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Unit 5 Period 1 Listening and Speaking
一、基础自测品句填词
1.My car broke down on the way to the beach because it had run out of p .
2.A good rest is needed because I do feel rather tired after the hard work of all the s .
3.We all have e chances of working and living in this country.
4.I’m glad to learn that you’re soon coming to China to spend your g year.
5.Like any other language, (词汇) plays an important role in learning Chinese.
6.The manager (要求) that the workers should finish the work ahead of time.
7.It was when I got back to my (公寓套房) that I first came across my new neighbours.
8.A friend of mine noticed a guy wandering in the (地铁) station.
二、阅读理解
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In American English, when someone says he has to “face the music”, it does not mean he is going to a musical performance or a concert.
Imagine a friend asks you to take care of her beautiful sports car.She says, “Please do not drive it.It is an extremely fast car.”But you want to pretend the car is yours.So, you drive it around one night.As bad luck would have it, you lose control of the car and drive it into a stop sign.When your friend returns, you must “face the music”.It can be losing her friendship or paying for repairs to her car or both.
In 1851,the writer James Fenimore explained “face the music”.In a theater, the orchestra (管弦乐队) sits in front of the stage.So, actors on stage face the musicians.Many actors are very nervous, a condition called stage fright.They may want to run away.“Facing the music” means accepting it and not surrendering (屈服) to it.
Word experts say “face the music” may come from the army.A soldier could be forced out of the horse cavalry (骑兵团) because of the serious mistakes in the war.The army drummers would play a sad beat.The soldier would be seated backward on a horse and face the music of the drums.
To “take your medicine” is to accept the bad result from something you have done.And if someone says “You made your bed.Now lie in it”, he means you create a bad situation and you must deal with it.But it’s fun to “lie in the bed and enjoy music”.“Pay the piper” is also similar to “face the music”.
1.According to Paragraph 2, when your friend comes back, .
A.you can go to a concert
B.you can refuse to repair the car
C.you can pretend the car is yours
D.you have to accept the bad result
2.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A.A theater. B.Stage fright.
C.The stage. D.The orchestra.
3.Which of the following is different from other three expressions?
A.Pay the piper.
B.Take your medicine.
C.Lie in the bed and enjoy music.
D.You made your bed.Now lie in it.
B
There is increased understanding of Chinese vocabulary and concepts outside China, and more Chinese words are being used in the English language, according to a recent report.
Shaolin, a form of Chinese kung fu, was listed as the most recognised Chinese word, according to a report issued by the China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration (CFLPA) on Saturday.
Top ten list words and concepts also included: “yinyang” “yuan” “gugong” “nihao” “wushu” “qi” “qigong” “renminbi” and “majiang or mahjong”.
Chinese concepts listed among the top 100 include Chinese traditional festivals, soft power, economic, scientific and technological development, such as “a community with a shared future” “Belt and Road” “Alipay” and “Chang’e lunar probes”.
China Central Television (CCTV) said that many Chinese words which were translated into English in the past have now been replaced by the pinyin, such as “jiaozi” replacing “dumpling” and “mantou” replacing “steamed bun”.
Words about the Spring Festival have also been often searched on English-language websites in recent years, including “chunlian”, the Spring Festival couplets, “chunyun”, the Spring Festival travel rush, “chunwan”, the CCTV New Year’s Gala, and “hongbao”, red envelopes containing money.
“The festival is now being celebrated in more countries around the world,” CCTV said, “adding that Chinese elements have also been used by leading fashion designers, including dragon, phoenix and peony designs, as well as the Chinese zodiac animals (生肖).”
The report came from surveys in eight major English-speaking countries, and also calculated data (数据) of more than 300 Chinese vocabulary entries which appeared on the main websites in English-speaking countries.
4.Which of the following words is the most well-known outside China according to the report?
A.Nihao. B.Shaolin.
C.Yinyang. D.Renminbi.
5.“Steamed bun” is probably a kind of .
A.food B.drink
C.music D.plants
6.What can we infer from the passage?
A.Foreigners like pinyin very much.
B.China has a great influence in the world.
C.The survey was made by China Central Television.
D.Few foreigners are interested in the Spring Festival.
7.What would be the best title for this passage?
A.Chinese Words Go to the World
B.A Report About Chinese Vocabulary
C.Chinese Culture Is Popular Worldwide
D.A Survey About Foreigners’ Favourite Words
三、阅读七选五
English is one of the most difficult languages to master. Even if you might not yet sound like someone born and raised speaking the language, you should still congratulate yourself on how far you've come. Remember that practice makes perfect. So keep working at it and your skill level will certainly improve.
Create an English environment for yourself. __1__ The more you hear the language, the better you'll understand how and when to use common words and phrases and how the language is pronounced.
Practise speaking English every chance you get, whether at school, at work or speaking to family and friends. When you speak in your native language, ask yourself, “How would I say that in English?”
Watch yourself speak English in the mirror. __2_ And practise changing anything you don't like. If you're uncomfortable making up things to say to yourself, just read your lessons aloud.
Use confident body language while you speak English. Even if you're having trouble pronouncing words or remembering phrases, don't keep your head down. Speak in a natural, conversational tone (语气); keep your back and head straight, and your chin (下巴) up. If you're in a relaxed setting, put your hands behind your head and put your feet up. __3__
Find a friend who speaks fluent English and wants to learn your language. __4_ Increase your confidence by knowing you have something valuable to teach, as well as something to learn.
