必修一Unit 2 English around the world

language points课时作业

一、单句语法填空

1. The theory is ________ (base) on a series of wrong assumptions.

2. My computer has a program which corrects my ________ (spell)．

3. The news of his appointment filtered out before it was ________ (official) advertised.

4. American ________ (use) differs from that of English in certain ways.

5. An interpreter must be ________ (fluently) in at least two languages.

6. This kind of animal has disappeared ________ time.

7. On the contrary, most electronic media such ________ television, recordings, and radio make fewer demands on their audiences.

8. We should respect food and think about people who don't have ________ we have here and treat food nicely.

9. He stayed up too late and didn't get up on time. That's ________ he missed the school bus.

10. Friend plays an important part ________ our lives, although we may take it for granted.

【答案】1.based　 2.spelling　 3.officially　 4.usage 5．fluent　

6.over　 7.as　 8.what　 9.why　 10.in

二、单句改错

1. She is angry because what you have said.

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2. There is no such a thing as a free lunch.

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3．By comparison will you tell difference in the way people speak.

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4．Go around the corner, and then go across the bridge and the park is at your left.

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5．The film is based on the novel written by Guo Jingming is popular among the youth.

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6．There is an answering machine for you to make use.

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7．I truly requested you must leave as soon as possible.

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8. Mr. and Mrs. Zhang all work in our school.

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9. In their spare time，they are interesting in planting vegetables in their garden.

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10. When I look at this picture of myself, I realize of how fast time flies.

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【答案】1.because后加of　2.去掉第一个a

　　3．difference →differences　4.at→on

　　5．去掉第一个is　6.use后加 of

　　7．must →should或去掉must　8.all→both

　　9．interesting →interested　10.去掉第二个of

三、完形填空

　　My father sold everything we owned, took all the money and disappeared from our lives. My mother suddenly found herself __1__ to care for five boys. I worried about the situation, but my mother stayed __2__， and assured us that she would keep us together as a __3__ and safe from harm. Although small in size, she could __4__ heavy horse ­ drawn plows. Besides, she __5__ found time to help us with homework.

　　As Christmas approaching, my mother didn't seem to smile as much. I __6__ she had no money to buy us presents. Considering myself practically grown, I hid my __7__.

　　One day, my mother took a saw (锯) into the forest and __8__ with some tree branches. She left them in the barn (畜棚) and didn't tell her __9__ children what they were for. She worked on her project __10__ I was in school, but I looked __11__ into the barn when I had a chance. Several days later, I still couldn't __12__ her purpose. When later I saw she used nails and paint, I __13__ that she must be making presents.

　　By Christmas week, my mother was her __14__ happy self again. Her project was apparently __15__， and she obviously kept it secret because I'd looked everywhere without__16__.

　　On Christmas Eve, I lay awake for a long time, __17__ Christmas morning.

The next morning, my mother handed out the handmade presents happily in front of her delighted kids. Many difficult years would follow that particular Christmas, but I never again doubted my mother's __18__ to care for us. We were never hungry, and she