高中英语必修第一册Unit 5拓展阅读How hard is English？How weird

HowhardisEnglish?Howweird?主题语境：人与社会——历史、社会与文化学习英语的难易程度，主要取决于学习者的母语是何语系。最近一项关于语言的研究试图确定哪种语言“最怪异”而不是“最难”。那么英语有多奇怪？相当奇怪，它位于239种语言的第33位。汉语普通话位列第25位，而在墨西哥部分地区使用的ChalcatongoMixtec在排名榜中独占鳌头。WhetherEnglishisconfusingoreasymostlydependsonthelearner’s

native

language.A

native

speakerofGermanorDutch—languagesclosely

relatedto

English—willfindEnglishrelativelysimple.LearnerswhosefirstlanguageisChinese(completelyunrelated)orRussian(distantly

related)willfindEnglishmuchharder.Thisisgenerallytrueofalllanguagesaroundtheworld.Ifyoulearnalanguagegeographicallycloseandfromacommonancestorofyourfirstlanguage,therewillbefewerunpleasantsurprises,ateverylevelfromsoundtowordtosentence.So

ranking

languagesintermsof“difficulty”is

based

onyourownfeelingsandideas.Arecentstudyonlanguagehastriedtodiscovernotwhichlanguagesare“hard”,butwhichare“weird”byexaminingthedifferent

features

ofhundredsoflanguages(fromwordordertowhethertensesareused).Thestudytriedtofindwhichlanguagesusethegreatestnumberofunusualfeatures—thosefeaturessharedwithfewotherlanguages.Thelanguagesthathavetheleastnumberof“common”featuresarethe“weirdest”.SohowweirdisEnglish?Fairlyweird.Itsitsatnumber33of239languagesinthe“weirdnessindex”.MandarinChineseisjustabitweirderthanEnglishcominginatnumber25.Theweirdestlanguageofall?ChalcatongoMixtec(spokeninpartsof

Mexico).Itistheonlylanguagesurveyedthatdoesnothave

particles,achangeofwordorderandachangeof

intonation.Thereisnodifferencebetweenayes/noquestionandasimplestatement.TrytoimagineaTVgameshowinthislanguage.

WhatareweirdaboutEnglish?Pluralshand-hands

foot-feetman-men

child-children(uncountablewords:sheep/help/advice)TensesEnglishistheonlylanguageonEarthwherethepresenttensehasaspecialendingonlyforthethirdpersonsingular(he/she/it),whichchangesverbsinthepresenttensejustforhe/she/it...whichiswhymanylearnersofEnglishforgettoputthat“s”ontheendoftheverb—weird.Using“do/did”inquestionsandnegativesNotmanylanguagesputthemeaninglessword“do/did”intoquestionsandnegatives:Doyouwantacupofcoffee?Idonotwantacupofcoffee.ChangingwordordertomakequestionsOfalltheworld’slanguages,onlyabout12languagesmakequestionsbychangingthewordorder.Sheisdrinkingwine.

→

Isshedrinkingwine?Thetwodifferent“th”soundsin“the”(/ðə/)and“thick”(/θɪk/)Veryfewlanguageshavethesesounds.【Notes】1.weirdadj.

verystrangeandunusual

怪异的2.distantly

adv.

notcloselyconnectedwithsomething

略微地3.rank

v.

toputsomeoneorsomethingintoapositionaccordingtotheirsuccess,importance,size,etc.

排名4.featuren.

somethingimportant,interestingortypicalofaplaceorthing

特征5.particle

n.

awordorapartofawordwhichhasagrammaticalpurposebutoftenhaslittleornomeaning

小品词6.intonation

n.

