14 选择性必修第一册 Unit 2 The universal language（配套练习Word版）-【创新教程】2027年高考英语总复习大一轮课时作业（译林版）

课时冲关14　Unit 2　The universal language 　学生课时P318

The Language Exchange Programme allows students in pairs to communicate in two different languages they wish to share and learn each week．Students record short entries after each partner meeting noting the language skills practised and the topics discussed．Each pair of students meets three times throughout the term with a teacher who decides if the exchange is effective．Students who successfully complete the programme will receive one credit each．

Requirements for completion：

•One welcoming session on the second Friday of the term

•18 weekly one­hour pair meetings

•Weekly progress reports for all pair meetings

•At least three pair­teacher meetings

•One five­minute final video

Sign up!

The sign­up and registration process is as follows:

•Students sign up and indicate the languages they can share and languages they are interested in learning．

•Based on the information entered by each student，potential pairs are identified．

•Proficiency (熟练) levels are confirmed through coursework or placement tests．

•Once a pair has been determined to be suitable，the students will be contacted individually with a special permission number to register for the programme．

Reminders：

Signing up for the programme does not automatically mean that you will be able to register and participate．Pairs are matched by languages of interest and proficiency levels．Since there are many factors involved in the pairing process，not all students who sign up will be matched with a partner and be able to register for the programme．

1．In the programme，students will ________．

A．chair daily meetings

B．evaluate the exchange

C．meet teachers each week

D．practise their language skills

2．To complete the programme，students are required to ________．

A．development tests

B．participate in pair meetings

C．welcome new students

D．work on weekly videos

3．What do students need to do during the registration?

A．Indicate their languages of interest．

B．Select their own coursework．

C．Make individual contact．

D．Choose their partners．

语篇解读　本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了一项语言交流项目的基本情况以及它的要求、报名和注册流程以及注意事项的相关信息。

1．D　[细节理解题。根据文章第一段“The Language Exchange Programme allows students．．．the language skills practised and the topics discussed．(语言交流项目让学生们两人一组，每周用他们希望分享和学习的两种不同的语言进行交流。学生们在每次搭档会议后记录简短的条目，指出所练习的语言技能和讨论的主题。)”可知，在这个项目中，学生们将练习他们的语言技能。]

2．B　[细节理解题。根据Requirements for completion部分第二点“18 weekly one­hour pair meetings(每周18次一小时的配对会议)”可知，为了完成该项目，学生们被要求参加配对会议。]

3．A　[细节理解题。根据Sign up！部分第一点“Students sign up and indicate the languages they can share and languages they are interested in learning．(学生们报名参加并表明他们可以分享的语言以及他们有兴趣学习的语言。)”可知，学生们在注册期间需要表明他们感兴趣的语言。]

It is an unpleasant extinction that will change the world and how people communicate：within 20 years, two thirds of all the planet's languages will be dead．

Experts agree that nothing can stop it happening but one academic is trying her hardest to slow it down． Professor Antonella Sorace is one of a growing number who believe learning a second language has enormous untapped benefits for the human brain． This is true not only for young children but also for adults and people at risk from dementia (痴呆), where research consistently shows that learning a new language could delay the start of the disease for four to five years—a better result than with any medication to date．

It is those benefits of bilingualism (双语) that should encourage us to preserve and protect Europe's minority languages—Gaelic, Manx, Cornish and Ulster Scots, she says．

Already her work and the project she founded three years ago in Edinburgh, Bilingualism Matters—now expanding across Europe and in the US—have convinced the Scottish government to introduce languages to primary schools． From 2023 all Scottish children will be learning a language other than English in their first year at school, with two other languages to be introduced later．

Bilingualism Matters is also working to encourage businesses to consider the benefits of their staff learning languages． “In business, people say ‘English is the language of business, why would I need to learn another language？’” said Sorace． “Maybe it would mean you could do better business．”

Just as disappearing forests take with them secrets of undiscovered medicines, disappearing languages can take the key to a longer and better quality of life． The first battle is to unpick the popular assumption that bilingualism might damage children's brains． There were even suggestions it could encourage schizophrenia (精神分裂症)．

Study after study has shown the opposite to be true, says Sorace． “These prejudices are deeply rooted, but we are perhaps halfway to persuading people that the brain can cope． Then we have to persuade people that it is actually of benefit．”

4．What will happen to the majority of the world's languages?

