Lesson 48 English-Speaking Countries
Ⅰ.用所给单词的正确形式填空。
1.Some of these __________ (student) can speak English very well.
2.Englishmen speak English as their ________ (one) language.
3.Try ________(find) this word in the dictionary.
4.What ________ (direction) is the U.S. from China?
5.Li Ming is ________(mark) these countries on the map.
Ⅱ.单项选择。
6.I work in the supermarket ________ a worker.
A.as B.for C.to D.of
7.I am sure somebody ________ can come and help me.
A.other B.else C.others D.another
8.I can't find our town ________ the map of China.
A.on B.at C.above D.for
9.My home is ________ my school.I can walk there.
A.close to B.far away from
C.close D.far from
10.China is a(n) ________ country.
A.English-speaking B.Chinese-speaking
C.speaking English D.speaking Chinese
Ⅲ.任务型阅读。
English is a “world language”.Many countries have English as an official language.Government(政府) officials in these countries speak English during their work.Here is a list of these countries.They are Philippines, Pakistan, Ghana, Nigeria, Ireland, Malta, Jamaica, Fiji and many more.
Philippines and Pakistan are close to China.Philippines is southeast of China and Pakistan is southwest of China.Ghana and Nigeria are southwest of China, too.They are in Africa.They are far away from China.Ireland and Malta are in Europe(欧洲).They are close to the U.K.They are west of China.Jamaica is close to the U.S.It is south of the U.S.They are east of China.Fiji is east of Australia.Fiji and Australia are far away from China.They are southeast of China.
Countries have (11)________ as an official language
Philippines
southeast of China
Pakistan
(12)________ of China
Ghana and Nigeria
southwest of China
Ireland and Malta
(13)________ of China
Jamaica
(14)________ of China
Fiji
(15)________ of China
答 案
Ⅰ.1.students 2.first 3.to find 4.direction 5.marking
Ⅱ.6.A 点拨:本题句意为:我作为工人在那个超市里工作。这里as意为“作为”。故A正确。
7.B 点拨:本题句意为:我确信其他什么人会来帮助我。else修饰不定代词时,放在后面。表示“另外”“其他” “除……以外”的意思。故B正确。
8.A 点拨:本题句意为:我不能在中国地图上找到我们的小镇。on the map of意为“在……的地图上”。故A正确。
9.A 点拨:本题句意为:我家离学校很近。我可以走着去那儿。close to 意为“离……近”;far(away)from意为“离……远”。故A正确。
10.B 点拨:本题句意为:中国是一个说汉语的国家。故B正确。
Ⅲ.11.English 12.southwest 13.west 14.east 15.southeast