限時規(guī)范練2Unit2Englisharoundtheworld核心素養(yǎng)關(guān)鍵詞:培養(yǎng)學生人與社會、語言學習的素養(yǎng)能力意識一、閱讀理解AIdidsomeresearchandexaminedhowBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishchangedbetweenthe1930sandthe2000s.Takespelling,forexample—towardsthe1960sitlookedliketheUKwasgoinginthedirectionofnotusingthe“u”in“colour”andwriting“centre”as“center”.Butsincethen,theBritishhavebecomemoreconfidentinsomeoftheirownspellings.Inthe2000s,theUKusedanAmericanspellingchoiceabout11%ofthetimewhileAmericansuseaBritishoneabout10%ofthetime.ThereisalsononeedtoworrytoomuchaboutAmericanwords,suchas“vacation”,“l(fā)iquor”and“l(fā)awmaker”enteringBritishEnglish.ThereareafewexamplesofthiskindofvocabularychangebuttheyaremostlyuncommonwordsandarenotlikelytochangeBritishEnglishtoomuch.TheBritisharestillusing“mum”ratherthan“mom”and“petrol”ratherthan“gas”.Butwhenwestartthinkingoflanguagemoreintermsofstylethanvocabularyorspelling,adifferentpictureappears.SomeofthebiggertrendsinAmericanEnglisharemovingtowardsafreeruseoflanguage.Americansentencesareonaverageonewordshorterin2006thantheywerein1931.Americansalsousealotmoreapostrophes(撇號)intheirwritingthantheyusedto,whichhastheeffectofturningthetwowords“donot”intothesingle“don’t”.“Thehandoftheking”becomestheshorter“Theking’shand”.However,inallthesewaysBritsarechangingtoo—andinthesamewayasAmericans.They’rejustabout30yearsbehindthetrendthatAmericansseemtobeleading.Sothisraisesaquestion,isBritishEnglishactivelyfollowingAmericanEnglishoristhissomethingthatissimplyanaturaltrendinlanguageuse?PerhapstheBritishwouldhavegoneinthatdirectionevenifAmericahadneverbeendiscovered?I’dliketoagreewiththesecondideabutbecauseofthefactthatBritishpeoplelearnplentyofAmericanlanguagethroughdifferentways,Ithinkthefirstismorecorrect.1.WhatdidtheBritishdointhe1960s?A.TheyusedsomeAmericanspellings.B.Theybuiltupconfidenceintheirlanguage.C.Theydidresearchonlanguagedifferences.D.Theywentinthedirectionofharderspellings.2.Whatdoestheauthortrytoshowbyusingexampleslike“petrol”?A.BritishEnglishhaschangedalot.B.Someuncommonwordsareusedlessoften.C.AmericanwordsareenteringBritishEnglish.D.Americanspellingwon’tchangeBritishEnglishtoomuch.3.WhichofthefollowingisatrendofAmericanEnglish?A.Itisusingshorterwords.B.Itisturningtopropergrammar.C.Itistryingtomakesentencessimpler.D.Itisavoidingusingapostrophes.4.Whichofthefollowingistheauthor’sopinionaboutthelanguages?A.AmericanEnglishisgoingthewrongway.B.BritishEnglishisfollowingAmericanEnglish’sexample.C.AmericanEnglishisborrowingalotfromBritishEnglish.D.Languageswouldn’tchangemuchifAmericawasnotdiscovered.BAfterteachingfor35yearsintheNorthShoreschooldistrict,IretiredandagreedtoteachEnglishtoimmigrantsattheGlenCoveLibrarytwonightsaweek.It’sbeenajoy!Istartedwiththreestudents,gotasmanyas10,butnowhavesettledonwhatIcall“thefantasticfive”.Theyrangeinagefrom23to65,onemanandfourwomen.They’vecomefromElSalvador,Peru,Honduras,ColombiaandtheDominicanRepublic.Withoneexception,theyaremarried,havechildren,andareworking.Theirresponsibilitiesleavethemwithlittlefreetime,buttheyfaithfullycometoclass.Thestudentsalwaysmakemesmile.Onthefirstday,IaskedwhatsurprisingthingstheyhaddiscoveredaboutAmerica.Isabelle,fromPeru,thoughtforamomentandthensaid,“YouAmericansallstopatredlights!”Blanca,astudentfromHonduras,arriveswithherthreeyoungchildren.Actually,theyarrivefirst,runningin,wavingtomeastheydashtothechildren’sroomastheiroften-exhaustedmothertrudgesinbehind.Blanca’skidsareadorable.Ikeepforgettingtheirnames,soIcallthemBlanco,BlankiandBlankette.Theygiggleatthisandtheirmomsmiles.I’vebeenaskedbyfriendswhetherIknowthestudents’immigrationstories.Idon’task.I’mheretohelpthemlearnEnglish.Theirlivesoftenarenoteasy.Overthepastyear,onewomangotdivorced,andanother’shusbandsufferedastroke.Athird’shusband,atruckdriver,wasinahorrificaccidentthatlefthimhomeboundformorethanninemonths.But,thesestudentsrarelymissaclass.5.Whatcanweknowaboutthestudents?A.Theyareallwomenover23.B.Theyhavechildrenandjobs.C.Theyareabigtroublefortheteacher.D.Theyarebusyandmissclassesregularly.6.WhatcanwelearnaboutBlanca?A.SheisfromPeruandhasthreechildren.B.Shedoesn’tlikethenamestheauthorgives.C.Sheisrespectabletoeducateherchildrenwell.D.SheissurprisedatAmericans’runningredlights.7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“trudges”probablymean?A.Walkheavily. B.Runquickly.C.Waveunwillingly. D.Dashslowly.8.Howdoestheauthorfeelabouttheteachingjob?A.Tired. B.Helpless.C.Delighted. D.Regretful.二、完形填空Adogfoundswimmingmorethan220kilometersoffthecoastofThailandhasbeenreturnedsafelytoland.Latelastweek,workersonanoilrig(石油鉆塔)noticedtheanimal,all1,inthewater.Itbegan2towardthesideofthestructure.Thedogwasabletogetitselfontoasolidarea.

