2019-2020学年高中英语 Unit 2 English around the world Se

-1-SectionⅣGrammarⅠ句型转换1．Theheadmastersaidtous,“Spendmoretimeonyourstudy.”→Theheadmastertoldustospendmoretimeonourstudy.2．Thewomansaidtoherson,“Don’ttouchmycomputer.”→Thewomantoldhersonnottotouchhercomputer.3．“CanIuseyourdictionary？”Tonysaid.→Tonyaskedmetousemydictionary.4．“Geteverythingreadyintwohours，”thebosssaidtous.→Thebossorderedustogeteverythingreadyintwohours.5．Mumsaidtous,“Don’twastewaterorelectricityanylonger.”→Mumwarnedusnottowastewaterorelectricityanylonger.6．Petersaidtome,“Wouldyoupleasehelpmewiththemathsquestionnow？”→Peteraskedmetohelphimwiththemathsquestionthen．7．Theteachertoldhisstudentsnottowastetimeonthoseuselessthings.→Theteachersaidtohisstudents,“Don’twastetimeontheseuselessthings.”8．Martinaskedhisfriendtogotothelibrarywithhimthenextday.→Martinsaidtohisfriend，“Let’sgotothelibrarytomorrow．”9．Henryaskedmetojoinadanceclubwithhimintwodays’time.→Henryasked,“Couldyoujoinadanceclubwithmethedayaftertomorrow？”10．Myfathertoldusnottomakethesamemistakethenexttime.→Myfathersaidtous,“Don’tmakethesamemistakenexttime.”Ⅱ阅读理解AHaveyoueverthoughtofgettingawayfromthepresentlifeanddoingsomethingcompletelydifferent?Well,herearesomepeoplewhohavedonejustthat.BacktothelandInhisearlyforties,PeterVanDerGrootwasasuccessfulsalesman.Hehadalargebeautifulhome.ButPeterworkedlonghours,andhesawlittleofhishomeandfamily.Heenjoyedhisjob,buthewasnevertheretoseehischildrengrowingup.Thenlastyear,-2-thefirm(公司)heworkedforcloseddown,and,unexpectedly,Peterhadthechancetodosomethingdifferent.SoPeterandhisfamilysoldtheirhouseinLondonandmovedtothecountryside.Theyboughtasmallerhousewithsomeland.Today,Peterismorerelaxed.Hespendstimewithhischildren,andhehasseenthemchangeintohealthy,happykids.He’sstartedworkingonhisland,growingfruitandvegetables.Nowheandhisfamilyhaveacommon,butcomfortablelife.LifeinthesunHusbandandwifeRobandMandaBrentusedtobeteachers,buttheyhavebothgivenuptheirjobs,andneitherofthemplanstoreturntotheschoolwheretheyworkedinBirmingham’scitycentre.NowtheyliveinItaly,wherethey’veboughtafarmhouseinTuscanHills.“We’regoingtoofferbedandbreakfast，”saidRob.“We’veneverhadourownbusinessbefore,soit’llbequiteachallenge(挑战).Andwe’veborrowedalotofmoneyfromthebanktogetstarted.”“Inthisfirstthree­monthperiod,we’resettlinginandrepairingthefarmhouse，”saidManda.“Thenwe’llopenourdoorstoguests.”Bedandbreakfastwillnotbetheonlywayforthemtogetmoney,though.“Thefarmhasgotolive(橄榄)treesandtheequipment(设备)forproducingoliveoil.”【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了Peter和Brent夫妇为何要改变以前的生活方式。1．WhatcausedPetertochangehislife?A．Helosthisjob.B．Heledahardlife.C．Hehadtocareforhiskids.D．Hewasn’tsatisfiedwithhisjob.A解析：推理判断题。由第二段中的thefirm(公司)heworkedforcloseddown...Peterhadthechancetodosomethingdifferent可知，由于公司倒闭，失业的Peter有了改变生活的契机。2．WhatchangehastakenplacesincePetermovedtothecountryside?A．Helivesabusierlife.B．Hehassetuphisownfirm.C．Hehasbuiltalargebeautifulhouse.D．Hespendsmoretimewithhisfamily.D解析：细节理解题。对比Peter前后的生活workedlonghours...wasnevertheretosee-3-hischildrengrowingup和Today,Peterismorerelaxed.Hespendstimewithhischildren可知，搬到乡下生活的Peter有更多的时间陪伴家人。3．WhatexperiencehaveRobandMandahad?A．Sellingfarmproduce.B．RunningaschoolinItaly.C．Servingbreakfastformonths.D．TeachinginaBirminghamschool.D解析：细节理解题。由第四段中的HusbandandwifeRobandMandaBrentusedtobeteachers...workedinBirmingham’scitycentre.和neverhadourownbusinessbefore可知，Rob和Manda有当老师的经验。4．WhatwillRobandManda’sfarmhousebemainlyusedas?A．Afarm.B．Ahotel.C．Aschool.D．Arestaurant.B解析：推理判断题。由第四段中的offerbedandbreakfast和最后一段中的we’llopenourdoorstoguests可知，Rob和Manda的农舍主要是用作旅馆。BQ:Asanon­nativeEnglishlearner,shouldIlearnBritishEnglishorAmericanEnglish?A：Thetruthisthatitmakeslittledifference.Why？BecausewecanreadworkswrittenineitherAmericanEnglishorBritishEnglishwithouttoomuchtrouble,andunderstandeachotherperfectlywellaslongaswedon’tusetoomuchcolloquialslang(口语俚语).Theyarethesamelanguage—botharestillEnglish.Themaindifferencesareinvocabularyforsomeeverydaythings.However,mostAmericansknowwhattrousersare,andBritonsandAustraliansknowthat“pants”aretrousersinanAmericanbookormovie.Andthereareafewsmallspellingdifferences.Therearesomeverysmallgrammardifferences,butthesearetoosmall—mostofthemwillprobablynotevenbenoticed.I’mBritish,andIoftenreadbookswritteninAmericanEnglish,aswellasBritishEnglish.Totellyouthetruth,Ihardlynoticethedifferences.IfyouwanttolearnEnglishanduseitinternationally,learnbothkinds.It’snotdifficult—justafewextrawordsorspellingdifferencestolearn.It’sgoodtoknowhowEnglishspeakersfromallovertheworldusethelanguage,nomatterwheretheycomefrom.YoumightneedtoknowthatAmericanEnglishisusedmainlyinNorth-4-America,butBritishEnglishisthestandardEnglishintherestoftheEnglish­speakingworld,includingBritain’soldcolonies(殖民地)—Australia,NewZealand,SouthAfrica,Singapore,India,Malaysia，HongKong,etc.Even“BritishEnglish”isabitofamisnomer(用词错误),sincethereisnorealstandardwayofspeakingEnglishintheUK.Somepeopleconfuse“BritishEnglish”withtheaccentcalledRP(ReceivedPronunciation),buttheyaren’tthesamething.BritishEnglishisonlyastandard,notanaccent.RPisonlyoneaccentintheUK.Fewspeaki