Unit 5 The power of nature Reading课时作业

　　I．单句语法填空

　　1．We must value the time at class.Every second counts(count)．

　　2．The president's visit established a link between the two countries.

　　3．We should treat the treasures that our ancestors(ancestor) left us carefully.

　　4．There is no doubt that what matters(matter) is not the speed, but the quality of the product.

　　5．John, as well as his parents, has(have) been to Sanya during their holidays.

　　6．The problem should be solved instantly(instant)．

　　7．A girl lay on the ground，her face barely recognisable (recognise)．

　　8．The problem he raised yesterday is under debate.

　　9．The way out lies in education.

　　10．The blind can not tell light from darkness.

　　II.阅读理解

　　Much has been written about the differences between British English and American English.French French and Quebec French have a similar relationship.However，nothing quite matches Australian English for its lively colorful phrases.Some words and expressions are quite naturally taken from British slang.Some words have completely more different meanings in Australia than in Anglophone countries north of the Equator.A number of commonly­used words have been shortened considerably.Other words are indigenous (本土的) to Australia and derived from Aboriginal terms，such as "boomerang"and "kangaroo"．In general，however，the wonderful slang of Australian English is primarily because Australians take English as a game to be played，and they love to have fun with it.Some of the words and expressions are readily understandable but others can be incredibly obscure in their meanings and derivations.

In addition to the slang, Australian pronunciation can be peculiar．To the casual listener it sounds similar to Cockney pronunciation，but it differs in many ways.Australian speech also tends to be more contracted，with some sounds and even entire syllables omitted.Australian pronunciation has slight regional variations，and city