课时作业(二) [必修1 Unit2 Englisharoundtheworld](限时：45分钟) Ⅰ.语法填空Inordertoknowaforeignlanguagethoroughly,fourthingsarenecessary.Firstly,wemustunderstandthelanguagewhenwehear1.________spoken.Secondly,wemustbeabletospeakitourselvescorrectlywithconfidenceandwithouthesitation.2.________，wemustbeabletoreadthelanguage,andfourthly,wemustbeabletowriteit.Wemustbeabletomakesentencesthataregrammaticallycorrect.Thereisnoeasywaytosuccess3.________languagelearning.4.________goodmemoryisagreathelp,butitisnotenoughonly5.________(memorize)rulesfromagrammarbook.Itisnomuchuselearningbyheartlonglistsofwordsandtheirmeanings,studyingthedictionaryandsoon.Wemustlearn6.________usingthelanguage.7.________wearesatisfiedwithonlyafewruleswehavememorized,wearenotreallylearningthelanguage.“Learnthroughuse”isagoodpieceof8.________(advise)forthose9.________arestudyinganewlanguage.Practiceisimportant.Wemustpractisespeakingand10.________(write)thelanguagewheneverwecan.Ⅱ.阅读理解AToday,wecompleteourstoryabouttheinfluentialEnglishwriterWilliamShakespeare.Hewroteplaysandpoemsduringthelatefifteenthandearlysixteenthcenturies,whichremainverypopulartoday.Duringearliertimes,peoplewouldprobablyhavelearnedseveralancientRomanandGreekplays.Itwasnotunusualforwriterstoproducemorecurrentversionsoftheseworks.Forexample,inShakespeare'splayTheComedyofErrorsShakespeareborrowedcertaindetailsfromtheancientRomanwriterPlautus.ForhisplayMacbeth,ShakespearemostlikelyusedaworkonScottishhistorybyRaphaelHolinshedforinformation.Shakespearemighthaveborrowedfromotherwriters,buttheintensity(强度)ofhisimaginationandlanguagemadetheplayshisown.Whilemanyplaysbyotherwritersofhistimehavebeenforgotten,Shakespeareandhisartliveon.Shakespearewasalsoinfluencedbytheworldaroundhim.HedescribedthesightsandsoundsofLondoninhisplays.Hisworksincludeobservationsaboutpoliticalstruggles,thefearofdiseases,andthepopularlanguageofthecity'stradesmen.Shakespeare'sknowledgeoftheEnglishcountrysideisalsoclear.Hisworksincludedescriptionsofdeepforests,localflowers,andtheancientpopulartraditionsofruralpeople.ItwouldbeimpossibletolistallofthewaysinwhichShakespeare'sworkshaveinfluencedtheworldculture.ButthefirstandgreatestexamplewouldbehisgreatinfluenceontheEnglishlanguage.Duringhistime,theEnglishlanguagewas6\nchanging.Manynewwordsfromotherlanguageswerebeingadded.Shakespeareusedhissharpmindandpoeticinventivenesstocreatehundredsofnewwordsandreworkoldones.Forexample,hecreatedthenounformsof“critic”，“mountaineer”and“eyeball”.ManycommonexpressionsinEnglishcomefromhisplays,including“pompandcircumstance(装腔作势)”fromOthello，“fullcircle(绕圈子地)”fromKingLear,etc.ThelistofculturalcreationsinfluencedbyShakespeareisalmostendless.Frompaintingstotelevisiontomusicanddance,Shakespearewaswellrepresented.Shakespeare'splayshavebeentranslatedintoeverymajorlanguageintheworld.Shakespearebecameawellknownwriterduringagoldenageoftheater.Hisyearsofhardworkpaidoff.11.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．ManyofShakespeare'sworkswereinfluencedbyearlierwritings.B．Shakespearewashardworkingwhenhewasastudent.C．