课时作业 （八） Unit 2 English around the worldSecti on IV Grammar & Writi ng（本栏目内容，在学生用书中以独立形式分册装订！）I .将下面的直接引语变为间接引语1“ Go to bed at the same time every night ，” the doctor said to me.答案： The doctor told me to go to bed at the same time every night.2My father said to me ，“ Dontdrink and drive. ”答案： My father told me not to drink and drive.3“ Please post the letter for me on your way to school ，Mary，” said Tom.答案： Tom asked Mary to post the letter for him on her way to school.4He said to the girl ，“ Go away ！”答案： He ordered the girl to go away.5“ Could you call back later ？” the secretary asked Mike.答案： The secretary asked Mike to call back later.6My mother said to me ，“ Pleaseturn on the computer. ”答案： My mother asked me to turn on the computer.7 The teacher said，“ Dontmake so much noise ， boys. ”答案： The teacher asked the boys not to make so much noise.8Tony said to them，“Becareful when you stop your cars. ”答案： Tony told them to be careful when they stop their cars.n .阅读理解The English language has a lot of words which can be used in many different ways and in many different expressions.One such example is the word matter.In fact，matter can mean just about anything.It could be one of the most useful words in the English language.Let gset to the heart of the matter a matter of principle （ 原则 ）If someone says that you owe （ 欠） him $50 ，but you do n ，ta friend might say ，“Well，you couldpay him the $50.It nost that much money.Then you wonthave to hear him say it anymore. ” But if youdo not owe him the money , do not pay him the money.lt matter of principle.There is another way to use the word matter.But be careful with your choice of words.If you ask some one，“ What the matter ?”， it shows you are worried about the other pers on .But say ing , “ What the matter with you ?” has a completely differe nt meaning.And it usually sou nds rude （粗鲁的）.In fact, when you say，“ Whats the matter with you ?”， you are suggesting that the pers on did somethi ng wrong or stupid.Ano ther expressi on that could sou nd rude is to say ， It does n matter to me. ” Here，it depe nds on the context， and how you say it.Let say you tell some one that a frie nd just got a big raise at work.That pers on an swers with， Itdoes n matter to me. ” Here， it means he or she does not care.A nd it sou nds rude.But say ing， Oh， you pick where we eat dinn er.It does n matter to me. ” does not sou nd rude .Inthis situation， it doesn matter” shows you are easy-going （随和的）.No matter how you look at it and what yousay， matter is a very useful word.And it only amatter of time before you will become an expert on the use of matter.语篇解读 本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了matter 词的诸多用法。1 . We can infer from the text that the word matter.A . has a wide useB. can mean moneyC. is the most used English wordD . has the most different expressions解析：推理判断题。根据第一、二段的描述可知，matter 一词用法很广。答案：A2 . What is the author uggestion in Paragraph 4?A . Every penny counts.B . Stick to what is right.C . Follow your friendadvice.D . Be careful whe n making frie nds.解析：推理判断题。根据第四段中的But if you do not owe him the money ， do not pay him themoney.It a matter of principle可推测，作者认为钱的数目不重要，重要的是原则问题。因此他觉得 在对的事情上要坚持自己的立场，不要轻易作出让步或改变。答案：B3 . The un derl ined word“ con text in the text probably means.A . choiceB . pers onC . situati onD . an swer解析：词义猜测题。根据倒数第二、三段举例说明It doesn matter to me在不同的语境意思不同可知，该表达取决于上下文语境，故选situation。答案：C4 . The author develops the text mainly by.A . using examplesB . giving instructionsC. describing his experiencesD . discussing research findings解析： 写作手法题。根据文中用不同的例子来讲解 matter的用法可知，作者主要是通过举例来展开全文的。答案：A皿.完形填空Every day , more than one billion people connect with each other using social media （ 社交媒体 ）.The ma in positive effect （积极的效果）of social media is also its_1_ : conn ecti on.M oder n life can be very_2_.Many people work long hours.Other people live far away from family and friends in_3_cities or cou ntries.A nd it can be _4_to stay conn ected with the people that are importa nttous.With social media, people everywhere can_5_ with each other.It can also help people make new friends.Often , these are friends they would not have met _6_social media.Suppose you have a very special interest._7_ , you would not meet very many people who _8_ your interest ! But through social media , you can _9_people all over the world with the same in terest.Social media can also help people _10_news about big world events.This lets people all over the world act more_1_.This is very true whe n an earthquake breaks out.It is_12_that social media has many positive effects.But some scie ntists _13 _ ople that it can also be harmful （ 有害的）.Often , when people put things on social media , they only _14_the best things about their lives.They _15_the fun things they are doing or show pictures that mak