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Module 1课时跟踪检测（二） Introduction & Reading —
Language Points
Ⅰ.根据提示写出单词的正确形式
1．If you look at the outlook of the energy structure (结构)，there is nothing to stop us growing.
2．People differ (不同) from one another in their ability to handle stress.
3．He made a number of rude remarks (评论) about the food.
4．Compared (比较) with other athletes, he has the perfect body shape for a swimmer.
5．Maybe it would even make polite suggestions for you in a British accent (口音)．
6．Early settlers (settle) from Europe settled on the coast of the Pacific Ocean and built some houses.
7．Much to our joy, our father's health is getting steadily (steady) better with time going by.
8．Believe it or not, there are slight variations (vary) in the incomes farmers got from the agricultural reform.
9．I struggled to sum up the confusing (confuse) exchange.
10．The character was obviously (obvious) wrong but he didn't pick it out.
Ⅱ.选词填空
get around， make much of a difference， lead to， queue up， have difficulty in doing， have ...in common
1．His illness led_to his not being able to attend the meeting.
2．News soon got_around that he had resigned.
3．They had_difficulty_(in) walking home in the snowstorm.
4．Tony has much in_common with Tom in character. For example, both of them seldom express their own ideas in public places.
5．It doesn't make_much_of_a_difference whether you go to Beijing by plane or by train, because both are very convenient.
6．Lots of my friends queued_up last week for giving blood.
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．He likes pop music, while_I_am_fond_of_folk_music.
他喜欢流行音乐，而我喜欢民间音乐。
2．Compared_with her achievements, her shortcomings are, after all, only secondary.
她的缺点同她的成绩相比，毕竟是第二位的。
3．It_is_obvious_that the manager was quite satisfied with your spoken English.
很明显，经理对你的英语口语非常满意。
4．His decision made_it_possible_for_us_to_finish_the_work by four o'clock this afternoon.
他的决定使我们在今天下午四点以前完成工作成为可能。
5．Just stay where_you_are and don't move.
待在你现在待的地方别动。
Ⅳ.阅读理解
A
When I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mother's Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.
My mother has realized the limitations of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on phone to pretend I was she. I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker (股票经纪人)．I said in an adolescent voice that was not very convincing, “This is Mrs. Tan.”
And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, “Why he don't send me check already two week long.”
And then, in perfect English I said, “I'm getting rather concerned.You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn't arrived.”
Then she talked more loudly. “What he want I come to New York tell him front of his boss.” And so I turned to the stockbroker again, “I can't tolerate any more excuse. If I don't receive the check immediately, I am going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week.”
The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red faced, my mother, the real Mrs. Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English.
When I was a teenager, my mother's broken English embarrassed me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mother's English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, and full of observation and wisdom. It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.
语篇解读：本文介绍了作者对妈妈所说英语的认识的转变。
1．Why was the author's mother poorly served？
A．She was unable to speak good English.
B．She was often misunderstood.
C．She was not clearly heard.
D．She was not very polite.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第一段的“Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly.”可知。
2．From Paragraph 2, we know that the author was ________.
A．good at pretending
B．rude to the stockbroker
C．ready to help her mother
D．unwilling to phone for her mother
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第二段的“I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her.”可知。
3．After the author made the phone call, ________.
A．they forgave the stockbroker
B．they failed to get the check
C．they went to New York immediately
D．they spoke to their boss at once
解析：选B 推理判断题。 根据第五段的“If I don't receive the check immediately, I am going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week.”和第六段“The next week we ended up in New York.”可知。
4．What does the author think of her mother's English now？
A．It confuses her.
B．It embarrasses her.
C．It helps her understand the world.
D．It helps her tolerate rude people.
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据文中最后一句“It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world. ”可知。
B
These days, young people in some English speaking countries are speaking a strange language, especially when communicating on social media.
Look at these words chosen by The Washington Post：“David Bowie dying is totes tradge” and “When Cookie hugged Jamal it made me totes emosh”. Or this sentence：“BAE, let me know if you stay in tonight.”