TheexperienceoflivinginLondonhelpedalotwithShakespeare'sworks.D．Shakespearebecamerichlaterbecauseofthepopularityofhisworks.12.ShakespearemighthavelearntsomeinformationfromancientRomanworksin________．A．KingLearB．TheComedyofErrorsC．MacbethD．Othello13.WhycouldShakespeare'sworkssurvivehistime?A．Becausethereweresofewpeoplewritingplaysinhistime.B．Becauseheproducedtoomanyworksthatnobodyelsecoulddo.C．Becausehewasarichandinfluentialpersonofhistime.D．Becausehisworkswererichinimaginationandlanguage.14.Shakespeare'sgreatestinfluenceshouldbeon________．A．theEnglishlanguageB．paintingsC．televisionD．musicanddance15.Thepassageismainlyabout________．A．anintroductiontoShakespeare'slifeandhisworksB．themainfeaturesandstylesofShakespeare'splaysC．howancientcultureinfluencedShakespeareandheinfluencedcultureD．Shakespeare'sgreatestinfluenceontheworldcultureBThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare'stimeisestimatedtohavebeenaboutfivemillion.Todayitisestimatedthatsome260millionpeoplespeakitasanativelanguage,mainlyintheUnitedStates,Canada,GreatBritain,Ireland,SouthAfrica,AustraliaandNewZealand.InadditiontothestandardvarietiesofEnglishfoundintheseareas,thereareagreatmanyregionalandsocialvarietiesofthelanguageaswellasvariouslevelsofusagethatareemployedbothinitsspokenandwrittenforms.Infact,itisimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeopleintheworldwhohaveacquiredanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglishinadditiontotheirown6\nlanguages.ThepurposeforwhichEnglishislearnedandthesituationsinwhichsuchlearningtakesplacearesovariedthatitisdifficulttoexplainandstillmoredifficulttojudgewhatformsanadequateworkingknowledgeforeachsituation.ThemainreasonforthewidespreaddemandforEnglishisitspresentdayimportanceasaworldlanguage.Besidesservingtheindefiniteneedsofitsnativespeakers,Englishisalanguageinwhichsomeofimportantworksinscience,technology,andotherfieldsarebeingproduced,andnotalwaysbynativespeakers.Itiswidelyusedforsuchpurposesasmeteorologicalandairportcommunications,internationalconferences,andthespreadofinformationovertheradioandtelevisionnetworksofmanynations.Itisalanguageofwidercommunicationforanumberofdevelopingcountries,especiallyformerBritishcolonies.Manyofthesecountrieshavemultilingualpopulationsandneedalanguageforinternalcommunicationinsuchmattersasgovernment,commerce,industry,lawandeducationaswellasforinternationalcommunicationandforaccesstothescientificandtechnologicaldevelopmentsintheWest.16．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．ThedifficultiesoflearningEnglishB．InternationalcommunicationsC．ThestandardvarietiesofEnglishD．Englishasaworldlanguage17．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．Some260millionpeopleintheworldhaveanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglish.B．Therearesome260millionnativespeakersofEnglishintheworld.C．ItisalmostimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeoplewithanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglish.D．PeoplelearnEnglishforavarietyofreasons.18．Accordingtothepassage,whatisthemainreasonforthewidespreaduseofEnglish?A．