單元話題導入

文章介紹了美國實施雙語教育模式的嘗試，這一模式的目的是為幫助來自其他文化背景的學生學習，同時介紹了目前母語為西班牙語的學生在學習中的表現，以及這項計劃在實施過程中還存在的問題。

Pre-school

teacher

Rosa

Ramirez

has

a

special

way

of

asking

her

students

to

line

up

for

playtime

outside.“Pueden

pararse

si

llevan

puesto

algo

de

color

amarillo,

como

una

abeja,"

she

tells

them.

In

English,

Ramirezwould

say,“You

can

stand

up

if

you

are

wearing

yellow一like

a

bee."

But

this

is

the

half

of

the

school

day

inwhich

she

teaches

completely

in

Spanish.

Students

are

not

confused

by

her

language

choice.

Most

of

the

four-year-olds

wearing

yellow

stand

up

asinstructed.

The

pre-school

bilingual

program

at

Gates

Street

Early

Education

Center

in

Lincoln

Heights

is

part

ofa

growing

number

of

bilingual

education

models

in

California

and

across

the

country.

Many

of

them

are

designedto

serve

students

from

Spanish-speaking

families,

as

well

as

students

from

other

cultures,

under

growing

evidencethat

learning

two

languages

can

help

people

from

all

backgrounds

become

stronger

students.

About

3.8

million

students

in

US

schools

are

native

Spanish

speakers

who

are

not

good

at

English.

They

makeup

a

large

part

of

about

five

million

students

nationwide

identified

as

English

language

learners.

English

languagelearners

are

the

fastest-growing

population

in

schools

and

the

lowest-performing,

as

judged

by

achievement

testsandgraduation

rates.

Sixty-seven

percent

of

students

with

limited

English

skills

graduated

from

high

school

afterfour

years

in

2016,

compared

with

84%

of

all

students.

Language

experts

recommend

how

to

improve

the

situation:

more

high-quality,

long-term

bilingual

programscan

close

the

achievement

gap

between

English

learners

and

native

English

speakers

after

five

to

six

years,

accordingto

research.

The

programs

can

be

hard

to

put

into

practice.

Problems

include

a

debate

over

the

best

way

to

teach

Englishlearners,

shortages

of

bilingual

teachers,

and

even

the

fact

that

bilingual

programs

often

grow

fastest

in

areas

whereupper-income

parents

ask

for

them.

That's

good

for

children

who

participate,

but

it

worries

people

who

want

to

seelanguage-minority

students

have

equal

access.

“If

we

can

make

children

feel

more

ready

and

more

accepted,

then

we'

ve

gone

a

long

way

to

making

them

readyto

learn,”says

Tara

Fortune,

an

expert

in

children

education.

根據文章內容，回答問題。1.How

do

the

pre-school

children

react

after

hearing

Rosa

Ramirez's

words?

____________________________________________Most

children

in

yellow

stand

up

as

she

asks.2.What

is

the

purpose

of

bilingual

education

models

in

America?_________________________________________To

help

students

from

other

cultures

study.3.What

is

the

bilingual

program

like?_____________________________________________________________It

is

hard

to

introduce

especially

with

language

minority

students.Unit

5

Languages

Around

the

WorldPeriod

Ⅰ

Listening

and

Speaking

＆

Reading

and

Thinking

—

Pre-reading單元話題導入課后篇

課時分層訓練基礎自測1.Translate

the

following

words

and

phrases.①

billion

n.

________十億②

native

adj.

____________________________n.

__________出生地的；本地的；土著的本地人③

attitude

n.

______________態度；看法④

refer

vi.

____________________提到；參考；查閱⑤

refer

to

____________________________指的是；描述；提到；查閱2.Brainstorming

—

Which

countries

in

the

world

do

you

know

are

English-speaking

countries?_______________________________________________________________________United

Kingdom,

United

States,

Canada,

Australia,

New

Zealand,

Ireland,

etc.3.Fancy

yourself

a

language

expert.

Answer

the

following

questions.（1）

How

many

languages

are

there

in

the

world?________________________________________________________There

are

around

7,000

living

languages

in

the

world

today.（2）

Which

language

has

the

most

native

speakers?____________________________________________________________________________That

would

be

Mandarin

Chinese,

which

has

more

than

1.3

billion

native

speakers.（3）

Which

language

is

most

frequently

learned

as

a

second

language?_____________________________________________________________________Around

