Unit 2 Period 3 Developing ideas and Presenting ideas（分层作业）英语外研版2019必修第一册

Unit 2 Period 3 Developing ideas & Presenting ideas分层练习 基础达标 01 能力提升 02 拓展培优 03 Ⅰ.默写重点单词(共30空；每空1.5分，满分45分) 1．____________ n．一套住房，公寓套房 adj.平坦的；扁平的 2．____________ n．电梯，升降机 3．____________ n．上下文，语境 4．____________ n．资料，(教学)资源 5．____________ adv.相当，颇 6．____________ n．评论 vi.& vt.发表意见；评论 7．____________ n．喉咙，咽喉 8．____________ adj.在城镇中心区的，在闹市区的 adv.在/往城市的商业区/市中心 9．____________ n．靴子 10．____________ n．大门(口)，入口(处) 11．____________ n．区域 12．____________ n．出口 13．____________ adv.在楼下 14．____________ adj.奇特的，古怪的 15．____________ adj.消极的，负面的 16．____________ n．错误，谬误 17．____________ n．增加物，添加物→__________ vt.增加；添加→____________ adj.附加的，另外的，追加的→____________ adv.除此之外，此外 18．____________ adv.事实上，实际上→________ adj.实际的；真实的 19．____________ adj.(书写或言谈)非正式的→____________ adj.正式的；正规的→________ adv.正式地；形式上 Ⅱ.词形变化填空(共5小题；每题3分，满分15分) 1．If you want to play badminton well，you should master some ____________(base) skills. 2．We are trying to raise ____________(aware) about the environment in general and air pollution in particular. 3．I subscribe to this English newspaper with the ____________(intend) of improving my English. 4．The misadventure served as a _________(remind) of just how dangerous mountaineering can be. 5.Actually illness and age changed him beyond ____________(recognise)． Ⅲ.默写核心短语(共10小题；每题2分，满分20分) 1．________________ (尤因喉咙痛)说话困难 2．________________意识到，察觉到 3．be based on/upon________________ 4．be short for________________ 5．at sixes and sevens________________ 6．pull up one’s socks ________________ 7．play safe________________ 8．expect to do ________________ 9．spend time (in) doing________________ 10．be different from ________________ Ⅳ.选词填空(共5小题；每题3分，满分15分) 从上面默写核心短语中选择合适的完成下列句子 1．It is said that the film ______________________ a novel written by a young author. 2．I am confident that most of us _________________ the real meaning of this well­known saying. 3．The bus might be early，so we’d better ________________________ and leave at the moment. 4．Have you ever heard of CRH？Actually it ________________________ China Railway High­speed，which refers to the high­speed trains in China. 5．My apartment is _____________________________；I must spare some time to clean it up. 答案： Ⅰ.1.flat　2.elevator　3.context　4.resource　5.rather 6．comment　7.throat　8.downtown　9.boot　10.entrance 11．section　12.exit　13.downstairs　14.odd　15.negative 16．error　17.addition；add；additional；additionally　18.actually；actual　19.informal；formal；formally Ⅱ.1.basic　2.awareness　3.intention　4.reminder 5．recognition Ⅲ.1.have a frog in one’s throat　2.be aware of　3.以……为基础　4.是……的缩写　5.乱七八糟的，混乱的　6.鼓起勇气　7.不冒险，求稳　8.期待去做；期望做　9.花费时间做……　10.与……不同　 Ⅳ.1.is based on/upon　2.are aware of　3.play safe　4.is short for　5.at sixes and sevens 2． 完成句子(应用文写作——自我介绍) 1．得知你打算学习中文我很高兴，我写信是想给你一些建议。 I’m delighted to learn that you ，and I’m writing to offer you some advice. 2．我想提醒你选择一门听说课程。 I would like to . 3．以下就是你应选择听说课程的原因。 Here why you should choose the Listening and Speaking course. 4．听说课程不仅帮助你获得大量词汇，而且还可以让你有机会说汉语。 Not only ， but it also offers you an opportunity to speak Chinese. 5．人们普遍认为熟能生巧，所以如果你多说汉语，你就能学得更好。 practice makes perfect，so if you speak Chinese more，you can learn better. 答案： 1. intend to learn Chinese　2.remind you to choose a Listening and Speaking course　3.are the reasons　4.does the Listening and Speaking course help you gain a large vocabulary　5.It is widely recognised that 语法填空 An idiom is a turn of phrase which may seem beyond comprehension to someone who is not familiar 1.______ the language in which it is spoken.As a general rule，idioms are also very difficult to translate，except in a very roundabout(迂回的) way.Because idioms are used so 2.___________(frequent)，several companies have made idiom dictionaries 3. list idioms and their proper usage for language learners. If someone were to look at the words of an idiom alone，they might have 4.______________(difficult) understanding the meaning of the phrase.In other 5._____________(situation)，an idiom may have something to do with a cultural body of knowledge such as literature，which can be 6. (confuse) to someone who is not absorbed in that culture. Popular sayings are often idioms，7. is the case with “let the cat out of the bag”．