Unit2EnglisharoundtheworldⅠ.閱讀理解A(2018·河南新鄉(xiāng)期中)HomestayprovidesEnglishlanguagestudentswiththeopportunitytospeakEnglishoutsidetheclassroomandtheexperienceofbeingpartofaBritishhome.WhattoExpectThehostwillprovideaccommodationandmeals.Roomswillbecleanedandbedcoverschangedatleastonceaweek.Youwillbegiventhehousekeyandthehostistheretoofferhelpandadviceaswellastotakeaninterestinyourphysicalandmentalhealth.AccommodationZonesHomestaysarelocatedinLondonmainlyinZones2,3and4ofthetransportsystem.MosthostsdonotliveinthetowncentreasmuchofcentralLondoniscommercialandnotresidential(居住的).Zones3and4oftenofferlargeraccommodationinalesscrowdedarea.ItisveryconvenienttotravelinLondonbyUnderground.MealPlansAvailable□ContinentalBreakfast□BreakfastandDinner□Breakfast,PackedLunchandDinnerIt’simportanttonotethatfewEnglishfamiliesstillprovideatraditionalcookedbreakfast.YouraccommodationincludesContinentalBreakfastwhichnormallyconsistsoffruitjuice,cereal(谷物類食品),breadandteaorcoffee.Cheese,fruitandcoldmeatarenotnormallypartofaContinentalBreakfastinEngland.Dinnersusuallyconsistofmeatorfishwithvegetablesfollowedbydesert,fruitandcoffee.FriendsIfyouwishtoinviteafriendovertovisit,youmustfirstaskyourhost’spermission.Youhavenorighttoentertainfriendsinafamilyhomeassomefamiliesfeelitisaninvasionoftheirprivacy.Self-CateringAccommodationinPrivateHomesAccommodationonaroom-onlybasisincludessharedkitchenandbathroomfacilitiesandoftenamainlivingroom.Thiskindofaccommodationoffersanindependentlifestyleandismoresuitableforthelong-staystudent.However,itdoesnotprovidethesamefamilyatmosphereasanordinaryhomestayandmaynotbenefitthosewhoneedtopractiseEnglishathomequiteasmuch.1.Thepassageisprobablywrittenfor.

A.hostswillingtoreceiveforeignstudentsB.foreignershopingtobuildBritishcultureC.travellersplanningtovisitfamiliesinLondonD.EnglishlearnersapplyingtoliveinEnglishhomes2.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoesContinentalBreakfastinclude?A.Dessertandcoffee.B.Fruitandvegetables.C.Breadandfruitjuice.D.Cerealandcoldmeat.3.Whydosomepeoplechooseself-cateringaccommodation?A.Toexperienceawarmerfamilyatmosphere.B.ToenrichtheirknowledgeofEnglish.C.Toentertainfriendsastheylike.D.Toenjoymuchmorefreedom.?導(dǎo)學(xué)號(hào)23280015?BThebest-knownexampleofexternal(外部的)influencecausinglanguagechangeisthe“Americanization”ofworldculture,whichhascausedEnglishwordstoappearincitystreetsallovertheworld.Theeffectismostnoticeableinpopmusic.ForeigngroupsoftenrecordinEnglish,andthewordsarepickedupandrepeatedinthesamelanguageeverywhere,evenbychildrenwhootherwisehavelittleornocommandofthelanguage.IoncemetaBrazilianchildofabouttenwhocouldcount“one,two,three”,butonlybyaddingthewords“o’clock,fouro’clockrock”attheend.SomepeopleareoftenstronglycriticaloftheinfluenceofEnglishontheirlanguage—especiallywhenanEnglishwordreplacesatraditionalword.In1977,FrancepassedalawbanningtheuseofEnglishwordsinofficialsituationsifanequivalent(意義相同的)Frenchexpressionexisted—butthelawseemedtobehonouredmoreinthebreakingthanintheobserving.Someothercountrieshaveconsideredintroducingasimilarlawdespitetheevidencethatsuchlawshaveverylittleeffect,andthatthearrivalofloanwords(外來詞)cangreatlyenrichalanguage(asindeedinthecaseofEnglishitself,whichhasalonghistoryofwelcomingforeignwords).However,noteveryoneiscritical.Inparticular,commercialfirmsandadvertisersarewellawareofthepotentialsellingpowerthattheuseofEnglishvocabularycanbring.InJapan,Englishisevenusedintelevisioncommercials,despitethefactthatthemajorityofviewerswouldnotunderstandexactlywhatwasbeingsaid:theexcellenceimpliedbythemereuseofEnglishisapparentlyenoughtocommandthestrategytotheadvertisers.MostoftheinfluenceofEnglishisuponthevocabularyofforeignlanguages,butsurveysareslowlybringingtolightseveralcaseswherewordorderorwordstructurehasbeenaffected.Sentencesofthetype“Thebooksellswell”,usinganactiveconstructionforapassivemeaning,havebeguntoappearinDanish(Bogensoelgergodt).SeverallanguageskeeptheEnglishpluralendingwhentheymakeuseofaloanword,anddonottranslateitintothenativeform,e.g.drinks.Therearemanyothersuchcases.4.WhycouldtheBrazilianchildspeak“one,two,three”inEnglish?A.Becausehehadseenthesewordseverywhereinthestreet.B.BecausehehadlearnthowtotellthetimeinEnglish.C.BecausehehadmadehimselfmasterofEnglish.D.Becausehehadheardthesewordsinasongalot.5.WhatcanweinferaboutthelawpassedinFrancein1977?A.Itwasstrict.B.Itwasunfair.C.Itwasoftenignored.D.Itwasstronglyopposed.6.SomeJapanesecommercialsuseEnglishinthehopeof.

