（人教版）高中英语必修一：Unit 2 English around the world话题语言应用--“英语的发展”写作练习

话题语言应用——英语的发展
语言积累
交际用语
表达语言交际困难（language difficulties in communication ）
I beg your pardon? 请再说一遍好吗？
Pardon? 请再说一遍好吗？
Can you speak more slowly, please? 请说慢一点好吗？
How do you say ...in English? 用英语怎么说……？
Could you say that again, please? 请再说一遍好吗？
How do you spell it please? 请问它怎么拼？
How do you pronounce this word? 你怎么读这个单词？
Sorry, I can’t follow you. 对不起，我不明白你说的话。
What do you mean by...? ……是什么意思？
I don’t understand. 我不明白。
Can you repeat that, please? 请再说一遍好吗？
What does that mean? 那是什么意思？
I can’t get my point across. / I can’t get through to him. 无法让他明白。
What do you call this in English? 英文管这叫什么?
Can you say that in a different way? 你能换一种说法来说吗？
【unit 2语言应用】，
话题语句1
Knowledge about language
1. How many languages are there in the world?
6912 (39,431 distinct (有区别的) names of languages, dialects, and alternate names)
2. How many languages can you use to say “Hello”?

3. What is “Esperanto（世界语）”?
Esperanto is the most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary（辅助）language.
世界语是波兰籍犹太人柴门霍夫博士（L.L.Zamenhof）1887年在印欧语系的基础上创立的一种国际辅助语，旨在消除国际交往的语言障碍，被誉为“国际普通话”。后人根据柴门霍夫公布这种语言方案时所用笔名“Doktoro Esperanto”（意为“希望者博士”），称这种语言为“Esperanto”。20世纪初，当世界语刚传入中国时，有人曾把它音译为“爱死不难读”语，也有叫“万国新语”。后来，有人借用日本人的意译名称“世界语”，并一直沿用至今。
世界语是在印欧语系的基础上，创造出来的一种人造语，共有二十八个字母，书写形式采用拉丁字母，一个字母只发一个音，每个字母的音值始终不变，也没有不发音的字母，语音和书写完全一致。每个词的重音固定在倒数第二个音节上。学会了二十八个字母和掌握了拼音规则，就可以读出和写出任何一个单词。世界语基本词汇的词根，大部分来自印欧语系的各自然语言。其中大部分来自拉丁语族，少部分来自日耳曼语族和斯拉夫语族。世界语的语法是在印欧语系的基础上加以提炼的，其基本规则只有十六条，因此比较容易掌握。世界语从1905年起开始传入中国。
4. What are the top 3 most widely used languages in the world?
Chinese Mandarin (普通话) 3.69%
Spanish (西班牙语) 5.05%
English 4.84%
5. What is “language family”? Which families do English and Chinese belong to?
A language family is group of languages related (有关系的) through descent (血统) from a common ancestor (祖先), called the proto-language (原始语) of that family.
English – Indo- European language family印欧语系
Chinese – Sino-Tibetan language family汉藏语系
6. Think of three countries where English is spoken as a first language.
America, Britain, Australia
Think of three countries where English is spoken as a second language.
India, Kenya, Malaysia
Think of three countries where English is only used as a foreign language.
China, Japan, Russia ■
话题语句2 Language study 语言学习
1. share one’s experience of learning English 分享学习英语的经验
2. Vocabulary is an important part of language, just like bricks in a building．
词汇（表）是语言的重要部分，就像建筑物的砖。
3. memorize twenty new words a day 一天背20个生词
4. listen to English programs on TV and on the radio 听电视和收音机上的英语节目
5. use what we’ve learned in order to have a better grasp of it 使用所学以便好好掌握
6. read interesting English books and magazines 读有趣的英语书籍和杂志
7. have more interactive activities in class, such as discussions, interviews, story-telling and role-play 有很多的课上互动活动，如讨论、采访、讲故事和角色扮演
8. take part in more out-of-class activities like English speech contests and English evenings
参加更多的课外活动，像英语讲演和英语晚会
9. communicate in English with people, whether they are English teachers or classmates, foreigners or Chinese
用英语与人交流，无论他们是英语老师还是同学，外国人还是中国人
10. join English clubs or make English pen-friends on the Internet
加入英语俱乐部，或在网上交笔友
11. In order to speak English fluently, he tries his best to learn and practise.
为了能流利地说英语，他尽全力来学习和练习。
12. make learning English relaxing and fun 使学英语轻松有趣
13. We can have more fun learning English. 我们可以使学英语更有趣味。
话题语句3
American English and British English
Many students want to know about the differences between American English and British English. How did these differences come about? There is no quick answer to this question.