Heappeared3,coldandfearful.Theworkers4aropeandsecureditaroundthedog.Then,theyworkedtogetherto5theanimaluptosafety.

Thecrewthat6thedogquicklygavetheirnewfrienda7:Boonrod.Thenamemeanssomething8to“survivor”intheThailanguage.

Oneofthose9wasVitisakPayalaw.Hehasbeen10updatesonBoonrodonhisFacebookpage.Hesaiditwas11thatthecrewnoticedthedoginthewater.Iftherehadbeenwaves,hesaid,theanimal12wouldnothavebeenseen.

NooneknowshowBoonrod13allaloneatsea,orhowlonghehadbeenoutthere.ButVitisakandothershavesuggestedtheanimalmighthavefallenoffafishing14.

OnMonday,Boonrodarrivedondry15.Ateamofanimaldoctorswas16himinthesouthernThaiprovinceofSongkhla.WorkersattheSongkhlaportalso17thedogwithneckrubsandaspecial“welcome”necklacemadeofyellowflowers.Manypeopletook18withBoonrod.

Vitisaksaysthatifnoone19Boonrodastheirpet,hewill20himwithhimtohishomeinnortheastThailand.

1.A.alone B.deadC.mobile D.private2.A.dashing B.divingC.jumping D.swimming3.A.blind B.safeC.tired D.vague4.A.caught B.loweredC.imported D.preserved5.A.balance B.deliverC.pull D.swing6.A.found B.lostC.abandoned D.treated7.A.home B.nameC.partner D.test8.A.useful B.responsibleC.similar D.vital9.A.animals B.friendsC.doctors D.workers10.A.avoiding B.providingC.downloading D.subscribing11.A.awful B.curiousC.lucky D.unique12.A.likely B.personallyC.slightly D.absolutely13.A.endedup B.ledtoC.movedoff D.tookapart14.A.thread B.pondC.hook D.boat15.A.carpet B.landC.passage D.nest16.A.caringabout B.dealingwithC.turningto D.waitingfor17.A.assessed B.confirmedC.welcomed D.supported18.A.goods B.picturesC.flowers D.gifts19.A.adopt B.employC.recognise D.guarantee20.A.acquire B.holdC.remove D.take三、短文改錯Istillrememberlastyearwhenanewstudentcametoourclass.HernameisLiuKun,whichwasveryweakinEnglish.Hebecamelessinteresteditandalmostgaveup.AssoonasIfoundhehasaproblem,IhadatalkwithhimaboutwhattolearnEnglish.Sincethen,I’vekepthelphimandwithmyhelp,hisEnglishlevelhasbeenimprovinglittletolittle.Hewasveryhappyandthankfullytome.Fromthis,Ilearnedweshouldtrytohelpotherswhentheyareinthetrouble.It’sreallyagoodthingstohelpothers.參考答案限時規(guī)范練2(必修1Unit2)一、【篇章導(dǎo)讀】本文是議論文。文章討論英式英語與美式英語的變化及其變化原因。1.A細節(jié)理解題。由第一段中的“Takespelling,forexample—towardsthe1960sitlookedliketheUKwasgoinginthedirectionofnotusingthe‘u’in‘colour’andwriting‘centre’as‘center’”可知,20世紀60年代的時候英國人開始使用一些美式拼寫。2.D推理判斷題。作者引用petrol的例子是為了證明前一句話中的說法“theyaremostlyuncommonwordsandarenotlikelytochangeBritishEnglishtoomuch”。3.C推理判斷題。由第二段末的“Americansentencesareonaverageonewordshorterin2006thantheywerein1931.”及第三段中的例子可知,美式英語的句子更加簡單化。4.B推理判斷題。由最后一段中的“...isBritishEnglishactivelyfollowingAmericanEnglishoristhissomethingthatissimplyanaturaltrendinlanguageuse?”及最后一句“Ithinkthefirstismorecorrect”可知,作者認為英式英語在效仿美式英語。【篇章導(dǎo)讀】本文是記敘文。作者教書35年后退休了,但是退休后繼續(xù)給移民們上英語課,這些來自各個國家的移民成人學生們給作者留下了深刻的印象。他們雖然生活艱辛忙碌,但他們很少缺課,而且上課認真,心地質(zhì)樸。5.B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的第二句可知,學生中有一個男的,故A項錯誤;根據(jù)第三段中的第三句可知,學生們總是讓老師很開心,所以C項錯誤;根據(jù)最后一句可知,他們很少曠課,故D項錯誤;根據(jù)第三段中的首句可知,他們都結(jié)婚了,有了孩子,在上班。故選B項。6.C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段內(nèi)容可知,Blanca的孩子們主動向作者揮手打招呼并且作者認為他們是值得被尊重的、可愛的。故可推知,Blanca對孩子們的教育很好。7.A詞義推測題。根據(jù)前面的often-exhaustedmother可知,后面的媽媽因為每天工作而經(jīng)常筋疲力盡地回家,應(yīng)該是吃力地走在孩子們的后面。故選A項。8.C推理判斷題。根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容尤其是首段中的最后一句“It’sbeenajoy!”可知,作者認為這份工作給他帶來快樂,還是喜歡這份工作的。故選C項。二、【篇章導(dǎo)讀】本文是記敘文。文章敘述了泰國幾名石油鉆塔上的工人們無意發(fā)現(xiàn)了一條漂流在大海里的狗,他們救起這條狗并關(guān)注它的后續(xù)狀況。文章體現(xiàn)了人與動物的和諧相處。1.A石油鉆塔上的工人們發(fā)現(xiàn)這條狗的時候,它孤單地(alone)在海水里。下文中的allaloneatsea也是提示。2.D這條狗開始向石油鉆塔的方向游(swimming)去,并找到一個落腳的地方。3.C根據(jù)后面的修飾形容詞“寒冷的”和“恐懼的”可知,這條狗現(xiàn)