2019-2020学年新教材高中英语 Unit 5 Languages around the wor

SectionⅡReadingandThinking课时作业(一)Ⅰ完形填空EventhoughI'velivedmostofmylifeinChina,Englishhasalwaysbeenanimportantpartofmylife.WhenIwasfouryearsold,myfamilyandI1totheUS,wherewelivedinHouston,Texas,forayear.Iwastoo2thentofullyunderstandwhatitwasliketobeinsuchadifferentenvironment,but3，Englishstartedtomakeitswayintomylife.Atfirst,Ididn'treallyknowhowto4withmyforeignclassmateswithproperEnglish,buttheywereniceand5，andverysoonEnglishbecamelikeasecondlanguagetome.Icould6myselfinbothChineseandEnglish.Ihadanotheruseful7.Englishis8atoolofcommunicationforme;ithasalsobroughtanewworldof9tome.WhenIwasinfourthgrade,myfriends10meaverypopularbookseriescalledPercyJackson&theOlympians,andIfeltthenthatIhadneverreadanystorythat11measmuch.Ibeganto12theworldofEnglishliterature(文学)andfoundthatallthe13booksandstoriesIcameacrossopenedmyeyestoadifferent14fromtheoneIhadbeenfamiliarwith.IlovedthestoriesIwouldotherwisehave15ifIhadnotknownEnglish.Allinall,Englishhasgivenmeanothertoolforcommunicatingwithothers,16tounderstandandacceptthingsIwouldneverhave17andbroughtmemuch18throughreading.IthinkIamvery19tohavelearnedEnglishbecauseithashelped20myviewoftheworld,anditstilldoes.篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了英语对作者的重要影响。1．A.rodeB．droveC．movedD．travelled答案：C根据下文内容可知，在“我”四岁时全家移居(move)美国Houston。故选C。答案2．A.youngB．sillyC．shyD．tired答案：A根据上句中的“WhenIwasfouryearsold”可知当时“我”年龄太小(young)，不能完全理解在陌生的环境中会怎么样。故选A。答案3．A.sadlyB．unexpectedlyC．finallyD．slowly答案：D进入了一个陌生的环境，慢慢地英语进入了“我”的生活。slowly表示一个逐渐的过程，故选D。答案4．A.argueB．communicateC．dealD．fight答案：B刚开始“我”不知道怎样和同学们用合适的英语交流(communicate)。故选B。答案5．A.braveB．honestC．patientD．funny答案：C根据语境可知，这里应该是表达同学们都很好很有耐心(patient)，很快英语变成了“我”的第二语言。故选C。答案6．A.expressB．improveC．explainD．test答案：A根据“Englishbecamelikeasecondlanguagetome”可知英语成了第二语言，“我”能用汉语和英语两种语言表达(express)自己。故选A。答案7．A.friendB．toyC．ideaD．tool答案：D“我”能用汉语和英语两种语言表达自己，“我”拥有了另外一个有用的交流工具(tool)。下文“atoolofcommunicationforme”也是提示，故选D。答案8．A.lessthanB．morethanC．otherthanD．ratherthan答案：Blessthan“少于”；morethan“多于，不仅仅”；otherthan“除了，不同于”；ratherthan“而不是”。此处是指英语对“我”来说不仅仅是一种交流工具。故选B。答案9．A.drawingB．teachingC．singingD．reading答案：D英语把“我”带进了一个新的阅读(reading)世界，指读了许多英语书。下文中的“popularbookseries”“Englishliterature”也是提示，故选D。答案10．A.gaveB．threwC．soldD．returned答案：A此处指四年级时朋友(送)给(give)了“我”一套畅销书PercyJackson&theOlympians。故选A。答案11．A.frightenedB．relaxedC．attractedD．worried答案：C此处指“我”以前从未读过这么吸引“我”的书。故选C。答案12．A.findB．discoverC．exposeD．present答案：Bfind“查找，找到”；discover“发现”；expose“揭露，揭发”；present“提出，呈现”。看完这本书后“我”开始“探索”英语文学世界。故选B。答案13．A.differentB．