At first the language in Britain and America was the same. In 1776 America became an independent (独立的) country. After that, the language slowly began to change. For a long time the language in America stayed the same, while the language in England changed. For example, 300 years ago the English talked about “fall” Today, most British people talk about “autumn”, but Americans still talk about “fall”. In the same way Americans still use the expression “I guess” (meaning “I think”), just as (像) the British did 300 years ago. At the same time, British English and American English started borrowing words from other languages, ending up with (以……结束) different words. For example, the British took “typhoon” from Chinese, while the Americans took “tornado” from Spanish.
In 1828 Noah Webster published the first American dictionary. He wanted to make American English different from British English, so he changed the spelling of many words. That’s why the words colour, centre and traveller are spelt color, center, and traveler in American English. Except for these differences in spelling, written English is more or less the same in both British and American English.
The differences are greater in the spoken language. For example, American say dance [d?ns], and in southern England they say [da:ns]. In America they pronounce not [nat]; in southern England they say [ n?t]. However, most of the time people from the two countries do not have any difficulty in understanding each other.
Will a language die out?
As more and more people speak the global (全球的) languages of English, Chinese, Spanish, and Arabic, other languages are rapidly disappearing. In fact, half of the 6,000-7,000 languages spoken around the world today will likely die out (消失) by the next century, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
In an effort (努力) to prevent language loss, scholars (学者) from a number of organizations —UNESCO and National Geographic among them—have for many years been documenting (记录) dying languages and the cultures they reflect (反射).
写作运用
单元作文
海报(Poster)也是一种宣传广告。其内容是向广大群众提供喜闻乐见的消息,如:球讯、电影消息及演出动态等等。为了吸引更多的观众与听众,常贴在人来人往的或热闹的地方。因此海报的语言要力求简洁,通俗易懂。并且要公布时间与地点。
海报的写法
1. 标题（Title）：在海报的正上方，用简洁、引人注目的语言概况要宣传的主要内容，如： Secretary Wanted, Weekend Ball等。
2. 正文（Body）：海报内容没有明确的规定，可以根据内容灵活掌握。一般可以用一些有鼓动性的词句吸引人的眼球，达到广而告之的目的。然后列出要宣传的活动的内容，包括活动的主题、目的、时间、地点、费用、原因（Reason）等，为了使内容更清晰明了，可以有小标题，主体内容是否分段不限。
3. 结论（Conclusion）：最后的结论性、鼓动性句子。
4. 单位和日期：与中文海报不同，英文海报的日期在最后一行，顶格写。张贴单位在右下角。
※ 写作要点：标题必须简洁明了，内容必须清楚明确。
参考范文
WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT TO LEARN ENGLISH?
Reasons for learning English:
※ World trade is done in English;
※ International organization (such as the UN) use English;
※ We need to contact with the developed Western world to build our country;
※ Many developing countries also use English in their dealings;
※ Most businessmen do not have time to learn new language every time they enter a new international market.
So China’s future lies in learning English to a certain extent.
话题作文
Example 1
请根据下面的内容写一篇5句话作文。
Jane是一名来中国学习汉语的留学生，她在学习汉语的过程中做了一些总结：
1.她很喜欢并享受学习汉语的过程，但是觉得听力很难提高。
2. 她喜欢看中国的电影，但是经常跟不上。
3. 为了改变这种情况，她听中文歌曲，看一些电视节目，比如“汉语桥”等。
4. 经常和中国人交流。
5. 她相信只要坚持下去一定会有很大的进步。
参考范文
Jane is an international student who is fond of learning Chinese but find it hard to improve her listening. She enjoys watching Chinese films, yet it is difficult for her to catch up. In order to change the situation, she often listens to some Chinese songs and watches Chinese TV programs, such as Chinese Bridge. Besides, she often communicates with native speakers. She believes she is sure to make great progress if she can stick.
Example 2
假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Velinda 来信请你在寒假教她学习汉语。请根据以下要点，用英语给她写封回信。
时间：每周二下午3:00一5:00 地点:李华家书房
内容：l.日常会话 2.中文歌曲 3.中国节日
参考范文：
Dear Velinda,
Glad to hear from you. I’d like to tell you what I have planned for your Chinese study.
