word, and do not translate it into the native form, e. g. drinks. There are many other such cases.
【文章大意】这是一篇说明文, 介绍了造成语言变化的外部影响, 最著名的例子是世界文化的“美国化”, 它导致英语单词出现在世界各地的城市街道上。这种影响在流行音乐中最为明显。
5. Why could the Brazilian child speak ‘one, two, three’ in English? A. Because he had seen these words in the street. B. Because he knew how to tell the time in English. C. Because he had made himself master of English. D. Because he had heard these words in songs a lot.
【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第一段“Foreign groups often record in English. . . but only by adding the words ‘o’clock, four o’clock rock’ at the end. ”可知, 文中提到的这个巴西小孩可能本身不太会说英语, 但是由于含有这些英语数字的歌曲不断重复播放, 所以他学会了用英语说这些数字。故选D。
6. What can we infer about the law passed in France in 1977? A. It was strict. B. It was unfair. C. It was often ignored. D. It was strongly opposed.
【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第二段“In 1977, France passed a law banning the use of English words in official situations if an equivalent
French expression existed — but the law seemed to be honored more in the breaking than in the observing. ”可知, 1977年, 法国通过了一项法律, 禁止在官方场合使用与法语意义相同的英语词汇——但这项法律似乎更多地是在打破而不是遵守。故我们可以推测这项法律经常被忽视, 故选C。
7. What is the purpose of some Japanese commercials using English? A. Following the American trend. B. Becoming world-famous. C. Enriching Japanese. D. Increasing sales.
【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第三段中the potential selling power that the use of English vocabulary can bring以及The excellence implied by the mere use of English可知, 广告中使用英语能让人感觉该产品很出色, 激发人们的购买欲。故选D。
8. The last paragraph is mainly developed by______. A. providing examples B. making comparisons C. explaining grammar rules D. analyzing language changes
【解析】选A。推理判断题。最后一段中通过“主动结构表达被动意义”和“保留表示复数的词尾”两个例子来说明英语对其他语言的语序或结构也有影响。故选A。
9. What is the author’s attitude towards language change? A. Critical. B. Objective. C. Concerned.
D. Supportive.
【解析】选B。观点态度题。文章的叙述主要以第三人称视角, 引用了不同人的观点和意见, 作者本身没有发表看法, 因此可以推断作者对于语言转变的态度是“客观的”, 故选B。 【知识拓展】背景链接 来自汉语的英语词汇
bonsai 盆栽(花卉) Confucius 孔子 coolie 苦力 Kowtow 叩头;磕头 kung fu 功夫 silk丝 Taiji太极 tea茶(闽南语)
tofu豆腐 mahjong 麻将
typhoon台风 oolong 乌龙茶 Ⅱ. 完形填空
I felt gloomy (沮丧的) the other day. The weather had been dark and rainy, and I just didn’t feel so 1 .
As I was sitting at my desk I 2 it was the birthday of a dear long-time friend—a single middle-aged woman who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing and loves her 3 . Knowing that she doesn’t have family in town I 4 to give her a call. Sure enough she was on B-shift, 5 to work late into the evening and wouldn’t have much
of a birthday this year. As always, 6 , she sounded cheerful and was happy that I 7 .
After I hung up I couldn’t 8 the feeling that she would really appreciate a little attention on her special day. 9 feeling a little gloomy myself, I tried to put it out of my 10 , but as the day passed I couldn’t shake the thought. I 11 gave in, and that evening set off to the hospital with a card, a cheese cake, and some balloons. My friend’s grateful smile and joyful surprise 12 me I’d done the right thing and were a generous 13 for the little effort it had taken.
When I got home I realized that not only had I cheered up a 14 friend on her birthday but my own gloomy feelings had also 15 . Making her day had made my own!
That’s true 16 we take the time and make the effort to do something for someone else. It’s like the little saying “Loving kindness is twice blessed; it blesses him who gives, and him who 17 . ”
Cheering up people on their birthdays isn’t the only thing we can do to make their day. Life constantly presents us with 18 to take an extra step or do a kind deed that will make a 19 to someone. And the 20 thing is that as we do, it changes things for the better for us too.
【文章大意】这是一篇夹叙夹议类的文章。文章讲述了作者通过给一
个朋友庆祝生日, 不仅使朋友高兴, 而且使自己也摆脱了沮丧的情绪。由此作者得出结论:善良的行为是双倍的祝福。施予者和接受者都会从中受益。
1. A. special B. positive C. nervous D. proud
【解析】选B。special特殊的, 专门的; positive积极的; nervous紧张的;proud骄傲的。根据“I felt gloomy. ”可知, 作者感到沮丧, 心态不积极。故B选项正确。 2. A. explained C. remembered
B. complained D. informed
【解析】选C。explain解释; complain抱怨; remember记住;inform通知, 告知。作者坐在桌边的时候, 记起了那天是一个朋友的生日。故C选项正确。 3. A. family
B. study
C. life
D. work
【解析】选D。family家庭; study学习; life生活;work工作。根据“. . . has devoted the past 30 years to nursing”可知, 作者的朋友从事护士工作30年, 由此可知, 她非常喜欢自己的工作。故D选项正确。 4. A. decided C. failed
B. continued D. refused
【解析】选A。decide决定; continue继续; fail失败;refuse拒绝。知道朋友在镇上没有家人, 所以作者决定给她打个电话。故A选项正确。 5. A. surprised C. bored
B. disappointed D. prepared
2021版英语名师讲练大一轮复习浙江专用人教版核心素养测评： 二 必修1 Unit 2 English around the world
