2024-2025学年新教材高中英语UNIT5LanguagesaroundtheworldSectionⅡReadingandThinking-Comprehending教案新人教版必修第一册

PAGE1-SectionⅡReadingandThinking—Comprehending重点单词写作词汇1．native['neItIv]adj． 诞生地的；本地的；土著的n． 本地人2．attitude['ætItjuːd；NAmE'ætItuːd]n． 看法；看法3．system['sIstəm]n． 体系；制度；系统4．despite[dI'spaIt]prep． 即使；尽管5．factor['fæktə(r)]n． 因素；要素6．symbol['sImbl]n． 符号；象征7．carve[kɑːv]vt．&vi． 雕刻8．dynasty['dInəsti；NAmE'daI­]n． 王朝；朝代9．major['meIdʒə(r)]adj． 主要的；重要的；大的n． 主修课程；主修学生vi． 主修；特地探讨10．means[miːnz]n． 方式；方法；途径11．classic['klæsIk]adj． 传统的；最优秀的；典型的n． 经典作品；名著12．regard[rI'ɡɑːd]n． 敬重；关注vt． 把……视为；看待13．character['kærəktə(r)]n． 文字；符号；角色； 品质；特点拓展词汇14．refer[rI'fʒː(r)]vi．提到；参考；查阅vt．查询；叫……求助于→referencen．参考；参照；涉及15．base_[beIs]vt．以……为据点；以……为基础n．底部；依据→basedadj．以(某事)为基础的；以……为重要部分(或特征)的16．_variety[və'raIəti]n．(植物、语言等的)变体；异体；多样化→variousadj．不同的；各种各样的→varyvt．&vi．使多样化；变更17．global_['ɡləʊbl]adj．全球的；全世界的→globen．球体；地球仪；地球18．_appreciate[ə'priːʃieIt]vt．观赏；重视；感谢；领悟vi．增值→appreciationn．观赏；感谢；感谢阅读词汇19．billion['bIljən]n． 十亿20．bone[bəʊn]n． 骨头；骨(质)21．shell[ʃel]n． 壳；壳状物22．dialect['daIəlekt]n． 地方话；方言23．calligraphy[kə'lIɡrəfi]n． 书法；书法艺术24．affair[ə'feə(r)]n． 公共事务；事务；关系25．specific[spə'sIfIk]adj． 特定的；明确的；详细的重点短语1．refer_to 指的是；描述； 提到；查阅2．ups_and_downs 浮沉；兴衰；荣辱3．date_back_(to．．．) 追溯到4．the_attitude_to/towards．．． 对……的看法5．pay_attention_to 留意6．be_of_great_importance 很重要7．be_known_for 因……而出名8．lead_to 导致9．be_connected_with 和……有联系10．play_a(n)．．．role_in 起着……的作用重点句型1．Itwasatimewhen．．．这/那是一个……的时期：Overtheyears,thesystemdevelopedintodifferentformsasit_was_a_time_when(这/那是一个……的时期)peopleweredividedgeographically,leadingtomanyvarietiesofdialectsandcharacters．2．nomatterwhere．．．无论在哪里，引导让步状语从句：Eventoday,_no_matter_where_Chinese_people_live(无论中国人在哪里生活)orwhatdialecttheyspeak,theycanallstillcommunicateinwriting．3．as引导状语从句，意为“随着”：As_China_plays_a_greater_role_in_global_affairs(随着中国在国际事务中起更大的作用),anincreasingnumberofinternationalstudentsarebeginningtoappreciateChina’scultureandhistorythroughthisamazinglanguage．eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅰ)Fast­readingSkimthetextonPage62andchoosethebestanswer．1．Pleasematchthemainideaoftheparagraphs．Paragraphs1－4 A．China’spresentisconnectedwithitspastbywrittenChinese．Paragraph5 B．ManyforeignerslearnChinesecultureandhistorythroughtheChinesewrittensystem．Paragraph6 C．HowdidtheChinesewritingsystemdevelop?答案：CAB2．Whatdoesthepassagetellus?Thepassagemainlytellsusaboutthe_development_and_effect_of_Chinese_writing_system．eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅱ)Careful­readingReadthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestanswer．1．WhatdoyouthinkisoneofthemainfactorsthathashelpedtheChineselanguageandculturesurvive?A．Chinesewritingsystem．B．Chinesewisdom．C．Chinesehardwork．D．Chinesespokenlanguage．2．WhatisthemainideaofParagraph2?A．