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Unit2 ExploringEnglish
1 Startingout& Understandingideas(Ⅰ)
Ⅰ.FastReading
Scanthetextandchoosethebestansweraccording
tothetext.
1.ThewriterthoughtEnglishcouldbea
languagetolearn.
A.exciting B.interesting
C.puzzling D.crazy
2. askedthe writer whetherthere was
haminahamburger.
A.Thewritersson
B.Thewritersdaughter
C.Thewritershusband
D.Thewritersparents
3.Fromthetextwecanknowthat .
A.homeworkandhouseworkarethesamething
B.peopleoftenfinditeasytolearnEnglish
C.thereisnoeggineggplant
D.wecansay“itssunshining”whenweseesunG
shine
4.Accordingtothetext,Englishreflectsthe
ofthehumanrace.
A.creativity B.intelligence
C.power D.shyness
5.According tothetext,I wind up my watch
means .
A.itstarts B.itends
C.itbreaks D.itslowsdown
Ⅱ.CarefulReading
1.Readthetextandwritedownthemainidea.
ThetexttellsusthatEnglishcanbea
languagetolearn.ThewriterusesmanyexamG
plestoshowthe madnessofEnglish.
2.Matchtherelativeinformationaccordingtothe
writersexperience.
(1)Iwindup my
watch.
(2)Thelightsare
out.
(3)Iwindupthe
passage.
(4)Starsareout.
A.Theyarevisible.
B.Itstarts.
C.TheyareinvisiG
ble.
D.Itends.
Ⅲ.Summary
Fillinthefollowingblankswithaproperwordor
properformoftheword.
Oneday,mysonaskedmewhethertherewas
haminahamburger,1. made merealize
howEnglishcanbe2. crazylanguageto
learn.Inorderto3. (support)hisidea,the
writeruses many examplesto show the unique
4. (mad)ofEnglish.5. example,
theresnoeggineggplant.Neitherpipe6.
appleisinpineapple.Though“hard”istheopposite
7. “soft”,“hardly”and“softly”arenotan
8. (oppose)pair.“Shameful”and“shameG
less”9. (behavior)arethesame.ThereaG
sonis10. Englishwasinventedbypeople
anditreflectsthecreativityofthehumanrace.
1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6.
7. 8. 9.
10.
阅读理解
A
Aftertheexamination,thedoctortoldmyparG
entsmysightwouldgetworseandthatIwould
losemysightfinally.OnthewayhomefromhospiG
tal,no onesaida word.Oneday,wouldIonl