PAGE1-Unit5LanguagesAroundtheWorld課時作業(一)ListeningandSpeaking必備學問基礎練進階訓練第一層Ⅰ.單詞拼法1．Weallknowthather________(誕生地的)languageisFrench.2．What'syour________(看法)towardsthismatter?3．Two________(十億)peopleworldwideareexpectedtowatchthegame.4．TheofficiallanguagesoftheUnitedNationsincludeEnglish,Chinese,French,________(西班牙語)andArabic.5．Ioften________to(查閱)adictionaryforthespellingofaword.6．Iwrotedownthenameofthehotelforfuture________(參考)．Ⅱ.單句語法填空1．Weshouldtakeapositiveattitude________languagelearning.2．YouknowwhoIamreferring________.3．Hepronouncesthesewords________(different)fromus.4．Chinese________(speak)bythelargestnumberofpeopleintheworld.5．Nowshewouldlike________(read)somestoriesbywritersfromothercountries.關鍵實力綜合練進階訓練其次層Ⅰ.閱讀AThesepeoplearestudyingEnglish.However,theyarenowfacingsomeproblems.IamPablo.Iwork50hoursaweekasataxidriver,soItalktopeopleallday.Theyunderstandme,butIknowImakealotofmistakes.Noonecorrectsme.Myvocabularyisstrong.Grammarismyproblem.I'mtryingtochangelittlebylittle.Forexample,Idon'tusethepasttense(過去時).Ialwayssay,“Idrivehimtotheofficethismorning”insteadof“Idrovehimtotheofficethismorning”．MynameisMariaLuisa.I'mteachingmyselfEnglish,andI'mgoodatgrammar.However,it'sreallydifficulttofindwaystopracticeEnglish.Iliveinanareawhereeveryonespeaksmylanguage.MyneighborsandfriendsspeakSpanish.IcanspeakSpanishinthesupermarketandatthepostoffice.IamLiPing.IunderstandthegrammarandthereadingsinmyclassandIthinkmywritingisgood,butI'mverynervouswhenIspeakEnglish.Idon'twanttomakeanymistakesbecauseI'mafraidpeoplewillthinkthatI'mstupid.Also,mypronunciationisn'tgood.WhenIspeak,peopleoftensay,“What?Saythatagain.”IamYoshi.IhavebeenintheUnitedStatesforoneyear.I'mstudyinghardandIknowgrammarwell,butthevocabularyisverydifficult.WhenIlisten,Idon'tunderstandmanyofthewords.WhenItrytoread,therearethreeorfournewwordsineverysentence.Ifeeldiscouraged.1.Whomaysay,“Igotobedlatelastnight”？A．Pablo.B．MariaLuisa.C．LiPing.D．Yoshi.2．WhatwouldbethebestadviceforMariaLuisa?A．Trytohaveawidevocabulary.B．Developagoodknowledgeofgrammar.C．ReadasmanyEnglishbooksaspossible.D．MakefriendswithEnglish－speakingpeople.3．WhydopeoplefindithardtounderstandLiPing'sEnglish?A．Becauseshecan'tpronouncewordsinEnglishcorrectly.B．Becauseshespeaksataveryfastspeed.C．Becausehergrammaristerrible.D．Becausehervoiceisverylow.4．WhatcanwelearnaboutYoshi?A．HewasbornintheUnitedStates.B．Hehasaverysmallvocabulary.C．HehaslearnedEnglishforyears.D．Heisverygoodatlistening.BDoyouthinktheUnitedKingdomandtheUnitedStatesarealike?WinstonChurchilloncejokedthatthepeopleofBritainandthepeopleofAmericaareseparatedonlybytheirlanguage.Doyouthinkthatistrue?TheBritishandtheAmericansbothspeakEnglishastheofficiallanguage.However,eachusessomedifferentwords.WeAmericansaresimilartotheBritish.Afterall,ourcountrywasonceownedbytheUK,sowehavealotincommon.Buttherearemanydifferencesbetweenus.TheUKhasakingorqueen,andtheleaderofthegovernmentisthePrimeMinister.TheUShasnokingsorqueens.OurleaderisthePresident.BoththeBritishandAmericansusepoundsandounces,pints,quarts,andgallons.Bothusemiles,yards,andfeet.Ourmoneyisdifferent,though.TheBritishusepoundsandpence.Americansusedollarsandcents.DrivinginacarisverydifferentintheUK.Theydriveontheleftsideoftheroad.Wedriveontheright.Whatwecallthehoodofthecar,theBritishcallthe“bonnet”.Britishcarsrunon“petrol”，whichwecallgasoline.Inoureverydaylife,wedomanyofthesamethingsastheBritish.Butwedescribethemdifferently.Ayoungmotherheremightpushababyinababycarriage.ABritishmumpushesa“pram”.TheBritishwatch“telly”，whilewewatchTV.WeliketoeatFrenchfries,buttheBritishcallthem“chips”.MillionsofAmericansdrinkcoffee,butmostBritishprefertea.Sowearedifferentinmanyways.Butwestayfriendlyanyway.5．