What on earth do they mean Well，“totes” is a short form of “totally”. Similarly，“tradge” means “tragic” and “emosh” means “emotional”. It seems that, for millennials (千禧一代), typing in this form is not only time saving but fashionable.
As you can see, many millennial slangs (俚语) are formed by so called “totesing” — the systematic abbreviation (缩写) of words. The trend might have started with “totally” becoming “totes”， but it now has spread to many other English words.
The origins of other millennial slangs are more complex than “totesing”．“Bae”， for example, has been widely used by African Americans for years. It can be an expression of closeness with one's romantic partner or, like “sweetheart”， for someone without romantic connection. After pop singer Pharrell used the word in his work，“bae” became mainstream.
Some people might think millennial slangs lower the value of the English language, but Melbourne University linguist (语言学家) Rosey Billington doesn't agree. She says when people are able to use a language in a creative way, they show that they know the language rules well enough to use words differently. Two other linguists, Lauren Spradlin and Taylor Jones, share the same view. The two analysed hundreds of examples of totes speak and discovered totesing has complex roots.
It isn't simply an adult version of baby talk, nor a clever way to minimize your word count. Rather, it is a highly organized system that relies on a speaker's mastery of English pronunciation. It is about sounds, follows sound system of English and has strict rules.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。现在一些说英语的国家的年轻人喜欢用缩略词，尤其是在社交媒体上。有些语言学家认为，年轻人对缩略词的使用不但没有降低英语的价值，反而表明他们熟练掌握了英语。
5．Why do young people like using e slangs
A．They are time consuming.
B．They are in fashion.
C．They are complex.
D．They are in order.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知，他们认为这是一种时尚。故选B。
6．What's the author's purpose of mentioning “Bae” in Paragraph 5
A．To support that totesing is no baby talk.
B．To analyse the usage of millennial slangs.
C．To inform people how it became mainstream.
D．To explain the complex origins of millennial slangs.
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据第五段第一句可知，作者主要是用它来解释千禧一代所使用的一些俚语的复杂起源。故选D。
7．Which statement may Rosey Billington agree with
A．Totesing is a loosely organized system.
B．Millennial slangs lower the value of English.
C．It's simply a clever way to reduce the word count.
D．Totes speak requires a good command of English.
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据第六段第二句可知，她同意“网络缩略词要求对英语(的运用规则)能熟练掌握”的说法。故选D。
8．What's the best title of the passage
A．E slangs Catch on Among Youth
B．Linguists Disapprove of Totesing
C．Millennial Slangs Take the Lead
D．English Has Greatly Changed
解析：选A 标题归纳题。纵观全文可知，本文主要讲述的是现在一些说英语的国家的很多年轻人都喜欢使用缩略词，尤其是在社交媒体上进行交流的时候。故选A。
Ⅴ.阅读七选五
Learning a language can be difficult, especially for adults. English is an especially difficult language to learn because of the grammatical rules.__1__That's because it draws words from several European languages. In addition, many English learners have to learn the pronunciation of some letter sounds they never used in the native language. These factors can be discouraging for someone who wishes to master the English language. However, the difficulties of learning English can be solved.
__2__ Most schools have a center that offers help with English learning. Sometimes these centers are called “international centers”．
__3__ Libraries have lots of books for the learners that can be borrowed for free. Many libraries also offer English tutoring or conversation partners.
Find a conversation partner. If you don't have a partner, your school English center can set you up with one, or you can advertise for one in your local newspaper. Talking with a native English speaker is important to English learning.__4__ And he can answer your questions about English. Talking with someone also gives you a chance to practice your pronunciation.
Read popular English language books.Pick books that are at your level or a little easier to encourage you. If you choose something too difficult, you might become unhappy and give up.__5__
Watch popular English language TV shows and movies.This helps improve your listening abilities, as you become more and more used to hearing English words and finally begin to master them more easily. You also learn how people speak English in everyday conversation.
A．Go to your local library.
B．English vocabulary is also difficult to learn.
C．Visit the English resource center in your school.
D．A conversation partner can correct your mistakes.
E．You can go to a country where English is widely spoken.
F．Reading stories helps you learn vocabulary easily and quickly.
