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1、高一英语同步练习必修1 Unit 2 English around the world第2课时：Reading基础练习：阅读课文完成下列表格：TheRoadTo ModernEnglishMore and more people start to speak Englishat the end of 1_, five to seven million people spoke English.in the next century， English _2_Today, more people speak English as their first, second or a 3_languag

2、e than ever beforeWorld English are differentfrom each other in some ways.for example: British people say flat, while American people use _4_.English has changed over time because all languageschange when cultures _5_each other. Between AD 450 and 1150: Based on _6_1150 to 1500: more like French, be

3、cause _7_In the 1600s: Shakespeare broadened the_8_Later British people brought English to _9_English is also spoken in Many other placesIn South Asian , Africa and _10_ 单句改错：1. Thomas joined in the army last year. A B C D2. Driving is also great importance. A B C D 3. They were tiring after a long

4、days hard work. A B C D 4. They returned back in the evening with some money and perhaps a present for their children. A B C D 5.I heard that the old woman was bad injured in the leg. A B C D 6. The number of members in the club are twenty. A B C D 7. Can I exchange the shirt with a bigger one? A B

5、C D8. They communicate to each other by telephone. A B C D 9. If you get to my house before I do, help yourself to a drink and make yourself in home. A B C D 10. The soup tastes so nicely. A B C D把下列短语翻译成英语:1目前，现在_2利用，使用_3根据 _4例如 _5说英语的国家 _6英语口语 _7讲得通，有意义_8扮演一个角色 _9信不信由你 _10太而不能 _阅读理解A Which is the

6、best way to learn a language? We know that we all learnt our own language well when we were children, if we learn a second language in the same way, it wont seem so difficult. How does a small child do? It listens to what people say, and it tries to guess what it hears. When it wants something, it h

7、as to ask for it. Its using the language, thinking in it and talking in it all the time. If people use a second language all the time, they will learn it quickly. In school, you learn to read, to write, to hear and to speak. It is the best way to learn all new words through the ear. You can read the

8、m, spell them, and write them later.1. When we were very young . A. its difficult for us to understand peopleB. we learnt our language through our earsC. we could not guess what people sayD. we could hear our own language but couldnt understand it2. A small child can learn his own language very well

9、 because . A. hes clever B. his parents took good care of itC. he keeps on using it D. he often tries to guess what he hears3. According to the text, what is the best way to learn a second language？ . A. remembering as many words as we can B. writing all the time C. using our ears firstD. looking up

10、 the words in the dictionary when we dont know their meanings. 4. In school, when we learn a second language, we must . A. do nothing but listen to our teachersB. often listen, speak, read and writeC. learn it by heart all the timeD. translate it into our own language all the time5. The word “it” in

11、 the sentence “it wont seem so difficult” refers（指的是） . A. the small child B. the second languageC. learning the second languageD. the best way to learn languageBA student is learning to speak British English. He wonders: Can I communicate with Americans? Can they understand me? Learners of English

12、often ask: What are the differences between British and American English? How important are these differences?Certainly, there are some differences between British and American English. There are a few differences in Grammar. For example, speakers of British English say “in hospital” and Have you a

13、pen?” , Americans say “in the hospital” and Do you have a pen?. Pronunciation is sometimes different. Americans usually sound theirs in words like “bird” and “hurt”. Speakers of British English do not sound theirs in these words. There are differences between British and American English in spelling

14、 and vocabulary. For example, “colour” and “honour” are British, “color” and “honor” are American.These differences in Grammar, pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary are not important, however. For the most part, British and American English are the same language.1.According to this passage, a stud

15、ent who is learning to speak American English might be afraid that _.A. British people cannot understand himB. American people cannot understand himC. the Grammar is too hard for himD. the spelling is too hard for him2.American English and British English are different in _.A. spellingB. pronunciati

16、on C. GrammarD. all of the above3. What is NOT mentioned(提及) in the passage?A. Whether there are differences between British English and American English.B. Whether British English and American English are one language or two.C. How the differences between British English and American English came a

17、bout.D. How important the differences are.4.Most _ say “Do you have a watch?”A. British peopleB. Americans C. childrenD. teachers5.According to this passage, British people and Americans have _ difficulty in understanding each other.A. littleB. much C. someD. greatCAn old friend from New York , who

18、was going to spend a few days with me, called from the airport to tell me that he had arrived .I was not able to leave the office, but I have prepared for his arrivalAfter explaining where my new house was，I told him that I had left the key under the doormatSince I knew it would be quite late before

19、 I could get back，I suggested that he make himself at home and help himself to anything that was kept in the refrigerator（冰箱）Two hours later my friend phoned me from the houseAt the moment，he said，he was listening to some of my records after having had a nice mealHe had found the pan and meat in the

20、 refrigeratorNow，he was drinking a cup of tea and hoped that I would join him soonWhen I asked him if he had any difficulty finding the house，he answered that the only problem was that he had not been able to find the key under the doormat，but luckily，the living room window by the apple tree had bee

21、n left open and he had climbed in through the windowI listened to all this in great surpriseThere is no apple tree outside my window，but there is one by the living room window of my next-door neighbors house！1When my friend arrived，I could not go to meet him because_Awe were not good friends BI was

22、busy at workChe had not told me that he would come DI did not want to see him2A doormat is a mat_Aused as a door Bfor cleaning the bottom of shoesC. put up on a door as an ornament（装饰物） Dnear a door under which people put their keys 3I listened to my friends phone call in great surprise because_Ahe

23、had not waited for me to eat togetherBhe had eaten too much of the foodChe mistook my neighbors house for mineDhe had left the house with the window open4At last my friend_Adid not enter my houseBentered my house after he opened the doorCentered my house by climbing through the windowDentered my hou

24、se with the help of my neighbor5The writer left the key under the doormat so that_Anobody would find itBhe might not lose itChis family could use the same keyDhis friend could easily get it第2课时基础练习：1.16th century 2. began to be spoken in many other countries 3. foreign 4. apartment 5. communicate wi

25、th 6. German 7. French- men ruled England then 8. vocabulary 9. Australia 10. china改错：1.B 去in 2.C great前加of 3.A tiring-tired 4.A 去back 5.B bad-badly 6.D are-is 7.B with-for 8.B to-with 9.D in-at 10. D nicely-nice翻译：1 at present 2. make use of 3.according to 4.for example 5.an English speaking country 6. oral/spoken English 7. make sense 8.play a part in 9.believe it or not 10.tooto阅读理解A：BCCBC B：ADCBA C： BBCAD