Unit 2 Developing ideas&Presenting Ideas
一、单词拼写
1.The d_____ area is very noisy with lots of cars, buses and taxis.
2.Peppa Pig and her brother George are asked to put on their _____(靴子) before they jump into the mud.
3.We are doing our best to finish the task as soon as possible with the limited _____(资源).
4.After the reopening of the Louvre Museum, visitors need to have temperatures taken at the _____(入口处).
5.There is no doubt that COVID-19 has had _____(消极的) effects on the global economy.
二、用单词的正确形式填空
6._____, his income only meets _____ living expenses. So he only chooses a simple lifestyle _____ on his limited salary. (base)
7.He had changed so much that I didn't _____ him at first. As a matter of fact, illness and age changed him beyond _____. (recognize)
8.With the _____ of becoming famous and rich, many ordinary people _____ to take part in some TV shows. (intend)
9.Some people are _____ of the importance of preserving wild animals. But we still try to raise the _____ of the whole society. (aware)
三、七选五
While people in both England and the U.S. speak English, the two types of English can be very different.
First, there are differences in spelling. The British like the letter "u" and have kept it in many words. ①_____ Somewhere in our language history, we decided that "labor", "color" and "favorite" were just fine without the "u" next to the "o". ②_____ Sometimes, we use totally different words. Here, we live in apartments with elevators. Over there, they live in flats with lifts. We power our cars with gas. They use petrol. And if we need to look in our car's dark trunk for something, we use a flashlight. They would use a torch to search their dark boot.
③_____ Some British and American idioms have the same meaning, but use different words. For example, in the U.S. if you want to add your opinion to a conversation, you put in your two cents' worth. In the U. K., they put in their two pennyworth. Finally, a familiar word used by both countries but in different ways is "cheers". We use the word over drinks when we are wishing someone good health or congratulating someone on his success. The British use "cheers" to mean "thank you". ④_____
Now, we don't expect you to pick sides. ⑤_____
A. Then there are idioms.
B. Americans have dropped it.
C. But our differences go beyond spelling.
D. For that, we Americans say, "Thank you!"
E. The usage of the word comes from America.
F. Both American and British English have their strong points.
G. American English will be used more often than British English.
四、 语法填空
Misadventures in English
Last week, our forum asked if you had any funny or strange stories about ①___________(use) English. We didn't expect ②___________ (get) so many posts! Here are some of our favourites, to remind us that some of the English we learn in the classroom is rather different ③___________ the English in the outside world!
The first post tells us that an English teacher ④___________ (call) Maggie couldn't teach one day ⑤___________ she had a frog in her throat.
The second post tells us that a lady said the ⑥___________ (shoe) were on the first floor while they were sold ⑦___________ (actual) on the ground floor. She wondered why the lady gave ⑧___________ (she) the wrong information.
The third post tells us that a man used ⑨___________ negative word to describe his nice grandfather.
The fourth post tells us that a student spent days preparing and writing his first English paper. But when he got the paper back, he found his teacher ⑩___________ (write) the comment "Not bad!"
答案以及解析
一、
1.答案:downtown
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2.答案:boots
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3.答案:resources
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4.答案:entrance
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5.答案:negative
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二、
6.答案:Basically; basic; based
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7.答案:recognize; recognition
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8.答案:intention; intend
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9.答案:aware; awareness
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三、答案:BCADF
解析:①根据本段首句First, there are differences in spelling.可知,英式英语和美式英语在拼写方面不同。根据空前The British like the letter "u" and have kept it in many words.可知,英国人喜欢字母u,在许多单词中经常保留着它。故B项“美国人已经省略了它。”符合文意。B项中dropped和前文中的kept为反义词。
②本空前主要介绍英式英语和美式英语在拼写方面的不同,而空后Sometimes, we use totally different words.介绍的是英式英语和美式英语有时会使用完全不同的词汇。故C项“但我们的区别不仅仅是拼写。”符合前后文文意。
③根据空后Some British and American idioms have the same meaning, but use different words.可知,一些英、美习语有相同的意思,但使用不同的词。故本段介绍的是习语方面的区别,故选A项。idioms为关键词。
④根据空前句The British use "cheers" to mean "thank you".可知,英国人用"cheers"来表示“谢谢”,分析选项可知, D项符合语境。D项中"Thank you!"为关键词。
⑤根据空前句Now, we don't expect you to pick sides.可知,现在我们不希望你选择任何一方。故F项“美式和英式英语各有长处。”符合文意。
四、答案:using; to get; from; called; because; shoes; actually; her; a; had written
解析:①考查动名词。句意:上周,我们的论坛问大家有没有任何关于使用英语的有趣或奇怪的故事。根据空前介词about可知,本空应用动名词作介词about的宾语。
②考查不定式。句意:我们没有想到会有这么多的帖子!expect to do sth.意为“预料做某事”,故本空应用不定式作宾语。
③考查介词。句意:这里有一些我们最喜欢的(帖子)提醒我们,我们在教室里学习的一些英语与外面的世界的英语是相当不同的!be different from意为“与……不同”,故本空应用介词from。
④考查过去分词。句意:第一个帖子告诉我们,有一天一位叫玛吉的英语老师不能上课了,因为她喉咙痛。本空作定语修饰名词teacher, teacher和动词call之间为逻辑上的被动关系,故本空应用过去分词作后置定语。
⑤考查原因状语从句。句意参考上题。根据句意可知,此处为因果关系,故本空应用because。
⑥考查名词复数。根据空后were可知,本空应用名词复数形式。
⑦考查副词。分析句子可知本空作状语,故本空应用副词actually。
⑧考查代词。句意:她想知道为什么这位女士给她错误的信息。本空在句中作宾语,故应用人称代词宾格her。
⑨考查冠词。句意:第三个帖子告诉我们,一个人对他善良的祖父使用了一个贬义词。名词word为可数名词,故本空应用冠词a表泛指。
⑩考查时态。句意:但当他拿回论文时,他发现他的老师写的评论是“不算差!”。根据句意可知,此处表示“过去的过去”,故本空应用过去完成时。
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