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Unit2EnglisharoundtheworldⅠ.阅读理解AAsanAsiancountrySingaporehasareputationforbeinghighlywesternizedwithEnglishamongthecountrysfourofficiallanguagesbutacoupleofsignsfoundonlocalbusesthathaverecentlybeeahitonlinemaysayotherwise.QuitedifferentfromEnglishweknowthesignreadforexample“Herecannotgoin”insteadof“Noentry”and“Herecanchargephone”insteadof“Chargephonehere”.ThislanguagethatresemblesEnglishiscalledSingaporeanEnglishorSinglish.TheNewYorkTimescallsSinglish“patchwork”becauseSingaporeconsistsofmigrants移民fromseveralcountriesincludingChinaIndiaandMalaysiaandtheyallspeaktheirownversionsof“English”.“Everyonewhospeaksitshapesit”wrotethenewspaper.ForexampleinSinglishyoucaneasilyrecognizeinfluencesfromChineseincludingvocabularysuchas“meesiam”and“dabao”.Sentencestructureslike“toiletwhere”insteadof“wheresthetoilet”alsoefromChinese.InterestinganddiverseasitmayseemthetrendforSinglishisworryingSingaporesgovernment.ItisconcernedthatthedialectisloweringthecountrysEnglishstandardandmayaffectitsrelationshipwithvisitors.ItevenstartedtheSpeakGoodEnglishMovement.Unfortunatelytheproblemisnotsolved.InsteadSinglishhasboomedespeciallyamongyoungpeoplewhothinkofitasasignofbeingcoolandawayofidentifyingthemselvesasaSingaporean.ButthisdoesnotmeanthatstandardEnglishisbeingabandonedbyyoungpeople.Infacttheyaremuchmorecapablethanthegovernmentgivescredit—theycanspeakboth.“Weareanationgoodatcodeswitching—weknowthatthewaywespeaktofriendsordriversmustbedifferentfromhowweactatworkorschool”wroteCherylaSingaporeanauthorinTimemagazine.“ToactivelyurgeustogiveupalanguagethatspeakstotheveryheartofwhowearewhichsobeautifullyrepresentsthemeltingpotoftheChineseIndiansMalaysiansandEurasiansthatweareisshort-sightedsurely.”
1.WhydoesSingaporehavemanydifferentversionsofEnglishA.Itismadeupofmigrants.B.Itishighlywesternized.C.ItisinfluencedbyChinese.D.Itisaffectedbyofficiallanguages.
2.WhatisthepurposeofstartingtheSpeakGoodEnglishMovementA.Tostopthenewtrend.B.Tobettertherelationship.C.TopromotethestandardEnglish.D.Togivethegovernmentcredit.
3.WhatdotheyoungpeoplethinkofSinglishA.Itsinteresting.B.Itstheiridentity.C.Itsasignofstatus.D.Itsawayofcodeswitching.
4.WhatcanwelearnfromwhatCherylsaidA.DifferentpeoplespeakdifferentstylesofSinglish.B.Singlishisamorebeautifullanguagethanothers.C.PeoplespeakSinglishonlytofriendsanddrivers.D.PeoplecanuseSinglishtoexpressthemselveswell.BItwasjustonewordinonee-mailbutitcausedhugefinanciallossesforamultinationalpany.ThemessagewritteninEnglishwassentbyanativespeakertoacolleagueforwhomEnglishwasasecondlanguage.Unsureofthewordthereceiverfoundtwocontradictorymeaningsinhisdictionary.Heactedonthewrongone.Monthslaterseniormanagementinvestigatedwhytheprojecthadfailedcostinghundredsofthousandsofdollars.Whensuchmisunderstandingshappenitsusuallythenativespeakerswhoaretoblame.IronicallytheyareworseatdeliveringtheirmessagethanpeoplewhospeakEnglishasasecondorthirdlanguage.AlotofnativespeakersarehappythatEnglishhasbeetheworldsgloballanguage.Theydontfeeltheneedtoacmodateoradapttoothers.Theyoftentalktoofastforotherstofollowandusejokesslangshortformsandreferencesspecifictotheirownculture.“ThefirsttimeIworkedinaninternationalinstitutionsomebodysaid‘ETA16:53’andIthought‘WhatthehellisETA’”saysMichaelBlatteranexecutiveinaninternationalpany.Andthentheresculturalstyle.WhenaBritishreactstoaproposalbysaying“thatsinteresting”afellowBritishmightrecognizethisas“thatsrubbish”.Butothernationalitieswouldtaketheword“interesting”atfacevalue.Alsolotsoftheinformationisnotfullyunderstoodbecauseoftheplexlanguagenativespeakersuse.Toomanynon-nativespeakersespeciallytheAsiansandtheFrencharetooconcernedaboutnot“losingface”andnodapprovinglywhilenotgettingthemessageatallbecauseofwhichthenativespeakerscontinuedeliveringinformationthatmakeslittlesensetothem.Theinformationgapisunnoticedandkeepswidening.Nativespeakersshouldmunicateefficientlywithsimplelanguage.WhentryingtomunicateinEnglishwithagroupofpeoplewithdifferentlevelsoffluencyitsimportantfornativespeakerstomakethesamepointinacoupleofdifferentwaysandaskforsomeacknowledgementreactionandactiontoknowwhethertheyvebeenunderstoodornot.