We can begin our Chinese class in my study at 3 pm every Tuesday during the winter holiday. The class lasts until 5 o’clock. In the class, we will practice spoken Chinese. I will teach you some beautiful Chinese songs, including popular and folk ones, which can help you learn and remember Chinese words more easily. What’s more, I’d like to introduce some Chinese festivals to you, such as the Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival. Luckily, we will celebrate two important Chinese festivals mentioned (提到的) above during this winter holiday.
I believe you can improve your Chinese and we’ll have a good time together.
Best wishes,
Li Hua
Example 3
（2018 四川遂宁期末）
假如你叫李华，是高一的学生，你的好友张林最近给你来信，想了解你的近况，并向你请教如何学英语，请用英语给他写一封回信，主要内容包括：
1．进高中后遇到的问题：课程多，压力大：不适应新老师的教学风格；
2．在老师和同学的帮助下各个学科，尤其是英语已经取得很大进步；
3. 就如何学好英语提出建议。（两点）
参考范文：
Dear Zhang Lin,
I’m happy to have received your letter. Now I’m writing to express my thanks for your care and tell you something about my study.
Since my entering senior middle school, something difficult has taken place to me. First of all, so many courses do I have to study that I feel awfully stressful. Besides, I find it is a challenge for me to follow the new teachers, because their teaching styles are quite different from those of my junior middle school teachers. Fortunately, with the help of my teachers and classmates, I have made progress, especially in English.
The following is my advice on how to study English well at senior middle school. Firstly, previewing the new words before class is a must for you. Secondly, reading some English magazines is an effective approach to improving your English reading ability. (116 words)
Best wishes!
Yours
Li Hua
巩固练习
一、单项选择
1. It’s so nice to hear from her. __________, we last met more than thirty years ago.
A. What’s more B. That is to say C. In other words D. Believe it or not
2. The old pianist would not listen to our repeated request that he _______ in public again.
A. play B. played C. would play D. was going to play
3. —What do you think _______ an important part in their lives?
— Friends.
A. plays B. takes C. makes D. acts
4. Tony’s parents thought he was at school, but _____ he was in the net bar.
A. actually B. especially C. hopefully D. exactly
5. Complete the map of each site ______ what you drew last time.
A. based on B. bases on C. basing on D. to base on
6. _____ the heavy rain, we were all stopped from getting there on time.
A. Because B. Because of C. Owing for D. Thanks for
7. Many great men have risen from poverty—Lincoln and Edison, _________.
A. instead B. for example C. and so on D. such as
8. (2018 北京怀柔期末) One thousand people died in the disaster, _______ two hundred and fifty-five children.
A. were included B. including C. include D. included
9. My son has changed so much that I could hardly _____ his voice on the telephone.
A. hear B. realize C. recognize D. find
10. Although it seemed to be ______ painful experience, he still found it _____ fun.
A. a, / B. /, a C. a, the D. a, a
11. Would you ______ us in the discussion? I think you can give us good advice.
A. join B. attend C. take part in D. join in
12. Sometimes ________ English is quite different from _______ English in many ways.
A. speaking, writing B. spoken, written C. speaking, written D. spoken, writing
13. I don’t know ___________or not. Let’s ring him up before we start.
A. whether he is at home B. if is he at home
C. that he is at home D. whether is he at home
14. The number of people invited ____ fifty, but a number of them _____ absent for different reasons.
A. were; was B. was; was C. was; were D. were; were
15. —Will you go to Mary’s birthday party?
—No. ______ invited, I can’t go. I’ll be too busy then.
A. If B. Unless C. Even if D. When
二、完形填空
One day, when I was working as a psychologist (心理学家) in England，an boy named David came to my ___1___. He kept walking up and down restlessly, his face pale, and his hands shaking a little. His head teacher had ___2___ him to me. “This boy has ___3___ his family,” he wrote. “He is understandably very sad and ___4___ to talk to others, and I’m very ___5___ about him. Can you help?” I looked at David and showed him to a chair. How could I ___6___ him? There are problems psychology doesn’t have the answer to, and which no words can describe. Sometimes the best thing one can do is to listen openly and sympathetically (同情地).
The first two times we ___7___, David didn’t say a word. He sat there, only looking ___8___ to look at the children’s drawings on the wall behind me. I suggested we play a ___9___ of chess. He nodded. After that he played chess with me every Wednesday afternoon—___10___ complete silence and without looking at me. It’s not easy to cheat in ___11___, but I admit I made sure David won once or twice.