In this sense，a cat is no actually being let out of the bag，and the listener understands that the speaker is referring to letting out a secret. Many idioms are colorful and curious，and 8. (they) origins are impossible to trace(追踪)．It 9. (suspect) that William Shakespeare added several hundred to the English language，but countless others are constantly acquired and dropped over time.These features of speech color a language，making it more alive and fun 10. (use)． 答案.1.with　2.frequently　3.that/which　4.difficulty　5.situations　6.confusing　7.as　8.their　9.is suspected　10.to use 四、阅读理解 A Jeremy from America cannot understand why a lady he met outside the Hyde Park in London said，“Oh，isn’t it cold？”，and he thinks of this behaviour as a distinctively English concern about the weather.In fact，the female was just trying to strike up a conversation with Jeremy.Not necessarily a long conversation —just an exchange of greetings.It is not always quite that obvious，but all English weather conversations have a distinctive system conducted according to unwritten but accepted rules. The unpredictable nature of our weather ensures that there is always something new to comment on，or perhaps most importantly，agree about.We have already generally recognized that weather­speak greetings like “Cold，isn’t it？” require the response expressing agreement，as in “Yes，isn’t it？”．It would be very rude to respond with “No，actually it’s quite mild.” or “It’s pretty hot to me.” If you break the rule on purpose，you will find that the atmosphere becomes rather tense and awkward.There may be an uncomfortable silence.Most likely，they will either change the subject or continue talking about the weather among themselves politely，if coldly，ignoring your faux pas. There is，however，one situation in which English weather­speakers are not required to obey the agreement rule at all and that is the male­bonding argument，particularly the pub­argument.In the special environment of the pub，constant disagreement not just on the weather，but on everything else as well is a means of expressing friendship. While we may spend much of our time complaining about our weather，foreigners are not allowed to criticize it.Indeed，this brings us to the weather as family rule.In this respect，we treat the English weather like a member of our family: one can complain about the behaviour of one’s own children or parents，but any blame from an outsider is unacceptable.The weather may be one of the few things about which the English are still unconsciously and unashamedly patriotic(爱国的)． 1．Why did the lady comment on the weather to Jeremy? A．To begin a casual chat. B．To build up friendship. C．To send seasonal greetings. D．To express dissatisfaction. 2．What does the underlined phrase “faux pas” in paragraph 2 probably mean? A．Improper response. B．Careless attitude. C．Rude interruption. D．Frequent complaint. 3．What is paragraph 3 mainly about? A．Male bonding in pubs. B．Argument about weather. C．Exception to the agreement rule. D．Making friends by disagreement. 4．What is the best title for this text? A．Politeness Tips for Foreigners B．Hidden Rules of English Weather Conversation C．How to Make a Weather Conversation D．Accepted Rules in Social Life B Giving children music lessons won’t just introduce them to music—it could also greatly improve their language skills but it isn’t understood if this is a side effect of a general improvement of cognitive(认知的) skills，or something that directly affects language processing. Now，we are getting closer to an answer，thanks to a study of 74 Chinese kindergarten children，led by Robert Desimone from MIT.For the study，Desimone’s team chose children from the Chinese education system，with the support of education officials who wanted to see how it might improve their learning. The 4 to 5­year­old Mandarin­speaking children in the study were divided into three groups.One group received a 45­minute piano lesson three times a week，while another received extra reading instruction classes.The third group acted as controls，taking no extra lessons beyond their usual classes. The classes lasted for six months，after which the children were tested on their ability to tell words based on differences in tones，consonants(辅音)，or vowels(元音)．