PAGE1-課時分層作業(三十)Ⅰ.閱讀理解AEnglishhassurelybecomethegloballanguage.Wheneverweturnonthenewstofindoutwhat'shappeninginEastAsia，orAfrica，oranywhere，peoplearebeinginterviewedandtellingusaboutitinEnglish.IfpeoplelookatthefactsabouttheamazingreachoftheEnglishlanguage，manywouldbesurprised.Englishisusedinover90countriesasanofficialorsemi-officiallanguage.Englishistheworkinglanguageofmanyinternationalinstitutes(探討所)aswellasofmostinternationalresearchscientists.ItisalsothelanguagethatIndianparentsandblackparentswishtheirchildrentolearn.Itisbelievedthatoveronebillionpeopleworld-widearenowlearningEnglish.OneofthemostimportantcausesofthespreadofEnglisharoundtheworldisthatEuropeansarewillingtoacceptitastheirlanguage.EnglishisspreadingfromnorthernEuropetothesouthandisnowthesecondlanguageincountriessuchasSweden，Norway，NetherlandsandDenmark.Ifonevisitsanyofthem，itwouldseemthatalmosteveryonetherecantalkinEnglish.Recently，areportsaidthatatthebeginningof2001，Englishwasthemostwidelyknownforeignlanguagewith43%ofEuropeanssayingtheyspokeit.Thereportalsosaidthatwithover89%ofthepopulationspeakingEnglish，SwedennowhasthehighestpercentageofEnglishspeakers.What'smore，Englishisthelanguageratedasmostusefultoknow，andover77%ofEuropeanswhodonotspeakEnglishastheirfirstlanguageconsiderituseful.【語篇解讀】本文是說明文，主要講解并描述了英語在世界上的廣泛運用。1．Bywritingthispassage，thewritermainlywantstotellus________.A．whysomanypeoplespeakEnglisharoundtheworldB．thatEnglishhasbecomealanguagespokenallovertheworldC．aboutthedevelopmentofEnglishinEuropeD．somethingabouttheEnglish-speakingcountriesB[主旨大意題。依據本文的第一句“Englishhassurelybecomethegloballanguage.”以及后文的詳細描述可知，作者主要想告知我們，英語是目前世界上的通用語言。]2．Accordingtothepassage，whathasplayedanimportantroleinspreadingEnglisharoundtheworld?A．Thatgovernmentshaveaskedtheirpeopletolearnitinschool.B．ThatEnglishisthemostbeautifullanguageintheworld.C．ThatEuropeansarewillingtoacceptEnglishastheirlanguage.D．ThatpeoplehavetouseEnglishintheirwork.C[細微環節理解題。依據第三段的“OneofthemostimportantcausesofthespreadofEnglisharoundtheworldisthatEuropeansarewillingtoacceptitastheirlanguage.”可知C正確。]3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“rated”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Stood. B．Agreed.C．Considered. D．Argued.C[詞義揣測題。依據語境以及最終一句的“considerituseful”可知，rate在這里意為“認為；看作”。]4．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Blackparentsdon'twanttheirchildrentolearnEnglish.B．Englishisusedinover90countriesasanofficiallanguage.C．NotallinternationalresearchscientistsspeakEnglishatwork.D．EnglishhasbecomethemostimportantlanguageinSweden.C[細微環節理解題。依據其次段的“Englishistheworkinglanguage...aswellasofmostinternationalresearchscientists.”可知，并不是全部的國際探討科學人員工作時都運用英語。]