2019-2020学年新教材高中英语 Unit 2 Exploring English Period

[基础训练]Ⅰ单词拼写1．Wedonothavethe________(财力)toupdateourcomputersoftware.答案：resources答案2．Doyouhaveany________(评论)tomakeaboutthecauseofthedisaster?答案：comment答案3．It'sahotelintheheartofthe________(市中心)．答案：downtown答案4．Theemergency________(出口)isatthebackofthebus.答案：exit答案5．Shefelloffherbicycleandhurtherlegs________(相当，颇)badly.答案：rather答案Ⅱ单句语法填空1．Alighthousemarkstheentrance________theharbour.答案：to句意：灯塔是进入海港的标志。entranceto...“进入”。答案2．Ifyoudecidetoworkforourorganization,youwillbepart________agreatteam.答案：ofbe(a)partofsth.意为“是某事物的一部分”。答案3．Shemadehelpfulcomments________mystudy.答案：onmakecommentsonsth.意为“对某事做出评论”。答案4．Ihad________froginmythroatwhenIgotacold.答案：ahaveafroginone'sthroat是一个常用的俚语，常表示“因为喉咙痛说话困难”。答案5．Woolsockswick________sweat.答案：awaywickway“吸走”；句意：羊毛袜子吸汗。答案6．(2017·天津高考)Ireadsomewherethatwespendafullthirdofourlives________(wait)．答案：waitingspendsometimedoingsth.意为“花时间做某事”。答案7．Althoughitseems________(confuse),theAmericansandtheBritishhavelittleornodifficultyinunderstandingeachother.答案：confusingconfusing常用来描述某事物的性质，意为“令人困惑的”。答案8．Thissongremindedme________mystorywhenIvisitedBeijing.答案：ofremindsb.ofsth.意为“使某人想起某事”。答案9．________youcansee,thenumberofcarsonourroadskeepsrisingthesedays.答案：Asas引导非限制性定语从句，在从句中作宾语，指代主句的内容。答案10．Ipick________languageseasily.答案：uppickup为常用固定短语，意为“学会，习得”。答案[思维训练]Ⅰ阅读理解ATheBritishareknownfortheirsenseofhumor.However,itisoftendifficultforforeignerstounderstandtheirjokes.ThemainpointtorememberisthattheBritishoftenuseunderstatement.Understatementmeanssayinglessthanyouthinkorfeel.Forexample,ifsomeonegetsverywetinashowerofrain,hemightsay,“It'salittledamp(潮湿的)outside.”Or,ifsomeoneisveryimpoliteandshoutsatanotherperson,someoneelsemightsay,“Sheisn'texactlyfriendly.”Understatementisoftenusedinunpleasantsituationortomakeanotherpersonlooksilly.UnderstatementplaysanimportantpartinBritishhumor.AnotherkeytounderstandingBritishhumoristhattheBritishliketomakefunofthemselvesaswellasothers.Theyoftenlaughaboutthesillyandunpleasantthingsthathappentooureverydaylifewhensomeoneaccidentallyfallsoverinthestreet.Theyalsoliketomakejokesaboutpeoplefromdifferentclassesofsociety.Theyliketomakejokesabouttheiraccents,thewaytheydressandthewaytheybehave.What'smore,theBritishlovetowatchcomediesaboutpeoplewhodonotknowhowtobehaveinsociety.ThecomediesseriesMrBeanisagoodexampleofthiskindofhumor.MrBeanisthecharactercreatedbyBritishactorRowanAtkinsonin1990.MrBeandoesn'ttalkoften,andinsteadheuseshisbodymovementandfacialexpressionstomakepeoplelaugh.PerhapswhatmakesMrBeansofunnyisthathedoesthingsthatadultsintherealworldcannotdo.MrBeanispopularinmanycountriesaroundtheworldbecauseyoudonothavetospeakEnglishtounderstandthehumor.Becauseofthis,manypeoplehavebecomefamiliarwiththeBritishsenseofhumor.篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了英国人幽默的关键点是喜欢轻描淡写和开自己和他人的玩笑。1．WhyisitdifficultforforeignerstounderstandBritishjokes?A．TheBritishoftenenlargethefact.B．Britishjokesareconnectedwithmanydifferentcultures.C．TheBritishtrytomakeoutthatsomethingislessimportantthanitis.D．Britishjokesarenotasfunnyasjokesinothercountries.答案：C细节理解题。由第一段最后两句及第二段第一句可知，英国玩笑难理解是因为英国人喜欢轻描淡写地描述事情。故选C。答案2．Theauthorexplainsunderstatementby________.A．usingexamplesB．makingcomparisonsC．followingtimeorderD．describingaprocess答案：A推理判断题。由第二段中的“Forexample”可推断出作者通过举例来解释“有保留的陈述”。故选A。答案3．MrBeanmakespeoplelaughby________.A．tellingfunnystoriesB．makingjokesaboutothers'accentsC．copyinghowothersbehaveD．usinghisbodymovementandfacialexpressions答案：D细节理解题。由最后一段第二句“MrBeandoesn'ttalkoften,andinsteadheuseshisbodymovementandfacialexpressionstomakepeoplelaugh.”可知，憨豆先生使用自己的身体活动和面部表情让人们笑。故选D。答案4．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．BritishHumorinComedyB．HumorinDifferentCulturesC．DevelopingYourSenseofHumorD．UnderstandingBritishHumor答案：D标题判断题。由第一段最后一句“ThemainpointtorememberisthattheBritishoftenuseunderstatement.”和第三段第一句“AnotherkeytounderstandingBritishhumoristhattheBritishliketomakefunofthemselvesaswellasothers.”可知，这篇短文主要介绍了理解英国人幽默的两个关键点——喜欢轻描淡写和开自己和他人的玩笑。故选D。答案BTherearesomedifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish.Somedifferencesarequiteinteresting.WhenmyfriendLilyfromLondonusedtheword“larder”，Ididn'tknowwhatitmeant.RealizingIdidn'tfollowher,sheusedanotherword.Ifinallyknewshewantedtofindsomethingtokeepsomefood.Thenextwordcameupwhenwewereplanningalunchdate.Shejotted_downthedateandtimeinherdiary,whileImarkedmycalendar.Ifshecalledmeonthephone,shewouldringmeup.Butifthelinewasbusy,shewouldsaythelinewasengaged.Mosttimes,IcanknowwhatLilymeans.Lastweek,sheregrettedsendingherboystowatchanearlymorningtennisgamewithouttheirfleeces.Ithoughtthatshemeantwithouttheirjacketsorsomethinglikethose.Othertimes,wehavetoaskeachother.Sherecentlytoldmeafunnytaleaboutawomanwhowaspissed.Iwonderedwhathadmadetheladyangry.Itturnsoutthatpissedmeansdrunk.Hereisonemoreexample.MyBritishfriendJanewasfillingoutaticketatthegrocerystorerecently.Sheaskedtheyoungmanifhehadarubber.Whenshenoticedhedidn'tfollowher,shequicklyaskedforaneraser,which,inEngland,isoftencalledarubber.InordertocommunicatewellwiththeBritish,weAmericansshouldlearnsomewordsthattheBritishusediffere