The test results showed that the children who had taken piano lessons performed better at telling the difference between words that differ by a single consonant，when compared with the children who took extra reading lessons.Compared to the control group，both the music learners and the extra reading group did better in telling the difference between words based on vowel differences. “It looks like for recognizing differences between sounds，including speech sounds，it is better than extra reading.That means schools could pay more attention to music，” Desimone says.“It’s not worse than giving extra reading to the children，which is probably what many schools are trying to do—get rid of the art education and just have more reading.” 5．What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 2 refer to? A．Learning music. B．The Chinese education. C．A study of children’s schooling. D．Improvement of cognitive skills. 6．What did the third group learn in the study? A．Ways to improve their study. B．Extra lessons about reading tips. C．Three extra piano lessons a week. D．Nothing else except their usual studies. 7．Which was one of the results of the study? A．Learning music determined kids’ interest in study. B．The piano played a key part in kids’ learning. C．Children taking piano lessons didn’t perform well. D．The extra reading group were good at telling vowels. 8.What can we conclude from what Desimone says? A．Many schools value art education. B．Schools will increase reading classes. C．It isn’t wise to cut back on music lessons. D．Children who learn music perform better at school. C French writer Frantz.Fanon once said: “To speak a language is to take on a world，a culture.” Since the world changes every day，so does our language. More than 300 new words and phrases have recently made it into the Oxford Dictionary Online，and in one way or another they are all reflections of today’s changing world. After a year that was politically unstable，it’s not hard to understand the fact that people’s political views are one of the main drives of our expanding vocabulary.One example is “clicktivism”，a compound of “click” and “activism”．It refers to “armchair activists”—people who support a political or social cause，but only show their support from behind a computer or smartphone. “We had all the words around Brexit(脱欧) in the last update and we are now starting to see all the words around Trump coming into the dictionary.” Angus Stevenson，Oxford Dictionaries’ head of content development，told The Guardian. Lifestyle is also changing our language.For example，“fitspiration”—a compound of “fit” and “inspiration”—refers to a person or thing that encourages one to exercise and stay fit and healthy.The phrase “climate refugee”—someone who is forced to leave their home due to climate change—reflects people’s concern for the environment. According to Stevenson，social media was the main source for the new expressions.“People feel much freer to create their own words these days，” he said. But still，not all newly­invented words get the chance to make their way into a mainstream dictionary.If you want to create your own hit words，Angus Stevenson suggests that you should not only make sure that they are expressive and meaningful，but also have an attractive sound so that people will enjoy saying them out loud. 9．Why does the author mention Brexit and Trump? A．To explain the origin of the word “clicktivism”． B．To show the influences of current affairs on the English language. C．To highlight two major political events that changed the world. D．To explain what kind of new words can make it into a dictionary. 10．How is the article mainly written? A．By giving examples. B．By making comparisons. C．By following a timeline. D．By presenting research findings. 11．According to Stevenson，what kinds of new­invented words are more likely to be accepted by a mainstream dictionary? A．Words that have unique meanings. B．Words that reflect the changing world. C．Words that are easy to remember. D．Words that are meaningful，expressive and attractive. 12．What is the article mainly about? A．The influence of social media on our language. B．The application of new words and phrases. C．New words and phrases into the Oxford Dictionary Online. D．New words and phrases in politics. Ⅱ.七选五 At VOA Learning English，we sometimes get questions like this: “How can I speak English with more confidence？” 