thesoundchangesproducedbytheriseandfallofthevoice

语调课后测评第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthemanandJenny?A.Schoolmates. B.Couples. C.Neighbours.2.Whendoestherainyseasonstart?A.InJanuary. B.InFebruary. C.InNovember.3.Whichisthelaststopoftheman’sjourney?A.England. B.France. C.Germany.4.Whatlanguageisthewomanlearning?A.English. B.French. C.Chinese.5.Wherearethespeakers?A.Inanapartment. B.Inaclassroom. C.Inafactory.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。6.Wheredidthemanbuythebooks?A.Heboughtthemfromthebookstore.B.Heboughtthemfromhisnephew.C.HeboughtthemontheInternet.7.Whatdoestheman’snephewthinkoflearningChinese?A.Itisinteresting. B.Itisuseful. C.Itisnecessary.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8.Howmuchwillthefriendpayforanhourofteaching?A.100yuan. B.150yuan. C.200yuan.9.WherewillthewomangothisSaturdayafternoon?A.Totheschool. B.Totheairport. C.Toafriend’shouse.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Colleagues. B.Friends. C.Classmates.11.WhatdoesMrSmithoffertodo?A.PutasmalldeskinSharon’soffice.B.HelpSharonwiththemailhimself.C.AskMissGreentohelpSharon.12.WhatwillSharondonext?A.Attendthemeeting. B.Finishherworkonherown. C.Cleanupherofficebyherself.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13.Whatisthemandoing?A.Givingalecture. B.Givingalesson. C.Givinganoraltest.14.Whodoesthemantakethewomanfor?A.Ateacher. B.Astudent. C.Aworker.15.Whendoesthemanwantthewomantoaskquestions?ABeforetheexam. B.Duringtheexam. C.Aftertheexam.16.Whatdidthewomanwanttoknow?A.Ifthemanwantedtohavecoffee. B.Iftheexamwasover. C.Ifshecouldattendthetest.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.WhydoesthespeakergotoEgypt?A.Itiscold. B.Itiswarm. C.Itisbeautiful.18.Wheredidthespeakerreceivehiscollegeeducation?A.InFrance. B.InEgypt. C.InAmerica.19.WhendidthespeakercometoChina?A.Fouryearsago. B.Fiveyearsago. C.Sixyearsago.20.Whatdoesthespeakerlovetotalkabout?A.Westernculture. B.Westernmusic. C.Chinesetraditions.第二部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。A(2023·湖北武汉高一阶段练习)BurlingtonSchool,LondonBurlingtonSchoolislocatedinParsonsGreen,15minutesbyundergroundfromthecentreofLondon.Ourstandardofteachingishigh,withcoursesinGeneralandSpecialistEnglish.Thecoffeebarisopenalldayservingfreshly-cookedmeals,andtheschoolorganizesarangeofsocialactivitiestocomplement(补充)theclasses.Studentsliveeitherinhomestays(寄宿家庭)orinoneofourhotels.SeeBurlingtonSchoolcoursesandsave10%.UniversityofLiverpool,EnglishLanguageCentreYoucanhaveconfidenceintheUniversityofLiverpool.Whilestudyinghere,youwillbenefitfrommodernEnglishteachingmethodsinsmallclassesoffewerthan16students.SeeUniversityofLiverpoolcoursesandsave12%.InteractiveEnglishSchool,BrightonWeareasmallfriendlyschool.Beingasmallschoolmeanswecancaterforyourindividualneedsmoreeasilythanlargerschoolscan.Allofourteachersarenativespeakers,qualifiedandexperienced.Ourpricesareveryaffordableandstartfrom60perweekforfull-timecoursesof12lessons.SeeInteractiveEnglishSchoolcoursesandsave5%.NewSchoolofEnglish,CambridgeTheNewSchoolofEnglishislocatedinthebeautifulcityofCambridge.TheschoolisopenallyearandprovidesarangeofEnglishlanguagecoursesforadultsagedatleast16fromallovertheworld.ThesecoursescoverGeneralEnglishaswellascoursesforprofessionalslookingtofocusonspecifictopicareas.Theyhavearangeofaccommodationchoicesforstudents.SeeNewSchoolofEnglishcoursesandsave5%.21.WhatcanweknowaboutBurlingtonSchool?A.Itisopenallyear.B.ItislocatedinParsonsGreen,London.C.Itprovidesnoaccommodation. D.Itoffersnosocialpracticeclasses.22.Whichschoolcanprovidemorepersonalizedcourses?A.BurlingtonSchool. B.NewSchoolofEnglish.C.UniversityofLiverpool. D.InteractiveEnglishSchool.23.Whocouldbeinterestedintheschools?A.Englishprofessors. B.Frenchspeakers.C.ForeignEnglishlearners. D.Foreigntravelagents.BWeallknowwhatabrainis.Adoctorwilltellyouthatthebrainistheorgan(器官)ofthebodyinthehead.Butabraincanmeansomuchmore.Toteaseistomakefunofsomeone.Butabrainteaserisnotonewhomakesfunofsomeoneelse’sbrain.Abrainteaserisapuzzlethatmakesyouthink.Tounderstandthenextbrainexpression,youfirstneedtoknowtheword“drain”.Asaverb,todrainmeanstoremovesomethingbylettingitflowaway.So,abraindrainmaysoundlikeadiseasewherethebrainflowsoutoftheears.Butabraindrainiswhenacountry’smosteducatedpeopleleavetheircountrytoliveinanothercountry.Next,wehaveabrainchild.Abrainchildsoundslikeareallysmartkid.Butitisn’t.Abrainchildisanideathatonehaswithoutanyhelpfromothers.Ifyouhaveareallygreatidea,itisyourbrainchild—notsomeoneelse’s.However,ifmanypeopleareresponsibleforagreatidea,youcansaytheybrainstormedit.Itisaprocessofthinkingcreativelyaboutadifficulttopic.Forexample,businessleadersmayusebrainstormingtocreatenewproducts.Butifyoucan’tfindasolutiontoaproblem,youmayhavetorackyourbrains.Inthisway,youmayfindasolution.Sometimes,youhavetorackyourbrains,tryingtoremembersomeone’sname.