A.followingtheAmericantrendB.becomingworld-famousC.enrichingJapaneseD.increasingsales7.Thelastparagraphismainlydevelopedby.

A.providingexamplesB.makingcomparisonsC.explaininggrammarrulesD.analyzinglanguagechange?導(dǎo)學(xué)號(hào)23280016?Ⅱ.七選五閱讀(2018·安徽皖南八校第三次聯(lián)考)Everybodyinthisworldisdifferentfromoneanother.Butdoyouknowthatunderstandingdifferencescanhelpyoubettermanageyourmoney?Aswegrowup,wegraduallydevelopasetofourownvaluesorbeliefs.Theseareinfluencedbysociety,ourfamily,theeducationwereceiveandsoon.1

Financialexpertssaythateveryonealsohastheirownbeliefsofhowtomanagetheirfinances.Thisispartofourvaluesystemandithasagreatimpactonthewaywelookafterourmoney.2Theyare:theant,thecricketandthesnail.

Theant—worksfirst3Theyworkveryhardandsavemoneytheyearnsothattheycanenjoylifewhentheygetoldandretire.Antslovetosavebuttheycouldmakemoreoutoftheirmoneyiftheywerewillingtoinvestinsomefundsandstockswithlowrisk.

Thecricket—enjoysfirstThecricketwantstoenjoyeverythingnowanddoesn’tthinktoomuchaboutthefuture.Theyevenborrowmoneywhentheyreallywantsomething.4Thesepeoplehavelittlesavings.Whentheygetold,theymighthaveproblems.Theyshouldlearntosaveandbuyinsurance.

Thesnail—livesunderpressure5Theytakebiglong-termloansfromthebankinordertobuythingssuchasluxuryhouses.Theyarehappytotakebigloanseventhoughtheyarenotsurewhethertheycanaffordthem.Thiscancauseproblemsinthefuture.Theyshouldplanmorecarefully.

