1、1-4Cultural Corner.单词拼写1R_ are given in full at the end of this article.2All these vans are made to a s_ design.3Hes the managers son but that doesnt qualify him to c_ my work.4My first a_ at a chocolate cake tasted horrible.5She has lost her good l_ with the time going on.6The subject is rather com
2、plex, and hard to _(简化)7The _(结合)of the 50 states forms the United States of America.8Soldiers often have _(与众不同的)insignias on their lapels.答案:1.References2.standard3.criticise4.attempt5.looks6.simplifybination8.distinctive.完成句子1他因我没及时完成工作而批评我。He _ me _ _ I did not finish work in time.2那天温斯顿没有提及她的童年
3、。新-课 -标 -第-一-网Winston _ _ _ to her own childhood that day.3他们必须达到一定的标准,不然就无法通过。They have to _ _ _ _ or they wont pass.4年轻时他曾经在美国独立战争中参加抗英斗争。As a young man he had _ _ the British in the American War of Independence.5他的许多建议很快被采纳。Many of his suggestions _ _ _.答案:1.criticises; for that2.made no referenc
4、e3.reach/meet/attain a certain standard4.fought against5.are quickly adopted.单句改错1Can you see any familiarities between Websters work and attempts to simple Chinese?_2In English the spell of words does not always present the sound._3For Americans things are a lot bit easier, thank to Webster._4He fe
5、lt that writing English in the newly independence United States should have a distinctive“American”look._5By 1850s it was selling 1,000,000 copies a year, made it one of the most popular school books ever. X|k |B| 1 . c|O |m_答案:1.familiaritiessimilarities; simplesimplify2spellspelling; presentrepres
6、ent3lotlittle; thankthanks4writingwritten; independenceindependent5ByBy the; mademaking.单项填空1The Chinese are looking forward to the first _ to land on the moon after Yang Liweis successful trip to space.AmeasureBattemptCpurpose Ddesire答案:B句意是:中国人在杨利伟太空之旅成功后盼望着第一次尝试登陆月球。attempt此处表示“试图”;measure“测量;手段”
7、;purpose“目的”;desire“愿望”。2_ our partys policy, the economic situation of our country has already _ much better than before.AOwing to; turned onBBecause of; turned overCDespite; turned aroundDThanks to; turn out答案:D句意是:多亏了党的改革方针,我们国家的经济状况比以前已大有改善。thanks to指“多亏了”,表示原因;turn out意为“结果是”。3Shangairla attrac
8、ts tens of thousands of tourists every day due to its fascinating and _ scenery.Adistinctive BpositiveCsensitive Dattentive答案:A句意是:由于它迷人而独特的景色,香格里拉每天都吸引着成千上万的游客。distinctive“独特的;与众不同的”;positive“积极的”;sensitive“敏感的”;attentive“专心的”。4I cant read the advertisement on the board. Could you hold the light _?
9、新 课 标 第 一 网Aa little bit closer to itBa little bit to it closerCcloser to it a little bitDcloser a little bit to it答案:A句意是:我看不清牌子上的广告,你可不可以把灯拿得更近一点?5You did very well. Have you _ his suggestion to improve your work?Aoffered BadoptedCprovided Dreceived答案:B句意是:你做得很好。你采纳了他的建议来改进你的工作了吗?6The point that y
10、ou make here is very complicated, and I hope you can _ it.Aexplain BsimplifyCshorten Denlarge答案:Bsimplify“简化”,与题干的complicated相呼应,符合题意。.完形填空When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasnt the first time I had been _1_. Like most English children I learned French at schoo
11、l and I had often _2_ to France, so I was used _3_ a foreign language to people who didnt understand _4_. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to _5_ a nice easy holiday without any _6_ problems.How wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a _7_ te
12、lephone to give my friend Danny a _8_ and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me _9_ lost and asked _10_ he could help me. “Yes,” I said, “I want to give my friend a ring.”“Well, thats _11_,” he explained. “Are you getting _12_? But arent you a bit _13_?” “Who is talking about marria
13、ge?” I replied. “I _14_ want to give a ring to tell her Ive arrived. Can you tell me where theres a phone box?” “Oh!” he said, “Theres a phone downstairs.”When at last we _15_ meet up, Danny _16_ the misunderstandings to me. “Dont worry,” she said to me. “I had _17_ misunderstandings at first. There