Usually, he arrived earlier than agreed, took the chess board and pieces from the shelf and began setting them up ___12___ I even got a chance to sit down. It seemed as if he ___13___the game and my company. But why did he never look at me? “Perhaps he simply needs someone to share his ___14___ with,” I thought. “Perhaps he senses that I respect (尊重) his suffering. “Some months later, when we were playing chess, he looked up at me ___15___.
“It’s your turn,” he said.
After that day, David started ___16___. He got friends in school and joined a ___17___ club. He wrote to me a few times about his biking with some friends, and about his plan to get into university. Now he had ___18___ started to live his own life.
Maybe I gave David something. ___19___ I also learned that one一without any words一can reach out to another person. All it takes is a hug, a ___20___ touch, a shoulder to cry on, and an ear that listens.
1. A. country B. city C. school D. office
2. A. gave B. sent C. left D. carried
3. A. forgot B. told C. lost D. invited
4. A. agreed B. liked C. refused D. failed
5. A. angry B. worried C. clear D. honest
6. A. help B. see C. believe D. know
7. A. talked B. listened C. met D. rested
8. A. down B. up C. back D. around
9. A. game B. role C. joke D. part
10. A. in B. on C. at D. to
11. A. work B. class C. action D. chess
12. A. before B. after C. while D. until
13. A. remembered B. discovered C. enjoyed D. knew
14. A. story B. interest C. idea D. pain
15. A. suddenly B. regularly C. frequently D. especially
16. A. playing B. learning C. talking D. suffering
17. A. swimming B. book C. music D. bicycle
18. A. hardly B. nearly C. naturally D. really
19. A. But B. Instead C. So D. Then
20. A. final B. friendly C. common D. personal
三、阅读理解
A popular saying goes, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” However, that’s not really true. Words have the power to build us up or tear us down. It doesn’t matter if the words come from someone else or ourselves——the positive and negative effects are just as lasting.
We all talk to ourselves sometimes. We’re usually too embarrassed to admit it, though. In fact, we really shouldn’t be, because more and more experts believe talking to ourselves out loud is a healthy habit.
This “self-talk” helps us motivate ourselves, remember things, solve problems and calms ourselves down. Be aware, though, that as much as 77% of self-talk tends to be negative. So in order to stay positive, we should only speak words of encouragement to ourselves. We should also be quick to give ourselves a pat on the back. The next time you finish a project, do well in a test, or finally clean your room, join me in saying “Good job!”
Often, words come out of our mouths without our thinking about the effect they will have. But we should be aware that our words cause certain response in others. For example, when returning an item to a store, we might use warm, friendly language during the exchange. And the clerk will probably respond in a similar manner. Or harsh and critical language will most likely cause the clerk to be defensive.
Words possess power because of their lasting effect. Many of us regret something we once said. And we remember unkind words said to us! Before speaking, we should always ask ourselves: Is it true? Is it loving? Is it needed? If what we want to say doesn’t pass the test, then it’s better left unsaid.
Words possess power: both positive and negative. Those around us receive encouragement when we speak positively. We can offer hope, build self-esteem and motivate others to do their best. Negative words destroy all those things. Will we use our words to hurt or to heal? The choice is ours.
1. The main idea of the first paragraph is that ______________.
A. words have a lasting effect on us
B. inspiring words give us confidence
C. negative words may let us down
D. not sticks and stones but words will hurt us
2. There is no sense for us to feel embarrassed when we talk to ourselves because __________.
A. almost everybody has the habit of talking to themselves
B. talking to ourselves always gives us courage
C. we can benefit from talking to ourselves
D. It does no harm to have “self-talk” when we are alone
3. The underlined part in the third paragraph means that we should also timely _______.
A. remind ourselves
B. praise ourselves
C. make ourselves relaxed
D. give ourselves amusement
4. The author would probably hold the view that _____________.
A. encouraging words are sure to lead to kind offers
B. negative words may motivate us to make more progress
C. people tend to remember friendly words
D. it is better to think twice before talking to others
四、翻译句子
1. 我发现要理解这三幅不同风格的绘画作品很难。（find...difficult to do）
______________________________________________________________
2. 这些不同之处是怎样产生的？（come about）
______________________________________________________________
3．约翰特别 (extremely) 喜欢挑剔别人的毛病。（be fond of）
______________________________________________________________
4. 我们都去了，包括玛丽。（include）
______________________________________________________________
5. 上面提到的人都通过了考试。（mentioned above）
______________________________________________________________
6. 他发现很难使英国学生明白他的美国笑话。（get … across to sb.）
______________________________________________________________
7. 他终于明白了这一点。（getting through to sb.）
______________________________________________________________
8. 你不需要记住这里所有的词。（memorize）
______________________________________________________________
9. 他们把一切希望都寄托在他身上。(lie in)
______________________________________________________________
10. 我发现游泳很让人放松。（relaxing）
______________________________________________________________
五、语法填空
（2018 湖南益阳期末）
Tony and Linda lived a mile from town, but they went to school every day. It was pleasant to walk down the road by a pond.