Howdidpeoplecarvesymbolsonbonesandshells?B．Whatdidthesymbolsonbonesandshellsmean?C．Whendidthepicture­basedlanguagebegin?D．Apicture­basedlanguage,theearliestwrittenChinese．3．WhydidtheChinesewritingsystembegintodevelopinonedirection?A．Peoplewantedtoliveinpeace．B．EmperorQinshihuangunitedthesevenmajorstatesintooneunifiedcountry．C．Peoplewerewillingtocommunicateinalanguage．D．Peopleweredividedgeographically．4．ForeignstudentsappreciatetheChina’scultureandhistorythrough________？A．classicworksB．musicC．theChineselanguageD．apicture­basedlanguage答案：1－4.ADBCnativeadj．本土的；本地的n．本地人；本国人(教材P60)HowmanybillionpeoplespeaktheUN’sofficiallanguagesastheirnativeorsecondlanguage?有多少亿人把联合国的官方语言作为他们的母语或其次语言？(1)benativeto 原产于one’snativecountry/land/language 某人的祖国/家乡/母语(2)beanativeof．．． ……的人；原产于……的动物或植物①Asamatteroffact,Frenchisnotmynativelanguage．事实上，法语不是我的母语。②TheresearchersaysthetigerisnativetoIndia．探讨人员说这种虎原产于印度。③IsheruncleanativeofShanghai,orjustavisitor?她叔叔是上海人，还是只是一名游客？attituden．看法；看法；姿态(教材P60)Whatistheattitudeofthespeakertowardsforeignlanguagelearning?说话者对外语学习的看法是什么？attitudeto/towards．．． 对……的看法/看法have/takea(n)．．．attitudeto/towards．．． 对……持/实行……的看法①Trytohaveapositiveattitudeto/towardseverythingandstopcomplaining．尽力对每件事情都持主动的看法，停止埋怨。②Weeachshoulddevelopapositiveattitude_to/towardslife．我们每个人都应当培育主动的人生看法。③Itwasyournegativeattitudetowards/to_your_workthatmadeyourparentsangry．是你对工作的消极看法使父母生气。referto提及；查阅；参考；谈到；提交；把……称作……；指的是[一词多义]——写出句中referto的含义①Sincetheboyhasbeenpunished，pleasedon’trefertothatmatteragain．提及②Ifyoudon’tknowtheexactmeaningoftheword,youmayrefertothedictionary．参考，查阅③WhenIsaidsomepeoplewerestupidIwasn’treferringtoyou．指的是④AsfarasIknow，heisreferredtoasalivingLeiFeng．把……称作(1)referto．．．as．．． 把……称作……(2)referencen． 言及，提及；参考；查阅⑤Hehadbeenwellpreparedforhisspeechsothathedidn’trefertohisnotebookwhiledeliveringhisspeech．他已经为他的演讲做了充分的准备，所以他在演讲时没有看笔记本。“查字典”的常用短语小结：lookupthewordinthedictionaryrefertothedictionarydespiteprep．即使；尽管(教材P62)Chinaiswidelyknownforitsancientcivilisationwhichhascontinuedallthewaythroughintomoderntimes,despitethemanyupsanddownsinitshistory．中国以其悠久的文明而著名，尽管历史上有过很多起起落落，但中国始终持续到现代。(1)despite即使；尽管，为介词，后常跟名词或v．­ing(2)evenif即使；尽管，为连词，后跟从句①Johnisagoodbasketballplayerdespitebeingshortandthin．尽管约翰身材矮小，他依旧是个优秀的篮球运动员。②Myparentslovemedespitemyshortcomings．尽管我有缺点，但父母还是喜爱我的。③Even_ifMr．Liisveryrich,heleadsasimplelife．即使李先生很富有，他还过着简朴的生活。basedadj．以(某事)为基础的；以……为重要部分(或特征)的(教材P62)Atthebeginning,writtenChinesewasapicture­basedlanguage．最初，书面汉语是一种以象形文字为基础的语言。(1)bebasedon/upon 以……为基础/依据(2)basevt． 以……为据点；以……为基础n． 底部；依据base．．．on．．． 以……为基础(3)basicadj． 基础的①Oneshouldalwaysbasehisopiniononfacts．一个人应当始终以事实为依据发表自己的观点。②Thefilmis_based(base)onatruestory,anditisverypopular．＝_Based(base)onatruestory,thefilmisverypopular．以一个真实故事为基础，这部电影特别受欢迎。