__5__ Instead of saying “I'm not good at this,” say “Every day I'm getting better.”
A.Take turns to teach each other.
B.Train your body into feeling in control.
C.Speak English confidently.
D.Learning a language requires long hours of study and practice.
E.Get comfortable with the way you look speaking the language.
F.Read books, watch television shows, movies and plays in English.
G.Improve your confidence by teaching those worse at English than you.
四、读后续写
阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
The walls of failure surrounded me. I saw my teacher's eyes fixed on my every move. My mom's blank expression betrayed one thing: disappointment. “He is not giving his full potential,” I heard my teacher say. I gazed down, afraid, ashamed, and determined. My determination was not to excel and put my best effort into improvement; my determination told me to give up.
It was my first year in the United States. I was a fifth grader, and everything around me seemed alien. My native language had been Spanish, and after coming to the United States from Puerto Rico because of serious family problems, I just felt like hiding inside my metaphorical shell. The school itself was bright and very welcoming. The bright walls with colored dinosaurs and cartoons were appealing, and the distinct smell of crayons, play dough, and chalks made the place feel like my home.
Then why did I have such a negative attitude? It was not because my teachers did not support me. They were willing to stay after school with me to help me learn the concepts. It was not because my classmates did not want me there. Most of them invited me to sit with them at lunch. It was not because I could not talk to anyone; I had a bilingual teacher with me all day, helping me.
My negative attitude was the result of frustration and lack of interest in study. No matter how hard I tried, the mysterious code known as “English” would not take root in my brain. I tried for hours on end to improve my grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary,but the unknown language “did not want to be learned”.
(根据前文和所给段落开头语,续写妈妈对“我”进行教育→受到鼓励→单词变得有意义了→开始用英语和同学交流→意义:需要别人的推动,实现似乎不可能的事情。要求逻辑通顺,情节合理。词数80左右。)
One afternoon, my mother was informed to attend a parentteacher conference.
一、基础自测品句填词
1.petrol 2.semester 3.equal 4.gap 5.vocabulary
6.demanded 7.apartment 8.subway
二、阅读理解
1.D 推理判断题。根据第二段中的When your friend returns, you must “face the music”.It can be losing her friendship or paying for repairs to her car or both.可知,当你的朋友回来时,你必须面对现实,接受你的行为造成的不良后果。
2.B 代词指代题。根据画线词前的Many actors are very nervous, a condition called stage fright.和画线词后的not surrendering (屈服) to it可知,许多演员很紧张,也就是怯场。他们可能会想临阵脱逃。face the music意味着承受怯场心理而不是妥协。
3.C 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的But it’s fun to “lie in the bed and enjoy music”.可知,lie in the bed and enjoy music表达的是正面含义,而其他三个习语都表达负面含义。
4.B 细节理解题。根据第二段可知,“shaolin”一词高居该排行榜榜首,是最有影响力的中文词汇。
5.A 推理判断题。根据第五段可知,拼音“mantou”取代了英文单词“steamed bun”。
6.B 推理判断题。根据第五段可知,现在出现一种趋势,就是直接用中文拼音代替英文翻译。再结合第一段可以判断,中国对世界有重大影响。
7.A 标题归纳题。综合全文可知,本文主要告诉我们,随着中国国际地位的提高,中文词汇正在走向世界。因此A项为文章最佳标题。
三、阅读七选五
1.选F 根据上一句“Create an English environment for yourself. (为你自己创造一个英语环境。)”可知,F项“Read books, watch television shows, movies and plays in English.(读英语书、看英语电视节目、看英语电影和戏剧。)”承接上文,符合题意。
2.选E 根据段落首句“Watch yourself speak English in the mirror. (在镜子里观看自己说英语。)”和空格下一句“And practise changing anything you don't like.(练习改变任何你不喜欢的东西。)”可知,E项“Get comfortable with the way you look speaking the language.(适应你说这种语言的样子。)”符合题意。
3.选B 根据上一句“If you're in a relaxed setting, put your hands behind your head and put your feet up.(如果你在一个轻松的环境,把你的手放在头后面,把你的脚抬起来。)”可知,B项“Train your body into feeling in control.(训练你的身体,让它在你的控制之中。)”符合语境。
4.选A 根据上一句“Find a friend who speaks fluent English and wants to learn your language.(找一个英语说得很流利并且想学你的语言的朋友。)”和空格下一句“通过知道你有一些要教的有价值的东西,还有要学的东西,会增加你的信心。”可知,A项“要轮流着互相教。”符合语境。
5.选C 根据下文“Instead of saying ‘I'm not good at this,’ say ‘Every day I'm getting better.’”可知,C项“自信地说英语。”符合语境。
四、读后续写(参考范文)
One afternoon, my mother was informed to attend a parentteacher conference. Having learned my lack of interest, she told me,“You can never achieve your goal unless you put your best effort into it.” That statement “clicked” and inspired me. A simple change in attitude made words slowly go from something like alien to actually making sense.Within days I found myself starting to communicate with my classmates in English fluently.One needs push from someone and he cares to achieve what seems to be impossible.
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