5.Thefirstparagraphofthepassageiswrittento . A.tellreadersaninterestingstoryB.introducethetopicofthepassageC.statetheimportanceofEnglishD.showanexampleofmunication
6.WhatcanwelearnaboutMichaelA.HethinksBritishpeopletalktoofast.B.Hefeelsnoneedtoadapttoothers.C.HesnotanativeEnglishspeaker.D.HefindsBritishculturehardtounderstand.
7.WhatmightcausetheAsiansandtheFrenchto“loseface”accordingtothepassageA.Beingunabletouseplexlanguage.B.Beingnon-nativeEnglishspeakers.C.Failingtounderstandnativespeakers.D.Noddingapprovinglywhilelistening.
8.Nativespeakersareadvisedtoaskforlistenersacknowledgementinorderto . A.talktoagroupofpeopleatthesametimeB.learnaboutlistenerslevelsoffluencyC.getsuggestionsfromlistenersD.checklistenersunderstandingⅡ.语法填空阅读下面短文在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式UnlikesomeotherEuropeanlanguagesEnglishisalittletrickywhenitestowriting.Howaword
1. pronounceandhowitisactuallyspeltcanbeverydifferentthings.Taketwosimple
2. verblike“have”and“save”—shouldnttheybepronouncedthesameWhydo“sir”“her”and“fur”allrhymebut“fork”and“work”dont Imaginethenasituation
3. twowordsarespeltandpronouncedexactlythesamewaybuthave
4. pletedifferentmeanings.Weletotheworldofhomonyms同形同音异义词.
5. takeforexampletheword“fair”—itcanbeakindoffestivaloranadjectivetodescribethecolourofyourhair. Sohowdoyouknowwhich
6. meansomeoneisreferringto—Youdontexceptbythecontext.Obviouslyifsomeoneasksyouto“givethemahand”theydontwantyoutoremove
7. isattheendofyourarm. Sometimeseventhecontextdoesnthelpmuch—theresultcanbe
8. amuse.Thesesentencesdisplaythedoublemeaningofanoun: Iusedtobeabanker
9. Ilostinterest. Asmallboyswallowedsomecoinsandhadtogotohospital.Whenhisgrandmotherphoned
10. askhowhewasthenursesaid“Nochangeyet.” Ⅲ.短文改错Recentlyourschoolwebsitehassetupanewcolumncalling“EnglishCorner”.Thecolumnmakesitisconvenientforusstudentstopostourideasbutexperiences.ItalsooffersusopportunitiestomunicatewitheachotherinEnglishwhichhelpstogettheirwritingabilityimproved.Thecolumncoversawidevarietytopicssuchasnewssportslifeentertainmentandmuchotherlinksaboutfamouspeoplearoundtheworld.Toourgreatlydelightwecangetonlineinstructionfromtheteachers.Itisourteachersonlineguidancewhichbenefitsusalot.Whoeverpostthemostinformationwillberewarded.Welikedthecolumnverymuch.课时作业二Ⅰ.A【文章大意】本文是一篇新闻报道主要报道了“新加坡式英语”的现象及其形成的原因和现状
1.A 推理判断题根据对第三段的整体理解可推知新加坡有不同版本的英语是因为新加坡本身就是一个移民国家其英语受到多个移民民族的影响故选A
2.C 推理判断题根据第六段第二句“ItisconcernedthatthedialectisloweringthecountrysEnglishstandardandmayaffectitsrelationshipwithvisitors.”可推知新加坡政府开展“说好英语运动”的目标在于提高整个国家的标准英文水平故选C
