Unit2 English around the world
重點句型
句型
（1）What is it that Joe can’t find in the bathroom .
（2）Sb has difficulty in doing sth .
（3）There is no quick answer to this question .
（4）For along time the language in America stay the same , while the language in England changed.
重點講解
1. What is it that Joe can’t find in the bathroom ? Joe在浴室里不能找到的是什么？
這是一個強調句式的特殊疑問形式。
It is / was +被強調成份+that（who）+非強調部分。
eg. （1）對主語作強調
It is Joe that / who can’t find the toilet in the bathroom .
（2）對賓語作強調
It is the toilet that Joe can’t find in the bathroom .
（3）對狀語作強調
It is in the bathroom that Joe can’t find the toilet .
2. 主語+ have +（no , little , some , much , great …）difficulty / trouble in doing sth .
eg. ① Everyone in the town knew him , so we had no trouble / difficulty in finding his house .
鎮上誰都認識他，因而我們毫不費力地找到了他的家。
② We had great difficulty in building the house .
我們費了很大力才找到他的家。
注意：使用這一句型應注意以下四點：
（1）difficulty和trouble為不可數名詞，意為“困難”。
（2）修飾語主要有：no , little , some , much , great ,（not）any等。
（3）句中介詞為in , 有時可省略。
（4）介詞in后必須跟動詞的ing形式。
3. With so many people communicating in English everyday , we can see that it will be more and more important to have a good knowledge of English .
有這么多的人每天用英語進行交流，我們可以看出，懂得英語將會越來越重要。
（1）With sb. doing sth. 這是with的復合結構，在句中可作狀語，表示原因。
eg. ① With the doctors treating me , I will recover soon .
有這些醫生給我治療，我很快就會康復。
② With the work well done , he got praised . 由于這工作做得好，他受到了表揚。
（2）
用來表示“越來越……”
eg. ① He is running faster and faster . 他現在跑得越來越快了。
② It was getting darker and darker . 天越來越黑了。
4. Many students want to know about the differences between American English and British English .
許多學生想知道有關美式英語和英式英語之間的差別。
know和know about的區別
know是vt. 后面跟名詞，代詞，意為“認識”“知道”指人與人之間直接的認識，了解；而know about（of）意為知道，了解關于……的情況，指間接地“了解”，或聽說過某人，某物。
eg. ① I don’t know / about him . 我不認識/ 沒聽說過他。
② I know about（of）her , but I can’t say that I know her .
我知道有其人，但談不上認識她。
5. Written English is more or less the same in both Britain and America though there are some spelling differences . 在英國和美國，書面英語大體上是相同的，盡管在拼法上有差異。
more or less : 大約；或多或少；在一定程度上
eg. I’d like to spend ＄10 , 000 more or less on a computer .
我想花一萬美元買一臺計算機。
6. For example , the words colour , centre and travelled are spelt color , center and traveled in American English .
例如：colour , centre , traveled 這些詞在美國英語里拼成color , center , traveled .
for example是介詞短語，為插入語在句子作獨立成份，意為“例如”“譬如”可縮寫為“eg”。
eg. He , for example , is a good teacher. 例如，他是個好教師。
7. However , most of the time , people from the two countries do not have any difficulty in understanding each other .
盡管如此，大多數時候，兩國人民在互相理解上沒有困難。
eg. ① However , he didn’t have any money on him .
② He will never succeed , however hard he tries .
③ You can write however you want to .
8. How did the differences come about ? 這些差別是怎樣產生的呢？
（1）come about “發生”“造成”
eg. The police are investigating how the accident came about .
警方正調查事故是怎樣發生的。
（2）happen和take place , happen to do
It happens that …
eg. ① The car accident happened under my eyes .
② I happened to meet him in the street yesterday .
③ It’ll happen that I’ll go to your university for a visit .
④ I don’t believe that the accident happened to him .
⑤ The May Fourth Movement took place in 1919 .
（3）come構成的短語
eg. ⑴ I have never come across such a thing before .
⑵ Come along with us if you like to .
⑶ He came from TaiWan .
