1、第 1页（共 11页） Unit2 Exploring English Section B Using language 一、根据要求变化下列词形 1改成名词 appear_perform_ describe_imagine_ employ_calm_ warm_fail_ marry_divide_ 2改成形容词 sun_globe_ face_pain_ home_adventure_ reason_talent_ wood_energy_ 3改成副词 quick_immediate_ true_complete_ simple_possible_ easy_lucky_ fortunat
2、e_actual_ 二、用下列恰当的合成词填空 papermaking, warmhearted, grownups, newlybuilt, world famous 第 2页（共 11页） 1They decided to have another _ factory set up in this town. 2He found a lot of passersby were _. 3There are more _ houses in this village than in that one. 4Have you ever been to that _ university? 5 Ou
3、r English teacher is a _，honest and strict man. 三、阅读理解 A What is language for？Some people seem to think its for practicing grammar rules and learning lists of wordsthe longer the lists, the better. Thats wrong. Language is for the exchange of ideas and information. Its meaningless knowing all about
4、a language if you cant use it freely. Many students I have met know hundreds of grammar rules, but they cant speak correctly or fluently(流利地). They are afraid of making mistakes. One shouldnt be afraid of making mistakes when speaking a foreign language. Native speakers make mistakes and breakrules,
5、too.BernardShawoncewrote， “ Foreigners_often_speak_English_too_correctly. ” Butthe mistakes that native speakers make are different from those that Chinese students make. Theyre English mistakes in the English language. And if enough native speakers break a rule, it is no longer a rule. What used to
6、 be wrong becomes right. 第 3页（共 11页） People not only make history, they also make language. But a people can only make its own language. It cant make another peoples language. So Chinese students should pay attention to grammar,buttheyshouldntoverdoit.Theyshouldput communication (交际) first. 1Languag
7、e is used to _. Aexpress oneself Bpractice grammar rules Ctalk with foreigners only Dlearn lists of words 2Generally speaking, when an American or an Englishman speaks English, he or she _. Anever makes mistakes Boften makes mistakes Ccant avoid making mistakes Dalways makes mistakes 3The underlined
8、 sentence“Foreigners often speak English too correctly.”means that“_.” AForeigners speak correct English BForeigners speak incorrect English CForeigners speak English according to the grammar rules DForeigners never make mistakes when they speak English 4When we speak a foreign language, we should _
9、. Aspeak in a Chinese way Bspeak by the rules 第 4页（共 11页） Cspeak to native speakers Dnot be afraid of making mistakes B Do you think the United Kingdom and the United States are alike？Winston Churchill once joked that the people of Britain and the people of America are separated only by their langua
10、ge. Do you think that is true？The British and the Americans both speak English as the official language. However, each uses some different words. We Americans are similar to the British. After all, our country was once owned by the UK, so we have a lot in common. But there are many differences betwe
11、en us. The UK has a king or queen, and the leader of the government is the Prime Minister. The US has no kings or queens. Our leader is the President. Both the British and Americans use pounds and ounces, pints, quarts, and gallons. Both use miles, yards, and feet. Our money is different, though. Th
12、e British use pounds and pence. Americans use dollars and cents. Driving in a car is very different in the UK. They drive on the left side of the road. We drive on the right. What we call the hood of the car, the British call the“bonnet”. British cars run on “petrol” ， which we call gasoline. In our
13、 everyday life, we do many of the same things as the British. But we describe them differently. A young mother here might push a baby in a baby carriage. A British mum pushes a 第 5页（共 11页） “pram”. The British watch“telly” ， while we watch TV. We like to eat French fries, but the British call them “c
14、hips” . Millions of Americans drink coffee, but most British prefer tea. So we are different in many ways. But we stay friendly anyway. 5What can we know from Winston Churchills joke? AThe UK and the US are very similar. BThe people of the UK and the US are the same. CThe languages of the UK and the
15、 US are the same. DThere are many differences between the UK and the US. 6The British and Americans both use _. Amiles and dollars Bpints and pence Cgallons and feet Dyards and cents 7Which of the following is used by the British? ATV.BPram. CHood.DFrench fries. 8What is the best title for the passa
16、ge? AWe Stay Friendly BA Common Language? CEnglish as the Official Language DDifferences Between the UK and the US 四、阅读填句 How to Remember What You Read 第 6页（共 11页） Reading is important.But the next step is making sure that you remember what youve read！_1_ You may have just read the text，but the idea
17、s，concepts and images (形象)may fly right out of your head.Here are a few tricks for remembering what you read. _2_ If the plot，characters，or word usage is confusing for you， you likely wont be able to remember what you read.Its a bit like reading a foreign language.If you dont understand what youre r
18、eading，how would you remember it? But there are a few things you can do.Use a dictionary; look up the difficult words. Are you connected? Does a character remind you of a friend? Does the setting make you want to visit the place? Does the book inspire you， and make you want to read more? With some b
19、ooks，you may feel a connection right away._3_How willing are you to make the connections happen? Read it; hear it; be it! Read the lines.Then，speak them out loud.And，put some characters into the words.When he was writing his novels， Charles Dickens would act out the parts of the characters.Hed make
20、faces in the mirror，and change his voice for each character._4_ How often do you read? 第 7页（共 11页） If you read frequently，youll likely have an easier time withrememberingwhatyourereading(andwhatyouve read)._5_ As you make reading a regular part of your life， youll make more connections，stay more foc
21、used and understand the text better.Youll learn to enjoy literatureas you remember what you read! AAre you confused? BPractice makes perfect. CWhats your motivation? DMemory is sometimes a tricky thing. EMarking helps you remember what you read. FBut other books require a bit more work on your part.