G．Write and read English words as many times as you can if you have time.
答案：1～5 BCADF
Ⅵ.课时书面表达训练(根据汉语提示完成下面小作文)
A linguist 1.got_around (旅行) in America to learn more about American English, thinking he would 2.have_no_difficulty_in_communicating (交流没困难) with Americans.
In his opinion, while their accents 3.differ_from (不同于) each other, they 4.had_a_lot_in_common (有许多共同之处) in grammar. But things didn't go so smoothly as he had expected. Even though 5.compared_to (与……相比) many other linguists, his English is excellent, many times he misunderstood the local people, which 6.led_to (导致) his making a fool of himself. But he learned a lot about American English.PAGE
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Module 1 课时跟踪检测（三） Other Parts of the Module
Ⅰ.根据提示写出单词的正确形式
1．The table shows the run time for each combination (组合)．
2．They issued a new edition (版) of Lu Xun's works.
3．Today's announcement (宣布) of a peace agreement came after weeks of discussion.
4．As science and technology is developing rapidly (迅速地), there will be more and more electric products.
5．He is planning to present (提出) his opinion at the meeting to be held tomorrow.
6．The news shocked the public, leading (lead) to great concern about students' safety at school.
7．This also helps us simplify (simple) our design.
8．Read these notes carefully and keep them for future reference (refer)．
9．The visiting Prime Minister expressed his satisfaction with his talks, adding (add) that he had enjoyed his stay here.
10．Unluckily, his several attempts (attempt) to swim across the Zhujiang River have failed.
Ⅱ.选词填空
in favour of， refer to ...as ...， thanks to， pick up， get used to， a couple of， wear off， present ...with ...
1．When did you pick_up French You speak it so fluently and perfectly.
2．Thanks_to the English language, we can learn a lot from other countries.
3．I found the job tiring at first but I soon got_used_to it.
4．Some people are in_favour_of building a swimming pool for children, while others are against it.
5．We worked for a_couple_of_weeks and finally solved this problem.
6．The child's interest in a new toy is likely to wear_off_soon so don't buy him a lot of toys.
7．People who work in office are usually_referred_to_as“white collar workers”．
8．The mayor presented_him with a gold medal at an official city reception.
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．The bad weather only _added_to our difficulties.
恶劣的天气只是增加了我们的困难。
2．Even though none of other family members were in_favour_of_his plan to build a plane, he spent all his money on it and succeeded at last.
尽管其他的家庭成员没有一个人支持他造飞机的计划，他还是把所有的钱都投在上面，最后成功了。
3．I have_made_an_attempt/have_attempted_to_convince/at_convincing him, but in vain.
我试图说服他，但是是徒劳的。
4．That's why Marxists refer_to this type of movement_as_scientific socialism.
那就是马克思主义者把这种运动称为科学社会主义的原因。
5．He added_up those numbers and they added_up_to 5,050.
他把那些数字加起来，它们合计为5 050.
Ⅳ.完形填空
Do you know that body language accounts for over 90% of a conversation That's why communicating face to face is always better than a telephone conversation__1__ if you are trying to sell something!
Your body language will give others a general__2__ of you and it will also show your emotions. It's very difficult to make your body__3__. It's easy to tell the difference between a__4__ smile of pleasure and a false smile. So if you understand body language codes (密码), it is usually possible to know what someone really__5__， whatever they may be saying with__6__.
Although much of our body language is universal, a lot is also__7__. Culture codes vary from one country to another and they can__8__ misunderstandings. Even simple gestures may have a completely different meaning in other parts of the world. For example, the circle__9__ made with three raised fingers means “OK” in the United States. But it is not universal. In Brazil, Greece and Germany it is a__10__gesture showing disrespect and in Japan it means “money”！
In many Asian cultures, it is not appropriate for men and women to touch in public. Therefore, displays of affection such as__11__ hands or kissing are not__12__. In some parts of Asia, __13__， it is common for people of the same sex to hold hands as a sign of__14__.
Greetings vary according to the country and the sex of the people involved. In the West, it is appropriate to shake hands when you__15__ someone for the first time and both men and women can__16__ a handshake. In Indonesia, for example, a man will not offer a handshake to an Indonesian woman__17__ they are in a business situation.