14、 are lots of words which the Americans _18_ differently in meaning from _19_. Youll soon get used to all the funny things they say. Most of the _20_ British and American people understand each other!”1A.out BaboardCaway Dabroad答案:D由第一段首句“I made my first visit to the United States”以及“I had often _2_
15、to France”可知,这不是“我”第一次出国。abroad“在国外,到国外”;aboard“在(飞机、船)上”。2A.gone BbeenCgot Dcome答案:B根据语法以及句意,此处用had been to表示“去过什么地方”。3A.to speak Bfor speakingCto speaking Dspeaking答案:Cbe used to“习惯于”,to为介词,后接动名词、名词作宾语。4A.English BFrenchCRussian DLatin答案:A作者是英国人且此处为经常去国外,故此处表示“我”已经习惯同不懂英语的人讲外语。5A.having BbuyingCgi
16、ving Dreceiving答案:A表示“度假”应用have a holiday。6A.time BhumanClanguage Dmoney答案:C根据第二段的内容可知作者遇到的是语言问题。7A.perfect BpopularCpublic Dpleasant答案:C根据常识,作者寻找的应该是机场里的公用电话。8A.ring Bletter X Kb 1.C o mCword Dmessage答案:A由telephone及tell her.可知,作者是想给在美国的朋友打个电话。9A.to look BlookingClooked Dlooks答案:Bsee sb. doing sth.“
17、看见某人正在干某事”,符合题意。10A.that BifCwhere Dwhen答案:B这位友善的老人询问是否他能帮助“我”。11A.well BstrangeCnice Dfunny答案:B此处老人将ring理解为戒指,故他对作者的回答感到很奇怪。12A.to marry BmarryingCto be married Dmarried答案:Dget married“结婚”,为固定搭配。13A.small BsmartClittle Dyoung答案:D根据上文可知作者很年轻,还没有到谈论结婚的时候,而现在就要送别人戒指,故这位老人对此感到很奇怪。14A.very BjustCso Djus
18、t now答案:B作者向老人解释,自己只是想给朋友打个电话,而不是送结婚戒指。15A.did BcouldCdo Dcan答案:A助动词did用于肯定句,表示强调。16A.described BexplainedCtalked Dexpressed 新|课 |标|第 |一| 网答案:B根据下文内容可知,作者的朋友对老人的误解作出了解释。17A.so much Bso manyCtoo much Dtoo many答案:Bmisunderstandings为可数名词,故排除A、C项;too many“太多”,不符合题意。18A.write BspeakCuse Dread答案:C产生误解的原因是
19、这两个国家的人们对很多词语在含义上的使用不同。19A.us British BBritish usCwe Britain Dwe British答案:Afrom是介词,后用代词的宾格;British表示“英国人”,作us的同位语。20A.chance BplaceCpeople Dtime答案:Dmost of the time“大多时候”。.阅读理解Many English learners have difficulty deciding what kind of English accent they want to have. A US accent, perhaps modeled
20、on the way a Hollywood star speaks? Or maybe you want to imitate the British accent of a BBC newsreader?Young British people find the US accent attractive while young US people like a British accent. Especially when the person speaking is of the opposite sex! Lets listen to what they have to say.Ste
21、phen Yang, 17, from London, UK:A US accent is cute, especially when a girl speaks it. Whether its Jessica Alba speaking or the girlnextdoor, the way US girls speak has a sweet tingle that is really sassy(时髦)A girl from Texas recently moved into our neighborhood. Her Texan twang(鼻音) had all the boys
22、here on their knees within seconds of meeting her.To me, accents reflect the attitudes, characteristics and lifestyles of the people.Jennifer Sun, 14, from New Jersey, US:From watching English actors like Daniel Radcliffe, my friends and I have developed a soft spot for British men. Some are attract
23、ed to the qualities of English males, while others admire their sense of style.Everyone, however, agrees that the most appealing aspect of an English man is his accent. For example, many American girls watch Harry Potter movies over and over again just to listen to the actors speak.The English accen
24、t seems almost like art.1From the passage, we learn that _.ABritish and American accent each have their advantages.BBritish accent is quite different from American accent.CAmerican accent is more attractive than British English.DAmerican and British accent each have their disadvantages.答案:A纵观全文,文章主要
25、讲述了美式口音和英式口音各有千秋,故选A项。2How does an American learn the British accent?ABy watching English actors like Daniel Radcliffe.BBy modeling English actors like Daniel Radcliffe.CBy saying a sweet tingle that is really sassy in Britain.DBy meeting British people and talking with them.答案:A根据文章的倒数第三段第一句,可知美国人,特别是年轻人,获悉英国口音的途径是通过观看英国的演员,即A项。3What does the underlined sentence mean?ASpeaking British English is very difficult.BSpeaking American English isnt very easy.CThe British accents have its own styles.DAmerican and British accent look like a picture.答案:C此处指美国年轻人喜欢英式口音的原因,即英式英语有自己的风格,故选C项。系列资料