③Theyhavetohaveabasic(base)understandingofcomputersinordertousethetechnology．为了运用这项技术，他们必需对计算机有基本的了解。dateback(to．．．)追溯(到……)(教材P62)Itdatesbackseveralthousandyearstotheuseoflonggu．．．它可以追溯到几千年前的龙骨的运用……(1)datebackto．．．＝datefrom．．． 追溯到……(2)outofdate 过时的，陈旧的①AsfarasIknow,theoldtowndatesfrom/backtotheearlyTangDynasty．据我所知，这个古老的城镇可追溯到初唐时期。②Accordingtotheexpert,thetemplehasahistorydating_from/back_totheearlyTangDynasty．＝Accordingtotheexpert,thetemplehasahistorywhichdates_from/back_totheearlyTangDynasty．专家说这座寺庙历史悠久，可追溯到初唐时期。③I’dliketobuyanewcoat,becausethisoneisout_of_date．我想买一件新外套，因为这件外套已经过时了。varietyn．(植物、语言等的)变体；异体；多样化(佳句背诵)Oneoftheadvantagesisthatwecanfindvarietiesoftopics,suchasscience,cultureandhistory．其中优势之一是我们能够找到各种主题，如：科学、文化和历史。(1)avarietyof＝varietiesof 种类繁多的(2)variousadj． 不同的；各种各样的forvariousreasons 由于种种缘由(3)varyvt．&vi． 变更；变更varyfrom．．．to．．． 从……到……不等； 在……到……之间变动①Inmyfreetime，I’dliketotakeexercise，suchasswimming,runningandvarious/avarietyofballgames．在业余时间，我喜爱熬炼，例如：游泳，跑步，以及各种各样的球类运动。②Itisapitythatsomepeoplecan’tgobackhomeattheSpringFestivalforavariety(various)ofreasons．很缺憾，有些人因为各种各样的缘由不能在春节回家。③Alllanguageschangeovertimeandvaryfromplacetoplacebecauseofthelocalaccent．全部的语言都会随着时间的推移而变更，并且由于地方腔调的不同而有所不同。majoradj．主要的；重要的；大的n．主修课程；主修学生vi．主修；特地探讨(教材P62)EmperorQinshihuangunitedthesevenmajorstatesintooneunifiedcountrywheretheChinesewritingsystembegantodevelopinonedirection．秦始皇统一了七大诸侯国，形成了一个统一的国家，中国的文字系统起先朝一个方向发展。(1)majorin．．． 主修……；以……为专业(2)majorityn． 大多数；大半themajorityof．．． 大多数……①Ihaveagiftforlanguage,somymajorincollegeisEnglish．我在语言方面有天赋，因此我在高校主修英语。②Iguessedthattherewasprobably_a_major_misunderstanding．我猜想这里可能有个大误会。③Whenitcomestoeducation,themajority(major)ofpeoplebelievethateducationisofgreatimportance．当涉及教化时，大部分人认为教化很重要。meansn．方式；方法；途径(教材P62)WrittenChinesehasalsobecomeanimportantmeansbywhichChina’spresentisconnectedwithitspast．书面汉语也已成为中国现在与过去联系的重要手段。(1)ameansofcommunication 一种通讯/沟通工具(2)bythismeans 通过这种方法bymeansof．．． 用……方法；借助……bynomeans 决不，一点也不(位于句 首时，句子用部分倒装)(3)meanvi． 意味着meandoingsth． 意味着做某事①ThereisnodoubtthatWechatisanimportantmeansofcommunication．毫无疑问，微信是一种重要的沟通工具。②By_no_means_canyougiveupwhenyouareintrouble．境况困难时肯定不能放弃。③Icanmakealivingby_means_ofteachingEnglish．我可以通过教英语来谋生。④Everypossiblemeanshas_been_tried(try),butnonehasworked．＝Allpossiblemeanshave_been_tried(try),butnonehasworked．全部可能的方法都试过了，但没有一种有效。⑤Missingthebusmeanswaiting(wait)foranothertwohours．错过公共汽车意味着要再等两个小时。means用作“方式；方法”时，单复数同形。regardn．敬重；关注vt．把……视为；看待(教材P62)ThehighregardfortheChinesewritingsystemcanbeseeninthedevelopmentofChinesecharactersasanartform,knownasChinesecalligraphy,whichhasbecomeanimportantpartofChineseculture．对中国汉字书写系统的高度重视可在汉字发展过程中显现出来，它作为一种艺术形式，被称为中国书法，已经成为中国文化的重要组成部分。(1)regard/consider．．．as．．． 认为……是……(2)havehigh/noregardfor．．． 