valuelessC．expensiveD．priceless答案：Adifferent“不同的”；valueless“无价值的”；expensive“昂贵的”；priceless“无价的，极贵重的”。与句中“different”呼应，指“我”遇到的所有不同的书和故事开阔了“我”的眼界。故选A。答案14．A.groupB．cityC．schoolD．world答案：D与上文中的“anewworld”和“theworldofEnglishliterature”呼应，指英语文学书籍把“我”带到了一个和“我”熟悉的世界完全不同的另一个世界。故选D。答案15．A.hatedB．missedC．forgottenD．touched答案：B此处指如果“我”不懂英语就会错过这么多好书。miss这里表示错过，故选B。答案16．A.toldB．forcedC．askedD．trained答案：D英语赋予了“我”另一种交流工具，培养(trained)“我”理解和接受新事物的能力。故选D。答案17．A.imaginedB．chosenC．usedD．collected答案：A英语让“我”理解和接受了以前从未想象(imagine)过的事物，故选A。答案18．A.troubleB．treasureC．enjoymentD．honor答案：Ctrouble“麻烦”；treasure“财富，财产”；enjoyment“享受，乐趣”；honor“荣誉”。根据上下文语境可知，这里应该是说英语阅读给“我”带来了许多乐趣，故选C。答案19．A.regretfulB．luckyC．disappointedD．wise答案：Bregretful“后悔的”；lucky“幸运的”；disappointed“失望的”；wise“明智的”。“我”认为“我”很幸运学习了英语，因为它帮助“我”塑造了世界观。故选B。答案20．A.shapeB．correctC．checkD．share答案：Ashape“形成，塑造”；correct“改正，告诫”；check“检查，核对”；share“分享”。此处指英语帮“我”塑造了世界观，故选A。答案Ⅱ阅读理解AToday,wecompleteourstoryabouttheinfluentialEnglishwriterWilliamShakespeare.Hewroteplaysandpoemsduringthelatefifteenthandearlysixteenthcenturies,whichremainverypopulartoday.Duringearliertimes,peoplewouldprobablyhavelearnedseveralancientRomanandGreekplays.Itwasnotunusualforwriterstoproducemorecurrentversionsoftheseworks.Forexample,inShakespeare'splayTheComedyofErrorsShakespeareborrowedcertaindetailsfromtheancientRomanwriterPlautus.ForhisplayMacbeth,ShakespearemostlikelyusedaworkonScottishhistorybyRaphaelHolinshedforinformation.Shakespearemighthaveborrowedfromotherwriters,buttheintensity(强度)ofhisimaginationandlanguagemadetheplayshisown.Whilemanyplaysbyotherwritersofhistimehavebeenforgotten,Shakespeareandhisartliveon.Shakespearewasalsoinfluencedbytheworldaroundhim.HedescribedthesightsandsoundsofLondoninhisplays.Hisworksincludeobservationsaboutpoliticalstruggles,thefearofdiseases,andthepopularlanguageofthecity'stradesmen.Shakespeare'sknowledgeoftheEnglishcountrysideisalsoclear.Hisworksincludedescriptionsofdeepforests,localflowers,andtheancientpopulartraditionsofruralpeople.ItwouldbeimpossibletolistallofthewaysinwhichShakespeare'sworkshaveinfluencedtheworldculture.ButthefirstandgreatestexamplewouldbehisgreatinfluenceontheEnglishlanguage.Duringhistime,theEnglishlanguagewaschanging.Manynewwordsfromotherlanguageswerebeingadded.Shakespeareusedhissharpmindandpoeticinventiveness(创造力)tocreatehundredsofnewwordsandreworkoldones.Forexample,hecreatedthenounformsof“critic”，“mountaineer”and“eyeball”.ManycommonexpressionsinEnglishcomefromhisplays,including“pompandcircumstance(装腔作势)”fromOthello,“fullcircle(绕圈子地)”fromKingLear,