3.B 细节理解题根据第七段第二句“InsteadSinglishhasboomedespeciallyamongyoungpeoplewhothinkofitasasignofbeingcoolandawayofidentifyingthemselvesasaSingaporean.”可知年轻人认为“新加坡式英语”是新加坡人身份的一种象征也很酷故选B
4.D 推理判断题根据最后一段“‘ToactivelyurgeustogiveupalanguagethatspeakstotheveryheartofwhowearewhichsobeautifullyrepresentsthemeltingpotoftheChineseIndiansMalaysiansandEurasiansthatweareisshort-sightedsurely.’”可推知Cheryl认为新加坡式英语能够很好地表达新加坡人的想法故选DB【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文主要分析了以英语为母语的人和其他把英语作为第二外语或第三外语的人沟通时出现误解的原因所在并提出了一些解决办法
5.B 推理判断题根据第一段和对全文的整体理解可推知第一段是作者对一个具体案例的说明旨在导入文章主题即语言方面的误解故选B
6.C 推理判断题根据第三段最后一句“‘ThefirsttimeIworkedinaninternationalinstitutionsomebodysaid“ETA16:53”andIthought“WhatthehellisETA”’saysMichaelBlatteranexecutiveinaninternationalpany.”和对第三段的整体理解可推知Michael不以英语为母语对英语母语人士所说的某些英语并不是很理解故选C
7.C 推理判断题根据倒数第二段第二句“Toomanynon-nativespeakersespeciallytheAsiansandtheFrencharetooconcernedaboutnot‘losingface’andnodapprovinglywhilenotgettingthemessageatallbecauseofwhichthenativespeakerscontinuedeliveringinformationthatmakeslittlesensetothem.”可推知亚洲人和法国人认为不能理解别人的话是一件很丢脸的事因此在不完全理解别人的情况下还是点头表示理解这样的话母语人士无论继续说什么都意义不大了故选C
8.D 细节理解题根据最后一段最后一句“WhentryingtomunicateinEnglishwithagroupofpeoplewithdifferentlevelsoffluencyitsimportantfornativespeakerstomakethesamepointinacoupleofdifferentwaysandaskforsomeacknowledgementreactionandactiontoknowwhethertheyvebeenunderstoodornot.”可知作者建议英语母语人士在沟通时要确认对方的反应弄清楚对方是否听明白了自己的意思故选DⅡ.【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文主要介绍了英语单词在拼写、发音和含义方面的一些知识
1.ispronounced 考查动词时态和语态pronounce和其主语aword之间构成逻辑上的被动关系文章整体时态为一般现在时故用一般现在时的被动语态
2.verbs 考查名词复数verb是可数名词且被two修饰故用复数形式
3.where 考查定语从句where引导定语从句在从句中作地点状语修饰先行词situation4pletely 考查词性转换副词修饰动词、副词、形容词或者整个句子在句子中作状语故用副词pletely修饰形容词different
5.Take 考查祈使句本句是一个祈使句表示命令、威胁、警告等含义符合语境故用动词原形
6.meaning 考查词性转换根据语境可知此处用名词形式被which修饰表示“意思”
7.what 考查连接词what引导宾语从句在从句中作主语表示物的概念
8.amusing 考查形容词be动词后面需要跟形容词修饰物表示“引人发笑”的含义amusing符合语境
9.but 考查连词根据语境可知上下分句表示逻辑上的转折关系故用连词but
10.toask 考查非谓语动词此处为不定式表示目的故用toaskⅢ.Recentlyourschoolwebsitehassetupanewcolumncalling“EnglishCorner”.Thecolumnmakesitisconvenientforusstudentstopostourideasbutexperiences.ItalsooffersusopportunitiestomunicatewitheachotherinEnglishwhichhelpstogettheirwritingabilityimproved.Thecolumncoversawidevarietytopicssuchasnewssportslifeentertainmentandmuchotherlinksaboutfamouspeoplearoundtheworld.Toourgreatlydelightwecangetonlineinstructionfromtheteachers.Itisourteachersonlineguidancewhichbenefitsusalot.Whoeverpostthemostinformationwillberewarded.Welikedthecolumnverymuch.。