Now,ifpeoplearebrainwashed,itdoesnotmeantheirbrainsareniceandclean.Tobrainwashmeanstomakesomeoneacceptnewideasbyusingrepeatedpressureinaforcefulway.Keepinmindthatbrainwashisneverusedinapositiveway.24.Whatcanwelearnaboutabraindrain?A.Itreferstoabraindisease. B.Itmeansaverydifficultpuzzle.C.Itmayputacountryatadisadvantage. D.Itmeanssomethingthatflowedaway.25.Whichofthefollowingexplainsthesayingthattheybrainstormedtheidea?A.Theygottheideaquickly. B.Theythoughtuptheideatogether.C.Theythoughtpoorlyabouttheidea. D.Theydidn’tknowhowtousetheidea.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“rackyourbrains”mean?A.Thinkhard.B.Becomesmarter.C.Createnewthings.D.Touchyourhead.27.Howdoesamandoifheisbrainwashed?A.Hethinksveryclearlynow. B.Helooksatthingspassively.C.Heisunderalotofpressure. D.Heisforcedtoacceptnewthings.C(2023·福建三明高一期末)Americansoftentrytosaythingsasquicklyaspossible.So,forsomeexpressions,weusethefirstlettersofthewordsinsteadofsavingeachword.Manycommonexpressionsorlongnamesareshortenedthisway.B-Y-O-Bisashortwayofsaying“BringYourOwnBottle”.ThelettersBYOBareoftenfoundatthebottomofawritteninvitationtoasimplesocial(社交聚会),eventorgatheringoffriends.Forexample,let’ssayIhadaNewYear’sEveparty.Imightincludeontheinvitation,“PleasecometomypartyandBYOB.”Thebottleeachpersonbringsiswhatthepersonwantstodrinkatthepartyorwantstoshare.However,aninvitationtoaspecialevent—suchasawedding—wouldneversayBYOB.Aninvitationtoanofficialorveryspecialeventoftenhasotherletterswrittenatthebottom.ThelettersareR-S-V-P.TheselettersrepresenttheFrenchexpression“RepondezS’ilVousPlait”.InEnglishthewordsmean“RespondIfItPleasesYou”.Americansusethelettersasashortwaytosay,“Pleaseanswerthisinvitation.”AnotherexpressionusuallyusedforbusinessandnotpartiesisA-S-A-P.So,acolleaguemightsaysheneedssomethingdoneASAP.Itmeans“AsSoonAsPossible”.ShemightalsoneedsomethingdonebyC-O-B.Thatmeansshewantstofinishitby“CloseOfBusiness”ortheendoftheworkday.Beginninglettersareoftenusedtorepresentthenamesofuniversities.AfamousoneisMIT.ThatisshortfortheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.AnothermajoruniversityisUCLA.Almostnooneeversaysitsrealname,theUniversityofCaliforniaatLosAngeles.Thattakeswaytoolong!28.WhydoAmericanslikeusingthefirstlettersofthewords?A.Theywanttosavetime. B.Theythinkitinteresting.C.Theylikedoingthingsdifferently. D.Theylovecreatingnewexpressions.29.Whichofthefollowingmayacoupleuseintheirweddinginvitations?A.B-Y-O-B. B.R-S-V-P. C.A-S-A-P. D.C-O-B.30.Howisthetextmainlydeveloped?A.Byanalyzingcauses. B.Bylistingexamples.C.Byfollowingthetimeorder. D.Bymakingcomparisons.31.Whatisthemainpurposeofthistext?A.Todescribetheunpopularityoftheformallanguage.B.Toexplaintheusageofsomedailyexpressions.C.ToadvisepeopletospeakmoresimpleEnglish.D.TointroduceoneoftheAmericans’languagehabits.DElementsofLatinhavemadetheirwayintomanywesterncountries.Datavaries,butasmuchas70%ofwordsinEnglishhaveaLatinorGreekroot.Bylearningmoreabouttheserootsandhowtheycombine(结合)tocreatewords,youwillhaveanadvantageinunderstandingnewwords,evenifyou’veneverseenthembefore.Thegreatthingisthatit’snothardtolearntheserootsandrecognizethepatterns.You’renotlearningthewholelanguagewithitsgrammaranddifficultpoints.YoujustneedtomemorizesomepartsofthevocabularythatyouoftenseeinEnglish.Sohowdowordrootswork?Everywordhasaroot.Thispartcontainsthekeytoaword’smeaning.Taketheword“happy”forexample.Thiswordonlycontainstheroot,whichmeansfullofjoy.There’snothingmoretothemeaningofthewordinthisform.Somewords,however,haveextraparts.Wecalltheseaffixes(词缀),includingprefixes,thepartattachedbeforetheroot,andsuffixes,thepartattachedbehindtheroot.Basedontheadditionalmeaningoftheprefixesandsuffixes,themeaningofthefinalwordwillbeshapedtomeansomethingnew.Taketheword“autobiography”forexample.Therootis“bio”,meaninglife.Youmayhavenoticedthatmanywordswith“bio”havesomethingtodowithlifeorlivingbeings—biology,biography,andsoon.Whenthesuffixes“graph”,meaningtowrite,isaddedtoit,itmeansastoryaboutsomeone’sorsomething’slife.“Auto”meansbyoneself.Altogether,an“autobiography”isastoryaboutaperson’slife,writtenbythepersonhimselforherself.Inaword,abettergraspofwordrootscanmakeyouunderstandtheEnglishlanguagebetter,andwillhelpyouwithyourvocabularyrecognitionandmemoryskills.32.What’sneededtounderstandnewwordswithroots?A.AgoodunderstandingofLatinorGreek.B.Afullunderstandingofgrammar.C.Theabilitytorecognizedifferentpartsofwords.D.TheabilitytospeakvariousWesternlanguage.33.Whatdoweknowabouttheroots?A.Itcan’tformawordbyitself. B.Itisanecessarypartofaword.C.Itismoreimportantthanaffixes. D.Ithasarelativelysimplemeaning.34.Whatisthemeaningof“biochemistry”?A.Thesciencethatisrelatedtolivingthings.B.Apersonwhodoesresearchaboutchemistry.C.Apersonwhodoesresearchaboutlivingthings.D.Thestudyofchemicalreactionsoccurringinlivingthings.35.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Secretofunderstandingnewwords B.Latin’swayintoWesternlanguageC.Amazingpowerofaffixes D.Tipsonlanguageexams第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Languageisapartofourdailylife,nomatterwhereweliveintheworld.Similarly,musicisapartofmanypeople’slife.36Herearesomeoftheirsimilarities.

