【高效课堂】2011高考总复习英语 课堂45分钟课时高效精练 模块8Unit2 The universal language 译林牛津版

1、模块8Unit 2 The universal language. 单词拼写1. After months of overworking, Jack was suffering from m and physical exhaustion. 2. He was found guilty and c to death. 3. Most p feel nervous before they go on stage. 4. A good education should not just be a p of the rich. 5. Language is a social and cultural

2、 (现象). . 用方框内所给短语的适当形式填空appeal to/be married/desire for/break up/broke down1. What problems might children have when their parents _?They might have emotional and psychological problems.2. The computer system _ suddenly while he was searching for information on the Internet.3. Snow White, though wri

3、tten more than a century ago,still _ children all around the world.4. By his next birthday, he _ for ten years.5. Antarcticas future is important for us all.Now,however,mans never ending their _ minerals threatens the ecosystem there.翻译句子1. 那个杀人犯被判处终身监禁。（condemn）_2. 在过去的三十年里，我的家乡发生了很大的变化，呈现出新面貌。_3.

4、食物对生命是必不可少的。(essential)_4. 电话系统瘫痪了，因此我无法接通。(break down)_5. 在面试中，我由于紧张声音发抖。(tremble)_. Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.1. Brought up by his grandmother, Tom had a great_ for her. A. a

5、ffection B. affect C. appreciate D. thank2. It is not appropriate for parents to _ especially when their children are young. A. make a promise B. break their promise C. keep a promise D. carry out a promise3. The Red Cross is _ to everyone to donate as much as possible to the quake-stricken area. A.

6、 asking B. appealing C. declaring D. announcing 4. You are late. You have missed the most interesting part. Oh. _ !A. What a shame B. Sorry to hear thatC. That's all right D. Nothing important5. The teacher thought Tom was dropping his head low reading the text, _ , in fact he was sleeping. A. w

7、hile B. when C. where D. since6. As we know, a person's memory will_ as he grows older. A. refuse B. decline C. decrease D. fall 7. _ can you expect to get a pay rise. A. With hard workB. Although work hard C. Only with hard workD. Now that he works hard 8. His health _ under the pressure of wor

8、k and he had to stay in hospital for a month. A. broke up B. broke away C. broke out D. broke down9. After he retired from office, Jason_ fishing for a while, but soon lost interest. A. took up B. took onC. took in D. took off10. No matter how frequently _ , the works of Beethoven still attract peop

9、le all over the world. A. performed B. performingC. to be performed D. being performed.Directions:Read the following passage. The passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to

10、the information given in the passage.To master a language one must be able to speak and understand the spoken language as well as to read and write. Lenin and his wife Krupskaya translated a long English book into Russian. But when they went to England in 1902, English people couldn't understand

11、 what was said to them. These days more and more foreigners are coming to China and more Chinese are going out to foreign countries to work or study. So the spoken language is becoming more and more important.Speaking, of course, can't go without listening. If you want to pronounce a word correc

12、tly, first you must hear it correctly. The sounds of the Chinese and English languages are not exactly the same. If you don't listen carefully, you'll find it difficult or even impossible to understand the native speakers.Well, what about writing? Like speaking, it's to exchange ideas. P

13、eople generally use shorter words and shorter sentences in their writing. The important thing is to make your idea clear in your head and then to write it in clear lively language.Chinese students read far too slowly. If you read fast, you understand better. If you read too slowly, by the time you h

14、ave reached the end of a page you have forgotten what the beginning is about. When you meet with new words, don't look them up in the dictionary. Guess the meaning from the context(上下文). You may not guess quite correctly the first time, but as new words come up again and again in different conte

15、xts, their meaning will become clearer and clearer. If you look up every word, you'll never finish a book.Students of a foreign language need a particular knowledge, the knowledge of the life, history and geography of the people whose language they are studying. They should study these subjects

16、in the foreign language, not only in translation. In this way one can kill two birds with one stone: learn a foreign language and get some knowledge of the foreign country at the same time.1. In the first paragraph, the writer mainly told us_ .A. how to speak English wellB. how to read and write Eng

17、lishC. why spoken English is very importantD. why English people couldn't understand Lenin2. In order to study a foreign language, the writer thinks the best way is_ .A. to kill two birds with one stoneB. to learn two languages at a timeC. to study all the subjects in a foreign languageD. to get

18、 some knowledge of the foreign country as well as learn the language3. In the fourth paragraph the writer gave some advice on_ .A. how to improve reading speedB. how to guess the meaning from the contextC. how to look up new words in the dictionaryD. how to grasp the general meaning of a passage4. “

19、To kill two birds with one stone” means_ .A. to get some particular knowledgeB. to get more than what one paysC. the stone is too bigD. the birds are blind enough.Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context. Global rating system is for

20、 computer and video games.There are _1_ parts to the new system: an age rating and an indication of the content of the game. In future, all games, whether for computer _2_video, must feature an age rating on the front cover indicating that the game is only suitable for users aged at or_3_the particu

21、lar age listed.The new age brackets are: 3+ 7+ 12+ 16+ 18+.Additionally, the game box should feature one or more descriptors (标注), _4_the type of content. This descriptor will normally appear_5_the cover of the box, and the content will always_6_appropriate to rating. Violence: Game contains descrip

22、tions of violence.Bad language: Game contains bad language.Fear: Game may be frightening for young children.Discrimination: Game contains depictions（描述）or material_7_ may encourage discrimination.The new system has been based on existing systems throughout the world, and consultations（咨询）with parent

23、s, consumers _8_ religious groups. It has been designed to meet the various cultural standard and attitudes of the participating countries. 1._ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ 6. _7. _ 8. _ 参考答案Unit 2The universal language基础操练. 1. Mental 2. condemned3. performers 4 . privilege 5. phenomenon . 1. break up 2. bro

24、ke down3. appeals to4. will have been married 5. desire for. 1. The killer/murderer was condemned to life in prison.2. In the past thirty years, great changes have taken place in my hometown,making it take on a new look.3. Food is essential to life.4. The telephone system has broken down, so I cant

25、get through.5. In the interview,I found my voice trembling with nervousness.提升练习. 1. 解析：选A。have an affection for/towards 深爱着。句意为：汤姆由他的奶奶抚养长大，他很爱他的奶奶。2. 解析：选B。考查短语辨析。make a promise 许诺; break ones promise 食言; keep a promise 信守诺言; carry out a promise 履行承诺；根据句意可知选B。3. 解析：选B。ask的句式为：ask sb. to do sth.；ap

26、peal的句式为：appeal to sb. to do sth.; declare的句式为：declare to sb.+thatclause/to be+adj./n.; announce的句式为：announce to sb.+thatclause。appeal意为“呼吁”，故此处选B。句意为：红十字会正在呼吁大家竭尽全力向地震灾区捐献物品。4. 解析：选A。上句的句意为：你错过了最有趣的部分。所以下句应会表示可惜What a shame！表示“真可惜啊！” 5. 解析：选A。句意为：老师以为汤姆在埋头看书，而事实上他在睡觉。前后两句是对比关系， 故选A，此处while意为“然而”。6. 解析：选B。考查词义辨析。refuse拒绝；decline衰退，衰减；decrease下降，减少；fall下降。句意为:众所周知，随着人年龄的增长，记忆力会衰退。故选B。7. 解析：选C。题干中can 提到主语y