1 No matter what language we are learning，we would all love to speak more confidently.So today，we have three pieces of advice to help you gain confidence in your English­speaking ability. Use positive self­talk Believe it or not，the most important person you talk to every day is yourself.In other words: 2 So our first piece of advice is to use positive self­talk. If you lack confidence as an English speaker，you may tell yourself things like，“ 3 ” When you talk to other people，you may say things like，“I’m so sorry for my English.” But if you keep thinking and saying such things，you are sure to start believing them. So the next time you are using your English，pay attention to what you tell yourself or others.Be sure to replace unhelpful thoughts or ideas with better ones. Don’t worry too much One of the biggest barriers to confidence in speaking a second language is the constant worry about making mistakes. Understand that making mistakes is a natural part of the language learning process.Yes，you will make mistakes. 4 And many English learners communicate very well，even with mistakes.Mistakes can be a good thing.The more mistakes you make，the more progress you will make. Set realistic goals If your English­speaking skills are at the beginner or intermediate level and you try to do something too difficult，you may fail. 5 But，if you do something that matches your level，you are more likely to do it well. A．That is a great question. B．This can harm your confidence. C．It is your thoughts that really matter. D．Speak louder and slow down your speech. E．English is too hard and I will never improve. F．It is important to practise speaking English every day. G．But the purpose of speaking a language is to communicate. 答案及解析 Ⅰ. 1．A　[细节理解题。根据第一段中的“In fact，the female was just trying to strike up a conversation with Jeremy.”可知，这位女性谈论天气是为了开启一段谈话。故选A项。] 2．A　[词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句及其前面两句话可知，如果你故意违反规则，让气氛变得尴尬，人们为了避免尴尬，会忽视你的不当回应，继续礼貌地谈论天气或换一个话题，画线词意为“不当回应”。故选A项。] 3．C　[段落大意题。根据第三段第一句话可知，在酒吧里男性之间的争论不需要遵守协议规则，因此本段主要讲的是协议规则的例外情况。故选C项。] 4．B　[标题归纳题。根据最后一段中的“Indeed，this brings us to the weather as family rule.”及全文内容可知，此篇文章主要谈论用天气话题来搭讪这种方式背后的规则。故选B项。] 语篇解读　这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了一项研究表明，上音乐课会显著提高孩子们的语言技能。 5．A　[代词指代题。根据第一段中的“Giving children music lessons won’t just introduce them to music—it could also greatly improve their language skills...”及画线词所在句可推知，“it”指代的是上文中的“学习音乐”，故选A。] 6．D　[细节理解题。根据第三段中的“The third group acted as controls，taking no extra lessons beyond their usual classes.”可知，第三组除了平常的课程外，没有额外的课程。故选D。] 7．D　[细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Compared to the control group，both the music learners and the extra reading group did better in telling the difference between words based on vowel differences.”可知，额外阅读组擅长分辨元音。故选D。] 8．C　[推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，在识别声音之间的差异方面，包括语音，学习音乐比学习阅读要好，但是许多学校正在努力取消艺术教育，增加阅读。由此推知，Desimone认为减少音乐课是不明智的。故选C。] 语篇解读　这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了最近有300多个新词和短语被收入了牛津在线词典，这些新词和短语在某种程度上反映了当今世界的变化。 9．B　[推理判断题。根据文章第三段的第一句和第四段中Stevenson说的话可知，作者提到了Brexit和Trump是为了展示时事对英语语言的影响。故选B。] 10．A　[推理判断题。根据文章第三段中“One example is ‘clicktivism’”和第五段中“For example，‘fitspiration’—a compound of ‘fit’ and ‘inspiration’．..”可知，文章通过举例子的方式来进行说明。故选A。] 11．D　[细节理解题。根据文章最后一段最后一句话可知，Stevenson认为，有意义、有表现力和发音有吸引力的词汇更容易被主流词典所接受。故选D。] 12．C　[主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其根据文章第二段可知，文章主要讲述了新单词和短语被收入牛津在线词典。故选C。] Ⅱ.1.A　2.C　3.E　4.G　5.B 1 / 9 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ Unit 2 Period 3 Developing ideas & Presenting ideas分层练习 基础达标 01 能力提升 02 拓展培优 03 Ⅰ.默写重点单词(共30空；每空1.5分，满分45分) 1．____________ n．一套住房，公寓套房 adj.平坦的；扁平的 2．____________ n．电梯，升降机 3．____________ n．上下文，语境 4．____________ n．资料，(教学)资源 5．____________ adv.相当，颇 6．____________ n．评论 vi.& vt.发表意见；评论 7．____________ n．喉咙，咽喉 8．____________ adj.在城镇中心区的，在闹市区的 adv.在/往城市的商业区/市中心 9．____________ n．靴子 10．____________ n．大门(口)，入口(处) 11．____________ n．区域 12．____________ n．出口 13．____________ adv.在楼下 14．____________ adj.奇特的，古怪的 15．____________ adj.消极的，负面的 16．____________ n．错误，谬误 17．____________ n．增加物，添加物→__________ vt.增加；添加→____________ adj.附加的，另外的，追加的→____________ adv.除此之外，此外 18．____________ adv.事实上，实际上→________ adj.实际的；真实的 19．____________ adj.(书写或言谈)非正式的→____________ adj.正式的；正规的→________ adv.正式地；形式上 Ⅱ.词形变化填空(共5小题；每题3分，满分15分) 1．