In winter, when the ice was thick and firm, they would go across __1__ pond, which was not only interesting but __2__ saved much time. But their mother did not like to have them do this.
“Don’t get across the pond today, children,” she said, as she kissed them goodbye one morning, “the ice is __3__ (begin) to melt.”
When they came to the pond, the ice looked hard and __4__ (safely).
“There” said Tony to his sister, “I knew it hadn’t melt any, Mom __5__ (be) always afraid we shall be drowned. Come along, we will have a good time sliding.”
So they __6__ (step) on the ice, and started to go across the pond. They had not gone far when the ice gave way, and they fell into the water. __7__ (lucky) a man who was at work near the shore heard the screams of the children and jumped into the water __8__ (save) them. Tony managed to get to the shore without any help, but poor Linda was nearly drowned before the man could reach her. Tony and Linda was __9__ (frighten) and remembered the lesson __10__ they learned that day as long as they lived.
六、书面表达
目前一些学生认为“英语难学”，“中国人学英语没有用”，请你写一篇简短的演讲稿，说明学好英语的必要性。
答案与解析
一、单项选择
1. D。believe it or not信不信由你，我说的是真话，常用作插入语；What’s more 而且，此外，表示递进关系；that is to say 也就是说；in other words 换句话说，是解释关系。
2. A。request 之后的that从句为同位语从句，需用虚拟语气，谓语动词用“should+动词原形”，should可以省略。
3. A。play a part in 表示“在……中起作用”，是固定短语，动词不能更换。句中的do you think为插入语。
4. A。考查副词辨析。actually 事实上，实际上；especially尤其是，特别是；hopefully充满希望地；exactly 确切地，只有A项符合句意。
5. A. 句意为：在你上次所画的基础上完成那张包括各个地点的地图。根据句中结构，此处不需要谓语动词；被修饰词map和base之间为被动关系，be based on去掉be。
6. B. because为连词，其后需跟从句；because of为介词短语，其后跟名词或动名词；空白后为the heavy rain，用because of。C和D项搭配错误，Owing to和thanks to也表原因。
7. B。句意：许多伟人都是从贫穷中成长起来的，例如林肯和爱迪生。此句中用for example来举例说明，而且 for example可以放在列举的事物后面。such as 诸如此类的。
8. B。因为句子已经有了谓语动词died，动词include要用非谓语动词，且带有宾语，所以用including，意思是“包括”。
9. C。hear听到；realize意识到；find发现，找到；根据句意应该是recognize one’s voice辨出某人的声音。
10. A。句意：虽然那似乎是段艰苦的经历，他仍然发现这段经历很有趣。experience表示具体的一段“经历”，是可数名词，加a；fun是不可数名词，此处表示“有趣的事”，前面不用冠词。故选A。
11. A。join sb. in sth./ doing sth. 和某人一起做某事，符合此题题意。attend后多接会议、上课、讲演、仪式等；take part in 多指参加较大的活动，并在其中起一定作用；join in 多指较小型的活动，如球赛等。而join后面直接加人。
12. B。句意：有时，口语英语和书面英语在许多方面是不同的。spoken English 口语英语；written English 书面英语。
13. A。know后的宾语从句要用陈述语序，排除B、D；因为or not，应选whether引导宾语从句。whether … or not 是……还是不。
14. C。句意：被邀请的人数是五十，但是其中许多人因为各种原因缺席了。the number of ……的数量，谓语动词用单数；a number of 许多，谓语动词用复数。
15. C。根据后文“我不能去，因为我那时很忙”，可知空格处意为“即使我被邀请，……”。Even if 引导让步状语从句。
二、完形填空
1. D。从下文他们做的事应该是在心理学家的办公室里，所以选D。
2. B。句意：他的班主任把他送到我这里。不能像东西一样“给（gave）我”，不能把他留着我那里而不管，排除C；也不能像搬东西那样带给我，排除D。所以选B。
3. C。从下文“他很悲伤”可知，男孩应该是没有了家人。所以选C。
4. C。从下段开头和第10空的complete silence可知开始时男孩不愿意说话，所以选C，refuse 拒绝。
5. B。看到男孩这样，班主任一定是担心，而且找人帮忙，所以选B。
6. A。心理老师是帮忙的，选help，对应上文的“Can you help?”。
7. C。句意：前两次我们见面，选met。
8. B。因为男孩坐在椅子上，看墙上的画，应该是“向上看”。所以填B。look up 向上看。
9. A。play a game of chess 下一次棋，是固定搭配。
10. A。in silence 处于沉默中，固定介词搭配。in complete silence 描述男孩“一声不吭”的状态。