If you want to avoid making__18__ mistakes when you travel to other countries, you should__19__ their basic culture codes before you leave. If you do this, you are less likely to__20__ people.
语篇解读：文章主要讲述了肢体语言在不同国家的不同含义。肢体语言会给他人留下对你的总体印象，也会显示出你的情绪。让你的身体撒谎很难，但辨别真诚的快乐微笑和假笑很容易。
1．A.namely B．particularly
C．importantly D．practically
解析：选B namely意为“也就是，换句话说”；particularly意为“特别地，尤其”；importantly意为“重要地”；practically意为“实际地”。前文提到面对面交流比电话交流效果好，下文列举了一个特别的情况：试图向别人推销东西的时候。故选B项。
2．A.imagination B．description
C．expression D．impression
解析：选D imagination意为“想象”；description意为“描述”；expression意为“表达”；impression意为“印象”。肢体语言会给他人留下对你的总体印象。故选D项。
3．A.lie B．talk
C．act D．conduct
解析：选A lie意为“撒谎”；talk意为“说”；act意为“行动”；conduct意为“表现；管理”。根据上文的“it will also show your emotions”可知，肢体语言会反映人的情绪，故此处指让你的身体撒谎很难。故选A项。
4．A.polite B．shy
C．sincere D．ready
解析：选C polite意为“礼貌的”；shy意为“害羞的”；sincere意为“真诚的”；ready意为“准备的”。既然身体很难撒谎，那么辨别真诚的快乐微笑和假笑很容易。该空和后面的“false(虚假的)”对应，故选C项。
5．A.cares B．means
C．shows D．considers
解析：选B care意为“关心；在乎”；mean意为“意思是”；show意为“展示；表明”；consider意为“考虑；认为”。前文提到身体很难撒谎，由此可知通过肢体语言，通常有可能了解一个人真正的意思是什么。故选B项。
6．A.words B．examples
C．feelings D．movements
解析：选A word意为“词语；话语”；example意为“例子；榜样”；feeling意为“感受；感情；感觉”；movement意为“行动”。由句意可知选A项。
7．A.exact B．foreign
C．cultural D．similar
解析：选C exact意为“准确的；精确的”；foreign意为“国外的”；cultural意为“文化的”；similar意为“相似的”。由句中的Although以及universal(通用的，普遍的)可知，该空表达的意思应和universal相反，再结合下句中的“Culture codes”，可知选C项。句意：虽然我们大多数的肢体语言具有普遍性，但很多也具有文化性。
8．A.clear up B．cut down
C．refer to D．lead to
解析：选D clear up意为“清理”；cut down意为“砍倒”；refer to意为“参考”；lead to意为“导致”。句意：每个国家的文化密码各不相同，且文化密码会导致误解。故选D项。
9．A.sign B．mark
C．shape D．figure
解析：选A sign意为“迹象；手势”；mark意为“标记；分数”；shape意为“形状”；figure意为“数字”。句意：例如三根举起的手指加上一个圆圈组成的手势在美国是OK的意思，但这个手势不是通用的。故选A项。
10．A.helpless B．rude
C．dangerous D．casual
解析：选B helpless意为“无助的”；rude意为“粗鲁的”；dangerous意为“危险的”；casual意为“随意的”。由下文的“showing disrespect”可知应选B项。句意：在巴西、希腊和德国，这是粗鲁的手势，显示不尊敬，在日本这是“钱”的意思！
11．A.shaking B．touching
C．raising D．holding
解析：选D shake hands意为“握手”；touch hands意为“触摸手”；raise hands意为“举手”；hold hands意为“牵手”。句意：因此，表示爱慕(的行为)，比如牵手或亲吻都是不可接受的。shake hands表示握手，是社交场合礼貌性的行为，而语境中指的是男女朋友间的“牵手”。本段最后一句的“hold hands”为原词复现。
12．A.comfortable B．suitable
C．acceptable D．reasonable
解析：选C comfortable意为“舒服的”；suitable意为“合适的”；acceptable意为“可接受的”；reasonable意为“合理的”。句意：因此，比如牵手或亲吻都是不可接受的。
13．A.therefore B．otherwise
C．however D．besides
解析：选C therefore意为“因此”；otherwise意为“否则”；however意为“然而”；besides意为“除……外，还”。该句和上文是转折关系， 故选C项。句意：然而，在亚洲的一些地方，人们普遍与同性牵手以表示友谊。
14．A.friendship B．love
C．admiration D．concern
解析：选A 句意见上题解析。friendship意为“友谊”；love意为“爱”；admiration意为“羡慕”；concern意为“关心”。故选A项。
15．A.know B．introduce
C．approach D．meet
解析：选D know意为“知道”；introduce意为“介绍”；approach意为“接近”；meet意为“遇见”。由下文的“for the first time”以及“a handshake”可知，这里介绍的是第一次见面的情况。句意：在西方，在你初次和某人见面时握手是合适的。
16．A.suggest B．start
C．demand D．follow
解析：选B suggest意为“建议”；start意为“开始”；demand意为“要求”；follow意为“跟随”。此处是说男性和女性都可以先握手。故选B项。
17．A.unless B．until
C．if D．while
