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D. The West African coast---Europe---the Caribbean islands and the American coast --- the
West African coast.
22. Why does the author mention the history of the slave trade? A. Because it resulted in the development of a new language. B. Because it is an important historic event in that time.
C. Because it resulted from a highly distinctive form of English. D. Because it will make readers interested in the passage. 23. It can be inferred that slaves in the same ship ________.
A. didn't communicate with each other B. could understand several languages C. spoke different languages D. came from the same place 24. Creole speech comes from ________.
A. Spanish and English B. English and African languages C. an European language and an American language D. an African language and an Asian language 25. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The history of the slave trade. B. The so-called \
C. Languages spoken in America. D. How a particular version of English was born. 26. The underlined word “outlaw” in the second paragraph means _________. A. to completely carry out something by making it legal
B. to completely stop something by making it illegal C. to accept a plan, proposal etc, according to the law
D. to give someone something and receive something according to the law B English as a Foreign Language
Who taught you to speak English? Your parents, while you were a young child? Your teachers at school? Perhaps even the BBC as a grown-up. Whoever it was, somehow you have developed an understanding of what is rapidly becoming a truly global language.
There are now about 376 million people who speak English as their first language, and about the same number who have learnt it in addition to their mother tongue. There are said to be one billion people learning English now and about 80% of the information on the Internet is in English.
Is this a good thing, or a bad thing? Should we celebrate the fact that more and more of us can communicate, using a common language, across countries and cultures？Or should we worry about the dangers of ?mono-culturalism?, a world in which we all speak the same language, eat the same food and listen to the same music?
Does it matter if an increasing number of people speak the same language? On the contrary, I would have thought-although I have never accepted the argument that if only we all understood each other better, there would be fewer wars. Ask the people of India (where many of them speak at least some English) and Pakistan (the same situation with India)…
If we all speak English, will we then all start eating McDonalds burgers? Surely not. If English becomes more dominant(占主导地位的), it will kill other languages ? I doubt it. When I travel in Africa or Asia, I am always surprised by how many people can speak not only their own language but often one or more other related languages, as well as English and perhaps some French or German as well.
When we discussed this on Talking Point a couple of years ago, we received a wonderfully
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poetic email from a listener in Ireland. “The English language is a beautiful language. Maybe it?s like a rose,” he said. “But who would ever want their garden just full of rose?”
Well, I love roses, and I think they make a beautiful addition to any garden. But the way I see it, just by planting a few roses, you don?t necessarily need to pull out everything else. If more and more people want to plant English roses, that?s fine by me.
27. By saying “Ask the people of India…and Pakistan”(in Paragraph 4), the author is trying to show that _________.
A. speaking the same language doesn?t necessarily bring peace B. wars can destroy the relationship between two countries C. English doesn?t kill other languages D. English is widely used in the world
28. What does “garden” in the last two paragraphs stand for?
A. Language B. Family C. The world D. The Earth 29. The author would probably agree that ___________.
A. it?s very hard to plant many kinds of flowers in a garden B. it?s good for people from other countries to learn English C. more and more people like to plant roses in their gardens D. English is easier to learn than other languages 30. This passage is mainly about ___________. A. why English has become a global language B. how many people in the world speak English
C. how people in the world learn English as a foreign language D. whether we need to worry about English being a world language 3. 阅读表达
If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven't you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?
According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brainpower. Researchers found that learning other languages changes gray matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles.
The study also found the effect is greater on the younger people who learn a second language. A team led by Dr Andrea Mechelli, from University College London, took a group of Britons (英国土著人) who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of \who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners. Scans showed that grey matter density (密度) in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without ____________ . But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference is.
\a second language,\
It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn.
Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills. \makes the brain more flexible,\better understanding of different ideas.\
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31. What's the best title for this passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)
_________________________________________________________________ 32. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
Mastering two languages can broaden your view on the world and makes you smarter. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________
33. Please fill in the blank in the fifth paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)
__________________________________________________________________________ 34. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
__________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 35. What do you think of English learning after you reading this passage? (Please answer within 40 words.)
