2014届高考英语一轮复习全方位配套训练人教版必修一Unit2EnglisharoundtheWor

第1页共9页2014届高考英语一轮复习全方位配套训练人教版必修一Unit2EnglisharoundtheWorld阅读理解3第Ⅲ组ACanadianEnglishCanadianEnglishisaffectedbybothBritishandAmericanEnglish.InvocabularytherearealotofUSinfluences：Canadiansusebillboard，gas，truckandwrenchratherthanhoarding，petrol，lorryandspanner；butontheotherhand，theyagreewiththeBritishinsayingblinds，braces，porridgeandtapratherthanshades，suspenders，oatmealandfaucet.SouthAfricanEnglishSince1994SouthAfricahashadelevenofficiallanguages：English，Afrikaans(havingdevelopedfromDutch)，Zulu，Xhosa，andotherlargelyregionalAfricanlanguages.Englishisthefirstlanguageofonlyabout10percentofthepopulation，butthesecondlanguageofmanyothers.TheEnglishofnativeAfrikanershasinfluencedthe“standard”EnglishofwhiteSouthAfricans，examplesbeingsuchinformalusagesastheaffirmative(肯定的)no，asin“—Howareyou？—No，I’mfine.”andtheall-purposeresponse“isit”，asin“Shehadababylastweek，isit？”IndianEnglishTogetherwithHindi，EnglishisusedacrossIndia，butitcanalsobeaspeaker’sfirst，second，orthirdlanguage.ThegrammarofIndianEnglishhasmanydistinguishingfeatures，ofwhichperhapsthebest-knownaretheuseofthepresentcontinuoustense，asin“Heishavingverymuchofproperty”，andtheuseof“isn’tit”asanordinaryquestiontag，“Wearemeetingtomorrow，isn’tit？”Thefirstexampleshowsanothercharacteristicofthelanguage，whichisusing“in”or“of”inidiomaticphrases.Verbsarealsouseddifferently，withspeakersoftendroppingaprepositionorobjectaltogether，“Iinsistedimmediate第2页共9页payment”，whiledoublepossessives(所有格)—“ourtheseprices”(insteadoftheBritishEnglish“thesepricesofours”)—arecommon.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“distinguishing”meaninParagraph3?A.differentB.sameC.shortD.missing2.Accordingtothepassage，whichgroupofwordsisallinAmericanform?A.Billboard，gas，blindsandbraces.B.Hoarding，petrol，porridgeandtap.C.Truck，wrench，shadesandsuspenders.D.Lorry，spanner，oatmealandfaucet.3.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A.DutchisoneoftheofficiallanguagesinSouthAfrica.B.ZuluisoneoftheofficiallanguagesinSouthAfrica.C.Lessthan10%oftheSouthAfricanpeoplespeakEnglishastheirsecondlanguage.D.Morethan10%oftheSouthAfricanpeoplespeakEnglishastheirmothertongue.4.HowmanydistinguishingfeaturesofIndianEnglishgrammararementionedinthepassage?A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了三种不同的英语：加拿大英语、南非英语以及印度英语。1.A词义猜测题。由下文的例子看出此处意为“不同的，多样的”。2.C细节理解题。由第一段内容“...Canadiansusebillboard，gas，truckandwrenchratherthanhoarding，petrol，lorryandspanner；butontheotherhand，theyagreewiththeBritishinsayingblinds，braces，porridgeandtapratherthanshades，suspenders，oatmealandfaucet.”可知。3.B推理判断题。由第二段前两句可知。4.D由第三段可知，一共提到了五处不同：theuseofthepresentcontinuoustense；theuseof“isn’tit”asanordinaryquestiontag；using“in”or“of”inidiomaticphrases；verbsarealsouseddifferently以及doublepossessives。BDoyouknowwhatreallytroublesme?Forsomereason，wordswithsilentletters第3页共9页havealwaysbotheredme.Forexample，considerthesewords：know，design，island，school，wrist，naughty，andsalmon.Allofthesewordshaveatleastoneletterthatisnottypicallypronounced，andthesewordsarejustaverysmallpartofwordswithsilentlettersinthem.Somewordsareevenworse，considerthisword：colonel.Notonlyaresomelettersnotpronounced，butlettersthatarenoteventherearepronounced.Evenforeignlanguages，especiallyFrench，areguiltyofthisneedlesscomplexityandconfusion.Iknowtheremustbesomemainhistoricalreasonswhythewordsarespelledandpronouncedthewaytheyare，butthatdoesnotmeanbadtraditionsmustcontinuetosurvive.Especiallyiftheyarenolongerlogical.Unfortunately，thereisverylittlethatanyonecandoforit，becausethere’snogroupofpeoplewhocanchangeorhavetherighttochangetheEnglishlanguageforeveryone.However，theonlythingwecandoistomakechangesinthewaywetalkandwriteinhopesthatitcatcheson.Forexample，Ipronouncetheletter“l”insalmononpurposetomakepeopleannoyedandtosoundmoredifferentorcomplicated.IevenpronouncecolonelthecorrectorFrenchway.IcanonlyhopethesetwominorchangestotheEnglishlanguagemakesensetoyou，andyouwillhelptokeepuptheseminorchangesforeverinyoureverydaylife.5.Wecanlearnfromthepassage.A.colonelispronounced/ˈkɔːlnl/B.salmonispronounced/ˈsæmən/C.allthewordswithsilentletterscomefromFrenchD.linguistswillsolvetheproblemofdumbletters6.Whichofthefollowingisthemainreasonforsilentletters?A.Frenchlanguage.B.Historicalreasons.C.Somelinguists.D.Badtraditions.7.Theunderlinedphrase“catcheson”probablymeans“”.A.becomespopularB.getsacrossC.followsthefashionsD.doesn’tfallbehind8.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?第4页共9页A.TroublesineverydaylifeB.TrapsinEnglishwordsC.WordswithsilentlettersD.Necessarychangesoflanguages【语篇解读】不知道你注意到了没有？英语中有些单词中的字母是不发音的。这是由于长期的历史原因造成的。我们该怎样对待它们呢？5.B推理判断题。由第一段第四句“Allofthesewordshaveatleastoneletterthatisnottypicallypronounced...”可知，“know，design，island，school，wrist，naughty和salmon”这些单词中至少有一个字母不发音，再由第四段中“...Ipronouncetheletter‘l’insalmononpurpose...”可知，salmon单词中的字母l不发音，所以B项正确。由第二段可知，colonel单词的发音规则是有一些字母不发音，但是不在该单词拼写之中的有些字母还会发音，所以A项错误；由第三段可知，法语只是这一现象的主要原因，所以C项错误；由第四段中“Unfortunately，thereisverylittlethatanyonecandoforit，becausethere’snogroupofpeoplewhocanchangeorhavetherighttochangetheEnglishlanguageforeveryone.”可知，D项错误。6.B细节理解题。由第三段第二句话“Iknowtheremustbesome