22、 GYou can do the same thing when you are reading the text! 第 8页（共 11页） 一、根据要求变化下列词形 1 appearance performance description imagination employment calmness warmth failure marriagedivision 2sunnyglobalfacialpainfulhomeless adventurousreasonabletalentedwooden energetic 3quicklyimmediatelytrulycompletely
23、simply possibly easily luckily fortunately actually 二、用方框内恰当的合成词填空 1papermaking2.grownups3.newlybuilt4.world famous 5warmhearted 三、阅读理解 1A细节理解题。由第四句话“Language is for the exchange of ideas and information.”可知，交流当然需要表达，所以语言 就是用于表达自己的。 2 C细节理解题。 由第一段中第九句话 “Native speakers make mistakes and break rules,
24、 too.”可知，犯错是无法避免的。 3C推理判断题。联系上文，可推理判断外国人讲英语都太恪 守语法规则。 4D细节理解题。由第一段第八句“One shouldnt be afraid 第 9页（共 11页） of making mistakes when speaking a foreign language.”可知， 当一个人讲外语的时候，不应该害怕会犯错误。 5A推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Winston Churchill once joked that the people of Britain and the people of America are separated only
25、 by their language.”可知，丘吉尔曾开玩笑说英 美两国人只有语言不同，他应该是认为美国人和英国人非常相似，故 选 A 项。 6C细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Both the British and Americans use pounds and ounces, pints, quarts, and gallons. Both use miles, yards, and feet.”可知，美国人和英国人都使用 gallons 和 feet，故选 C 项。 7 B细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“A British mum pushes a pram. The British w
26、atch telly ， while we watch TV. We like to eat French fries, but the British call them chips ” 可知，英国人使用“pram”一词，故选 B 项。 8B主旨大意题。这篇文章讲的是美国和英国都把英语作为官 方语言，但是英美在用词方面有许多不同之处。B 项用疑问的方式表 明英美语言既有相似点又有不同点。故选 B 项。 四、阅读填句 1D空后表示“你或许刚刚读完文章，但大意、概念和形象可 能会马上从你的大脑中消失” 。根据转折连词 but 可知，前后语意相 反， 刚刚读完文章就会忘记， 那么记忆有时就是件 “
27、棘手的(tricky)” 事。 2A空格单独一行，且与下面的标题句并列，由此推断，该句 应为概括性语句，再结合下文的 confusing 和“dont understand 第 10页（共 11页） what youre reading”可知，本段是对产生的“困惑”给出小诀窍， 故 A 项“你困惑吗？”为最佳选项。 3F根据空格前面的内容可知，读书需要联系，有些书，你或 许马上能建立联系。空格后句意为“你有多愿意建立这些联系？” ， 此处表示转折，而且前面有 some books，后面必定会有 other 之类 的与之对应的词，F 项“But other books require a bit more work on your part.”满足条件。 4G空格位于段末，根据文章的写作思路推测，此处应是段落 总结性的句子， 再分析空格前的内容可知， 该段主要讲了读书的活动， 所以 G 项“你读文章时也可以这样做！ ”符合语境。 5B空格前一句意为“如果经常阅读，你可能更容易记住你正 在读(和读过)的内容” ，空格后一句意为“当阅读成为你日常生活的 一部分时， 你会建立更多的联系， 更加专注于阅读， 更好地理解文章” ， 根据 frequently，regular 等词汇推知，要多阅读，才能记住文章。 此处 B 项“熟能生巧”符合语境。 第 11页（共 11页）
