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1、Unit 2 English around the world Section Grammar & Writing.完成句子1老师要这个学生记下他所说的话。The teacher told the student to set down what he said.2请叫邻居们不要这样喧哗。Please ask the neighbours not to make so much noise3我们学校将于今晚七点在校音乐厅举行英语晚会。Our school is holding an English party at seven in the concert hall this evening.
2、4主席建议我们应该友好相处，并且努力工作来实现我们的目标。The chairman suggested we should get along/on well with each other and work hard to achieve our goal.5要求你会说英语。You are required to be able to speak English.阅读理解AEnglish is the most widely used language in the history of our planet.One in every seven human beings can speak
3、 it.More than half of the worlds books and three quarters of international mails are in English.Of all languages，English has the largest vocabularyperhaps as many as two million words.However，lets face it：English is a crazy language.There is no egg in an eggplant，neither pine nor apple in a pineappl
4、e and no ham in a hamburger.Sweetmeats are candy，while sweetbreads，which arent sweets，are meat.We take English for granted.But when we explore its paradoxes (矛盾)，we find that quicksand can work slowly，boxing rings are square，public bathrooms have no baths in them.And why is it that a writer writes，b
5、ut fingers dont fing，grocers dont groce，and hammers dont ham？If the plural(复数) of tooth is teeth，shouldnt the plural of booth be beeth？One goose，two geeseso one moose，two meese?How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same，while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites？How can overlook and overs
6、ee be opposites，while quite a lot and quite a few are alike？How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next?English was invented by people，not computers，and it reflects the creativity of human beings.Thats why，when stars are out，they are visible; but when the lights are out，they
7、 are invisible.And why，when I wind up my watch，I start it; but when I wind up this essay，I end it.【语篇解读】本文介绍了英语中一些令人迷惑的表达。1According to the passage Asweetmeats and sweetbreads are different thingsBthere should be egg in an eggplantCpineapples are the apples on the pine treeDboxing rings should be ro
8、und【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句话“Sweetmeats are candy，while sweetbreads，which arent sweets，are meat.”可知A为正确选项。【答案】A2Which of the following is the correct plural?ABeeth.BGeese.CMeese.DTooth.【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段“One goose，two geese”可知B为正确选项。【答案】B3Which of the following includes two items which have the similar mean
9、ing?AA wise man and a wise guy.BOverlook and oversee.CQuite a lot and quite a few.DHot as hell and cold as hell.【解析】细节理解题。根据第五段“.while quite a lot and quite a few are alike？”可知C为正确选项。【答案】C4The underlined words “wind up” in the last paragraph probably mean “ ”AblowBroll upCget hurtDfinish【解析】词义猜测题。根据
10、最后一段“but when I wind up this essay，I end it”中的end可知D为正确选项。【答案】DBHave you ever considered all the English expressions that include words about clothes？Lets have a look.People wear pants to cover the lower part of their bodies.We sometimes say that people who are nervous have ants in their pants.Somet
11、imes，people may get caught with their pants down.They are found doing something they should not be doing.And，in every family，one person takes control.Sometimes a wife tells her husband what to do.Then we say she wears the pants in the family.Pants usually have pockets to hold things.Money that is li
12、kely to be spent quickly can burn a hole in your pocket.Sometimes you need a belt to hold up your pants.If you have less money than usual，you may have to tighten your belt.I always praise people who can save their money and not spend too much.I really take my hat off to them.Yet，when it comes to my
13、own money，I spend it at the drop of a hat，which means I instantly spend it.Boots are a heavy or strong kind of shoes.People who are too big for their boots think they are more important than they really are.I dislike such people.My father is an important person.He runs a big company.He wears a suit
14、and tie，and a shirt with sleeves that cover his arms.Some people who do not know him well think he is too serious and never shows his feelings openly.But I know that my father wears his heart on his sleeve.【语篇解读】本文向我们介绍了一些英语中与衣服有关的表达。5Which of the following expressions can show someone is nervous?AG
15、et caught with ones pants down.BHave ants in ones pants.CWear the pants in the family.DBurn a hole in ones pocket.【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段的“We sometimes say that people who are nervous have ants in their pants.”可知应选B。【答案】B6If we say someone has to tighten his belt，we probably mean he Ahas done something wrongBused to live a rich lifeChas put on the wrong pantsDis short of money【解析】词义猜测题。根据第三段的“If you have less money than usual，you may have to tighten your belt.”可知应选D。【答案】D7Someone who spends his money at the drop of a hat most probably
