Unit+2+话题练习及话题词汇 高中英语外研版（2019）必修第一册

必修一Unit2话题练习一一用单词的正确形式填空TheHistoryofEnglishEnglishisnowthemostcommonlanguageintheworld.ItisthefirstlanguageintheUK，Ireland,theUSA,Canada,NewZealandandAustralia.Itisalsothemostpopularsecondlanguage,1__________meansEnglishisprobablyspokenbyoveronebillionpeoplearoundtheworld.ButhowdidwearriveattheEnglishwespeaktoday?ThehistoryoftheEnglishlanguagebeginsinthe2________(five)centurywiththeinvasionofBritainbythreetribesfromGermany-theAngles,JutesandSaxons.TheoriginallanguageofBritainwasanolderEuropeanlanguage3________(call)Celtic.Overtime,mostoftheCelticspeakers4___________(force)intothenorthandwestoftheBritishIsles.Theinvadersspokealanguage5________(call)Anglo-SaxonandmanyofthemostcommonwordsinEnglishcomefromthis.TheAnglo-Saxonword“hus"became“house","scip”became“ship",“cu"became"cow"and"cild"became“child".Intheeighthandninthcenturies,therewereotherinvasionsbytheVikingsfromScandinavia..These6________(bring)wordslike“knif",or“knife”,“xgg”,or“egg”and“kaka,orcake"intotheEnglishlanguage.ThelastinvasionofBritainwasin10667__________aFrenchdukelandedatHastingsinthesouthofEngland.Aftertheinvasionof1066,8_______largenumberofFrenchwordsbecamepartoftheEnglishlanguage.Forexample,“fruit”,“table”,“crocodil"and"invasion".Infact,morethanathirdofEnglishwordscomefromFrenchand9______hasbeenestimatedthatEnglish-speakingpeoplewhohaveneverlearntFrenchalreadyknow15,000Frenchwords.Today,Englishisalsoa10_________(mix)ofwordsthatcomefromGermany,Scandinaviaandmanyotherplaces,too.OutsideoftheUnitedKingdom,theuseofEnglishisgrowing.ItistheofficiallanguageoftheEuropeanUnion,and11_________(use)allovertheworldforairtrafficcontrol.AlsoEnglishisusedmorethananyotherlanguageontheInternet,aheadofChinese.重点词汇probably/ˈprɑːbəbli/adv.大概，或许billion/ˈbɪljən/num.十亿invasion/ɪnˈveɪʒ(ə)n/n.侵略，入侵tribe/traɪb/n.部落，宗族origin/ˈɔːrɪdʒɪn/n.起源，起因original/əˈrɪdʒən(ə)l/adj.起初的，原先的invade/ɪnˈveɪd/v.武力入侵，侵略invasion/ɪnˈveɪʒ(ə)n/n.侵略，入侵invader/ɪnˈveɪdər/n.侵略者duke/duːk/n.公爵landv.着陆，降落estimate/ˈestɪmət;ˈestɪmeɪt/v.估计mixture/ˈmɪkstʃər/n.混合体，结合体dialect/ˈdaɪəlekt/n.方言，土话ontheInternet在网上重点句式1Itmeansusingacellphoneinaway_________showsyoudon’tcareabouttheotherpeoplearoundyou._________________________________________________________________________2EnglishisusedmorethananyotherlanguageontheInternet,aheadofChinese._______________________________________________________________________________二阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、CD四个选项中选出最佳选项。Englishhasarichhistorydatingbacktothe5thcentury.ItisaWestGermaniclanguagethatwasbroughttoEnglandbyGermanicpeoples,mainlytheAngles,theSaxons,andtheJutes.ThelanguagecontinuouslydevelopedandwasinfluencedbyvarioustypesofculturesandlanguagesuntilitbecametheEnglishwespeaktoday.TheearliestformofEnglishiscalled"Anglo-Saxon",alsoknownasOldEnglish,whichwasspokeninEnglandfromaroundthe5thcenturyuntiltheNormanConquestin1066.OldEnglishwasheavilyinfluencedbyGermaniclanguagesandhadlotsofcomplicated(复杂的)grammarrules.AftertheNormanConquest,EnglishwentthroughgreatchangesanddevelopedintoMiddleEnglish,markedbytheintroductionoftheFrenchvocabulary.Englishbecamemorecomplicatedatthistime.OneofthemostfamousworksofliteraturewritteninMiddleEnglishisTheCanterburyTalesbyGeoffreyChaucer.DuringtheEarlyModernEnglishperiod,whichbeganinthelate15thcentury,theprintingpresswasintroduced.Thisgreatinventionmadethestandardization(标准化)ofEnglishpossible.Thepublicalsobegantohavebasicliteracy(读写能力)skills.Duringthisperiod,theEnglishvocabularyincreasedwithmanynewwordsborrowedfromotherlanguagesandfromscientificandtechnologicaldevelopment.ModernEnglishhasbeenspreadingaroundtheworldsincethe17thcenturybecauseoftheworldwideinfluenceoftheBritishEmpireandtheUnitedStates.Englishwasenrichedtoagreaterdegree,resultingindifferentvarietiesofthelanguage,suchasCanadian,Australian,andIndianEnglish.Today,Englishistheofficiallanguageofmanyinternationalorganizations,suchastheUnitedNationsandtheInternationalOlympicCommittee.Englishhasgonethroughmanychangesoverthecenturiesandhasbecomeanimportanttoolforcommunication,education,andtradeintoday'sworld.Anditislikelytocontinuetochange.1.WhichofthefollowingisacharacteristicofOldEnglish?A.Itsgrammarishardtounderstand.B.Itwasusedforoverathousandyears.C.It'ssimilartotheEnglishweusetoday.D.ItwasbroughttoEnglandthroughtrade2.WhatcanweknowaboutTheCanterburyTales?A.Itiseasytoread.B.ItsauthorisaFrenchman.C.ItwaswritteninMiddleEnglish.D.ItwaswrittenbeforetheNormanConquest.3.WhatisakeyfactorforthestandardizationofEnglish?A.Theintroductionoftheprintingpress.B.ThedevelopmentoftheBritishEmpire.C.Thespreadofliteracyamongordinarypeople.D.Thenewwordsborrowedfromotherlanguages.4.Howisthetextmainlydeveloped?A.Bylistingexamples.B.Bymakingcomparisons.C.ByfollowingastorylineD.Byfollowingthetimeorder.重点词汇bringbroughtbroughtmainly/ˈmeɪnli/adv.主要地，首要地continuously/kənˈtɪnjuəsli/adv.连续不断地influence/ˈɪnfluəns/n.影响，作用influential/ˌɪnfluˈenʃ(ə)l/adj.有影响力的various/ˈveriəs/adj.各种各样的variety/vəˈraɪəti/n.多样化；种类Speakspokespokencomplicated/ˈkɑːmplɪkeɪtɪd/adj.复杂的gothrough经受markv.做记号，做标记introduce/ˌɪntrəˈduːs/v.介绍，首次引入introduction/ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃ(ə)n/n.初次采用；介绍，引见vocabulary/vəˈkæbjəleri/n.词汇works/wɜːrks/n.作品；工厂literature/ˈlɪtrətʃə(r)/n.文学theprintingpress印刷机standard/ˈstændərd/n.（品质的）标准，水平，规范standardize/ˈstændərdaɪz/v.使标准化standardization/ˌstændərdəˈzeɪʃn/n.标准化basicliteracy/ˈlɪtərəsi/基本读写能力increase/ɪnˈkriːs/v.增