to the season between summer and winter,lasted for a couple of 5. (century).“Fall”as a name for the season came about sometime in the 1500s,a shortened version of the very poetic phrase for “the fall of leaves”.The English phrase had true meaning of the season without leading 6. any confusion.Not even a century later,the phrase became a simple word: fall.?
Around this same time,the English language was traveling across the globe as Britain expanded,and it was 7. (go) through some changes,as many languages did.This was 8. (particular) true in the American colonies(殖民地).Some English words changed in the US,whether in terms of spelling 9. in terms of general usage.In the mid-1800s,British and American English speakers further developed in different ways and “fall” was the common word for “autumn” in the US,while autumn 10. (regard) as the word for fall in England.?
参考答案
【基础训练】
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.actually 2.voyage 3.native 4.latter 5.based 6.vocabulary 7.command 8.requests 9.frequent 10.straight
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1.frequently 2.grateful 3.latter 4.enriched 5.to 6.offered 7.were blocked 8.neighbouring 9.has risen 10.recognized
Ⅲ.短语检测
1.come around 2.Because of/Owing to 3.be based on 4.At present 5.made use of
Ⅳ.根据提示词或相关要求补全句子
1.It was more hard work than cleverness 2.There is no such person 3.even if/though they are different from his own 4.to have a good command of English 5.It is widely recognized that
Ⅴ.课文缩写填空
1.Actually 2.based 3.at 4.gradually 5.enriched 6.be made 7.settlers 8.spelling 9.and 10.identity
【能力提升】
Ⅰ.阅读理解
1.D 推理判断题。根据第二段前两句可知,作者认为重读的美妙之处在于我们与作品的联系基于我们目前的精神状态,作者年龄越大,就越觉得时光如飞。由此可推知,重读以前读过的书能让你加深对阅读内容的理解。随着年龄增长,你可能阅历更丰富,你对书中内容的理解也逐步加深。因此答案为D。
2.B 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Published in 1964, it’s his classic memoir of 1920s Paris...an aging writer looking back on an ambitious yet simpler time.”可知,A Moveable Feast 讲述年迈的海明威回忆青年时代在巴黎度过的日子,因此本题答案为B。
3.B 词义猜测题。根据最后一段的第二句可知,作者认为,虽然金钱确实是美妙而必要的,但重读作家的著作是读者对该作家的最高回报,因此画线词在此处指回报。
4.A 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Another is Annie Dillard’s Holy the Firm,her poetic 1975 ramble about everything and nothing.The third book is Julio Cortázar’s Save Twilight:Selected Poems, because poetry.”可以推断作者喜爱诗歌。
5.B 细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“I am an active playgoer and play-reader...sharing my enthusiasm for the theater with others.”可知,作者非常热爱戏剧,对戏剧充满热情,故选B项。
6.A 细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“It is not my intention to point out the central theme of each of the plays”可知,作者在其作品中不言明所选戏剧的中心思想,故选
A项。
7.C 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的“try to picture the play on stage...audience”可知,作者建议读者在阅读戏剧集的时候,要运用自己的想象力,勾勒出舞台上的戏剧场景,故选C项。
8.B 推理判断题。根据全文,尤其是第一段中的“my best reason for editing this book”和第三段中的“More information about the playwrights will be found at the end of this book.”可推知,本文是作者对自己编选的戏剧集的推介,故选B项。
Ⅱ.语法填空
1.original 考查词性转换。句意:autumn很快流行起来,可能是因为它取代了原来的名字harvest。修饰名词name作定语需用形容词,故填original。
2.confused 考查形容词。形容词confused在此句中修饰人,意为“感到迷惑的”,故填confused。
3.itself 考查代词。句意:你可以想象,当庄稼从地里收割时,把这个季节叫做“收获”可能会让人们感到困惑,因为“收获”也是这个行为本身的名字。反身代词itself在此处作“the act”的同位语。
4.which 考查非限制性定语从句。定语从句的先行词autumn指物,定语从句中缺主语,故填关系代词which。
5.centuries 考查名词的数。空前的a couple of(几个)修饰可数名词复数,故填centuries。
6.to 考查介词。句意:这个英语短语有这个季节的真正含义,没有引起任何混乱。lead to是固定短语,意为“导致”。
7.going 考查谓语动词的时态。句意:大约在同一时期,随着英国的扩张,英语也在全球范围内传播,和许多语言一样,英语也经历了一些变化。根据语境可知,此句应该用过去进行时,故填going。
8.particularly 考查副词。 此处修饰形容词true需用副词particularly。particularly true意为“特别真实”。
9.or 考查让步状语从句。根据句意和结构可知,whether in terms of spelling or in terms of general usage意为“无论是在拼写方面,还是在一般用法方面”。whether...or...意为“无论……还是……”,引导让步状语从句。
10.was regarded 考查动词的时态和语态。根据上文中的时态,再结合autumn和regard构成被动关系可知,此处应该用一般过去时的被动语态。autumn为第三人称单数,故填was regarded。
【基础训练】
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.It was so good to feel accepted for what I’m good at.For the first time in my life,I (真实地) felt cool.(2020年天津,阅读表达)?
