British-and-American-English配套练习及答案.doc

1、British and American English配套练习及答案.教材基础回扣()用所给词的适当形式填空1This test is to be taken by all pupils without _ (refer) to age or grade.2There was a dead silence after the _ (announce) of the news.3This morning Tom was _ (criticise) for his being late again.4We have _ (compare) the usage of the words and f

2、ind the difference.5We _ (attempt) to understand the words at first.6The expert says that the exports are _ (steady) increasing year by year.7Changing schools made a big _ (differ) to my life.8He was in _ (confuse) when I told him the bad news.()完成句子1We found they differed and also they _ (有相同之处)2I

3、thought the way to understand words _ (很重要)3We got confused, _ (而汤姆却觉得很容易懂)4The specific usage of words in the sentences _ (使得我们理解了它们)5The other students _ (支持我的观点)()联句成篇(选用练习()、()中的句子，根据语篇中的提示加以改写，完成语篇翻译)一开始的时候，我们尝试着去理解那些单词。但是我们感觉很困惑，然而汤姆却觉得它们很容易理解。他给我们举了几个例句来呈现它们的用法。通过比较，我们发现它们不仅有不同之处，而且还有相似之处(用no

4、t only . but also连接)。我认为理解单词的方式很重要，正是单词在句子中的具体应用才使我们理解了那些词(用强调句型)，其他人也很赞同我的观点。 ()课文缩写语法填空Therere four ways _ British and American English differ from each other. The first and most obvious way is in the vocabulary. In grammar therere a few _ (differ). The British say “Have you got .？” _ Americans pr

5、efer “Do you have .？” The British use prepositions _ Americans sometimes omit them. The other two areas in which the two varieties are different are spelling and _ (pronounce). However, with communications _ (develop) _ (steady) for over a century, some experts believe that the two _ (move) closer t

6、ogether due to satellite TV and the Internet. On the other hand, English _ (speak) with different accents; in the future, there are going to be many other “Englishes”. In spite of this, users of English will have no difficulty _ (understand) each other.能力演练提升()完形填空(2014贵州龙盘中学模拟)Have you ever not wan

7、ted to do something so badly that you would rather die than go? Well, thats how I _1_ about joining Madcaps, a mothers and daughters club assisting philanthropies (慈善事业)But now I believe that you _2_ open up your mind to things because eventually you might _3_ end up enjoying them.“Its a waste of ti

8、me，” I said when my mom told me that I had to join Madcaps, and then when she said I had to _4_ at a homeless shelter, I thought this just could not be _5_.We got there late, of course, and the security guard led us to the kitchen _6_ we ran into 48 other fellow Madcaps members.I looked around for m

9、y mom but she was not there.Damn, I was _7_！ When the man in _8_ came and asked for 3 mothers to work outside the _9_ to clean up the plates, my mom just happened to volunteer, leaving me to _10_ food with others.Soon the _11_ families started to walk in and a little girl walked up and pointed to th

10、e food I was _12_.After I gave her the cold sandwich, she nodded in a form of saying _13_， and then walked to join her family at a large table.As she walked away, I thought of how much I _14_. I go to the top school, I have a great house, and I have a warm meal every night.It is that little girl who

11、 made me _15_ how lucky I am.After that moment I had a change of _16_. Now, I love Madcaps and dont miss one meeting.I have _17_ being socially awkward and now have many friends.And this year I am sure I will do _18_ the required 20 hours of philanthropies.I believe that if you have an _19_ mind abo

12、ut things, you can accomplish more and become a better rounded person.I believe sometimes you can make a difference just _20_ doing one thing you dont want to do.1.A.cared Bjoked Cfelt Ddoubted2A.should Bwould Cmay Dcan3A.also Bjust Cnot Dstill4A.report BliveCdonate Dvolunteer5A.better Bsooner Ceasi

13、er Dworse6A.where Bwhen Cuntil Dbecause7A.shy Blate Calone Dhopeless8A.need BpreparationCstore Dcharge9A.kitchen Bhouse Cclub Dshelter10A.pack BpurchaseCserve Dbake11A.poor BhomelessCvoluntary Dlocal12A.playing with Bputting awayClooking for Dholding out13A.hello Bsorry Cthanks Dokay14A.had BearnedC

14、brought Ddid15A.wonder BcomplainCrealize Ddoubt16A.heart BluckCidentity Dtaste17A.believed in Blearnt fromCgot over Dthought about18A.more than Bnothing butCanything but Dless than19A.intelligent BabstractCempty Dopen20A.at Bby Cupon Dto()阅读理解(2014哈九中模拟)As a language student there are several reason

15、s why learning about cultural aspects is important and fun. One is interest. Knowing about the way people behave makes your reading more interesting. Another reason is usefulness. If you are going to have a conversation with native speakers of a language you learn, you need to know the sort of topic

16、s that interest them once you get past “Hello”. You need to know something about their favorite sports, the current (现时的) government of the country where the language is spoken, current fashions in clothes and outstanding national events in recent times, to mention a few. Showing that you know somet

