【湖南创新设计】2011高考英语一轮复习提能训练 Module 3 Unit 2 Language（含解析）译林牛津版

1、【译林湖南版创新设计】2011高考英语一轮复习提能训练Module 3Unit 2Language.填词A WEBSITE called the Global Language Monitor recently(日前)announced that the English language now has over 1 million words.Word number 1,000,000 is “Web 2.0”Most Americans have a vocabulary of about 20,000 words.The most famous English speaker in hi

2、story，William Shakespeare，used 30,000 words in his plays.Thats a lot，but its not even close to 1 million.So where do all of these words come from?English likes to borrow words from other languages.Take the word “fiancé”，a French term for someone whos engaged(订婚)English speakers dont have a word

3、 of their own to describe this，so they just use the French.Dont forget “feng shui”，the Chinese term now used by English speakers who want to arrange(布置)their furniture in harmony(和谐)In the age of the Internet, the English language is growing more quickly.Some experts believe that as many as 15 words

4、 join the English language every day.Now its possible to share information very quickly with people all over the world，and words from all languages are flying through a shared cyberspace(网络空间)Speaking of cyberspace，in the age of the Internet，a whole new vocabulary is being used.Think of words like “

5、cyber”，“blog”(博客)，“World Wide Web”and “e­mail”Ten years ago，these words were rare(稀少的)Now its hard to imagine the English languageand the worldwithout them！Major factA website called the Global Language Monitor recently _1_ that the English language now has _2_words.QuestionWhere do all of thes

6、e words come from？ExplanationsEnglish likes to _3_ words from other languages._4_：1)English speakers use the _5_ word “fiancé” because they dont have a word to describe someone who is engaged.2)English speakers use the _6_“feng shui” to arrange their furniture in harmony.In the _7_ of the Inter

7、net，English is getting bigger and shared faster.Examples：1)Experts believe that as many as _8_words join the English language every day.2)A whole new _9_ is being used.Words like “cyber” were _10_ ten years ago.简答题Storms can result when the air temperature in one area is different from that of anoth

8、er.Warmer air rises and cooler air falls.These movements create a difference in the pressure of the atmosphere.If the pressure changes over a large area，winds start to blow in a huge circle.High­pressure air is pulled into a low­pressure center.Severe ocean storms happen less often in the

9、southern hemisphere.There the season of greatest activity is between December and March.South of the equator，the winds flow in the same direction as the hands on a clock.North of the equator，they flow counter­clockwise.This is because as Earth turns，air is pulled to the right in the northern he

10、misphere.In the southern hemisphere，air is pulled to the left.Storms can get stronger and stronger as they move over warm ocean waters.The strongest，fastest winds of a hurricane are found in the eye­wall.This is the area that surrounds the center，or eye，of the storm.The eye itself is calm by co

11、mparison，with light winds and clear skies.Winds in severe ocean storms can reach speeds of more than two hundred and fifty kilometers an hour.Up to fifty centimeters of rain can fall.Some storms have produced more than one hundred and fifty centimeters of rain.These storms also cause high waves and

12、ocean surges.A surge is a continuous movement of water that may reach six meters or more.The water smashes across low coastal areas.Surges are commonly responsible for about ninety percent of all deaths from ocean storms.Weather scientists use computers to create models that show where a storm might

13、 go.Models combine information such as temperatures，wind speed，atmospheric pressure and the amount of water in the atmosphere.Scientists collect the information with satellites，weather balloons and devices floating in the worlds oceans.They also collect information from ships and passenger flights a

14、nd from planes that fly into and around storms.The crews drop instruments on parachutes to record temperature，pressure，wind speed and other conditions.In July，ten scientists released a statement about what they called the main hurricane problem facing the United States.They warned that the problem i

15、s development in coastal areas at risk from hurricanes.They called on government leaders not to support policies that have increased the density of population and wealth in these areas.Their message was that building in risky coastal areas only increases the amount of destruction when a hurricane st

16、rikes.1Under what conditions do storms result？(no more than 13 words)_2Between December and March，do winds flow in the same direction in the northern and southern hemispheres？(no more than 3 words)_3Where can the strongest and fastest winds be found in a hurricane？(no more than 3 words)_4What is the

17、 major reason for deaths in ocean storm？(no more than 1 words)_.阅读理解There are two major parties in Britain today，the Conservative and the Labour，which have been in power by turns since 1945.The two­party system of Britain was formed in the course of the development of the capitalist state and t

18、he political parties.To strengthen the state machine，the British bourgeosie have let it come into being and exist in one form or another since the 17th century.P.S.Tregidgo once said，“The more parties there are，the less likely it is that any one of them will be strong enough in Parliament to control

19、 all the others; but when there are only two，one of them is sure to have a majority of seats.This helps to ensure a strong and stable government.”This explains why the British have the two­party system.The division into two parties grew out the establishment of a Protestant Church of England in

20、 the 16th century.Because of a purely religious difference of opinion，the Puritans were separated from the broad body of the Anglican Church.The non Puritan Anglicans were on the side of the King and Church，whose supporters were called by their opponents “Tories”The Puritans were for Parliament and

21、trade，whose supporters are called by the “Tories”“Whigs”The Tories and the Whigs were in power by turns for a long time.In 1833，the Tory Party split into two and its name was changed to Conservative.In the 1860s the Whigs became Liberals.Since then，the Liberals and the Conservatives were in office b

22、y turns until 1922.They have some different opinions，but were both controlled by the rich.The working class became more and more unwilling to follow the Conservatives and the Liberals.They wanted to have their own party.So the Labour Party was formed by the trade unions.After 1922，the Labour Party g

23、radually replaced the Liberal Party.1What does the underlined word “it”stand for?AThe two­party system. BThe state machine.CThe Parliament. DThe capitalist state.2We can learn from what PS Tregidgo once said that _.Aif there are parties in Britain，none of them will be strong enough to have cont

24、rol in the governmentBthe more parties there are，the more likely it is that they will have the decisive say in the governmentCthe two­party system contributes to the establishment of a powerful and long lasting governmentDif there are only two parties in Britain，it will be easy for the governme

25、nt to control them3What can we infer from the forming of the Tory Party and the Whig Party?AThese two parties originally believed in different religions.BThese two parties were established under the influence of different religious beliefs.CThe British King and the Parliament supported different rel

26、igions because they were for the two­party system.DThe British King and the Parliament were supported by different parties for political reasons.4According to the passage，why was the Labour Party established in Britain?ABecause the trade unions did not do much good for the working people.BBecause the Liberal Party were not strong enough to defeat the Conservative Party.CBecause the working people would not like to be members outside the Liberal Party.DBecause neither of the two major parties was the