2.We’re going to make a (航行)from Qingdao to Dalian during the summer holidays.?
3.After a few years,she was sent back to her (本国的)country.?
4.Of the phrases “go crazy” and “go nuts”,the (后者的)is used less frequently.?
5.English was (以……为根据)more on German during the 5th century AD.?
6.Reading is one of the best ways of enlarging your (词汇量).?
7.For the first time in years,she felt in (掌控) of her life.?
8.But our insisting it’s merely a window has kept them from attempting millions of (请求) to open the door.(2020年全国Ⅰ,完形填空)?
9.Message with emojis feel more conversational,encouraging better and more (经常的) communication.(2020年全国Ⅱ,七选五)?
10.Go (直接地) down the road until you come to the English language school.?
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1.Higher-income parents tended to have children play with puzzles more
(frequent).(2020年全国Ⅱ,阅读理解B)?
2.All the people in the village are (grate) to Mr Yao for his teaching the children there.?
3.Of the two football teams,the former comes from England;the comes from Brazil.?
4.The traveling experience (rich) our understanding of the country.?
5.As is well-known to us all,the panda is native China.?
6.You cannot accept an opinion (offer) to you unless it is based on facts.
7.Because of the heavy snowfall,nearly all the roads (block) yesterday.?
8.The president is on his way back home after a tour of the (neighbour) countries.?
9.The number of the people,who have access to their own cars, (rise) sharply in the past decade.?
10.Alexander tried to get his work (recognize) by the medical profession.
Ⅲ.短语检测
1.Designer Jennifer Anderson admits it took her a while to (改变看法) to the opinion that using nutria fur for her creations is morally acceptable.(2020年全国Ⅱ,阅读理解C)?
2. these films,some foreigners have begun to think of coming to China.(2020年江苏,书面表达范文)?
3.Many students believe the choice of their courses and universities should (以……为基础)their own interest. ?
4.That firm is looking for a new manager. (目前,现在)the salary they will offer has been left open.?
5.On the train,he (使用,利用)his time and started to read his favourite book.?
Ⅳ.根据提示词或相关要求补全句子
1.促使Jerry成功的原因,与其说是他的聪明,不如说是他的努力工作。(more...than ...)
that led to Jerry’s success.?
2.你一定是弄错号码了。这里没有你说的这样的人。(such)
You must have the wrong number. as you describe here.?
3.老板鼓励员工在会议上积极地发表自己的看法,即使看法与他的不同。(even if/though)
The boss inspires his employees to give their opinions actively in the meeting, .?
4.申请人必须精通英语。(command)
Applicants will be expected .?
5.众所周知,大量地砍伐森林会导致夏天洪水泛滥。(recognize)
extensive deforestation contributes to heavy summer flooding.?
Ⅴ.课文缩写填空
As you know,English has changed over time.Why?1. (actual)all languages change and develop when cultures meet and communicate with each other.At first it was 2. (base) more on German than the English we speak 3. present.Then 4. (gradual) new settlers came and 5. (enrich) the English language and especially its vocabulary.So by the 1600’s a wider vocabulary was able to 6. (make) use of than ever before.In 1620 some British 7. (settler) moved to America.Later in the 18th century some British people were taken to Australia too.English began to be spoken in both countries.?
Finally by the 19th century the language was settled.At that time two big changes in English 8. (spell) happened:first Samuel Johnson wrote his dictionary 9. later Noah Webster wrote The American Dictionary of the English Language.The latter gave a separate 10. (identify) to American English spelling.?
【能力提升】
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2020全国Ⅰ,阅读理解B)
Returning to a book you’ve read many times can feel like drinks with an old friend.There’s a welcome familiarity—but also sometimes a slight suspicion that time has changed you both, and thus the relationship.But books don’t change, people do.And that’s what makes the act of rereading so rich and transformative.