高度关注/无视……with/inregardtosth． 关于某事①YaoMingisregardedasoneofthegreatestfamousChineseathletes．姚明被认为是中国最宏大的著名运动员之一。②Shehasnoregardforotherpeople’sfeelings．她无视别人的感受。③Inregardtoyoursuggestions,weshalldiscussthemfully．关于你的建议，我们将充分探讨。appreciatevt．观赏；重视；感谢；领悟vi．增值(教材P62)AsChinaplaysagreaterroleinglobalaffairs,anincreasingnumberofinternationalstudentsarebeginningtoappreciateChina’scultureandhistorythroughthisamazinglanguage．随着中国在国际事务中发挥越来越大的作用，越来越多的国际学生起先通过这种令人惊羡的语言来观赏中国的文化和历史。(1)appreciate＋n．/pron．/v．­ing 重视/感谢……Iwouldappreciateitif．．． 假如……，我将 不胜感谢(2)appreciationn． 观赏；感谢expressone’sappreciation/thankstosb．forsth．因某事表达对某人的感谢之情①I’dappreciateitifyouletmeknowwhetheryouarefreeinadvance．假如你提前告知我你是否有空我将感谢不尽。②Iappreciatebeing_given(give)theopportunitytoworkinyourcompanytwoyearsago．两年前我得到了在贵公司工作的机会，特别感谢。③HereIsincerelyexpressmyappreciation(appreciate)ifyoucouldgivemesomeadviceonhowtolearnEnglish．假如你能就如何学习英语给我一些建议，我将真诚地表达我的谢意。Itwasatimewhen．．．这/那是一个……的时期；v．­ing作结果状语(教材P62)Overtheyears,thesystemdevelopedintodifferentformsasitwasatimewhenpeopleweredividedgeographically,leadingtomanyvarietiesofdialectsandcharacters．随着时间的推移，这个系统发展成不同的形式，因为那是一个人们在地理上分裂的时期，形成了很多方言和文字的种类。(1)Therewasatimewhen．．． 曾有一段时间……(2)leadingtomanyvarietiesofdialectsandcharacters为v．­ing作结果状语。①Thatwasatimewhenthegirllostthepowerofspeech．那是这个女孩不能说话的一段时间。②There_was_a_time_whenIdidn’tgetalongwellwithmyclassmates．有一段时间我和同学们相处得不好。③Hewasalwayslateforclass,making(make)histeacherveryangry．他总是迟到，使他的老师特别生气。nomatterwhere/how/what/when．．．引导让步状语从句(教材P62)Eventoday,nomatterwhereChinesepeopleliveorwhatdialecttheyspeak,theycanallstillcommunicateinwriting．即使在今日，无论中国人住在哪里，说什么方言，他们仍旧可以进行书面沟通。(1)nomatterhow意为“不管；无论如何”，引导让步状语从句，相当于however。(2)“nomatter＋特别疑问词(如who/what/where/when等)”均可引导让步状语从句，可与特别疑问词­ever等词互换。①Nomatterhowdifficultitis,I’mgoingtofinishtheworkaheadoftime．无论有多么困难，我都准备提前完成工作。②No_matter_what/Whatever_you_say，Iwon’tbelieveyouanylonger．无论你说什么，我再也不信任你了。③Whatever_the_result_is,_weshouldacceptitwithasmile．无论结果怎样，我们都要笑着接受。eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅰ)品句填词1．ItisapitythatIcannotoperatethe_system(系统)well．2．Likemanyyoungpeople，hepreferspopmusictoclassical(古典的)music．3．PractisingChineseKungfucannotonlybuildupyourbodybutalsocandevelopyourcharacter(品质，特性)．4．Asyougetolder,yourattitude(看法)towardslifechanges．5．Asisknowntousall，thevaluablepaintingdatesbacktotheMingDynasty(朝代)．6．Thefilmwhichis_based(以……为基础)onatruelovestoryisverypopularwithyoungpeople．7．Theweathercouldbeamajorfactor(因素)intomorrow’sgame．8．Afterthreeyearsofstudy，sheknowsthedialect(方言)herewell．9．Asweallknow,carshavebecomeapopularmeans(途径，方法)oftransport．10．Thisfishhasalotof_bones(骨头)init．eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅱ)完成句子/一句多译1．不管有多晚，他母亲总是等他。