WhatcanweknowfromWinstonChurchill'sjoke?A．TheUKandtheUSareverysimilar.B．ThepeopleoftheUKandtheUSarethesame.C．ThelanguagesoftheUKandtheUSarethesame.D．TherearemanydifferencesbetweentheUKandtheUS.6．TheBritishandAmericansbothuse________.A．milesanddollarsB．pintsandpenceC．gallonsandfeetD．yardsandcents7．WhichofthefollowingisusedbytheBritish?A．TV.B．Pram.C．Hood.D．Frenchfries.8．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．WeStayFriendlyB．ACommonLanguage?C．EnglishastheOfficialLanguageD．DifferencesBetweentheUKandtheUSCAustraliawasfirstusedasanislandprisonbyBritaintosolvetheirproblemofhavingafastgrowingprisonpopulation.TheseearlysettlerswerethosewhoweresentfromalloverGreatBritain,includingIreland,Wales,andScotland.Laterevents,suchasthegoldrush,causedseveralwavesofimmigration(移居)fromEurope,Asiaandotherpartsoftheworld.ItiscommonlythoughtthatAustraliansareoffspring(后代)ofthosecriminals(罪犯)!Infact,onlyapartofAustraliansarethosecriminals'offspring.Also,inthosedays,peoplecouldbeputintoprisonorsenttoAustraliaforsmallcrimes,likestealingaloafofbread.TodayAustraliaishometothelargestGreekandItaliancommunitiesintheworld,outsideGreeceandItaly.ThishashelpedtheAustralianaccentdevelop.AustralianEnglishwascreatedbythefirstgenerationofchildrenborninthenewarea.Sincetheytalkedwithpeoplewhohavedifferentaccents,theybegantospeakadistinctdialectofEnglishthatwastobecomethelanguageofthenation.Thesedifferenceswerefirstnotedbylatearrivalsintheearly1800s,andthelanguagesoundslikeCockneyEnglish,spokenbytheworkingclassinLondon.Soon,wordsfromnativelanguagesweretobecomepartoftheAustralianEnglish.HerearesomewordsyoumayconsiderthemtobeStandardEnglish.Infact,theyarefromnativeAustralianlanguages!△Thenamesofmanyplacesandanimals,includingCanberra(theAustraliancapital,meaning“meetingplace”inthelocallanguage)．△Hardyakka—meaning“hardwork”，comingfromthelanguageoftheBrisbanearea.△Cooee—acallusedtraditionallybynativeAustralianstoattractattention,becausethesoundcantravellongdistances.△Bung—meaning“dead”，butalsousedtomeanbrokenoruseless.Forexample,“Hehasabungeye.”9．WhatiscommonlybelievedaccordingtoParagraph1?A．Australiansareoffspringofthosecriminals.B．SomeAustraliansarechildrenofthosecriminals.C．SmallcrimesmeantgoingtoprisoninAustralia.D．AustraliansareoffspringoftheBritishpeople.10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“distinct”inParagraph2mean?A．Interesting.B．Different.C．Beautiful.D．Difficult.11．Whatdothewordsmentionedinthelastparagraphhaveincommon?A．TheyareallStandardEnglish.B．Theyallmeanplacesandanimals.C．TheyareonlyusedbyAustralians.D．TheyareallfromnativeAustralianlanguages.Ⅱ.七選五HowtolearnEnglishwellAllEnglishlearnerswanttoimprovetheirEnglish,butasyouknow,itcanbedifficult!__1__Thefourmainareasforyouare:speaking,listening,reading,andwriting.Herearesomewaystohelpyoulearnwell.SpeakingSpeakasmuchaspossible!ThisisthebestwaytolearnEnglish.__2__ThefastestwaytolearnEnglishistosurroundyourselfwithEnglishspeakers.Also,getintothehabitofthinkinginEnglish.Don'ttranslatefromyourownlanguageintoEnglish—itwillslowyoudown.Andit'sfuntosinginEnglish,solearnsomeEnglishsongsandsingyourheartout!ListeningLikespeaking,it'sbetterforyoutobeinatotallyEnglish－speakingenvironment.It'salsogoodtowatchTVshows,ormoviesinEnglish.