If you want to play badminton well，you should master some ____________(base) skills. 2．We are trying to raise ____________(aware) about the environment in general and air pollution in particular. 3．I subscribe to this English newspaper with the ____________(intend) of improving my English. 4．The misadventure served as a _________(remind) of just how dangerous mountaineering can be. 5.Actually illness and age changed him beyond ____________(recognise)． Ⅲ.默写核心短语(共10小题；每题2分，满分20分) 1．________________ (尤因喉咙痛)说话困难 2．________________意识到，察觉到 3．be based on/upon________________ 4．be short for________________ 5．at sixes and sevens________________ 6．pull up one’s socks ________________ 7．play safe________________ 8．expect to do ________________ 9．spend time (in) doing________________ 10．be different from ________________ Ⅳ.选词填空(共5小题；每题3分，满分15分) 从上面默写核心短语中选择合适的完成下列句子 1．It is said that the film ______________________ a novel written by a young author. 2．I am confident that most of us _________________ the real meaning of this well­known saying. 3．The bus might be early，so we’d better ________________________ and leave at the moment. 4．Have you ever heard of CRH？Actually it ________________________ China Railway High­speed，which refers to the high­speed trains in China. 5．My apartment is _____________________________；I must spare some time to clean it up. 2． 完成句子(应用文写作——自我介绍) 1．得知你打算学习中文我很高兴，我写信是想给你一些建议。 I’m delighted to learn that you ，and I’m writing to offer you some advice. 2．我想提醒你选择一门听说课程。 I would like to . 3．以下就是你应选择听说课程的原因。 Here why you should choose the Listening and Speaking course. 4．听说课程不仅帮助你获得大量词汇，而且还可以让你有机会说汉语。 Not only ， but it also offers you an opportunity to speak Chinese. 5．人们普遍认为熟能生巧，所以如果你多说汉语，你就能学得更好。 practice makes perfect，so if you speak Chinese more，you can learn better. 三．语法填空 An idiom is a turn of phrase which may seem beyond comprehension to someone who is not familiar 1.______ the language in which it is spoken.As a general rule，idioms are also very difficult to translate，except in a very roundabout(迂回的) way.Because idioms are used so 2.___________(frequent)，several companies have made idiom dictionaries 3. list idioms and their proper usage for language learners. If someone were to look at the words of an idiom alone，they might have 4.______________(difficult) understanding the meaning of the phrase.In other 5._____________(situation)，an idiom may have something to do with a cultural body of knowledge such as literature，which can be 6. (confuse) to someone who is not absorbed in that culture. Popular sayings are often idioms，7. is the case with “let the cat out of the bag”．In this sense，a cat is no actually being let out of the bag，and the listener understands that the speaker is referring to letting out a secret. Many idioms are colorful and curious，and 8. (they) origins are impossible to trace(追踪)．It 9. (suspect) that William Shakespeare added several hundred to the English language，but countless others are constantly acquired and dropped over time.These features of speech color a language，making it more alive and fun 10. (use)． 四、阅读理解 A Jeremy from America cannot understand why a lady he met outside the Hyde Park in London said，“Oh，isn’t it cold？”，and he thinks of this behaviour as a distinctively English concern about the weather.In fact，the female was just trying to strike up a conversation with Jeremy.Not necessarily a long conversation —just an exchange of greetings.It is not always quite that obvious，but all English weather conversations have a distinctive system conducted according to unwritten but accepted rules. The unpredictable nature of our weather ensures that there is always something new to comment on，or perhaps most importantly，agree about.We have already generally recognized that weather­speak greetings like “Cold，isn’t it？” require the response expressing agreement，as in “Yes，isn’t it？”．