①No_matter_how_late_it_is，hismotherisalwayswaitingforhim．②However_late_it_is,_hismotherisalwayswaitingforhim．2．这是一段汤姆的妈妈很简单生气的时期。This_was_a_time_whenTom’smothergotangryveryeasily．3．你尽早回信我将感谢不尽。I’d_appreciate_your_writing_me_backassoonaspossible．4．众所周知，李健被认为是最著名的音乐人之一。①Asweallknow,LiJianis_considered_as_oneofthemostfamousmusicians．②ItisknowntousthatLiJian_is_regarded_asoneofthemostfamousmusicians．5．随着中国在国际事务中扮演着越来越重要的角色，学英雄语对我们来说特别重要。因此，我的父母想让我在高校主修中文。AsChinaplays_a_more_and_more_important_role_in_globalaffairs,itisveryimportantforustohaveagoodknowledgeofChinese．Asaresult,myparentswantmeto_major_in_Chineseatcollege．eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅲ)课文语法填空Themainreason1．whyChina’sancientcivilizationhascontinuedallthewaythroughintomoderntimeshasbeentheChinesewritingsystem．Atthebeginning,writtenChinesewasapicture­basedlanguage,which2．dates(date)backseveralthousandyearstotheuseoflonggu．Symbols3．were_carved(carve)onanimals’bonesandshellsbyancientChinesepeople．Overtheyears，thesystemdevelopedintodifferentformsasitwas4．atimewhenpeopleweredividedgeographically,5．leading(lead)tomanyvarietiesofdialectsandcharacters．EmperorQinshihuangunitedthesevenmajorstatesintooneunifiedcountry,makingtheChinesewritingsystembegintodevelopinonedirection．Itwasofgreat6．importance(important)inunitingtheChinesepeopleandculture．Peopleinmoderntimescanreadtheclassic7．works(work)writtenbyChineseinancient8．times．Nowadays,ChinesecalligraphyhasbecomeanimportantpartofChineseculture．AsChinaplaysagreaterrolein9．global(globe)affairs,alargenumberofinternationalstudentsarebeginningtoappreciateChina’scultureandhistorythroughthis10．amazing(amaze)language．eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅰ)单句语法填空1．Weshouldtrytoimproveourselves(we)throughlearning．2．Thetextbooksanddictionariescanbeusedasreference(refer)bookswhilethemagazinesserveasreadingmaterials．3．Nowadays,cycling,alongwithjoggingandswimming,is_regarded(regard)asoneofthebestformsofexercise．4．Hefeltitratherdifficulttobeagainsttheopinionofthemajority(major)．5．Chinesewritingwasfirstdonebycarving(carve)symbolsontobonesandshells．6．Whatisyourattitude_towards/toseniorhighstudentstakingupapart­timejob?7．Henrytoldmethattherewasatimewhenhestayedupeverynightgoingoverhislessons．8．(2024·北京卷)You’dbetterlearnsomebasic(base)Chinesebeforeyoucometoourschool．Onlyinthiswaycanyougetusedtothelifeheresoon．9．Astheworldhasbecomeaglobalvillage,learningEnglishwellisofgreatimportancetousall．10．Asisknowntous,Chinaiswidelyknownforitsancientcivilization．eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅱ)阅读理解AHaveyoueverconsideredalltheEnglishexpressionsthatincludewordsaboutclothes?Let’shavealook．Peoplewearpantstocoverthelowerpartoftheirbodies．Wesometimessaythatpeoplewhoarenervoushaveants(蚂蚁)intheirpants．