2020_2021学年教材高中英语Unit5LanguagesaroundtheworldSectionⅡReadingandThinking课时作业人教版必修一

Section Ⅱ Reading and Thinking

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

1．You'd better learn some ________ (base) Chinese before you come to our school. Only in this way can you get used to the life here soon.

2．Our school lies in Tianjin city, which is beautiful. In autumn, it is neither too hot ________ too cold.

3．As a result, we often take part in ________ (various) of after-school activities.

4．As is known to us, China is widely known ________ its ancient civilization. 5．Henry told me that there was a time _________ he stayed up every night going over his lessons.

6．My mother won't allow me to lie to her no matter ________ happens. 7．Sometimes I enjoy ________ (play) the piano, but sometimes I find it is really boring.

8．All possible means have __________ (try) to find a way to settle the problem. 9．What is your attitude ________ senior high students taking up a part-time job?

10．As is known to us, the panda is native_________ China. Ⅱ.阅读理解

A

I'm a strong believer that learning different languages makes you look incredibly good when you're in a foreign country and can understand and speak the language. The list below is 4 apps that will help you learn a foreign language! You can download them for free.

Babbel — Learn Languages

Babbel is an excellent language tool to help you progress step by step with learning a new language. It helps you learn grammar along the way as you work your way through the tasks and assignments. You need to pay a monthly subscription (订购款), but this will still be cheaper than taking physical lessons with a tutor!

Duolingo: Learn Languages Free

The app has many languages to choose from and will work through the basics all the way to advanced words and sentences. It's all completely free too! It's

incredibly well designed, looks great and will help you learn, remember and progress with just a little bit of time every day.

Tandem: Language Exchange

Rather than have you work through tasks and memorize different things, the app lets you match with people who share your interests but speak the language you want to learn. You can then have text, voice and video conversations with people who want to learn your native language, and in return you learn theirs, all by simply communicating with each other. It's a great way to learn with only $1 a day.

Learn English — busuu

This app is perfect if you want to learn English. There are all sorts of audio and visual learning aids. You'll find yourself working through interactive tests and learning tools for vocabulary and dialogue.

1．What is the purpose of the passage? A．To sell apps to language learners. B．To introduce language learning apps. C．To teach language learners to use apps. D．To teach languages through apps.

2．Which app suits best if you want to learn through communication? A．Babbel-Learn Languages B．Tandem: Language Exchange C．Duolingo: Learn Languages Free D．Learn English-busuu

3．What is Duolingo different from the other three apps? A．It is completely free to use.

B．It is specially for English learning. C．It is unsuitable for beginners. D．It is the most effective (有效的) app. 4．What do the apps have in common? A．They cover all languages. B．They focus on grammar. C．They contain many tests. D．They are free to download.

B

Email has brought the art of letter writing back to life, but some experts

think the resulting spread of bad English does more harm than good.

Email is a form of communication that is changing, for the worse, the way we write and use language, say some communication researchers. It is also changing the way we interact (交流) and build relationship. These are a few of the recently recognized features of email, say experts, which should cause individuals and organizations to rethink the way they use email.

“Email has increased the spread of careless writing habits，” says Naomi Baron, a professor of linguistics (语言学) at an American university. She says the poor spelling, grammar, punctuation and sentence structure of emails reflect (反映) a growing unconcern about the way we write.

Baron argues that we shouldn't forgive and forget the poor writing often shown in email. “The more we use email and its tasteless writing, the more it becomes the normal way of writing，” the professor says.

Others say that despite its poor writing, email has finished what several generations of English teachers couldn't: it has made writing fashionable again.

“Email is a critical new communication technology.” says Ian Lancashire, a professor of English at Toronto University. “It fills the gap between spoken language and the formal methods of writing that existed before email. It is the purest form of written speech.”

Lancashire says email has the mysterious ability to get people who are usually scared by writing to get their thoughts flowing easily onto a blank screen. He says this is because of email's close similarity to speech. “It's like a circle of four or five people around a campfire，” he says.

Still, he accepts that this new-found freedom to express themselves often gets people into trouble. Emails sent in a day almost exceed(超过) the number of letters mailed in a year. But more people are recognizing the content of a typical email message is not often exact.

5．From what Baron says in the third paragraph we can see that ________. A．careless people use email more than careful people B．email requires people to change their native language C．professors in universities don't need to use email D．people communicate by email full of mistakes

6．What does the underlined word “it” (in Paragraph 4) refer to? A．The poor writing.

B．Email.

C．The good writing.

D．A new communication technology.

7．In Lancashire's opinion, email is a wonderful technology because ________.

A．it can be useful all over the world B．it is the fastest way to communicate C．we can express ourselves in a free way D．we can save a lot of paper

8．This passage mainly shows us that ________. A．people should stop using email to communicate B．experts hold different opinions about email writing C．Americans only use email to communicate D．email makes people lose interest in English Ⅲ.阅读七选五

Simple ways to improve your written English

Many people think it is really difficult to improve (提高) their writing in English. Don't worry, though. Here are some simple steps that you can take to improve your written English.

?Increase your vocabulary.

To express yourself clearly, you need a good active vocabulary. That's not just being able to know lots of words — it means actually being able to use them correctly. __1__

Tip: When you learn a new word, try to learn all the forms of that word. ?__2__

People often say that we learn to write best by reading. Reading in English is useful in many ways. It is a great way to get an idea of the different styles of writing and see how to use words properly.

Tip: __3__ Learning shouldn't be boring. Read each text several times to make sure you understand how to use new words and expressions in the text.

?Improve your grammar.

Grammar is very important because it improves the quality (质量) of your writing. Tip: __4__ The first time, look for general mistakes and the second time look for mistakes with the grammar point you are studying at the moment.

?Just do it!

The best way to improve your writing is to get a pen and paper and write. Be prepared to write several versions (版本) of each text.__5__

A．Know your readers. B．Read widely and often.

C．Always check your writing twice. D．Remember, practice makes perfect!

E．Choose books or articles that interest you.

F．Use simpler language and shorter sentences to show your ideas.

G．Do this by learning new words with example sentences, not just word lists.

课时作业(十六)

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

1．basic 2.nor 3.varieties 4.for 5.when 6．what 7.playing 8.been tried 9．towards/to 10.to Ⅱ.阅读理解

A

【语篇解读】 本文为应用文。主要向人们推荐语言学习应用程序，它们可以免费

下载。

1．答案与解析：B 主旨大意题。根据第一段最后两句“The list below is 4 apps

that will help you learn a foreign language! You can download them for free.”本句意为“下面列出的4个应用程序将帮助你学习一门外语！你可以免费下载它们。”可知，