精品资料Module 4 第二课时.单词拼写1This western restaurant is_(优于)to the one we went to last week.2Jimmy_(克服)his difficulties to graduate with a firstclass degree.3He has no_(联系)with foreigners.4Learning to identify and select_(有关)information is a useful skill.5Words cant_(传递)my feelings.6He_(收回)his hand from the hot stove.7Education develops_(潜在的)abilities.8What is the_(寓意)of this story?9He_(挑选)a team for the special task.10Im quite_(含糊的)about what happened.答案：1.superior2.overcame3.association4.relevant5.convey6.withdrew7.potential8.moral9.selected10vague.根据汉语意思完成句子1要鼓励消费者对劣质商品投诉。Consumers are encouraged to_faulty goods.2开场白以后我们马上讨论实质问题，一个小时内便达成了协议。After the introductions we immediately_business and reached an agreement within an hour.3我把这当作是一次学习新技能的机会。I look on it as an opportunity to_.4请向你家里人转达我最美好的祝愿！Please _your family!5他没来看她演出，因此她感到非常失望。She felt he _see her performance.6雨下得很大，小玛丽感到冷，所以紧靠着妈妈站着。It was raining _，Little Mary felt cold so she stood _.7无论谁向她请教，她总是乐意帮忙。_，she is always ready to help.8为了赶上头班公交车，他一早就起来了。He got up early_.9他虽穷，但是诚实。Poor_，he is an honest man.10他醒了过来，结果发现大家都走了。He woke up_.答案：1.complain about2.got down to3.acquire fresh skills4.convey my best wishes to5.had let her down by not coming to6.heavily/hard；close to her mother7.Whoever/No matter who asks her for advice8.so that he could catch the first bus/so as to catch the first bus9.as he is10.(only)to find everyone gone.阅读理解ALanguage is a major problem for the European Union (EU). The agreement or treaty which created the organization that eventually became the EU，the Treaty of Rome，stated that each country s language must be treated equally.The original six countries had only three languages between them：French, German and Dutch/Flemish.However，there are now 15 countries in the EU，with a total of 12 languages.EU documents must be translated into all these languages，and at official meetings the speeches must be translated into all the languages by interpreters.All this translating is very expensive and time consuming(费时的)It is said that nearly half of all employees of the EU are engaged in translating documents and speeches，and nearly half of the EUs administrative(管理方面的)costs are spent on this task.In the near future it is probably that several more countries，most of them having their own languages，will join the EU，thus making the situation even worse.The problem is not just cost：there are practical difficulties as well.With 12 languages，there are 132 possible “translation situations” that might be needed.It is often difficult to find people in the right place at the right time who can translate from (for example) Danish into Greek，or Dutch into Portuguese，at a high professional standard.In practice the problem has been made less severe by the use of English in many contacts between EU officials，since almost all of them speak some English.However，any move to reduce the number of official languages(perhaps to four or five)would be a blow to the price of the smaller countries.Another commonly suggested solution is to make English the official language for all EU business.However，this is strongly resisted by powerful member countries like France and Germany.1Whats the main purpose of this passage?A. To give a solution to a problem.BTo find out a problem and show how severe it is.CTo criticize the European Union for ill efficiency.DTo show that the problem cannot be solved.答案：B推理判断题。本文的主题是说明欧盟内部语言问题的严重性，故选D。2According to the writer，the use of English in contacts among EU officials has_.A. angered the officials who dont speak EnglishBreduced the number of official languagesClessened the effect of the problemDbeen opposed by powerful member countries答案：C推理判斯题。根据文章第四段第一句可知本题选C。3The writer mentions “Danish into Greek”as an example of_.A. a situation that might be difficult to deal withBa situation that occurs oftenCone of the 12 situations that require an interpreterDlanguages easily being interpreted答案：A细节理解题。由文章第三段最后一句可知本题A项正确。4The writer suggests that if the number of official languages was reduced_.A. the EU would not know which official languages to chooseBcountries whose languages were not used officially would be unhappyConly languages which are easy to translate would be used officiallyDthe smaller member countries would be pleased答案：B推理判断题由文章最后一段第二句可知本题选B。BThe number of speakers of English in Shakespeares time is estimated (估计) to have been about five millio