Unit 2 English around the world 练习

一）单项选择
1 Mr. Huang will ________ in the movement.
A. play a leading part B. take parts C. play leading part D. take a part
2. We discussed where to go for a whole morning, but we decided to stay at home_____.
A. at the end B. by the end C. in the end D. on end
3. _____ of the students who took part in the military training is 450.
A. A number B. A lot C. Lots D. The number
4. Sometimes ________ English is quite different from _______ English in many ways.
A. speaking, writing B. spoken, written
C. speaking, written D. spoken, writing
5. Can you tell me if you have found the key ________ your car.
A. for B. to C. about D. by
6. When we visited Zhou Zhuang again ten years later, we found it changed so much that we could hardly ________ it.
A. remember B. think about C. believe D. recognize
7. It is so nice to hear from her, _______, we last met more than 30 years ago.
A. what’s more B. that’s to say C. in other words D. believe it or not
8. They lived a hard life and were often made _______ for over ten hours a day.
A. work B. to work C. to working D. worked
9. Do you have any difficulty ________
A. on listening B. to listening C. for listening D. with listening
10. Please tell me the way you thought of _______ the garden.
A. take care of B. to take care of C. taking care of D. to take care
11. Can you explain how it _______ that you missed the morning classes
A. came across B. came to C. came up D. came about
12. China Daily is ____ a newspaper, for it can also serve as a useful textbook for English study.
A. more than B. more or less C. less than D. more and more
13. The leader of the factory told us that very little _______ was made of the waste material in the past.
A. cost B. value C. use D. matter
14. The reason _____ being late for the meeting was ____ his little son fell ill this morning.
A. for, that B. why, that C. for, because D. why, because
15. You made the same mistake for _____ second time, dropping ____ “n” in the word “government”.
A. a, the B.a , a C. the, an D. a, an
16. The president, together with his bodyguards, _____ to the nuclear station _____ there was an accident 20 minutes ago.
A. have come, which B. came, in which
C. has come, where D. came, in where
17.“Not all of the dinosaurs were dangerous”. This sentence means ____ .
A. none of the dinosaurs were dangerous.
B. all of the dinosaurs were not dangerous.
C. few of the dinosaurs were dangerous.
D. no dinosaurs were dangerous
18. －He asked Tom, “Have you finished your homework？”
－He asked Tom ______ .
A. if had he finished his homework.
B. whether he had finished his homework.
C. if he had finished homework.
D. if you had finished your homework.
19. He realized she was crying ________ what he had sad.
A. because B. because of C. as D. since
20. ------You haven’t done it well.------ But I tried my best and did it _______ the way _______ I think is the best.
二）根据首字母提示完成句子。
1．Mr. Wu doesn't like the W ______-way of life, so he came back to our hometown last year.
2．She has a very large v____________ and she can read English novels now.
3．His n___________ language is not Chinese but he can speak it fluently.
4．Everyone went to see the film, me i_______________.
5．What the British call “petrol” the Americans call “g____________”.
6．The UN is an i__________ organization that tries to solve problems between countries
7．In this part of the city, you can see ancient and m_______ buildings next to each other.
8．It is the duty of a g_______________ to provide education for the children of its countries.
9．I love working abroad and meeting people from different c__________.
10．We are concerned about the p__________ situation in the Middle East.
11．A_________, I’ve known Barbara for years since we were babies.
12．Jet Li has played lots of leading r_______ in Kong Fu films.
13．Though I hadn’t seen Lily for ten years, I r_______ her voice immediately I picked up the phone.
14． Judging from his a_______, he must be from North East of China next to each other.
Unit 2 English around the word
一、单词拼写
1． He looks handsome and gentle, but a_________ he is a thief.
2. Pronunciation and grammar is quite important in English learning. And so is v____________.
3. He went to Britain, hoping to learn s___________ English there.
4. “A____________ ” is often used in American English while “flat” is used in British English.
5. Some English people have a strong a__________ , which adds difficulties to our understanding of them.
6. Many s__________ have been built in Guangzhou. As a result, people can travel much faster than before.
7. If you don’t know how to use the medicine, read the d____________ carefully before using it.
8. Our city used to be very old, but now it has become a m______ one.
9. When we are in other countries, we should respect the c___________ there.
10. Excuse me, Professor Li, can you be p_________ at our meeting tomorrow
二、单项选择：
1． I can hardly _____ my friend John who is wearing dark glasses.
