Unit 2 English around the world Section Learning about Language &Using Language.单句语法填空1Please learn the new words and expressions (express)by heart.2The famous actress，Fan Bingbing，plays a leading role in the TV play.3Jobs was recognized (recognize)as/to be a genius of computer.4You are requested not to smoke (smoke) in the public places.5She has a good command of English.6There are many poor people in African (Africa) countries.7This is because the earth is travelling round the sun.8Generally speaking，the eastern (east) part of China is more developed than the west.9He was admitted to a very famous university.But I have no such luck.10He works in the same school as I do.完成句子 【导学号：94180036】1手机在我们的日常生活中起着重要的作用。Mobile phones are playing an important part in our daily life.2她精通英语，所以她英语歌曲唱得很好。She has a command of English，so she sings English songs well.3那是因为人们希望和平能够重返这个国家。That is because the peace is expected to return to the country.4他考试不及格的原因是他根本没努力学习过。The reason why he didnt pass the exam was that he had never studied hard.5其实，在我们班里没有那样的学生。In fact，there is no such student in our class.阅读理解ATowards the end of Middle English，a sudden change in pronunciation started，with vowels (元音) pronounced shorter and shorter.From the 16th century the British had contact(接触)with many peoples from around the world.This meant that many new words and phrases entered the language.The invention of printing also meant that there was now a common language in print.Books became cheaper and more people learned to read.Spelling and grammar became fixed, and the dialect of London became the standard.In 1604 the first English dictionary came out.Early Modern English and Late Modern English are mostly different in the number of words.Late Modern English has many more words，mainly because of the following two reasons：First，the Industrial Revolution(工业革命)led to the need for new words.Second, the British Empire covered one quarter of the earths surface，and the English language took in foreign words from many countries.From around 1600，the English colonization(殖民地化) of North America led to American English.Some English pronunciations and words froze when they reached America.In some ways，American English is more like the English of Shakespeare than modern British English is.Some expressions that are called “Americanisms”are in fact from British expressions.They were kept in the colonies while lost for a time in Britain.Spanish also had an influence on American English，words like canyon, ranch, stampede and vigilante are from Spanish.French words and West African words (through the slave trade) also influenced American English.Today，American English has a greater influence，because of the USAs movies，television，popular music，trade and technology.【语篇解读】本文介绍了英语的发展史。1The main difference between Early and Late Modern English lies in AvocabularyBspellingCgrammarDpronunciation【解析】细节理解题。根据文中的“Early Modern English and Late Modern English are mostly different in the number of words.”可推知答案。【答案】A2What helped to increase the vocabulary of Late Modern English?athe invention of printingbthe Industrial Revolutioncthe colonizationdthe contact with other countriesAa，b，cBa，c，dCa，b，dDb，c，d【解析】细节理解题。根据文中的“mainly because of the following two reasons：First the Industrial Revolution(工业革命)led to the need for new words.Second，the British Empire covered one quarter of the earths surface，and the English language took in foreign words from many countries.”可推知答案。【答案】D3What does the underlined word “froze” mean?ARemained unchanged.BDisappeared.CImproved.DKept active.【解析】词义猜测题。根据文中的“Some expressions that are called Americanisms are in fact from British expressions.”可推知答案。【答案】A4The third paragraph mainly talks about Adifferent kinds of EnglishBEnglish colonies in North AmericaCother languages influence on American EnglishDthe difference between American English and British English【解析】段落大意题。根据文中的“Spanish also had an influence on American English，words like canyon，ranch stampede and vigilante are from Spanish.French words and West African words(through the slave trade)also influenced American English.”可推知答案。【答案】CB(2015全国卷)The freezing Northeast hasnt been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter，so when the chance came for a weekend to Sarasota，Florida，my bags were packed before you could say “sunshine”I left for the land of warmth and vitamin C(维生素C)，thinking of beaches and orange trees.When we touched down to blue skies and warm air，I sent up a small prayer of gratefulness.Swimming pools，wine tasting，and pink sunsets(at normal evening hours，not 4 in the afternoon)filled the weekend，but the best partparticularly to my taste，dulled by months of coldweather root vegetableswas a 7 am.adventure to the Sarasota farmers market that proved to be more than wo