BothlanguageandmusichaveawritingsystemInEnglishwerecordlanguageusingthealphabet,whichisacollectionofletters.Similarly,weusenotestokeeparecordofmusic.Justasyouarereadingthiscollectionoflettersonthepaperandfindmeaninginit,musiciansreadnotesandcreatemeaningintheformofmusicwhichwecanhear.37Forexample,wecanreadtheideasorhearthecompositionofsomeonewholivedhundredsofyearsago,whichisreallyquiteexciting.

Bothvarywithculture38Inthesameway,weknowthatstylesofmusicaredifferentaroundtheworld,whichgivesustheopportunitytoexploremanydifferentculturesthroughtheirmusic.Thisalsomeansthatthereissomethingforeveryone!Evenifyoudon’tlikeBritpopmelodies,youmaylovetheenergyofLatinAmericansalsamusic.

BothshareemotionHowdoyouknowthatIamangry?39Similarly,musiccansoundangry,sadorhappy.Musiccanshowyouexactlyhowthecomposerwasorisfeeling,andallowsustosharethatemotion.Whenyoufeelhappy,youmightwanttosinganddancetoahappysong.40

A.Differentculturemakesdifferentmusic.B.Bothlanguageandmusicplayahugeroleinourlife.C.Youcanguesswheresomeoneisfrombylisteningtotheirlanguage.D.Byreadingpiecesoftextormusic,weareabletoshareexperiencesthroughtime.E.Incontrast,youhaveprobablyalsolistenedtosadmusicwhenyouwerefeelingdown.F.Ofcourse,youmaybeabletoseeitinmyface,butyouwillknowforsurethroughmywords.G.Wehaveallusedmusictoexpressouremotions,oftencombiningitwithlanguageintheformofsonglyrics.第三部分语言运用(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Whenmuchoftheworldshutdownduetotheepidemic,afamilyoffourdecidedtobringhomeagroupofbackyardchicks.The41wastoallowthelittlechickstogrowintofull-grownchickensthatcould42thefamilywithfresheggs.Theydidn’texpectthefriendshipthatwould43betweenthesechicksandtheirnine-year-olddaughter,Sophie.

Shefellinlovewiththebabychickstheverymomenttheycamehome.Sophie44muchofhertimehuggingthem,readingtothem,and45themtheirowncardboardhouses.Shewaseven46whenherparentswouldn’tallowthechickstosleepinherbedwithher.

Thesixchicksservedasa47duringatimeofisolation(隔离).Astheworldbegantoreturntonormalandthechicksgrewintofull-grownchickens,thefriendship48togrow.Sometimes,evenwithoutherparents’permission,Sophielikedto49bringachickenwithher,includingtoacampingtrip.

Sophiemanagedtoenjoytheoutdoors(郊外,旷野)withthechickens,including50achickenonthehandlebars(车把)ofherbicycleassherodearoundtheneighbourhood.ForHalloween,Sophieeven51asagiantchickenandbroughtchickensalongfortrickortreat.The52betweenSophieandthesechickenswasunbreakable.

“Herchickensareteachingherabout53,”saidhermom.“Inafewmonths,54thesechickenshavetaughtustorelaxandfindjoywherewecan.They’vebroughtuscomfortduringuncertaintimesandchangedourlives.Iam55.”

41.A.reality B.intention C.routine D.permission42.A.provide B.occupy C.connect D.impress43.A.break B.form C.switch D.recover44.A.wasted B.lost C.produced D.spent45.A.holding B.delivering C.making D.sharing46.A.amazed B.upset C.curious D.embarrassed47.A.joy B.barrier C.schedule D.fashion48.A.returned B.failed C.hesitated D.continued49.A.secretly B.conveniently C.safely D.normally50.A.selling B.raising C.resting D.shooting51.A.dressedup B.showedoff C.carriedon D.checkedout52.A.dream B.identity C.relationship D.thought53.A.honesty B.love C.challenge D.success54.A.suddenly B.immediately C.merely D.eventually55.A.confident B.responsible C.grateful D.reliable第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Itisoftensaid56.learninganewlanguagecanopenanewworld.Youareabletotalkwithnewpeople,explorenewculturesandunderstandnewwaysoflife.