the

world,

the

most

commonly

learned

second

language

is

English.發音技巧點撥英式英語和美式英語在讀音上的區別

英式英語和美式英語在讀音上的差異主要反映在元音字母a，o和輔音字母r的不同讀音上。（1）在ask，can’t，dance，fast，half，path

這一類的單詞中，英國人將字母a讀作/a:/，而美國人則讀作/?/，所以這些詞在美國人口中就成了/?sk/，/k?nt/，/d?ns/，/f?st/，/h?f/和/p?θ/。（2）在box，crop，hot，spot這一類單詞中，英國人將字母o讀作/?/，而美國人則將o讀作/a:/。所以這些詞美國人讀起來就成了/ba:ks/，/kra:p/，/ha:t/和/spa:t/。（3）輔音字母r在單詞中是否發音是英式英語與美式英語的又一明顯差異。在英式英語的r音節中不含卷舌音/r/，而美式英語的r音節中含卷舌音/r/。如下列詞在英式英語和美式英語中讀音是不同的。單詞英式英語讀音美式英語讀音car/kɑ?//kɑ?r/door/d?://d?:r/party/?pɑ?ti//?pɑ?rti/board/b?:d//b?:rd/課文語篇研讀1.Discussing

—

It

is

a

fact

that

more

and

more

foreigners

have

interest

in

Chinese

language

and

culture.

Why

do

you

think

the

world

is

so

crazy

about

Chinese?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2.Predicting

—

Look

at

the

title

and

the

picture

and

predict

what

the

text

is

probably

about.__________________________________The

history

of

the

written

Chinese.①Confucius

Institute

Program

was

set

up

in

Korea

in

2004；

now

Confucius

Institutes

are

all

around

the

world.②The

Confucius

Institute

Program

works

to

convey

Chinese

language

and

culture.③Over

the

past

three

decades,

Chinese

economy

is

booming.

The

world

is

watching

China

and

many

foreigners

have

realized

the

importance

of

seeking

cooperation

with

Chinese

people.Besides,

Chinese

culture

is

full

of

magic

and

legends.

Confucius

Institutes

provides

the

place

to

learn

Mandarin.3.First

reading

—

Match

the

main

idea

with

each

paragraph.4.Second

reading

—

Choose

the

best

answer

according

to

the

text.（1）

What

is

China

widely

known

for?(

)A.The

many

ups

and

downs

in

its

history.

B.The

Chinese

writing

system.C.Its

modern

civilization.

D.Its

ancient

civilization.D（2）

Which

of

the

following

is

TRUE

according

to

the

passage?(

)A.At

the

beginning，

written

Chinese

was

a

hanzi-based

language.B.By

the

Qin

Dynasty，

these

symbols

carved

by

ancient

Chinese

people

had

become

awell-developed

writing

system.C.No

matter

where

Chinese

people

live

or

what

dialect

they

speak，

they

can

all

still

communicate

in

writing.D.By

the

Shang

Dynasty

the

Chinese

writing

system

began

to

develop

in

one

direction.C（3）

How

are

an

increasing

number

of

international

students

beginning

to

appreciate

China’s

culture

and

history?(

)A.Through

the

amazing

Chinese

language.

B.By

enjoying

Chinese

paintings.C.By

enjoying

Chinese

calligraphy.

D.By

paying

a

visit

to

China.A5.Why

do

so

many

countries

speak

English?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Because

Britain

was

the

most

powerful

empire

in

the

world

two

or

three

hundred

years

ago,

with

many

colonies

all

over

the

world.6.Which

language

do

you

like

better,

Chinese

or

English？And

why?________________________________________________________________________I

like

Chinese

better.

It

is

the

charm

of

Chinese

itself

that

makes

me

love

it.7.Group

work

—

The

Chinese

writing

system

is

one

factor

that

has

helped

the

Chinese

language

and

culture

survive.

Do

you

know

other

factors?_____________________The

answer

is

open.課后篇

課時分層訓練合格考過關練Ⅰ.閱讀理解A

English

has

surely

become

the

global

language.

Whenever

we

turn

on

the

news

to

find

out

what’s

happening

in

East

Asia,

or

Africa,

or

anywhere,

people

are

being

interviewed

and

telling

us

about

it

in

English.

If

people

look

at

the

facts

about

the

amazing

reach

of

the

English

language,

many

would

be

surprised.

English

is

used

in

over

90

countries

as

an

official

or

semi-official

language.

English

is

the

working

language

of

many

international

institutes

（研究所）as

well

as

of

most

international

research

scientists.

It

is

also

the

language

that

Indian

parents

and

black

parents

wish

their

children

to

learn.

It

is

believed

that

over

one

billion

people

worldwide

are

now

learning

English.

One

of

the

most

important

causes

of

the

spread

of

English

around

the

world

is

that

Europeans

are

willing

to

accept

it

as

their

language.

English

is

spreading

from

northern

Europe

to

the

south

and

is

now

the

second

language

in

countries

such

as

Sweden,

Norway,

Netherlands

and

Denmark.

If

one

visits

any

of

them,

it

would

seem

that

almost

everyone

there

can

talk

in

English.

