Unit 2 English around the world
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1．However，there ________(be) a number of other reasons that might explain why you want to garden.(2016·全国Ⅱ，七选五)
2．Food in small pieces could be eaten easily with twigs(树枝) which ________(gradual) turned into chopsticks.(2016·全国Ⅲ，语法填空)
3．Nome's town officials came up ________ a plan.They would have the medicine sent by rail from Anchorage to Nenana.(2016·北京，完形)
4．In recent years，however，young upper middle-class people in London，have begun to adopt some regional ________ (accent)．
5．The study showed that those who had worked as boys enjoyed happier and ________(productive) lives than those who had not.
6．Experts say the way you design your home could play ________ part in whether you pack on the pounds or keep them off.
7．Becoming fluent ________ a language will take years，but learning to get by takes a lot less.
8．You've introduced two ways to share books: wild release and controlled release.Of the two，________ latter wins my favor.
9．English is a dynamic language that admits new words and ________(recognize) changes in meaning，spelling，and usage of familiar words.
10．According to the ________(use)，the handkerchief is always ________(use) to wipe hands or sweat.
答案 1.are 2.gradually 3.with 4.accents 5.more productive 6.a 7.in 8.the 9.recognizes 10.usage；used Ⅱ.单句改错(每句仅1处错误)
1．Find out for yourself what a study really reported，and determine whether it was basing on good science.
2．James Brindley is recognized one of the leading early canal engineers nowadays. 3．If you work hard，and you will certainly pass the exam.
4．It's no use stay up so late if you don't devote yourself to your study. 5．You should have made good use of the time you spent together discuss the matter. 6．Not only does she help us with our daily life，but she also plays a important part in our English learning.
7．At the present I do not have information on the meeting you asked about. 8．It's well-known that the panda is native from China.
9．The city has been built up really fast; it's changed beyond the recognition. 10．Last year the Chinese Internet users were required that they registered with their real names when getting online.
答案 1.basing→based 2.recognized后加as 3.去掉and 4.stay→staying 5.discuss前加to 6.a→an 7．去掉present前的the 8.from→to 9.去掉recognition前的the 10.registered→register Ⅲ.单元考点作文串记 (一)根据提示翻译句子
1．如今，英语变得越来越流行。我们应该利用每一个机会来学好英语。(at present，make use of)
___________________________________________________________________ 2．掌握单词的拼写是很重要的，我们还应该很流利地去读。(spelling，fluently) ___________________________________________________________________
3．只有当我们掌握了大量的词汇之后，我们才能轻松地阅读。(a lot of，vocabulary) ___________________________________________________________________
4．记一些语法及单词的用法，慢慢地我们就会用英语来写文章了。(usage，gradually) ___________________________________________________________________ 5．事实上，要想学好英语，还要多加练习才行。(actually)
___________________________________________________________________ (二)加入适当过渡词，连句成篇
答案 (一)1.At present，English is becoming more and more popular in the world.We
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should make use of every opportunity to learn it well.
2．It's very important to master the spelling of the words.We should also read English fluently.
3．Only when we master a lot of vocabulary can we read easily.
4．Remember some grammar and the usage of some words and then gradually we can use English freely to write passages.
5．Actually，if you want to learn English well，you should practice more. (二)【参考范文】
At present，English is becoming more and more popular in the world.As high school students，we should make use of every opportunity to learn it well.First of all，it's very important to master the spelling of the words.Secondly，we should also read English fluently.Only when we master a lot of vocabulary can we read easily.Remember some grammar and the usage of some words and then gradually we can use English freely to write passages.Actually，saying is one thing and doing is another.If you want to learn English well，you should practice more. Ⅳ.阅读理解
Several months ago，I attended the opening event for a new children's literacy (读写能力) campaign at the Burbank Library in California.The campaign is called Marvel Comics Close-Up，aimed at using comic books to encourage kids to read.Disney and Marvel donated 210，000 books to libraries and schools across the country.
Stars from Disney XD participated.They read Spider-Man comic books to 70 kids from Boys & Girls Clubs in southern California.The stars included Drake Bell (Ultimate Spider-Man)，Dylan Riley Snyder (Kickin' It)，Olivia Holt (Kickin' It) and Cole Jenson (Crash & Bernstein)．
Drake Bell said that the Marvel reading campaign is aimed at kids who are bored with books，believing comic books are the answer for kids who say they'd rather play video games.“Comic books really get you into the story，” he told TFK (Time For Kids)．“They are not just words or pictures on a page.”
Dylan Riley Snyder knows from his experiences that comic books have the power to inspire kids' imagination.His mom was a teacher and she used comic books to
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