Sometimes,peoplemaygetcaughtwiththeirpantsdown．Theyarefounddoingsomethingtheyshouldnotbedoing．And,ineveryfamily,onepersontakescontrol．Sometimesawifetellsherhusbandwhattodo．Thenwesayshewearsthepantsinthefamily．Pantsusuallyhavepocketstoholdthings．Moneythatislikelytobespentquicklycanburnaholeinyourpocket．Sometimesyouneedabelttoholdupyourpants．Ifyouhavelessmoneythanusual,youmayhavetotightenyourbelt．Ialwayspraisepeoplewhocansavetheirmoneyandnotspendtoomuch．Ireallytakemyhatofftothem．Yet,whenitcomestomyownmoney,Ispenditatthedropofahat,whichmeansIinstantlyspendit．Bootsareaheavyorstrongkindofshoes．Peoplewhoaretoobigfortheirbootsthinktheyaremoreimportantthantheyreallyare．Idislikesuchpeople．Myfatherisanimportantperson．Herunsabigcompany．Hewearsasuitandtie,andashirtwithsleeves(衣袖)thatcoverhisarms．Somepeoplewhodonotknowhimwellthinkheistooseriousandnevershowshisfeelingsopenly．ButIknowthatmyfatherwearshisheartonhissleeve．【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了有关衣物类的英语谚语及其用法和含义。1．Whichofthefollowingexpressionscanshowsomeoneisnervous?A．Getcaughtwithone’spantsdown．B．Haveantsinone’spants．C．Wearthepantsinthefamily．D．Burnaholeinone’spocket．B解析：细微环节理解题。依据文章其次段中“Wesometimessaythatpeoplewhoarenervoushaveants(蚂蚁)intheirpants．”可知，当一个人很惊慌时，我们可以用“Haveantsinone’spants．”来表述。故选B项。2．Ifwesaysomeonehastotightenhisbelt,weprobablymeanhe________．A．hasdonesomethingwrongB．usedtolivearichlifeC．hasputonthewrongpantsD．isshortofmoneyD解析：细微环节理解题。依据文章第三段的最终一句“Ifyouhavelessmoneythanusual,youmayhavetotightenyourbelt．”可知，“．．．someonehastotightenhisbelt．．．”主要用来描述一个人钱不够花、很拮据的情景。故选D项。3．Someonewhospendshismoneyatthedropofahatmostprobably________．A．doesn’tsavemoneyB．earnsmuchmoneyC．neverwasteshismoneyD．spendsmorethanheearnsA解析：细微环节理解题。依据文章第四段中“Yet,whenitcomestomyownmoney,Ispenditatthedropofahat,whichmeansIinstantlyspendit．”可知，“Someonewhospendshismoneyatthedropofahat．．．”意味着一个人花钱大手大脚，不节约。故选A项。4．Wecanusetheexpression“wearone’sheartonone’ssleeve”todescribesomeonewho________．A．getsangryeasilyB．looksveryseriousC．showshisfeelingsopenlyD．oftenwearsasuitandtieC解析：细微环节理解题。依据文章最终一段中“Somepeoplewhodonotknowhimwellthinkheistooseriousandnevershowshisfeelingsopenly．ButIknowthatmyfatherwearshisheartonhissleeve．”可知，“wearone’sheartonone’ssleeve”用来指一个人放开胸怀表达自己的情感。故选C项。BInpartsofCanada,FamilyDayisastatutory(法定的)holiday．Theholidaywasfirstcelebratedin1990inAlberta,whichwastheonlyprovincethathasastatutoryholidayinFebruaryuntilSaskatchewanbeganfollowingitin2007．AndthenfollowedbymanyprovincesinCanada．Indifferentprovinces,thisholidayhasdifferentnames．IntheprovinceofManitoba,theholidayisnamedLouisRielDay,andinNovaScotia,itiscalledNovaScotiaHeritageDay．IntheprovinceofPrinceEdwardIsland,FamilyDayiscalledIslanderDay．Itspremier(省长)RobertGhizoncepromisedthathewouldlookathavinganewholidayfortheprovince．