unit 2 English around the world课时作业

　　Warming Up & Reading(Ⅱ)

　　 - Language Points

　　Ⅰ.根据括号内提示或首字母完成单词

　　1．The public want to know the ________(身份) of the killer.

　　2．An ________(office) of the local government called to see him.

　　3．The Titanic sank on its maiden ________(航行)．

　　4．There are many differences between British and American ________(spell)．

　　5．She lays a lot of emphasis on the u________ of prepositions.

　　6．Your ________(词汇量)decides your success.

　　7．Your two plans are wonderful, but I enjoy the ________(late) more.

　　8．To speak English ________ (fluent)，you'd better make use of every chance to practise.

　　9．His interest in maths g________increases.

　　10．It sounds right but ________(actual) it's wrong.

　　答案：

　　1．identity　2.official　3.voyage　4.spelling　5.usage　6.vocabulary　7.latter　8.fluently

　　9．gradually　10.actually

　　Ⅱ.短语填空

　　1．This song ________ an old folk song.

　　2．He came to work late ________ getting up late.

　　3．He didn't ________ the chance given to him.

　　4．A girl ________ to ask for help.

　　5．Chances ________ this did not come every day.

　　6．Alex is standing at the crossroads ________.

　　7．What he said ________ what he did.

　　8．________ try going by boat for a change?

　　9．The importance of these social skills doesn't change ________.

　　10．Personally, I think modern education is ________ sitting at a desk and looking at the blackboard.

　　答案：

　　1．is based on　2.because of　3.make use of　4.came up　5.such as　6.at present　7.was different from　8.Why not　9.over time　10.more than

　　Ⅲ.语法填空

　　This season millions of Americans will celebrate Thanksgiving Day with turkeys on the table.But they can't __1__(consider) to have changed American culture more than their cousin，the chicken.

　　When English settlers arrived at Jamestown, they __2__(bring) some chickens. However, the popularity of chickens soon disappeared because plenty __3__ much tastier native animals appeared.But slaves who were not allowed __4__(raise) horses，cattle or pigs benefited from the fact, especially those coming from West Africa，__5__ raising chickens had a long history. Many slaves could make money by raising chickens.At that time black cooks were in a position to influence their masters' __6__(choose) of dishes, and they __7__(nature) favored the chicken raised by their friends and relatives(亲戚)．One of the West African dishes __8__ (prefer) by white people was chicken pieces fried in oil-a dish that now, around the world, is considered American.

Today chicken is cheap, and it has become Americans' favorite meat.In the land of the hamburger，we eat __9__(much) of it than beef.