⑷ Summer comes after spring .
⑸ The elder gentleman came down in the world with the bank crash .
⑹ The true story came down to our generation from last generation .
⑺ The new term began and we all came back to the school .
⑻ The rain stopped and the sun came out .
⑼ Leaves and flowers come out when spring comes .
⑽ My book will come out next month .
⑾ Your photo didn’t come out because the film was faulty .
⑿ He came off his bike and scraped his knees .
⒀ Her attempt to break the world record nearly came off .
⒁ It’s your turn . Come on .
⒂ His English has come on a lot since he joined the Listening class .
⒃ He came up with a new method for improving English .
9. At first , the language stayed the same as the language used in Britain , but slowly the language began to change from one part of the world to another .
起初，這種語言與英國使用的語言相同，但是慢慢地它開始在一個一個地區發生變化。
（1）stay：連系動詞“保持（某種狀態）”
eg. The windows stayed open all night long . 窗戶整夜開著。
（2）the same … as “和……一樣”
eg. She used the same pen as I（do）她用的筆和我的一樣
（3）… used in Britain是過去分詞，作定語。修飾前面的language。
eg. ① the broken glass
② returned students
③ the used pen
10. Sometimes , the English spoken in America or Canada or Australia changed , but sometimes the language spoken in these place stayed the same , while the language in England changed .
有的時候美國，加拿大，澳大利亞所說的英語發生了變化；但有時，這些地方所說的英語保持不變，而美國說的英語卻發生了變化。
（1）spoken是過去分詞后置定語修飾其前面的名詞。
（2）while是并列連詞“卻，然而”
Unit2 English around the world單元同步檢測
一. 單項選擇
1. - Your father has given up smoking , hasn’t he ?
- Yes , he smokes now .
A. any more B. not more C. much more D. no more
2. There are many differences spoken English and written English .
A. is B. for C. between D. about
3. He told me that he better .
A. was , that day B. is , today C. was , this day D. is , the day
4. Miss Green , their new teacher of English , is European .
A. an , an B. the , / C. an , the D. / , a
5. It is said that the earth is becoming warmer and warmer , How does this ?
A. come from B. come back C. think about D. come back
6. The teacher said , “ stop ! ” so we stopped .
A. to talk , to write B. talking , writing C. talking , write D. talking , to write
7. English words come from foreign language .
A. A great many B. The great many C. A great many of D. A great much
8. - Take a short rest , will you ?
- Ok , I’m tired after a long walk .
A. more or less B. more and more C. as a result D. for example
9. I can hardly the difference between these two words .
A. point B. talk C. tell D. was using
10. I really don’t know when we’ll the mid-term exam .
A. take B. attend C. join in D. join
二. 完形填空
How long can you expect to live ? That is to say , 1 is the average life expectancy for us ?
The average life expectancy 2 from country to country , but for many countries nowadays , the average life expectancy is over 70 years . That 3 that the overage 4 will live to be at least 20 years old .
Actually , in the United States in 1980 , the average life expectancy was 73.8 5 . This age is a little 6 than the average life expectancy in 1970-70.8 years .
In fact , if you look at the average life expectancy 7 for this century , you’ll see that the
8 gets higher every year . For instance , in 1900 it was 47.3 , in 1910 it was 50 , in 1920 it was 54.1 , 1930 was 59.7 , 1940 was 62.9 , 1950 was 68.2 , and in 1960 the average lifetime was 69.7 years .
9 does the average life expectancy 10 getting higher and higher ? The main
11 are related to 12 care . First , health care , 13 general health care for 14 children has 15 steadily . Second , a large number of 16 have been 17 in the past 40 or 50 years . These 18 drug can prevent and cure many 19 that used to be fatalin the 20 .