A．They will become extinct in decades．

B．They will be learnt by more academics．

C．They will prevent the risk of dementia．

D．They will help people better communicate．

5．What's Bilingualism Matters intended to do?

A．Find a replacement for English．

B．Teach businesses marketing skills．

C．Promote minority language learning．

D．Influence governments' policy making．

6．What's the top priority in preserving minority languages?

A．Getting rid of people's fear for mental illnesses．

B．Finding the key to promoting people's welfare．

C．Unlocking the secrets of undiscovered medicines．

D．Correcting the misconception about Bilingualism．

7．Which can be the best title for the text?

A．The benefits of Bilingualism

B．The founding of Bilingualism Matters

C．A new challenge facing language teaching

D．A professor fighting to save minority languages

[语篇解读]　本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了Antonella Sorace教授所持有的学习第二语言对人类的大脑和健康都有着巨大的好处的观点，从而鼓励人们拯救并保护小语种。

4．A　[细节理解题。根据第一段“It is an unpleasant extinction that will change the world and how people communicate：within 20 years, two thirds of all the planet's languages will be dead．(这种令人不快的灭绝将改变世界和人们的交流方式：在20年内，地球上三分之二的语言将消失。)”可知，世界上大多数语言会在几十年内灭绝。]

5．C　[推理判断题。根据第四段“Already her work and the project she founded three years ago in Edinburgh, Bilingualism Matters—now expanding across Europe and in the US — have convinced the Scottish government to introduce languages to primary schools．(她的工作和她三年前在爱丁堡创立的项目Bilingualism Matters——该项目目前正在欧洲和美国推广——已经说服苏格兰政府在小学引入语言课程。)”第三段“It is those benefits of bilingualism (双语) that should encourage us to preserve and protect Europe's minority languages—Gaelic, Manx, Cornish and Ulster Scots, she says．(她说这就是双语的好处，这应该鼓励我们维护和保护欧洲的少数民族语言——盖尔语、曼克斯语、康沃尔语和阿尔斯特苏格兰语。)”和第五段“Bilingualism Matters is also working to encourage businesses to consider the benefits of their staff learning languages．(Bilingualism Matters也在努力鼓励企业考虑员工学习语言的好处。)”可知，Bilingualism Matters打算要推广小语种的学习。]

6．D　[细节理解题。根据第六段“The first battle is to unpick the popular assumption that bilingualism might damage children's brains．(第一场战斗是推翻传统的观点，即双语可能会损害儿童的大脑。)”可知，保护小语种的首要任务就是纠正人们对于双语的误解。]

7．D　[主旨大意题。根据第二段“ Professor Antonella Sorace is one of a growing number who believe learning a second language has enormous untapped benefits for the human brain．(Antonella Sorace是越来越多的认为学习第二语言对人类大脑有巨大的尚未开发的好处的人之一。)”及全文内容可知，文章主要讲述Antonella Sorace教授关于要学习第二语言、拯救并保护小语种的观点和具体做法。]

 

 

My friendship with the students in a primary school in Uganda started on a shaky ground． The __1__ of not being understood was hidden within, for they spoke a language different from that of mine and mine too fell on __2__ ears．

I greeted them with a broad smile, and they replied with ice cold __3__ when I spoke further． A __4__ echoed (回响) in my mind: you must live through it to get to them． So I gave it another try． I spoke __5__ English with hand gestures and a bit of dancing． If all failed, the smile would __6__． Soon we picked up and then the __7__ of the learners came into play． At the mention of a name, reddish cheeks and shaking voices were the response I got． I decided to __8__ a desk with a team each day during group work to get closer． After school, I __9__ them home．

__10__， we became friends． They were even aware of my favorite fruit, avocado (牛油果)． If I didn't get one on my desk, it would __11__ me wherever I was． My slippers were __12__． One night I left them out as no one could steal a pair of slippers in that state． The next morning, I was ready to drag my slippers on as usual and I was surprised they had been __13__． Wow!