Unit 2Warming up, Prereading, Reading & Comprehending.单词拼写1 Actually (事实上), China may have the largest number of English learners.解析：译文：事实上，中国可能是学英语人数最多的国家。2The little boy is just starting to talk; he has a vocabulary (词汇量)of about ten words.解析：译文：那个小孩刚开始说话，他只有大约十个词的词汇量。3Tom told me that he couldnt speak Chinese very fluently (流利地)解析：译文：汤姆告诉我他的汉语说得不流利。4Only time will tell whether Chinese English will develop its own identity (特色)解析：译文：中式英语会不会形成自己的特色，只有时间来回答了。5The options were History and Geography. I chose the latter (后者)解析：译文：可以选择历史和地理。我选择了后者。6We gradually (逐渐地)get used to getting up early on winter mornings.解析：译文：我们逐渐习惯了在冬天的早上早起。.完成句子1I stayed there for the day because of the heavy rain .因为下大雨，所以我在那儿待了一天。2When the problem came up ， everyone became silent.当问题被提出来时，每个人都沉默了。3We should make good use of our time to do our work efficiently.我们应该充分利用时间高效地工作。4Your question has more than one answer .你的问题答案不止一个人。5You can still catch the train even if you walk there.你即使走着也能赶上火车。6We should base our happiness on good health.我们应该把幸福基于健康的身体之上。7The foreigner over there is a native of Canada .(native n)那边的那位外国人是加拿大人。8The flowers developed by the gardener are growing well.(develop)由这位园艺师培育的花长势很好。.阅读理解A student is learning to speak British English. He wonders (想知道): Can I communicate(交流) with Americans? Can they understand me? Learners of English often ask: What are the differences between British and American English? How important are these differences?Certainly! there are some differences between British and American English. “There are a few differences in grammar. For example, speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have you a pen？” Americans say “in the hospital！” and “Do you have a pen？”. Pronunciation is sometimes different. Americans usually sound the rs in words like “bird” and “hurt”. Speakers of British English do not sound the rs in these words. There are differences between British and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example, “colour” and “honour” are British, “color” and “honor” are American.These differences in grammar, pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary are not important, however. For the most part, British and American English are the same language.文章大意：文章讲述了美国英语和英国英语之间的差别主要在四个方面，并说明了他们属于同一种语言，这两国人在相互理解方面没有什么困难。1According to this passage, a student who is learning to speak American English might be afraid that . A ABritish people cannot understand himBAmerican people cannot understand himCthe grammar is too hard for himDthe spelling is too hard for him解析：推理题。根据文章第一段第二、三句话He wonders (想知道): Can I communicate(交流) with Americans? Can they understand me？说明学英国英语的人会担心美国人能否听懂，而学美国英语的人也担心英国人是否能听懂。故A项正确。2American English and British English are different in D .AspellingBpronunciationCgrammarDall of the above解析：归纳题。根据第二段There are a few differences in grammar. There are differences between British and American English in spelling and vocabulary. Pronunciation is sometimes different. 这三句说明美国英语和英国英语在语法、拼写、词汇和发音方面都有差异，故D项正确。3What is not mentioned(提及) in the passage？ C AWhether there are differences between British English and American English.BWhether British English and American English are one language or two.CHow the differences between British English and American English came about.DHow important the differences are.解析：细节题。在第二段中提及了两国英语之间的确存在着差异；文章最后一句话告诉我们这是一种语言，最后一段也说了这种差异是多么重要。唯独没有提及这种差异是如何产生的。故C项正确。4Most B say “Do you have a watch？”ABritish peopleBAmericansCchildrenDteachers解析：细节题。根据第二段三、四行Americans say“in the hospital！” and “Do you have a pen？”说明Do you have a watch？是讲美国英语的人所说。故B项正确。5According to this passage, British people and Americans have A difficulty in understanding each other.AlittleBmuchCsomeDgreat解析：推理题。根据文章最后一段For the most part, British and American English are the same language. 说明这是一种语言，那么这两国人在理解对方的语言方面没有什么困难，故A项正确。.完形填空If you are learning English because youre going to travel in England and wish to be 1.C there, dont try to speak English perfectly， 2.A if you do so, no one will understand you. In London ninetynine in every hundred people speak 3.B English. You may say that 4.D they dont speak English well themselves, they can 5.C understand it when it is well spoken. They 6.B when the speaker is English. But when the speaker is a 7.A ， the better he speaks, the 8.C it is to understand him.No foreigner can 9.C stress(重读)the syllables(音节)and make the tone(声调) 10.D and fall in question and 11.B exactly as a 12.A does. 13.D the first thing you have to do is to speak with a strong 14.C accent, and speak broken, that is, English without any 15.A . Then every English person you 16.D will at once know you are a foreigner, and try to understand you and be ready to 17.B you. He will not 18.A you t