1. A. Where B. Why C. Which D. What
2. A. changes B. turns C. varies D. rises
3. A. appears B. means C. proves D. says
4. A. expectancy B. life C. man D. person
5. A. years B. ages C. points D. long
6. A. later B. bigger C. higher D. older
7. A. number B. figure C. knowledge D. information
8. A. difference B. average C. result D. age
9. A. Why B. What C. How D. When
10. A. stay B. leave C. keep D. hold
11. A. explanation B. ideas C. answers D. reasons
12. A. health B. medical C. loving D. hospital
13. A. specially B. exactly C. especially D. actually
14. A. older B. young C. big D. small
15. A. changed B. risen C. increased D. improved
16. A. drugs B. medicines C. products D. goods
17. A. invented B. produced C. developed D. made
18. A. strong B. powerful C. effective D. wonderful
19. A. diseases B. sicknesses C. illnesses D. troubles
20. A. century B. period C. history D. past
三. 閱讀理解
A
Let children learn to judge their own work . A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time : if corrected too much , he will stop talking . He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use . Bit by bit , he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s . In the same way , children learning to do all the other things they learn to do without being taught - to walk , run , climb , whistle , ride a bike-compare their own performance with those of more skilled people , and slowly make the needed changes . But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself , let alone correct them . We do it all for him . We act if we pointed out to him , or correct it unless he was made to . Soon he becomes depandent on the teacher . Actually , the best policy is : “ Let him do it himself ! ”
1. The writer mainly wants to tell us it is important to let children .
A. make some mistakes B. correct their own mistakes
C. learn some useful skills D. judge their own work
2. Which of the following should teachers NOT do ?
A. Give children correct answers .
B. Always point out children’s mistakes to them .
C. Allow children to correct their mistakes immediately .
D. Help children notice their mistakes .
3. In the writer’s opinion , a child can not learn well if he .
A. depends too much on his teacher
B. notices the difference between what he does and what those around him do
C. makes changes now and then
D. learns to do things without being taught
4. The passage suggests that learning to talk .
A. is just the same as learning to ride a bike
B. is different from learning to whistle
C. is not as important as learning to walk
D. is more important than learning to climb
B
Visitors to Britain are sometimes surprised to learn that newspapers there have such a large cireulation（發行量）. The “ Daily Mirror ” and the “ Daily Express ” both sell about four million copies every day . British families generally buy a newspaper very every morning and two or three on Sundays .
Besides the national papers , there is ,however , another branch of the British press which sells almost as many copies . Local（地方的）newspapers have a weekly circulation of 13 million . Almost every town and country area has one . Nearly all of them hold their own financially（財政）and many of them are very profitable（賺錢）.
These papers are written almost entirely for readers interested in local event births , weddings , deaths , council（地方會議）meetings and sports . Editors（編輯）prefer to rely（依靠）on people who know the district well . A great deal of local news is regularly supplied by clubs and churches in the neighbourhood and it does not get out of date as quickly as national news .
The cditors must never forget that the success of any newspaper depends on advertising（廣告）. He is usually anxious to keep good will of local businessmen for this reason . But if the newspaper is well written and the news items have been carefully chosen to draw local readers , the businessmen are grateful for the opportanity（機會）to keep their products in the publie eyes .
5. Visitors to Britain are surprised to learn that .
A. there are so many local newspapers there
B. local papers should have a circulation of four million
C. the “ Daily Mirror ” and “ Daily Express ” sell as many as 4 million copies every day
D. British newspapers are so widely read
6. Local newspapers have .
A. a circulation as large as that of national newspapers
B. a daily circulation of 13 million
C. a slightly smaller circulation
D. an even larger circulation
7. Which of the following is true ?
A. Every town and country area has at least one paper of its own .
B. Nearly town and country areas have their own papers .
C. There is paper , national or local , in each town and country area .
D. A lot of distant town and country areas do not have their won papers .
8. Which of the following is NOT true ?
A. A great deal of local news is supplied by the clubs and churches .
B. Local readers are much interested in local news .
C. These papers written almost entirely for local readers .
D. These papers are likely to get out of date quickly .
一. 單項選擇
1-5 D A A C A 6-10 D C A D D
二. 完形填空
1-5 D C B D A 6-10 C D B A C 11-15 D A C B D 16-20 A C B A D
三. 閱讀理解
1-4 D B A A 5-8 D C B D