人教版选修七Unit 3 Under the sea using language课时作业 (7).docx

unit 3 under the sea using language课时作业一、阅读理解 english is the most widely used language in the history of our planet. one in every seven human beings can speak it. more than half of the worlds books and three quarters of international mail are in english. of all languages, english has the largest vocabulary perhaps as many as two million words. however, lets face it: english is a crazy language. there is no egg in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. sweet-meats are candy, while sweetbreads, which arent sweet, are meat. we take english for granted. but when we explore its paradoxes (探讨它的矛盾), we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them. and why is it that a writer writes, but fingers dont fing, grocers dont groce, and hammers dont ham? if the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldnt the plural of booth be beeth? one goose, two geese so one moose, two meese? how can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? how can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike? how can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next? english was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects (反映) the creativity of human beings. thats why, when stars are out, they are visible (能看见的); but when the lights are out, they are invisible. and why, when i wind up my watch, i start it; but when i wind up this essay, i end it.1. according to the passage _. a. sweet-meats and sweetbreads are different thingsb. there should be egg in an eggplantc. pineapples are the apples on the pine treed. boxing rings should be round2. which of the following is the correct plural?a. beeth. b. geese. c. meese. d. tooth. 3. which of the following includes two items which have the similar meaning?a. a wise man and a wise guy. b. overlook and oversee. c. quite a lot and quite a few. d. hot as hell and cold as hell.4. the underlined words “wind up” in the last paragraph probably mean “_”.a. blow b. roll upc. get hurtd. finish5. through the many paradoxes in the english language, the writer wants to show that human beings are _.a. clever b. crazy c. lazy d. dull第二节the english language is a result of the invasions of the island of britain over many hundreds of years. the invaders lived along the northern coast of europe. 6 the angles were a german tribe who crossed the english channel. later two more groups crossed to britain. they were the saxons and the jutes. through many years, the saxons, angles and jutes mixed their different languages. the result is what is called anglo-saxon or old english. the next great invasion of britain came from the far north beginning about l,100 years ago. people called vikings came to the coastal areas of britain. 7 words like sky , leg , skull , egg , lift and take are from the old languages of the far northern countries. the next invasion of britain took place more than 900 years ago, in 1066. 8 william the conqueror led it. the normans were a french-speaking people from normandy in the north of france. they became the new rulers of britain. these new rulers spoke only french for several hundred years. it was the most important language in the world at that time. 9 but the common people of britain still spoke old english. old english took many words from the norman french. some of these include damage, prison and marriage. the french language used by the norman rulers greatly changed the way english was spoken by 800 years ago. 10 middle english sounds like modern english. but it is very difficult to understand now. the history of the english language continues as middle english becomes modern english, which is spoken today. a. history experts call this invasion the norman conquest. b. it was the language of educated people. c. english became what language experts call middle english. d. therefore most common people speak the language. e. few people spoke middle english at that time. f. many english words used today come from these ancient vikings. g. the first invasions were by a people called angles about l,500 years ago.二、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。sudha chandran, a classical dancer from india, had to have her right leg cut after a car accident. she was also 11 on her career road. though the accident brought her bright career to a 12, she didnt give up. in the 13 months that followed, sudha met a doctor who developed an artificial (人造的) 14 made from rubber filled with sponge (海绵). so 15 she wanted to go back to 16 after she had been fitted with an artificial leg. sudha knew that she believed in 17 and could realize her dream, 18 she began her courageous journey back to the world of dancing 19 to balance, bend, stretch, walk, turn, twist and twirl. after every public recital (个人表演), she 20 ask her dad about her performance. “you 21 have a long way to go” was the answer she used to get 22 . in january 1984, sudha made a historic 23 by giving a public recital in bombay. she performed in such a great manner that it 24 everyone to tears and this 25 pushed her to the number one position again. that evening when she asked her dad the 26 question, he didnt say anything. he just touched her feet as a praise.sudhas comeback was 27 moving an event that a film producer 28 to make the story into a hit film.when someone asked sudha how she had 29 to dance again, she said quite simply, “you dont need feet to dance.” 30 is impossible in this world. if you have the will to win, you can achieve anything.11. a. left alone b. cut off c. kept out d. put out12. a. top b. height c. point d. stop13. a. unforgettable b. painful c. busy d. free14. a. flower b. leg c. gift d. box15. a. strangely b. gradually c. heavily d. strongly16. a. home b. school c. dancing d. walking17. a. the doctor b. the stage c. herself d. her dad18. a. however b. even c. since d. therefore19. a. starting b. remembering c. wanting d. learning 20. a. could b. would c. should d. might21. a. yet b. ever c. also d. still22. a. in return b. in turn c. in surprise d. in anger23. a. change b. movement c. comeback d. promise24. a. made b. moved c. let d. forced25. a. story b. performance c. decision d. accident26. a. usual b. new c. normal d. interesting27. a. such b. this c. very d. so28. a. allowed b. pretended c. refused d. decided29. a. tried b. managed c. thought d. imagined30. a. nothing b. anything c. something d. everything三、语法填空(一)ive recently discovered that i have a second personality(个性) when i speak english, compared to the original me when i speak chinese.speaking english brings out _31_ more outgoing, enthusiastic, relaxed and confident side of me. i am also more open _32_ physical expressions when speaking english, such as hugging, gesturing and using more exaggerated (夸张的)_33_ (face) expressions. i have to say i love this new version of me _34_ (well).similar things happened to my friend when we were traveling in japan. my friend, a chinese _35_(speak) fluent japanese, showed a more modest and gentle attitude when using japanese. i think it must have something _36_ (do) with the fact _37_ the japanese use special words and styles to show respect for an older person or a person at a higher position than themselves.so learning a new language is really worthwhile. we can not only have direct _38_ (communicate) with people from other countries, but also fully understand _39_ (we) and explore the different sides of us.ive recently started to learn german. probably in a few years i _40_ (see) a more cautious, accurate and hardworking version of myself.(二)anne lived in amsterdam in the netherlands during world war ii. her family was jewish so they had to hide 41 they would be caught by the german nazis. they hid away for nearly 25 months before they were discovered. she suffered from 42 (lonely). there was a time 43 the only true friend was her diary. she kept a diary 44 (set) down her experiences. one evening when it was warm, she stayed awake 45 purpose until half past eleven to look at 46 moon by herself. another time when it was rainy, she didnt go downstairs until the window had to be shut. the dark, rainy evening, the thundering c