Recently,

a

report

said

that

at

the

beginning

of

2001,

English

was

the

most

widely

known

foreign

language

with

43%

of

Europeans

saying

they

spoke

it.

The

report

also

said

that

with

over

89%

of

the

population

speaking

English,

Sweden

now

has

the

highest

percentage

of

English

speakers.

What’s

more,

English

is

the

language

rated

as

most

useful

to

know,

and

over

77%

of

Europeans

who

do

not

speak

English

as

their

first

language

consider

it

useful.1.By

writing

this

text,

the

author

mainly

wants

to

tell

us

_____.A.that

English

has

become

a

language

spoken

all

over

the

worldB.why

so

many

people

speak

English

around

the

worldC.something

about

the

English-speaking

countriesD.about

the

development

of

English

in

EuropeA【語篇導讀】

這是一篇說明文。文章主要講述了英語在世界上的廣泛使用。主旨大意題。根據第一段的“English

has

surely

become

the

global

language.”以及后文的具體描述可知，作者主要想告訴我們，英語是目前世界的通用語言。故正確答案為A。2.According

to

the

text,

what

has

played

an

important

role

in

spreading

English

around

the

world?(

)A.That

people

have

to

use

English

in

their

work.B.That

English

is

the

most

beautiful

language

in

the

world.C.That

governments

have

asked

their

people

to

learn

it

in

school.D.That

Europeans

are

willing

to

accept

English

as

their

language.D[解析]

細節理解題。根據第三段的“One

of

the

most

important

causes

of

the

spread

of

English

around

the

world

is

that

Europeans

are

willing

to

accept

it

as

their

language.”可知D正確。3.What

does

the

underlined

word

“rated”

in

the

last

paragraph

mean?(

)A.Stood.

B.Considered.

C.Agreed.

D.Argued.B[解析]

詞義猜測題。根據語境以及最后一段的“consider

it

useful”可知，rated在這里意為“被認為，被看作”。故正確答案為B。4.What

can

we

learn

from

the

text?(

)A.Black

parents

don’t

want

their

children

to

learn

English.B.English

is

used

in

over

90

countries

as

an

official

language.C.Not

all

international

research

scientists

speak

English

at

work.D.English

has

become

the

most

important

language

in

Sweden.C[解析]

細節理解題。根據第二段的“English

is

the

working

language…as

well

as

of

most

international

research

scientists.”可知，并不是所有的國際研究科學人員工作時都使用英語。故正確答案為C。B

Living

in

two

different

cultures

has

its

benefits

and

challenges.

Although

I

was

born

in

America,

my

parents

emigrated

to

the

US

from

Sri

Lanka.

Sri

Lanka

is

an

island

off

the

coast

of

India.

The

customs,

traditions,

and

culture

are

the

same

in

India

as

it

is

in

Sri

Lanka.

When

my

parents

came

to

the

US,

they

continued

to

perform

their

customs

and

hold

on

to

their

beliefs

and

traditions.

This

has

influenced

me

in

several

ways.

Although

my

family

and

I

live

in

the

US,

we

follow

the

customs

and

traditions

of

Sri

Lanka

and

India.

I

have

learned

to

speak

three

languages,

including

English.

I

eat

a

variety

of

foods

and

celebrate

different

holidays

that

have

to

do

with

my

religion

and

culture.

It

is

very

fun

when

I

get

to

interact

with

people

of

my

nationality

and

speak

to

them

in

a

different

language.

It

is

also

a

benefit

because

I

get

to

celebrate

with

all

my

family

and

have

different

foods

and

learn

new

things

about

my

culture.

Sharing

my

culture

and

information

about

my

nationality

with

others

is

very

important

to

me.

I

feel

that

people

should

have

a

good

understanding

of

who

I

am

and

what

my

life

is

like.

I

always

try

to

incorporate

（吸收）

both

American

and

Indian

traditions,

customs

and

foods.

Even

though

this

can

be

a

major

advantage,

there

are

many

setbacks

to

being

part

of

two

cultures.

All

of

my

family

was

born

in

Sri

Lanka,

so

I’m

not

a

part

of

several

different

nationalities,

such

as

Greek,

Italian,

German,

and

others.

My

cousins,

my

siblings

and

I

are

the

only

ones

born

out

of

Sri

Lanka.

Speaking

a

language

at

home

and

speaking

another

language

in

school

can

get

confusing.

This

is

because

sometimes

I

have

trouble

expressing

my

thoughts

in

English.5.How

does

the

author

feel

when

interacting

with

people

of

his

nationality?(

)A.Disappointed.

B.Tired.

C.Fun.