The beauty of rereading lies in the idea that our bond with the work is based on our present mental register.It’s true, the older I get, the more I feel time has wings.But with reading, it’s all about the present.It’s about the now and what one contributes to the now, because reading is a give and take between author and reader.Each has to pull their own weight.
There are three books I reread annually.The first, which I take to reading every spring, is Ernest Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast.Published in 1964, it’s his classic memoir of 1920s Paris.The language is almost intoxicating (令人陶醉的),an aging writer looking back on an ambitious yet simpler time.Another is Annie Dillard’s Holy the Firm, her poetic 1975 ramble (随笔) about everything and nothing.The third book is Julio Cortázar’s Save Twilight: Selected Poems, because poetry.And because Cortázar.
While I tend to buy a lot of books, these three were given to me as gifts, which might add to the meaning I attach to them.But I imagine that, while money is indeed wonderful and necessary, rereading an author’s work is the highest currency a reader can pay them.The best books are the ones that open further as time passes.But remember,it’s you that has to grow and read and reread in order to better understand your friends.
1.Why does the author like rereading?
A.It evaluates the writer-reader relationship.
B.It’s a window to a whole new world.
C.It’s a substitute for drinking with a friend.
D.It extends the understanding of oneself.
2.What do we know about the book A Moveable Feast?
A.It’s a brief account of a trip.
B.It’s about Hemingway’s life as a young man.
C.It’s a record of a historic event.
D.It’s about Hemingway’s friends in Paris.
3.What does the underlined word “currency” in paragraph 4 refer to?
A.Debt. B.Reward.
C.Allowance. D.Face value.
4.What can we infer about the author from the text?
A.He loves poetry.
B.He’s an editor.
C.He’s very ambitious.
D.He teaches reading.
B
(2020年7月浙江,阅读理解A)
I am an active playgoer and play-reader, and perhaps my best reason for editing this book is a hope of sharing my enthusiasm for the theater with others.To do this I have searched through dozens of plays to find the ones that I think best show the power and purpose of the short play.
Each play has a theme or central idea which the playwright(剧作家) hopes to get across through dialogue and action.A few characters are used to create a single impression growing out of the theme.It is not my intention to point out the central theme of each of the plays in this collection, for that would, indeed, ruin the pleasure of reading, discussing, and thinking about the plays and the effectiveness of the playwright.However, a variety of types is represented here.These include comedy, satire, poignant drama, historical and regional drama.To show the versatility(多面性) of the short play, I have included a guidance play, a radio play and a television play.
Among the writers of the plays in this collection, Paul Green, Susan Glaspell, Maxwell Anderson, Thornton Wilder, William Saroyan, and Tennessee Williams have all received Pulitzer Prizes for their contributions to the theater.More information about the playwrights will be found at the end of this book.
To get the most out of reading these plays, try to picture the play on stage, with you, the reader, in the audience.The houselights dim(变暗).The curtains are about to open, and in a few minutes the action and dialogue will tell you the story.
5.What do we know about the author from the first paragraph?
A.He has written dozens of plays.
B.He has a deep love for the theater.
C.He is a professional stage actor.
D.He likes reading short plays to others.
6.What does the author avoid doing in his work?
A.Stating the plays’ central ideas.
B.Selecting works by famous playwrights.
C.Including various types of plays.
D.Offering information on the playwrights.
7.What does the author suggest readers do while reading the plays?
A.Control their feelings.
B.Apply their acting skills.
C.Use their imagination.
D.Keep their audience in mind.
8.What is this text?
A.A short story.
B.An introduction to a book.
C.A play review.
D.An advertisement for a theater.
Ⅱ.语法填空
(2020河北高三年级3月联合考试)
Why does autumn have two names? According to Merriam-Webster,“autumn” appeared first in English in the 1300s,coming from the Latin word“autumnus”.“Autumn”caught on quickly,likely because it replaced the 1. (origin) name—“harvest”.As you might imagine,when crops were collected from the fields,calling the season“harvest”might make people 2. (confuse) because “harvest” is also the name for the act 3. (it).?
So “autumn” appeared instead of “harvest”.Then the term,“autumn”,4.
was referred to the season between summer and winter,lasted for a couple of 5. (century).“Fall”as a name for the season came about sometime in the 1500s,a shortened version of the very poetic phrase for “the fall of leaves”.The English phrase had true meaning of the season without leading 6. any confusion.Not even a century later,the phrase became a simple word: fall.?
