高中英语外研版 (2019)必修 第一册Unit 2 Exploring English课后作业题

Part 3　Developing ideas &Presenting ideas

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Ⅰ.课文语法填空

Last week, our forum asked if you had any funny or strange stories about　1　(use) English. We didn’t expect　2　(get) so many posts! Here are some of our favourites to remind us that some of the English we learn in the classroom is rather different 　3　 that in the outside world!  

The first post tells us that an English teacher　4　 (call) Maggie couldn’t teach one day 　5　 she had a frog in her throat. The second post tells us that a lady said the　6　(shoe) were sold on the first floor while they were sold　7　(actual) on the ground floor. She wondered why the lady gave 　8　(she) the wrong information. The third post tells us that a man used 　9　 negative word to describe his nice grandfather. The fourth post tells us that a student spent days preparing and writing his first English paper. But when he got the paper back, he found that his teacher　10　(write) the comment “Not bad!”  

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Ⅱ.阅读理解

A

Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing. A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences. They found that miscommunication was always possible, even over something as simple as “yes” and “no”.

On her first day in Micronesia, Lisa thought people weren’t paying any attention to her. The day was hot. She went into a store and asked, “Do you have cold drinks?” The woman there didn’t say anything. Lisa repeated the question. Still the woman said nothing. She later learned that the woman had answered her: She had actually raised her eyebrows(眉毛), which in Micronesia means “yes”.

Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria. She went to a restaurant that was famous for its cabbage. She asked the waiter, “Do you have cabbage today?” He nodded his head. Jan waited, but the cabbage never came. In that country, a nod means “no”.

Tom had a similar problem when he arrived in India. After explaining something in class, he asked his students if they understood. They answered with many different nods and shakes of the head. He thought some people had not understood, so he explained again. When he asked again, they did the same thing. Then he was aware that his students did understand. In India, people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on where they come from. You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean “yes” or “no”.

1.The Americans teaching English in other countries found that they 　　　　. 

A.had problems with communication

B.needed to learn foreign languages

C.should often discuss their experiences

D.should go abroad for vacations

2.How do people in Micronesia show “yes”?

A.By nodding their heads.

B.By raising their eyebrows.

C.By shaking their heads.

D.By saying “no”.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A.In Bulgaria, nodding heads means “no”.

B.Jan taught English in Micronesia.

C.Lisa was trying to buy some cabbage.

D.In India, only shaking heads means “yes”.

4.Why did Tom misunderstand his class at first?

A.Because he didn’t know where the students came from.

B.Because he didn’t explain anything clearly enough.

C.Because some students didn’t understand his questions.

D.Because he did not know much about Indian culture.

B

“Long time no see.” is a very interesting sentence. When I first read this sentence from an American friend’s e-mail, I laughed. I thought it was a perfect example of Chinglish(中国式英语).

Obviously, it is a word-by-word literal translation of the Chinese greeting with wrong English grammar and structure! Later on, my friend told me that it is a standard American greeting. I was very surprised and I thought her words were unbelievable. So I did a search on Google. To my surprise, there were over 60 thousand web pages containing “Long time no see.” Though it is sort of informal, it is part of the language that Americans use daily. Interestingly, if you type this phrase in Microsoft Word, the software will tell you that the grammar has an error and needs to be corrected.

Nobody knows the origin of this Chinglish sentence. Some people believe that it came from Charlie Chan’s movies. In the 1930s, Hollywood movie makers successfully created a worldwide famous Chinese detective(侦探) named “Charlie Chan” on wide screens. Detective Chan liked to teach Americans some Chinese wisdom by quoting Confucius(孔子). “Long time no see.” was his symbol. Soon after Charlie Chan, “Long time no see.” became a popular expression in America thanks to the popularity of these movies.

Some scholars compare America to a huge melting pot. All kinds of cultures are mixed in the pot together, and they change the colour and taste of each other. Language is usually the first thing to be influenced in the mixed pot. 

You can have some examples from other countries such as pizza from Italian and sushi from Japanese. There is a long list! Since more and more Americans admire Chinese culture nowadays, I firmly believe that more Chinese words will become American English in the future. In this way, the melting pot keeps adding richness.

5.What did the writer himself feel surprised at?

A.The Chinglish expression “Long time no see.”

B.So many literal translations of the expressions used in America. 

C.Knowing that “Long time no see.” is used as a standard American English greeting.             

D.Finding that Americans use the expression every day.

6.What do the underlined words “melting pot” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A.Confucius’s words. 

B.The culture mixture. 

C.A kind of cooked dish. 

D.American changing cultures.

7.What can be inferred according to the passage?

A.Detectives translated the phrase “Long time no see.” 

B.Cultures cannot be changed in the huge melting pot. 

C.The huge melting pot greatly affects all kinds of languages. 

D.Hollywood made “Long time no see.” popular.

8.What is the main idea of the passage?

A.Some Chinese expressions are introduced into English. 

B.You’ll not be surprised at the richness of American English. 

C.Some American expressions can be used in China. 

D.American English keeps being enriched by different cultures.

Ⅲ.七选五

Sometimes when we are learning a new language it can be really frightening to start speaking it with other people.　1　, as it will help us gain confidence in ourselves. Here are some great tips that can help you overcome your fear of speaking English. 

Accept that you are going to make mistakes and learn from them.

People make mistakes all the time, especially when speaking a new language. Don’t be sad or feel disappointed if you make mistakes; it’s part of the process of improving your speaking.　2　. As Albert Einstein said, “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” 

　3　. 