17、hing about their country can lead to interesting conversations. The way people think is closely connected with language. Languages are one channel through which different cultures present their ideas both within themselves and in contact with others. The fact that a language does not have the same r

18、ange of words as another language does not mean that they do not value those things as much.Whether or not your main intention to learn a language is to learn about peoples cultural backgrounds or to deal with a degree course, you will be learning about it indirectly from various sources about cultu

19、re like the coursebooks, films, the news, literature or even travel brochures (手册). You could make a long list just by thinking of all the things that are important to the culture such as customs that go back centuries, architecture, traditional ceremonies, the way people relate to each other in fam

20、ilies, the value that are important to a society, the sense of humour that people share, movies, music and art. All these cultural aspects are important to language learners if they want to get a better understanding of the language itself.1Which of the following contributes to a conversation with n

21、ative speakers?AGreeting them by saying “Hello”BTalking about their religious beliefs.CTelling them about your favorite sports.DMentioning interesting topics in their culture.2What role does a language play in the culture?AIt offers the same range of words as another language.BIt is a channel throug

22、h which people present their ideas.CIt values peoples ideas and thoughts to a certain degree.DIt deals with the relationship between thoughts and language.3The last paragraph mainly deals with _.Apeoples main purpose to learn a foreign languageBthe importance to learn about cultural backgroundsCdiff

23、erent cultural sources and main cultural aspectsDhow people think and what is valued by a society4What might be the best title for this passage?AWhat is a culture aboutBWhy do we learn cultureCWhat to learn in a cultureDHow to learn about culture答 案.()1.reference2.announcement3criticisedpared5.attem

24、pted6steadily7.difference8.confusion()1.had something in common2.made a difference3.while Tom found them easy to understand4.leads us to understand them5were in favor of me()At first，we attempted to understand the words.But we got confused, while Tom found them easy to understand.He gave us a few se

25、ntences to present their usage.Having compared them, we found they didnt only differ but also had something in common.I thought the way to understand them made a difference.It was the specific usage of words in the sentences that leads us to understand them, and others were also in favor of me.()tha

26、tdifferenceswhilewherepronunciationdevelopingsteadilyare movingis spokenunderstanding.()语篇解读：有时你只是做了一件你不想做的事，就可以有很大的变化。1选C结合语境可知，作者在此处谈论的是加入Madcaps俱乐部的感受，故C项正确。2选A句中的But表明有了一番经历之后，作者认为应该敞开心扉，故选should。3选B因为最终你可能从中得到享受。might/may just表示“可能，也许”。4选D根据上文的“assisting philanthropies (慈善事业)”可知，此处应选volunteer，表

27、示“义务做，自愿做”。5选D根据上下文内容可知，此时作者不喜欢做这份慈善工作。this just could not be worse是否定词与比较级连用的形式，表示最高级的含义，意为“这真是最糟的了”。6选A在厨房里，我们遇到了Madcaps俱乐部的其他48个成员。where在句中作地点状语。7选C上文的“but she was not there”说明此时作者是孤单一人，故选alone。8选D根据下文可知，此处表示负责人来了，故选charge。9选A根据6空前面的the kitchen可知此处应选A。10选C作者的妈妈被叫到厨房外面洗盘子，留下作者和其他人一块儿提供食物。serve foo

28、d表示“提供食物”。11选B根据4空后面的homeless可知B项正确。12选D作者在给这些无家可归的家庭分发食物，故选D项。hold out sth.表示“递出东西，提供东西”。13选C根据“she nodded”可知，小女孩接受食物的时候点头表示感谢，故选C。14选A下文列举的the top school、a great house、a warm meal都是作者所拥有的，故选had。15选C是那个小女孩让作者意识到了自己有多幸运。故选C。16选A根据上下文可知，从那时起，作者的内心发生了变化。17选C句中的“now have many friends”说明作者克服了社交障碍，故选got

29、over。18选A今年，“我”相信“我”会做比要求的20个小时还要多的慈善工作，more than符合语境。19选D2空后面的“open up your mind to things”是线索提示，故D项正确。20选B“我”相信，有时你只是做一件你不想做的事，就可以有很大的变化。by doing .在句中作方式状语。()语篇解读：本文分析了为什么对于学语言的学生而言，学习这种语言的文化是非常重要的。1选D推理判断题。根据第二段的内容可推知，谈论他们文化中的一些有趣的话题有助于你与当地人交流。2选B细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“Languages are one channel through w

30、hich different cultures present their ideas both within themselves and in contact with others.”可知，选B项。3选C段落大意题。最后一段共有三句话：第一句列举了几种间接了解所学语言的文化的资源；第二句列举了所学语言的文化中一些重要的方面；第三句是对第二句的总结。故C项是该段的大意。4选B标题归纳题。根据文章的中心句“As a language student there are several reasons why learning about cultural aspects is important and fun.”可知，应选B项。