It would be very rude to respond with “No，actually it’s quite mild.” or “It’s pretty hot to me.” If you break the rule on purpose，you will find that the atmosphere becomes rather tense and awkward.There may be an uncomfortable silence.Most likely，they will either change the subject or continue talking about the weather among themselves politely，if coldly，ignoring your faux pas. There is，however，one situation in which English weather­speakers are not required to obey the agreement rule at all and that is the male­bonding argument，particularly the pub­argument.In the special environment of the pub，constant disagreement not just on the weather，but on everything else as well is a means of expressing friendship. While we may spend much of our time complaining about our weather，foreigners are not allowed to criticize it.Indeed，this brings us to the weather as family rule.In this respect，we treat the English weather like a member of our family: one can complain about the behaviour of one’s own children or parents，but any blame from an outsider is unacceptable.The weather may be one of the few things about which the English are still unconsciously and unashamedly patriotic(爱国的)． 1．Why did the lady comment on the weather to Jeremy? A．To begin a casual chat. B．To build up friendship. C．To send seasonal greetings. D．To express dissatisfaction. 2．What does the underlined phrase “faux pas” in paragraph 2 probably mean? A．Improper response. B．Careless attitude. C．Rude interruption. D．Frequent complaint. 3．What is paragraph 3 mainly about? A．Male bonding in pubs. B．Argument about weather. C．Exception to the agreement rule. D．Making friends by disagreement. 4．What is the best title for this text? A．Politeness Tips for Foreigners B．Hidden Rules of English Weather Conversation C．How to Make a Weather Conversation D．Accepted Rules in Social Life B Giving children music lessons won’t just introduce them to music—it could also greatly improve their language skills but it isn’t understood if this is a side effect of a general improvement of cognitive(认知的) skills，or something that directly affects language processing. Now，we are getting closer to an answer，thanks to a study of 74 Chinese kindergarten children，led by Robert Desimone from MIT.For the study，Desimone’s team chose children from the Chinese education system，with the support of education officials who wanted to see how it might improve their learning. The 4 to 5­year­old Mandarin­speaking children in the study were divided into three groups.One group received a 45­minute piano lesson three times a week，while another received extra reading instruction classes.The third group acted as controls，taking no extra lessons beyond their usual classes. The classes lasted for six months，after which the children were tested on their ability to tell words based on differences in tones，consonants(辅音)，or vowels(元音)．The test results showed that the children who had taken piano lessons performed better at telling the difference between words that differ by a single consonant，when compared with the children who took extra reading lessons.Compared to the control group，both the music learners and the extra reading group did better in telling the difference between words based on vowel differences. “It looks like for recognizing differences between sounds，including speech sounds，it is better than extra reading.That means schools could pay more attention to music，” Desimone says.“It’s not worse than giving extra reading to the children，which is probably what many schools are trying to do—get rid of the art education and just have more reading.” 5．What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 2 refer to? A．Learning music. B．The Chinese education. C．A study of children’s schooling. D．Improvement of cognitive skills. 6．What did the third group learn in the study? A．Ways to improve their study. B．Extra lessons about reading tips. C．Three extra piano lessons a week. D．Nothing else except their usual studies. 7．Which was one of the results of the study? A．Learning music determined kids’ interest in study. B．The piano played a key part in kids’ learning. C．Children taking piano lessons didn’t perform well. D．The extra reading group were good at telling vowels. 8.What can we conclude from what Desimone says? A．Many schools value art education. B．Schools will increase reading classes. C．It isn’t wise to cut back on music lessons. D．Children who learn music perform better at school. C French writer Frantz.Fanon once said: “To speak a language is to take on a world，a culture.” Since the world changes every day，so does our language. More than 300 new words and phrases have recently made it into the Oxford Dictionary Online，and in one way or another they are all reflections of today’s changing world. After a year that was politically unstable，it’s not hard to understand the fact that people’s political views are one of the main drives of our expanding vocabulary.One example is “clicktivism”，a compound of “click” and “activism”．