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1、Unit 2English around the worldSection & Section Warming Up & Reading.单句语法填空1Some of the most _(frequent)asked questions about the Internet are listed here.2To speak English _(fluent)，you should read as many English articles as you can.3Lindas health is improving _(gradual)day by day，and the doctor h
2、as advised her to stay home for a couple of weeks.4Growing vegetables looks easy，but _(actual)there is a lot to learn.5My computer has a program which corrects my _(spell)6Do you think him naughty enough?Im afraid hes _ than naughty.7Li Hua has _good knowledge of English and this will improve her ch
3、ance of finding _ proper job.8I am really tired of my job.Its so boring.Why not _(find)a better one?9India has a very large number of English speakers.This is _ Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947.答案：1.frequently2.fluently3.gradually4.actually5.spelling6.more7.a；a8.find9.because.阅读理解Everyday,340 m
4、illion people speak it.One billion people are learning it and it is said that by 2050，half of the worlds population will be using it.What are we talking about？That is the global languageEnglish.The English language started in Britain in the 5th century.It is a mixed language.It was built up when Ger
5、man，Scandinavian and French invaders settled in England and created a common language for communication.Today it is the official language of the UK，the USA，Australia，New Zealand，Canada，South Africa and Ireland as well as many islands in the Caribbean.Many other countries and regions use it for polit
6、ics and business，for example，India.Pakistan，Nigeria and the Philippines.English is also one of the official languages of Hong Kong.But global advertising and pop music mean that in most countries，you will see or hear some English.Thanks_to McDonalds，we all know about“burgers”“fries”and “milkshakes”S
7、ongs by Madonna，Britney Spears and Celine Dion are in English.We can sing along，even if we do not understand what we are singing!English is a messy(杂乱的)language.Every year，dictionaries include new words that talk about popular culture，for example，computerrelated words such as“blogging”，“downl oad”an
8、d“chatro- om”Also included are words that teenagers use.Who does not kn- ow“cool”，“OK”and “hello”？Other languages also influence English.Many English words come from French.Words like“cafe”and expressions like“cest la vie”(that is life)are all part of the English language.On the other hand，the Frenc
9、h language includes English words like“le wee- kend”and “le camping”German words are also part of English. Words like“kindergarten”come from the German language.Recently，British people have become interested in “yoga”But the word comes from an ancient Hindu language in India.1The English language ha
10、s a history of_.Aover 2000 years Bover 500 yearsCover 1500 yearsDover 1000 years2The underlined expression“thanks to”can be replaced by _.Aon account of Bthankful toCnot untilDas if3Which of the following statements is true about the language of English?AIt has been changing all the time.BIt has bor
11、rowed words from all the other languages.CFrench words are used by the English because dictionaries have French words.DSingers and film stars have the greatest influence on language.答案：1.C解析：细节理解题。由原文第二段第一句可知。2A解析：词义猜测题。句中划线部分意思为“多亏了，由于”，故同于A项。3A解析：推理判断题。由原文内容概括可知：英语处于不断的变化发展中。.完形填空When Pat Jones fi
12、nished college，she decided to travel around the world and see as many foreign places as she could _1_ she was young.Pat wanted to visit Latin America _2_，so she got a job _3_ an English teacher in a school in Bolivia.Pat spoke a little Spanish，_4_ she was able to communicate with her students even w
13、hen they didnt _5_ much English.A sentence she had read somewhere was in her mind：if you dream _6_ a foreign language，you have really mastered (掌握)it.Pat repeated this sentence to her students and _7_ that some day she would dream in Spanish and they would dream in _8_.One day，one of her _9_ student
14、s came up and explained in Spanish that he had not done his homework.He had _10_ early and had slept _11_.“What does this have to do with your _12_？”Pat asked.“I dreamed all night，Miss Jones.And my dream was in English.”“In English？”Pat was very _13_，since he was such a bad student.She was _14_ secr
15、etly jealous(嫉妒的)Her _15_ was still not in Spanish.But she encouraged(鼓励)her young student，“Well，_16_ me about your dream.”“All the people in my dream _17_ English，”the student said.“And all the signs were in English.All the newspapers and magazines and all the TV programs were in English.”“But thats _18_，”said Pat.“What did all the people say to you？”“Im sorry，Miss Jones.Thatt _19_ I slept so badly.I didnt _20_ a word they said.It was a nightmare(噩梦)！”1A.because BwhileCifDsince2A.first Bat fi