Once you have started speaking English, don’t be afraid to ask people questions about how to say or pronounce something. Most of the time people will be more than happy to help you if you have any questions.

Don’t be shy!

One of non-native speakers’ problems is being too shy to speak.　4　. Be aware that most people speak more than one language and know how difficult it is to learn a new one. Also, most people really don’t even notice if you say something wrong or if you are too shy. 

Enjoy yourself!

You are learning English for a reason, so go ahead, have fun, make mistakes and even invent new words!　5　. 

A.Ask for help 

B.Try to be curious 

C.They’re all parts of the process 

D.This reflects our curiosity to speak

E.This can be the biggest problem for a lot of people

F.Once you have made a mistake, correct it and carry on

G.Overcoming this fear of speaking our new language is extremely important

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答案

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Ⅰ.1.using　考查非谓语动词。根据空前介词about可知,本空应用动名词作介词about的宾语。

2.to get　考查非谓语动词。expect to do sth.意为“预料/期待做某事”,故本空应用不定式作宾语。

3.from　考查介词。be different from意为“与……不同”,故本空应用介词from。

4.called　考查非谓语动词。本空作定语修饰名词teacher,teacher和动词call之间为被动关系,故本空应用过去分词作后置定语。

5.because/since/as/for　考查连词。句意:第一个帖子告诉我们,有一天一位名叫玛吉的英语老师因为喉咙痛而不能上课。本空前后内容为因果关系,故可用because、since、as或for。

6.shoes　考查名词复数。根据空后谓语were可知,本空应用名词复数形式。

7.actually　考查副词。本空在句中作状语,故应用副词actually。

8.her　考查代词。本空在句中作宾语,故应用she的宾格her。

9.a　考查冠词。此处指“一个人用一个贬义词来形容他和蔼的爷爷”,word为可数名词单数,此处表泛指,且negative以辅音音素开头,故本空应用不定冠词a。

10.had written　考查时态。设空处为that从句的谓语,本空动作发生在found之前,表示“过去的过去”,故本空应用过去完成时。

Ⅱ.                                A

1.A　细节理解题。根据第一段中“They found that miscommunication was always possible, even over something as simple as ‘yes’ and ‘no’.”可知,在其他国家教英语的美国人发现:即使在“是”和“否”这样简单的事情上,沟通错误也是有可能的。因此他们发现沟通有困难,故选A。

2.B　细节理解题。根据第二段中“She had actually raised her eyebrows(眉毛), which in Micronesia means ‘yes’.”可知,密克罗尼西亚的人用挑眉毛的方式表示“yes”。

3.A　细节理解题。根据第三段中“In that country, a nod means ‘no’.”可知,在保加利亚,点头意味着“no”,故A项正确。

4.D　推理判断题。根据最后一段中“In India, people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on where they come from.”可知,在印度,人们用点头和摇头的不同方式表示“yes”,这取决于他们来自哪里。由此可以推断出,Tom刚开始时误解了学生是因为他不知道这个文化习俗。故选D。

B

5.C　细节理解题。根据第二段中“my friend told me that it is a standard American greeting. I was very surprised”可知,让作者感到惊讶的是得知“Long time no see.”竟然是标准的美式英语问候语,故选C。

6.B　词义猜测题。根据画线词后文“All kinds of cultures are mixed in the pot together”可知,在美国各种文化混合在一起,因此一些学者把美国比作一个巨大的熔炉,故画线词意思是“文化混合体”。

7.D　推理判断题。根据第三段中“‘Long time no see.’ became a popular expression in America thanks to the popularity of these movies.”可知,由于这些电影的流行,“Long time no see.”在美国成为一个流行的表达。由此可推知,好莱坞让“Long time no see.”流行起来,故选D。

8.D　主旨大意题。根据第四段内容可知,一些学者把美国比作一个巨大的熔炉,各种文化在这个大熔炉里混合在一起,改变着彼此的颜色和味道。在这个混合的熔炉中,语言通常是最先受到影响的。结合文章第一段提到的来自汉语的“Long time no see.”及最后一段中来自意大利语的pizza和来自日语的sushi可知,本文介绍了美式英语受到不同的文化的影响而不断丰富的社会现象,故选D。

Ⅲ.

1.G　细节句。根据空后“as it will help us gain confidence in ourselves”可知,G项“克服说新语言的恐惧是极其重要的”符合语境。G项中“extremely important”与后文中“gain confidence in ourselves”前后形成因果关系。

2.F　细节句。空前句提到如果你犯了错误,不要悲伤或感到失望;这是提高口语能力过程的一部分。此处承接上文,F项“一旦你犯了错误,改正它,继续说”符合语境。F项中“correct it and carry on”与下文中“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”要表达的意思吻合。

3.A　主旨句。本空是段落标题句,根据前后段的标题可知,本空应用祈使句形式。根据本段中“don’t be afraid to ask people questions about how to say or pronounce something”可知,要勇于问别人关于如何说或发音的问题。A项“寻求帮助”符合语境。

4.E　细节句。根据空前句“One of non-native speakers’ problems is being too shy to speak.”可知,非母语人士的问题之一就是太害羞而不敢开口,故E项“这对很多人来说可能是最大的问题”承接上文。E项中“This”指代上文中的“being too shy to speak”。

5.C　细节句。空前句提到“have fun, make mistakes and even invent new words”,此处承接上文,C项“它们都是过程的一部分”符合语境。