英语必修 第一册Unit 2 Exploring English课时作业

UNIT 2 课时跟踪检测（三） 阅读写作融会练

Ⅰ.阅读理解

English has surely become the global language.Whenever we turn on the news to find out what's happening in South Asia, or Africa, or anywhere, people are being interviewed and telling us about it in English.

If people look at the facts about the amazing reach of the English language, many would be surprised.English is used in over 90 countries as an official or semi-official language.English is the working language of many international institutes (研究所) as well as of most international research scientists.It is also the language that Indian parents and black parents wish their children to learn.It is believed that over one billion people worldwide are now learning English.

One of the most important causes of the spread of English around the world is that Europeans are willing to accept it as their language.English is spreading from northern Europe to the south and is now the second language in countries such as Sweden, Norway, Netherlands and Denmark.If one visits any of them, it would seem that almost everyone there can talk in English.

Recently, a report said that at the beginning of 2001，English was the most widely known foreign language with 43% of Europeans saying they spoke it.The report also said that with over 89% of the population speaking English, Sweden now has the highest percentage of English speakers.What's more, English is the language rated as most useful to know, and over 77% of Europeans who do not speak English as their first language consider it useful.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了英语在世界上的广泛使用。

1．By writing this passage, the writer mainly wants to tell us________.

A．why so many people speak English around the world

B．that English has become a language spoken all over the world

C．about the development of English in Europe

D．something about the English-speaking countries

解析：选B　主旨大意题。根据第一段第一句“English has surely become the global language.”以及后文的具体描述可知，作者主要想告诉我们，英语是目前世界的通用语言。

2．According to the passage, what has played an important role in spreading English around the world?

A．That governments have asked their people to learn it in school.

B．That English is the most beautiful language in the world.

C．That Europeans are willing to accept English as their language.

D．That people have to use English in their work.

解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第三段中的“One of the most important causes of the spread of English around the world is that Europeans are willing to accept it as their language.”可知，C项正确。

3．What does the underlined word “rated” in the last paragraph mean?

A．Stood.　　　　　　　 B．Agreed.

C．Considered.  D．Argued.

解析：选C　词义猜测题。根据语境以及最后一句中的“consider it useful”可知，rate在这里意为“认为；看作”。

4．What can we learn from the passage?

A．Black parents don't want their children to learn English.

B．English is used in over 90 countries as an official language.

C．Not all international research scientists speak English at work.

D．English has become the most important language in Sweden.

解析：选C　推理判断题。根据第二段中的“English is the working language ...as well as of most international research scientists.”可知，并不是所有的国际研究科学人员工作时都使用英语。

Ⅱ.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两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

When I was a little girl, I knew that I had a gift for music. Playing was my love. While most kids were outside in the burning summer sun, playing childish games, I was happy to sit in the cool indoors for hours practicing my beloved piano. When I played, I felt like I was in a whole new world where I was free and easy. All I had to worry about was my music. Playing was never boring for me.

I had spent months practicing and the big day finally came. It was the day of the Alberta Music Competition. The music hall was packed with excited audience. I sat in the first row with my mother seated beside me. As the fellow competitors were playing, I couldn't keep my mind on their music. I was just memorizing the notes and practising the fingerings. I had known my music was like the back of my hand. But this time, to my great surprise, I found my fingers completely out of my control. They kept shaking. I nearly burst into tears. Seeing this, mom held my hands tightly in hers. She even breathed into them as if she wanted to warm them up. Then she whispered to my ear, “Sweetie, take it easy. Just listen and enjoy the music.”

I looked up and turned my attention to the competitor in the center of the stage for the first time. A thin and tall boy was sitting at the beautiful red piano. He looked calm and confident. His fingertips danced on the keyboard. The soft and gentle sound of the piano flew in the air. For a moment, I totally forgot my nervousness.

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；

2．请按如下格式作答。

Paragraph 1：

Then I was announced to play next and I felt anxious again.　

Paragraph 2：

Suddenly my fingers slipped(滑)and I hit a wrong note. 　

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Then I was announced to play next and I felt anxious again. It seemed that thousands of butterflies were really flying in my stomach. My mother patted me on the back and said softly, “Just enjoy it, honey！” I found encouragement and confidence in her eyes. I got up, climbed up the stage steps and bowed to the audience. I tried my best to keep calm. Slowly placing my hands on the keyboard, I took a deep breath and started to play. To my delight, everything seemed unbelievably smooth.

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Suddenly my fingers slipped (滑) and I hit a wrong note. I could clearly feel the disappointment from the crowd's deep sigh. “Just enjoy it！” Mum's words echoed in my ears. I continued playing as if nothing had happened. Soon I found myself absorbed in the familiar music world again. Eventually, when I finished my last note, the crowd all stood up with applause and cheering.Though I didn't win the champion, I knew I had learned something more valuable. I realized that learning to enjoy music was more important than the competition itself.