解析：选A unless意为“除非；如果不”；until意为“直到”；if意为“如果”；while意为“当……的时候”。句意：例如，在印度尼西亚，如果不是谈生意时，男士不会主动同女士握手。故选A项。
18．A.surprising B．disappointing
C．embarrassing D．interesting
解析：选C surprising意为“令人惊讶的”；disappointing意为“令人失望的”；embarrassing意为“令人尴尬的”；interesting意为“有趣的”。句意：如果你想避免到其他国家旅行时犯一些尴尬的错误，你就应该在出发前了解他们的基本文化密码。故选C项。
19．A.experience B．develop
C．respect D．understand
解析：选D 句意见上题解析。experience意为“经历”；develop意为“发展”；respect意为“尊重”；understand意为“理解，懂”。故选D项。
20．A.worry B．offense
C．affect D．disturb
解析：选B worry意为“担心”；offense意为“冒犯”；affect意为“影响”；disturb意为“打断；打扰”。句意：如果你这样做，你就可能少冒犯别人了。故选B项。
Ⅴ.阅读理解
A
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·make your own English page with blogs, photos, videos and music
·have English tests and know your level
·study English grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation
·play English games and do English quizzes online
·chat in English with other students and teachers
·find schools where you can learn English at home and abroad
·find pen friends for English practice
EnglishClub is divided into various main sections.Some of the most popular are：
Lessons
·English Grammar: from tenses to clauses
·English Vocabulary: English words with explanations
·English Pronunciation: sound files explaining aspects of English pronunciation such as word stress, sentence stress and linking
The interactive (交互式的) section
·Grammar Help: 24 hour English Help Desk with real live teachers to answer your questions
·Play ESL Games (fit for kids): where you can play word games and learn English while having fun
·Discuss at ESL Forums (论坛): where you can express your views and have a discussion in English
·Chat in ESL Chat: where you can chat online with English learners and teachers worldwide
·Listen to News in English: with texts and questions to help you
·English Video Project: short films to help you learn English
EnglishClub comes to you from England.It is written mainly in British English.But we have pages about other varieties of English such as American or Canadian, so don't be surprised if you see a word that you think is wrongly spelled!
EnglishClub is free, so please feel free to use it in any way you wish to learn English.
语篇解读：本文是应用文。文章主要介绍了一个名为EnglishClub的英语学习网站。
1．What can EnglishClub users do
A．Test their English level.
B．Practice foreign languages.
C．Have English writing lessons.
D．Play all kinds of games online.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据文中“have English tests and know your level”可知，在这个网站上你可以测试你的英语水平。
2．Which of the following may your children love
A．English Video Project. B．News in English.
C．ESL Games. D．ESL Forums.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据The interactive (交互式的) section部分的“Play ESL Games (fit for kids): where you can play word games and learn English while having fun”可知，ESL Games适合孩子们，因为游戏可以增加英语学习的趣味性。
3．What do we know about EnglishClub
A．It has some misspellings.
