Unit5LanguagesaroundtheworldPeriod2Readingandthinking同步作業(yè)Ⅰ.用所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空1.Hiscompanyearns(billion)ofdollarseachyear.2.Peopleingovernmentalsoneedforesighttokeep(system)runningsmoothly.3.Beachstonetabletteahasalonghistory,(date)back1,300years.4.Thefloorismadeupofthebricks(carve)withcalligraphy.

5.Therearemany(variety)ofrosesinhisgarden.6.He(major)infinanceatClaremontMen’sCollegeinCaliforniatenyearsago.7.Theteacher(regard)thisbehaviouraslackofattentioninclass.

8.Thecartoon(character)arestillpopularwithchildren.9.Wedonotfight(globe)warmingbecauseitisfutiletodoso.10.Theyencourageothersby(appreciate)andpraise.Ⅱ.選擇合適的短語(yǔ)填空upsanddowns,ofgreatimportance,basedon,anumberof,datebackto,referto,varietiesof,bymeansof,regardedas,accordingto1.It’stostudyEnglishwell.

2.Thecompanyhasundergonemany.

3.booksarebeingsoldatthisbookshop.

4.Whattimecanthemarathon?

5.Thisnovelishistoricalfacts.

6.IwasnotherwhenIsaidso.

7.studentsareplantingtreesonthehill.

8.Theteacherexplainedthequestionanexample.

9.HewaslateraseagodbythepeopleinFujianandTaiwan.

10.Theybothplayedthegametherules.

III.完成句子1.Sorry,wearelate.Butwebeearly.

對(duì)不起,我們遲到了,但是我們本來(lái)是想早來(lái)的。2.youpaidincash.

假如你用現(xiàn)金支付的話(huà),我會(huì)不勝感激。3.havewrittenarticlesonthistopic.

已經(jīng)有許多人就這一話(huà)題寫(xiě)了文章。4.,youcanseethatcomputershaveaneffectonpeople’slives.

不管你走到哪里,你都會(huì)看到電腦給人類(lèi)生活帶來(lái)的影響。5.thismorning,anotherpolicemanwasinjured.

隨著今天早上沖突的繼續(xù),又有一名警員受傷了。IV.閱讀理解APeopleoftenaskwhichisthemostdifficultlanguagetolearn,anditisnoteasytoanswerbecausetherearetoomanyfactorstotakeintoconsideration.Firstly,inafirstlanguagethedifferencesareunimportantaspeoplelearntheirmothertonguenaturally,sothequestionofhowhardalanguageistolearnonlymakesmoresensewhenlearningasecondlanguage.AnativespeakerofSpanish,forexample,willfindPortuguesemucheasiertolearnthananativespeakerofChinese,forexample,becausePortugueseisverysimilartoSpanish,whileChineseisverydifferent,sofirstlanguagecanaffectlearningasecondlanguage.Thegreaterthedifferencesbetweenthesecondlanguageandourfirst,theharderitwillbeformostpeopletolearn.ManypeopleanswerthatChineseisthehardestlanguagetolearn,possiblyinfluencedbythethoughtoflearningtheChinesewritingsystem,andthepronunciationofChinesedoesappeartobeverydifficultformanyforeignlearners.However,forJapanesespeakers,whoalreadyuseChinesecharactersintheirownlanguage,learningwritingwillbelessdifficultthanforspeakersoflanguagesusingtheRomanalphabet.Somepeopleseemtolearnlanguageseasily,whileothersfinditverydifficult.Teachersandthe

circumstances

inwhichthelanguageislearnedalsoplayanimportantrole,aswellaseachlearner'smotivationforlearning.Ifpeoplelearnalanguagebecausetheyneedtouseitprofessionally,theyoftenlearnitfasterthanpeoplestudyingalanguagethathasnodirectuseintheirdaytodaylife.Obviously,BritishdiplomatsandotherembassystaffhavefoundthatthesecondhardestlanguageisJapanese,whichwillprobablycomeasnosurprisetomany,butthelanguagethattheyhavefoundtobethemostproblematicisHungarian,whichusesasimilaralphabettoEnglishbuthas35cases(formsofanounsaccordingtowhetheritissubject,object,genitive,etc).ThisdoesnotmeanthatHungarianisthehardestlanguagetolearnforeveryone,butitcausesBritishdiplomaticpersonnel,whoaregenerallyusedtolearninglanguages,themostdifficulty.However,Tabassaran,aCaucasianlanguagehas48cases,soitmightcausemoredifficultyifBritishdiplomatshadtolearnit.Differentculturesandindividualsfromthosecultureswillfinddifferentlanguagesmoredifficult.Therefore,itisimpossibletosaythatthereisonelanguagethatisthemostdifficultlanguageintheworld.canweinferfromthefirstparagraph?A.