__3__Butthemoreyoulisten,themoreyou'llget.It'sgoodtolistentosomethingoverandoveragain.First,trytogetthegeneralmeaning,andthen,listenasecondtimeformorein－depthinformation.ReadingReadingEnglishissomethingyoucandotohelpyoulearnonyourown,outsideoftheclassroom.Newspapersaregoodforhigher－levelstudents.Soforlowerlevels,tryreadingchildren'sstoriesorbookswhichhavebeenespeciallywrittenforEnglishlearners.__4__Youshouldfindsomethingthatyoucanlearnwellfrom.WritingTrykeepingadiary;writesomethinginEnglishiniteveryday,evenifit'sverysimple.__5__AndtheInternetisagreatwaytohelpyoulearnEnglish.Trytomakefriendsonline,visitchatrooms,orpostcommentsonblogs.Theseareallusefultoolsforyou.A．Makeaplanforyourself.B．Foryou,youneedtoworkonallareas.C．Chooseeasystoriesandyoucanlearnmore.D．TheEnglishnewscanbealittledifficultforyouatfirst.E．Startwithsmallsentencesandmakethemlonger.F．Thereisnothingbetterthanconversationstohelpyouimprove.G．Youwon'tlearnmuchifyouchooseabookthatistoodifficultortooeasy.Ⅲ.語法填空Inordertoknowaforeignlanguage1.________(complete),fourthingsarenecessary.Firstly,wemustunderstandthelanguagewhenwehearitspoken.Secondly,wemustbeabletospeakitcorrectlywithconfidenceandwithout2.________(hesitate).Thirdly,wemustbeabletoreadthelanguage,andfourthly,wemustbeabletowriteit.Wemustbeabletomakesentencesthataregrammaticallycorrect.Thereisnoeasywaytosucceed3.________languagelearning.4.________goodmemoryisofgreathelp,butitisnotenoughonly5.________(memorize)rulesfromagrammarbook.Itisnotmuchuselearningbyheartalonglistofwordsand6.________(they)meaning,studyingthedictionaryandsoon.Wemustlearnbyusingthelanguage.Ifweare7.________(satisfy)withonlyafewruleswe8.________(memorize),wearenotreallylearningthelanguage.“Learnthroughuse”isagoodpieceofadviceforthose9.________arestudyinganewlanguage.Practiceisimportant.Wemustpractisespeakingand10.________(write)thelanguagewheneverwecan.

Unit5LanguagesAroundtheWorld課時作業(一)ListeningandSpeaking必備學問基礎練Ⅰ.單詞拼法1．native2.attitude3.billion4.Spanish5.refer6.referenceⅡ.單句語法填空1．to/towards2.to3.differently4.isspoken5.toread關鍵實力綜合練Ⅰ.閱讀A【語篇解讀】本文是一篇說明文。本文介紹了Pablo、MariaLuisa、李萍和Yoshi四人在英語學習中遇到的不同問題。1．答案與解析：A推理推斷題。依據其次段最終兩句Forexample,Idon'tusethepasttense(過去時).Ialwayssay,“Idrivehimtotheofficethismorning”insteadof“Idrovehimtotheofficethismorning”．可知Pablo講英語時不運用過去時。故A項正確。2．答案與解析：D推理推斷題。依據第三段最終三句Iliveinanareawhereeveryonespeaksmylanguage.MyneighborsandfriendsspeakSpanish.IcanspeakSpanishinthesupermarketandatthepostoffice.可知MariaLuisa沒有講英語的環境，所以建議讓她和講英語的人交摯友，創建出練習英語的環境。故D項正確。3．答案與解析：A細微環節理解題。依據第四段最終兩句Also,mypronunciationisn'tgood.WhenIspeak,peopleoftensay,“What?Saythatagain.”可知李萍的發音不好，所以人們無法理解她。故A項正確。4．答案與解析：B細微環節理解題。依據最終一段第三句I'mstudyinghardandIknowgrammarwell,butthevocabularyisverydifficult.可知Yoshi的詞匯量很小。故B項正確。B【語篇解讀】本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了美國和英國有相像點，雙方都把英語作為官方語言，但是兩個國家在語言運用方面存在不同點，最終指出兩個國家雖然不相同，但仍舊保持友好。5．答案與解析：A推理推斷題。依據第一段中的WinstonChurchilloncejokedthatthepeopleofBritainandthepeopleofAmericaareseparatedonlybytheirlanguage.可知，丘吉爾曾開玩笑說英美兩國人只有語言不同，他應當是認為美國人和英國人特別相像，故選A項。6．答案與解析：C細微環節理解題。依據第三段中的BoththeBritishandAmericansusepoundsandounces,pints,quarts,andgallons.Bothusemiles,yards,andfeet.可知，美國人和英國人都運用gallons和feet，故選C項。7．答案與解析：B細微環節理解題。依據倒數其次段中的ABritishmumpushesa“pram”.TheBritishwatch“telly”，whilewewatchTV.WeliketoeatFrenchfries,buttheBritishcallthem“chips”．可知，英國人運用“pram”一詞，故選B項。8．答案與解析：B主旨大意題。這篇文章講的是美國和英國都把英語作為官方語言，但是英美在用詞方面有很多不同之處。B項用疑問的方式表明英美語言既有相像點又有不同點。故選B項。C【語篇解讀】本文是說明文。澳大利亞英語是怎么發展而來的呢？有哪些詞是從土著語轉變過來的呢？本文簡潔介紹了其歷史和一些土著詞匯。9．答案與解析：A推理推斷題。依據第一段的ItiscommonlythoughtthatAustraliansareoffspringofthosecriminals！可知，人們普遍認為澳大利亞人是那些罪犯的后代。10．答案與解析：B詞義揣測題。依