Englishisthemost57.(wide)spokenforeignlanguageintheworld.That’swhyBritishpeoplearelazywhenitcomes58.learningnewlanguages.ArecentsurveyfoundthatBritonsarethe59.(bad)languagelearnersinEurope.Itfoundthatjustone-thirdofthoseaskedwereabletospeakasecondlanguage.InBritain,childrenbeginlearningtospeakFrenchinjuniorschool.Childrenspendanhouraweek60.(learn)thelanguage.SomeschoolsgoonadaytriptoFrance61.(practise)speaking.

Whenchildrenreachhighschool,theycontinuetheirFrenchstudies.They62.(give)thechancetolearnGermantoo.

Incertainschools,childrenalsolearnLatin.Thislanguageisnolongerspoken,63.manyEnglishwordsandstructurescomefromit.HavingagoodknowledgeofLatin64.(help)improveyourEnglish.

MostchildreninBritaindonotenjoylearninglanguages.Theythinktheyaremoredifficultandlessfunthanother65.(subject).Also,becausesomanypeoplespeakEnglish,manyBritishchildrenthinktheydon’tneedtobotherlearningasecondlanguage.

第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节(满分15分)(2023·浙江余姚中学高一检测)假如你是高一的李华,你们的英语社团正在准备一个演讲活动,你需要写一封信邀请外教Joy老师担任评委。内容包括:1.活动相关事项(时间、地点、时长等);2.表达你的感谢和期盼。注意:词数80左右。DearJoy,_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节(满分25分)阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。MrTai,theteacherinchargeofsportsatSarasotaHighSchoolinFlorida,hadjustcelebratedhis58thbirthday—anageatwhichmanywouldthinkseriouslyofretiring(退休).However,itwasnotsowithMrTai.Hehadanoutstandingrecordofathleticachievementsinleadingtheschool’ssportsteam.Someofthestudentshehadtrainedhadbecomenationalrunners.TheschoolboardagreedhecontinuedtoworkastheydidnotwanttolosetheservicesofsomeonewhohadsuccessfullyledtheschoolsportsteamtothefinalsoftheNationalAthleticsChampionships.Intheyearbefore,however,theschoolteamdidnotgetasmanymedalsintheNationalAthleticsChampionshipsasexpected.MrTai’shopeswerefiredthisyearbytwopromisingstarathletes,FaridandHassan,whohappenedtobetwins.Intheschool’ssportsmeeting,Faridbroketheschool’stwenty-yearrecordforthe100metres.Hisbrother,Hassan,wasjustasecondbehind.SinceHassanhadanankle(踝关节)injury,MrTaidecidedtosubmit(提交)onlyFarid’snametothefinalsoftheNationalAthleticsChampionships.Onthedayhesubmittedtheresultsofthebestrunnerintheschool,hemistakenlywroteHassan’snameinstead,withoutnoticingit.WhenMrTaireceivedthelistofthefinalists(参加决赛者)intheevent,hewasquitesurprisedandimmediatelyherealisedthathehadmadethemistake.However,itwastoolatetoinformthesportssecretariat(秘书处).Apartfromthat,pridealsodidnotallowhimtoadmithismistakeatthatmoment.Therefore,HedecidedtoinformFarid’sbrother,Hassan,andstarttotrainhiminthefinalpreparationsforthisevent.注意:1.续写词数应为150左右;2.请按如下格式作答。Hearingthathewasnotafinalist,Faridcouldnotbelievehisears.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Unluckily,Hassanlosttherace.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第五单元测评附:听力原文(Text1)M:MrsSmith,I’dlikeyoutomeetJenny.Wearemajoringincomputerscienceinthesameuniversity.W:Hello,Jenny.Gladtomeetyou.Comeinandhaveadrink.