BAsmoreEuropeansarrivedinAmerica500yearsago，theywereinsuchgreatneedofthelandthattheyandthenativeAmericanIndiansbattledconstantly.Bytheendofthe19thcentury，mostIndiantribes(部落)weremovedtoreservations.AlotoftheirchildrenweretakenawaytoboardingschoolstolearntospeakEnglish.Bytheendofthe20thcentury，morethanhalfoftheNativeAmericansintheUSwerelivingincities.TheygaveupspeakingtheiroldtriballanguageandonlyusedEnglish.Asaresult，manyNativeAmericanlanguagesdisappearedandwiththattheirculture.TodaysomeAmericanIndianlanguagesareusuallyspokenbytheoldermembersofthetribeswhostillliveonthereservations.InNorthAmericathereare150－170languagesthathaveatleastonespeaker.OneancientlanguagespokenbytheNorthernPaiutetribehasover100speakers.Butthegoodnewsisthatsomeofthesepeoplearekeepingtheircultureandlanguagealive.TheyarealsoreceivinghelpfromtheNationalGeographicSociety'sEnduringVoicesproject，whoseaimistohelplanguagesaroundtheworldwhicharedyingout.Theteammeetsthese“lastspeakers”．Theexpertsinterviewthemandtheyarerecordedwithvideo，picturesandsoon.TheyalsotelloldstorieswhicharewrittendowninEnglishsopeoplecanlearnmoreaboutthecultures.Recordingthelanguageandcultureisonlypartoftheproject.Thenextstageistopassonthelanguagetothenextgeneration.TheSalishtribeisanexcellentexampleofhowschoolscanhelp.ThetribelivesontheFlatheadIndianReservationinMontana.Theirlanguageisspokenbyabout50peopleagedover75.Sonow，thelocalpeoplehavesetupaschool.Ithas30studentsagedtwototwelveduringthedayandtherearealsocoursesforadultsintheevening.【語篇解讀】本文屬于說明文。介紹了美洲印第安人的語言和文化正在漸漸消逝，為了傳承這些語言和文化，專家們和印第安人部落正在實行措施，比如將印第安人語言錄制下來，開辦學校教授這些語言等。5．WhydidEuropeansfightwiththeAmericanIndians?A．ToliveinAmericancities.B．Tooccupymorelivingspace.C．TohaveIndiansspeakEnglish.D．TomakeIndianculturesdisappear.B[細微環節理解題。依據第一段中的“AsmoreEuropeans...theywereinsuchgreatneedofthelandthattheyandthenativeAmericanIndiansbattledconstantly”可知，歐洲人是為了獲得更多的生存空間，才會不停地與美洲印第安人打仗。]6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“They”refertoinParagraph3?A．Theexperts.B．Therecordings.C．TheIndiancultures.D．Thelastspeakers.D[代詞指代題。本句前面談到能講美洲當地語言的人很少了，專家們就采訪能說這些語言的人，并錄像或拍照保存下來；本句是說“這批最終的語言運用者”還講解并描述自己文化中古老的故事，這些故事被用英語記載下來，以便讓更多的人了解他們的文化?？梢娺@里的“They”指代的是前面談到的“Lastspeakers”。]7．WhatcanweknowabouttheSalishtribe?A．Ithasitsownlanguageschool.B．IthasgivenupspeakingEnglish.C．ItsnextgenerationspeaksEnglish.D．Itslanguageisonlylearntbyadults.A[細微環節理解題。依據最終一段中的“Theirlanguageisspokenbyabout50peopleagedover75.Sonow，thelocalpeoplehavesetupaschool”可知，Salish部落現在有自己的語言學校，教孩子們學習自己的部落語言，還給成年人供應夜校語言課程，故選A。]8．Whatcanbesuitabletitleforthetext?A．LearningAmericanIndianLanguagesB．ResearchingonAmericanIndianLanguagesC．SavingAmericanIndianLanguagesD．FindingLostAmericanIndianLanguagesC[標題推斷題。本文主要談到了美洲印第安人的語言在漸漸消逝，專家們和印第安人部落正在實行措施愛護這些語言。故選C。]Ⅱ.語法填空閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。Manycitieshave1.________(interest)nicknames.Nicknamescanhelptelltheidentityof2.________city.Withmorethantwentynicknames，NewOrleans3.________(probable)hasmorenicknamesthananyotherAmericancity.Amongallthesenames，4.________(famous)oneisTheBigEasy.Itisusedtodescribethegentle，slowandeasy-goingwayoflifeinNewOrleans.Sohowdidthecitygetthisnickname？Intheearly1900s，therewasadancehallinNewOrleans5.______(call)TheBigEasy.Butthenicknamedidnotbecomefamous6.________theearly1970swhenaLouisiananewspaperwriterbegancallingNewOrleansbythisname.Shecomparedtheeasy-goingwayoflifethere7.________thehurriedpaceoflifeinNewYorkCity.In1970，JamesConawaywroteacrimenovelcalledTheBigEasy.Thestory8.________(set)inNewOr