D.Dull.C【語篇導讀】

這是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了作者同時處于兩種文化——母國斯里蘭卡的文化和美國文化之中，以及這種處境帶給作者的益處和困擾。細節理解題。根據第二段中的“It

is

very

fun

when

I

get

to

interact

with

people

of

my

nationality…”可知，正確答案為C。6.The

author

finds

it

important

_____.A.to

share

his

own

culture

B.to

learn

American

customsC.to

follow

their

own

customs

D.to

speak

three

different

languagesA[解析]

細節理解題。根據第二段中的“Sharing

my

culture

and…is

very

important

to

me.”可知，分享有關自己國家的文化對作者來說很重要。故正確答案為A。7.What

does

the

underlined

word

“setbacks”

in

Paragraph

3

most

probably

mean?(

)A.Benefits.

B.Problems.

C.Performances.

D.Achievements.B[解析]

詞義猜測題。上文講述了益處（advantage）,結合下文談論存在的問題，由此可猜測setbacks表示“存在的很多問題（problems）”。故正確答案為B。8.What

does

the

text

mainly

talk

about?(

)A.Efforts

to

hold

on

to

original

traditions.

B.The

ability

to

learn

foreign

languages.C.Ways

to

live

in

a

foreign

country.

D.Living

between

two

cultures.D[解析]

主旨大意題。根據全文內容可知，作者談論自己在兩種文化中的生活狀況。故正確答案為D。C

When

it

comes

to

learning

a

foreign

language,

many

people

wonder

if

they

will

be

able

to

memorize

enough

vocabulary.

But

this

question

never

happens

about

their

mother

tongue,

and

yet,

it

was

a

foreign

language

once.

However,

among

all

the

questions

that

new

parents

ask,

no

doctor

has

ever

heard:“Will

my

baby

be

able

to

learn

my

language?”

Be

honest,

do

you

know

all

the

words

of

your

mother

tongue?

The

answer

is:“No.”

New

words

and

new

ways

of

using

old

words,

appear

every

day.

Twenty

years

ago,

who

would

have

been

able

to

understand

a

sentence

like

this:“Click

here

to

download

your

digital

book?”

Nobody.

You

never

stop

learning

new

vocabulary

and

you

never

know

how

long

you

will

need

it.

Sometimes,

you

have

the

word

on

the

tip

of

your

tongue…and

it

sticks

there!

But

you

do

know

this

phenomenon

（現象）

and

don’t

think

that

it

is

because

of

a

bad

memory.

You

should

not

give

this

phenomenon

more

importance

in

the

language

you

are

learning

than

in

your

mother

tongue.

You

need

to

learn

only

2,000

or

so

basic

words

to

be

able

to

create

any

phrase

you

need.

You

can’t

avoid

some

work

in

order

to

learn

these

necessary

words

and

all

the

more

if

you

want

to

learn

quickly.

And

before

you

consider

buying

into

any

method,

be

sure

it

is

right

for

you.

It

is

not

wise

to

depend

on

any

methods

based

upon

mnemonics

（記憶術）.

The

first

words

seem

very

easy

to

learn,

so

you

buy

the

course,

but

then

you

discover

quickly,

though

too

late,

that

a

dozen

words

later,

it

is

all

the

more

difficult

to

learn

a

new

word.9.To

learn

a

foreign

language,

the

author

advises

you

_____.A.to

learn

at

least

2,000

necessary

wordsB.to

pay

more

attention

to

your

bad

memoryC.to

remember

new

words

appearing

every

dayD.to

keep

up

with

new

ways

of

using

old

wordsA【語篇導讀】

這是一篇說明文。學外語是否有必要記住所有單詞？細節理解題。根據最后一段的“You

need

to

learn

only

2,000

or

so

basic

words

to

be

able

to

create

any

phrase

you

need.”可知，正確答案為A。10.What

is

the

author’s

attitude

to

mnemonics?(

)A.Supportive.

B.Neutral

（中立的）.

C.Opponent.

D.Indifferent.C[解析]

觀點態度題。根據最后一段中的“It

is

not

wise

to

depend

on

any

methods

based

upon

mnemonics

（記憶術）.”可知，作者對記憶術是持否定態度的。故正確答案為C。11.The

text

is

mainly

about

_____.A.using

old

words

in

a

new

wayB.learning

new

words

from

the

contextC.finding

a

method

to

memorize

vocabularyD.learning

some

basic

vocabulary

of

a

foreign

languageD[解析]

主旨大意題。本文主要介紹了學習外語時遇到的問題，人們總是擔心自己記憶的詞匯量不夠，但是一個人對自己母語的詞匯也并不能全認識，所以沒有必要擔心詞匯量的問題，只要掌握一些基本的詞匯就可以了。故正確答案為D。等級考提分練Ⅱ.七選五

I’m

often

asked

how

to

study

English

effectively.

I

think

thi