(Text2)W:It’sJanuary,andit’sbeenrainingthewholemonth.Howlongdoestherainyseasonlasthere?M:Aboutfourmonths.ItbeginsinearlyNovemberandlastsuntilFebruary.(Text3)W:MrSmith,IhearthatyoutravelledacrossEuropelastsummer.M:Yes,IstartedinBerlin,stayedinParisforthreedays,andendedupinLondon.(Text4)W:PeoplealwayssaythatChineseisveryhardtolearn.SometimesIwishIwerelearningFrenchorEnglish.Maybethey’dbeeasier.M:Maybe,butmaybenottoo.Italldependsonwhatlanguageyoualreadyspeak.(Text5)W:Keepthelightsoffwhenyouleave.Savingenergyprotectstheenvironment.M:Idoubtifourtinyapartmentcanmakeanydifference.Wewoulduselesspowerin100yearsthanafactorydoesinonehour.W:Butanyeffortmakesadifference.(Text6)W:Lookatallthesenewbooks.Didyougodowntownyesterday?M:No.Istayedathomealldayyesterday.IsurfedtheInternetandboughtthebooksonline.W:TheyareallChinesebooks.AreyoulearningChinesenow?M:Iwantto,butitistoodifficultforme.Iboughtthebooksformylittlenephew.HeislearningChinesenow.W:That’sinteresting.WhydoeshewanttolearnChinese?M:HeisjustinterestedinlearningChinese.SomeofhisfriendsarealsolearningChinese.TheyprobablythinklearningChineseisfun.(Text7)W:Hey,Liu.What’sup?M:Ihaveafriend.He’smybestfriend.HewantstolearnEnglishandhe’llpay100yuanperhour.Areyouinterested?W:Idon’tknow.M:SoItakeityou’renotinterested.W:No,Liu.Don’tgetmewrong.ImeanschoolwillstartonJune2nd,andI’llbeverybusybythen.M:Don’tworry.Myfriendsayshecanworkhisschedulearoundyourschedule.W:Well,Iguessthat’llbefinethen.WhencanImeethim?M:Let’sdoitthisway.I’llbringhimtoyourhousethisSaturday.Thenyoutwocanmakeaschedule.W:Makesureyoucomebeforenoon.I’llbepickingupmyfriendattheairportintheafternoon.(Text8)M:Sharon?W:Yes,MrSmith.M:Wouldyoumindtakingyourstufftoyouroffice?Thisistheconferenceroom.AndIneedtousethisroomatthreeo’clock.W:I’msosorry.IknowIshouldhaveworkedinmyoffice,buttheselettersfromtheaudiencetookupsomuchspace,Iwasn’tabletodoitonmydesk.M:Isee.Doyouhavetofinishreadingthembytoday?W:I’mafraidso.M:I’llseewhatIcandoforyou.Andwhatyouneedisabiggerdesk.W:Butmyofficedoesn’thaveenoughroomforabigone.M:OK.Well,I’llgetMissGreentohelpyouwiththeseletterssothatyoucancleanuptheroombeforemymeeting.W:Oh,no,thanks,MrSmith.Icandoitmyself.Don’tbother.(Text9)W:Excuseme.AreyouMrAtkins?M:Yes.Youdon’tknowme,ofcourse.Iamnotateacherhere.Ijustgiveoralexamsherenowandthen.Don’tbenervous.W:Nervous?Who?Me?M:Now,sitdown,please.I’mgoingtoaskyouafewquestions.Thenwe’regoingtohaveashortconversationinEnglish.Doyouunderstand?W:Yes,ofcourseIdo.ButmayIaskyousomethingfirst?M:Aftertheexam,please.Justfocusonmyquestionforamoment.Firstofall,whyareyoulearningEnglish?W:WhyamIlearningEnglish?M:Yes,Imeanwhatareyougoingtodowithit?AreyougoingtobeateacherofEnglish,orwhat?W:Pleasestopjustasecond.Ireallymustaskyousomethingfirst?M:Verywell.Ifyouinsist.W:Wouldyoulikeacupofcoffee?M:Pardon?Whatdidyousay?W:Yousee.I’moneoftheteachershere.Icametoaskyouifyou’dliketohaveacupofcoffee.(Text10)Hello,everyone!Myna