A. know B. see C. recognize D. realize
2. Western dinner usually ________ an aperitif, main course, dessert and coffee.
A. includes B. is C. remains D. holds
3. Hong Kong was once ________ by the British before she returned to China in 1997.
A. commended B. ruled C. managed D. controlled
4. I request that you __________ the task on time.
A. finished B. should finish C. could finish D. would finish
5. _________ which direction should we go, west or east
A. On B. To C. In D. With
6. Mike is always gentle and __________. He is a man of culture.
A. pleased B. amazing C. happy D. polite
7. It is said that living ________ nature may help people live longer.
A. came to B. far from C. close D. closely
8. The problem ________ at the meeting yesterday.
A. came to B. came across C. came up D. came up with
9. We should ________ to study.
A. make time good used B. make good uses of time
C. use of time D. make good use of time.
10. The famous film is ________ a Chinese fairy tale.
A. basing at B. a\based in C. bases on D. to base at
Unit 2 English around the world
THE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISH
At the end of the 16th century, about five to seven million people spoke English. Nearly all of them lived in England. In the next century, people f__ England started moving to other parts of the world, so English began to_____ in many other countries. Today, more people speak English_____ their first, second or foreign language than ever before. China may have the largest number of English speakers.
Native English speakers can understand each other __ they don’t speak the same kind of English. H__ , they may not be able to understand everything. For example, a British person may say to his friends, “Would you please come_____ to my flat for a visit ” One of her American __ (friend) may then ask her, “Come up where ” Her Canadian friend might explain, “She means we should come up to her apartment.”
So why_____ English changed over time All languages change _____cultures communicate with one another. The English spoken between about AD 450_____1150 was very different from the English spoken today. Actually, it was __ (base) more on German than present day English. Then from about 1150 to 1500 English changed even more. It became less like German, and more like French because those_____ ruled England at that time spoke French. It became closer to the language you are l__ now. In the 1600’s Shakespeare made use of a wide v__ than ever before. One big change in English usage happened when Noah Webster wrote the American Dictionary of the English Language, __ (give) American English its own identity. Later, when some British people went to Australia, English began to be spoken there. Now Australian English has its own i__ .
English is also spoken as a foreign or second language in South Asia. India has a very large number of English speakers. This is __ Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947. During that time English became the language for government and education. English is also spoken in many other countries in Africa and Asia, __ South Africa, Singapore and Malaysia. In China, English has been used in Hong Kong _____about 1842. Today the number of people __ (learn) English in China is increasing rapidly. Will Chinese English become one of the world Englishes Only time will tell.
STANDARD ENGLISH AND DIALECTS
What is standard English Is it spoken in Britain, the US, Canada, Australia, India and New Zealand __ it or not, there is no such a thing __ standard English. Many people believe the English spoken on TV and the radio is s__ English. This is because in the early days of radio, those who reported the news were e__ to speak excellent English. __ , even on TV and the radio you will hear differences in the way people speak.
When people use words and e__ different from “standard language”, it is called a dialect. American English has many dialects, e__ the Midwestern, southern, African and Spanish dialects. In some parts of the US, two people from __ (neighbor) towns can have a little different dialect. American English has so many dialects b__ people have come from all over the world.
Geography also plays a part______ making dialects. Some people who live in the mountains of the eastern US speak with an older kind of English d__ . When Americans moved from one place to another, they______ (take) their dialects with them. So people from the mountains in the southeastern US speak with almost the same dialect ______ people in the northwestern US. The US is a large country in __ many different dialects are spoken. Although many Americans move a lot, they still r__ each other’s dialects.
必修I--Unit 2练习参考答案
Keys
一）
1-5 ACDBB 6-10 DDBDB 11-15 DACAD 16-20 CBBBA
二）
1. Western 2. vocabulary 3. native 4. included 5.gas 6. international 7. morden 8. government 9. cultures 10.present 11. Actually 12. roles 13. recognized 14.accent
Unit 2
一、1. actually 2. vocabulary 3. standard 4. Apartment 5. accent
6. subways 7.directions 8. modern 9. culture 10. present
二、1-5 CABBC 6-10 DACDB
Unit 2 English around the world
from; be spoken; as; even if; However; up; friends; has; when; and; based; who; learning;
vocabulary; giving; identity; because; such as; since; learning
STANDARD ENGLISH AND DIALECTS
Believe; as; standard; expected; However; expressions; especially; neighboring; because; in;
dialect; took; as; which; recognize