It refers to “armchair activists”—people who support a political or social cause，but only show their support from behind a computer or smartphone. “We had all the words around Brexit(脱欧) in the last update and we are now starting to see all the words around Trump coming into the dictionary.” Angus Stevenson，Oxford Dictionaries’ head of content development，told The Guardian. Lifestyle is also changing our language.For example，“fitspiration”—a compound of “fit” and “inspiration”—refers to a person or thing that encourages one to exercise and stay fit and healthy.The phrase “climate refugee”—someone who is forced to leave their home due to climate change—reflects people’s concern for the environment. According to Stevenson，social media was the main source for the new expressions.“People feel much freer to create their own words these days，” he said. But still，not all newly­invented words get the chance to make their way into a mainstream dictionary.If you want to create your own hit words，Angus Stevenson suggests that you should not only make sure that they are expressive and meaningful，but also have an attractive sound so that people will enjoy saying them out loud. 9．Why does the author mention Brexit and Trump? A．To explain the origin of the word “clicktivism”． B．To show the influences of current affairs on the English language. C．To highlight two major political events that changed the world. D．To explain what kind of new words can make it into a dictionary. 10．How is the article mainly written? A．By giving examples. B．By making comparisons. C．By following a timeline. D．By presenting research findings. 11．According to Stevenson，what kinds of new­invented words are more likely to be accepted by a mainstream dictionary? A．Words that have unique meanings. B．Words that reflect the changing world. C．Words that are easy to remember. D．Words that are meaningful，expressive and attractive. 12．What is the article mainly about? A．The influence of social media on our language. B．The application of new words and phrases. C．New words and phrases into the Oxford Dictionary Online. D．New words and phrases in politics. Ⅱ.七选五 At VOA Learning English，we sometimes get questions like this: “How can I speak English with more confidence？” 1 No matter what language we are learning，we would all love to speak more confidently.So today，we have three pieces of advice to help you gain confidence in your English­speaking ability. Use positive self­talk Believe it or not，the most important person you talk to every day is yourself.In other words: 2 So our first piece of advice is to use positive self­talk. If you lack confidence as an English speaker，you may tell yourself things like，“ 3 ” When you talk to other people，you may say things like，“I’m so sorry for my English.” But if you keep thinking and saying such things，you are sure to start believing them. So the next time you are using your English，pay attention to what you tell yourself or others.Be sure to replace unhelpful thoughts or ideas with better ones. Don’t worry too much One of the biggest barriers to confidence in speaking a second language is the constant worry about making mistakes. Understand that making mistakes is a natural part of the language learning process.Yes，you will make mistakes. 4 And many English learners communicate very well，even with mistakes.Mistakes can be a good thing.The more mistakes you make，the more progress you will make. Set realistic goals If your English­speaking skills are at the beginner or intermediate level and you try to do something too difficult，you may fail. 5 But，if you do something that matches your level，you are more likely to do it well. A．That is a great question. B．This can harm your confidence. C．It is your thoughts that really matter. D．Speak louder and slow down your speech. E．English is too hard and I will never improve. F．It is important to practise speaking English every day. G．But the purpose of speaking a language is to communicate. 1 / 9 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$