B．It's an American website.
C．It's written in British English.
D．It doesn't charge for its services.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据最后一段的内容可知，EnglishClub是免费的，故正确答案为D。
4．What is the text aimed at
A．Advertising for an English club.
B．Introducing an English learning website.
C．Promoting the benefits of learning English.
D．Sharing practical experience of learning English.
解析：选B 写作目的题。通读全文可知，本文主要是介绍一个英语学习网站。
B
The world is changing so fast that English, perhaps the most worldly of languages, is struggling to keep up.
Learners in the future are likely to be much younger. Young children are often said to be better at languages learning than older learners but they also have special challenges. Young children don't usually have the kind of instrumental motivation and determination for learning English that older learners often have. English lessons must therefore be fun and rewarding.
The reasons why people learn English are also changing. Globalization is bringing together more people than ever who speak different languages and who are turning to English as the means of communication. The English learners of the future may be less worried about sounding exactly like a native speaker and more concerned about how to use English effectively in cross?cultural communication. We may be hearing more non?native speakers in dialogues and a wider range of the “New Englishes” now used around the world.
Technology will allow English to come to you, rather than you having to go to a special place to learn English.
Learning English has always involved both pain and pleasure, private effort and social activity. Traditional learning provided take?it or leave?it mixes of these as well as of content but in future learners will be able to choose a plan which suits their cultural and psychological disposition (性情), or their particular needs at that moment. They，rather than their teachers, will decide how, what and when they will learn.
Above all, learning English is about communication and an important benefit of learning English is being able to exchange views and make friends with people all over the world. Despite the growing independence of learners, trusted institutions and brand names will remain important.
语篇解读：时代在变化，英语学习也会发生变化，将来的学习英语的方法也一定会多种多样、生动有趣。
5．Compared to older learners, young English learners ________.
A．are more active in learning
B．are more hard?working in learning
C．have more difficulties in learning
D．have less lasting determination in learning
解析：选D 细节理解题。由第二段“Young children don't usually have the kind of instrumental motivation and determination for learning English that older learners often have.”一句可知年龄小的孩子在英语学习方面的动力和决心不如年龄大的英语学习者强。
6．What can we learn about the future English language
A．British English will be more popular.
B．American English will be more popular.
C．Most people will speak standard English.
D．Many different kinds of Englishes will appear.
解析：选D 细节理解题。由第三段“We may be hearing more non?native speakers in dialogues and a wider range of the ‘New Englishes’ now used around the world.”可知未来将会出现更多种类的英语。
7．What can we learn from the passage
A．Future English lessons will be more interesting.
B．Old people won't have to learn English in the future.
C．People will pay more attention to English pronunciation.
D．Teachers will play a more important role in one's English learning.
解析：选A 推理判断题。根据第二段的“English lessons must therefore be fun and rewarding.”可以判断未来的英语课程将会更加有趣。
8．What can be inferred from the passage
A．Learning English means no pain in the future.
B．English training schools will not be popular with young people in the future.
C．English learners will become less independent in the future.
D．More attention will be paid to personal needs in English learning in the future.
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“ ...in future learners will be able to choose a plan which suits their cultural and psychological disposition (性情), or their particular needs ...”可知在未来将会更加注重个人的特殊需要，英语学习将会更加个性化。PAGE
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A school where 60% of pupils speak English as a second language has equipped electronic translators for every child so they can communicate with teachers. Manor Park Primary in Birmingham, which has 384 pupils, is the first school in Britain to provide translators for all of its children and to make the tools a part of every lesson.
The technology can allow teachers to type messages to pupils which are then translated into the 19 native tongues of children, with no English. Another 11 languages are spoken by pupils who have some English. In Britain, with figures showing that one in six primary pupils speaks a different language at home — double the number ten years ago — the technology could soon become popular in many more schools.
Talking Tutor can translate English into many languages including Polish, Urdu and Chinese. The teacher types a message into a computer and it then reads the message out to the pupils in their native tongues. The pupils type the answer which is read to the teacher by Talking Tutor. Headmaster Jason Smith said the software had transformed his school and given staff the opportunity to communicate with children. The school pays ￡700 a year for the software. The software, developed by EMAS UK, cost more than ￡2.5 million to produce.
