Unit 2

Class _______　　　　　　　Name __________　　　　NO. _____　　　　　　Score ______

A.　　 Fill in the blanks according to the first letter or the Chinese meaning given in the brackets..（2’×10=20’）

1.　　　　 Doctors advise the patients should take medicine following _______(说明书).

2.　　　　 Jet Li has played lots of leading r_______ in Kong Fu films.

3.　　　　 The _______ (身份) of the victims in the terrible traffic accident haven’t been found out.

4.　　　　 Education in middle schools should contain various cultures, _______ (包含) sports cultures.

5.　　　　 Most of the members _______ (在场) at the conference were for the removal of agricultural taxes.

6.　　　　 The Indian _______ (本地人) aren’t getting on well with the Whites in this area.

7.　　　　 Although I hadn’t seen Jenny for ten years, I r_______ her voice immediately I picked up the phone.

8.　　　　 Judging from his _______ (口音), he must be from North East of China.

9.　　　　 Our nation has been developing _______(迅速地) in science and technology.

10.　　 A whole basin of water in the freezing weather may be turned into a b_______ of ice.

B.　　　Fill in the blanks using the suitable form of the phrases given below (2’×10=20’)

believe it or not; even if; 　　　　make good use of; 　　　　　　such as; 　　　　　　　play the role of;

a good number of; 　　 the same… as; 　 come up; 　　　　　　be based on; 　　　 more than

1. You are not stupid. _______ you were slow at study you shouldn’t give up your studies.

2. _______ books have been missing from the library.

3. I’m afraid something urgent has _______; I won’t be able to see you tonight.

4. The money collected should be _______ to help the people in South Asia who suffered a lot in the killer earthquake and tsunami(海啸).

5. The farmer grows various kinds of crops, _______ wheat, corn, cotton and rice.

6. He is _______ a friend to me. He is in a way my English teacher.

7. He once _______ Hamlet when at college.

8. Judgment should _______ facts, not on gossip.

9. There at the door stood a girl about _______ height _______ mine.

10. _______, they found gold in the mountain.

C. Use the words given to change the following sentences into indirect speech (4’×5=20’)

1.　　　 Mr. Wang said, “I will leave for Shanghai on business next month, children.” (tell)

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2.　　　 “Where are you going?” the father asked his son. (ask)

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3.　　　 “Are you sorry for what you have done?” the mother asked the naughty boy. (ask)

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4.　　　 “Let me pack the parcel for you,” he said. (offer)

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5.　　　 “Don’t make so much noise in class, boys and girls,” said the teacher. (tell)

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D. Fill the blanks according to “The Road to Modern English” (2’×10=20’)

So why has English changed 　1　 time? All languages change when cultures 　2　 with one another. The English 　3　 between about AD 450 and 1150 was very different from the English spoken today. 　4　, it was based 　5　 on German than present day English. Then from about 1150 to 1500 English changed even more. It became 　6　 like German, and more like French because those 　7　 ruled England at that time spoke French. It became closer to the language you are learning now. In the 1600s, Shakespeare made use of a wider 　8　 than ever before. One big change in English usage happened 　9　 Noah Webster wrote the American Dictionary of the English Language, 　10　 American English its own identity. Later, when some British people went to Australia, English began to be spoken there. Now Australian English has its own identity.

1. _______ 　　　　　2. _______ 　　　　　3. _______ 　　　　　4. _______ 　　　　　5. _______

6. _______ 　　　　　7. _______ 　　　　　8. _______ 　　　　　9. _______ 　　　　　10. _______

E.　　  Task Reading. (4’×5=20’)

In school all over the world boys and girls are learning foreign languages. 　1　 if we go to France, we ought to be able to speak French, and in Germany people will expect us to understand German.

  2　 English is one of the most important because so many people use it, not only in England and the USA, but in other parts of the world. About 200.000.000 people speak it as their own language, and another 200.000.000 use it as a second language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it. Many millions of schoolboys and schoolgirls are trying to do so.

  3　 If we could learn a second language in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. Think of what a child does. It listens to what people say and it tries to imitate what it hears. When it wants something, it has to ask for it. 　4　 If people had to use a second language all the time, they would learn it quickly.

  5　 We imitate what we hear. In school, although you learn to read and write as well as to hear and speak, it is best to learn all new words through the ear. You can read them, spell them, and write them later.

A. English children study French, which is also a very important language. An Englishman can easily find someone in almost all parts of the world who is able to talk to him in either English or French.

B. Everybody knows his own language, but another one is very useful, especially when we travel to other countries.

C. It is important to remember, also, that we learn our own language by hearing people speak it, not by seeing what they write.

D. It is using the language, talking in it, and thinking in it all the time.

E. How many languages are there in the world? These are about fifteen hundred, but many of them are not very important.

F. Which is the best way to learn a language? We should remember that we all learnt our own language well when we were children.

1. _______ 　　　　　2. _______ 　　　　　3. _______ 　　　　　4. _______ 　　　　　5. _______

Key to U2(巩固练习)

A.

1. directions 2. roles 3. identities 4. including 5. present 6. natives 7. recognized 8. accent 9. rapidly 10. block

B

1. Even if/ though 2. A good number of 3. come up 4. made good use of　5. such as 6. more than 7. played the role of8. be based on 9. the same… as 10. Believe it or not

C

1.　　　  Mr Wang told the children that he would leave for Shanghai on business the next month.

2.　　　  The father asked his son where he was going.

3.　　　  The mother asked the naughty boy if he was sorry for what he had done.

4.　　　  He offered to pack the parcel for me.

5.　　　  The teacher told the boys and girls not to make so much noise in class.

D

1 over 2. communicate 3. spoken 4. Actually 5. more 6. less 7. who 8. vocabulary 9. when 10. giving

E

1. B 2. E 3. F 4. D 5. C

Key to U2(巩固练习)

A.

1. directions 2. roles 3. identities 4. including 5. present 6. natives 7. recognized 8. accent 9. rapidly 10. block

B

1. Even if/ though 2. A good number of 3. come up 4. made good use of　5. such as 6. more than 7. played the role of8. be based on 9. the same… as 10. Believe it or not

C

6.　　　  Mr Wang told the children that he would leave for Shanghai on business the next month.

7.　　　  The father asked his son where he was going.

8.　　　  The mother asked the naughty boy if he was sorry for what he had done.

9.　　　  He offered to pack the parcel for me.

10.　  The teacher told the boys and girls not to make so much noise in class.

D

1 over 2. communicate 3. spoken 4. Actually 5. more 6. less 7. who 8. vocabulary 9. when 10. giving

E

1. B 2. E 3. F 4. D 5. C