HereiteratedhispromiseinAprilin2008．Hesaidthenewholidaywouldgiveeveryoneachancetocelebratewithfamily．Theprovince’sleaderpassedthenewstatutoryholidayforPrinceEdwardIslandonNovember28，2008．Afterthat,itwasdecidedthatthesecondMondayofFebruarywouldbeknownas“IslanderDay”．Workersintheprovincehaveonedayoffworkonthisday．Theholidaygivespeoplethetimetorest,relaxanddopersonalactivities．ItsfirstcelebrationwasonFebruary9，2009．Onthisday,schoolsandbusinessesareclosedandprovincialgovernmentofficialsalsogetthedayoff．However,governmentofficialsintheprovincemayhavetochoosebetweenIslanderDayandtheonetheyreceiveinAugust,knownasNatalDay．IslanderDayisapaidholidayforallworkersintheprovince．Theholiday’sdatewaslaterchangedin2009tobeonthethirdMondayofFebruary．Thischangetookeffectin2010．【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了加拿大爱德华王子岛省的IslanderDay。5．InwhichprovincedidFamilyDaystarttobecelebrated?A．NovaScotia． B．Alberta．C．Manitoba． D．PrinceEdwardIsland．B解析：细微环节理解题。依据第一段其次句可知，Alberta省首先起先庆祝FamilyDay。6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reiterated”inParagraph2mean?A．Discussed． B．Changed．C．Repeated． D．Forgot．C解析：词义揣测题。依据画线词前Itspremier(省长)RobertGhizoncepromisedthathewouldlookathavinganewholidayfortheprovince．以及后面Hesaidthenewholidaywouldgiveeveryoneachancetocelebratewithfamily．可知，RobertGhiz应当是重申他的承诺。7．WhatcanweknowabouttheIslanderDayfromthetext?A．Itwaspassedin2009．B．Itwasfirstcelebratedin2009．C．Itshowedtheimportanceofrelaxation．D．Itscelebrationdatewaschangedthreetimes．B解析：推理推断题。依据第三段的ItsfirstcelebrationwasonFebruary9,2009．可知，爱德华王子岛省的人们第一次庆祝IslanderDay是在2009年。8．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．IslanderDayinPrinceEdwardIsland．B．WhyIslanderDayissopopular．C．HowtocelebrateIslanderDay．D．DaysforfamiliesinCanada．A解析：主旨大意题。本文主要介绍的是加拿大爱德华王子岛省的IslanderDay。故选A项。eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅲ)完形填空Ilookedatmyphotosandbegantorecall(回忆)mylife．Thena__1__ofmygrandmacaughtmyeye．Shewasatall,strongandhealthywoman．She,likemostpeopleinhervillage,__2__jasmine(茉莉)flowers．Summeristhetimetopickjasmineflowerswhichwillbesenttothefactorytomakejasminetea．Helpingmygrandmapickjasmineshasbeenmy__3__sinceIwas13．Thejasminefieldwasso__4__withlotsofflowersandtheirgoodsmells,__5__itwashardtopicktheseflowersforhoursinthestrongsunlight．WhenIgot__6__andwantedtogiveup,I__7__mygrandmawhokeptbusypickingflowers．Seeingherworkhard,I__8__strength(力气)tokeepgoing．Byworkingwithher,Ilearnedtoworkuntilthejobwas__9__．Grandmalivedapoorlifebutsheneverlosther__10__．Inheroldage,shedidn’t__11__toworkbecauseherchildrencouldsupport(赡养)her．But,shestillworkedtogivehermoneytotheSeniorCenter,which__12__me．Inmymind,peopleworkhardto__13__theirlives,insteadofgivingmoneyaway．She__14__，saying,“Ihave