Dawn Holt, a teacher at the school, admitted she had struggled in the past to communicate with pupils who had recently arrived in Britain. But some say giving pupils the translators could be “damaging and dangerous”．“Surely it would be better to give all these teenagers an intensive course in English，” said Nick Seaton, a father.“My boy says teachers are spending more time using the computer than teaching. He came home last week and said he felt pushed aside.”
语篇解读：学校里60%的学生的母语不是英语，教师怎么上课、怎么和学生交流呢？一种新发明的电脑软件能帮助解决这个问题。
1．What is the name of the electronic translator
A．Talking Tutor. B．EMAS UK.
C．Nick Seaton. D．Dawn Holt.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一句可知，该软件的名称为Talking Tutor。
2．Manor Park Primary decided to use electronic translators in order to ________.
A．help the pupils to learn English well in a short time
B．make the teachers and the students understand each other
C．let the students master foreign languages quickly
D．attract more and more pupils to the school
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一句可知，该校配备这个软件的目的是帮助师生更好地交流。
3．From the text we can infer that ________.
A．EMAS UK can't make a lot of money from the software
B．more and more pupils begin to choose to study in Britain
C．there are many schools which have already used the software
D．the teachers had no difficulty talking with the students before
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据第二段第三句可知，在英国，有六分之一的小学生的母语不是英语，这一比例是十年前的两倍。由此可以推知，越来越多的国外的小学生选择到英国去上学。
4．Why do some people say giving pupils the translators could be “damaging and dangerous”？
A．Because the students will pay more money to the school.
B．Because the students won't get enough care from the teachers.
C．Because the students can't use the translators properly.
D．Because the students won't speak to the teachers any more.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段最后两句可知，其原因在于这会导致老师把过多的时间用在电脑操作上，学生感觉老师不够关心自己。
B
Plants are living things.So can they feel pain？Plants don't feel pain the same way animals and people do, says Anke Steppuhn.She is a scientist at the Free University of Berlin in Germany.“What we define as pain usually has to do with a nervous system，” Steppuhn explains.When you put your hand too close to a hot stove, nerve cells send a signal to your brain.Your brain decodes (解码) that signal as pain.This causes you to pull your hand away before any serious damage is done.
Plants don't have nerves or brains, so they can't feel pain like we do.“But plants do recognize when something is hurting them，” Steppuhn says.Because they are rooted to the ground, they can't escape a dangerous situation.So they need other ways of fighting back.
The biggest threat to a plant's life is getting eaten.Some plants grow sharp little hairs.Other plants produce bad tasting or even harmful chemicals.These force an attacker to abandon its meal.A plant called bittersweet nightshade does something even smarter, Steppuhn found.When a slug (蛞蝓) chews holes in a nightshade's leaf, liquid begins dripping (滴下) around the wound. It is almost as if the plant were bleeding.The liquid is sugary nectar, and it happens to be a favorite food of ants.In their effort to collect the nectar, the ants swarm (蜂拥而至) all over the injured plant.They will attack anything that stands in their way.That includes the slug that damaged the plant in the first place.It's a very clever trick.Whenever a slug attacks a plant, the plant calls an army of ants to kill the slug.
Nectar isn't the only way plants attract bodyguards.They also release certain chemicals into the air when they are being eaten.People usually can't detect these smells.But wasps (黄蜂) can.When a wasp detects this cry for help, it races to the scene of the crime.If it finds the right kind of insect chewing down on the plant, the wasp will interrupt the attacker's meal.It will do this by laying eggs inside the insect's body!
语篇解读：本文是说明文。植物也是生物，它们能感受到疼痛吗？植物面临的最大威胁是被吃掉，它们有什么自保妙招吗？文章为你一一解答。
5．Why do plants feel pain differently from us
A．They don't know whether they're hurt.
B．They face different kinds of danger.
C．They don't have nervous systems.
D．They have slow response to pain.