_________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 4. 书面表达
某校高三年级对如何填报高考志愿作了 一次问卷调查，结果如下图所示，请根据图中信息简要介绍这次调查结果并发表你个人看法。 约35%的同学认为 1．应以个人兴趣为主 2．兴趣是成功之母 3．被迫学自己不感兴趣的专 业是痛苦的。 注意：词数：150左右
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约45%的同学认为 1．应以社会需要为主 2．将来容易找到工作 3．兴趣是可以培养和改变的 你的看法 …… 高中英语(外研版)选修八第4模块基础训练与能力测试
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参考答案
SB 8 Module 3
重点词语精练
1. 1)-10) ABCDB ADCAB 11)-22) DCCDA BDCAB BA
2.1) appetite 2) consequences 3) trends 4) patterns 5) taste 6) manners 7) remarks 8) recipe 9) requirement 10) greedy 11) casually 12) gradual 13) raw 14) artificial 15) fragrant 16) abundant 17) altogether 18) owe 19) consume 20) accompany 21) transformed 22) no wonder 23) make; out 24) end up 25) go against 26) had; in common 27) by nature 28) referred to as 29) As a rule 30) keep; on good terms with
3. 1) taste; what 2) casual; be to blame for 3) abundant; stable 4) begin with; end up 5) on; terms with; going against; put up
with
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1) aspect 2) dishes 3) balanced 4) served 5) greedily 6) appetites 7) plus 8) desserts 9) No wonder 10) end up 11) chewing 12) manner 13) somewhat 14) make out 15) requirements 16) prepared 17) mix 18) ordered 19) goes against 20) even if 21) cost 22) In short 23) entertaining 24) by nature 25) tough 26) example 27) casually 28) considerate 29) saving 30) misunderstanding 31) meant 32) consumed 33) consequence 34) trend 35) referred 36) raw 37) artificial 38) fragrant 39) yoghurt 40) abundant 41) equipment 42) accompany 43) ample 44) Normally 45) based on 46) scene 47) disagreement 48) transformed
综合能力训练
1-10 ADCBB CADCA 11-20 BDBDA CDBCA
21. D。细节判断题。 根据文章第一段第二句知A、B、C三项都属于在餐桌上懂礼节的表现；第一段最后一句只是陈述了一个事实，展开餐巾，放在腿上，并没有提到折叠餐巾也属于一项礼节，因此选D项。 22. C。细节判断题。根据第六段第一句和最后一句知A、B两项表述正确，C项表述错误；根据第一段第一句可知D项表述正确。
23. C。逻辑顺序题。根据文章第二、三段的介绍可知在西方宴会上饭菜服务依次是开胃菜——汤——主食，故C项正确。
24. C。推理判断题。根据第二段第二句可知在吃第一道菜前，有人要祈祷，这时其他人需要保持沉默，因此A项属于不礼貌的表现；根据第三段第二句可知B项属于不礼貌的表现；根据第三段最后一句可知C项属于良好的就餐习惯；根据第五段最后一句可知D项属于不礼貌的表现。
25. B。标题概括题。从文章第一段首句即可确定本文主要介绍了西方餐桌礼仪，故B项最能概括文章内容。
26-30 ADCBA
31. Eating Well for Your Sport
32. Eating a diet that is too low in dietary fat may decrease athletic performance and cause other health problems. 33. eat a balanced diet
34. People, especially athletes, need to get a balanced diet before they do physical exercise so that they can perform their best in sports activities.
35. 要广泛摄取食物, 因为不同种食物含有不同营养,只有广泛摄取食物,你才能得到均衡的营养, 才能时刻保持最好的身体状态。 书面表达
With the development of our economy, the environment is being damaged greatly, and at the same time, the natural resources will be running out some day, so building up an economized society is a must in China.
To build up an economized society, good use must be made of water, electricity, natural materials etc, even the smallest amount. Therefore, we should always keep in mind to turn off the lights and electric fans before we leave the house, to switch off the taps after using them, and to use baskets instead of plastic bags, for they can be used many times.
As students, we should respond to the government's call to save every pencil, every piece of paper, and even every single drop of ink. All in all, we should make every effort to save everything useful to make contributions to an economized society.