A.Manyyoungpeoplenowbelongtothisgroup.B.Ontheotherhand,manyoldpeoplebelongtothisgroup.C.Accordingtoourdifferentvalues,expertsputusinthreecategories.D.Thesnailreferstopeoplewhomakelifedifficultforthemselves.E.Oncethisvaluesystemissetup,it’snoteasytochangelaterinlife.F.Differentfromants,cricketsarethosewhomaketheirlifeoverburdened.G.Justlikeantswhoworkheartandsoulinsummerinordertostorefoodforwinter,thesepeopledon’tcareaboutenjoyingthemoment.?導(dǎo)學(xué)號(hào)23280017?Ⅲ.短文改錯(cuò)(2018·江西九江一中月考)WordcamethatourmonitorLiLei,whoisseatedjustinthefrontofme,wouldbeinterviewedbyalocalTVstationnextweek.SinceweareallbusypreparingforthecomingNationalCollegeEntranceExam,LiLeineverstopsdoingchemicalexperimentinhissparetime.Heshowsgreatlyinterestinchemistry,onwhichhedevotesmuchtimeandenergy.Itissaidthathegotfirstprizeinachemistrycontestholdinglastmonth.Hishardworkfinallypaidback.Hewasadmittedtoabetter-knownuniversityinadvance.ThelocalTVstationwillshareallthepeoplehersuccess.?導(dǎo)學(xué)號(hào)23280018?答案：Ⅰ.【解題導(dǎo)語】本文是說明文。文章為那些到英國學(xué)習(xí)英語,打算寄宿在英國家庭中的學(xué)生們介紹了寄宿的相關(guān)信息。1.D推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段的敘述“HomestayprovidesEnglishlanguagestudentswiththeopportunitytospeakEnglish...”并結(jié)合整篇文章可推斷出這篇文章是寫給那些申請(qǐng)住在英國家庭的英語學(xué)習(xí)者的。2.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章中第三個(gè)黑體標(biāo)題下的“YouraccommodationincludesContinentalBreakfastwhichnormallyconsistsoffruitjuice,cereal(谷物類食品),breadandteaorcoffee.”一句可知。3.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段第二句“Thiskindofaccommodationoffersanindependentlifestyleandismoresuitableforthelong-staystudent.”可知,self-cateringaccommodation為住宿學(xué)生提供比較獨(dú)立的生活方式,所以學(xué)生們可以享受到更多的自由。故D項(xiàng)正確。【解題導(dǎo)語】本文是議論文。文章討論了英語對(duì)其他語言的影響。4.D推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中的“ForeigngroupsoftenrecordinEnglish...butonlybyaddingthewords‘o’clock,fouro’clockrock’attheend.”可知,文中提到的這個(gè)巴西小孩可能本身不太會(huì)說英語,但是由于含有這些英語數(shù)字的歌曲不斷重復(fù)播放,所以他學(xué)會(huì)了說這些數(shù)字。5.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“...butthelawseemedtobehonouredmoreinthebreakingthanintheobserving.”及suchlawshaveverylittleeffect可知,人們經(jīng)常不遵守這項(xiàng)法律。6.D推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中的“...thepotentialsellingpowerthattheuseofEnglishvocabularycanbring.”及“...theexcellenceimpliedbythemereuseofEnglish...”可知,廣告中使用英語能讓人感覺該產(chǎn)品很出色,激發(fā)人們的購買欲。7.A寫作手法題。最后一段中通過“主動(dòng)結(jié)構(gòu)表達(dá)被動(dòng)意義”和“保留表示復(fù)數(shù)的詞尾”兩個(gè)例子來說明英語對(duì)其他語言的語序或結(jié)構(gòu)也有影響。Ⅱ.【解題導(dǎo)語】本文主要介紹了不同的價(jià)值觀帶來的不同理財(cái)觀念。1.E本空是一個(gè)段尾句,用來總結(jié)本段的大意,起承上啟下的作用,故選E項(xiàng)。E項(xiàng)中的thisvaluesystem指上文中的“asetofourownvaluesorbeliefs”,同時(shí)呼應(yīng)下文中的“ourvaluesystem”。2.C本空主要用來引出下文,由“theant,thecricketandthesnail”可知,選C項(xiàng)。3.G由空后的“Theyworkveryhardandsavemoney”“Antslovetosave”可知,應(yīng)選G項(xiàng)。G項(xiàng)中的“l(fā)ikeantswhoworkheart...tostorefoodforwinter”與之對(duì)應(yīng)。4.A根據(jù)空后的“Thesepeoplehavelittlesavings.Whentheygetold...”可知選A項(xiàng),A項(xiàng)起承上啟下的作用。5.D由本段小標(biāo)題“Thesnail—livesunderpressure”可知,應(yīng)選D項(xiàng)。本段主要解釋“蝸牛”這類人的價(jià)值觀。Ⅲ.WordcamethatourmonitorLiLei,whoisseatedjustinthefrontofme,wouldbeinterviewedbyalocalTVstationnextweek.SinceThough/AlthoughweareallbusypreparingforthecomingNati