Around this same time,the English language was traveling across the globe as Britain expanded,and it was 7. (go) through some changes,as many languages did.This was 8. (particular) true in the American colonies(殖民地).Some English words changed in the US,whether in terms of spelling 9. in terms of general usage.In the mid-1800s,British and American English speakers further developed in different ways and “fall” was the common word for “autumn” in the US,while autumn 10. (regard) as the word for fall in England.?
参考答案
【基础训练】
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.actually 2.voyage 3.native 4.latter 5.based 6.vocabulary 7.command 8.requests 9.frequent 10.straight
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1.frequently 2.grateful 3.latter 4.enriched 5.to 6.offered 7.were blocked 8.neighbouring 9.has risen 10.recognized
Ⅲ.短语检测
1.come around 2.Because of/Owing to 3.be based on 4.At present 5.made use of
Ⅳ.根据提示词或相关要求补全句子
1.It was more hard work than cleverness 2.There is no such person 3.even if/though they are different from his own 4.to have a good command of English 5.It is widely recognized that
Ⅴ.课文缩写填空
1.Actually 2.based 3.at 4.gradually 5.enriched 6.be made 7.settlers 8.spelling 9.and 10.identity
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Ⅰ.阅读理解
1.D 推理判断题。根据第二段前两句可知,作者认为重读的美妙之处在于我们与作品的联系基于我们目前的精神状态,作者年龄越大,就越觉得时光如飞。由此可推知,重读以前读过的书能让你加深对阅读内容的理解。随着年龄增长,你可能阅历更丰富,你对书中内容的理解也逐步加深。因此答案为D。
2.B 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Published in 1964, it’s his classic memoir of 1920s Paris...an aging writer looking back on an ambitious yet simpler time.”可知,A Moveable Feast 讲述年迈的海明威回忆青年时代在巴黎度过的日子,因此本题答案为B。
3.B 词义猜测题。根据最后一段的第二句可知,作者认为,虽然金钱确实是美妙而必要的,但重读作家的著作是读者对该作家的最高回报,因此画线词在此处指回报。
4.A 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Another is Annie Dillard’s Holy the Firm,her poetic 1975 ramble about everything and nothing.The third book is Julio Cortázar’s Save Twilight:Selected Poems, because poetry.”可以推断作者喜爱诗歌。
5.B 细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“I am an active playgoer and play-reader...sharing my enthusiasm for the theater with others.”可知,作者非常热爱戏剧,对戏剧充满热情,故选B项。
6.A 细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“It is not my intention to point out the central theme of each of the plays”可知,作者在其作品中不言明所选戏剧的中心思想,故选
A项。
7.C 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的“try to picture the play on stage...audience”可知,作者建议读者在阅读戏剧集的时候,要运用自己的想象力,勾勒出舞台上的戏剧场景,故选C项。
8.B 推理判断题。根据全文,尤其是第一段中的“my best reason for editing this book”和第三段中的“More information about the playwrights will be found at the end of this book.”可推知,本文是作者对自己编选的戏剧集的推介,故选B项。
Ⅱ.语法填空
1.original 考查词性转换。句意:autumn很快流行起来,可能是因为它取代了原来的名字harvest。修饰名词name作定语需用形容词,故填original。
2.confused 考查形容词。形容词confused在此句中修饰人,意为“感到迷惑的”,故填confused。
3.itself 考查代词。句意:你可以想象,当庄稼从地里收割时,把这个季节叫做“收获”可能会让人们感到困惑,因为“收获”也是这个行为本身的名字。反身代词itself在此处作“the act”的同位语。
4.which 考查非限制性定语从句。定语从句的先行词autumn指物,定语从句中缺主语,故填关系代词which。
5.centuries 考查名词的数。空前的a couple of(几个)修饰可数名词复数,故填centuries。
6.to 考查介词。句意:这个英语短语有这个季节的真正含义,没有引起任何混乱。lead to是固定短语,意为“导致”。
7.going 考查谓语动词的时态。句意:大约在同一时期,随着英国的扩张,英语也在全球范围内传播,和许多语言一样,英语也经历了一些变化。根据语境可知,此句应该用过去进行时,故填going。
8.particularly 考查副词。 此处修饰形容词true需用副词particularly。particularly true意为“特别真实”。
9.or 考查让步状语从句。根据句意和结构可知,whether in terms of spelling or in terms of general usage意为“无论是在拼写方面,还是在一般用法方面”。whether...or...意为“无论……还是……”,引导让步状语从句。
10.was regarded 考查动词的时态和语态。根据上文中的时态,再结合autumn和regard构成被动关系可知,此处应该用一般过去时的被动语态。autumn为第三人称单数,故填was regarded。