SB 8 Module 4
重点词语精练
1. 1)-10) ABDCB ABCDB 11)-20) CACAB DBACD 21)-25) ABDCD
2. 1) dilemma 2) tendency 3) prejudice 4) conflict 5) debate 6) offence 7) concept 8) revolution 9) significance 10) prayer 11) moral 12) status 13) candidate 14) link 15) approval 16) instant 17) initial 18) splendid 19) straightforward 20) explicit 21) vague 22) ambiguous 23) potential 24) matters 25) counts 26) acquire 27) convince 28) resist 29) conveys 30) clarify 31) selected 32) withdraw33) abuse 34) reject 35) betray 36) opposed to 37) approve of 38) relevant to 39) tell; from 40) takes offence 41) convince; of 42) held up 43) lies in 44) In conclusion 45) get down to
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3. 1) clarify; convince 2) tendency; absent; drop out 3) significance; more than; experience 4) seems; get down to 5) quality; Approval 6) draw upon; benefit; achieve
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1) instantly 2) vocabulary 3) tell 4) accent 5) tell; apart 6) standard 7) spread 8) process 9) model 10) impossible 11) counts 12) media 13) revolution 14) variety 15) determined 16) pattern 17) traditional 18) evolution 19) convinced 20) ambiguous 21) dilemma 22) relevant 23) conveying 24) clarify 25) moral 26) adapt to 27) increase 28) source 29) initially 30) candidates 31) admit 32) suitable 33) properly 34) expand 35) positive 36) follow 37) nervous 38) get; across 39) even though 40) make allowances 41) attention 42) necessary 43) actively 44) passively 45) wonder
综合能力训练
1-10 DACBC BDABA 11-20 DCADB CDADB
21. A。细节判断题。关于奴隶贸易的“大西洋三角航程”，在第二段是这样描述的：船从欧洲航行到非洲西海岸，在那儿用低廉的商品换得奴隶后运到加勒比海地区和美国沿岸，在这里用奴隶换回糖和糖蜜等产品，然后再回到英国，完成“大西洋三角航程”。
22. A。深层理解题。作者用了一大段来介绍奴隶贸易这一历史事件，原因在于正是这一事件促使新的语言产生、发展了。
23. C。推理判断题。奴隶贩子的做法是把不同语言背景的人集中到船上，使他们难以策划反叛（因为有语言障碍）。由此可推出答案为C，同一船上的奴隶们讲的语言不同。
24. B。推理判断题。在航行途中，形成了一种混杂语言pidgin English，这种语言主要是在奴隶和水手之间形成的，奴隶们来自非洲，他们讲的当然是某种非洲语言，许多水手讲的是英语。后来这种pidgin English成为黑人孩子们的母语，发展为Creole English。由此推理出Creole speech是由非洲语言和英语语言混合形成的。
25. D。主旨大意题。这篇文章讲奴隶贸易主要是为了说明在航行途中形成了多种混杂语言，其中一种被称为pidgin English。这种语言后来在来到美洲的黑人中间广为使用，发展为Creole English，由此可知文章主旨是讲黑人们使用的英语是如何形成的。
26. B。从第二段最后两句可以看出，outlaw的意思是：宣布…为非法，（禁止）。
27. A 细节理解题。本句承接上文“although I have never accepted the argument that if only we all understood each other better, there would be fewer wars.”而来，作者以印度和巴基斯坦为例说明彼此间的了解并不能减少战争。 28. C 词义理解题。在最后两段作者提出没有人会让他们的花园仅仅种植玫瑰，他想表达的意思是世界上不能所有国家都使用同一种语言，在这里roses指“单一语言”，因此garden指“世界”。
29. B 作者意图推断题。在最后一段，作者说“But the way I see it, just by planting a few roses, you don’t necessarily need to pull out everything else. If more and more people want to plant English roses, that’s fine by me.”作者用花来比喻语言，由此我们看出，作者认为别的国家的人学英语(to plant English roes)是好的。
30. D 主旨大意题。全文在讲了英语的重要性后，作者提出了有些人担心英语成为世界单一语言，对此以花园为比喻，提出了多种语言共存的必要性，鼓励人们多学英语。 31. A Second Language Will Improve Your Brain Power.
32. Having two languages gives you two windows On the world and makes the brain more flexible. 33. (learning) a second language
34. 科学家把这组只会说英语的英国土著人和一组五岁之前就学习外语以及一些学习外语较晚的人做了比较。
35. From the passage we can learn that early learning of a second language helps you a great deal in studying other subjects, which means you get an entrance to another world. 书面表达
Recently a survey was conducted among the students in one school about how to choose their courses and universities. Senior middle school graduates of our school have different opinions about it.
About 35% of the students believe the choice should be based on their own interests. They say interest is the mother of success. It is a miserable thing to have to spend most of your time studying what you have no interest in.
Most students, around 45%, however, insist that main consideration should be given to the needs of the society, for, they argue, not everyone can find the job they like best. Besides, interest can be born and lost.
In my opinion, it’s really difficult to make a choice and would rather depend on their parents or teachers to make a decision for them.
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