ThequestionofhowhardalanguageistolearnisonlyapplicabletofirstlanguageacquisitionB.

ThequestionofhowhardalanguageistolearnisonlyapplicabletosecondlanguageacquisitionC.

Thequestionofhowhardalanguageistolearnisapplicabletobothfirstandsecondlanguageacquisition.D.

Therearetoomanylanguagesintheworldsoit’sdifficulttosaywhichoneisthemostdifficulttolearn.languagewillanativePortuguesespeakerprobablyfindeasiertolearn?A.

Chinese,becausePortugueseuseChinesecharactersintheirownlanguage.B.

Japanese,becauseitissimilartotheirownlanguage.C.

Spanish,becauseitalsousesRomanalphabet.D.

AnyonebutChinese,becauseitspronunciationisverydifficult.doestheunderlinedwordmeaninParagraph3？A.

Aparticularsituationorenvironment.B.

ThedegreeofeducationthatsomebodyhasobtainedC.

Teachers’encouragement.D.

Professionaltraining.authorismostlikelytoagree____________A.

NotHungarian’swritingsystembutitsgrammaticalcomplexitycausesproblemsfornativeBritishspeakers.B.

TabassaranisthehardestlanguagetolearnintheworldfornativeEuropeanspeakers.C.

ManyBritishdiplomatslearnTabassaran.D.