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“What we define as pain usually has to do with a nervous system”及第二段中的“Plants don't have nerves or brains, so they can't feel pain like we do”可知，植物没有神经系统，因此植物感受疼痛的方式与人类不同。
6．What does the underlined part “They” in Paragraph 3 refer to
A．Ants. B．Slugs.
C．Plants. D．Wasps.
解析：选A 代词指代题。根据画线词前一句“In their effort to collect the nectar, the ants swarm (蜂拥而至) all over the injured plant”及所在句中的“attack anything that stands in their way”可知，蚂蚁为了收集花蜜，会蜂拥至受伤的植物身上，然后攻击沿途任何对它们形成阻碍的事物。They此处指代“蚂蚁”。
7．Why do some plants need wasps
A．To help them call bodyguards.
B．To keep them safe from attackers.
C．To let wasps lay eggs on their leaves.
D．To let their smells spread into the air.
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容可知，为了免于被昆虫吃掉，有些植物会向空气中释放一种化学物质，这种化学物质能吸引黄蜂，黄蜂会通过在昆虫身上产卵的方式保护这些植物。
8．What is the text mainly about
A．How plants feel pain.
B．How plants attract insects.
C．How plants defend themselves.
D．How plants attack small animals.
解析：选C 主旨大意题。文章围绕植物如何抵御外来侵犯，防止自身被吃掉展开论述，C项概括了本文主旨。
C
It is said that a great many things about languages are mysterious, and many will always be so. But some things we do know.
Firstly, we know that all human beings have a language of some kind. There is no race of men anywhere on earth so backward that it has no language, no set of speech sounds by which the people communicate with one another. In historical times, there has never been a race of men without a language.
Secondly, there is no such thing as a primitive language. There are many people whose cultures are underdeveloped, who are, as we say, uncivilized, but the languages they speak are not primitive. In all known languages we can see complexities that must have been tens of thousands of years in developing.
This has not always been well understood; indeed, the direct contrary has often been stated. Popular ideas of the language of the American Indians will illustrate. Many people have guessed that the Indians communicated in a very primitive system of noises. Study has proved this to be nonsense. There are, or were, hundreds of American Indian languages, and all of them turn out to be very complicated and very old. They are certainly different from the languages that most of us are familiar with, but they are no more primitive than English and Greek.
A third thing we know about language is that all languages are perfectly adequate. This means each one is a perfect means of expressing the culture of the people who speak the language.
Finally, we know that language changes. It's natural and normal for language to change; the only languages which do not change are the dead ones. This is easy to understand if we look backward in time. Change goes on in all aspects of language. Grammatical features change as do speech sounds and changes in vocabulary are sometimes very extensive and may occur very rapidly. Vocabulary is the least stable part of any language.
语篇解读：本文主要论述了关于语言的问题，不论哪个民族都有属于自己的语言，而且都各有特色。
9．In the 2nd paragraph the author thinks that ________.
A．some backward races don't have a language of their own
B．some races in history didn't possess a language of their own
C．any human race, whether backward or not, has a language
D．some races on earth can communicate without a language
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据“There is no race of men anywhere on earth so backward that it has no language ...”可知作者认为任何人种不管落后与否都有语言。故选C。
10．As the author says, people of underdeveloped cultures can have ________ languages.
A．complicated B．uncivilized
C．primitive D．well?known
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Secondly, there is no such thing as a primitive language ... but the languages they speak are not primitive”可知选A。
11．American Indian languages are mentioned to prove that they are ________.
A．as fully developed as some well?known languages
B．more primitive than some well?known languages
C．more complex than some well?known languages
D．just as primitive as some well?known languages
解析：选A 细节理解题。作者列举美国印第安人的语言的目的是证明这些语言和一些著名的语言一样先进。根据第四段中的“They are certainly different from the languages that most of us are familiar with, but they are no more primitive than English and Greek”可知选A。
12．According to the author, language changes are most likely appear in ________.
A．grammar B．vocabulary
C．intonation D．pronunciation
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据最后一段的“Vocabulary is the least stable part of any language.”可知，词汇是语言中最容易发生变化的部分。