ItwaspopularduringShakespeare'stime.B．ItisusedinformerBritishcolonies.C．Itservestheneedsofitsnativespeakers.D．Itisaworldlanguagethatisusedforinternationalcommunication.19．WhatformsanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglish?A．Theabilitytoreadanewspaper.B．Itisdifficulttojudgebecauseitdiffersforeachsituation.C．Beingmultilingual.D．Beinganativespeaker.20．WhattypeofdevelopingcountrieswouldbemostlikelytouseEnglish?A．ThosegeographicallyclosetotheUnitedStates.B．ThoseinterestedinthecultureoftheUnitedStates.C．FormercoloniesofGreatBritain.D．Countrieswhereinternationalconferencesareheld.Ⅲ.基础写作近年来，越来越多的人选择“自驾游”作为假期出游的首选。以下是“自驾游”的一些相关信息：6\n “自驾游”增加的原因：国家将中秋等传统节日设定为法定假日的政策；道路建设的快速发展；越来越多的人拥有私家车。优势：亲近自然，有较大的自由空间。注意事项：旅程的安全。 [写作内容]根据以上表格中的内容，写一篇“自驾游”的英语介绍。[写作要求]只能使用五个句子表达全部内容。[评分标准]句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章连贯。参考词汇：自驾游selfdrivetourism________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6\n课时作业(二)Ⅰ.本文主要讲述了学习外语的一些好的方法。1．it 指代前面的aforeignlanguage。2．Thirdly 根据上下文得知这是第三点。3．in 表示在某个方面。4．A 好的记忆力有助于学习，memory表示“记忆力”时可作可数名词。5．tomemorize 不定式作真正的主语，it作形式主语。6．by 表示用某种方法。7．If 前后是条件关系。8．advice 一条建议，此处应用名词。9．who 引导定语从句，根据上文先行词those指人，且在从句中作主语，故用who引导。10．writing practisedoingsth练习做某事。Ⅱ.A文章向我们介绍了一代文豪莎士比亚的作品为什么能够从当时众多的作品中脱颖而出。他的作品具有顽强的生命力是因为它们继承古代优秀作品之长，并具有自己的特色。11．A 细节理解题。由第二段的…ShakespeareborrowedcertaindetailsfromtheancientRomanwriterPlautus.ForhisplayMacbeth,ShakespearemostlikelyusedaworkonScottishhistorybyRaphaelHolinshedforinformation.Shakespearemighthaveborrowedfromotherwriters，…可以看出，莎士比亚的作品受到了早期作品的影响。12．B 细节理解题。由第二段的…inShakespeare'splayTheComedyofErrorsShakespeareborrowedcertaindetailsfromtheancientRomanwriterPlautus.可知答案。13．D 细节理解题。由第二段最后两句中的…buttheintensityofhisimaginationandlanguagemadetheplayshisown.Whilemanyplaysbyotherwritersofhistimehavebeenforgotten,Shakespeareandhisartliveon.说明正是他的语言和想象力的强度使其作品独具特色，具有了极强的生命力。14．A 细节理解题。由倒数第二段的ButthefirstandgreatestexamplewouldbehisgreatinfluenceontheEnglishlanguage.可以看出，莎士比亚对后世的最大影响在于英语语言上。15．C 主旨大意题。纵观全文可以看出，文章向我们介绍了古代文化对莎士比亚作品的影响，以及其作品对后世尤其是对英语语言的影响。B本文介绍了英语的发展变化情况，说明了会说英语的人的数量是难以估测的，人们学说英语的原因也是多种多样的，以及英语作为一种世界语言在当代社会中的重要性。16．D 主旨大意题。根据第三段第一句及全文的内容可推知答案为D。17．A 细节理解题。根据文章第一段第二句及第二段第一句的描述可推知答案为A。18．D 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的描述，英语在世界不同领域、不同地区的使用，可推知答案为D。19．B 细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后一句可知答案为B。20．CⅢ.Onepossibleversion：Inrecentyears,selfdrivetourismhasbecomepeople'spreferenceintravellingduringholidaysandthereasonswhymoreandmorepeoplechooseitareasfollows.ThetraditionalChinesefestivals,suchastheMidautumnfestival,aresetasofficialholidays,providingpeoplewithmorechancestotravel6\ntogetherwiththeirfamilyandfriends.Besides,therapiddevelopmentofroadconstructionandtheincreasingnumberofpeopleowningprivatecarsmakeselfdrivetourismboom.Comparedwithtraditionaltourism,travellingbyselfdrivingenablespeopletogetclosertonatureandgivesthemmorefreedominthetour.Sincepeoplehavetodriveallthewayduringthetour,theyhavetopayspecialattentiontothesafetyproblemandavoiddrivingwhenexhausted.6
