Unit 2 Section Ⅱ Using language-【精讲精练】2023-2024学年高中英语必修第一册外研版（课时作业）

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

People often ask me for suggestions about how to learn English.As for it, everyone is different.I'll share some of my experience.I once took a school year English course in Wuhan University, but I mostly learned English on my own.

One thing I can tell you is that, once you start learning, you should try to think in English as much as you can.If you see something when you're riding your bike or walking down the street, just think about “How would I say them in English？” At first, it might be with simple words or phrases, but later you should think about longer phrases and sentences.Now I am in America, and for most of the time, I would think in English and speak it directly.It is amazing how much this helps.

For several years after I started learning, I was often afraid of talking with others in English because I did not want to make mistakes.Finally I got it over.And while traveling in America, I'd try to hang out with friends who couldn't speak Chinese, so that I'd have no choice but to speak English.And I also decided that if I said something stupid and other people laughed at me, then so be it.After that, my English started improving much more quickly.

Besides, it may be a good idea to ask your American friends to look at the way you're writing, and give you some suggestions for improvement.

[语篇解读]　本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了作者学习英语的经历和体验。

1．How long did the author learn English in Wuhan University?

A．A week.　　　 B．A month.

C．A term.  D．A year.

解析　细节理解题。根据第一段中的“I once took a school year English course in Wuhan University, but I mostly learned English on my own.”可知，作者在武汉学习了一年的英语。

答案　D

2．What is the good way to improve your English according to the author?

A．Reading English books.

B．Thinking in English.

C．Watching English films.

D．Learning English grammar.

解析　细节理解题。根据第二段中的“One thing I can tell you is that, once you start learning, you should try to think in English as much as you can.”可知，作者认为学习英语的好方式之一是“用英语思考”。

答案　B

3．Where did the author improve his English quickly?

A．In America.  B．In China.

C．In the university.  D．In the middle school.

解析　细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“And while traveling in America, I'd try to hang out with friends who couldn't speak Chinese, so that I'd have no choice but to speak English.”及“After that, my English started improving much more quickly.”可知，在美国，作者的英语水平得到了迅速的提高。

答案　A

4．What is the best title for the passage?

A．My University Life

B．American English

C．My English Learning Experience

D．The Importance of Learning English

解析　标题归纳题。根据第一段内容可知，人们经常问我如何学习英语。对此，每个人都是不同的。我将分享一些我的经验。下文中，作者介绍了他在美国学习英语的经历和体验。由此可知，C项(我的英语学习经历)为本文最佳标题。

答案　C

B

As a young adult, Noah Webster was a teacher.At that time, the colonies were fighting for independence from Britain.Yet the books that American children used in school all came from Britain.The books were all about British people and British places.Webster wanted books that would mean more to American children.So he wrote three books that used American examples—a grammar book, a spelling book, and a reader.These books were very popular, and millions of them were sold.

Webster was interested in changing the spellings of words.He wanted words to be spelled the way they were pronounced.For example, he thought the word “head” should be spelled “hed”， and the word “laugh” should be spelled “laf”．People liked Webster's suggestions.

However, few words were actually changed.One group of words that were changed were words in which an unpronounced “u” followed an “o”．That is why Americans write “color” and “labor”， and the British write “colour” and “labour”．

With the money he made from his books, Webster was able to write.It was the first American English dictionary, published in 1828.Webster's dictionary had over 70, 000 words and gave the

meaning and origin of each.To this day, Webster's work is the example that most dictionaries of American English follow.

[语篇解读]　这是一篇说明文。本文主要讲了韦伯斯特英语词典的来源， 一位美国教师韦伯斯特为了让学生更好地了解美国， 编写了语法、拼写等教材， 后来他对英语的拼写很感兴趣， 他想把英语拼写成它发音的方式， 最后他编了美国第一本英语词典。

5．Why did Webster decide to write books?

A．Because he wanted to earn more money.

B．Because he wasn't satisfied with the books he used.

C．Because there were not enough books in the market.

D．Because he had to borrow books from Britain when he was a student.

解析　细节理解题。根据第一段中“The books were all about British people and British places.Webster wanted books that would mean more to American children.”可知韦伯斯特决定写书， 因为他对自己使用的书不满意。故选B。

答案　B

6．What can we learn from Paragraph 3?

A．Webster spoke English in a different way.

B．American people didn't like speaking English.

C．Webster was good at correcting mistakes in textbooks.

D．American people didn't write English as exactly as English people did.

解析　细节理解题。根据文中第三段内容可知， 美国人在语言上是有所改变的， 并不像英国人那样拼写准确。所以选D。

答案　D

7．What is Noah Webster famous for in American history?

A．His teaching methods.

B．His dictionary.

C．His fighting for freedom.

D．Learning foreign languages.

解析　推理判断题。根据文中最后一段内容可知， 韦伯斯特编写的词典是美国第一本词典， 以后的词典都是以他的词典为典范， 所以他是以词典而闻名的。故选B。

答案　B

8．What does the last sentence of this article mean?

A．Most dictionaries in the world are the copies of Webster's.