Learningadifferentwritingsystemiseasy.BManypeoplebelievethatyoulosetheabilitytolearnnewlanguagesasyougetolder.Languageexperts,however,willtellyouthatyou'renevertoooldtolearnanewlanguage.Asyougetolder,itcanbemoredifficulttolearnanewlanguage,though.Childrenandadultslearnnewlanguagesindifferentways.Forchildren,languageistheirlife.Theystudyforthousandsofhourseveryyear,becausetheyneedtolearnlanguagestobecomepartoftheircommunities.Adults,ontheotherhand,arealreadypartofalanguagecommunity.Learninganewlanguagemeansbecomingpartofanotherlanguagecommunity,andadultsrarelygetthechancetopracticeasmuchasyoungchildrendo.Moreover,childrenlearninganewlanguageareexpectedtomakemistakes.Thisgivesthemfreedomwhenlearningtobedaringandconfident.Adults,however,oftenfeelpressuredtobeperfectwhenlearninganewlanguage.Thiscandiscouragemanypeopleandmakeitevenhardertolearnanewlanguage.Whenyoungchildrenlearnanewlanguage,theycometoseevariouslanguagesasa“normal”partofsociety.Thismindset(思維模式)helpsthemembracelearninganewlanguagewithoutfeelinglikethey'redoingsomethingunusualor“toohard”．Soifyouwanttolearnanewlanguage,goforit!It'snevertoolatetolearnanewlanguage.Ifyou'reolder,itmaytakemorework,butitcanbedone.Ifyou'reayoungchild,though,nowisthetimetostepoutandlearnanewlanguage!5.By“Languageistheirlife”,theauthormeansthatchildren________．A.can'tlivewithoutlanguageB.leadahappylifeeverydayC.practiceanewlanguagealotD.aretakengoodcareofadults6.Whatmaymakeithardfortheoldpeopletolearntoanewlanguage?A．Theyareafraidofbeinglaughedat.B.Theyusuallyhavetoomanyinterests.C．Theythinkmakingmistakesisnatural.D.Theyalwaysmakeallkindsofmistakes.7.Whichofthefollowingshowsthedifferencebetweenchildrenandadultsinlearninganewlanguage?A．Thebehaviorstheyhave.B.Thelearningattitudes.C．Thefutureplanstheyhavemade.D.Thematerialstheyareusing.8.Accordingtotheauthor,anewlanguage________．A．canneverbelearnedbytheoldpeopleB.canbegraspedbytheoldpeopleeasilyC.canbeunderstoodonlybytheoldpeopleD.canbelearnedbyboththeoldandtheyoungCEveryweekinChina,millionsofpeoplewillsitinfrontoftheirTVswatchingteenagerscompeteforthetitleCharacterHero,whichisaChinese-stylespellingbee(拼寫(xiě)大賽).Inthischallenge,youngcompetitorsmustwriteChinesecharactersbyhand.Toprepareforthecompetition,thecompetitorsusuallyspendmonthsstudyingdictionaries.Perhapstheshow'spopularityshouldnotbeasurprise.Alongwithgunpowderandpaper,manyChinesepeopleconsiderthecreationofChinesecalligraphy(書(shū)法)tobeoneoftheirprimarycontributionstocivilization.Unfortunately,alloverthecountry,Chinesepeopleareforgettinghowtowritetheirownlanguagewithoutcomputerizedhelp.SoftwareonsmartphonesandcomputersallowsuserstotypeinthebasicsoundofthewordusingtheLatinalphabet.Thecorrectcharacterischosenfromalist.Theresult?It'spossibletorecognizecharacterswithoutrememberinghowtowritethem.Butthere'sstillhopeforthepaintbrush.China'sEducationMinistrywantschildrentospendmoretimelearninghowtowrite.InoneBeijingprimaryschoolwevisited,studentspracticecalligraphyeverydayinsideaspeciallydecoratedclassroomwithtraditionalChinesepaintingshangingonthewalls.Softmusicplaysasagroupofsix-year-oldsdipbrushpensintoblackink.Theylookupattheblackboardoftentostudytheirteacher'sexamplesbeforecarefullyattemptingtoreproducethosecharactersonthinricepaper.“Ifadultscansurvivewithoutusinghandwriting,whybothertoteachitnow？”weaskthecalligraphyteacher,ShenBin.“TheabilitytowritecharactersispartofChinesetraditionandculture，”shereasons.“Studentsmustlearnnowsotheydon'tforgetwhentheygrowup.”saystheteacher.9．WhichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningwiththeunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2?A．EverChinesecanwriteChinesecharacterseasily,especiallywithcomputersB．OnlywiththehelpofcomputerscansomeChinesepeoplewriteChinesecharactersC．Despitethehelpofcomputers,ChinesepeoplehaveforgottenhowtowriteD．ComputersaretheonlymeanstorelyontowriteChinesecharactersformanypeople10．WhatcanwelearnabouttheCharacterHero?A．It'sopentopeopleofallagesandallwalks.B．It'sthemost-viewedTVprogramsinChina.C．ItaimstospreadChineseculturetotheworld.D．Itdrawsgreatpublicattentionacrossthecountry.11．WhyareChinesepeopleforgettinghowtowritethecharacters?A．Chinesepeopledon'trefertodictionariesveryoften.B．Chinesepeoplenolongerusebrushpensorpracticecalligraphy.C．ChinesepeopleareusingtheLatinalphabetinsteadofthecharacters.D．Chinesepeopleneedn'twritebyhandasoftenwiththehelpoftechnology.12．AccordingtoShenBin,beingabletowritecharactersbyhandis__________．A．necessaryforadultstosurviveinChinaB．a(chǎn)requirementmadebytheEducationMinistryC．helpfultokeepChinesetraditionandculturealiveD．a(chǎn)nabilitytobedevelopedonlywhenyouarestudents參考答案billionssystemsdatingcarvedvarieties6-10majoredregardedcharactersglobalappreciation.ofgreatimportance2.upsanddowns3.Varietiesof4.datebackto5.basedon6.referringto7.Anumberof8.bymeansof9.regardedas10.accordingto.hadmeantto2.Iwouldappreciateitif3.Anumberofpeople4.Nomatterwhereyougo5.AsthefightingcontinuedIV.1.【答案】：選B【解析】：由原文Sothequestionofhowhardalanguageistolearnonlymakesmoresensewhenlearningasecondlanguage.可知選B。2.【答案】：選C【解析】：由原文PortugueseisverysimilartoSpanish,whileChineseisverydifferent,sofirstlanguagecanaffectlearningasecondlanguage.可知選C。2.【答案】：選A【解析】：由原文Theyoftenlearnitfasterthanpeoplestudyingalanguagethathasnodirectuseintheirdaytodaylife.可知表示日常生活中使用的情況和環(huán)境。選A。.4.【答案】：選A【解析】：由原文ThelanguagethattheyhavefoundtobethemostproblematicisHungarian,whichusesasimilaralphabettoEnglishbuthas35cases(formsofanounsaccordingtowhetheritissubject,object,genitive,etc).可知語(yǔ)法成分很復(fù)雜。選A。5.【答案】：選A【解析】：作者論述了年輕人和較年長(zhǎng)者學(xué)語(yǔ)言的不同，年長(zhǎng)者不是沒(méi)有能力學(xué)習(xí)語(yǔ)言而是需要付出較多。由原文ThelanguagethattheyhavefoundtobethemostproblematicisHungarian,whichusesasimilaralphabettoEnglishbuthas35cases(formsofanounsaccordingtowhetheritissubject,object,genitive,etc).可知語(yǔ)法成分很復(fù)雜。選A。6.【答案】：選C【解析】：由原文根據(jù)下文的Theystudyforthousandsofhourseveryyea