11. D。从上下文可知，他们一直在下棋，所以应该在下棋的过程中心理学家故意让男孩赢了一两次，是在下棋时作弊。所以选D。
12. A。描写大卫急于下棋的样子，“我”还没坐下，他就开始摆棋子了。before 在……之前。
13. C。从上文可以看出大卫主动来，而且来的比约定的早，主动拿来棋盘和棋子的行为可以推断大卫喜欢下棋和心理学家的陪伴。所以选enjoy。
14. D。句意：也许他只是需要有人分担他的痛苦。选D，对应上文“大卫没有了家人”和下文的his suffering。
15. A。几个月了大卫一直不说话，也不看“我”，可知，大卫突然说话，“我”感到的应该是吃惊，所以选A 突然。
16. C。从那天大卫说话了后，他就开始“说话”了，进而也有了朋友，开始参与学校的活动。上文主要描述的是大卫不愿意说话，这里有了“转变”，应该是“说话”了。
17. D。从下文“他写信告诉我有关他骑车的事”，所以此空应该是大卫加入了一个自行车俱乐部。
18. D。句意：现在他真的开始了过自己的日子。hardly 几乎不；nearly 将近；naturally 自然地。此三选项与句意不符。
19. A。句意：也许我给了大卫一些东西，但是我也了解到：不用词语，人也能够触及到另一个人。上下文是转折关系，所以填but。
20. B。句意：所有需要付出的就是一个拥抱、一个友好的碰触、一个在上面哭泣的肩膀和一只聆听地耳朵。
三、阅读理解
本篇文章为说明文，主要介绍语言对自己和别人产生持久的影响。
1. A. 段落理解题。根据第一段”Words have the power to build us up or tear us down.”和最后一句”the positive and negative effects are just as lasting”可知，本段主要介绍语言对我们有正面或负面的持久影响，B，C，D项只包括了部分信息。
2. C 细节理解题。根据第二段”more and more experts believe talking to ourselves out loud is a healthy habit”，出声自言自语是对我们健康有利的好习惯，故C项正确。
3. B。 词义猜测题。 根据”The next time you finish a project, do well in a test, or finally clean your room, join me in saying ‘Good job!’”可推测出划线部分的意义是”夸奖自己”，故B项正确。
4. D。 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段”Before speaking, we should always ask ourselves...”可推出作者的观点是三思而后讲，故D项正确。 A，B两项文章未提及，根据”we remember unkind words said to us”可知C项不对。
四、翻译句子
1. I find it difficult to understand the three paintings with different (painting) styles.
2. How did these differences come about?
3. John’s extremely fond of pointing out other people’s mistakes.
4. We all went, including Mary (Mary included).
5. All the people mentioned above have passed the exam.
6. He found it difficult to get his American jokes across to the English student．
7. The message was finally getting through to him.
8. You don’t have to memorize all the words here.
9. All their hopes lie in him.
10. I find swimming very relaxing.
五、语法填空
1. the 2. also 3. beginning 4. safe 5. is
6. stepped 7. Luckily 8. to save 9. frightened 10. that/which
六、书面表达
分析：这是一篇演讲稿，所用时态为一般现在时，使用第三人称。短文可以分为三段：
第一段为提出问题、现象或观点。
第二段就第一段的内容进行拓展，具体阐述学好英语有哪些好处。在说明各条好处时注意使用恰当的连接过渡词。
第三段总结观点。
Learning English Opens up a Whole New World
Many people all over the world speak English as their second language. It is not too much to say that English has become an international language.
It is very useful for us to learn English. Firstly, studying English can make our life fun. It enables us to watch movies in English，read English books and listen to English songs. Secondly, as English is an international language, we will be able to communicate with foreigners when we go on a trip abroad. Traveling will be more interesting in that way. Finally, learning English helps us meet different people and learn more about their culture, thus contributing to easier understanding of each other.
Briefly speaking, English is so useful to us that we should all learn it. It can give us a lot of help in our daily life.